07/05/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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521 s Board ordered three cluster lights on the north side of Division Street to conrespond with the -cluster lights on the south'side of Division Street, also 1-100 C. P. Light to be placed at L gan and Scott Sts. Financial report.of the Cemetery Sexton filed. Remonstrance,filed for sewer in Paris Street from Fellows Street to Carroll Street. Petition filed for proposed ladder factory at 846 Smith Street River Park and referred to the Building Commissioner. Excavation bond for $1,0.00.00 filed by Philip.Cohn and the National Surety Company. Contractors bond for the sum of One Thou and Dollars signed by Alex Frederick approved for repair job and to be released upon repairs being completed. Complaint about pole in way of gate in front of house at 418 So Meade Street, Pole and wire inspector made the rollowin repo is This a Home Ted. Co. Guy Pole and should be reset to the north to the property ine. The followin�gR communication received read and placed on file and and Board ordered Sibrel to take this matter up with GeRge Freyermuth Architect. July lst.,.1921. The Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: We, desire espectfull , to brie to our attention to the -fact that the addition to No. 4 Hirt Ouse as.enaorsed by he CMail and.this Board has not been acted upon. it is vital that this improvement be started at once in order that it may be complete and fitted with proper sppa:atus during the continuance of our term in office. We therefore ask that you take immediate steps to oonsumate this much needed impr ovement, Very trulyy yours BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY -FILED BY LOUIS J. SMITH JUL. 5 1921. President. BOARD 6F PUBLIC WORKS BY G. A. ELLIOTT President. The following writtlWeNIgnstrances filddl-1py Attorney Walter Clements for Attorney S..C. Hubbell of the New York Ce,atral R. R. Co. and Michigan Central R. R-., Co. To the Honobable Board of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, In the matter of the Condemnation Resolution Numbered 61. for the opening of a street from Sample Street South, on the West one -Eighth section line of Sections 15 and 229 in Township 37 North, Range 2 East, South Bend, Indiana, to Prairie Avenue. NDED REMONSTRANCE OF NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. Now York Central Railroad Company, one of the propert owners whose' property will be affected by the opening of said proposed street, respectfully remon- strates against said proposed action, on each of the following grounds: First: That there is no public'necessity for the opening of said street. Second: That said proposed street or highway would cross through what is common ly known as the Oliver Yards of this remonstrant; and will cross five tracks which this remonstrantnow has constructed and in use as a part of its yards. That in addition' to crossing said tracks of this remonstrant, slid street or highway will cross yard tracks of the Grand Trunk Railway.Compagy and one or more tracks'of the New Jersey Indiana - & Illinois Railway Company. That the said tracks of this remonstrant and said Grand Trunk Railway Company are all in-opperation in the carriage of freight and passengers in -inter - and Intro State commerce. That these tracks parallel wach other and lie in -such close proximity that they preactically form a single railroad yard. That this remonstrant sever several years -ago purchased additional land in the vicinity of this proposed crossing and ppreppaared plans for the purpose of enlarging its yards in that ticinit ; by installing 10 additional tracks that it selected this particular vicinity for the enlargement of its said yard-- which has only been delayed because of the war, and of financial, conditions reAulting therefrom-- because there were no streets crossing its said tracks f at the time of the construction of its present yards; and the selection and purchase of said real estate for the construction of additional trackage; that in making this selection, and in laying out its said yards, it,did so with regard to the use of Olive, Street, which will accommodate all traffic in and out of the proposed territory soti ht to. e'reacheA by said proposed street; and in planning its said yards, this remonstrant reduced the bumber of its tracks°at Olive Street------ tracks, so that the use of same would not be rendered impracticable and unsafe by:reason.of eontihuous'switehi over said street; that, the land of this remonstrant -which is oocupiod Wy said tfias �s