07/06/1936 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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28 � � I1dEETING July 6, 1936 � � Regular meeting oP the Board of Public Safety vras held on l�onday, � July 6, 1936, at 9:00 A. 1�. tL11 members v�ere present. �2inutes of the previous meeting vaere read and approved. Requisitions in the Fire Department numbers 03435 to 03440, inclusive and in the Police Department numbers 3� to 51, inclusive, were approved. Claims in the amount oP :�1,140.33, from the following suppliers, mere approved and ordered paid, also. payroll of the various departments amounting to :�17,133.18. Ind. Bell Telephone Co. �8.60 Ind. & ��iich. Electric Co. �45.02 Recreation Equip. Co. 12.88 Ind. & I�ich. Electric Co. 14.52 Gafill Oil Co. 404.35 No. Ind. Publie Service Co. 35.12 G;afill Oil Go. 27.22 Elkhart Brass �Jtf'g. Co. � 3.71 Gafill Oil Co. 78.41 Bendix Products Corp. I5.30 Gaf ill Oil Co. 35.64 The Gibson Co. 31. 68 Gafill Oil Co. 9.36 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 18. 77 Gafill Oil �o. 14.04 Ind. Zumber & I�1fg. Co. 2. 65 Gafill Oil Co. 14.56 �er. LaFrance & Foamite Ind. 21.14 Harry E. �"lillette 42.80 The Fuller Brush Co. 5.46 a'�cCaffery Co. 9.36 �'�eisberger Bros. : 5.88 Office Engineers, Ine. 20.80 So. Bend Clean Towel Service 1.00 Indiana Paint & Yd.P. Co. 162.25 ��• � L. E. Gurley 24.62 G. E. &Ieyer & Son, Ine. .50 No. Incandescent Lamp Co. 20.23 G. �. r�eyer & Son, Inc. 3.21 �,ualls Electric Co. 49.98 G. E. �1-qeyer & Son, Inc. 1.27 FIRE DEPARTT,9ENT - Chief Freeh present: �. discussion �as had tiaith the Board and the Trustees of Clay, Center, Portage and German To�nships and Alfred E. TtTartin, Portage Tot�mship Attorney, �ith reference to fire protection in the adjoining townships. After a �ull discussion of the matter, it v�as tentatively agreed that the various torvnships would make arrangements to purchase the necessary fire �e��a�atus at an expense. of from �800.00 to �1,000.00 to be housed by the South Bend Fire Departinent and to be manned and used at its discretion either in fires in the townships or in the City. It was further arranged that I�r. Pd�artin �ould draw up an agreement betvreen the various tov�nships` and the Board of Public Safety, setting forth definitely the arrangement entered into. It was also agreed that Green Township and y�arren To�tnship, which t��ere not represented at this meeting, would be invited to �oin in the arrangement. The Chief again brought up the matter of No. 1 aerial ladder, setting forth the fact that it was very dangerous to use this ladder, and after thoroughly discussing the matter, it �vas regularly moved, seconded and carried that the City Attorney drativ up an Ordinance appro- priating from the General Fund the sum of y�750.00 Por the purchase of a new ladder, v�ith the understanding that such parts of the old ladder as can be utilized shall be used. ELECTFiI�AL DEPARTMENT - r3r. Qualls present: &7atters pertaining to the operation of the �lectrical Department were discussed and �ir. Qualls made various reports of his operations. �'dEIGHTS & ��A►SURES DEP�RTNIENT - Idir• Burns present: Ir1r. Burns presented his weekly report for the �reek ending July 3rd, showing number of inspections made of 362. This report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Safety. POLICE DEPARTMEDIT - Chief Lane present: A full discussion of the activities of the Yolice Department with reference to traffic violations in the city was had. The City �ttorney expressed his vievrs as to the operation of the hccident Prevention Bureau, and it v�as regularly moved by P�r. rroodv�ard, seconded by ��r. Anderson anormatheeBoardtfullyCasytothisnopinionc.e��ith reference� vrriting and inf to leniency to be sho�vn first offenders.