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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/27/1916 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutesi,5 Bo&rd met in special aessinm at 10:00 A.M.. All mmnbmro present. ° T.ht mstter o�"'-;track °Se.paza&Vlfnn Rt. olutfon No 2 - dl_cu^s�d ✓ with Attorney Hubbell and Asst. Princ. Engineer of the New York Central Rail.roa:d Company. The Board adopted modified Resolution No. 2 in present formwith certain exceptions and the City Attorney was directed to modify said resolution in accordance with the instructions�of the Board. This mg.tter deferred until 5:00 R. U. this 27th. day of November 1916. , The following contract was signed by the Board and referred to the Common Counc it f or rat if ica.t ion,. WHEREAS, the. City of South Bend desires to cruse to be established end installed and placed in operation a lighting system, and MEREAS, it is desired on the part .of the said City of South Bend for economic reasons, to light said territory by the system known as the Five Lamp Post Lighting System,." and WHEREAS, the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company is a. public utility, owning and operating a system for the manufacture, distribution end sale of electricial current for heat, , light and pourer purposes in the City- of South Bend, andos the only utility so engaged therein and desires to sell elect-ricial current to said City and to establish an ornamental lighting system in the territory here- inafter defined.. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein made by and between each of the .parties hereto, it is agreed by and between the said City of South Bend, party of the first part, and the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company, party of the second part, that the said party of the second part shall use that part of Jts cyst,em no�jv instm.1led `4 the territory hereina"'ter defined and property equipped, the same as h-reinafter described, in the lighting of said streets and shall extend an ornamental lighting system in, along and upon the following streets, nd within the following territory in the City of South Bend, County of St. Hnon Main Street,from La, Salle Avenue to Wayne Street; upon Vicl igan Street from La Salle Avenue to Monroe Street; upon Mayne Street from }Jain Street to St. Joseiah.Street; upon Jefferson Boulevard from the alley Between Lafayette ar.d Ms,i; Streets east to St. Joseph Street; Washin.gtoa Street from the alley between Lafayette and Main StreeitsEast td Michigan Street; Colfax Avenue from Main Stree o to mielligax itrelt ; and two -lamp poster sba1L be• installed on the north side of La Salle °Street on Ma- in Streets and also on MichiganStreet. It is further agreed that the party of the second part shall remove the present are lamps now in use in such a part of said territory above described as rapidly as is consistent with the progress .of the work and replace the same with said ornamental lamps.' Each and all of said lamp posts of said system shall be Installed at the locations approximately as designated upon a blue print -attached hereto, marked "Exhibit A." and igadk'a part hereof. The top lamp in each :post shall be a one hundred (100) candle power lamp, or its equivalent and the other lamps on each post shall be a sixty candle .power tungsten lamp, or their equivalent; and said top lamp shall burn each and ever night during the year, 3from dusk to dawn, or. approximately four thousand (4000� hours of service and the four lower Lamps on -each post shall burn from dusk until midnight, or approximately two thousand (P000) hours of service per year. Aad the party of the second part further agrees that it will place and install two hundred fifty (250) candle power lamps on the top of the posts, similie to these which are now on Lafayette and Division Streets, at the dead ends of Jefferson and St. Joseph Streets, Wayne and St. Joseph Streets, and Monroo and Michigan Streets, where there are but two lamps at such intersections; Provided, howeve' however, that if said installation at said dead ends should in the judgement of the Board of Public Works be insufficient to light said iatorsectious, then said Board may elect to have two more cluster l*ghts of the same kind as described in the last preceding paragraph placed and installed across the street at each or amy of said deed ends, which shall be done by the party of the second part after being .-notified as to do, and the same shall be maintained for the same price as heroin .� stated. soy And the said party of_ the first part does hereby promise and agree to gay to the party of the second part the sum of Ferty-five ($45..00) Dollars per post per year, d iv ided into twelve (12) equal installments, payable monthly and at the same time that other bills for lighting service is paid by the `panty of the first part:to said party of the second part upon the presentation` of a bill. for the same by°the said second party. This contract shall be in, full force and effect from and after its: approval by ordinance by the Common Couxc'il of said City, and from. the date of said approval until the first ,day of January ,1925, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said City of South Bend does hereby execute this contract by and through its Board. of Public, Works, and the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company does hereby affix the corporate seal of said norporatien and execute'said con- tract by and through its president, and attest the same by Secretary of said corporat ion , in duplicate this 27th. day of November 1916. CITY OF SOUTH BEND BY E. M. MORR IS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER_ - INDIANA AND MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COMPANY FRED A. BRYAN President. _ Attest: Fred L. Dennis. Asst. Secy. Communication received from St iJoseph Basting Company in regard ,v to connection for steam heating into Jones Building on South Michigag Street. - Same read and placed on file. Gommunicat ion received from Isaac Van Trunk[ in regard to the laying of asphalt pavement in cold weather. Same read and placed on file. Communication received from E. F. Seebirt, -City Attorney in regard to the pavement on Mishawaka Avenue and Eddy Street, also statement from the ,�- Northern Indiana Ry. Company stating time steel rails will be placed' on said st-roat. Same read and placed on file. Communication addressed to E.