09/18/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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9/18/72 POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER L_ONZO KERR, JR. TO GO TO SCHOOL A letter was received from Chief Seals requesting permission to send Officer Lonzo Kerr, Jr. to the Defensive Driving Instructor Develop- ment Course sponsored by the National Safety Council on September 19 and 20 in Chicago, Illinois. Upon motion made, seconded and carried the request was granted and Officer Kerr is directed to attend the course. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED: A No Parking sign was approved for installation in the 100 block' West Monroe Street on the south side of the Street, the east one- half block 6 meters "No Parking 6AM-9AM - 3PM-6PM; West one-half block 5 meters "No Parking 3PM-6PM. 200 Block West Monroe Street North side of Street entire block - 9 meters "NO PARKING" This is due to North Main Street viaduct reconstruction. C- No Parking on 100 block West Wayne,Street, North side of Street C„) East on -half block 6 meters "No Parking" 6AM-9AM - 3PM-6PM. Remove Parking sign on South Side of East Monroe Street from Michigan Street to Lincoln Way East. Upon all of the above motion was made, seconded and carried to accept the recommendation of the Bureau of Traffic and approve requests. LETTER RE: IRONWOOD AVENUE SIDEWALK Mr. Sweeney read the following letter addressed to Peter Nemeth, President of the Common Council: September 18, 1972 Mr. Peter J. Nemeth, President South Bend Common Council County -City Building South Bend, Indiana Dear President Nemeth: Re: Ironwood Drive Sidewalk On July 10, 1972, the South Bend Department of Public Works and Safety adopted Improvement Resolution No. 3365 calling for the improvement of North Ironwood Drive from approximately 200 feet south of Bader Avenue to Corby Street by constructing a public sidewalk. A public hearing was held on August 8, 1972, wherein the interested and affected property owners were heard. The Improvement Resolution was first confirmed on that date. Following the hearing, a written remonstrance against the said improvement bearing the signatures of 51% or more of the resident property owners on said street, who may be liable for the assess- ment of said improvement, was filed. Following this action, the Board of Public Works and Safety on September 5, 1972,.rescinded their earlier Improvement Resolution No. 3365. Pursuant to Burns Indiana Annotated Statute (I.C. 19-8-16-7), the Legal Department has been instructed to prepare for the Common Council an Ordinance calling for the improvement of said sidewalk. This Ordinance