01/07/1957 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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I =,#I January 7, 1957 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, January 79 1957 at 10:00 A.M. (CST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims in the total amount of $5177.82 were approved and ordered ppid to the following suppliers: Mildred Adams 27.50 City Water Works 37.53 City Water Works 655.62 Business Systems, Inc. 10.80 Continental Oil Company 29.40 Continental Oil Company 571.79 Continental Oil Company 31.75 Continental Oil Company 689.68 Englewood Electrical Supply 30.60 Englewood Electric Co. 40.32 Englewood Electrical Supply 19.30 Englewood Electric Co. 119.92 Englewood Electrical Supply 27.56 Englewood Electric Co. 33.95 Englewood Electrical Supply 29.70 Englewood Electric Co. 43.21 Gamewell Company 44.50 Gerber Mfg. Company 13.70 Gerber Manufacturing Company 58.80 Gerber Mfg. Company 59.00 Globe Print Shop 13.50 Goff Heating & Air Condition 100.55 Goff Heating & Air Heating Co. 4.50 Hi -Speed Auto Wash 129.00 Harley - Davidson Sales 154.21 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 28.79 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 9.19 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. .75 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 36.12 Indiana Hardware 18.24 Indiana Hardware 77.13 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 6.08 Indiana & Michigan Elec. 9.76 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 3.80 Indiana & Michigan Elec. 7.44 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 9.84 Indiana & Michigan Elec. 9.04 Indiana & Michigan Elec. 11.28 Memorial Hospital 17.50 Midwest Fire & Safety Company 843.00 Midwest Fire & Safety 584.10 Motorola Comm. & Elec. 29.20 Random House, Inc. 14.85 St. Joseph's Hospital 7.50 Seraphin Test Measure Co. 110.50 Sinclair Refining Company 48.60 Sinclair Refining Company 315.72 South Bend Medical Foundation 3.00 Applications for the Police Department were accepted and placed on file for Julius Alex Halasz. A petition was received from Hubert M. Weave, Colpaert Realty Corporation, for the installat" -.on of street lighting on Huron Circle from Huron Street and return to Huron Street; also, Huron Street from Lombardy Drive to Gladstone Avenue in the Belleville Development. Petition hereby referred to the Electrical Department for investigation. Fire Chief Andrzejewski appeared before the Board with reference for himself and 1 Assistant namely John Andert to attend a Conference in Indianapolis on the 14th and 15th days of January, 1957. Permission granted. Upon recommendation by the Chief of the Police Department, the Board approves the following promotion: Lieut'. Chas. Borowski from Lieut. to rank of Captain. 1 Bert S. Cichowicz, Gity Sealer, requests permission to attend a course at the In- structor School of Weights & Measures in Indianapolis, Indiana on the 9th, 10th, and 11th days of January, 1957. Permission granted. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to advertise for 8 new automobiles and four 3- wheeled servi-cycles for the Police Department, as per specifications as submitted to the Board by Police Chief. A letter was received from the Firemen's Pension Fund Board with reference to grant- ing a: monthly disability pension of $220.32 or 55 per cent of a fully paid first class firemen's pension salary to Charles V. DeVleeschower, Jr. This pension to become effective as of January 16, 1957. Board hereby approves recommendation of Pension Board. The time now being 10:15 A.M. it was so announced and the bids for the Fire De- partment sedan and fire apparatus were opened. Proofs of publication appeared in the South Bend Iribune with an affidavit signed by C. G. Livengood and in the Record with and affidavit signed by V. DeCanio were submitted to the Board and found sufficient. The bids received read as follows: Freeman- Spicer Company A non - collusion affidavit and a 520 South Lafayette St. certified check in the amount of South Bend, Indiana $229.00 accompanied the bid. 1 1957 Studebaker Commander BW4 4 -door Sedan Less discount and allowance . . . . . . . . . . . $2285.31 The bid is now taken under consideration by the Board and is hereby awarded to said Freeman- Spicer Company.