10/28/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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MEETING October 28, 1935, I Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, October 28, 1935 at 8:45 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of meeting of October 21st were read and approved. Requisitions bearing numbers 08686 to 08692, inclusive, were approved, also payrolls for the various departments amounting to $16,766.73 and claims from the following suppliers in the amount of $9,4.86. Frank S. Andrews $1.97 St. Joseph's Hospital $36.00 Frank S. Andrews 8.86 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 1.00 So. Bend Wholesale Drug Co. 2.34 Underwood Elliott Fi'sher Co, 12.37 Office Engineers, Inc. 8.50 McCaffery Co. 4.32 St. Joseph's Hospital 7.25 General Sheet Metal Works 1.75 St. Joseph's Hospital 10.50 FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: The Fire Chief reported having investigated the matter of having S.B.F.D. woven into blankets which might be purchased in the future at a cost of 25d each. The Board authorized him to have this done on all future orders. The Chief advised the Board that there would be a firer en's school at LaFayette two days this week and requested the privilege of sending fifteen firemen each day for two days- on the day that they are off duty. The expense in connection with this would be no ' t to exceed 4,25.00 for gasoline consumption - firemen using their own cars and paying the I ir own expenses while at the school. A letter was received from Russell J. Hoffman, South Bend, calling attention to his application for position on the Fire Department and requesting favorable consideration which was.ordered placed on file. A letter from Cyrus Pattee recommending Mr. Achiel DeVos as a good appointment on the Fire Department was ordered placed on file. Application for position of fireman was received from Edmund C. Szalewski and ordered placed on file. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: Mr. Qualls reported result of his investigation of the request of Bendix Corporation for a stop light at Bendix Drive and Goodland Avenue. His report in connection with that of Ernest Miller of the Engineering Department was fully considered and the Secretary was instructed to write the Bendix Company. Their report is outlined in the following letter addressed to the Bendix Corporation: "Your letter of September 5th to the Chief of Police was referred to the Board of Public Safety which in turn delegated Mr. William F. Qualls, Electrical Superintendent,and Mr. Ernest Miller of our Engineer ing Department with instructions to very carefully investigate the situation and to report to the Board their recommendations. According to National Standards, the vehicular volume entering an intersection from all directions must average at least one thousand vehicles per hour over an eight hour period to warrant the installation of a fixed time traffic signal. A survey of this location was made on Friday, October 11, 1935 and showed an average of 191 vehicles per hour from 8:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. - the lightest hour being from 11:00 A. M. to noon having 90 vehicles - the heaviest hour being from 3:00 to 4:00 P. M. having 443 vehicles. At this hour it is understood that approx- imately ninety percent of the Bendix employees leave the plant. It would seem from this that the traffic situation is one entirely created by your Company and the Board feels that it would not be justified in placing an automatic traffic signal at this point, but that the solution of the problem would be to station a uniformed officer or a motorcycle officer at this point during the period of heaviest traffic. It might also be suggested that one of your own officers could direct the traffic for the heavy ,hour.