01/11/60 Board of Public Works Minutes

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January 11, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, January 11, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Voucher Nos. 5581 through 5856 were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. Special police bond approved for John James Leader. Special police application approved for Julius Musick, 513 W. Jefferson Blvd. The Clerk of the Board is directed to advertise for 2 sedans for the Police Depart- ment. Applications for the Police Department are examined and placed on file for Spandward Mitchem. Applications for the Fire Department are examined and placed on file for August Brenner, James Newburn, Gerald Youts, Ray Wroblewski, Robert Crawford, Robert Feiser, Larry An- derson. Applications for the Police Auxiliary School Patrol examined and placed on file for Helen Vleaminck. Comes now Chief Dutrieux and recommends to the Board the Promotions of Patrolmen Dan �.., Nowak and Ervin Plencner to the rank of Sergeant to become effective the 16th day of January, 1960. Board approves slid recommendation. A petition is hereby presented to the Board from Dasimir Niedbala, 1820 W. Sample and several others asking for the improvement of West Sample at Brookfield by con- struction of street lighting. Referred to Nick Horvath of the Electrical Department for investigation and recommendation. Nicholas Horvath, Supt. of the Electrical Department, recommends to the Board the following street lighting to be -installed: 4000 lumen light at Washington and Mayflower "It " to Itat it Washington and Clearview one block East of Clearview on Washington "of itone block West of Summit on Washington " It It at Bellewood Drive and Summit " to It on Bellewood Drive, north entrance at Washington School " to it on Bellewood Drive, east to It " it It at Bellewood Drive and Westwood 6000 lumen light at Westwood and Linden 4000 lumen light at Summit and Ford It It " one block east of Summit and Ford to " at 528 Summit Drive it it on Carroll Street between Sample and Tutt Increase light at Sample and Tutt from 4000 lumen to 6000 lumen 4000 lumen on West Angela between Hillcrest and Lafayette St. Install 9 - 6000 lumen lights on Western Avenue, from Summit'Drive to Lombardy St. Board approves above mentioned light installation. Comes now Chief of the Fire Department and submits a letter regarding Fire Station #29 wherein he and Ray Andrysiak, City Engineer, recommend that certain altercations be made. Ray Andrysiak, now makes a motion that Callix Miller, Architect and Engineer, be retained for the purpose of preparing estimates and specifications for rehabilit- ation of Station #2. Board hereby approves said motion and a letter authorizing Mr. Miller reference same is hereby directed to him. The Board hereby approves the appointment of Emery G. Molnar to the South Bend Police Department and Edward E. Urbanski to the Fire Department. Said applicants having passed all required written examinations and the physical examination by the City Doctor and further having been accepted for membership in the Pension Funds of re- spective departments, their appointment will become effective the llth day of Janu- ary, 1960 for said Molnar and the 16th day of January, 1960 for said Urbanski.