08/12/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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1 � k • MEETING August.12, 1935 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, August 12, 1935 at 8:30 A. M. All members were present. The minutes of meeting of August 5th were read and approved. Requisitions bearin numbers 08603 to 08607, inclusive, were approved. Claims in the amount of 1744.03, also payroll for the first half of the month of. August amounting to $16,794.02 were approved. The claims are represented as follows: Frank S. Andrews $32.42 The Gibson Co. $4.20 Frank S. Andrews 2.25 Gafill Oil Co. 27.31 George Wyman & Co. 42.00 Gafill Oil Co. 13.60 O'Brien Varnish Co. 7. -89 Western Union Telegraph Co. 2.00 Feltz- Kaufer Co., Inc. 39.00 Gafill Bookbinding Co. 9.00 Lontz Bros, 256.20 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 1.00 Simon Brothers 7.80 Walter C. Miller 289.70 Business Systems, Inc. 1.37 Office Engineers, Inc. 2.30 W. H. Carlin .1.50 Slick's Laundering Co. 1.90 Peterson Battery & Ign. Co. 2.59 FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: Matters in general pertaining to his department were discussed. Application for position as fireman was received from Raymond L. Houser. POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present: Matters pertaining to the Police Department were discussed. The Chief notified the Board that the Dog Kennel operated by Miss Wolf on North Sheridan Road'had been removed. A communication to the Board from Mayor Freyermuth in regard to dog nuisance on Lincoln Way East was referred to Chief Lane. A communication from the South Bend News -Times in regard to painting symbols at the location of every automobile accident in South Bend during 1935 to date, suggesting that plan be worked out with the assistance of the City Engineering Department, the traffic division of the Police Department and the Boy Scouts of South Bend, was referred to Mr. Gunderson, Chicago Traffic Expert for recommendations. A request from Mr. V. H. Shreve to place candy vending machines in city Buildings and pay the Police Pension Fund 100 of gross sales was turned down by the Board. A request to the Board.from Mr. Fred Champaigne for regular police badge in place of special police badge, which he now has, was not granted. Police applications were received from James Robert Baucom and Raymond L. Houser and ordered placed on file. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls not present: The July report of fire alarms handled in comparison with those of previous months and years was received from Mr. Qualls. A report that Boiler No. 1 in Police and Fire Alarm Station was in satisfactory condition was received from The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and.Insuranee Company and placed on file. DOG POUND Mr. Wood presented his report for the month of July to the Board showing 198 dogs impounded, 189 dogs destroyed and 109 cats destroyed. Gasoline consumption for the month was 58 gallons, oil consumption 15 quarts and mileage travelled 1,089. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M. Chairman ATTEST. fu . Clerk