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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/1919 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes1524 15 Board met in. special joint session wtth the members of the Board of Park Commissioners at 7:30 P.M. in the office of the Board, All members of the Board of Public Works present, , also Ci try Attorney T, W. Slick and City Civil Engineer F. �. Anderson., Ali, members pf the Park Board present with exception of Mr. I. W. Jackson,- Vie, being absent., , Spey, of, the Board of, Park Commiseioner A. P. PerleY,present, his`siEteetin bei' g ngcsl�adtoconsiders end discuss the paving o' Calvert StrAet- from °Miahigan Street to High Street. a resolution for which had been adopted by the Board of Public Works and sot for hearing on Wednesday Larch 26th. 1919 at 7s15.P.M. The members of the Board of Park Commissioners present unanimously objected to the paving of Calvert Street through the Studebaker Park, sztd requested that the Board-4r©pthe proceedings, so tbit their Board could vacate this street, stated they did not want a street through Studebaker Park. Mr. Elbel informed the Boardthat he had had a conference with the County Commissioners yesterday at their meeting and that they agreed not to,do anything with the culvert over Calvert Street until they heard from the Board of Park Commissioners, also that the County Commissioners' -stated = that they wow _rather not build It. City .Attorney Slick suggested that- the. street paving through the Park eould be Dut In with curves and not -a straight street, but the Board of Park Commissioners objected to any kind of a street 'peing }saved throughthe pork. ,. Mr. Elliott .opeaking .for the Board of Public Works explained that Calvert Street is a.dedleated street through Studebaker Park and under the Board of Public Works juroisd ict ion and the Board Intended to go ahead and pave this Street as soon. as possible.,. Mr. Elbel read : a part of a ruling from a report of the park Board of Indianapolis in regard to op in ion of Indianapolis Law firm on power of the Board of Park gotailes.iouers in taking over Vtroots without going to the Board of Public -Works and the Common Council. Mr. Ridenour asked Attorney Slick if he was prepared to give a ruling on this, and Mr. Slick stated no not to -night. The muter of maintenance of boulevards was next discussed, and Mr. Elbel Pres. of the Park Board stated that this matter has never been before this Board before. Something of this kind came up during the Goetz Adminc and while Mr. Seebirt was City Attorney, and Mr. Seebirt as City Attorney ruled that the City Council could not turn over any money for anything other than for, Paying for street" assessments.. The Council had no sight to give us any money o'Oly for assessments other than our 9 cent levy. Stated they would have to. ask Council for money for maintenance and could not get the same. The matter of sweeping and maintenance of boulevards in the City resolved itself into a decision from the City Attorney: and the Common Council. The Board unanimous ecided,to have private alley on the south side of the cityHall --Aosed and the Stree a i i . t -� . sa onar was ordered .to clew bhe alley from both ends and report to the_Board when same was taken care of. Pres ident.