08/31/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ftdzesdap August his#._ 1Q77 r.�„att,ti► ` , _ v: r Resolution ordered prepared for sewer on,Meade Street from Huron St. to Sample Street, The following communication, received read:and placed on file.: v South Bend, Indiana. August 269`1921:- .Board of Public Works 3 South bend; Indiana. " Gentl emew - - I learning that the-Boafid is considering the..resurfacing of the Race Bridge_ �n cel�fax Avenue, we are .pro*pted to request that the bridge be widened, Kith pelf; 'street pavements 'extending east and west from the. Race Bridge being in excellent condition. for servi.ca� for -several years-, and `the expense would be considerable to raise the rade of'the sttreett to the,� l� es a ished i he gra e, we wish to suggest that thf bridge be widened°tothe,width ® to str�e her and that- peer -hanging sidewalks of'suitable width be added and the grade of the bridge driveway be elevated nnly, moderately as possible, so that ,the adjoining. street pavement mar bexoi much disturbed, r City Engineer Anderson will explain that From they Colfax Avenue Bridge east to Emerick Street there, are several raises and dips of�,-the grades of the street pavement and that a few years since a perfected grade, s established sloping from Celfa Aveboit"bridge tv the Race Bridge an from `merick Street to the sa e- Bridge an � both grades'sloping to one point for drainage, The new grade �►as was established for conveience of improvements then bein made on. a,djoinin preperties;;and iT was,, understood. then that the raising ® the. 'street pavem ffits should not be done until -the the present .pavements have : served their .life . To repeat mare briefly, we .'would suggest over-han in sidewalks, that the ddiveway be widened tv,the width°of the street curbs andha the gradef _ driveway of the bridge be -elevated only moderately as possible, with view t® - raising.it to theses bblished.grade some.years.Iter when the street will need is .be repaved and reguA d. Respectfully submitted, . Stephenson Underwear Mills'. MOM*.B.. C, ,. STEPAENSON FILED Prss t. AUG. 314921. ,BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. BY G. A.'ELLIOTT President. Permission was granted the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company to construct sewer drain the from turntable lecated an the roperty west of, Harris Street and north' of Ford Street .into a - flush tank in he Harris Street sewer as :per communication as fo1Iorrs:- Sauth :Bend, IndiarA August 30 _,.192 , To the Board of Public Works. of the City of South Bend, Indiana , Gexltleme :.- The Grand Trunk. lVestern. Railway 'Company,respectfully petitions our Henorable Board for pernti'ssi®n to construct a drain, the from is ,turntable located on its property west of Harris Street and north of Ford Street t® and into.& flush ,tank in the Harris Street sewer with a manhole at the curb line on the west side of Harris Street, all affi shown on the -blue print map -attached hereto and made, a part hereof. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY BY ANEERSON, PARKER, Crabill & - CRUMPACaj? Its Atorigys FILED approved' Au 31,1g21• B0. 3191921t BARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BOARD F PUBLIC BY G. A. *ELLIOTT LI WORKS President. BY G. A. ELLIOTT y President.