01/18/1954 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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70 January 18, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, January 18, 1954, at 10 :00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of $3642.95, were approved and ordered paid: Paper Manufacturers Co`. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Gerber Mfg. Co. A. G. Meier & Co. Gerber Mfg. Co. Granville P. Ziegler,Pm. Office Supply & Equipment Co. Huff Tread Service Gerber Mfg. Co. Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son Western Union Telegraph Northern Ind. Public Service Scherman- Schaus Freeman Co. Gaf ill Oil Co. Wire & Disc Wheel Sales POLICE DEPARTMENT: $54.00 South Bend Electric Co. $12.75 10.35 International Assoc. of 293.80 Fire Chiefs 7.00 68.85 Gerber Mfg. Co. 92.55 294.15 Gerber Mfg. Co. 75.10 30.00 Phillips Petroleum Co. 30.24 53.28 Radio Service Hdgtrs. 12.50 129.60 Feaser Coal Co. 118.15 162.25 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 59.20 6.38 Ind. & Mich. Electric Co.172.04 12.04 Memorial Hospital 10.00 165.46 Nelson Pontiac, Inc. 5.80 10.39 The Gibson Co. 262.90 1432.76 Radio & Television Dist. 23.10 22.56 License Bureau 15.75 First.appeared before the Board, Captain M. J. Voelkel, Acting Chief of Police, who, after consultation with Mayor John A. Scott, recommended to the Board departmental promotions to be effective February 1, 1954, as follows: RUSSELL L. HUNT to be promoted to the rank of a Captain and to_ be assigned in charge of Civilian Defense. JOHN S. WEINZETL to be promoted to the rank of a Sergeant and assigned to the First Detail Patrol Division. The Board approved and authorized these promotions. Attorney Chas. A. Wills then appeared before the Board with ,representatives of the N.A.A.C.P., including the Hon. Jesse L. Dickinson, and Rev. Erwin A. Gaede of the First Unitarian Church. Attorney Wills stated the appearance of the group before the Board was for the purpose of renewing the request made by himself at the regular meeting of the Board on January 4th, which request was to the effect that special instruction be given the police force pertaining to the laws governing this particular violation and the procedure to be followed in a recurring incident of this nature. Reference was made to the statute which was enacted in 1884. It was pointed out by the chairman of the Board, I. A. Hurwich, that the problem of the enforcement of this statute is not an easy one to solve, and Mr. Hurwich again recommended the procedure of swearing out an affidavit in the of.Pice-of the Prosecuting Attorney, and endeavored to assure.Attorney Wills of the Boardis serious consideration of the entire matter. Statements pertinent to the situation were offered by the Hon. Jesse L. Dickinson, Rev. Erwin A. Gaede and others. The opinion was expressed that South Bend should take the lead in the enforcement of this statute, and that the better citizens and clergy would "stand behind" the City administration in its enforcement. The chairman again pointed out the various problems with which the Board is con- fronted in attempting to arrive at a decision in the matter, but stated the Board intends t'to come up with an answer in the near future' ". Mr. Wm. Morris, president of South Bend branch N.A.A.C.P., put the question, "Within the next month ?" .Chairman Hurwich replied, "yes ". FIRE DEPARTMENT: The agreement pertaining to the rendering of service by the City Fire Department to citizens of German Township, signed by the Township X i I