08/26/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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X220 MEETING August 26, 1935 Regular meeting of the Board of Public.Safety was held on Monday, August 26th, 1935 at 9 :15 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of meeting of August 19th were read and approved. Requisitions bearin numbers 08608 to 08613, inclusive, were approved. Claims in the amount of $336.51, from the following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid, also payroll for the last half of August amounting to A16_R4n -nR_ Weisberger Bros. $5.50 `F. J. Wolf & Son $4.10 St. Joseph's Hospital 38.50 F.J. Wolf & Son 4.75 St. Joseph's Hospital 60.25 -F. J. Wolf & Son 5.00 St. Joseph's Hospital 7.25 -F. J. Wolf & Son 2.25 St. Joseph's Hospital 85.35 F. J. Wolf & Son 5.00 Alfred Ellison, M. D. 100.00 Ault Camera Shops, Inc. 11.50 Kaylor- Holman Spring Co. 7.06 FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: Matters pertaining to his department were discussed, and as no matters of importance were brought up no action was taken. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: 11 Matters pertaining to his department were discussed but no actions were taken A request from Joseph Vogel, Manager of the River Park Theatre, for overhead traffic signal at intersection of Mishawaka Avenue and 30th Street was presented to the Board, and as this same subject had been brought up to the Board several months ago by other parties and no action was taken, this matter was again ordered placed on file. The following letter was written to Mr. Joseph Vogel: "Your letter of August 19th was brought to the attention of the Board of Public Safety at its regular meeting this morning. A request for overhead traffic signal at the intersection of Mishawaka Avenue and 30th Street was presented to the Board several months ago by other parties and at that time the Board considered there was not sufficient hazard to warrant placing such a signal. It was suggested that at the times when your patrons are most often crossing the street that the police officer in River Park be called to.assist you. Regret that we cannot comply with your request." POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present: Matters in general were discussed with the Chief regarding his depart- ment, and particularly the street car strike. The Police Chief advised that he had not been called in on this matter by interested parties and that he was disposed to remain neutral until the matter of strike took more serious proportions. The Chief reported that his department was now proceeding to stencil signals on streets where approach is made to overhead stop lights, calling attention to the light from two hundred to five hundred feet before it is reached. The Board approved this procedure. A letter from the Mayor was read requesting that a survey be made as to the violation of the law where punch boards, slot machines and other games of chance are being operated with the view of prohibiting those that do not come within the law. This matter was fully discussed with the Chief and it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that he be instruct- ed to clean up all violations of this kind. A request from L. F. Bowers, 140 East North Shore Drive for a new boulevard sign at North Shore Drive and Leeper Avenue was rejected and Mr. Bowers was accordingly notified. A communication from Mrs. George Heintzelman to the City Council having been referred to the Board of Public Safety was read in reference to a tax on cats which was rejected.