South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-19
MAIN ST. ROADBED
TOO NARROW, PLAN
TO IMPROVE BLOCK
Business Men Ask Works
Board to Increase Highway
From ~ to 90 Feet.

Rerresentatives or the Chamber
az Commerce and business men o.
the city appeared before the mem
bers OF the board or public works
"Wednesday night and prescnted n
petition for the widening OF Main
street. from Colfax avenue 20 La
sale avenue. The petition was
signed by business men and prop
erty owners OF the block. AS a result
OF the petition, the board ordered a
resolution prepared for the pro-
posed Improvement.
According TO present plans the
street will be widened. so that when
II IS completed 70 VIII have 66-foot
roadbed The present roadbed is
only 2 feet. The curb on each side
Of the street will be moved back u
feet
VIII Hear Complaints.
George Platner. member OF the
park board. introduced the petition.
In explaining his action. Mr. Palmer
declared that the widening of the
street would greatly relieve traffic
congestion fin the downtown district
He also contended that with the
completion OF the new thcater and
the new hotel on y. Michigan street.
traffic in this particular block viii be
nearly twice as heavy as it is at the
present time
Whether the consent OF all the
property owners I'm this block viii
be secured has not yet been ascer-
tanned. The board of works viii
call a meeting in the near future to
hear any complaints that might be
registered against the proposal
A resolution calling for the widen
ing OF Colfax avenue from the west
line OF Lafayette boulevard 10 the
east line OF Main street. was ordered
by the hoard at its meeting "A few
weeks ago. This improvement, the
board claims. viii also help mate
rally to relieve the congestion Of
traffic.
Bids Ordered.
The resolution calling for placing
OF a grade, curb, and walk on Has
tings street from Clifford street TO
the alley west of Sixth street. was
confirmed and bids ordered received
A hearing on the resolution for a
grade. curb and walk on limerick
street, from Howard street 10
Leeper avenue. was deferred until
i next week.
The board confirmed the resolu-
i ton for a piLo sewer on Calvert
street to Catalpa avenue. Bids were
4 ordered received. They also ap-
+ proved the resolution for pipe
II sewer on limerick street. from SOrin
street 10 point 100 feet northerly
from the center OF HaEerty street.
A Bids on this improvement were or
n dered received.
81 They deferred tho hearing on the
II resolution FOR the widening of oak
side street and Woodside street.
! from Michigan street 10 Fellows
street The hearing on the rcsoIu-
s ton for a grade and curb on Huey
n street. from Lincoln way w. TO Ell
E wood avenue, was postponed until
81 next week
E Reject Sewer Bids
81 The hearing on the assessment
f roll and final estimate for water
E connections on Ewing avenue. from
Michigan street to Miami street
was delayed until June T. They de-
ferred the hearing on the assessment
roll and final estimate for a grade.
curb and walk on Chaplin street.
from Indiana avenue to oliver
street, for one week.
q The bids on the following streets
+ which were above the estimated
F costs. were rejected and the board
f ordered them re-advertised. Pipe
sewer on Lebanon street. from
= Bronson street to Indiana avenue.
|#pipe sewer on LOngley avenue, from
Sollege street to Wilber street: pipe
sewer on Washington avenue from
j Sunnyside avenue ia Jacob street.
The matter OF the consideration
pr bids for the sewer ON Indiana
venue. from Prairie avenue to
Olive street, was deferred until Fri
lay morning at 10 o'clock Mt which
ime "a meeting viii he held 90 con-
ider the bids.