09/23/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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2 METING SEPTEMBER 239 1935 E6gular'meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, September 23, 1935 at 8:45 A. All members were present. Minutes of meeting of September 16th were read and approved. Requisitions numbers 08637 to.08646 were approved. Claims in the amount of $149.10 from the following suppliers were approved and ordered paid, also payroll for the last half of September amounting to $16,874.49. Slick-Ideal Laundries 42.05 Electric Construction Co. 427.00 Frank S. Andrews 41.78 Epworth Hospital 65.61 Tyler-Keim Service Station 12.66 POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present: The Board approved the action of the City Attorney on Saturday last, when he authorized the occupation of the streets of South Bend by the Various Taxicab Companies in the regular pursuit of their business, in view of the fact that their differences, which precipitated in a strike last week, were mutually settled. 'Special police officer's commission for Claude Blake was approved by-the Board with the understanding that Mr. Blake furnish the Board of Public Safety with a one thousand dollar Surety Bond. I I Special police officer's commission to William H. Duley was approved under the same conditions. A request from the Muessel Brewing Company to deputize Gotlieb Weinman as special police officer was held up for further consideration when the President of the Board, who had to leave early, could be consulted. Special police officer's commission for William H. Spaulding, night watchman in the J. M. S. Building, requested by J. M. Studebaker III, was approved by the Board with the understanding that a Surety Bond in the amount of one thousand dollars be furnished to support the commission. Continuation certificate in the Employers Liability Assurance Corp- oration in favor of police officer, Gustave Shuttrow was approved by the Board.. Communication from Walgreen Stores was read to the Board, requesting the elimination of taxi parking zone on the north side of West Colfax Avenue at Michigan Street and to establish there a fifteen minute parking zone for the accomodation of the public who are customers of the store. Decision on the matter was withheld until the entire Board could be present to consider. The matter of regulation of the Dog Pound, which was recently turned over to the Street Department, was discussed and decision held up until all members of the Board could be present, and in the meantime the Secretary was instructed to look up the creation of the Pound by Ordinance 1 to determine if this department was allocated to the Board of Safety. Police application was received from Joe J. Elias and was ordered placed on file. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: There being no matters of importance in this department, no action was taken. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 A. M. Chairman_ ATTEST: Clerk I I I 11