11/22/1954 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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IGHTS & MEASURES: Bert Cichowicz, City Sealer, being present, brought to the attention of the Board his departments need for a master laboratory test measure. Funds being found available to provide the required equipment, the Clerk was directed to proceed with its purchase. TRICAL DEPARTMENT: Superintendent Ira HuInsbergerts recommendation for the installing of a 1000 lumen light on a 16- foot. -mast arm, at three different locations indicated as 726 N. 31st St., 730 N. 32nd St. and 725 N. 3.3rd St., met with the approval of the Board and was so ordered. The Board concurred in Superintendent Hunsbergerts recommendation with reference to the installation of a street light on Howard Street, between Talbot and Jacob Streets, and accordingly denied the petition submitted by John Hutchinson, dated November 6, 1954. A petition, dated November 11}., 1954, for the installation of a street light at the north end of the 500 block of South 24th Street at the intersection of alley paralleling the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, was examined and referred to Superintendent Hunsberger for investigation and report. - OLICE DEPARTMENT: Some discussion was given to the matter of storage space for fifteen r more squad cars of the Police Department for such periods as these ars are in "stand -by ". It was stated that winter weather causes excessive perating maintenance costs for this equipment due to outdoor parking bile not in use. The suggested use of the Goldblatt basement was not eemed feasible. No decision was reached in the matter. The Police Department application of Julian R. Korn was examined and ordered placed on file. The Police Departmentts Monthly_; Report, covering October, was xamined and ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the eeing was adjourned at 11; 45 A. M. Ch r.2an t t e s t lerk SPECIAL MEETING November 26, 1954 Special Meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held in the office of se Board, at 10 :00 A. M. C.S.T. Friday, November 26, 1954, members present ;ing I. A. Hurwich, and R. S. Andrysiak. T Board determined to build Fire Station No. 15 at the site owned by t e City at the southwest corner of Ewing and Prairie Avenues. e Board employs Forrest R. West as architect, and E. Don Spinney as a sociate architect to draw plans and specifications to be submitted to the B and as soon as possible. Tae Board next examined a petition, dated November 22, 1954, bearing twenty - six signatures, requesting the installation of a street light at the corner of H lland and N. Meade Street. The Board approved the installation and directed that the installation be made without delay. sre being no further business to journed at 10 :10 A. M. A test: come before the Board, the meeting was i rman