08/21/1925 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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Friday. August lath. x:925.__ Off ice of the T3oard of Public Safety, meeting called. to order at 5 p. I. All members being present, minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. FIRE DEPARTMENT : - No bills or requisitions presented and Sibrel made t a report of conditions of his department every thing O..K. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT:- REQUISITIONS 2?EuENTED & APPROVED. Numbers 5989599 -600 were approved. i Supt. Qualls, presented weekly report for the'week ending Aug. 13th. -!,TE I GHTS & MEASURE DE PAR T M N� T : - No report was received from 14r. Hawthorne, on account of his absence from the citT. POLICE DEPARTMENT: - REQUISITIONS PRESENTED & APPROVED. Numbers 2236 to 2247 inclusive were approved. Motion prevailed that the bond of officer D. A. Martin, for one thousand ($1,0)0.00) the National Surety Co., as surety was approved.. Motion prevailed, that officer Harold A. Whitmer, is to attend the eleventh annual convention of International Ass'n. of Indentifieation. which is to be held Aug. 26th, to 29th. at 117indsor, Can. and the expenses of.the trip are to be paid out of the Convention Fund of the City. Serg'ts. Roberts, Hanson, Steinburg, C. Luzny, and offieer.,Rm. Vernon. appeared before the Board as a committee from the Vernon Lodge No. 36. of the Fraternal Order pf Police. asking permission to hold a Police Field day at Playland Park August 29th. and the officer were authoritized to sell tickets f-or the event, s for the, benifit of the lodge, all of which was approved by the Board. Motion prevailed that all the Groceries and 14arkets waat the entire city would be granted permission to display food stuffs out side of their stores on the condition that they would be contained in bushel baskets in a single row -elevated. from the side walks on bench or taipods. 1 pre '1 d o adjourn:- r A EST CLERK OF BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. Friday August 21, 1925 Office of the Board of Public <Safety, meeting called to order at 5 P. r4. All members being present. minutes Of previous meeting were read and approved. FIRE DE PAR TMEN T : - Chief Sibrel made an verbal - report of his department: ELECTRICAL DEAARTMENT:9 Supt. Qualls, made a verbal report. WEIGHTS & MEASURE DEPARTIV14T:- Reed I. Hawthorne, presented weekly report for the week- ending August 14th. and 21st. 1925. POLICE DEPARTMENT : - _ Motion prevailed that the resigination of Officer. Jospeh E. Brown, be.accepted same taking effect. August 21, 1926.- Alderman Erler and Hull appeared before the board and new traffic regulations and automatic signals were dissussed and a number of suggested were received. and notation made there off and placa -& on file. suggestion were as follows: - All automatic signals to be the overhead type. 4nd syncnorized. No right or left hand turns to be allowed on Mich Str.' Thirty minute parking limit on Michigan Str. - No parking twenty feet from corners at all.intersections. Not more than two lines of traffic to cross Ry. crossing at one time and a white line to be placed on the payeman.ts approaching crossings. Farrell parking on P,Tichi ,an and Main Sirs. Marion to Division Strs. Taxicabs to have one stand in city on the East side of Court House on mian St., . M i prev le to adjourn_ : - ATTE. T: - PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. CL E_ T BOARD. 1 1