01/15/62 Board of Public Works Minutes

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January 15, 1962 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, January 15, 1962 at 10:00 A.M. CST. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE ( 8 CARS - POLICE DEPARTMENT) Comes now Orson E. Harman, Chief of Police, and requests permission to place advertisements in The South Bend Tribune and The Record for the purpose of accepting bids for 8 cars for use of the Police Department. Permission granted and the Clerk of the Board directed to place advertise- ments in The South Bend Tribune and The Record on January 199 and January 269 1962. Sealed bids will be opened on February 59 1962. Four used cars will be considered as a trade-in on the purchase of the 8 new cars. The Chief of Police will designate the old cars to be traded in this purchase. REPORT FROM TRAFFIC ENGINEER RE: COLFAX HOTEL LOADING ZONE Clem Hazinski, Traffic Engineer, recommended zthat; in answer to a request of the Colfax Hotel, 120 W. Colfax Avenue, through its attorney, Paul J. Schwertley, that a loading zone be granted to extend a distance of 29 feet to the east from the west property line of the Colfax Hotel. It is the recommendation that parking meter #2 be replaced to provide one parking space in front of 118 W. Colfax Avenue. These spaces were previously allotted to the Courtesy Cab Company., 122 W. Colfax Avenue, for a cab stand, which the: -Traffic Engineer has recommended be moved west to in front of 122 W. Colfax Avenue. Following the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, the Board fuled- that the changes be adopted, in acoordance with Mr. Hazinski's report. REPORT FROM TRAFFIC ENGINEER ( GAWTH@OPE. COURTESY CAB, REQUEST FOR CAB STAND With reference to a request from Robert Gawthrope of the Courtesy Cab Company, 122 W. Colfax Avenue, for one additional cab stand, after investigation by the Traffic Engineer, it is recommended that the Courtesy Cab Company be granted permission to increase the number of cabs on that`stand from 2 cab spaces to 3. It is further recommended that the present cab stand be moved to the west on Colfax Avenue to 122 W. Colfax and that the meters numbered 4-6 and 8 be removed and that these metered spaces become the location for the three cabs. Upon payment of $75.009 which is the annual rate per cab space, the additional space will become -.effective, provided that no more than three cabs be stored at this location at any time and that such violation will result in removal of this additional cab stand with forfiture of the annual fee. The recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, after examination, was approved by the Board. The City of South Bend entered into an Agreement with State..of..ZAdjana�:through Highway Commission of Indiana and its'.dulyauthorized officials approving the installation of traffic signals at intersection of State Route 2 (Western Avenue and Lombardy Drive),in the City of South Bend. After the Agreement is ratified by the State of Indiana, a copy will be placed on file in theBoard-of-Works Office. [l 1