03/16/1936 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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� � � � l�.�ETING PJlarch 16, 1936 � __ _ �� f Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety c�as held on Tv�onday, T:Zarch 16, 1936, at 8:45 A. P�2. �ill• members ti�ere present. It.2inutes of previous meeting �rere read and approved. Req_uisitions, in the Police Department nurabers 08924 and 08925, also 09001� to 09007 �vere approved, in the �Fire Department numbers 03323, to 03331. Clairns in the amount of :�936.72, from the follo��iing suppliers, �vere allor;ed and payroll in the �lectrical Department :�23.52. The Office Engineers , Inc. :�4.60 Indiana Luznber Ec Mf'g. Co. tip .81 The Office Lngineers; Ine. 15.40 Dan R. Lontz Coal Co. 22.00 The Office Engineers , Inc. 4.25 Dan R. Lontz Coal Co. 33.00 City �dater V�'orks � 457.59 Schuyler Rose 65.00 Recreation Equip. Co. 8.70 Jack Taylor' s 16.48 � Slick Idea1 Laundries 4.40 �o. Ind. Public Service Co. 1.00 Radio Distribu�ing Co: 1.20 R. �'J. Seaman 30.00 Cities Service Oil Co.' 266.72 �ity �Yater :�+orks �.�1 Koontz-ytiagner Llectric Co. 2.16 � FIRE D�PARTT,�NT - Chief Freeh present: � T:4atters pertaining to the Fire �epart�neni� �rere discussed and the Chiei ��ras authorized to purchase a nev� radiator for equipment in the Cen�rel Fire Station ��hich is beyond repair. � petition signed by twenty five residents in the vicinity of 35th Street just south of Jeff erson i3oulevard, requesting a f ire alarm box in Belmont �.ddition, ��as presented to the Board, but due to inadequacy of the bud�et f or this purpose the petition �aas ordered placed on file. �pplication for position as fireman �ras received zrom �dv�ard T�2. Szlamfucht ti��hich r�as ordered placed on file. POLICE DEP�'�RTPvTENT - Chief Lane present: The iv�ayor �aas present and brought to the attention of the Board and the Chief of Police the prevalence of gambling machines in Cafes, Drub Stores and other places and requested that these machines be curbed to comply ��ith the lativ. During the discussion, it ilas brought out that the Police Department h�d notified the o��ner o�' the T��ichiana Cafe to remove several pin maehines but that he had refused to do so ��hereupon instructions ti�ere given to bring the machines in at once. At the s�ne time police �rere instructed to bring in a racin� machine from the S�reeney I,unch Room ti�hich ti�aas done during the meeting of the Board. Upon examination police ��ere instructed to arrest the owners- and operators of these machines , namely; L. r,. Line , Edvrard S. Boxi}�ell, Lee R. S��eeney and proprietor of the T��Tichiana Cafe. The Chief �ave instructions to the Police Denartment to proceed at once and bring these parties into the City Court. The Chief brou�ht up the matter of uniforms f or the department and stated that there vaere three firi;ls eligible to furnish these unif'orms. He :�1as instructed in cooperation tiaith the Secretary to secure samynles from the various firms and their prices and to present them to the Board. Off'icers Steve I,-Zolnar and Pat Burns a�opeared before the Board v�rith reference to Police Field Day for this sur.�.mer and after some ciiscussion they vaere instructed to rnake u� their nlans for advertisin� and the publication of their Field Day pro�r�m, also the various events they vrill have on their program and submit plan to the Board for t�ieir apnroval. The City ��ttorney brought up the znatter of special police com- mission for Ernest Schleuder ��hicu has been in eff'ect for a number of years and to substantiate �rhich the Secretary has asked i;2r. Schleuder for a surety bond. This matter ti^ras discussed and the Board referred it to the City Attorney to consult vaith the :;�ayor and to bring in a report at the next meeting. S�ecial police commission in f avor of �dilliar.� T. Beck tivas approved by the Board.