Appropriating Local Road and Street Funds $67,660.00 and $22,553.00 1970

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l April 29, 1930 Memo to: The South Bend Common Council Subject: Ordinance appropriating Local Road and Street Funds in the sum of $67,660, and $22,553 from the Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund. EXPLANATION OF SECTION I OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE The City has made application to the Arterial Road and Street Board in Indianapolis for 75% of the cost of the following projects: 1. Vine Street Area Trunk and Lateral Storm Sewer Installation The property owners on Vine Street from 32nd to 36th Street have petitioned the Board of Public Works & Safety for paving of Vine Street under Barrett Law. Before this pavement can be installed we must first recognize the immediate need of storm sewers in this area. A drainage study and survey shows that there should be a storm sewer built in Vine Street with laterals branching off in both directions into the north and south alleys. Therefore, the request for this fund for storm sewers is part of an effort to expedite the construction of a permanent type pavement in Vine Street. The cost of the proposed storm sewer installation is as follows: Vine Street sub -trunk sewer cost - - - $28,285.25 Cost of lateral sewers in alleys - - - 31,980.00 60,265.2.5 Engineering Cost, approx. 10% - - 6,026.50 Total Cost - - - - - - - $66,291.75 APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR 75% OF THIS COST - - - $49,718.85 2. Topics Program (Traffic Operations Program for Increasing Capacity and Safety) Under this Federally- assisted program the Bureau of Public Roads will, in cooperation with the local community, pay 50% of the cost of making improvements to selected intersections to improve traffic flow and reduce accidents. Out Transportation Study,under way by the Area Plan Commission, has identified the problem intersections. In order to qualify for the matching Bureau of Public Page 1