Board Of Public Works Proceedings

Office of the Board of Public Works, ) Arm Albor, June 8lh, 1898. ( Regular Session. Called to order by President Smith. Present: Pres. Smith, Mclntyre. Keech. Mr. Keech moved that all poles of telegraph, telephone, street railway and electric light companies at the corner of Beakes and Depot sts. be ordered moved under the direction of the Street Commissioner. Yeas- Pres. Smith, Mclntyre, Keech - 3. Nays- None. Mr. Keech moved that the subject of title to Rohde property on W. Huron street near Ann Arbor Railroad be referred to the City Attorney and that the engineer be directed to give an estímate for extending the culvert and filling. Yeas- Pres. Smith, Mclntyre, Keech Nays- None. Mr. Keech moved that the filling of Ashley st. be referred to Pres. Smith ánd Ross. Yeas- Pres. Smith, Melntyre, Keech -3. Nays - None. Mr. Keech moved that the engineer give a grade and an estímate for gradina and graveling División st. Yeas- Pres. Smith, Mclntyre, Keech -3. Nays- None. Mr. Keech moved that the subject of crosswalks be referred to Pres. Smith. Yeas- Pres. Smith, Mclntyre, Keech Nays- None. Mr. Keech moved that the Street Dommissioner be directed to place barriera at each end of the excavations on Main st. and that the Clerk notify the D., Y. and A. A. Ry. Co. toreplace such barriers aft er the passage of each car through the closed portion. Yeas- Pres. Smith, Mclntyre, Keech -3. Nays - None. The Street Commissioner was directed to place a man at each end of the excavation during the time the cars are running during the night of June 3th, 1898. By Mr. Keech: Resolved that it is the judgment of this Board that Main ítreet between the North side of Catherine st. and the south side of William st. will be in a dangerous condition to public travel upon paving the same ouside the tracks of the Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor Street Railway company unless the following precautions and arrangements be taken and made by said Railway Company. Therefore, we hereby reeommend to the Common Council that said Railway Company be directed by resolution of the Council as the pavement being done by the City on the street progresses to replace their present equipment upon said street between the points above mentioned with steel ties on concrete foundation, according to the city speciücations; to put in groved rails and iron poles; and to pave all that portion of said street between the points above mentioned lying between the ends of the ties of said Railway Company's tracks with the same materials and in the same manner adopted by the City for the balance oí' the street. Yeas - Pres. Smith, Mclntyre, Keech -3. Nays- None. On motion the Board adjourned. City Clerk. J