10/01/62 Board of Public Works Minutes

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CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE ( RADIO AND FURN TURD MART, INC.) A Certificate of Insurance from Radio & FuxOitvre hart, ,indemnifying the City of South Bend for possible injury _op property damage in connection with the er,ction of a canopy'An"front of property,< located at 919-923 S. Michigan Street was submit*4 to the Board, examined, approved and prdered placed on file. TRAFFIC ENGINEER ( ATTEND ODNFERENCE ) Permission was granted Clem Hazinski, Traffic Engineer and Gregory Armstrong, Assistant.Traffic Engineer, to attend a Traffic Signal School in Moline, Illinois from October 81, 1962 through October 11, 1962. Mr. Hazinski informed the Board that the only expense will be for transportation. TRAFFIC ENGINEER - REPORT ON PETITION „i_AUXILIARY POLI 'H TARKINGTON SCHOOL Clem Hazinski, Traffic Engineer, submitted a report following a study of traffic conditions at the intersection of Manchester and Edison, between the hours of 10:30 and 11:50 A.M. The petitioners requested additional police protection at this location because of children crossing from kindergarten sessions at Booth Tarkington School. Mr. Hazinski's report indicated that between the hours of 10s15 and 11:15 A.M* ten children crossed from north to south and these children were led by patrol boys. Several parents were also present to escort the children. Vehicular traffic is light at this time of days - In the opi6ion of the Traffic Engineer, as a result of this study, warrants do not exist at the present time for further duty by a policewoman. Observation will continue, however, and recommendations will be made as changes occur. Following the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, request for additional auxiliary police is denied. FIRE DEPARTMENT: ATTEND A+EETING ( PVT. WM. SCHMIDT Permission was granted to Private William Schmidt of the Fire Department, to attend the National Fire Protection Association Sectional Committee Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting on November 11, 1962 through November 14, 19629 in New York City. FIRE DEPARTMENT: ( CAPT. RICHARD J. DCR C - PENSION ) Following the approval of the Firemen's Pension Fund, the Board approved the pensioning of Capt. Richard J. Duck after twenty-five years and fifteen days as a member of the Department. Capt. Duck will be granted 55% of a fully paid first class firemen's salary which allowment%is purrwant to law made and provided for the disability retirement phase of -the Pension Fund and shall become effective October 16, 1962. POLICE DEPARTMENTS ATTEND CONFERENCES( CHIEF OF POLICE ) Police Chief Orson E. Harman was granted permission to attend a meeting of the Governor's Youth Council at Indianapolis, Indiana on October 2, 1962. Permission was also granted to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference at St. Louis, Missouri from October 6 through October 119 1962.