12/11/61 Board of Public Works Minutes

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December 11, 1961 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, December 1191961 at 10:00 A.M. CST. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and -ordered paid to the various suppliers. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT ( STREET LIGHTS) Following the recommendation of Nicholas Horvath, Superintendent of the Electrical Department, the following installations were approved: 1 4,000 lumen light at Black Drive and Edison Road 4 1 ,000 lumen light at Okkridge Drive and Edison 1 4*000 lumen light at 1027 N. College Street. 1 41000 lumeh light at the 4400 Block S. Miami Street 1 6,000 lumen light at Ireland,Road and Miami Street (S.W. Corner) 1 4,000 lumen light at Clayton Drive and Miami Street 1 49000 lumen light at Clayton Drive and Echo Drive 31 LETTER FROM INDIANsA & MICHIGAN ELECTRIC CO. TO FIRE CHIEF A letter from J. Benson Bally Division Manager of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to the Fire Chief was presented to the Board. Mr. ,.a Ball congratulated the Fire Department for their assistance in an emergency at the Indiana & Michigan Company's offices on the night of December 1, 1961. The letter was reviewed by the Board and ordered placed on file. SPECIAL POLICE BOND A Special Police Bond for Glen Francis Lowry was approved by the Board and ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION An application for the Police Department from Thomas William Peters was accepted and ordered placed on.file. FIRE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION An application from Robert Valentine Chrzan for the Fire 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 MONTHLY REPORT A Monthly Report for November, 1961 from the Building Department was accepted and ordered placed on file. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARD DIVISION ( HEARINGS) Comes now Rev. Bowles and declares that he was requested to be present at the Board meeting on this date. Inasmuch as Vernon Lane and John Grabarz.are out of the city attending a conference, the hearing was continued until December 18, 1961. rcc: M.AJIMLLY VUNU - NU TRESPASSING SIGNS (MCKINLEY_LAGOON) The Clerk of the Board reported that children are skating on a pond at McKinley which constitutes a hazard. The Board, after hearing the facts, instructed the Traffic Engineer to erect signs at this site. Such signs to read: "No Fishing, No Swimming, No Skating."