HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/23/1924 Board of Public Works Minutes3,06,
Tuesday April 22nd, 1924. Continued.
Claims wore approved as follows:
Postmaster Hunter $10.00
John Hibberd 37.50
Cemetery lepftrtment 339.70
Engineering 4epartment 565.00
Street Repair Department S1g,45 '
Garbage Department 730.75
Street and Alley Department 3431.00
Attest:
Clerkof BoArd �Preslaent ..
Wednosday April 2, 1924.
Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. All members present.
Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 1329 for Pavement on McPherson
Street from tho north line of Dunham.Streat to the north line of Sample Street in
the City of South Bend, Indiana. r
Upon said hearing a remonstrator appeated'but no written remonstrance was
filed. The Bogard being fully advised in the premises,.decides that the benefits to
property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost
of the some, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes, final action
on said resolution as.originally adopted and the same is hereby in all things'rat•-
ified, confirmed and approved.
Resolved further, that notices be published on the 1@th'day of May, 1924
and on the 17th day of May, 1924 in the South Bend News Times and South Bend Tribune.
in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the 'eonstruction.of said
improvement up to 10:00 A.M. on the 27th day of May, 1924. The Board reserves the'
right to reject any and all bids.
Hearing had on Improve ent Resolution No. 1328 for Pavement on Carroll
Street, from Broadway to Haney ,Avenue in the City of South Bend, Indiana.
Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstraee
was filed. The -Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that' the benefits
to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated.
Zest of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final
action on said resolution as o-riginally adopted and the same is hereby in all things
ratified, confirmed and approved.
Resolved further,'that notices be published on the 10tn day of May, 19249
and on the 17th day of May, 1924 in the South Bend News Times and South Bend Tribune
[n said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the eonstruct;ion of said
Lmprovement up to 10:00 A.M. on the 27th day of May, 1924. The. Board reserves the
^fight to reject any and all -bids.
Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 1331 for pavement on Washington
Avenue from east line of Michigan Street to the easterly line of Lincoln Way East,
in the City of South Bend, Indiana.
Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance
was filed. - The Board being -fully advised in the premises, decides that the bene
fits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the
estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon
taakes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby
in all things ratifiedg confirmed and approved..
Resolved further, that notices be published on the loth day of May, 19249
and on the 17th day of May, 1924; in the South Bend News Times and South Bend
Tribune in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction
Of said improvement up to 10:00 A. M. on the 27th day of May, 1924. The Board
reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No..1330 for Pavement snd Widening
of Lincoln Way East from the south line of Washington Avenue to the south line of
Sample Street in the City of South Bend, Indiana.
Upon said hearing property owners appeared, some in favor of and others
against said improvement. Among those who appeared were John Y. Slick, Robert
Dunmeyer, Ed Doran and Mr. Moore. No rrittenremonstrance was filed. The Board
being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable
to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same,
as reported by tke City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said
resolution as modified by idding five feet to curb side of roadway to be paved
between Columbia Street sand Jefferson Boulevard in addition -to that shown on plan,
on Lincoln Way East, and the.same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and
approved.
Resolved further, that notices be published on the loth day of May, 1924
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Wednesday Apirl 23, 1924. Continued.
and on the 17th day of may, 1924 , ' in , the South Bend News Times and South Bend Tribune
in said City, stating that this Bard will receive bids for the construction of said
Y improvement up to 10:00 A.M. .on the 27th day of May, 1924 The Board reserves the right to
re ;jeet any and all bids.
Ir. W�bs1, r ap rl d in r and to s er.in &lor ne Court. Also in regard
to stone at the intersection®rive eCurt and,�nco n ay st.
Attorney Obenchain appeared before the Board representing. New Jersey,
Indiana & I:llinois Railway Company and presented petition for additional tracks as fol-
lows:
STATE OF INDIANA' T
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giT.io JOSEPH COUNTY),
BEpoith Tfff BOARD' OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE- CITY OF SC UTH__ MEND.
PETITION OF THE NEW JERSEY; INDIANA & ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY FOR
CONSENT TO LAY ADDITIONAL TRACKS.
To the Honorable Mayor,,Common Council, and Beard of Works of the City of South Bend.
Your petitioner, the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad Company,
,respectfully shows,by this, its petition:
1. That said petitioner is a corporation duly organized and existing
under and by virtue of the.laws of the State of Indiana for the purpose of ,operating a.
steam railroad and particularly organized and existing under and by virtue df the general
laws of the said state pertaining to the organization and existence of steam railroads.
