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<br />Wedne
<br />., 1924. Coat
<br />The.following resolution was. adopted
<br />Resolution No. 3.
<br />y the Hoard.
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD PROVIDING FOR GRADE SEPARATION.
<br />WHEREAS, it is"deemed necessary Zor the public good that.the grades
<br />.of certain streets of the City of South Bohd', Indiana, where the. some intersect
<br />the tracks of the railroad Companies herein after name:d, be changed and altered, arid,
<br />that the grades of the tracks of'said.railioad companies be altered and -changed:
<br />NOW , THEREFORE, be it resolved by'the Board of Public Works of the.
<br />City- .,of South Bend, Indiana:
<br />That the grade crossings of the tracks of the New York -Central Railroad,.
<br />Company, a steam railroad, at the intersection of its tracks with CHAPIN STREET
<br />SCOTT STREETi,PRAIRIE AVENUE, LAFAYETTE STREET, MAIN STREET,.BRONSON STREET,
<br />MICHIGAN STREET, FELLOWS STREET, SAMPLE STREET, RUSH.,STREET OHIO STREETm MArietta
<br />STREET, HIrH street all in the City'of South.B*nd, Indiana, be altered by the ele-
<br />vation of said tracks, or by the depression of.said streets, or by a combiner
<br />elevation of said tracks with a depression of such streets at such intersections;.
<br />and also, by reason.of the.aforessid elevation or depression, that the grade of
<br />certain other streets and alleys and of 'oertain railroads and -railways -be changed;
<br />and.that the change in grade. of said several streets, railroads and'railways-inter-
<br />seating said railroad.'and of certain street and alleys intersecting said -streets,
<br />and other railway and railroad tracks and the amount in..feet of -the -clearance of the
<br />superstructure over the above named str-eets,.shall be as follows:
<br />(I,) The grade of Cherry Street, where the same intersects the tracks
<br />of the low York Central Railroad Company, shall be raised six tenths (006) of a,
<br />foot above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained; and the
<br />tracks of said company as now maintained shall be made to,conform to the grade of
<br />said street when changed as provided herein. The grade, of said street -on each side
<br />of said tracks shall be descending grades at the rate of five (5) feet to each one
<br />hundred feet from the northerly and southerly rails.
<br />(2) The grade of Division "Street, where the same intersects the tracks_
<br />of the New York Central RailR+oad.Company, shall be raised two and seventy four
<br />hundreths (�2 74/100) feet above the top of the kgtss:k highest rail of said tracks,
<br />as now -maintained; -.and the tracks of said company across said streets shall be raised
<br />to conform to the grade of said street when changed ads provided herein. .The grade of
<br />said street from the easterly and westerly rails of said tracks shall spaaic respect-
<br />Lively be descending grades of five 45) feet to each one hundred (100) feet, until
<br />they intersect the present street grades,.The grade of Walnut Street, which inter -
<br />soots Division, shall, on each side of said Division Street be made to conform to the
<br />grade of Division Street, as fixed above and shall descend at the rate of five feet
<br />to each one hundred (100) feet until said grades interseol,`the present grades 'of
<br />Walnut Street.
<br />( ) The grade of Arnold Street where the same intersects the tracks
<br />of the New York Central Railroad Company shall be raised, five and eight tenths.
<br />)5.88) feet above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained; and.
<br />the grade of Arnold Street where the sAme intersects the trtacksod. the Grand Trunk
<br />Western Railway Company shall be raised six and one tenth (6.1) feet above the top
<br />of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained; and the. grade.of Arnold Street
<br />where the same intersects the tracks of the New York Centrai Railroad Company
<br />formerly the Chicago, IndIana and Southern Railroad Company shall -be raised not to
<br />exceed six (6) feet above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now makintainnec,
<br />and the grade of said street, where intersects
<br />it intsts the,switeh tracks of the New York
<br />Rentral Railroad Com ny leading into the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, shall be raised
<br />noT to exceed sic (6jrfeet "above:,the top of the highest rail of said switch track
<br />as now maintained., and the tracks of said companies across said street at said
<br />points shall be raised to conform to the grade of said street at said several points
<br />when -changed as provided herein. The grade of said street north from the northerly'
<br />rail of the tracks of the New York Central RailRoad Company shall bd'*a descending
<br />grade of five (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until itx intersects the .
<br />present street grade; and the grade of said street south shall be a descending
<br />grade from the southerly rail of the last above mentioned railroad, to a
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