05/31/60 Board of Public Works Minutes

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% May 31, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Tuesday, May 31, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular rapme`ting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. Special Police Bonds for Charles Rinkus and Arnold A. Much were submitted and approved. Comes now Alex Andrzejewski, Fire Chief, who respectfu;ly recommends the following promotions in the Fire Department: that Robert Loughlin be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant to be effective June 1, 1960, and that Lieutenant Robert A. Brown be promoted to the rank of Captain, effective June 1, 1960. After due considera- tion and examination of the request, the Board approved the promotions as stated. The Department of Civil Defense submitted an Activities Report for May,. 1960 which was read and ordered placed on file. Comes now Nicholas Horvath, Superintendent of the Electrical Department with the recommendation to install 4000 lumen street lights at the following locations: 1. Highland and Carlisle Streets 2.. Grant and Delaware Streets 3. At 901 E. Milton Street The monthly report for the month of April was submitted by J. Charles Dutrieux, Chief of Police and was examined and ordered placed on file. Comes now John Grabarz, Director of the Sub -Standard Building Division.of the Building Department with further reference to the condemnation order heretofore issued to the owners of the structure located at 124 N. Adams Street. In accord- ance with instructions of the Board, Mr. Grabarz reported that he had mailed two registered letters, return receipt requested, to the owners and that said letters had been returned unclaimed. The Board directs the Building Department to advertise for bids to demolish the aforementioned structureslocated at 124 N. Adams Street. With further reference to the condemnation order for a structure at 522 E. Keasey Street, which matter was continued from the meeting of May 16, 19609 Mr. Fair appeared before the Board as representative of this property. Mr. Fair asked for additional time to ascertain when said repairs could be dompleted. The Board continued this hearing until the next regular meeting on June 69 1960. Applications for the Fire Department from Arthur Joseph Smigielski add Gerald Louis Sosnoski were reviewed and ordered placed on file. There being no sealed bids for the purchase for the Police Department of remote control base station add remote control console for opgttion of above station, the Board directed the Clerk of the Board to take -the proper action to purchase this equipment. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 A.M. 1