HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/20/1951 Board of Public Works MinutesSPECIAL MEETING
June 20, 1951
A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Wednesday, June ,20, at
10:00 a.m. All members were present, as were Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, and Geor
Barcza, Captain of the Traffic Division.
The following persons were present, representing various trucking concerns:
• j _W. E. Hesselgrave Superior Freight Lines
Lake Motor Freight
2222 W. Sample Street
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Ray Shook F & S Transit Company
1020 South Webster Street
A. A. McGowan Short Line Express Company
3107 South Main Street
C. E. McColly Tucker Freight Lines
. 1415 South Olive Street
J. H. Ellsworth Norwalk Truck Line
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1040 West Sample Street
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N. F. Trump Skippers Dispatch
1216 West Sample Street
Those present, representing the property owners in the vicinity of South Meade Stree
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Mrs.
Carrie Dobrueki
Mr.
Leo Holuczynski
813
South Meade Street
834
South Meade Street
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Mrs.
Stella Szczechowski
Mr.
M. S. Szczypski
701.South
Mead Street
601
South Meade Street
Al Niespodziany
Mr.
Anthony S. Gaczkowski
746
South Meade Street
515
South Meade Street
i Mrs. Frank Skibinski Mr. Michel Nowik
434 South Meade Street 413 South Meade Street
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Mrs. Raymond H. Sommers Mr. George Gamus
711 South Meade Street 1417 South Meade Street
• This meeting was called for the purpose of discussing a petition filed with the Boar
of Public Works and Safety remonstrating against the use of Meade Street by heavy trucks
and semi -trailers.
Mr. Hesselgrave informed the Board that his company, to make way for progress, had
recently sold their terminal at Carroll and Columbia Streets and had built a new termi-
nal at Olive and Sample Street, unaware that they would be unable to use the streets
west,of Olive between Sample and Western Avenue, Mr. McGowan suggested the possibility
of making one-way streets to lessen the truck traffic. Mr. N. F. Trump of Shippers
Dispatch, said they are anxious to cooperate in any way with the people. He said that
he must keep materials going to the factories forthe factories to keep going. He sugges
• i ed using five or six streets, assigning various trucking companies to each street and set
tang a speed limit at 10 or 15 miles per hour.
Mr. Chester Muszynski stated that, in his opinion, none of the streets west of Phill
Street are able to bear truck traffic as the ground beneath the streets is muck. Mr.
Andrysiak informed the people that Sample Street is on the agenda of paving to be done
this summer, but was not sure exactly when the work would be done. Mr. Tucker of Tucker
Freight Lines suggested that all trucking companies use Sample Street to Mayflower, May-
flower to Western or Lincolnway, excepting emergency runs in which vital materials are
needed.
There was mush discussion, and the Board finally determined that no solution could
• ! be reached at this time. The Board instructed the traffic engineer to establish speed
zones .of the absolute minimum speed on these crossing streets until such time as a plan
is worked out. He, also, instructed to post signs at Western and Mayflower routing:.:,.
i trucks entering the city down Mayflower to Sample Street. Captain Barcza was instructed
to police this district carefully and watch speeds.
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There being no further business.to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
j at 11:15 a.m.
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