06/15/1953 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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into with Portage Township was, thereupon, examined and signed by the Board, and the Clerk was directed to present this contract to the Township Trustee for his signature and the approval and signatures'of the Township Adv%sony Board. The matter of contract with German. Township was held in abeyance, inasmuch as it was brought to the attention of the Board that this township has failed to fulfill its 'contract for the year 1:952, payment for the last half of the year not having been received up to the present time. 'The Board examined Police Department Motor Vehicle Accident Report #'63505 cover - ing'accident of June 14, involving Fire Chiefs car, being driven at the time of the accident by Richard D. Smith, and the privately owned 1950 Studebaker sedan of Matthew J. Osowski, 619 N. Birdsell Street. Report shows name of witness; Mrs.' Leonard Zane, 2818 S. Michigan Street.' Report was signed by Police Officer Pasalich. Fire Chief Duck explained to the Board his version of the accident. The Board ordered the report placed on file.. fihe Fire Department application of Wendell Dale Kamp was reviewed by the Board and "returned to the file. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT: 'Ira L. Hunsberger; Superintendent, being present, reported to the Board, the re- installing of light at the first alley intersection south of Washington on Laurel Street, upon the orders of Councilman Niezgodski and. Mayor Scott. The Board approved the installation. The requested removal of light pole No. J284 -985 to a point 22'5" south from its present Location, due to interference with construction under way on the north- east corner of Ewing Avenue and Miami Street was granted by the Board, the cost to be paid by Barton Wade, upon presentation of bill for costs involved, The recommendation of Superintendent Hunsberger for the installation of a 4000 lumen light at the intersections of Douglas, Arnold and Webster Streets with Ewing Avenue, was approved by the Board. POLICE DEPARTMENT: Chief Richard J. Gillen, being present, mentioned the possibility of securing a used air-conditioning-system for his department at a considerable reduction over the cost--of new equipment of that type. The matter received brief consideration and is to be held in abeyance. The disposition of accumulated stolen bicycles, retained in storage by the Police Department, was given some discussion. The present arrangement whereby these bicycles are at intervals turned over to the Mishawaka Orphans Home for repair and distribution among the children of that institution meets with the approval of the Board, and no other dispostion is at this time recommended or authorized by the Board. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 A. M. 1 room Attest: 0 Clerk