05/24/65 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Items 2, 3 and 4 were requested by Councilman Szymkowiak. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT: STREET LIGHT PETITIONS ( HELD FOR FURTHER STUDY) Petitions for street light installations submitted by Councilman Szymkowiak and filed with the Board March S, 1965 for Prast, Huey, Johnson, College, Meade, and Westmore Areas are being held in abeyance, pending further study. TRAFFIC ENGINEER: TRAFFIC SIGNS Following the recommendation of Clem Hazinski, Traffic Director, the following traffic sign installations were approved: No Parking signs by strapping to every other utility pole on the south side of Sample Streer between Pennsylvania Railroad and Chapin Street, (800, 900 and 1000 W. Sample - supplement yellow curb. No Parking This Side of Street signs and posts on east side of High Street. LETTER W :GGELDENT• FIRE DEPARTMENT A letter complimenting the fire prevention class which Firemen John Gish and Joseph Daly conducted for the custodial and office staff of Indiana University, South Bend Campus on May 19, 1965 was sent to Chief McHenry and copy of said letter submitted to the Board. The letter was examined and ordered placed on file. REPORT: DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES A report for the month of April, 1965 from the Department of Weights Measures was submitted to the Board, accepted and ordered placed on file. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street Light Outage Reports were accepted and ordered placed on file. MEETING RECESSED There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was recessed at 11:50 A.M. in order that the members of the Board could inspect the neighborhood of Gertrude Street with reference to the proposed house moves to that area. MEETING RECONVENED The Board of Public Safety reconvened at 1:00 P.M. after having inspected the neighborhood of Gertrude Street with reference to the proposed house moves. The following decision was made: RE: BUILDING DEPARTMENT - PROPOSED HOUSE MOVES ( GERTRUDE STREET The Board of Public Safety having set for public hearing the applications of Lewis Mitschelen to move a house from 1606 S. Main Street,within the City of South Bend to 2101 Gertrude Street, within the City of South Bend, and, further, to move a house from 128 W. Indiana Avenue,within the City of South Bend to 2029 Gertrude Street, within the City of South Bend, and said applications -having come for public hearing this date and the Board being duly advised in the premises and after hearing petitions of petitioner, the Building Commissioner and other interested citizens, the Board finds that to grant the petition would not be in the best interests of the public health, safety or welfare. Wherefore, the Board denies the applications for said permits.