03/1905 Board of Public Works Minutes

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The Board met in regular session at 10 A. M. All members present. Bond of Harry N. Barnes filed and approved on Laurel street Brick Pavement. Contract signed with Harr; N. Barnes for Laurel Street Brick Pavement. Petition for the grading of Portage avenue from the I. I-. & I. R. R. to the City Limits. Referred to the Engineer for Specifications. Petition filed by property owners abutting on the east side of Howard park, asking that the construction of a fence on the East line of said Park be abandoned. The Board moved that the construction of said fence be deferred until July 1st, 1905 Engineer reported grade on Blaine avenue and Cleveland avenue. Same were approved. Hearing given on Vacation Resolution No. 36 adopted the Ilth day of March, 1905. vacation the following described property, -- A strip of land twenty (20) feet wide East and West by one -Hundred thirty -tyro f and one-half (132 1/2) febt long North and South, taken off of the West side of Lot No Three (3) in Elliot Tutt's Addition to the City of South Bend. The North and South alley East and adjoining lot No. one (1) and the North and South alley between lots Nos Two (2) and Three (3) in Elliot Tutt's addition th the City of South Bend. The following portion of Robertson street in the City of South Bend: Beginning at a point twenty (20) feet East of the North West corner of Lot No. Three (3) in said E. Tutt's addition; thence running West to the North TVest corner of Lot No. Four (4); thence North to the North line of Robertson street; thence East to a point due North of the place of beginning; thence South to the place of beginning; being a portion of Robertson street and of an Bast and West alley in E. Tutt's addition. All North and South alleys between Swygart Street and Sample street in George W. Swygart's Sub -Division of Bank Out Lots Nos. Sixty-three (63) and Sixty-four (64) of the First Play, of Out Lots of the Town, now the_ City of South Bend, platted by the State Bank of Indiana. The East end of Swygart Street described Fs Hollows: Beginning at a point twenty (20) Peet East of the South West corner of said Lot No. Twenty-eight (29) in said Sub - thence East to the East end of said street; thence south to the South line of .said street; thence West to a point due South of the place of beginning; thence North to the -place of beginning. That portion of an East and West alley in Daniel Garst's First Addition to South Bend City, now part of the City of South Bend, described as follows: Beginning at a point one (1) foot East of the North west corner of Lot No Two -hundred and forty-five (245) of said Addition; thence North fourteen (14) feet; thence West to the West line of said Garst's addition; thence South fourteen (14) feet; thence east to the place of beginning. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefore declare the above property in all things vacated. .