HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/1919 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes9
Tuesday March llth. ,1919.
° Board met in spec ial session at 1:30 P.M. All members present, City
Attorney, T. W. Slick -and City Civil.Enginear F. J. Anderson present. Meeting held in
common C ounc it chambers,. this being the date set for deferred hearing on Track Separat on
in this City from Tuesday February 18th. 91919.
The Various Companies affected by Track'Separation in this City
were represented at this meeting by the following representatives.
The New York Central Railway Company by, Attorneys Hubbell and Walker, Civil Engineers
R. 0'. Vote and A. M. Currier and E. H. Potter_ Agent. The Grand Trunk Western Railway
Company By Civil Engineer H..S. Going and Mr. Irvin, Chicago, South Bend & Northenn
Indiana Railway Company by Attorney H. A. Wa ir, and R. R. Smith Gen' 1. Mgr., Vandalia
Railroad Company by Mr. Johnson.
Chamber of -;Commerce by Abe Livingston and Howard Emmons, and
Oliver Chilled Plow Works by Mr. Cunningham. ,
A pub l is discussion was held on the question of a site for the
erecting of a union °scat ion' in this City along With 'Track Separat ion. -The different
parties ` interested in a union station were heard, but because of the fact that the
Grand Trunk Western Railway Company was represented only by Mr. H S. Going, Civil
Engineer who stated that he had no authority to 'dec.ide the ;policy of his ,company,
upon his request it was decided to notify Mr. W. D. Robb, Vice President of the Grand
Trunk Western Railway Company at General Headquarters, McGill Street, Montreal,
Canada to be present at the next regular hearing on Track Separation in this City.
° The Board and representatives of the New York Central Ry. Co. and
Grand Trunk Western Ry. Company then went into executive session and discussed legal and
Eng ineer ing questions affecting the New York Central 1*ilway Co. and the Grand Trunk
Railway Company and Vandalia Ry. in regard to Track Separation under Modified
Resolution No. 2. Attorney S, C. Hubbell, -Attorney for New York Central Ry. Co, and
H. S. Gaffing Civil Engineer for Grand Trunk Western ,,y. Company requested permission
to file lamended est 3.mates . It was agreed -by -the -Board that permission be granted
Tihe New. loYork Central Railway Company and Grand Trunk Western Railway Company ,to
prepare 'amended estimates and that said estimates be filed with the Board and that
these amended estimates be approved when full Board is in session. Matters of the
d iv is ion of costs sof approaches at streets and alleys where there were no separation
of grades :were discussed and Mr. Walker Counsel for the New York Central_ -Railway CO.,
suggested that these matters be taken care$by a memoradum of agreement instead of
by a contract. No definite action was taken. The matter of closing alley east- of
Michigan Street across the New York Central Railway Company right of wayand opening
an alley to Michigan Street was tentatively agreed upon bettvean :the Representatives
of the -New York Central Rail -say Company -and the City and .the cost of the proceedings
would be. oa id for on ba.449 of 25% by City and 75% by the New Yrok: Central Ry. Co.,
Resolution No.
at1: 30P.M.
It was decided by the Board that thid hearing on Track Separation
2 and . plans and estimates be deferred until Tuesday April 1st. , i.919
President.