HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/66 Board of Public Works MinutesA regular meeting
17, 1966 at 10:0
present. Minutes
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January 17, 1966
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of the Board of Public Safety was
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Lloyd S. Taylor were
read and approved.
OPENING BIDS: MOTOR EQUIPMENT - 1966
Bids for motor equipment (cars and trucks ): for all departments of the
City of South Bend were opened on this date and are tabulated in the
Minutes of the Board of Public Works & Safety, Record No. 22.
ELECTRICAL DEPARThENT: SURVEY - FELLOWS STREET LIGHTING
Following a survey of this area, Eugene Radecki, Electrical Department
Superintendent, submitted a recommendation for improvement of street
lighting on Fellows Street from Ewing Avenue to Donmoyer Avenue.
After due examination, the Board approved the recommended changes, as
follows :
Remove Install Location
4,000 lumen 21,000 Ewing & Fellows - School crossing
V busy traffic, fire box.
1,000 lumen 4,000 Altgeld & Fellows
1,000 lumen .4 000 Victoria & Fellows
1,000i:.lumen 4,000 Fairview & Fellows
1,000 lumen 61000 Irvington & Fellows
1,000 lumen 4,000 Eckman & Fellows
4,000 lumen 6,000 Donmoyer & Fellows - School crossing
busy traffic, fire box.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT: REQUEST - I & M ELECTRIC CO ( NWMR POLES )
Following a recommendation from Eugene Radecki, Electrical. Department
Superintendent, that the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company be requested
to resume the practice of numbering all steel poles having street lights
on them, the Board approved this suggestion. This practice of numbering
the poles will assist the various departments in replacement of lights
by pinpointing the location of the poles.
STREET LIGHT PETITION
A Petition signed by residents in the area of Poland Street requesting
the installation of a street light on West Poland Street between Olive and
Meade Streets was submitted to the Board, examined and referred to the
Electrical Department for investigation and recommendation.
STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS
Street Light Outage Reports were accepted and ordered placed on file.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER: TRAFFIC SIGN INSTALLATIONS
The following traffic sign installations were approved by the Board:
2 - One Hour signs to limit parking at 714 N. Brookfield
Install 2 1130 Minute Parking" and "No Parking" signs on the south
side of Jefferson, east of Hill Street.
BIGHTS & MEASURES - REPORT
A Report for the month of December, 1965, from the Department of Weights
& Measures was accepted and ordered placed on file.
WEIGHTS & MEASURES: ATTEND SCHOOL
Permissi an was granted to Bert Cichowicz, City Sealer, to attend the annual
meeting of a Technical Training School in Indianapolis on January 19, 20
and 21, 1966. The Board was advised that there are sufficient funds in
the budget for this meeting.-
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SPECIAL POLICE CCWISSIONS
The following Special Police Commissions were approved and ordered placed
on file: Robert Gammage, Commissinn and Continuation Certificate;
Frank Skibinski, Torrington Company, Stanley V. Grayzck, Torrington,"
Frank Sochocki, Jr., Torrington, Raymond H. Dunham, Torrington.and
Richard Zmyslo, Torrington. All Torrington employees as Special Police
are covered by a Blanket Bond.
POLICE DEPARTMENT: APPLICATION'
An application for the Police Department from Richard Dean Johnson was
accepted and ordered placed on file...
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned at 11 :40 A.M.
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Chairman
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