04/28/1913 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

Home Browse Search

1 791 change of traffi*4 and are also authorized to . constructs maintain and operate such "Y'S" ,turn -outs and track arrangments as may be or become necessary to commodate the respective companies in the use of any union station at of bear any of the junction points or joint track -points of the respective companieg now or hereafter established. Provided,q always that before either of said companies shall instaltany track arrangement, "YES",, turn -outs, or cross-overs intended for the movement of cars in and out of their respective stations,) waiting rooms2 terminals, and yards, or intended to connect each other's tracks for the intercho,nge of traffice, that a drawing shall be furnished to the Board of Public Works, shviodng the location of the special work c 2"YS"t turn -outs, ross-overs, and track arrange- menis and thereupon the said Board of Public Works of said City shall approve only such nec- essary work to accomplish the purposes herein intended, and said work shall thereupon be constructed as approved by said Board of Public Works and in the manner as by them indi- cated and ho their satisfaction q#d not other wise. SECTION -8 The grants hereby made to said Companies on said LaSalle Avenue east of Michigan Street are made upon the express condition that said railway companies shall at all time permit any, other interurban comparW coming from the east to use the tracks of the re- sepative companies on said LaSalle Avenue from Hill Street to Main Street, thence south on Main Street to Washington Street when consent has been obtained from the Board of Public Works and the Common Council of said City by said interurban company to operate its line on said avenue and when the said railway do'mpanies2 parties hereto, and sueh"other interurban company have agreed in writing upon the terms, conditions and compensation of and for such use provided2 upon the failure of said Railway companies and such other interurban company to agree upon the terms, condition.. and compensation for such use, then upon such terms, con- ditions and compensation as the public Utilities Commission of the State of Indiana may. fix. SECTION' -9 This contract shall inure to the benefit of and be bindin . g :upon the par- ties hereto2 their successors and I l assigns and shall be in full force and effect from and after its approval "and confirmation by anordinance-pAssed by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor of said City provided, this agreement is made., and the use of said trackage of said Northern Indiana Company on LaSalle Avenue between Michigan Avenue and Michigan Street by said South Bend Company is granted by said Northern Indiana Company to said South Bend Companyv upon and subject to Vie terms and conditions of an agreement entered into by and between said companies concurrently with the execution hereof* IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be executed by the Board 6f"Ptiblic Works of the City of South Bend,. acting on behalf of said City, and the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Company,, by its General Manager,and the Chicago South Bend & NOrthern Indiana Railway Company, by and secretary, CITY OF SOUTH BENDI I NDI ANA. By OTTO C. BASTIAN FRANCIS E. LAMBERT CHAS. F. NIEDBALSKI BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CHICAGO & LAKE SHORE AND SOUTH BEND RAILWAY COMPANY By CHARLES N. WILCOXEN Gen'l..Manager. CHICAG09SOUTH BEND & NORTHERN INDIANA RAILWAY COMPANY, By S. )IUMCK Secretary. President.