HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/10/60 Board of Public Works MinutesOctober 10, 1960
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday,
October 10, 1960 at 9:00 A.M. CST. All members were present. Minutes
of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were
approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers.
SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN'S ASSOCIATION REQUEST
Comes now Mr. Howard Sigrist from the South Michigan Street Business and
Professional Men's Association and commends the City for its new street
lighting. Mr. Sigrist also respectfully urges the continuation- of said
street lighting through to the South Michigan Street area and wishes to
inquire if this is being planned by the City. The Board assured Mr.
Sigrist that.it is the Mayor's plan to continue with this street lighting
program by intervals as the budget will permit. At the present time, it
is not economically possible to extend such lighting, but it will be
done as soon as the budget will allow such continuation.
REMODELING OF FIRE STATION NO. 2 (CALLIX E. MILLER. ARCHITECT ENGINEER)
The Board approved Plans for the remodeling of Fire Station No. 2, 817
S. Lafayette Blvd. as submitted by Callix E. Miller, Architect, Engineer,
in accordance with a contract signed February 1, 1960 by the Board. The
Clerk is'authorized to advertise for bids on this project.
_NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS - REMODELING FIRE STATION NO. 2
The City of South Bend, Indiana, acting by and through its Board of
Public Works & Safety, will receive separate sealed bid proposals until
10:00 A.M. CST on the .7th day of November, 1960 at the Office of the Board,
City Hall, for the remodeling of and constructing new facilities at Fire
Station No. Two at 817 S. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, Indiana.
The Clerk is directed to place legal notices in The South Bend Tribune and
The Record on Ocrober 14 and October 21, 1960.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - STREET LIGHT'S
Nicholas Horvath, Superintendent of the Electrical Department, was directed
to install street lights at the following locations:
1. 1877 Riverside Place (4000 lumen)
2. 435 LaMonte Terrace (2500 lumen) rear alley
3. 2218 West Dunham St. (2500 lumen)
4. Sherman and Riverside (4000 lumen)
FIRE DEPARTMENT - APPOINTMENr
Comes now Alex Andrzejewski, Fire Chief.,: and recommends the appointment of
-RoiDert Leroy Snider, 1706 S. Pulaski Street to the South Bend Fire Deparement.
The applicant; having successfully qualified as to health and other pre-
scribed requirements, and having been approved by the Firemen's Pension
Fund, the Board follows the recommendation of the Fire Chief that this
applicant is fit to serve as a member of the South Bend Fire Department
and appointment is so approved, to become effective October 16, 1960.
FIRE CHIEF REQUEST
Permission was granted to Fire Chief Andrzejewski to attend the State Fire
Chief's Conference at Terre Haute, Indiana, from October 18 through October
21, 1960.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER REPORT (INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHT)
Comes now Clem Hazinski and reports that on August 31, 1960 a petition
from Mr. W. H. Hartman, for installation of a traffic signal at the
intersection of Sheridan and Lincolnway West was filed. This:pptition
has been forwarded to the State Highway Department Traffic Engineer
at the LaPorte District. A survey will be made by that department
and the results and recommendations will be sent to the Traffic Engineer.
Further report will be made to the Board upon receipt of this information.
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The following applications for the Police Department were accepted by
the Board and ordered placed on file: William Joe Sorukas, Roy Richard
Lowman.
Application for the Fire Department from Joseph Frank Palkowitch was
accepted and ordered placed on file.
Application from Loretta Guccione for the Police Auxiliary School Patrol
was examined, accepted and ordered placed on file.
Street Light 06t age Repdrts were examined and ordered placed on file.
Appointment of Evelyn McNaughton as a Special Police Officer was
approved by theBoard and ordered placed on file.
The monthly report of the Department of Weights & Measures was examined
by the Board, approved and ordered placed on file.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 10:45 A.M. /
Attest: Anthon . Sabo, Clerk
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