HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/65 Board of Public Works MinutesJanuary 18, 1965
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday,
January 18, 1965 at 10:00 A.P. All members were present. Minutes of
the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouclaers were approved
and ordered paid to the various suppliers.
BUILDING DEPARn ENT - SUB-ST D HEARINGS }
Comes now Mr. Richard Liszewski, Sub -Standard Division Supervision,
and advises the Board that Mr. Orrie Parker, attorney for Charles Mack,
party who is buying property on Land Contract, requested an additional
30 days continuance in order to complete sale of property, located at
1217 S. Rush Street. Mrs, -Harry Ticodemis holds title to this property.
Permission granted. Hearing continued for 30 days.
Mr. Harry Polis, mimer of property located at 810-?1 and 812 E. Colfax
Avenue requested permission for an -extension of hearing for 60,days
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to allow sufficient time for fumigation and repair.
Permission granted. - - - -
With reference to property located at 126 LaPorte Avenue, owned by
Benny Korpal, Mr. Liszewski requested permission to post building as
sub -standard. This building is now vacant.
Permission granted.
Pair. Liszewski submitted a progress report on the following properties:
A representative of the V.O.P. Investment Company, Inc., reported to
11r, Liszew8ki that this: Corporation had taken over property located
at 715 Marietta which had been sold to Mrs. Lottie King under Land
Contract. Since Mrs. King had defaulted in this Contract, this
property has reverted to -the V.O.P. Investment Co., Inc.; and would
be repaired, as needed.
Property owned by Mrs. Lottie King, located at 212 Marietta is now
being cleaned up by Mrs. King.
Property owned by Pars. Lottie King, located at 234 E. Sample Street
will be torn down, as previously reported. No date has been set for
such demolition.
Eugene Radecki, Electrical Department Superintendent, requested
permission to have Board approval for future installation of street
lights, as they are needed, in"Fairfax Estates and Ireland Heights
Additions.
Approval was granted for the future installation of the following
street lights:
1. Fairfax Drive and Northlee Court in Fairfax Estates - 1 4000
lumen light.
2. Byron Drive and Kennedy Drive, Ireland Heights Addition - 1 4000
lumen light.
3. Kevin Court, Ireland Heights Addition - 1 4000 lumen light.
Clem Hazinski, Traffic Director, submitted a report concerning the
proposed installation of a brighter street light at intersection of
Jefferson Boulevard and.Ironwood Drive.
The Engineering Department was directed to investigate a recommendation
made by the Electrical Department to install a 211000 lumen street
light at the above -mentioned intersection.
Mr. Hazinski-reported that studies of this type could be more conclusive
with such a street light in place. Mr. Hazinski recommended that this
installation be made and future studies and reports,be submitted, as
to whether this type of illumination solves the traffic hazard problem
at this location.
The Board approved such installation.
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With reference to a request for street light installations on Louise
Street at Junior Achievement and the Y.M.C.A. Gene Radecki, Electrical
Department Superintendent recommended that two 6000 lumen type street
lights be installed to relieve the dark condition in this area.
The Board referred this request and recommendation to the City Engineer
for study and further recommendation.
Eugene Radecki, Electrical Department, submitted a report to the Board
with reference to a proposal.from Indiana & Michigan Electric Company
to replace 12 - 1,000 lumen (92) watt) underground street lights
on Corby Boulevard between Niles Avenue and St. Louis Boulevard with
6 - 6,000'lumen (405;watt) overhead street lights, properly spaced
as shown on an attached drawing.
The present cost to the City of $24.00 per month. Under the new
lighting system the cost would be 21.90 per month.
The Board approved the replacement but directed Mr. Radecki to contact
the residents in this area and explain the advantages of the new higher
powered lighting system.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER: PETITION FOR`:STOP : SIGN ( CLEVELAND & VASSAR )
A Petition from residents of Cleveland and Vassar Avenues fora stop
sign installation was submitt 4 to the Board and referred to the
Traffic Engineer for inveatigation and recommendation.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER: TRAFFIC SIGN INSTALLATION PROPOSAL
A list of proposed traffic sign installations submitted by Clem Hazinski,
Traffic Engineer, was submitted to the Board, examined and taken under
advisement.
PO,�.TCE DEPARTMENT ATTEND- NATIONAL IIID WINTER PISTOL TjATCHES
Permission was granted Police Chief Hampton to send the following Police
officers to Tampa Florida from 14arch 8 through March 19, 1965 for the.
National Mid -Winter Pistol Matches. The Fraternal Order of.Police,
Lodge #36 will finance the trip:
Sgt. R. Albright, Patrolman J. Radecki., F. Szuba, J. Szweda and G. Zubler.
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APPIN&IQN: FIRE �AR�NT
An application for the Fire Department from Russell Eugene Beery
was accepted and ordered placed on file.
RE• =ING - QUAMS FILED --;AGAINST ED_WARD a. RAWR92KI, PPLIM
DEPARTMENT
William A. Hosinski, Attorney -at -Law, City of South Bend, Indiana,
having this date filed vrith the Board of Public Safety, his written
request for a continuance of the scheduled hearing on charges preferred
against Edward J. Navroocki, said scheduled hearing being set pursuant
to notice served to Edward J. Nawrocki for January 19, 1965 at 10:00
A.M. at a special meeting of the Board of Public Safety to be held in
the Conference Room on the second floor of City Hall and the Clerk of
the Board of Public Works & Safety is hereby ordered to notify Mr.
William A. Hosinski and Mr. Edward J. Nawrocki that said request is
now granted and said hearing is now continued to February 2, 1965 a�
10:00 A.M. at a special meeting of the Board of Public Safety in the
Conference Room, second floor, City Hall.
There being no further business to -come before the Board, the meting
was adjourned at 11:15 A.M.
Attest: Richard J. Duck., Clerk