03/15/1954 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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Mai °c ei 15, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, March 15, 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 total amount of $5298.84, were approved and ordered paid: American Auto Parts, Inc. Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. Allen W. Corwin Eddie's Carburetor & Ignition Elizabeth R. Fair, R.N. Gafill Oil Co. Gerber Mfg. Co. The Gibson Co. C. H. Hanson Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Indiana State Industries G. E. Meyer & Son No. Indiana Public Service Railway Express Agency Royal Rubber Co. The Ridge Co. The Ridge Co. The Ridge Co. The Ridge Co. Royal Typewriter Co. The Seagrave Corporation Shell American Petroleum Co. The South Bend Supply Co. R. W. Spenner, M.D. Studebaker Corporation Studebaker Corporation Super Par Auto Laundry Weisberger Bros. Inc. Geo. Wyman & Co. FIRE DEPARTMENT: 3 $14.35 Amstan Supply Div.Amer.Rad. $18.58 .24 City Water Works 726.75 6.15 Deants Office Machines 4.75 64.64 Eddiets Carburetor Co. 66.6 91.00 Feaser Coal Co. 135:1}.6 1288.12 Gerber Mfg. Co. 36.75 66.00 The Gibson Co. 18.75 12.00 Frances B. Gransdorf,R.N. 91.00 78.00 Hercules Motor Corpn. 97.84 25.38 Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 23.58 50.50 Chris. Koehler, Sergt. 29.00 .85 Mittler Supply Co. 2.80 183.89 Office Engineers, Inc. 5.99 1.98 Redmer Distributing Co. 60.16 9.44 The Ridge Co. .86 12.00 The Ridge Co. 236.23 20.53 The Ridge Co. 10.60 401.94 The Ridge Co. 36.80 12.50 Romy - Hammes Corpn. 2.144 540.00 Agnes Rupel, R.N. 91.00 64.20 Scherman- Sehaus Freeman Co. .58 3 ;.70 South Bend Electric Co. 115.92 63.31 South Bend Supply Co. 136.12 25.00 Studebaker Corporation 2.40 9.38 Studebaker Corporation 16.44 45.73 Studebaker Corporation 21.15 140.00 W. A. R. Equipment Co. 10.23 6.70 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 10.73 21.78 First appeared before the Board, Fire Chief, Richard J. Duck, and brought to the Boardts attention the Fire Department's need for six hundred feet of new hose. The Chief requested that four- hundred feet of the new hose is to be 12 -inch D.J.W. and Gum #1022, and two - hundred feet is to be 3 /4r -inch high - pressure red booster hose. The Board approved the Chiefts request and directed the Clerk to proceed with the purchase of the required fire hose. The Fire Department applications of Joseph V. Nagy and James K. Ransberger were examined and ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPARTMENT: Chief Electrical Inspector, Herbert Harrison, being present, explained to the Board the need of a "stand -by" electrical unit, equipped with a gas engine, for use in an emergency to maintain Police Department lighting and communications system. Also present was the Chief of Police, Richard J. Gillen, who informed the Board that equipment of this type should be available and maintained ready for instant service and that he recommended the purchase of such a unit. The opportunity of securing this "stand -by" equipment at this time at an advantageously low cost was pointed out by the Chief Electrical InspectoV, and the Board thereupon, directed the Clerk to proceed with the purchase. The Police Department application of Jack E. Boyer was examined and ordered filed. This being the time set in the legal advertising for the opening of ids for materials and supplies for the Electrical Department, announcement as so made, and bids were opened with results as follows: SUPERIOR FIRE ALARM DIVISION A non - collusion affidavit MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT and certified check for $300.00 accompanied the bid.