04/11/60 Board of Public Works Minutes

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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was called ad- journed at 10:35 A.M. n ATTEST: ANT IONS'/54 SABO, CLERK \,1 / April 18, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, April 18, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. (Irving J. Smith was absent) Comes now Nick Horvath, Supt. of the Electrical Department, and recommends installa- tion of a 4000 lumen light at Hoffman Court and Pennsylvania Avenue. At the April llth regular meeting of the Council, a petition requesting the improve- ment of the end of the alley on Howard Street from Lawrence Street to Hill Street by street lighting was referred to the Board for action as so motioned by Councilman Tell - son and seconded by Councilman Muszynski. Said petition is now referred to the City Electrical Department for investigation and recommendation. A petition is hereby presented to the Board by Joseph J. Horvath, 1908 S. Kemble.and several others asking for the improvement of the intersections of Ewing and Meade Sts., Ewing and Wabash Streets, Meade and Delaware Streets, and Wabash and Calvert Streets by the construction of street lighting. Referred to Nick Horvath of the Electrical Department for investigation and recommendation. Applications for the Police Department were examined and placed on file for Kay James and Richard Bagarus. Applications for the Fire Department are examined and placed on file for Martin Mersich. Comes now Leroy C. Barritt of the South Bend Police Department and requests permission to have his original leave which started on January 16, 1960 to be extended for 1 year from said date which would be January 169 1961. Permission granted. Comes now John Grabarz of the Building Department, appearing with '. C. McGee, who re- sides at 506 Keasey reference to remodeling and repairing a home at 615 E. Ohio Street. The Board hereby grants a 60 day period from date to complete said repairs with the understanding that Mr. McGee will appear within 30 days, namely on May 16, 1960 before the Board to give a progress report, and if progress is satisfactory, then the Board will allow the remaining 30 days to finish the project. The Board herebyapproves the appointment of Thomas Herma to the South Bend Fire Depart- ment. Said applicants have passed all required written examinations and the physical examinations by,the City Doctor and further having been accepted for membership in the Pension Fund of the Fire Department, his appointment shall become effective the 18th day of May, 1960. The time now *ng 'l.after 10:00' A.M. it was so announced and the bids for the Police De- partment were opened and read aloud. Proofs of publication in the South Bend Tribune with an affidavit signed by Rpbert DeLong and in The Record with an affidavit signed by Ruby McMahon were submitted to-t-he Board and found sufficient. The bids received read as follows: Police Department Newman Altman Company South Bend, Indiana Four (4) 1960 V-W4 4-door Sedans Total bid price ----- $7,571.40 Freeman Spicer Company South Bend, Indiana Four (4)1960 Studebaker Lark Deluxe 4-door sedans Total bid price ----- $79663.44 The bids will be taken under advisement and study and will be awarded on or before the next regular Board meeting on Monday, April 25, 1960.