HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/15/1919 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MinutesBeard metin special sess ion , at 1.30 P.M.All members present.
Meeting held in Common Council rooms. Mayor Carson present.
Mr. Wm. Maurer contractor for spiral stair in Engineering office
in City Hall. appeared before the Board and the matter of the communication
received -April 11th.,1919 was discussed and the Board instructed clerk to
endorse same into contract,.
This being the date set for deferred. hear ing on the matter of
Track Separation of the New York Central Ry. Company tracks in this City under
Mod.if ied tmp ' Res glut icon No. 2 also the matter of the depressing or elimination -
of tracks on Division. Street -of the Grand Trunk _Ry. Company was deferred until
this date.
Att off"n.ey Wm. G. Crab ill and H. S. Going Civil Engineer representing
The Grand Trunk Western .Railway Compapy met with the Board and Mr. Crabill
explained -about the Grand Trunk WG stern Ry.. Co. rs right of way on Division Street
and Mr. H. S. Going explained about a plan that was suggested at one time under the
former. administrat ion for eliminating tracks off of Division Street from Michigan
street for nine blocks, by detouring ,through Studebaker Field -near Greenlawn
Avenue and coning in along the New York Central Right of way, but that no action
was ever taken on same,
Mr. Going informed the Board he had no power to act on this matter
It was decided: to defer 'this hearing until Tuesday April 29th.,191g at 1:30 P.M.
at which time Mr. Kelley, Mr. Rabb and Mr. Alfred Federal Manager of the railroad
would be requested to attend, and if this date was not convenient, a date would be
set later when they could cane.
President.