07/25/60 Board of Public Works Minutes

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and do so periodically at least once a week in the future. Capt. Rzepka reports that, while progress has been made, afire hazzard still exists. The Board directs the Department to follow through immediately on this and report findings to Board. , A letter from Leer Really Corporation, signed by Lawrence I. Serkes, President, to the Fire Chief was submitted to the Board. Mr. Serkes praised the Fire Department for the splendid efforts of the entire Fire Department at the time of the fire at 116-118-120 W. Colfax Avenue.on July 16, 1960, and expressed appreciation to the entire Department.. The letter was read and ordered placed on file. A letter of resignation from Russell K. Reece, a member of the City Fire Department was approved, effective August 1, 1960. f Comes now Fire -Chief Alex Andrzejewski with a recommendation that Fireman Arthur J. Howard".s retirement from the Fire Departmentbe approved. This action has been governed by the provisions of the Pension Fund and upon the recommendation of Dr. R. W. 8�:eryner, medical examiner. The resignation shall become effective as of August 169 1960. The following applications for the Fire Department were appapted and ordered placed on file: Edward Palicki, 5209 Mayflower Road, John W. Gnoth,,505 E. Eckman 'St., Stephen Keresztesi, 3315 St..Joseph St., Eugene J. Stachowiak, 1012 W. Colfax Avenue. The following applications for the Police Department -were accepted and ordered placed on file: Robert R. Werntz, Edward P. Gassensmith. ':Street Light Outage Reports were examined and ordered placed on file. The South Bend Firemen's A sspciation requested permission to sl?onsor the annual bail at the Notre Dame Drill Hall, Saturday, September 39 1960. The Board grants the request and orders letter from Mr. George:Krovitch, Dance Chairman, placed on file. An application for the Police Auxiliary School Patrol from Marian M. Humphrey was presented to the Board and ordered placed on file. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 A.M. Attest: AnthoWJ. Sabo, Clerk