- F. Seebirt, City Attorney anal turned over to the Board from Mr. F. I. Hardy, Gent 1 Manager of the Chicago, South Bend and Northern Ry. Company,. stating that delivery of stool rails for the Mishat wka and Eddy Street omprovement would be received not later than the first quarter L of 1917. Same read and placed on file. I esident. Board met in special session at 5:00 P..M.,All members present. City Attorney E- F. Seebirt present. Mr. J. Ehrke and Mr. Saunders representatives of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company appeared before the Board and requested permission to c/ place temporary rails on Division Street 'until spring of 1917- The Board granted the followings permission given Grand Trunk western railway C aay-tv install new rails on Division -Street this City. Replace old planks wlthrnew:.,plank .at important crossings. Said work to be temporary. Permanent 'work to be done in Spring of 1917 New ties and new balast work and -new plank to be put in good condition at said time.. Work to be. finished and completed to conform with established street grade and to be fully completed not later than June`lst., 19170 Board instructed clerk to send copy of said permission to the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company,: City Attorney E. F. Seebirt in accordance with instructions from the Board tenders modified resolution No. 2 for track separation of the view York Central Railroad Companies tracks. Remonstrances of the Grand trunk 'Western Railway Company filed August 12th.,1916, Remonstrances of Vandalis VailwapdCompany filed August 14th. 1916, Remonstrances of Chicago, South Bend &.Northern Indiana Railway Company filed September l2th.9,19 6 and remonstrances of Indiana Northern Ry, and Oliver Chilled Plow Works filed August 22nd41916 are over -ruled, New York Central Railroad Co ;f iles as th this date remonstrance to mod if ied Resolution No. 2-and each of the remonstrances of said company •filed August 15th._ 1916 and November 27th. 1g16 are over -ruled and the Board now confer approves said track separati+on Resolution No-. 2 as modified and which is in the following; MODIFIED RESOLUTION NO. L,FOR TRACK SEPARATION, WHEREAS, on the dayof xa e ' 916, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Ind-iana, adopted Resolution -No. 2'for the separation of the tracks o.f,the'New.York Central Railroad Company where the same.interseet certain streets in said City; the said Board caused notice.of the Ipendency of said reaolu- tion to be served upon the following named railroad etndother companies:- New York Central Railroad Company,.Grand-Trunk Western 4ailway Company Vandall _Railroad Company,. Indiana Northern Railway Company, Oliver Chilled Plow Company,:Stud:ebaker Corporation, and Chicago , South Bend &Northern Indiana Railway Company. ghat after the representatives; agents and attorneys of said com- panies, the Board does hereby modify said resolution No. 2 to read as follows: - WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary for the public good that the grades of certain streets in the City o" - South Bend, Indiana, where the same intersect thetracks of.the railroad companies hereinafter named,.be changed and altered., and that the grades of the tracks of said railroad companies be altered and changed; NOW,.THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: that thegrade crossings of the tracks of the New work Central Railroad Company, formerly the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, a steam railroad-, at the intersection of said tracks with Michigan Street-, Bronson Street, Main Street, Lafayette Street; Prairie Avenue, Scott Street, and Chapin Street, all in the City of South Bend, Indiana, be altered by elevating the said tracks at said intersections. And that the change in grade of said several street intersecting said railway, and of certain streets and alleys intersecting daid streets .and other railway tracks," and the amount in feet of the clearance of the superstructure over the above named streets shall be as follows: 309 1. At the intersection of Michigan Street and the tracks of said railroad, the surface of said street shall be depressed six feet below the top of the highest rail of the tracks -at the intersection ,as now maintained; clearance shall be sixteen (16) feet between the surface of the street as fixed above and the bottom of :the superstructure work over said street; the grade of the'approach-of said street on the north shall be a; straight line ' from the north line of the superstructure until it inter- sects the present street grade at the south line of South Street; and the grade of the approach on the south shall be an ascending grade from the south line of;Bronsonc Street of two and one-half (21) feet to each one hundred .(100) feet. I 2 At the intersection of Bronson Street and the tracks of said railroad, (which street intersects them at the same point that Michigan Street does) the turface of said street'shall be depressed six (6) feet below the top of the highest rail of the tracks of said intersection as now maintained; the clearnnce shall -be twelve and one- half (1*) feet between the surface of the street as fixed above and the bottom of the superstructure work over said street; the grade of the approaches of said street shall be ascending grades of three (3) feet to e4ch one hundred (100) feet each way" east and west from the east and west line of the superstructure over said street. 