06/22/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. Jghn�F. De Haven absent. Hearing given on Con m�sti®n Resolution er F�1 fo th QQ e ing a Hi hw y alo the north an South center line `.West - of eet on lwp No, �f, fr m Sample Street to Ewing Avenue, in the Ctty of South Ben ,n iana.. In the above matter a written remonstrance was filed by the Grand Tor wester Railway but remanstr for a ared. J � � Walte A, Fu , Dr. C. H. Meyers, nAttorney Schelln nger and m. . l enry, pe 1 loners or sai opening appeared. The Board decided to defer all action an said resolution until Wednesday June 29th., 1921 at 7:15 PM. Copy -of remenstrance ,filed by:.Grand Trunk Ra tuay Co TO THr HONORABLE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE L CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IN THE.MATTER OF THE CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION NUMBERED SIXTY ONE FOR THE OPENING OF A STREET FROM SAMPLE STREET SOUTH ON THE.WEST ONE-EIGHTH1SECTION LINE OF SECTIONS FIFTEEN AND - TWENTY TWO IN'TOWNSHIP THIRTY SEVEN NORTHO RANGE TWO EAST SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO PRAIRIE AVENUE. The Grp� T unk festel-n Railway Comppany one of the gropert owners, whose property wfl1 le afected,by the openiftg off' said proposed street`, respectfully remonstrates against said proposed action on each of the followng grounds: 1. That s$id proposed street or highway will cress through what is commonly known as the Oliver Yards of this remonstrant and will cross five tracks of tliisg emoRstrar�t I�clydin§ two min tracks �,n theee switch ® oraae �r pass n roe s an obi a so ross a trac �s o he ew tiers n ana�'an Illinot Railway Compare3� a d.four tracks of the New York Central-R lroa Compare a d will render the saint O iver Yards off his remonstrant praciiea ty useless IN Eeppur ose for which they are intendeA and therefore amount to the making and'wi11 be a eking of the property of this 'remonstrant ,with out compensation, which property is already devoted to a public use, namely: that of transportation far hire by railroads in both inner and intra commerce. 2. That the lands and property of this remonstrant will be damaged %the opening of said proposed street or highway in the sum of thirty-five 51000.00) Dollars while there will be no benefits to thelands of this remonstrant 3, That the damages that will be caused by the opening of said proposed street or highway will exceed the benefits therefrom. That said proposed street or hi h-way would not connect at eitla r 4 p p g _ the North or South end thereof with any other North and 'South Street• whereas if said proposed street or highway was moved one half block farther west it would F connect at the North and with Anthony Street, while as it;:is.-now_:prepss6d to open the some there would be aogTrat the North end ti4V the West to Anthony Street or to the"East ore -half block o 'aley Street and the damages.that would result from opening of so+id street would be inconsiderable in comparison to the damages of opening the dame at the present proposed site thereof ANDERSON, PARKER CRABILL & CRUMPACKE FILED Attorneys for remonstrant. JUN 2291921. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY G. A. ELLIOTT President. Hearing had on resolution for pipe sewer on Carroll Street from Indiana Avenue to Dubail Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 886. In the City of South Bend, Indiana'. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to, property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Enggineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution, as originall y adopted and the same is. hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further that notices be published on the 24th. day of June 1921 and on the 1st. day of July 1921 in the Sough Bend News Times a news- paper of general circulation in said Citym stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M. July 12th., -1.921. The Board reserves'the right to reject any and all bids,