04/01/68 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1322 April 1, 1968. The Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 10:00 A.M. on April 1, 1968, with all members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. APPLICATIONS - POLICE DEPARTMENT The following applications for employment with the Police Department were filed and referred to the Personnel Director for processing: James Thomas DeRue William Lee Kline APPLICATION - FIRE DEPARTMENT Dennis Lee Severns Edward Joseph Sherrick The application of Joseph Lee Cherry for employment with the Fire Department was filed and referred to the Personnel Director for processing. REQUEST FOR MOTORCYCLE ESCORT - GRAND FLORAL PARADE, BENTON HARBOR, MICH. The request of Chief of Police McNaughton for permission to send two motorcycle officers to assist in the escort for the "Key to the Cities Tour" and the Grand Floral Parade on 5/18/68, St. Joseph and Benton.Narbor, Michigan, granted. REQUEST OF POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS The request of Chief McNaughton for the transfer of funds from Account P-722 (motor equipment) to Account P-37 (other supplies) in the amount of $1200.00 and for the transfer of $600.00 from Account P-722 (motor equipment) to Account P-7,25 (office equipment) was approved, and referred to the City Attorney for the preparation of proper resolution for such transfer. UNIFORMS - POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Chief McNaughton submitted specifications for uniforms and uniform equipment for the Police Department, and asked permission to advertise for bids thereon. On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the request was approved by the Board, and the Clerk was instructed to advertise for bids on April 5 and April 12, to be opened on April 15, 1968. UNIFORMS - FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief McHenry appeared before the Board and requested permission to advertise for bids for clothing for the Fire Department for a period of one year, commencing May 1, 1968. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the request was approved by the Board, and the Clerk was instructed to ad- vertise for bids on April 5 and April 12, to be opened on April 15, 1968. RETIREMENT - FIRE DEPARTMENT - ALOYSIUS WEISEL The application and declaration for retirement from the Fire Department by Aloysius Weisel, appointed 1/20/48, retirement date 4/4/68, having served 20 years and two months, was approved by the Board. PETITION FOR STREET LIGHT - CORPUS CHR IST I DRIVE The petition of Rev. Joseph Horvath, the Sisters of Corpus Christi School and 18 others, for a street light at the north end of Corpus Christi Drive and at the west side of the School, where the asphalt meets the concrete pavement of Tomahawk Drive, was filed and referred to the traffic engineer for investi- gation and recommendation. PETITION FOR NIGHT LIGHTS - CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Clifton P. Engle, Sexton of City Cemetery, requests permission to have the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company install two night lights at strategic points on the north side of the buildings used as storage for cemetery supplies 1