3. At the intersection of Main Street and the tracks of said roll,road the surface of said street shall be depressed two and six -tenths (2.6) feet below the top of the gighest rail of the tracks of said intersection as now maintained; .clearance shall be twelve and one-half (14-) feet -between the surface of the street as fixed above the the superstructure work over said street; the grade of the approach of said street north -from the north line of the superstructure shall be a straight line until it intersects the present street grade at the south line of South Street, and on the south the grade shall be a straight line from the south line of -the -superstructure until it intersects the present street grade at the north line of Bronson Street. -- 4. At the intersection of Lafayette Street and the tracks of said Railroad the surface of said street shall be depressed two and one-tenth(2.1) feet below the top of the highest rail of the tracks of said intersection -as now maintained; clearance shall be twelve add one-half (1 1) feet between the surface of the street as fixed above and the superstructure over said street; the grade of the approach of said street north and from the north' 1 ine of the superseture shall be a straight line until it intersects the present street grade at the south line of South Street, and the grade of the approach south from the south line of the superstructure shall be a straight - 1 ine until it inter- secte.the present street grade at Bronson Street. 5. At the intersection of Prairie Avenue and the tracks of said railroad the surface of said street shall be depressed six (6) feet and nine (9) inches below the top of the highest rail of the track leading to the studebbker Plant where same r---in.tersects the center Line of said Pra it ie Avenue at the elevation now maintained-, 11 clearance shall be twelve and one- half (12-�) feet between the a' irface of the 6treet as f ixed-above and the superstructure of tracks leading to the team yard and Studebaker plant; the grade of the approach of said street. north frail the north line of the su'per- structure carrying tracks to the team yard and the Studebaker plant -shall be an ascending grade of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) feet; the grade of the approach south from the south line of the superstructure shall be an ascending grade of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) feet. 6. At the intersection of Scott Street and the tracks of said railroad the surface of said street shall be depressed three (3) feet below the top of the highest rail of thetracks at said intersection as now maintained; clearance shall be twelve and one-half (1*) feet between. the surface bf the street as fixed above and the super- structure over said street; the grade of the.approach.of said street north from the north line of the superstructure shall be a:stralght line until it intersects the present grade on.Scott Street at the south line of Dunn Street, and the grade of the approach from the south line of the superstructure shall be a straight line until it intersects the present grade of Scott Street at the north line of Ford Street. 7. At the intersection of Chapin Street and the tracks of said railroad the -surface of said street shall be depressed seven (7) feet two inches below:the top of the highest rail of the tracks at said intersection as now maintained;' clearance shall be fifteen feet two inches between the surface of the street as fixed above and the super- structure over said street; the grade of Said street under the superstructure, and for twenty-seven and one.*hlaf (24-) feet each side thereof shall be level; the grade of the approach of said street north shall be an ascending grade of two and one-half (*I feet to each one hundred (100) feet beginning at a point twenty-seven and one half (27-) feet horth of the north line of the superstructure until it intersects the present street grade; and on the south the grade shall be an ascending grade of two and one-half:(2*) feet to each one hundred (100) feet beginning 27� feet south of the south line of the superstructure until it intersects the present grade. 8, The grade of Dunn Street, which intersects Chapin Street -'at a point immediately north of `the tracks of said railroad, shall be changed, and the grade east from the east line of Chapin Street as established at No. 7 above shall be an ascending grade of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) ` feet until -"it Intersects the present grade of Dunn Street: 9. The grade of the first alley north of Ford Street, which alley intersects .Chapin .Street and' Scott -Streets, shall be changed, and the grade of said alley east from the east line of Chapin Street as established at -No. 7 above, shall be an ascending grade of ,three (3) feet to each. one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present grade of said alley; and the grade of said alley west of the west line of, ' ScettStreet, as 'established; at No. 6 above, shall be an `ascending grade of thre (3)-feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present grade- of .said alley, 10. the grade of the first alley north of Dunn Street which alley intersects Chapin Street shall:.be-,changed, .and the,grade.east from the east line of Chapin Street as established at No. 7 above, shall be an ascending grade of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present grade of said alley: ll. The grade of South Street which intersects Scott Street and.Prairie Avenue shall be changed, and the grade.of said South_St`reet -east-from the east line .of Scott Street as established at No, 6 above shall be an ascending' grade : of three (3), feet -to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present- grade df South Street; and the grades of= said South Street east and west ,frsaz Prairie Avenue, as established at No 5 above* shall be ascending grades of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) feet each war east and west, until they intersect the present, grades fi South'Street. 