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-- --- --- --- --------- - ---- -- MEETING _August 23,_1937
Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, August 23, 1937,
at 10:30 A. M. Mr. Woodward was absent.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Claims in the amount of $8,007.37, from the following suppliers, were approved
and ordered paid, also payroll of the various departments amounting to $2,244.66.
Indiana
Bell Telephone Co.
$$1.25
Indiana & Minh. Electric
Co. $206.88
Indiana
Bell Telephone Co.
1.55
Indiana & Mich. Electric
Co. 7,260.38
Indiana
Bell Telephone Co.
.65
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co. 6.00
Indiana
Bell Telephone Co.
229.61
J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co.
67.97
Indiana
Bell Telephone'Co.
229.61
McCaffery Company
3.12
Indiana
Bell Telephone Co.
.35
Mr.
Qualls reported that the
request for the installation of
street light at
Irvington and Dale Avenues could not be
granted, as he found on his investigation
that other lights in the vicinity
are sufficient to illuminate this intersection.
(Chief Freeh suggested that now would be a good time to repair the boilers at
No. 4 and No. 5 Hose Houses. The Board decided to permit the Edwards Iron Works to
repair the boiler at No. 5 and the Bock Welding & Boiler Works the boiler at No. 4.
This being the date set for postponed hearing of Vacation Resolution No. 2486,
the Board decided to rescind this Resolution.
A petition for the paving of South Oliver Street, from the intersection of
Prairie Avenue and Dubail to Bruce Street, work to be done by W.P.A. labor, was
referred to the Street Department.
A petition signed by twenty-one property owners, requesting the pavement of
alley between Chapin and Catalpa Streets in the 1700 and 1800 block, was referred
to the Street Department for attention.
Continuation certificate covering bond of Harry D. Perkins Company was approved
by the Board.
Chester A. Perkins submitted a blue print of Sub -division of lots 303-- 307 in
Charles Weidler's 2nd Addition, which was approved by the Board after being approved
by the City Planning Commission. A copy was placed on file in the office of the
Board of Public Works and a copy furnished the Engineering Department.
✓ Charles W. Cole submitted blue print of Plat of Mary M. Martin's Addition,
which was approved by the Board after having been approved by the City Planning
Commission. A`copy was placed on file in the office of the Board of Public Works
and a copy furnished the Engineering Department.
/ Mr. R. R. Smith, President of the Motor Bus Company, was present, as well as a
delegation of residents in the southwest section of the City, to discuss the matter
brought up at the last meeting of extending the route of the Rum Village Bus Line.
Mr. Smith submitted a proposal to extend the line as far as Nash Street and, after
a discussion, this was adopted.
Upon recommendation of Frederick J. Anderson, City Civil Engineer, the following
Vacation Resolution was approved, being Vacation Resolution No. 2489:
COPY OF VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2489
RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it
is desirable to vacate the following: A portion off of the South side of
WESTERN AVENUE from the west line of Cherry Street projected south,
to Kosciuszko Street, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the north line of lot 1 in M. Harris
subdivision of the north part of B.O.L. 97, where the west.line
of Cherry Street produced south intersects said north line of
lot 1, thence in a northwesterly direction along a curve to the
right having a radius of 1533.13 feet a distance of 222.9 feet
to a point of reverse curve, thence in a northwesterly direction
along a curve to the left having a radius of 1528.21 feet a
distance of 211.53 feet to the northwest corner of lot 1 in
Studebaker subdivision of lot 1 Harper & Ruckman, thence south-
easterly along the northerly line of lots 1, 2 and 3 in Studebaker
subdivision of lot 1 Harper & Ru ckman, a distance of 139.6 feet,
thence east_ along the present south line of Western Avenue a
distance of 298.33 feet to the place of beginning, EXCEPT that
portion of any alley entering Western Avenue that should remain
public, for ingress and egress purposes.
The following property may be injuriously or beneficially effected by such
vacation:
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Beginning at the intersection of the north line of
lot 10 Klingel & Mayrs Sub with the center line of the Alley
East of Cherry Street, thence south along said center line of
the Alley East of Cherry Street and said centerline projected
south to the center line of the Alley south of Western Avenue,
thence west along the center line of the Alley South of Western
Avenue and said center line projected west to the center line of
the Alley east of Kosciuszko Street, thence north along the
center line of the Alley East of Kosciuszko Street to the center
---line of the Alley South of Western Avenue, thence west along the --_-.
center line of said Alley South.of Western Avenue to the East
line of Kosciuszko Street, thence north along the east.line
of Kosciuszko Street and said east line projected north to the
intersection of said east line of Kosciuszko Street projected
with the north line of lot 31 Klingel & Mayrs Sub projected
west, thence east along said north line of lot 31 Klingel and
Mayrs Sub projected west and the north line of lots 31, 21,
14 and 10 in Klingel & Mayrs Sub to the centerline of the
Alley East of Cherry Street, the place of beginning.
Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 27th day of August and on
the 3rd day September 1937 in the South Bend Daily Tribune and News -Times.
This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 7th day of September 1937
at 10:30 A. M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in
or affected by these proceedings.
Adopted this 23rd day of August 1937.
ATTEST: George 0. Thurn, Clerk of the Board
The meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M.
ATTEST:
Frederick J. Anderson
Edwin W. Hunter
Fred Woodward
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