09/08/1936 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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. _ . 4� � MEETING September 8, 1936 Postponed meeting of the� Board of Public Safe�y was held on Tuesday, September� 8, Z936, at � 9:00 A. M� due to Nlonday being Labor Day. AlI members were present. Minutes oP previous meeting were read and approved. Requisitions in the Fire Department numbers 03489 to 0350I., inclusive, and in the Police Department numbers 146 to 153, inclusive, - were approved. Claims in the amount of �4,836.74, from the following suppT�ers, were approved and ordered paid, also payroll in the various departments amounting to �16,996.91. Peterson Printing Co. �15.00 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. `�5.06 Kraussts Jewelry Store 1.25 William F. Qualls 53.60 Gafil7. Oil Company 413.09 Ind. & Mich. Electria Co. 43.67 Gafill Oil Company 6.76 Ind. & Mich. Electric Co. 15.10 Gafill Oil Company ?6.49 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 32.56 GafiTl Oi1 Company 21.06 Soherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. .79 Slick-Idea1 Laundries 2.50 Jack Taylor's 7.00 St. Joseph Hospital 6.04 Peter Pirsch & Sons Co. 4,087.50 Berman's Sport Goods Store 6.30 So. Bend Clean Towel Serv. 1.00 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. .60 So. Bend Sand & Gravel Co. 5.90 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 2.32 So. Bend Electric Co. 33.19 R�r. Busse of Paul's Bread Company was present with his attorney and requested the privilege of dropping small loaves of bread or buns � from the air �ith a parachute attached as an advertising feature. After discussing the matter fully and advising �Rr. Busse that their operations should be limited to the outskirts of the City and the dropping of these parcels to be well regulated so that no unnecessary hazards are created on the ground, permission �ras given to carry out � their plan. Mr. Krauss , of the Krauss Jewelry Store on North Nichigan Street , was present and complained about bicycles being parkecl on the side- walk in front of his store, making entrance to his store and passage of pedestrians practically impossible and dan�erous. Af ter Pully discussing the matter �ith the Chiefs of the Fire and Police Depart- ments, the question was referred to them �rith instructions to see the managers of the Theatres to ascertain if it v�as not possible for them to secure parking space for bicycles off of the sidewalk and street. Their report is to be submitted to the Board at its next regular meeting. - FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: Matters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department were discussed v�ith the Chief. , The Secretary brought to the attention of tne Board the matter of second payment on the Peter Pirsch 1000 gal. Pumper and in view of the fact that the Controller had the necessary funds to enable the pre-payment of this acoount, it was authorized in order to save three month' s interest amounting to �112.50. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - �i:ir.. �;ualls present: Mr. Qualls made a report of his trip to New York attending the Convention of the National Nunicipal Signal �ssociation. tipplication was received from Jack C. Andre�vs of Knox, Indiana, for position on the Radio Division of the Police Department. The matter �vas brought to �t�Ir. �,uall�' attention and the application is on file in the Board of Public Safety. �`lEIGHTS & �ASt1RES DEPgRT�NT - b�r. Burns present: Lir. Burns subrnitted his report of inspections made during the week ending September 5th, shotiving 324 inspections. This report is on file in the ofz"'ice of the Board oP Public Safety. POLICE DEPART��+fi1T - Chief Lane present: The Chief presented reports for the month of August of the South Bend--b4isha�vaka Police Radio ➢ivision, also report of the