09/14/1936 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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' �� ' MEETING September 14, 1936 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety �as held on Monday, September 14, 1936, at 9:00 g. �2. All members �vere present. Minutes of the previous meeting �vere read and approved. Requisitions in the Police Department numbers 154 to 165 and in the Fire Department numbers 03502, 035�3 and 03504 v�ere approved. Claims in the amount of �12,029. 66, from the following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid. �Testern Union Telegraph Co. � .48 Firestone Auto Supply �2.21 G. 0. Thurn f or Sehuyler Rose 127.39 B. J. McCaffery 30.00 Schuyler Rose 123.00 L. J. Lane 8.05 J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co. 46.46 Office En�ineers, Ine. 4.00 U. S. Fire Equip. Co. 30.25=��' Law Enforcement Off. Equip. 35.00 Peter Pirsch & Sons Co. 752.90 ��- South Bend Supply Co. 1..09 So. Bend ti'rholesale Drug 5.10 Kaylor Holman Spring Co. 12.04 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 1.00 Ind. Lumber & TJifg. Co. 3.35 Business Systems, Inc. 3.75 Peter Pirsch & Sons Co. 2.79 K. E. Erickson Co. , Inc. 40.80 FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: The Chief reported that the matter rePerred to him for investi- gation regarding parking of bicycles in front of the Palace and Granada Theatres had been investi�ated and that arrangenents had . been made with the managers oP the Theatres to keep the sidetivalk -clear in the future. ELECTRICAL DEPARTI�NT - Mr. �ualls present: Mr. Qualls reported that the several matters referred to him recently regarding traffic si�nals in various �arts o� the City had not been fully investigated and that his report ti7ould be made at the next re�ular meeting. POLICE DEPARTP�IT - Chief Lane present: The Chief reported that some difficulty had been experienced on account of double parking of pleasure vehicles v�hich are used for delivery of inerchandise and suggested that a special tag be furnished o�vners of such vehicles, indicating that it is a delivery car. The Board authorized the purchase of two hundred cards to be issued to such owners, sho�ing all necessary information regarding the operation of the car �hich �ill enable the police to properly designate cars that are entitled to double parking consideration. The Chief of Police requested the privilege of sendin� Captain Bert Olmstead to the North�estern University Traffic Officers School which v�ill be held from October 12th for three �eeks. The Board authorized this arrangement and the expense to be charged to the Police Department Instruction Account. • � cornmunication vras received from �r. N. R. Bessel, Treasurer of the Iuar Nlain Corporation, requesting that the curb along the �vest side of the I�Zar I�Sain apartment building be set back, so that such space may be available for parking cars at an angle. After fully discussing this matter, no advantage nas found in cleanin� the streets at night and request g;as not granted. The Secretary �as instructed to notify �lLr. Bessel. A request vras received from G. R. �l'ierrill, operating Filling Station at 1117 Beyer Avenue, requesting that the curb on each side of his drive�ray be painted orange for distance of about three feet to prohibit parking close to the curb entrance, tivhich �as approved by the Board. A cor�munication was received from nine residents in the 700 block on East 6�enger Street subr�itting their appreciation for the cooperation of the Board in prohibiting all day parking in that block. The Secretary �as instructed to corn�nunicate vrith the petitioners and thank them for their letter. The ChieP reported on the pe.tition of property o�vners on North Johnson Street, �aho requested that all day parking be prohibited in front of their residences, that he had communicated