03/11/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR METING Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, 1131 1935 at 8 :30 A. M. All members present. Tihe minutes of meeting of March 4, 1935 were read and approved. March Requisitions covered b,v -the following numbers were approved: 08178 and 08373 to 08384 inclusive. Also claims from the following for a total of X1,469.47: Thomas Rubber Co. X163.82 Schuyler Rose 31.25 Thomas Rubber Co. 25.96 Kaylor - Holman Spring Co. 6.25 Indiana & Michigan Elec.Co. 29.49 Slick -Ideal Laundries 3.00 Indiana &14ichigan Elec. Co. 47.24 S. B. Clean Towel Serv. 1.00 Gafill Oil Co. 23.70 G. E. Meyer & Son 4.32 Gafill Oil Co. 12.52 Interstate Glass & Paint Co. 2.50 Gafill Oil Co. 8.34 J. Carroll Brown 4.80 Gafill Oil Co. 343.66 South Bend Electric Co. 1.73 Gafill Oil Co. 108.13 Schrader Service 41.56 S. B. X Ray Laboratory 10.00 Scherman- Schaus- Freeman Co. .77 S. B. X Ray Laboratory 10.00 Northern Ind.Pub. Serv.Co. 50.40 S. B. X Ray Laboratory 10.00 Reliance Pharmacy 6.00 Standard Oil Co. 375.0+0 Goodyear Service 4.31 Standard Oil Co. 13.24 Goodyear Service 21.99 Standard Oil Co. 8.82 Goodyear Service 8.55 Peterson Battery & Ign. Co. 3.75 Goodyear Service 4.00 Peterson Battery & Ign. Co. 5.37 Goodyear Service 3.08 Walter C. Miller 62.97 Goodyear Service 11.95 Earl Hollis, undertaker, appeared before the Board and made a proposition to take care of all ambulance work that the city is called upon to perform except the emergency calls, which are to be handled by the police ambulance as before. he proposes to do this for a consideration of 4'1.00 per year. Under this arrangement the police ambulance would be available on all emergency calls and be relieved of all hospital and private calls. The Board after considering the matter decided by motion, regularly seconded and carried to give i'r. ilollis such a contract from April lst to December 31st, 1935 and the -City Attorney wc�s instructed to draw.up such a contract. POLICE DEP _`,R�li hT,:T -Chief Lane present: It was decided to serve notice on the follo?rJing members of the police force that charges would be filed against them at the next regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety to show Why they should not be dismissed from the department: J. James.11att, David-C. Raymond, ':alter C. hosler, LaFayette Riddle. The City Attorney was instructed to draw up the co:iplaint of Chief Laurence J. Lane for presentation at the next meeting when the hearing would be held. On recommendation of Chief Lane, the Board on motion regularly secoi -ded and carried approved the demotion of Valentine Delinski fro.-,]l Sergeant to patrolman and the promotion of August BeVos from patrolman to Sergeant effective on h+iarch 16, 1935, subject to appointment of duties by, the Chief. A representative of the home %odernizing Do. of N. Michigan St., Mir. Freeman requested that the parking space in front of their store be made a loading zone, giving their customers a chance to load the purchases made in their store. It was moved, seconded and carried that this request be granted and the Chief was requested to give the proper instructions. A communication from Iviaurice A. Singer Rifle Association �;as presented to the in rifle and pistol practice at a cost men, going into complete detail as to favorable discussion of the matter was this matter up at the next meeting. secretary of the ST. Joseph Valley Board offering a training course of 38� per month per mail for 100 how the course vould be given. A had and it was decided to bring The question of uniformity of police equipment such as guns, belts and holsters was brought up and the Chief was requested to make a detailed report to the Board at its next meeting. The request of v7. E. Moyer for appointment as a special police officer was .again brought up and it was decided to reject the application as had been done at the last meeting.