10/21/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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MEETING October 21, 1935 -Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Mon October 21, 1935 at 8:30 A. M. Mr. Hunter was absent. day, Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Requisitions bearin numbers 08677 to 08685, inclusive:, were approved. Claims in the amount of 1370.74, from the following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid. City Water Works G. 0. Thurn for J. N. Hunter, P. M. Western Union Telegraph Co. Gottlob Fritz Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. $276.16 Duley Printing Co. $12.50 Frederick J. Anderson 10.99 15.00 City Water Works 28.30 1.74 Gafill Oil Company 15.10 2.75 Gafill Oil Company 2.45 4.90 City Water Works .85 ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: The communication from the Bendix Products Corporation, requesting a stop light at Bendix Drive 'and Goodland Avenue, which had previously been referred to Mr. Qualls and Mr. Miller of the Engineering Department, was again referred to Mr. Qualls for further investigation and recommendation. Mr. Miller's report has been received by the Board. Report of Mr. Qualls' of October 11th, in reference to illumination at, the Bottle Neck north of North Shore Drive, was referred back to him for further investigation and recommendation at the next meeting. Expense account of Mr. F. J. Bock for his attendance at the Radio Convention at Indianapolis was considered by the Board and.the Secretary was instructed to inform Mr. Bock that this would be passed if he would furnish receipts for his bus fare and Hotel bill. FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: Matters pertaining to the Fire Department were discussed, but there_, being nothing of importance no action was taken. Application for position on the Fire Department by Raymond W. Darling was ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present: A Petition from three hundred and forty nine residents -and business- men in the vicinity of Indiana Avenue, headed by Mr. Ignatz Mittermeyer, was presented to the Board requesting no parking, or at least not more than fifteen minute parking, on the south side of Indiana Avenue from Prairie Avenue to Michigan Street. Due to some contraversy and perhaps some misrepresentation, a counter Petition was received from the Indiana Avenue Business Men's Association requesting that no change be made in the parking situation on Indiana Avenue. Due to this conflict of desires,--the Board requested those present to iron out their differences and come before. the Board with a definite understanding as to the wishes of all interested. Petitions were ordered placed on file. Continuation certificate in favor of Patrolman Russell D. Hampton and Assistant Chief William Diedrich, in the Maryland Casualty Company of Baltimore, were approved and ordered placed on file. I I A Petition signed by John Buczkowski, President of the Polish-American Central Civic Committee, requesting that the Board not consider routing truck and bus traffic through Western Avenue for reasons set forth in the Petition, is on file in the Board of Public Safety. He was informed that no definite action had been taken with reference to routing bus and truck traffic through any part of the City and that. the matter had not progress ed far enough to make any definite statements.. I I Chief Lane discussed with the Board the conditions prevailing in the Police Department and minor changes which have been made in the personnel, but there being nothing of importance, no action was taken. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M. " Chairman ATTEST: Clerk