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1358 <br />September 3, 1968. <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works & Safety convened at 10:00 A.M. <br />on September 3, 1968, with Lloyd S. Taylor and James A. Bickel present. Mr. Taylor <br />acted as chairman of the meeting. <br />RETURN TO POLICE DEPARTMENT - CAPTAIN LOREN BUSSERT <br />Captain Loren Bussert, having been on leave of absence for one year.attending <br />the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, having completed his <br />studies and having attained a master's degree in Police Administration, was <br />welcomed by the Board upon his return. <br />RETIREMENT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT - DANIEL RADECKI <br />Upon the recommendation of Fire Chief McHenry, the -Board accepted and approved <br />the application and declaration for retirement of Dan Redecki, effective 8?8/68, <br />Mr. Radecki having been appointed 12/16/47 and having served with the Fire De- <br />partment 20 years and eight months. <br />REQUEST TO CHANGE AGE LIMITS FOR APPOINTMENT TO POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />Chief of PolA ce Thomas McNaughton requests the present age requirements of 21 to 31 <br />years for appointment to the South Bend Police Department be changed so that the <br />requirement will be from 21 to 35 years to conform to the Statutes. Upon motion <br />made, seconded and carried, the matter was referred to the Legal Department. <br />TRAFFIC REPORT FOR JULY, 1968 = POLI:CE DEPARTMENT <br />The traffic report for July, 1968, Pol-ic&.-Department, was reviewed and ordered filed, <br />PETITION FOR FOUR-WAY STOP AT DIAMOND AND VAN BUREN - DENIED <br />Upon the recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department, after due in- <br />vestigation, upon motion .made, seconded and carried, the Board denied the <br />petition of Thord T. Hall and some 60 others for a four way stop sign at the <br />intersection of Diamond and Van Burean Streets. The report of the Traffic <br />Engineer was ordered filed and the Clerk instructed to notify the first two <br />petitioners of the action of the Board, and to request the Police Department to <br />give some surveillance to the speeding on Diamond Avenue. <br />INSTALLATION OF STREET SIGNS <br />The, following street signs having been installed by the Traffic Engineering <br />Department, are as follows: <br />Two 30 MILES PER HOUR speed limit signs on Diamond Avenue - 1225 Diamond <br />and 1014 Diamond Avenue <br />SPEED LIMIT SIGNS on Diamond Avenue #1 LP at 901 Diamond (face north) <br />#2 UP at 740 Diamond (face south). <br />STOP signs on Dayton at Vernon, and STOP signs on Vernon at Bowman. <br />REQUEST OF ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL TO CANCEL SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS' BOND <br />The request of O'Rourke & Maroney, Inc., Fort Wayne Bank Bldg., Fort Wayne:,. Indiana, <br />for the cancellation of special police officers' bond carried by St.. Joseph Hospital. <br />811 E. Madison Street, South Bend, Indiana, as of its anniversary date of 9/27/68, <br />is received and referred to the Legal Department for determination. The reason <br />given for the request being that the St. Joseph Hospital will require the <br />officer to assume this responsibility. <br />STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS FOR THE PERIOD 8/22/68 to 8/30/68 were ordered filed. <br />There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned <br />at 11:15 A.M. <br />Lloy . Taylor <br />A T: <br />__es A. B i c, e t <br />Clerk <br />