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<br />November 16, 1953
<br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday,
<br />November 16, 1953, at 10 :00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes
<br />of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following.
<br />suppliers, in the amount of $2743.720 were approved and ordered paid:
<br />James S. Dias
<br />Canton Containers
<br />Car Parts, Inc.
<br />Gafill Oil Co.
<br />V. Graves Auto Glass
<br />V. Graves Auto Glass
<br />International Business Mach.
<br />National Brake Co.
<br />Radio & T levision
<br />South Bena Drug Co.
<br />Scherman- Schaus Freeman Co.
<br />Albert W. Smith Co,
<br />The Studebaker Corporation
<br />Kenneth Tubbs
<br />POLICE DEPARTMENT:
<br />$21.95 Barry Seat Cover Co.
<br />3.84 Davies Superior Laundry
<br />32.52 Federal Laboratories, inc.
<br />1366.33 Gerber Mfg. Co.
<br />�-75 V. Graves Auto Glass
<br />.75 Hargrave Paint,& Varnish,
<br />7.55 Mittler Supply Co.
<br />8.29 Office Engineers, Inc.
<br />23.50 The Ridge Co.
<br />46.15 Scherman - Schaus Freeman Co.
<br />750.10 Geo, R. Stroup
<br />109.30 The Studebaker Corporation
<br />85.23 The Studebaker Corporation
<br />2.00 Ziker Cleaners, Inc
<br />$30.00
<br />5.00
<br />-89.77
<br />19.20
<br />6.50
<br />2180
<br />,14.67
<br />7.22
<br />11.00
<br />4. 0
<br />31. 8
<br />8.12
<br />33.65
<br />Chief of Police, R. J. Gillen, appeared before the Board and
<br />presented the application of Edith Morton for Special Police commission.
<br />Application was signed and approved by the Board.
<br />Chief of Police, R. J. Gillen, next submitted the Police Department
<br />application of Jerome T. Ewald, which was examined by the Board and
<br />ordered placed on file,
<br />ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT:
<br />A petition, dated November 4, 1953, for street lights on Canterbury
<br />Drive, from SusseX Drive to Grove Street, was examined by the Board and
<br />referred to Supt. Hunsberger for investigation and report.
<br />The recommendation of Supt, Ira Hunsberger for the installation
<br />of a 4000 lumen light on the west side of the street at 4614 Linden
<br />Avenue, was approved by the Board.
<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT:
<br />Next appeared before the Board, Fire Chief, Richard J. Duck, and
<br />informed the Board that final billing for the construction of Fire Station
<br />No. 14 has been received and except for a few minor changes, the station is
<br />now ready to be placed in service. Accordingly, the matter of the required
<br />personnel must now be arranged. The Chief then proceeded to read to the
<br />Board his report to Mayor Scott of August 5th2 setting forth the plan
<br />for the manning of Fire Station No. 14, "by the abandoning of Fire Station
<br />No. 3, now obsolete, since the area served is overlapped by seven other
<br />engine companies. The Chief next read a letter from the National Fire
<br />Underwriters, under date of November 3, 1953, concurring in the recommen-
<br />dations made by the Chief in his report of August 5th.
<br />At this juncture, the Board was addressed by Mr. Arthur P. Perley,
<br />calling attention to the fact that the immediate neighborhood served by
<br />Fire Station No. 3 is largely commercialized and the numerous factory
<br />buildings in this area are all old and present a serious fire hazard, and
<br />contending that Station No. 3 should not be abandoned. Congested traffic
<br />at certain hours on the three bridges was also mentioned as likely to
<br />greatly slow down fires equipment from the west side of the river.
<br />Mr. George N. McLean also protested the closing of Fire Station No..3.
<br />The Board then took the matter under advisement. ..
<br />The time now being 11 :35 A. M., the meeting recessed, to proceed
<br />with business after the lunch hour.
<br />The Board reconvened at 1 :00 P.M. and taking up the matter of
<br />personnel for Fire Station No. 14, confirmed and approved Fire Chief
<br />Duck's report of August 5th, authorizing the transfer of the personnel
<br />of Fire Station No. 3, and approving the use of Fire Station No.
<br />the Police and Fire Department Radio Repair Shop. 3 as
<br />There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
<br />was adjourned at 1 :15 P.M.
<br />Attest:
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