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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/16/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes} Beard met in adjourned etsa l'on from Tuesday January 13tht 1920. fir. A. F. Rostistr4 absent. City Attorie,y T. W. Slick and 0Ity Engineer F. J. Anderson present. ei ° * franchis this be ng the date set for discussion of the petition for-' i fOrthe industrial .spur and switch of the N,ew 'Je1►6ey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad ,Company, f iri cilthr=E nd, Ind ianai as filed oni January 13tk. , 3920, The New Jersey, Indiana �. Illiho`is Railroad 'Company represent ed Attorne b y� y W. G. Frab ill, W. A. Ballard and Att6rners Janes and Obstnchain and Studebaker Cerporation.,by Mr. Sherman acid others were present d Mr. Crabill explained the necessity of th4s industrial spur track to, the Board and re-� quested that the.same be approved.; Mr. Sherman of the, Studebaker Corporation stated to the Beard the necessity for them corporation to have more railroad facilities* on ace;oun.t of increase in buein#ss due to the expansion of their factory and the increase in manufacture of 'autromobiles, The Board took up with - the matter of rpdawing damage suit of Twer ty five 'thousand ($25.000.00) Dollars now pending in C irsuit Court aga ins t the City by the New Jersey, Indiana & Illineie Railroad Co, on the ©ping of Huron Street with Mr. Ballard, Vic J, I. & I. Ry. and fir. Ballard stated he would be willing to rodraw*auit' if agreeable to the le al department. After due consideration the Board. decidedto refer this franchise to City Attorney Slick -.:to redraft and present to the Board at a future date, no date set for further consideration of the same. Mr. Dennis and Mr. McGregor Rook up the matter of permit for re -wiring of Avenue hotel and the Boar decied to grant some kind of permitSaturdayat L0 A.M. J Pros ident.