11/12/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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west of Kosc iue$k'o Street, Remonstrant Further says that the laud sought to be appropriated was purchased -many years ago by remonstrant for use an a railroad,, and has beik ai used since about .1962; that the land sought to 'be ,appropriated has'for years been used and developed by remonstran as a terminal Wd4 The opening of Huren,Street at this point would cut rcmonstr tl w yard in twe. and prevent remenstrantefrom, laying any more traacki, and in case of future growth of the roadsit will prevent remonstrant from etlVg3ng its terminal or moving, its roundhouse, sand-houoo etc . , It would _ also hoc ess it4o, the cutting of •every freight :train ' leav ing the- termlaal and every train made up at this terminal, which. would`_worktg' ro&t and irreparable injury to remonstrant; that it will put remonstrant to great expense of planking five tracks, and will #zk ko it necessary to move' the switch leading to the round house . +he remevai or thi switch will revoa a�a� m r M in at -a t in or -e'er¢ au.�� -4�out of th#ri henna on aecouat • sv g rooffi tv. it-fr the round h®use th,3t the 6peniag; of the` street at this place would practically destroy remonstrant's r w terminal yard �t this -point, and make it necessaty to move its terminal tosome point on its r ad, . and will prevent the future development of the road to meet the. requirements iFtfie-growing City: Wherefore, -your remonstrant respectfully prays that said con- demat ion- res olut ion: b e . reac inden and no further 'action be taken the re ia, NEq JERSEY91NDIANA & ILLINOIS RrzLROAD CO k STATE OF INDIANA ) ST& JOSEPH COUNTY- N. )� Ss Ia the taatter of Condemnation � Resolution No., 52 - for the open - BY �GRAHM & CRANE Attorneys, By We A. BABLARD, Vice Pros," Gen'.i. 44pt., I Before) the Honorab o Beard of : Pub l i Works of the City of "'South Bend, said County and State. 146101 Huraa Street from alley ) Remonstrance of New Jersey, Indiana nest" of Harris Street _to alley &Ill ois Railroad, Company. east of K•seiussko Street. �_ ) _ Now comes the New Jersey, India a & .Illinois! Railroad Company, a Corporation orgainsed -and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana, and says that heroldree the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, under and pursuant to Condemnation Resolution No. 52 condemmed, and appropriated for the opening of Huron Street, the following described real estate 9-1-tuate in the City of South Bend, said County and State, for.street purposes, which said real': astate is a part of a certain railroad and right of way owned and operated '-%y said railroad Company. Beginning -at the Intersection of the north Me of Huron Street extended west and the w at line of the irst alley west of Huron Street; th nce northwesterly to a point on the -East line of the irst alley East of Kosciusko Street seven (7) fe t East of the Southeast corner of Lot 17 in K. Me Stud baker's Sub-Divisioa of lot #1 of. Harper & $uekman' Survey; thence South sixty (60) feet; th nee southe terly to a point on the south line of Huron _Street eat nded west, which point is seven (7) feet went of the orthwest corner of lot 23 in Harris Second SubBivis io of Bank Out lot 97; thence obit sf ifty (50) feet to the place of beginning, r