12/31/62 Board of Public Works Minutes

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It was the decision of the Board to award the Baal to A & J Demolition Co. for $225.00. POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTION-- PATROL N,J.. --------.� -+J PERKINS Following the recommendation of Chief of Police Harman, the Board approved the promotion of Patrolman Jerome J. Perkins to the rank of Detective. Sergeant.," effective January 1, 1963. POLICE DEPARTMENT ( MOVE OUr OF CITY LIMITS - B. J. REITER ) Following the recommendation of Police.Chief Harman, the Board granted permission to Radio'Technician Bernard J. Reiter to move out of the city limits. Chief Harman informed the Board that Officer Reiter had been a member of the Police Force since,October 6, 1947 which is sufficient time served to make the proposed move confbrm to the Department regulations. POLICE DEPARTMENT ( ATTEND CIVIL DEFENSE SCHOOL - LT. C. KOLBER ) Subject to approval of the Civil Defense Advisory Board, the Board granted permission to Lt. C. Kolber to attend a Shelter Management School at the �0 Civil Defense School in Battle Creek, Michigan from January 209 to January 25, 1963. POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCIDENT' REPORTS Accident reports involving Police Department vehicles were accepted and ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT A report from the Police Department for the month of November, 1962 was accepted and ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPA� RTMENT-i APPLICATION An application for the Police Department for Charles Reid Youts was accepted and ordered placed on file. SPECIAL POLICE MM_?4SSION AND BONDS The Board approved the following: 1. Special Police Commission and Bond for Boyd Jimerson, employed by South Bend Tribune. 2. Special Police Bond for Allen E. Kester. 3. Special Police Bond for John James Leader. RE: MCKLNLEY_LAGOON - ICE SKATING ( TRAFFIC ENGINEER ) The Board directed that a letter be forwarded to Mr. Maynard Wilson, 727 Hickory Road, South Bend, Indiana with reference to ice skating on McKinley Lagoon. It was the understanding of the Board that Mr. Wilson had again volunteered to head a committee of residents in the McKihley Lagoon vicinity to check on the safety of the ice on the lagoon and hoist a danger flag when, in the opinion of the committee, the ice is unsafe for skating. It was the understanding of the Board that the committee has assumed full responsibility and that the City of South Bend will not be held liable for injury due to accident, or property damage. If the orders of the committee concerning the safety of the ice are disobeyed or ignored by children wishing to skate on the lagoon, the committee will call ,the police for assistance in enforcing their ruling.