HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/29/60 Board of Public Works MinutesA:iijudt 20, 1960
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, August
29, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. 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 report from the Civil Defense Department of the activities for June and
July,.1960, was presented to the Board reviewed and -ordered placed on file.
EAST SAMPLE STREET LIGHTING
The Electrical Department was directed to take steps to install the follow-
ing street lights:
Inst 1 :
Between Michigan Street and Lincolnway East 4 - 15000 Lumen, Steel Pole
Overhead
Remove:
2 - MO Lumen street lights (underground)
2 - 2500 Lumen street lights (underground)
0 - 4000 Lumen street lights (overhead)
'2 - 6000 Lumen street lights (overhead)
A print (no. D-5-5532) of the Proposed Street Lighting of Sample Street was
olso referred to the Electrical Department.
Nicholas Horvath, Superintendent of the Electrical Department, submitted
the following recommendation for the installation of 4000 Lumen street
lights:
617 S. Columbia
2501 Westmoor
1707 Riverside Drive
1 314 California Ave. (2500 lumen)
The recommendation was approved.
HOUSE MOVE
Comes now Vernon Lane and submits to the Boa kV a petition from John Gooch
to obtain a permit to move a dwelling from 12 W. Monroe Street to 520
S. 26th Street.
Mr. Lane reported to the Board that all property owners had been notified
of the move and the dwelling to be moved, while in good condition, was a
three unit dwelling and that the S. 26th Street address was in an area
restricted for one family dwellings. Property owners from the 26th Street
area appeared before the Board to remonstrate said move. In view of the
above, the petition of Mr. Gooch was denied by the Board.
Comes now Fire Chief Alex M. Andrzejewski with a recommendation that Elmer
A Van DeWielle, 221 N. Gladstone Avenue be appointed as a member of the
Fire Department. The Board, having examined the application on a prior
date and having reviewed'-the.application as of this date and having found
that the applicant has successfully passed all required tests, the recommenda-
tion of the Fire Chief was approved to become effective on September 19
1960.
A letter from the Penshn Fund, signed by Chief Alex M. Andrzdjewski as
Pension Fund President, accepting the application of Elmer Van De Wielle,
was presented to the Board. Said membership is to coincide with the
departmental assignment of the appointee. The Board approved the member-
ship and ordered the letter placed on file.
The Pension Fund also approved the payment of $200 death payment to Frieda
Pfaf€enbach, widow of Otto Pfaffenbach, a retired fireman who expired
August 20, 1960; Also that Frieda Pfaffenbach shall be granted a widow's
pension of $132.20 per month or 30% of a fully paid first class fireman's
salary. Payments of said pension'shal-l--become effective as of August 219
1960 coinciding with the death of said Otto Pfaffenbach. The above was
approved by the Board and the letter ordered placed on file.
HEARING - BUILDING DEPARTMENT
With reference to a hearing set this day for Mr. Talboon, concerning the
property owned by him at 1612 N. Meade Street, Mrs. Talboon appeared befcr e
the Board with the information that her husband was unable to appear
on this date and respectfully requests that the hearing be postponed.
The Board continues the hearin§ for two weeks.
HEARING - BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Mr. L. Mitchell, 2609 Longley, was directed to appear before the Board
to show cause why.he has not complied with Building Depw tment order to
get property up to standard. Due to unforseen trouble with a sewer,
Mr. Mitchell respectfully requests Costponement. The Board thus continues
the case for one week.
The Police Department report for the month of July was examined, approved
and ordered placed on file.
An application for the Fire Department from Karl Joseph Marozsan, 1623
S. Scott Street was examined, accepted and ordered placed on file.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 11:30 A.M.
Chairman
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Attest: Anth J. Sabo, Clerk
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