12. The grade of. ayler Street which intersects Prairie Avenue, -shall be,,,,changed, beginning at the grade of said. Prairie Avenue, as established a.t Ne. above, there shall be an ascendi g grade north of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) feet{ until At intersects the present grade :of said street, 13., the grade of the first alley south of South Street, which alley interIseats both Michigan and Main Streets,, shall be changed both east aid -Vest from Michigan Street, as established in No. 1 above, and east from Vain 0treet and as edtablIshed- at No. 3 above, by ascending grades of three (3) feet to each one hundred (ICO) feet each way east and west until -said grades intersect the present grades of said alley. 14. The grade df the first alley east -of Michigan Street extend n;g north from Bronson Street shall be changed, beginning at the north line of Bronson Street, as established at No. 2 above, there shall be an ascending. grade -.-of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present grade of said alley. 15. the grade of Fellows Street, where the same intersects the tracks of -said New York Central _Railroad Company, shall be raised five and six -tenths (5,.6) feet above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintainid.0 and the tracks of said company across said street shall be raised to conform to`the grade of said street when changed as provided herein. And the grade of Fellows Street from the northerly rail shall be a descending grade of five (5) faet ;to= each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade; and the grade of said street south -of the southerly rail shall be a straight line from said rail until it intersects the present street grade at the north line of Sample,Street_.. And the grade of Tutt Street which intersects said Fellows Street shall be raised at the west line of Fellows Street, so as to conform to the grade of Fellows Street as above established, and the grade of said Tutt Street shell be a descending grade of five (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet unil it intersects.the present street grade. 16. The grade of Sample Street, where the same intersects the tracks of said New York. Central Railroad Company,. shall be raised four and two -tenths (4.2) feet above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now:maintained,.&nd the tracks of said company -across said street shall be raised to conform to the grade of said street when changed as provided herein.- And the grade of said Sample. Street west of the westerly rail shall be a descending grade of four (4) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until tt intersects the present street grade, and the grade of said street east of the.easterly rail shall be a descending grade -of. three and one-half (3�1) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade. 311 1?. the grade pf Rush Street, where the same intersects the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company, shall be raised three and eight -tenths (3.8) feet above the top of the highest rail of s €i id tracks as. now maintained, and the tracks of said company across said street shall be raised 'to conform to the grade. of said street when changed as prrvlded- herein.' And the grade of .said street south of the southerly rail shall be andescending grade. of five (5) feet to ,ach _one hundred., (100) feet until it intersects the present street gradet and the grade of said street north of the northerly rail -shall be a straight line from said rail until it intersects the grads of Sample Street as established in No..16 above. And the grade of Rush Street_ north of Sample Street shall be changed so as to conform .to the grade of. ,Sam�Ple. Street as fixed in No. 16 above, and descending at the rate of Five (5_) feet to each,one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade. And the grade of the first alley east of Rush Street and intersecting Sample Street, 811a11 be -changed so as to conform with,the grade of Sample Street as herein f ixed and djescond i3ig at the rate of f`ivei (5) feet to each one hundred feet until it intersects the present alley grade. And the grade .of Angle Street, which intersects both Sample Street and Rush Streets shall be changed so that it spa 11, (111) conform to the Sampia Street grade- and thence dedeend at the rats of Sic (6) feet -to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present streat grade.and (2) it shall be changed so as to conform to the Rush Street grade and thence- descend at the rate of Six (6) feet to -each hues hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade. And the grade of the first alley south of Sample Street, which intersects Rush. Street on the west side, shall be changed so as to conform to the grade of Rush Street as established at No. 17 above and thence descend at the rate of five (5) feet to each. one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present alley grade. 