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May 9, 1960
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A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, May 9, 1960 at 10 AM.
All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved.
Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers.
A petition is hereby received,from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Popielski, 2212 S. Carlisle Street
and others asking for the improvement of Carlisle Street from Prairie"Avenue to Hillside
by the construction of street lighting. Petition referred to the City Electrical Depart-
ment for investigation and recommendation-.
Applications for the Police Auxiliary School Patrol are hereby examined and placed on file
for Elizabeth Baas.
Special police bonds are approved for Ralph Fouts, Jr.
A letter from the Firemen's Pension Fund is submitted to the Board advising us that it
was the decision of the members of the Pension Board to hold in abeypnce the application
for membership of George J. Witucki, Jr. and further it was also the decision of the trus-
tees present to increase the salary of the secretary to $900.00 per year. This is an annual
increase of $150.00 and as so stipulated shall become effective January 1, 1961.
Comes now Nick Cholis in regards to the matter of the removal of a sign on a structure lo-
cated at 3005 S. Michigan Street advertising a motel known as the Ranch Motel. The sign
still remains and the Board is hereby informed by the Building Commissioner that said sign
is in violation with the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend.and also that William
McInerny , Attorney, has issued an injunctive order for removal of said sign. Therefore,
the Board now sends a letter to Mr. McInerny requesting a report as to the progress on
this matter.
In regards to the condemnation order heretofore issued to the owners of the structure lo-
cated a 124 N. Adams Street, the Building Department is hereby given permission to proceed
with the legal advertising for demolition bids on said building. It is understood that
the Board will allow 2 weeks time before such advertising and in this period the Building
Department is directed to send 2 registered letters, return receipt requested, to the own-
ers. One letter will be addressed to the Adams Street address and the other will be di-
rected to the Industrial Savings and Loan Association and said letters are to inform the
parties concerned of the action taken by the Board.
Comes now John Grabarz, Director of the Sub -Standard Buildings Division of the Building
Department, requesting the Board to send a letter to a one Rev. Bowles to appear before
the Board. Ref. Bowles at a previous meeting had agreed to remove a frame addition to
a masonry building located at 318 S. Iowa Street and to this date Rev. Bowles has failed
to comply with the agreement. The Board now directs a letter to Rev. Bowles requesting
his appearance at the next regular Board meeting on Monday, May 16, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. to
show cause why this matter has not been taken care of. Should Rev. Bowles fail to appear,
then the Building Department is directed to proceed with the legal advertising for con-
demnation of same.
The Board hereby awards the bid for the 341heel motorcyles for the Police Department as
follows:
Harley Davidson Sales
South Bend, Indiana
Two_(2) 3-wheel motorcyles
Total bid price ------- $2796.40
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ws called adjourned
at 10:30 A.M. //
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ATT EST : ANTHONW1 SABO, CLERK
CHAIRMAN