07/08/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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MEETING July 8, 1935 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, July 81 1935 at 8 :45 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of regular meeting of July lst were read and approved. Requisitions bearing numbers 08538 -to 08558, inclusive, were approved by the Board. Claims in the amount of 746.08 were presented and approved. Also payroll in the amount of $16,759.64. Claims are represented by the following suppliers: Indiana &c Mich. Electric Co. $45.68 Gafill Oil Company 016.75 - Indiana &c Mich. Electric Co. 15.50 Gafill Oil Company 333.03 Taylors Service Stores 7.27 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 38.24 South.Bend Clean Towel Service 1.00 South Bend Electric Co. 17.58 G. E. Meyer &c Son, Inc. .15 Ind. Paint &e Wallpaper Co. 185.00 G. E. Meyer &e Son, Inc. .72 Recreation Equip. Co. 1.50 Gafill Oil Company 14.95 Business Systems Inc. 11.00 Gafill Oil Company 34.20 Office Engineers, Inc. 3.25 Gafill Oil - Company 20.26 A letter from the General Fire Truck.Corporation of St. Louis, dated July 6th, to City Attorney Edwin W. Hunter, also the telegram of July 7th reading as follows, were received: "Since,dis ussing apparatus with Engineers have obtained factory 0. N. to proVe'd centrif4ai }dump as1 - preferred also extra booster and priming pump giving us highest mechanical rating of all bidders at considerable price saving. - "Hope we have your support. Thanks. retails in letters following.' General Fire Truck Corp. C. T. McGraw These communications were ordered placed on file and were ordered commun- icated to Mr. James., FIRE.�EPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: `Vatters in general pertaining to his department were discussed. , In reference to the transfer of the police boat, the Chief was instructed to confer with the Chief of Police with reference to equipment rhich might be required in the operation of the police boat and to supply the Police Department with such equipment when necessary. Application for position as fireman was received from Frank Papezynski. CTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: Mr. L. Salisbury,of 614 forest Avenue, Mishawaka, was present and requested 1,h. e, privilege of repainting the antennan- at the Alarm Station and removing the alupminum paint, which was referred to Mr. Qualls for investigation and further Mr. Qualls, in a communication to the Board, stated his department is now .reparing traffic signals for the Western Avenue and Walnut Street intersection 57 miler: the Railroad and that the cost for signal 'operation would be $13.80 ©r a total of $55.20 per year for the intersection to be paid from the street light"ng fund. This met with the approval of the Board and Mr. 3nstrueted Qualls was to proceed. .POLICE DEPARTMENT Assistant Chief Hamilton present: Matters pertaining to the Police Department were discussed and the Assistant Chief made monthly report for June, showing number of crimes committed ''or the month of sixty -six and the number of arrests made one hundred forty six. ➢etsl of this report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Safety. The Assistant Chief presented a report from the Superintendent of the dater Works giving information regarding automobiles now being operated by the Police Department and being kept in repair by the Water "Works and indi- ` eating the cars that should be replaced with new cars during the year 1936. :'The following is a list of these cars: Make Number Model Speedometer Reading Rockne 2 1932 65 43924 Rockne 4 1932 65 70964 Rockne 5 1932 65- 65893 Studebaker 8 1931 54 84925 Ford 11 1932 B 70012 Ford 13 1.932 B 64760 Ford 12 1930 A 56984