09/14/1953 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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Southwood Avenue, was referred by the Board to Supt. Hunsberger for attention. Report of run made by Engine Company No. 12 into outlying area, under to of September 1, 1953, was examined and ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 11:45 A. M. a rman fittest :' Clerk September 21, 1953 A regular meeting of the Board'of Public Safety was held Monday, > eptember 21,'1953, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes if the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $75,163.35, were approved. Claims of the following suppliers Ln the amount $1255.35 were approved and ordered paid: merican Home Equipment Co. erber Mfg. Co. ichard J. Gillen itchen Mart eyerts Hdwe. Co. otorola Comm. & Elect. Co. ational Rifle Association chillingts chillingts mithts Nu -Art Photo Shop J. Stogdill, M.D. ire & Disc Wheel Sales eisberger Bros. OLICE DEPARTMENT: $34.33 C. R. Campbell & Sons $12.50 58-75 The Gibson Co. 13.74 92.31 Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co. 11.04 213.80 Memorial Hospital 50'75 3.ti_8 Mittler Supply Co. 4.10 117.16 National Brake Service 3.96 20.00 Radio & Tel. Dist. Co. 3.97 1.:3.2.5 Schillingt s 10.00 5.04 Sinclair Refining Co. 215.44 14.40 Super Par Auto Laundry 140.00 31.00 W. J. Stogdill, M.D. 37.00 42,60 J. W. Werntz & Son, Inc. 52.98 8.75 West Printing Co. 60.00 Chief of Police, Richard J. Gillen, being present, placed before the oard, the appointment of L. A. Young, as a special police officer in and or the City of South Bend, as an employ of Kenneth Hurd, Private Detective. ppointment was approved and signed by the Board. An interesting and instructive report was given by the chairman of he Board, I. A. Hurwich, on the successful operation and results from he use of the electric speed timing device, obtained by the City of eno, based on two - hundred arrests. Mr. Hurwich pointed out the necessity f two officers co-operating in such arrests and bothcfficerst names appear - ng on police summons. The legal requirements in the matter of posting of signs indicating use of this device on highways entering the City, were also brought out in discussion. The Police Department application of Leo J. Donovan was examined and ered placed on file. The disposition of Police Department Car No. 45, a 1953 Studebaker Title No. 1612147) damaged in a wreck and considered salable as junk, as deferred for further consideration.