12/16/63 Board of Public Works Minutes

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December 16, 1963 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, December 16, 1963 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. AWARDING OF BID: POLICE DEPARTMENT(MOTORCYCLES After examination of the Bid for Three Wheel Motorcycles for the ,Police Department, it was the decision of the Board to award the Bid. as follows: Harley_Davidson Sales 526 Western Ave. South Bend, Indiana 4 - 1964 Three Wheel Motorcycles $60970.00 Trade-in on 6 Three Wheel Motorcycles 1,350.00 - Total $5,620.00 APPOINTMENTS: POLICE DEPARTMENT HAMMER & DELINSKI ) Following the recommendation of Police Chief Orson E. Harman and the applicants having met the qualifications set by the Board of Public Safety and also having met the requirements of the Pension Board the following applicants for the Police Department are hereby appointed to said Department, effective December 16, 1963; James Edward Hammer Kenneth Edward Delinski RETIREMENTS: POLICE DEPARTMENT TSS'T _CHIEF BURKHART & CAPT. ZIELINSKI The Board of Public Safety accepted the requests of the following Police Officers for Retirement from the Police Department: Assistant Police Chief Richard E. Burkhart will terminate his employ- ment effective December 31, 1963 and will be placed on Pension on January 1, 1964 after 21 years, 9 months and 22 days of continuous service on the Department. Captain Casimer Zielinski will retire after completing 21 years, 9 months and 22 days as a member of the Police Department, to be effective on January 1, 1964. The Board directed the Secretary of the Board to address letters to both Officers thanking them for their years of service to the City and to the Police Department and wishing them well in the future. RETIREMENT: FIRE DEPARTMENT FITZGERALD Following the recommendation of the Firemen's Pension Fund, as outlined in a letter from Fire Chief Alex M. Andrzejewski, the Board of Public Safety accepted the Service Pension of Thomas J. Fitzgerald as a fully paid first class fireman, effective December 16, 1963 which coincides with the applicant's termination of fire service. The applicant's tenure of service from August 1, 1930 to December 16, 1963 has made him fully qualified to participate in all benefits therefrom pursuant to law and provided for such purposes. The Board directed the Secretary to address a letter to Fireman Fitzgerald thanking him for his years of service to the City and to the Fire Department and wish him well in the future.