04/16/62 Board of Public Works Minutes

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27 POLICE DEPARTMENT ( ADVERTISE FOR SEDANS AND STATION WAGON ) Comes now Chief of Police Harman and requests permission to have advertisements placed for 11 vehicles for the use of the.Department, 10 sedans and l station wagon. Permission granted and advertisements will be placed in The South Bend Tribune and The Record on April 271, May 42 1962. Sealed bids will be opened on May 79 1962. POLICE DEPARTMENT ( LEAVE OF ABSENCE - MILITARY DUTY 1 At the request of Chief Harman, the Board granted Officer F. W. "Bill" Voss permission to attend the annual short tour of duty with the U.S. Air Force from.April 27) 1962 to May 11, 1962. POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMITIONS_ At the recommendation of Chief Harman, the following promotions were approved by the Board, effective April 16, 1962: Cpt. Daniel Radman to rank of Det. Sgt. and report to Insp. Hunt at 3:45 P.M. 4/16/62 Officer Eur. Sikorski to rank of Sgt. and report to Capt. Parfitt on 4/16/62. Officer Irvin Gerschoffer to rank of Cpl. and report to Capt. Zarembka on 4/16/62 at 2%30 P.M. TRAFFIC ENGINEER ( PROGRESS REPORT: RAILROAD SURVEY A progress report from Clem Hazinski, with reference to the railroad survey on track repair was submitted to the Board. Mir. Hazinski reported that all railroad systems have cooperated by repairing and patching and crossings are now in good state of temporary repair. Progress on more permanent repair will be reported by Mr. Hazinski when he meets individually with representatives of the various railroad systems involved and the City Officials. Mr. Hazinski further reported, orally, that the tracks on Niles Avenue are being taken care of and that the New York Central railroad has indicated that work will be done "as quickly as possible." The Niles Avenue tracks are being rebuilt by the Michigan Central Railroad. PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE ( BIKE AUCTION ) The Clerk of the Board was directed to place advertisements in The South Bend Tribune and The Record on April 27 and May 41, 1962 announcing an auction of bicycles that have been turned over to the Police Department, owners unk,iown, Said auction will be held on :'Jednesday, May 99' 1962'at 2:00 P.M. at City Hall -Court or Thursday, 'A1ay 10, same hour,if weather is inclement. BUILDING DEPARTMENT ( SUB -STANDARD DIVISION - HEARINGS) Comes now J. Jay Nimtz, attorney, representing the Federal National Mortgage Association, Chicago, Illinoi_s., with reference to a repair order issued on property looted at 106 N. Sadie Strcet. Mir. Nimtz contended that the Association could do nothing about repairs since property was owned by Clifford Bingham and title was in his name. Mr. Grabarz, Director of Sub -Standard Division, explained that notices sent to Mr. Bingham at his last known address had been ignored and his department did not know whether he had recei,;ed such notices. After hearing all persons -interested who appeared, and, all those present