10/09/61 Board of Public Works Minutes

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October 99 1961 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, October 99 1961 at 10:00 A.M. DST. Messrs. R. S. Andrysiak and Edwin L. Davies were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. PERMISSION TO At&.( FIRE DEPARTMENT) SEDAN AND STATION WAGON The Fire Chief was granted permission to place advertisements for bids for one Four Door Sedan and one Four Door Station Wagon, with trade-ins for the use of the Fire Department. Advertisements will be run on October 13 and 20, 1961 and sealed bids will be opened at the meeting of the Board on October 23, 1961. FIRE DEPARTMENT - PERM_ISSION TO ATTEND FIRE INSPECTOR'S SCHOOL The Fire Chief was granted permission to send Battalion Chief Oscar Van Wiele to Purdue University from October 30 to November 3, 1961 to attend a Fire Inspector's School at this time and place. Permission granted. °! TRAFFIC ENGINEER - PERMISSION TO ATTEND NATIONAL CONGRESS Clem Hazinski, Traffic Engineer, was granted permission to attend an Engineering School, National Safety Congress in Chicagq, Illinois on October 18, 1961. SPECIAL POLICE APPOINTMENTS AND BONDS ;r The following wei appointed'Special Police Officers: Allie Ahmen Jojo!s Bond was approved and ordered placed on file. Eugene Robert Benninghoff was appianted Special Police Officer. AUXILIARY POLICE APPLICATIONS The following applications for Auxiliary School Patrol for the Police Deja rtment: Helen Eleanore Kasten and Doris Madge Smurr. The applications were ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT A Report for the month of August, 1961 from the Police Department was accepted and ordered placed on file. _STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT A Street Light Outage Report was accepted and ordered placed on file. BUILDING DEPARTMENT MONTTW Y REPORT A Monthly Report for September, 1961 from the Building Department was accepted and ordered placed on file. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARD DIVISION Comes now Mr. John Jerkins, owner of property located at 1147 Johnson Street to show cause why damages caused by_a fire in May, 1961 have not been repaired. Mr. Jerkins advised the Board that he had made a cash settlement with the insurance company prematurely and that actual repairs would be much higher than he had anticipated. He wished an extension of time to investigate and determine whether it would be worth his while to make repairs or whether to have house demolished. Case continued until January 2, 1961 at which time Mr. Jerkins will report on status of property. Batallion Xhief Downes and Mr. Grabarz directed to make investigation of property every two weeks and keep Board informed so that the Board can determine whether the owner is putting forth the proper effort to get property up to standard.