11/13/1979 Board of Public Works Minutes

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251 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 13, 1979 that the telephone was temporarily disconnected, but he was having it connected today at 137 N. Birdsell Street. He stated he has only one cab, Cab No. ll. His personal vehicle is being driven by Mr. Herb Singleton. Mr. Singleton was present and said he is driving Mr. Thompson`s vehicle to Notre Dame University where he is employed. The Board asked Mr. Singleton if he charges people to ride in the vehicle and Mr. Singleton said he did not. Mr. Thompson was asked if his Cab was marked. He said he was installing a top piece today and that the magnetic signs on the taxi have been stolen and he had to get assistance from the Police Department to recover them. Mr. Mullen noted that the name of the cab company and the number should be painted on the vehicle, as a permanent means of identification, and that this is a requirement of the Municipal Code for all taxicabs. Mr. Thompson said he would have the painting done. Mr. Mullen then said it appeared that Mr. Thompson had not complied with Code requirements for the taxicab and asked that the cab be brought up to Code standards within fourteen days. When the work has been done, Mr. Thompson is to take the cab to the Police Department for an inspection and the Police Department will notify the Board if the inspection is satisfactory. If the vehicle does not meet code requirements at the end of the fourteen -day period, the Board will consider revoking the taxicab license. Mr. Crone asked Mr. Thompson if his office was open twenty -four hours a day, as required by the Code and Mr. Thompson said that it was. Mr. Thompson said he had some complaints about other cab companies which he had not brought up and would send a letter to the Board in regard to them. PETITION AND COMPLAINT RE: SOLUBLE OIL DISPOSAL FACILITY Dr. Joseph Peyser, 1820 Ribourde Drive, and other residents of the area were present and submitted to the Board a petition and complaint regarding the buring of liquid wastes at the soluble oil disposal facility Dr. Peyser submitted the following list of questions to the Board: 1. Is it true the City.leased this property to a private contractor, PRENCO, of Detroit, Michigan, for one dollar ($1.00) a year for the next ten years? 2. Is it true that they bring in tankers ofliquid wastes from industries from Kokomo, Gary, Michigan and-even from as far away as southeastern Ohio? 3. Given the cost of transportation today, what is in those tankers that makes it worth that kind of cost to0hio industries to export their wasts to South Bend? 4. Of what possible benefit can this be to South Bend and its residents? 5. Has there been any study done of the long -range effects of this operation on.air pollution in this area? 6. What effect could all of this type of waste - burning be having on the ozone levels in the area which have already been cited by the Environmental Protection Agency as exceeding the allowable level? 7. Who are the industires sending their liquid wastes here? Where are they located? 8. What is the chemical content and toxicity of ,the waste and the fumes? 9. What caused the chemical content and toxicity of the waste and the fumes? 10. How big is this operation becoming? More stacks and even storage tanks have already been added. 11. What is the 1.1 million- dollar Federal grant for expansion of the sewage treatment plant for? Isn't it true this plant is already large enough to serve a population of 450,000, larger than this area will ever need? Is the grant for the stacks?