2. That said petitioner is duly authorized to maintain and operate its
p resent steam railroad in the City of South Bend under and by virtue of Ordinance Number
1250 adopted by the Common Council of the City of Sough Bend, February 28th, 1904, and
Ordinance Number 2100, adopted by the Cameron Council of the City of South Bend, July 12th,
1920.
3. Your petitioner further respectfully shows that it ownsa operates and
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controls a steam railroad in the said State of Indiana, and particularly said
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St. Joseph County, in said State, and in and from the station of Pine in sCounty in
a northerly dir ction in and to the City of Suouth Bend, and is a common carrier of freigh
and passengers for hire; both in state and interstate commerce: and that its liine of
railroad connects with and furnishesintercharnge of traffic with other lines of railroad
engaged -.in such commerce: that in order to provide accommodations necessary to accomplish
the purpose for which said Company was incorporated, and in order tO furnish proper and
adequate public_i'acilities in the discharge of its duties as such oommon carrier, and for
the purpose of improvement of its read by the construction of additional yard facilities
and team tracks,, it has become and is necessary and desirable that the said petitioner
construct, operate and maintain across Huron Street, two additional switch or yard tracks
in said City; that said petitioner has, for many years owned the fee simple title to the
necessary lands therefor. And petitioner says that it desires and intends to use such
additional siege or yard tracks, and `the land obtainedtherefor for railroad purposes
in the staring, receiving, ]candling.°and deliveyy of freight, and to put the same to such
uses a s such yard tracks and facilities are generally put in the operation of a steam
railroad as a public earrer.
4, That both of said additional tracks will stand upnn land owned by
petitioner; that the exact location of said tracks is more specifically shown by a map
attached hereto and made a part of this petition.
WHEREFORE this petitioner prays that it be granted permission to con-
struct, maintain and operate said additional tracks across Huron Street in the City of
South Bend. NEW JERSEY, INDIANA & ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY
By Jones, Montgomery &Obenchaain
APPROVED.APR 239 1924-Attorneys
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
By L. B..SLAUGHTER, President
Thereupon the B*-rd adopted the following re solution:
IN -THE. MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE NEW JERSEY, INDIANA & ILLINOIS RAILROAD COM-
PANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ADDITIONAL SWITCH OR YARD TRACKS
ACROSS HURON STREET IN THE CITY OF SOUTH.BEND.
RESOLIITION.
P.ESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works in the City of South Bend, Ind-
.iana, that the petition of the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad V®Mpany heretofo r4
filed, asking for permission to construct, maintain -and operate two additional switch
or yard tracks across Huron Street, as hereinafter further set forth, be and the samE
is hereby granted, on the following terms and conditions, yard tracks shall be constructed on lands
ewn:
. 1. -Said-additional switch or
Railroad Company and shall cross Hunan Straei
owned by the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois
at grade. 2. Said additional switchor ,yand tracks shall be constructed, maintain-
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ed used -and operated according to the terms of the franchises heretofore granted to the
said New Jersey, Indiana & IllInIs Railroad Company, which said franchises were con-
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Wednesday April 23, 1924. Cnntinued.
rained in an ordinance adopted n the 28th clay of F bruary, .1904, and € ll
ordinances amendatory thereof or supplemental Cher to.
The said. New Jersey, Indiana &.Illmnois.Ra.lroad Co#*Any, its successors
and assigns shall so construct its said tracks as o cause the least obstruction
possible to the Massage 0, persons and vehicles and shall always mainatin said
crossing so as to make the same safe and convenient for the passage of persons
and vehicles, and shall at all times, when required by the Common Council of the
City,'and at itsown expense put on flagmen at said street crossings, and said
Company, its successors assigns, shall make and maintain.under its said tracks,
sufficient culverts and drains to admit the free passage of water along said
street and shell when required by said City plank said tracks between rails and
within at least six (6) feet, on each side of said rails at such street crossing
the entire width of said street and shall when so required also, plank the side-
walks where they cross such tracks and shall keep such crossings when so made in
good repair and condition;
If said -Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, after notice, shall
fail or refuse to doany and all of the things required by this contract, then
the same shall be done under the orders of the Council by the Streeet Commissioner
of this City and the expense of doing same, with a penalty of twenty (20) per cent,
be recovered from said Company, its successors and assigns, in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
The said Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, shall be subject
to all ordinances and regulations now. in force, or any that maybe hereafter
passed by the Common Council of said City in relation to the speed of trains in
or through the City and.the security of citizens and others frmm,the operation of
trains in or through said City and to all reasonable regulations and ordinances
concerning the running and operation of railroads in said City.
The rights and privileges herein granted to construct, maintain, and
operate additional switch or yard tracks shall include the right to construct,,
maintain and operate such turnouts, crossovers and connections as.may.be
necessary.
