07/20/1953 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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M July 20, 1953 A regular meeting of the Board o July 20.:, 1953 at 10:00 A. M. Minutes and approved. Salary claims, in the Claims of the following suppliers, in and ordered paid: Artcraft Printers $6.00 The Gibson Co. 15.29 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 56.75 Mittler Supply, Inc. 2.80 Office Supply & Equipment Co.21 .85 W, J. Stogdill, M.D. .00 `;esnerts 43.00 Gerber 1VTg. Co. 68.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.99 Koontz- Wagner Electric Co. 3.81 Office Engineers, Inc. 8.10 W. J. Stogdill, M.D . 41.00 Viscosity Oil Co. 81.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT: f Public Safety was held Monday, of the previous meeting were read amount of 874,502.t�_4, trrere approved. the amount of X950;65;. were approved Ward'H. Crothers (Petty Cash) Haenes Sign Co. Indiana -& Michigan Electric No. Indiana Pub, Service Sinclair Refining Co. Studebaker Corporation Car Parts, Inc. Richard J. Gillen Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Nelson Engineering Sales Railway Express Co. Steinhoffer Scale Co. Q'u'ire & Disc Wheel Sales & Ser. 13 , 45 67.96 18.24 72.30 98.20 44.32 1.86 10.00 13.79 3.6o 1.98 30.24 17.12 - First appeared before the Board, Chief of Police, Richard J.Gillen, recommending for appointment as a special police officer, in the employment of the South Bend Tribune, Harry T. Heiermann. Appointment was so made and commission signed by the Board accordingly. The Chief then brought to the attention of the Board, the Police Department's need for eight new automobiles. There being, in the con - sensus of opinion, sufficient funds in the department's Motor Equipment Appropriation to procure the needed cars, the Board directed the Clerk to proceed with the required legal advertising to obtain bids. The Chiefts request that the Police Pistol Team be granted permission to attend the annual Indiana State Pistol Matches at Putnamville, on July 25th and 26th, received the Boardts approval. The application for the Police Auxiliary School Patrol, of Mary E. Smith, 309 South Iowa Street, was examined and ordered filed. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT: A petition, dated July 8, 1953, requesting improved lighting of the first alley south of Western Avenue,-between-Main and Michigan Street, was examined and referred to Supt. Ira Hunsberger for investi- gation and recommendation. A petition, dated July 15, 1953, for the installation of a street light on corners at the 1600 block Oak Park Drive and at the 1300 block Whiteoak Drive, bearing signatures of ten home- owners in the area,.was examined and referred to Supt. Ira Hunsberger for investigation and recommendation. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10 :50 A. M. +9 , C airman Attest Clerk