07/05/60 Board of Public Works Minutes

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July 5, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Tuesday, July 59 1960 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered poid to the various suppliers. Comes now Vernon Lane, Building Commissioner, to give a progress report on the condemnation order of a dwelling at 615 E. Ohio Street, owned by Y.C. Magee who resides at 506 E. Keasey Street. Mr. Lane reports that Mr. Magee has not brought said dwelling up to standard as directed. The Clerk was directed to address a letter to Mr. Magee informing him that unless he brought the dwelling at 615 E. Ohio Street up to standard within three weeks from this date, the +condemna- tion order will be carried out. Vernon Lane, Building Commissioner, gives a progress report on the dwelling at 2143 N. Olive Street owned by Beverly and Irma E. Gibson, 8404 Stanton Ave., Buena Park, Calif. and reports that the Olive Street dwelling has notyet been removed. The Clerk was directed to address a letter to Beverly and Irma E. Gibson, in. Buena Park, -and order them to appear before the Board in person or through representation on the llth day of July, 1960 to show cause why said dwelling has not been dismantled. Represented by his attorney, William Roemer, and in person, appears Gerald McGinn for a hearing on the following charges made by the Board on the 24th day of June, 1960: MUNICIPAL CITY OF SOUTH BEND BEFORE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS 8 SAFETY IN THE MATTER OF ) CHARGES FOR VIOLATION OF THE RULES Gerald McGinn ) AND REGULATIONS OF THE SOUTH BEND 1240 Canterbury Drive) FIRE DEPARTMENT - ARTICLE XIV, South Bend, Indiana ) Section 6 and ARTICLE XIV, Section 15-a That the said Gerald McGinn during the month of May and a portion of June, 1960, violated Article XIV, Section 6, of the rules and regulations of the South Bend Fire Department, which regulation reads as follows: ARTICLE XIV. Section 6. In matters of general conduct, not within the scope of Department rules, said members shall be governed by the ordinary rules of good behavior observed by law-abiding and self-respecting citizens, and shall have charges preferred against them for conduct tending to bring reproach or reflection upon the Department . That the violation of said rule and regulation occurred in the following manner: Said Gerald McGinn, while wearing the uniform of the South Bend Fire Department, cashed a check at a bank for which he did not have sufficient funds• to cover and, subsequently, on the 21st day of June, 19609 pled guilty to a charge of issuing fraudulentcheck in the St. Joseph Superior Court No. 2, under Cause No. 120679 titled State of Indiana vs Gerald McGinn. That further the said Gerald McGinn on the 17th day of June, 1960, violated Article XIV, Section 15-a2 of the rules and regulations of the South Bend Fire Department, which said regulation reads as follows: ARTICLE XIV, Section 15-a. It shall be the duty of said members to notify the company officer of any inability to report at the time required stating the reason. 1 1 1