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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/06/62 Board of Public Works MinutesAugust 6, 1962 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, August 6, 1962 at 10:00 A.M. DST. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular -meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. Comes now Officer James Robison and admits that the Charge was served upon him personally on August 3, 1962 and said Charge was read on this date and he further admitted the violations of Charges Nos. 59 6, 19 and 26 of the Rules and Regulations of the Police Department of South Bend, and that said violations occurred on the 29th day of July, 1962. Said Officer Robison has been suspended since July 29, 1962, and has not received any pay for the first pay period of August, beginning August 1, 1962. It was the decision of the Board that Officer Robison return to work on this date and that he will continue to work without compensation up to and including August 15, 1962. POLICE DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT ( SGT. P. J. MARKO.) The Board approved the retirement of Sgt. p. J. Marko following the expiration of his Terminal Leave which will be on September 1, 1962. POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTION ( OFFICER EDWARD J. DUDZINSKI 1 Following the recommendation of Police Chief Harman, the Board approved the promotion of Patrolman Edward J. Dudzinski to Uniformed Sergeant, effective September 1, 1962. Officer Dudzinski will thus be filling the vacanty created by the retirement of Sgt. Marko. FIRE DEPARTMENT ( ATTEND CONVENTION ) Fire Chief Andrzejewski was granted permission to attend the Indiana Firemen's Association Convention in Gary, Indiana on August 10, 1962. REQUEST: ( RE:BANNER FOR FIREMEN'S BALL ) The Board granted a request from the South Bend Firemen's Association, Fireman Stanley Prezestwor, Dance Chairman, to place a banner on the front of the Central Fire Station to advertise the Annual Firemen's Ball. This request is granted with the stipulation that the banner will not extend across the street, but will be attached to the building only. APPLICATION -( FIRE DEPARTMENT ) An application for the Fire Department from Commie Lee Walls was accepted*pd ordered placed on file. PETITION: ELIMINATION OF TRUCKS ( FALCON STREET') REFER TRAFFIC ENGINEER A Petition from residents of the Falcon Street area requesting the erection of Speed Control Signs and help to eliminate large truck traffic on Falcon Street from Western Avenue to Washington Avenue was referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and recommendation. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street Light Outage Reports were accepted and ordered placed on file. INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS ( ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT Following the recommendation of Nicholas Horvath, Electrical Department Superintendent, the following street light installations were approved: 1 - 4000 lumen light at 729 S. Grant St. 1 - 4000 lumen light at Cabot and Sterling Streets. 1 - 4000 lumen light at Rose and Sterling Streets 1 - 4000 lunen light at Peachtree Lane and Ironwood Drive 1 -,4000 lumen light at Oak Park Drive and Ironwood Drive. BUILDING DEPARTMENT ( GILBERT'S REMODELING - CANOPY OVER SIDEWALK ) Comes now Verner Lane, Building Commissioner, and requests the Board's permission to allow.Gilbert's Men's Clothing Store to erect a canopy 10 feet 6 inches high to extend three feet over the sidewalk. This is in connection with a remodeling of the store front. Mr. Lane informed the Board that, upon inspection, the remodeling conformed to all Building Codes. The Board ranted the request for erection of the cano � 9 q py, provided all Code provisions are met and provided the City of South Bend is indemnified with insurance for injury and property damage in the usual amounts. BUILDING DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT A report for the month of July, 1962 from the Building Department was accepted and ordered placed on file. BUILDING DEPARTMENT —SUB -STANDARD DIVISION ( HEARINGS With reference to property owned by 11m. Metzger located at 1838 N. Elmer Street, Mr. Grabarz, Director of the Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department was granted permission to advertise for bids to demolish but directed to notify the owner of such intention. Permission was granted Mr. Grabarz to proceed with condemnation orders for property located at 106 and 1062 S. St. Louis Boulevard and to notify owner of such intention. A complaint was made to the Board by Mr. Casimir Slott, 203 Chestnut Street, that a vacant house at 2132 Chestnut Street is being used as a gathering place for groups. The Board requested Mr. Grabarz to check into this matter and also requested the Clerk of the Board to notify the Police Department of this condition and direct the Police Department to check into this and submit a report on findings. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 A.M. 4o,6 Attest: Antho . Sabo, Clerk