12/04/1939 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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� 55 �;�EETI1dG--DECr.r�,:BER 4, 1:939 � � Regular nieetin� of the Boarcz of Public Safety ti�ras held on T:Ionday, Dece_nber 4, 1:;39, at11:00 A.?r1. All members� were present. PSinutes of the previous mee�in� clere read and approved. Clai�s of �he follo`ving suppliers in the ariount of ?900.86 tivere approved and ordered paid: Frank S. Andrevrs �15.42 Bassett Radio I,Zf�. Corp. �18.50 Bobbs-:,�errill Co. � 75.00 Business Systems, Inc. 33. 32 tr tr �► 6.88 Elkhart �rass .�.Tf�. Co. 37.50 9 .�� General �heet idetal Z�dorksInc. 18.45 The Gibson Company �r �� t► �' " 4.20 Good�ear Service 359.61 2.55 " " 12.19 Ir_di�na F�ell Telephone Co. 8.00 Ind. �c rr�i ch. Elec. Co. 41.76 Ka�lor Ho�lman Co. n fr �r �r �� 4r3.23 1. 54 The i��cCaf'fery Company 6.12 G. E. ?�teyer & Son, Inc. '�•93 n r 6. 35 National Bral:e Service,Inc. 1�.76 3.00 '� �� r tr 11.23 National Body Shop, Inc. ,� ,� �� + 2.05 No. Ind. F'ublicService Co. 29 .82 r� ir t� tt tt 1.00 Peterson Bati�ery & Ign. Co. 4•77 Tne Stud �a�er Corporation 12.07 Radio Distributin� Co. 3.97 Richey R diator Co. 3'7.25 Scherraan Schaus Freeman Co. .96 � H. H. Sl minski, Li.D. 7.00 5o.Bend ',�nolesale Drug Co. 4. 35 `The Stud barser Corp. 3.12 J. E. y�lalz Gara�e, Inc. 39.41 � �r � �� 2. 30 '�Jas�zin�ton SAlva�e Co. 1. 50 r, n +� 1.22 ;"�est Side Hard��rare Co. • �� River Pa��k Lbr. Co. Inc. 6.98 � A g:�oup representin� several different reli�ious, social and racial organiza�,ions appeared before �i1e Board to see�� aid in stoppinb the sho-�Ring ��f 'TTne �irth of a IJation", a picture tirilicr is scheduled to s'zoiv at the G_�anada Tl�eatre. The rcat�er vras discussed and the Board infortned 'tlze grou_� tnat �it doubted wheti�er it had any autnority to stop any Per- I f�rmance unless it could be shotim that the perlor�ance �ras either indecent or irr�nor�l. It ��1as suggested b� the �oard that the �roup see the mana�e- ', �ent of �he tneatre and they reported bac�� that they had adjusted tne , r,latter zv ith the managemen�. � � � POLICE D�PA.�'I'i�:2y1T: Chief In�ram was present and matters p��rtaining to ' his de�ac�t_nent �;�rere discussed. � A r°port was received from tne Tdor�hern Indiana i{ailvra� Co. Inc. and frori Sgt. Butz. that the Portage bus line had been re-routed in accordance tivith our request so t hat the turn is made from i�licni�an Street ��vest at I;iarion Street instead of at 'dTashin��on Street as has been the custom. � A request for additional time ti,ras grailted to Dece��er 11, 1939, �to the attcrneys representing Officer PaczesnT,� ti^rho appeared before the Board. f A special police co?nmission was anproved for Charles Van Dusen. The Clerk of the Board vTas instrv.cted to notify I;Tr. VanDusen �o furnish a , bond in the swn of �T�1000.00. � A continuation certificate on �ond of Special Police Officer Joseah �, i ��. Gorby �ras approved. ', � An application for a position on the police d�partment ti�as received �; � froi� the follo�4:in� person and ti�as ordered placed en file: � I '� Fr�nr� H. ':°,tolt�an �ge 22 711 �. Victoria Street. J FIRE DEr�AR.T:;IE2dT: Chie� DeVleescho�rer �•ras present and matters pertaining to �is c.epart�ent �Tere discussed. G�lief DeVleescilotiver iiled the report o� his c.epart�en� for t�e mcnt� ci I;over�.ber, 1939. �"JE'IGHTS 8c I:�EASURES: I+ir. Burns «as �resent and filed his report for the �teek enc.in� Dece.�ber 2, 1939, sho�ving a total of 178 inspections made. � A aonference T�as held ivith Cnief Ingram, Chief DeVleescl�oti�er and P,Zr. Qualls 7�elative to the cnanging of the police s�vitch board fror,i the alarm station and providin,�, for an alarm syste� in the Central Fire Station. J - A cozmnunica�ion �^1as received from tne Cor�unon Council to the effect that it had approved the decision made by the Board cf Pualic Safety and T�r. And�°est, General Superintendent of tne Cnicago, South S11ore and South Bend Ra'l�ray relative to the r:lakin� of the intersection of 0live Street J -- - - - � � �