18. The grade of Ohio Street, where the same intersects the.tracks of New YorkCentral Railroad Company shall be raised two and six -tenths (2.6) feet above the top of the highest, rail as now maintained, and the tracks of said company across said street shall be raised to c onf orm to the grader of said street when altered as pr ov ided herein., And the grade of said street from the westerly and easterly rails shall be descending grades of five (5) feet to each one ,hundred (100) feet until said grades intersect the present street grades. 19. The grade of iiarieptta Street, where the -same intersects the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company, shall be raised two and three -tenths (2.3), to e t above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained,, and the tracks of saki company across said street shall be raised to conform to the grade of said street when changed as provided herein. And the grade of said street from the northerly and southerlyrails of said railroad shall be descending grades of five (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until said grades -intersect-the present street grades. Add the grade of tha alley adjacent to the south side of the right of way- of said railroad - company and intersecting lobar ietta Street, shall be changed so as to c onfopm, to the grade of Marietta Street, and then descend at ,the rate of five (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present alley grade; and the grade of the alley :south of Ohio Street and intersecting the west side of Marietta Street shall, be changed so as to c onf orm to the grade of Mar iitta Street and then descend at .the rate of five . (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present alley grade.. 20. The grade of High Street, where the same intersects the tracks of the New York Central Ra ilr oad Company, shall be raised seven -tenths (.%) f a foot above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now ma inta ined, and the tracks of said company across said street shall be raised to conform to the -grade of said street wher. changed as provided herein. And the grades of sadd streets. from the northerly and s outher ly rails of said rdilr oad shall be descending grades at the rate. of five (5 ) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until they intersect the present street grade, 21. The grade of Arnold Street where the same intersects the tracks of the New .,ork Central Raiload Company shall be raised four and eight -tenths (4.8)' feet above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained; and the grade of Arnold Street, where the same intersects the tracks of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company shall be raised f-ive and six -tenths (5.6) feet above the top of the. highest rail of said tracks as now ma inta ined; and the grade of Arnold Street where the same intersects the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company, formerly the Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Company, shall be raised not to exceed six (6) feet above the top of the highest rail -of said trucks as now maintained; and the grade of said street, where it intersects the switch track of the New York Central Railroad Company leading into the Oliver Chilled Plow Works shall be raised not to exceed six (6) feet above the top of the highest rail of said switch track as now maintained, and the tracks of all said companies .across said streets at said point shall be raised to conform to -the grade of said street at said several points when changed as provided herein... The grade of said street north from the northerly rail of the tracks of the New vork Central Railroad Company shall be a descending grade of five (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade, and the grade of said street south shall be a descending grade from the southerly rail of the last above mentioned railroad, to a point mielwag between said rail and the northerly rail of the rdilroa.d of the Grand,trunk Western Railway Company, which point shall be three and thre&Mtenths (3.3) feet higher than the present high rail of the New York Central Railroad; and the grade from said last ,above mentioned point shall be ail ascending grade to the northerly rail of the railroad of the Grand -+runk Western Railway Company, and from the southerly rail of the last above mentioned railway company, the grade of said street, shall be a straight line to the 31Y northerly rail of the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company, formerly the Chicago, Indiana ,& Southern Railroad Company; and the Grade of said street .from the last" above mentioned -point shall be a straight line .to the northerly rail of the switch track of the New York Centratil Railroad Company ,leading. into the Oliver Chilled Plow Works; and the grade of said street from the, southerly rail of the last Move mentioned track shall be a descending grade of ..ive feet to each one hundred feet until it intersects' the present' street grade. The grade of Hancock Street. which intersects Arnold Street on the east side shal be raised so as to conform to the grade of Arhold Street; anal -then descend at the rate of five (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade. And. the grade of - Huron Street which intersects Arnold Street on the west side shall be changed'so as to conform to the grade of. Arnold Street, and then descend at the rate -of -five (5.) feet to each one hundred; (.100)`, feet until it -intersects the present street grade.. 22. The grade of Division Street, where the same intersects the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company, shall be raised two and, one-half (2J) feet above 'the top. of the 'highest rail of .said tracks as now maintained; and the tracks of said edmpany across said street .shall. be. raised to conform to the grade of said street when changed as provided herein. And the grade of said street from the easterly and westerly rails of said tracks. shall respectively be descending grades of give (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet, until they intersect .the present street gredeso And the grade of Walnut Street, which intersects Division Street, shall, . on each side of said Division Street be made o -conform with Division Street, and shall descend at the rate of five (5) feet to each one hundred. .