06-08-31 Council Meeting Minutes

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June 8th, 1931. REGULAR MEETING.- MINUTES. Be it Remembered that the.Common Council met in the Regular Session :9 in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, Monday evening June 8th, 1931 -. at the hour of 9 :15 o1olock P M.' All Members present: President Nelson presided: The Minutes of the previous meeting were read on aid on Motion of Councilman Hull were referred to the Csommittee on the Inspection and Supervision'o Minutes. Motion carried.' _ COMMUNI "CATION. 4zgnd�;Tj:ank�W Railway System. W.` J.' Hogan Office of Superintendent N Superintendent (e) Battle Creek, Michigan June 3, 1931 File-01646-3 Miss Gladys M.' Monroe,, City Clerk, , City of South Bend, South Bend, Indiana: Dear Madam: This letter has refernece to the crossing protection provided by the Grand Trunk. -, Western Railroad at the intersection of $ts old single track lame with Carroll, Columvia , and Fellows Streets, and Lincoln Way, East, in South Bends*'. Although City Ordinance No. 2736, date December 10th, 1928, calls for twenty —four g hour protection at these crossings, we have since hours the new elevation line was put into operation in 1929, been protecting them only for twe�ive daily between 6 :00 a.' m.' and 6 :00 p.' m The reduction in protection has its justification in tie fact that the old line is now used only for switching moves which are regularly made only withi • the hours protected and -was made only after a verbal agreement has been made between our former Bupertintendent Crawford and former Chief of Police Hatt in a discussion on the ground *` No. cha ge has been made in the-type of protection' flashlight .signals manually controlled:' It was a part of the unferstanding between Mr.` Crawford and Chief of Police Hatt that the latte ° would handle with the proper City authorities for confirmation of-the change.` The matter has been 1 at sight of since that time, and to bring our records up to date I would appreciate having your advice as to what action has been taken on the part of the City in the way" authoriting the _ In the- evert tkat no to thism end as reduct'ion.in hours protected at these goer crossings" ng has yet been done, may I suggest that the matter be placed before the Council in order that the mn existing ordinance may be amended or a revised ordinance passed to cover the protection as now afforded? Should there be anything that is, net clear in my request or should further, information be desired as to condition at the crossings concerned, I would be glad to send some ne to South `Bend to meet repredentative of the Council, or to appear before the Coun,oil meeting as a Committee of the Whole. Your truly, W' J.' Hagan, Superintendent:' On Motibon of Councilman Oakley the Communication was accepted and was referred to the Sammx Traffic Committee to report . "_Mntion_ carried. - °� back to the Commite -e of __the Whole"