08/31/1936 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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� � `�� �r_ � ��- t_"� lUIEETING August 3I, 1936 �., . Regular �meeting �of� the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, August 3I, 1936, at 9:00 A. M. All members v�ere present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Requisitions in the Fire Department numbers 03482 to 03488, inelusive , and in the Police Department numbers 136 to 145, inolusive, were approved. Claims in the amount of �1,087 .99 , from the folloti�in� suppliers, were approved and ordered paid, also payroll in the Poliee Department amounting to �79.20. Business Systems, Ine. �12.91 R. L. Sensenich, M. D. �15.00 Business Systems, Inc. 26.75 R. L. Sensenich, TVI. D. 3.00 Hibberd Printing Co. 8.00 Ind. Paint & �Jallpaper Co. ?9.75 Fiibberd Printing Co. 8.25 United Pyro-Chemical Corp. 15.28 Hibberd Printing Co. 39.00 Boyer Fire �pparatus Co. 12:75 Krauss' s Jewelry Store 1.25 Remin�ton Rand Inc. 3.50 Dr. R. B. Acker 275:00 Peltz-Kaufer Co. , Ino. 3.50 The Clinio 100.00 City �`Jater i'lorks 36.63 Bruggner' s Ne�as Corner .75 City 1Yater Works 446.67 FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: Matters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department tiRere discussed with the Chief. The Chief requested the privilege of purchasing two tires for No. 3 Hose House engine and also tv�o hundred feet of 1Q in. booster hose, whiah were approved by the Board. Application for fireman vaas received from Alex Ma�ewski and ordered placed on file. POLICE DEPARTN�NT - Chief Lane present: A petition signed by a large number of residents in the vicinity of Calvert and 1Vliami Streets was presented to the Board, requesting that a stop light be installed at the corner of Miami and Calver� Streets, �thich is a through street from South .Bend to Mishawaka. This petition �vas referred for investigation and recommendation to 1�1ir. Qualls of the Electrical Department and Mr. �iller of the Traffic Bureau. A petition, signed by ten residents on East �enger Street in the 700 block, was presented to the Board, requesting that the employees of the South Bend Bait Company who park their cars in that block be requested to park them upon the property of the South Bend Bait Company �vhere it is claimed ample space is provided. The matter was referred to the ChieP of Police Por investigation and report. A petition, signed by four residents on North Johnson Street, was presented to the Board, requesting that the employees of the 0'Brien Varnish Company be prohibited from parking in Pront of their residences. The matter was referred to the Chief of Police for investigation and report. Continuation aertificate on bond of special poli.ce officer V`Jard 0. Harte was approved by the Board. Surety bonds in favor of Gustave Schuttrow and Fred Miller, re�ular police officers, in the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. were approved. �r. Humberger, who Formerly operated a private taxi cab stand at the northvrest aorner of hiichigan Street and Colfax Avenue, but whb on account of illness relinquished this stand, appeared before the Board and requested the privilege of re-establishing this stand beginning September 15th. Due to the fact that at this station formerly three private taxi cab stands vrere operated in the names of Mr. Humberger, Nr. Hartman and b2r. �dolfe, the Board decided to give Mr. Humberger the privilege of occupying stand at this point. The matter �ras referred to the Chief of Police. . ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Q,ualls present: A communication was received from the I�ayor recommending that