HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/25/1956 Board of Public Safety MinutesIra Hunsberger, Superintendent of the ,Electrical Department., recommends
that a 4000 _.lumen light be installed at Jefferson & 27th Streets; Jefferson and 28th
Streets; Hasting & 34th Streets; 725 South 34th Street; Club and Tuxedo Drives;
Dunham & Jackson Streets; and at the alley on Marion Street between Main Street and
Lafayette Boulevard.
Also, it is the recommendation of the Electrical Department Superintendent
that the following lights should be increased to 4000 lumen: Thomas Street & Hoose Ct.
Grant Street at Railroad Tracks; Brookfield Street from Railroad Tracks to Western Avenue;
Harris Street near Western A enue; Walnut Street near Western Avenue and Jefferson St;
Kociusckd Street near Western Avenue; and Chapel Lane on McPherson Street. Board now
approves recommendation of Electrical Department Superintendent
I Jim Wicks and others appeared before the Board with reference to the pro-
posed arterial street lighting on Miami Street from Ridgedale to Ireland Roads and sub-
mitted to the Board a petition which reads as follows: We, the undersigned proper-
ty owners along and upon Miami- Street in the City of South Bend, hereby petition your
honorable Board that it instruct the City Electrical Department to erect the proposed
street lights upon the east side of Miami Street in the territory covered between Ridge -
dale Road and the northerly limits of the Erskine Park Golf Course. It is our understand-
ing that the proposed plan at-this time calls for these electrical street lights to bee -
rected upon the west side of "Miami Street in the area above described. Matter taken under
advisement until next Monday, June 25, 1956.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
This Board now reviewed the bids for the Health Department cars and awarded
the contract to the Scherman- Schaus- Freeman Company:
SCHERMAN- SCHAUS- FREEMAN COMPANY A non - collusion affidavit and a
520 South Lafayette Street certified `check in the amount of
South Bend, Indiana $448.00 accompanied the bid*
3 1956 Studebaker Champion 2 -Door Sedanets
Total . . . . . . . . . . $49471.40
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 10:55 A.M. (DST).
Chairman
Attest• abo Clerk
JUNE 25, 1956
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, June 25,
1956 at 10:00 A.M. (DST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular
meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the total amount of $92,198.87 were
approved. Claims in the total amount of $6,247.96 were approved and ordered paid for
the following suppliers:
American Distributing Company
45.12
Benko & Sons
10.90
Bob's T. V. & Antenna Repair
160.00
Leslie Bodnar, M.D.
7.50
City Water Works
7.44
DeVRY Technical Institute
365.00
Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
419.10
Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
16.70
Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
3.59
Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
44.05
Emlong Nurseries, Inc.
35.00
Englewood Elec. Co.
10.20
Englewood Elec. Company
18.72
Englewood Elec. Co.
59.84
Gerber Manufacturing Co.
281.80
J. 0. Hildebrand, Jr. M.D.
15.00
Hi -Speed Auto Wash
15.00
Ind. Bell Telephone Co.
14.04
Ideal Press
69.00
Ind. Bell Telephone Co.
36.62
Ind. Bell Telephone Co.
159.09
Ind. & Mich. Elec. Company
9.72
Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co.
10.16
Leonard Keeler, Inc.
300.00
Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co.
4.72
L. A. Kolupa, Inc.
32.97
L. A. Kolupa, Inc.
59.02
Harry Lodyga
24.40
Batt. Chief Lederrer
17.90
Carl Martz
29.30
McClave Printing Company
75.00
Memorial Hospital
13.10
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Memorial Hospital
3.75
Midwest Fire & Safety Co.
13.50
Midwest Fire & Safety
33.05
Midwest Fire & Safety Co.
154.00
Midwest Fire & Safety
196.00
Pvt. Edgar Powers
15.50
Mittler Supply Company
4.25
Smogor Lumber Company
23.17
Sinclair Refining Company
180.43
Smogor Lumber Company
116.34
Smogor Lumber Company
34.95
South Bend Supply Co.
17.82
Smogor Lumber Company
5.82
South Bend Supply Co.
2.63
South Bend Supply Co.
2.91
South Bend Supply Co.
30.96
South Bend Supply Co.
3.49
South Bend Supply Co.
5.47
South Bend Supply Co.
1.25
South Bend Supply Co.
1.27
South Bend Supply Co.
11.86
Standard Automotive Supply
3.16
SouthBend Supply Co.
10.63
Weisberger Bros.
314.73
J. E. Walz, Inc.
16.25
Weisberger Bros.
11.90
Weisberger Bros.
23.85
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police Chief Dutrieux submitted to the Board a request to enter the Police Dept.
Pistol Team in the regional pistol championships to be held at theSt. Joseph Valley
Range which is located at Bristol, Indiana on the 7th and 8th days of July, 1956. Per-
mission granted.
The monthly report of the Police Department for!the month of June was submitted
to the Board. Accepted and placed on file.
Special Police Officer bonds were approved for Harry A. Markiewicz, R. R. #31
Box 522, Walkerton, Indiana; and Paul Ryll, 2710 Main Street, Mishawaka, Indiana.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
An application for the Fire Department was examined and placed on file for Anthony
Horvath.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
Ira Hunsberger, Supt. of the Electrical Department, submitted to the Board a
list of the street lights which have been ordered since January 1, 1956. Accepted and
placed on file.
Ira Hunsberger recommends the following changes in line with the Mayor's uniform
lighting program; 4000 lumen light at the following locations, Iowa & Ardmore Trail;
Olive & Smith Streets; Cherry Tree Lane & Coquillard Drive. 1522 Sheridan Avenue;
and between 623 and 625 North Walnut St.
Also, the following locations should be increased; two lights on Cherry St from
the railroad to Washington Street; two lights on Chestnut Street from the Railroad to
Washington Street; Harvey Street near Lincoln Way West; Grace Street and Railroad
tracks; Avondale at Ridgedale Road; two lights on Twyckenham Drive and Avondale; two
lights on Twyckenham Drive between Avondale and Ridgedale Road; and the two lights on
Ridgedale Road near Avondale . Also, remove one 1000 lumen light on Walnut Street near
railroad and :increase the present 4000 lumen light to 6000 lumen, this light is at the
railroad crossing.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourn -
ed at 10:30 A.M. (DST).
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST: ANT�PrJ. BO, CLERK