(100) feet, until said grades intersect the present street grade. 23 • The grade -Of Cherry Street, where the same intersects the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company, shall beraised six-tenth(,6) of afoot above the top -of the highest rail of said tracks asnow maintained. And the tracks of said company as now --:maintained shall be made to conform to the grade of said street when changed as provided herein. And the grades of said street on each side of said tracks shall be descending grades at the` rate f five (5) feet to each -'one hundred feet from the northerly and southerly rails. 24. The Tracks of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company, and of the New York Central Railaead Company shall be raised five and one-half (5 s) feet above the top of the. rails of the crossing frogs as now'maintained at said crossing; and the tracks of said railways shall be raised to conform to the grade of saidinter- section point when changed as provided herein, 25. The grade of Division Street shall be changed beglunA g at a point one hundred (100) feet east of the east line of Pine Street, and thence ascending six -tenths (. 6) of a foott in each one hundred (100) feet to the west line of Laurel'Street, at which point the raise in the grade of Laurel Street shall not exceed two `and nine-tenthsl2.9) feet above the- present grade of the tracks of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company. 'And the grade of Division Street from the last above mentioned point shall 'be a descending grade of three (3) feet in each one hundred (100) feet, un'til it intersects the present street grade of Division Street vest of Laurel Street,and the grade of Laurel Street shall be changed so as to conform to the grade of Division Street, $nd on each side of said Division Street shall be descending grades of three feet in each one hundred (100) feet, until they intersect the present grade of Laurel Street. The grade of Pine Street, which intersects Division Street and the tracks of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company shall be changed so as to conform to the grade of Division Street as herein established, and shall descend from eathh side thereof at the rate of five (5) feet in each one hundred (100) feet, until it intersects the present street grade. 26, The grade of Walnut Street, where the same intersects the tracks of th the Grand 'Trunk Western Mailway Company shall be raised eight -tenths (.e) of a foot above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained, and the tracks of said company across said street shall be raised to conform to the grade of said street when changed as provided.herein. And the grades of said Walnut Street north and south respectively from the northerly and southerly rails of said tracks shall be descending grades at the rate of five (5)feet in each one hundred (100) feet. 27. That the tracks of the different hailroads herein referred to shall be raised .so as to conform to the different street grades, as herein fixed. 313, .26. That all.streets over which the tracks of -the New York Central Railroad Company are required by this resolution to be raised or eleveated, shall have the full imount of the clearance as provided for in this resolution for each of said streets for. the full width beneath the superstructure, and that in changIng froifi the level grades to ascending grades, proper allowance dhall be .made for suitable vertical curves, but at Uichigan Street the vertical curves shall not extend under the sup'erstrVeture nor at Chapin Street shall the vertical curves extend.under,or wft.hix twenty-seven one bald (2 feet of the superstructure. In changing from ascending grades to present streei grades proper allowances shall be made for suitable vertical leurves,. In making proper allowance . for suitable vertical,curvos at-kichigan and Cj'Spin Streets, no grade shall be made more than teo and one-half feet -to each one hundr&d'(100) feet6 29. And the tracks of the Vandalis Railroad Com5any, Indiana Northern Railway Company, Oliver Chilled. ' Plow Company, and Sttudeabkor-Corpora'tion,,,whose tracks intersect or connect with the tracktof the New York Central Railroad Companyt if Said companies or any of them.shill- desire tq,.keep and maintain said connections shall be raised so as to conform to the gr,,q.d-es of said New York Central Railroad Company as herein established and made propercannections with the same. .50., And the swid city by,q_."nd through its Board of,Public Works and Common Council reserves- the right to change the elevation off the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company at their intersection with Chapin Street,. and to increase the clearnac* at said point, at such time as the elevation of the tracks of said railroad shall be extended westerly from thapoint now designated as the western -most point of such ele- vation. That said improvement shall be made and paid for see ording to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of Indiana of'1911,Pago.314, of any other law applicable thereto. And be it further resolved* that this resolution as above modified -be, and is hereby in all things apprved and confirmed, and that it is hereby ordered Uat this r esolution be referred to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana for its consideration and approval. Adopted and confirmed this 27th-414 of November 1916. E. U. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS* ri President.