11/11/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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I -242-, MEETING November 11, 1935 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, November 11, 1935) at 8:30 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. I Requisitions bearing numbers 08704 to 08718 were approved. Claims, from the following suppliers, in the amount of $654.87 were appr ved and ordered paid; also payrolls of various departments amounting to R6,7 1 16.73. Postal Tele. Cable Co. $1.34 National Brake Service Inc. Western Union Telegraph Co. 2.45 Gafill Oil Company Frank S. Andrews 5.66 Gafill Oil Company Slick Ideal Laundries 1.75 Gafill Oil Company Epworth Hospital 85.45 The South Bend Supply Co. Business Systems, Inc. 5.62 H. D. Lee Mere. Co. Berman's Sport Goods Store 58.18 Ruth Snodgrass, R. N. Berman's Sport Goods Store 9.30 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. Recreation Equipment Co. 55.20 The South Bend Supply Co. Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 43.40 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 19.85 Office Engineers, Inc* Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 4.16 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. The Gibson Company 4.77 South Bend Electric Co. Amer. LaFrance & Foamite, Inc. 28.87 K. E. Erickson Co., Inc. Amer. LaFrance & Foamite, Inc. 52.24 $9.75 18.05 131.55 .12 20.221. 3.50 21.00 8.11. 5.14 5.25 3.70 .5-5 8.14 41.55 POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present: Detective Tames Perry submitted his resignation as a member of the South Bend Police Force effective as of November 11th and upon motion by. Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Woodward and carried, resignation was accepted. The Board regularly approved continuance of special police commission issued to K. E. Koontz, there having been filed with the Board of Public Safety an official bond in the amount of $1,000-00. A Petition was submitted signed.by a number of the present police officers, requesting that Officer Fred DeLee be considered in filling the vacancy in the Dog Pound created by the death of M ines L. Wood. Petition was ordered placed on file. The matter of paying the dues of the Police Chief in the Inter national Police Chiefs Association was referred to the City Controller to determine if a proper account can be located to which this expense may be charged. Mr. Hunter reported upon his investigation of the situation on West Indiana Avenue in reference to parking restrictions and stated that his careful investigation and consultation with a number of businessmen in that vicinity convinced him that parking restrictions on the south side of Indiana Avenue at any time were very desirable. It was therefore regularly moved, seconded and carried that no parking be established on the south side of Indi ana Avenue from Kemble Avenue to William Streetl effective ctive Sunday, November 17th, and the Chief of Police was ins tructe.d to place the proper signs. The matter of revolver equipment used by the Police Department was discussed and it was decided to replace the 32-20 Colt revolver now in use, of which there are from eight to twelve carried by various officers, with 38 Special Colt revolvers to the extent of not to exceed the amount still remaining in the appropriation for equipment for this year, the Secretary being instructed to make the best possible arrangement.. DOG POUND: Due to the death of Mines L Wood on Wednesday, November 6th, thus creating a vacancy in position of Dog Pound Master, the Board upon regular motion seconded and carried appointed John A. Searles as Dog Pound Master, his services to begin November 16) 1935. Mr. Roy Morin, who has been operating the Dog Pound due to Mr. Wood's illness, he being Mr. Wood's nephew, reported that the gun which the City furnished to Mr. Wood was stolen on the day of the funeral I and the E I I I I