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December 9, 1968
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety met at 10:00 A.M.
on December 9, 1968, with Arthur W. Frisk and Lloyd S. Taylor present. The
minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved.
APPLICATIONS - POLICE DEPARTMENT
The following applications for appointment to the South Bend Police Department
were filed with the Board and referred to the Personnel Director for further
processing -.,Richard Edwin Griffin, Wm. Stanley Nowostawski, Donn Michael
Singleton, and Ronald William Spencer.
REQUEST TO ATTEND "RE -SCHOOLING" AT SNORKEL FACTORY - FIRE DEPARTMENT
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the
request for Fire Chief Zurat and Master Mechanic Carl Martz to attend a
"re -schooling" at the snorkel factory, Kansas City, Missouri; December 10 to
12, 1968 in connection with the two snorkel units currently in service, the
expenses of which trip will be paid by the Midwest Fire and Safety Equipment
Company.
REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the re-
quest of the Traffic Engineering Department to advertise for bids for the installation
of traffic signals at the following intersections:
1. Ireland and York (semi -actuated)
2. Ewing and Main (fixed time)
3. Ironwood and Pleasant (fixed time)
4. Olive and Washington (fixed time)
5. Portage, Angela and Diamond (modernized, fixed time)
And the Clerk was directed to advertise in the South B end Tribune and the
Tri-County News on December 13 and December 20, 1968, for bids to be received
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REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHTS - OLIVE AND SAMPLE
A letter of request for street lights along Sample Street, from Olive and Sample
Street crossings to the Lombardy and Sample Street intersections, from Summit
Tooling Company, Division of Ace Tool Engineering Company, Inc., 2816 W. Sample
Street, was read. City Engineer Lloyd S. Taylor stated that a study is already
under way in this connection and his Department hopes to.accomplish some street
light installations in this area in the near future.
Walter E. Milovich, President and General Manager of Summit Tooling Company, in
his letter, also complains of trains blocking the Sample -Olive Street crossing
for excessive periods of time.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the above matters were referred to the
Engineering Department for study and recommendation.
PETITION FOR STREET LIGHT - LIBERTY BETWEEN HURON AND FORD STREETS
The petition of Leo Mrozinski, 513 S. Liberty Street, and 13 others for a street
light on Liberty Street, between Huron and Ford Streets, was filed with the
Board and referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and recommendation.
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER'S BOND APPROVED - LEO A. VANDER HEYDEN
Continuation certificate continuing Bond No. 324 2375 on behalf of Special
Police Officer Leo A. Vander Heyder, Mishawaka, Indiana, employed by Associates
Investment Company, to 12/11/69 was approved byythe Board.
STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS
Street light outage reports for the period 11/24/68 to 12/6/68 were filed.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad-
journed at 10:40 A.M.
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