11/28/60 Board of Public Works Minutes

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November 28, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, November 28, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. RE: FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO REMODELING Comes mow Callix Miller with reference to the remodeling of Fire Station No. 2 and submits letters from Harry H. Verkler, Contractor, Inc., Brehmer Electrical Company and Edward J. White, Inc. agreeing to modification of contract. Under these conditions the proposals for remodeling of said Fire Station submitted by the above -named contractors are approved. Contracts will be. -prepared and signed at the next meeting of the Board. BUS -STANDARD DIVISION - BUILDING DEPARTMENT' (HEARING) Comes now John Grabarz and Mr. Wrieszian, owner of property located at 1618-20 Dunham Street by; order of the Board with a report of what progress had been made to bring property up to standard. Mr. Grabarz informed the Board that very little had been done to date. Mr. Wrieszian, upon being questioned, advised the Board that he could bring property up to standard if given sufficient time. It was the decision of the Board , that this case be continued for 30 days or until January 3, 1961. If, by this datep the property is not up to standard in accordance with the provisions set down by the Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department, permission will be given to Mr. Grabarz to advertise for demolition of said property. BUILDING DEPARTMENT (REQUEST CONCERNING OVERHA&G_1 Comes now Verner Lane, Building Department Commissioner and requests, permission for an "overhang" on South Michigan Street and Irvington Street. Said overhang will extend over public property. After due deliberation, permission , was granted. It was the decision of the Board that, effective January 3, 1961, any . time permission is requested to encroach upon public property, sufficient insurance indemnifying the City of South Bend for liability as well as personal property will be required. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT A petition for installation of a street light on Bendix (Western Avenue to Huron) was directed to the attention of the Electrical Department for investigation and recommendation. POLICE DEPART_ MENT (APPLICATION) Application from Edward Patrick Gassensmith for the Police Department was accepted and ordered placed on file. FIRE DEPARTMENT (APPLICATIONS) Applications for the Fire Department for the following were accepted and ordered placed on file: Philip Roger Horvath, Roy Richard Lowmano Stephen Takach. OUTAGE REPORT Street Light Outage report was accepted and ordered placed on file. CIVIL DEFENSE: LT...Gaa 11 Parfitt of Civil Defense Organization informed the 3oard that 6yt. Woodrow M. McDaniel will be acting Executive Director of the St. Joseph Counth-South Bend Civil Defense Organization until further notice as Lt. Parfitt has been placed on a special assignment within the South Bend Police Department. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 A.M. n,, ___0 �\ 9 Chairman Attest: AnthonM. Sabo, Clerk