To each of the terms, canditions, provisions, stipulations, and re-
quirements of this contract the City.of South Bend, by and through its Board of
Public Works, alrty of the first Rart herein and the said New Jersey, Indiana &
Illinois Railroad CmmPany, alrty of the second part herein, CIO fully agree and do'
bind themselves, their successors and assigns.
The permission hereby given shall be subject to the approval and confirm-
ation df the Common Council.of the City`of South Bend.
AND, BE IT FURTHER -RESOLVED, by said Board of Public Works, that Tuesday,
the 13th day if May, 1924., at 9 o'clock A.M. at the office of said Board of Public
Works in the City of South Bend, Indiana, be fixed as the time and place when and'
where this resolution shall be finally considered and a public hearing th ereon be
had, and at which time Portests against any or all the provisions of said reso-
lution shall be heard and considered, and that notice of the time and place of
such hearing shall be given as required by law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,'we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 23rd,
day of April; 1924, in duplicate.
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND.
BY L. B. SLAUGHTER
L. P. HARDY
ALBERT F. HONER
Board of Public Works of
NEWJERSEY, INDIA�IA & ICity
LLINOIS
hhILROAD COMPANY,
By T. A. Hynes
President.
Attorney Elias Strickland, representing Studebaker Corporation, appeared
before the Board in regard to lea se 'by Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. to City of South
Bend, under date of February 27, 1907, of land used by No. 2 Hose House as a
park.
After discussion the Board authorized cancellation of the lease and
Mr. Strickland agreed to have the Studebaker Corporation provide an agreement
and forward same to the Board permitting the use of said land for recreation
purposes by No. 2 Hose House.
Deferred hearing had on Condemnation Resolution No. 73 for Easement for
trunk sewer. TKe Board directed that a letter be sent by the Clerk to Attorney
Crumpacker showing record of eontinuance.on said res&lution and stating that if
easement is not in by April 30, 1924, that resolution will be confirmed as it
now stands. Hearing thereupon deferred until April 30, 1924.
Appraisers report filed on St. Peter Street Vacation; same held up until
Tuesday, April 29, 1924.
Communication rece-ived from New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad Co.
in regard to sidewalk on Huron Street; same read and placed on file.
Complaints about poles in city reported on by Nr, lZualls, Pole snc ,"'ire
Inspector, as follows:
At No. �128 North Olive Street, pole in way of new garage at rear: rec-
omnende Re 9RA8dbthRmoc ne e ei g it pt e nd��8�nbep em�v d from in front of
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,Vednesday April 23rd, 1924. Continued.
1 l�-I pz� sh,.,,a y Street crest to property line approved.
i�eco mended that guy hire reir 216 Exist NTjvarre Straat be replaced with guy
strut riejr ee s•t property line; ,approved'.
Recommended `that .deed pole in Riley at rear of 2209 Miami Street, property
of telephone company, be removed as it interferes with zntr%nee to garage.
Contrae-�or's Bona of Ernest Tri,nberg approved.
Engineer filed estimated cost of PiPeoSewer on Olive Street, Ewing Avenue
Prairie Avenue, ^:>solution No. 1332, at ' 13,172.
-and
City En i ear subn ted tabulations of bids received Tuesday, April 22nd,
ity foMws
i9?_4 , ,AdF b ds,;,C a r sd as
For Gr. 'p , Cu:rb and J'alk@ .
29703.07
Glen Street, j- A. Barnes,
1,153.15
Fox Street, H. L. Davis &son
Franklin Street, Rei.th Riley Construction Co.
.4 ,2
160
5160. 2
Carlisle Street, J. A. B rne�s
601.43
Vassar Avenue, E. T. Tranberg
Magyar Court, Indiana Construe tion Co.
,3 102.3d
111 00.2
Fremont Streets Joseph
2,184.11
nbergs
Bruce Street, E. T. Traner
990,E
Catalpa Avenue, E, T. T-;anberg
Dale Avenue, Indiana Construction Co.;
19_712072
2,208.25
Sorin Street, E. T. Tranberg
Averiue, Highways improvement Co.
19058.80
Angella
H. L. Davis & Son,
409021,30
Ewing Avenue,
Highlar}d Boulevard, All bids rejected
3,448.00
Brookfield Street, J. A. BArneS,
5,499.08
Anthony Street, C. H. Eldred
For Sewer, Olive Street, all bids rejected.
Bid received foIr paving alley south of City Hall
by Indiana Construction
Company as follows:
Concrete, 6 inch, per square foot
.20
1.25
Grading per cu. yd
Same approved at above figures.
Attest:/
Clerk of Board
Press nt