07/12/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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3. July 12, 1971. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:35 A.M: on July 12, 1971, with all members present. The minutes of the previous two meetings were reviewed and approved. - POLICE DEPARTMENT Q EXCUSED FOR MILITARY DUTY Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Officer James M;,Omford to be excused for military duty July 17 to July 31, 1971 and for Officer Dennis Severns to'be excused for military duty August 7 to August 21, 1971. POLICE DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR UNIFORMS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert to advertise for bids for uniforms for the Police Department for the period July 1, 1971 to July 1, 1972. July 26, 1971, wts9saO AsM;`4n Room 1308 County Mity Building, was set as the 0.14 time and place for receiving bids and the Clerk was directed to give T-4 notice by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on July 16 and July 23, 1971. w BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION Bids for the demolition of sub -standard properties were submitted by Richard W. Liszewski, Sub -Standards Director. The bids were opened and non collusion affidavits.were found to be proper. The bids were as follows: 802 S. Kaley Street: Midwest Demolition Company $421.00 O'Neal Trucking Company $584.00 Bryant Excavating Company $670.00 Vanek Excavating Company $430.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for demolition of the structure at 802 S. Kaley Street was awarded to Midwest Demolition Company°on its low bid of $421.00. 814 Marietta Street: Midwest Demolition Company $523.00 O'Neal Trucking Company $834.00 Bryant Excavating Company $718.00 Vanek Excavating Company $449.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for demolition of the structure at 814 Marietta Street was awarded to Vanek Excavating Company on its low bid of $449.00. Request to appear before the Board July 26, 1971 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of the Sub -Standards Director for the following persons to appear before the Board in reference to the sub -standard condition of the following properties; July 26, 1971: Roscoe Claxton - 125 E. Keasey Street Norman and Ciolet M. Ernsberger - 1528-1530 S. Magnolia Street and Lavern and Ester Jessup Grant Lewis and J. W. and Georgia'Howard - Lot 24, Elder Street Kenneth and Rebecca Rerick - 724 Victoria Street REMONSTRANCES FILED - PROPOSED CLOSING OF PENN CENTRAL RAILROAD CROSSINGS AT CAROLINE AND VERNON STREETS Third District Councilman Robert 0. Laven files with the Board remonstrances signed by several hundred persons against the closing of Caroline and Vernon Streets at the Penn Central railroad crossings, which were reviewed and ordered filed.