06/01/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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6/1/71 It was moved, seconded and unanimously carried by the Board that the Indiana Criminal Justice Agency be permitted to place a law student intern with the Police Department for the months of June, July and August, 1971, with the approval of the Police Department. REQUEST OF A.C.T.I.O.N., INC. TO USE FIRE STATION #10 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Paul L. Cornell, Executive Director of A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc., 1040 Lincolnway East, South Bend, Indiana, to use the building known as Fire Station #10, located at 1820 S. Michigan Street, for expansion of their offices, was taken under advisement by the Board. REQUEST TO HOLD PARADE - WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Upon motion made, seconded and carried, permission was granted to the West- minster Presbyterian Church, 621 Lindsey Street, South Bend, Indiana, to hold a parade, or march, on Sunday, June 27, 19.71, between the hours of 9:45 A.M. and 11:15 A.M., at which time the members will travel in a procession from 621 Lindsey Street to their new location at the corner of Cleveland and Lilac Roads. Mr. Crumpacker abstained from voting. REQUEST TO BLOCK ALLEY FOR FISH FRY - APOSTOLIC TEMPLE CHURCH, INC. Upon motion made, seconded, and carried, the Board approved the request of the Apostolic Temple Church, 2221 S. Ironwood Drive, South Bend, Indiana, by A. R. Madlem, Financial Secretary, to close the alley next to the church building on July 31, 1971, for its fish fry between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. REQUEST TO BLOCK MANITOU PLACE FOR BLOCK PARTY - CHARLES H. VEEN Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Charles H. Veen, 803 Park Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, and other residents of the block, to block Manitou Place on Thursday evening, June 3, 1971, be- tween the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M., for a block party. REQUEST TO HOLD TENT MEETINGS - HOLINESS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Rev. Henry Underwood, 242 N. Sadie Street, South Bend, Indiana, for the Holiness Church of God in Christ to conduct tent meetings adjacent to 242 N. Sadie Street, was referred to the Building Department for review and recommendation. INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY CONSTRUCTION SITE - ALLEY CLOSING APPROVED Thomas Hickey and attorney Charles Boynton appeared before the Board on be- half of Hickey Construction Company in reference- to closing the alleys at the construction site of the new Indiana Bell Telephone Company building on South Main Street. Hickey Construction Company submits its indemnification agreement and states verbally that it is their interpretation of the indemnification agreement they have submitted that it would require them to defend any action which might be brought against the City because of the alley closings which they request and to pay any judgment or court costs that might be entered against the City in such an action. Upon the basis of this understanding and the indemnification agreement being filed, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the request of Hickey Construction Company for the closing of the alley south of Lot 273 in the original plat of the City of South Bend be approved. It was further moved, seconded and carried that the placing of the footings for the addition to the Indiana Bell Telephone Company Building at a depth of not less than 14 feet beneath the alley surface in the lot on the south side of Lot 273 be approved. REQUEST FOR RESCUE SQUAD - I.U.S.B. BOAT RACES 6/6/71 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of the Indiana University Student Foundation, 1825 Northside Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, for permission to have available a rescue squad from the Fire Department during its boat races June 6, 1971*