South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-17

BirGsslI on the west. 1t has an ade-
quate width of So ID feet from La
Porte TO Eddy but west Of LaPorte
It has been reduced TO 60 and Sc
feet. On the major street plan II is
proposed to eliminate the jog at
Birdsell on the west and to extend
this street to the northeast 10y
means of d new radiaI with a min
.mum width of so feet throughout
See Drawing No. l.
WASHINGTON -bisects
the central business district and ends
at St Louis st. on the west side OF
the river. There lis an abrupt turn
at Circle ST., that should be cor
rected and from this point west
Washington should be extended VIA
Holland st. with a width of 100 feet.
From Circle st. east its present width
Of So II feet is sufficient.
JEFFERSON BOULEVARD-is .
splendid thQrofare entering the bust
ness district from the east. on the
Kessler Boulevard Plan No. 10 this
street has been designated as a
boulevard but it's position and reIa-
ton to Mckinley on the north and
Mishawaka on the south makes il
very dcsira bic rs d major street. Be
tween Taylor and the eastern city
limits it has a width of 50 IL feet
\ minimum of so feet should be
established throughout
WAYNE STREET-betweea Main
and Lincoln way +. is now used a.
a part OF the Lincoln highway. This
street is one Of those of the original
town which were given a width II
50 1-2 feet. This width should prove
adequate
DIVISION STREET lis wen
adapted for a major street but un-
fortunately il now carries the Grand
Trunk railroad, from a point VEST
OF Chaplin st. eastward through tae
business district As business ex-
pands TO the south the removal OF the
railroad viii become inevitable. and
Division, because of it's location and
direCtness, viii become u very in-
portant thorofare West of TAYLOR
ii should be given a width Of so feet.
East Of Taylor il now is s. II feet
MONROE STREET-paralle De
vision in the business district and Is
sufficiently wide having 4 width +
s. - feet between Taylor and Eel
lows, and Sc feet from Fellows u
Lincoln way T. The elimination %
the jog AZ Fellows should be made
before new buildings are erected
SOUTH STREET-eN.end only
for q short distance between Taylor
and Lincoln way +. and passes IN
front Of the New York Central pass
enSer station. Consequently il Is a
much used street and viii become IN
creasingly important as the city de-
velops Hence. is present minimum
width OF s. - feet between Taylor
and Carroll viii prove none too wide
for future use. Between Carroll and
Columbia il is but so feet vide and
should be increased 90 6S feet. equal
TO that between Columbia aai Lin.
coin way T. The jog a. Carroll
should be eEmina. ed.
SAMPLE-NTSHAWAkA - These
streets already function as main
thorofares and their future import
arce would seem 20 Justify L mini
mum width Of so feet The cross
ing Of Sample ST. with the Grand
Trunk r K. is already dangerous
and inconvenlent, but Will become
more so as use OF the street in
creases. Just east of the river ALsh-
awake DIVORCES to the northwest Gnl
docs not connect directly With tire
Sample 81. bridge A connection
such as proposed on the major street
pIan would pass through undeveloP-
ed property and should be easily
obtainable a. this time.
INDIANA-LEER- could be mad
q useful cross:0wn street II wldened
connected and extended a. suggest
cd on tho ma Tor street plan. The
facl that this IS now and probably
VIII continue 20 be used as a car line