South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-10
INTERURBAN LINE
FRANCHISE GIVEN
UP BY PRESIDENT
Action of South Shore Com
pany Forces Hardship on
Tax Payers.

Coincident with discussions be.
tween the Board Of Public Works
and officials Of the Chicago. Lake
Shore and south Bend interurban
lines. relative to proposed widening
OF Lasalle av.. between Main and
Michigan SITS. and the ratio OF cost
OF re-surfacing the street TO be borne
by the traction company. c. \ WI
coxen, Michigan city. president Of
the road Tuesday Informed the
board that the company had given
up the Local franchise 1t had been
operating under
This action. notice Of which was
given az the boards Tuesday meet
ing. permits the south Shore line 10
operate under the direction OF the
Indiana Public Utilities commission,
in the same status as the Chicago.
south Bend and Northern Indiana
and other traction lines In the state.
OF particular significance. the cost
OF street Improvements is entirely
borne by affected property owners.
Delay Highway Project.
Petitions received by the board
from the Citizens Homes Co. for
strengthening OF certain streets and
vacation OF alleys in the Kemble ad-
dition were referred 20 the city plan
ming commission as was also a re-
vised plat Of lots 81. SIS and SIS of
Cobbs sub division
A contract was signed with Isaac
/ Van Trump. Chicago for the ensu-
ing years inspection Of asphalt used
on local street improvements. Van
T Trump has been local asphalt in
/ spector for the past several years.
\ His contract with the city Is re-
I newed annually.
The proposed S Michigan ST..
I pavement. sponsored by the admin
T istrauon as necessary link in the
+ Dixie highway. was held up mo-
f mentarily Tuesday when a petition
signed by affected property holders
4 was received in which the original
/ order for sheet asphalt is requested
\ "a be changed In favor Of asphaltic
/ concrete. The petition was referred
4 20 City Engineer Anderson TO as
/ certain whether the signers COM
/ posed majority, 10 he returned by
/ him 10 the board Wednesday night.
Complaint Received
A contract was awarded for the
I pavement with Mexican asphaltic
+ concrete of Washington av. be
tween Jacob ST. and Sunnyside av..
al cost Of $195 per square yard.
and with concrete a 40-foot stretch
/ Of pavement on Sunnyside av, adj
| jacent 20 Washington av.. at a cost
( Of about $40 a square yard. Total
/ cost Of pavement. by the change TO
4 concrete of the Sunnyside parcel.
\ Will exceed the contracting price OF
S5.561.2O, originally bid. The White
\ Construction Co. received the
award
A complaint was received from
business people Of the practice by
/ the Chicago South Bend and y I.
traction line of parking interurban
and city street cars on the switch on
I St Joseph ST. between Lincolnway
f and jefferson blvd The petit
ton was referred 70 City Atty Ham
mond for his opinion.
\ Petitions were received and reso-
! lutions ordered for grade, curb and
I walk on Fox ST., from Leer 10 Yer
\ non SITS, and on the n. side Of Don
/ meyer av.. from Michigan 10 Eel
I lows SITS. Petitions requesting wa
\ ter mains on Haley and Liberty SITS.
from Division 10 Sample SITS. were
I referred TO the water works de-
I partment.
petition. requesting grade. curb
| and walk on Ssncome ST from Van
! Buren, st, north. was read and
| placed on file.
The board adjourned agreeing 10
I meet later in the day and III person
make a tour OF inspection of Notre
Dame av.. with a view of recon-
mend.ng the widening Of a corner
in line with the proposed re-paving
of that thorcughfsre