09/27/1943 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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25� Edward '1�Jilko�vit�, City Fireman, having been released from active duty because of physical disability, and havin� been accepted for pension by the Trustees of the Firemens Pension Fund, is placed on pension effective C�ctober 16, 1943 It �rras the decision of the Board that Firemen rvho do duty as Traffic Policemen during the football season, should be granted one half days pay. ' This being the date set for opening bids on the various items required by the Fire Department, on 1rhich letters were sent to dealers, all bids received were opened by �:r. Levy. PJir. Glazebrook was present vrhile bids 'l�rere read. Bids on ladders were received from the r�7idwest Fire Equipment Compan�, William Glazebrool� and The �rnerican LaFrance-Foamite Corpora�ion; Bids on the Booster Tank were received from �idwest Fire Equipment Company • �and the American-LaFrance-Foamite ��orporation; Bids on the Turret Nozzle tivere received from the r�Iidti�lest Fire Equipment Company, 4'dilliam Glazebrook and the American-LaFrance-Foamite Corporation; Bid on the Power Light �Generator v�ras received from the �merican-LaFrance-Foarmite Corporation. The Board directed the Fire Chief to tabulate the bids and action �ill be taken on them at the ne�t meeting. 'NEIGHTS AND I�dEASURES: P�ir. Charles Burns, City Sealer, filed his report for the vJeek ending September 25, 1943. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a.I��. A TTEST: OChairman . ,ZEETING - CCTa�BER 4, 1943 � A regular meeting of the �oard of Public Safety was held on T�ionday, 4ctober 4, 1943 at 10 :00 A.:��. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting vrere read and approved. Claims of the folloz�aing suppliers � in the amount of �1,733.99 iTere approved and ordered paid: •� ,�� Allen Stan. �erv. Sta. � 1.40 Ind. & T�Sich. Elec. Co. � 34.92 Sam Berman � 57.9b P,icCaffery Co. 31.1� H. G. Christman Co. 1,a76.55 l,�cCafferST Co. 2.82 Electro-Voice ��g. Co. 2.00 ISotor Service & Parts 1.22 J. H. Emerson Co . .42 rdor. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co. 31.12 Goodyear Service 17.80 River- Park Lumber �o . .90 Hurrrich Iron �+orks 6.72 South Bend Elec. Co. 2.54 Indian Sales cQ: Serv:� e • 4.50 Superior Instrument Co. 5.96 Ind. & �.Zich. Elec. Co. 31.22 ?deisberger Bros. 24.80 PQLICE DEPAR��iEldT: Chief Everett rras present and matters pertaining to his de�artment v�ere discussed. � - Chief Everett and Lieutenant Butz rrere granted� permission to attend the SafetyCouncil convention in Chicago, actober 5 to 7 inclusive. . Bonds for special Policemen Jr ere ap proved for Virgil 'aVilhite, George Van Arsdel, Hope I?cKelvey and Brool� L. �otver, and a renei��al of a bond for special Foliceman ��ras approved for �I�. H. Duley. These tiJere ordered filed. An application for a special Police Commission ti�as approved for F. C. Kern, and vlas ordered held for bond. FIRE DEPART;��ENT: Chief DeVleescho�rer y�as present and matters pertaining to his department ivere discussed. The Chief was authorized to purchase three Povreron Fog Pipes at an approximate cost of �25.00 each.