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September 29, 1969 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety met at 9:30 A.M., <br />on September 29, 1969. Present were S. J. Crumpacker, City Attorney, and <br />Lloyd S. Taylor, City Engineer. The minutes of the previous meeting were <br />reviewed and approved. <br />FINAL ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL - IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3259 1968 <br />HARTMAN DRIVE (SEWER <br />Hearing on the assessment roll in Improvement Resolution No. 3259, 1968, being <br />for the improvement of Hartman Drive, from Rosemary Lane to dead end, and <br />Rosemary Lane from Peachtree to Hartman Drive, by constructing a local sewer, <br />having been continued on September 9, 1969, and reset for hearing on September <br />29, 1969, the Clerk tendered proofs of publication in the South Bend Tribune <br />and the Tri County News on September 12 and September 19, 1969, which were <br />found to be proper. <br />No one having appeared further, either for or against said assessment roll, <br />upon motion made, seconded and carried, the assessment roll adopted by the <br />Board on August 4, 1969, was in all things confirmed. <br />REQUEST TO TRIM TREES - OHIO AND KEASEY STREETS <br />Mrs. Irene Stewart, 610 E. Ohio Street, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before <br />the Board to request that trees on Ohio and Keasey Streets, between Fellows <br />and Marietta, be trimmed for better street lighting. Upon motion made, <br />seconded and carried, the request was referred to Traffic Engineering for <br />attention. <br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board recessed at 9:40 A.M. and <br />reconvened at 11:30 A.M. <br />REQUEST TO ATTEND SEMINAR - FIREMAN CARL ZWIERZYNSKI <br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of <br />Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat for Lt. Carl Zwierzynski of the Radio Department <br />to attend the General Electric Mobile Radio Department's annual Indiana <br />technical training field seminar in Kokomo, Indiana, October 16 and 17, 1969. <br />REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO TAG FIRE HYDRANTS DURING "FIRE PREVENTION WEEK" <br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of <br />Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat to put "plug for fire safety" cards on fire <br />hydrants during "Fire Prevention Week" from October 5 through October 11, <br />1969. <br />RETIREMENT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT - CHARLES H. BOURGON <br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board, upon the recommendation <br />of Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat, accepted and approved the retirement of Charles <br />H. Bourgon, effective October 1, 1969, fireman Bourgon having been appointed <br />to the Fire Department March 1, 1949, and having served more than 20 years. <br />RESIGNATION FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT - KIRK A. BANACKA <br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, and upon the recommendation of <br />Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat, the resignation of Kirk A. Banacka from the Fire <br />Department was accepted and approved by the Board, effective September 30, 1969. <br />APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />The application of Richard E. Splawski for appointment to the South Bend Fire <br />Department was filed with the Board and referred to the Personnel Director <br />for further processing. <br />APPOINTMENT TO POLICE DEPARTMENT - PATRICK DONALD COTTRELL <br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation <br />of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert for the appointment of Patrick Donald <br />Cottrell to the South Bend Police Department, effective October 1, 1969. <br />REQUEST TO TRANSFER FUNDS - POLICE DEPARTMENT ($2302.95) <br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of <br />Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert for the transfer of $2302.95 from the General <br />