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March 22, 1954 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, <br />March 22, 1954,-at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of <br />the previous meetin were read and approved. Salary claims, in the <br />amount of $79,835.09, were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, <br />in the total amount of $3,179.00, were approved and ordered paid: <br />Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. <br />Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. <br />Eddie's Carburetor Co. <br />Drs. Ericksen & Olsen <br />Gerber Mfg. Co. <br />Gerber .Mfg. Co. <br />The Gibson Co. <br />W. H. Glazebrook <br />Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />Koontz- Wagner Electric Co. <br />Memorial Hospital <br />Michigan Calvert Hardware <br />Cecil McHenry <br />$10.57 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. <br />6.75 City Water Works <br />24.97 Harley Davidson Sales <br />6.00 Gerber Mfg. Co. <br />290.70 Gerber Mfg. Co. <br />224.75 Gerber Mfg. Co. <br />76.20 The Gibson Co. <br />31.40 Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric <br />Co. 1}.26 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />198.45 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />2.85 Koontz - Wagner Electric Co. <br />5.75 Michigan Calvert Hardware <br />15.'90 Michigan' Calvert Hardware <br />16.05 National Brake Service <br />Northern Indiana Public Service 1.38 Office Engineers, Inc. <br />Office Engineers, Inc. 1.50 Office Supply & Equipment <br />Office Supply & Equipment Co. 3.50 Radio & TV Dist. Co. <br />Radio & TV Dist. Co. <br />Redmer Dist. Co. <br />Redmer Distributing Co. <br />Sinclair Refining Co. <br />R. -W. Spenner, MD. <br />Wire & Disc Wheel Sales <br />Agnes Rupel, RN <br />Rose Marie Klopfenstein <br />POLICE DEPARTMENT: <br />37.08 Radio & TV Dist. Co. <br />16.94 Redmer Distributing Co. <br />12.95 Redmer Distributing Co. <br />750.52 Singer General Tire Co. <br />26.00 Studebaker Corporation <br />29.88 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales <br />91.00 Frances B. Grandorf <br />39.00 <br />$30.39 <br />48.26 <br />51.60 <br />91.00 <br />324.8o <br />143.50 <br />64.40 <br />5.00 <br />56.37 <br />12.94 <br />140.85 <br />7.21.E <br />1.54 <br />2.23 <br />15.03 <br />2.79 <br />16.97 <br />13.44 <br />6.10 <br />4.73 <br />99.19 <br />5.81 <br />19.47 <br />91.00 <br />Chief of Police, Richard J. Gillen, first appeared before the Board <br />presenting the required forms for appointment as special police officers <br />for Allen E. Kester, Jr. Garwood E. Schroff, Virgil L. Sharp, and Richard <br />C.Weldon. Upon the recommendation of Chief Gillen, the Board approved <br />all four appointments forthwith. <br />ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT: <br />The Board reviewed bids received to supply twenty new fire alarm <br />boxes, and upon recommendation of Supt. Ira Hunsberher, the Board accepted <br />the bid of the Gamewell Company, as being in the best interests of the City, <br />and directed the Clerk to issue the required purchase order. <br />The recommendation of Supt. Hunsberger for the installation of a <br />4000 lumen light, at the intersection of West Washington and Lake Street, <br />was approved by the Board. <br />A petition, dated March 16, 1954, bearing the signatures of six <br />property owners of the 2600 block Gertrude Street, requesting a street <br />light, was examined and referred to Supt. Hunsberger for investigation <br />and report. <br />A petition, dated March 15, 1954, requesting additional street <br />ighting and fire alarm boxes for Parkway Lane, from Sample Street to <br />eadow Lane, was examined and referred to Supt. Hunsberger for inves- <br />igation and report. <br />There being no further business to come before the Board, the <br />eeing was adjourned at 11:40 A. M. <br />Chairman <br />ttest: <br />Clerk <br />