06/10/74 Board of Public Works Minutes

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r BONDS APPROVED Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, recommended to the Board that the following bonds could be approved: Excavation Bond for Louis W. Krueper to 12/31/74 Contractor's Bond for Thaddeus Lewandowski to 6/4/75 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the bonds were approved to the dates listed. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT The Street Light Outage Report for the period of May 30 to June 5 was received and ordered filed. CHANGE OF DATE OF NEXT MEETING Because two members of the Board will be out of the City next Monday, the Board of Public Works meeting has been rescheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 1974. 1 REQUEST FOR BLOCK PARTY - MANITOU PLACE The Board received a request from Mrs. Lois Veen to hold a Block Party on Manitou Place on Friday, June 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. Mr. Wadzinski, Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, was present and informed the Board that this was an annual affair and had presented mo problems in the past. He recommended approval, providing insurance requirements of the Board are met. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the block party, subject to liability insurance being filed with the Board. PETITION PROTESTING INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHT The Board received a petition signed by seven property owners protesting the installation of a street light midblock in the 1600 block of Southbrook Drive. The petition states the residents of the area feel that existing lighting is sufficient. Attached to the petition was a statement from Councilman Robert Taylor supporting the petition. Mr. Wadzinski, Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, informed the Board that this light was included in the city-wide updating of street lighting. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of the petitioners that the light not .be installed. REQUEST TO TRANSFER TAXI CAB LICENSE The Board received a request from Carl Delmar Davis to transfer Courtesy Cab License No. 3 from himself to Cliff Trantham, 515 East Ewing Avenue. Mr. Trantham was notified that he is to furnish a copy of his driver's license and his liability insurance coverage to the Board. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board directed that those documents be referred to the City Controller's Office for a check of the applicant and his insurance, with a report to be made to the Board. REQUEST FOR TENT REVIVAL SERVICES The Board received a request from Rev. W. 0. Coates, Pastor of the Emmanuel Church of Deliverance, to hold tent revival services Sunday, July 14 through Saturday, July 27 at 1017 Carroll Street. Rev. Coates also requested permission to park on 1013, 1015, 1022, and 1023 Carroll Streets and on a lot at Keasey and Carroll Streets. Three of these lots are city -owned. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the request to the Building Department and the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR OPENING OF RIVER BEND PLAZA Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board set a deadline of Wednesday, June 19th for applications for booths on the River Bend Plaza for the Grand Opening June 30 through July 7, 1974.