12/03/1928 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held in th45 Boards Office Monday December 3rd., 1928 Xleting was called to order at 415 P.11. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. FIRE DEPT. Fire Dept. bills were approved and ordered paid. Motion prevailed that the applications of B.J.Wentland and Robert Hosinski be accepted and ordered placed on file. ELECTRICAL DEPT. Electric &il Dept. bills were approved and ordered paid. lvlotion prevailed that the.weekly report of Supt. Qualls for the week ending December 2nd. be approved and ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPT. Police Dept. bil._s were approved and orde-red paid. 110tion prevailed that the applications of Wallace li illiken, and liIiron L. n Densmore be accepted and ordered placed on file. Motion prev -piled that the fifteen minute waiting zmne at 210 -212 -214 S. St. Joseph St. be extended from 32 feet to 57 feet. Tuotion.- prevailed that a 32 foot loading zone be established in front of the Progressive Bakery at 431 :S. Chapin St. A petition was received by the Board for a. traffic siga.nl at Ewing Ave. and S. Tda.in St. signed by ltlrs. 1,1aude Beers, C.E Cowgill and others. Upon the recommendation of Chief Hatt after careful investigation motion prevailed that the petition be denied. Chief Hatt, Asst. Chief Kuespert, and 11r. Engeldrum who composed the Committee to investigate the necessity for signals on Williams St. reported that sign.^ls would destroy the purpose of the BylPass- Route, end that the proper solution to this problem would be detail Police Of- 'icers at certain intersections along William St. during the hours when traffic was the heaviest on 'dilliam St. Jlotion prevailed that the recommendations of the committee be followed.. "ioti.on prevailed that the claim of Dr. J.E.l�Mclvleel for � 228.00 for rfessiona.l services rendered Officer J.0 ;Bloom on account of his njury while on duty at the Playland Park Auto 11a.ces on July 4th. 1927 e allowed. Motion prevailed that in accordance with City Ordinance # 2629 Officer asimer Luzny be awarded 10.00 per mon for a period of 10 months begin - 'ng December 1928 payroll in reconization of his act of valor in saving he life of one or more persons at an accident at the New York Central epot on November 10th., 1928. 'Lotion prevailed that Detective Harold Whitmer be promoted to the rank of ergt. effective Jan. lst. 1929 in reconization of his a.c.t of bravery n capturing a: filling station bandit in the act of robbing a: filling ta.tion on the night of November 25th., 1928. otion prevailed to adjourn at 5:30 P.iv'i. Pre