09/08/1936 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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4� . _ . � activities of the Bureau of �iccident Prevention and the Engineering � �� DepartMent of that Bureau, also a oomplete report of the operation of � the Police Department. �1.1 of vrhich are on file in the office of the Board of Public Safety. 1�'Ir. Ernest �Tiller, Engineer of the Bureau of Aceident Prevention, reported that the Superior Store Fixture Company at 116 and 118 East 1�ayne Street would I.ike to establish a 120 ft, loadin� zone. His investigatian disclosed that they really need this privilege as they have no place to load or unload in the rear and double parking at this location v�ould be hazardous. I3e reoommended that permission be granted. The Board authorized it and the matter was referred to the Chief of Police. H. J. Jaster at 1901 South li�ain Street requested "3 Hour ParkingT' signs be permitted at that poin� in front of the building oacupied by himself, the Interstate Distributing Company and the ll2ills Trucking Company. They are vrilling to purchase the signs if permission is granted to display them. The matter �as referred to Officer Miller of the Acciuent Prevention Bureau for investigation and recommendation. The Hodges 8e MaoIntosh F�argarine _requested the privilege of displaying "3 Hour Parking" signs in front of 1126 South Lafayette Blvd. and �vill be willing to pay for the signs if granted permission to display them. The matter v�as referred to Officer I�Jliller of the Accident Prevention Bureau for investigation and reconmendation. A diseussion among the Board Members vras had in reference to re=routing Highway Tdo. 112 and direeting the traffic over South Street instead of �Jlonroe Street as at present, in order to eliminate the congestion at �onroe Street and v�est of D2ichigan Street. The matter vras referred to Officer Miller of the Aecident Bureau for investigation and report.�� A communication �ras received from Harry E. Bolt, Chairman of the South Bend Civic Safety Counoil requesting that an appropriation be reque�ted for traffic signs of various kinds at an estimated cost of one thousand dollars. No action was taken in referenee to this matter. Mr. Bolt further requested that in order to provide the proper _ authority within the recently established Accident Prevention Bureau the person in charge should hold the rank of Sergeant and requested that an appropriation be established amounting to .�144.00 for this purpose. The Board, in considering this matter and finding that the budget f or 1936 will be suffioient to make this promotion to the first of the year, by re�ular motion, seconded and carried, advanced Officer Patrick Burns to the rank oP Sergeant from September 15, 1936 to December 31, 1936, and if the budget for 1937 will permit his rank as Sergeant vrill be continued. Applications for position on the Police Department were received from Joseph Pinter and Daniel J. Koegan. These were ordered placed on file. Surety bond in favor of L. H. �1ert, police officer, in the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company was approved and placed on file. Continuation certificate in favor of special police officer Karl E. Koontz was approved and filed with the original bond. Special police commission was issued in favor of Edvaard G. Daoust as officer at the Bantam Ball Bearing Company. The meeting ad�ourned at 11:04 A. M. � � .� , Chairman ATTEST: Clerk