01/04/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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74 .. �, MEETITdG January 4, 1937 � � Regular meeting of the Bo�,rd of Public Saf ety tivas held on P,2onday, � J'anuary 4, 1937, at 9:00 A. M. All members v�ere present. Minutes of the tzti�o previous meetin,s v�ere read and approved. Reciuisitions in the Police Depa-rtment numbers 341 to 352, in- clusive, and in tne Fire Department numbers 03595 to 03600, incl.usive, � z��ere approved. Claims in the amount of �98.05, fron the �'ollav�ing suppliers, were approved and ordered paid. St. Joseph's Hospital �45.50 � St. Joseph's Hospital 52.55 FIRE DEPARTTvTENT - Chief Freeh present: The Chief submitted his report o�' the activities of the Fire Department for the year 1936, which report is on file in the of�'ice of the Board of Public Safety. A comr;iunication �vas received from a committee a�pointed by the South Bend Firemen�s l�ssociation, requestin� the Board to authorize the payment of their regular pay if injured vn their day of�'. It v,�as regularly moved, seconded and carried that this comrnunication be referred to tne State Representative, tiNalter S. Arnold, and the Firemen's Association was so noti�'ied. The Chief requested tne privilege of purchasing 1600 ft. of i'ire hose at this time, due to tne necessity o�' replacing this much or more hose at once �'or tn.e various stations. The Bo�rd authorized him to purcnase the above� amount, it l�eing understood that bids shall be received from various hose manufacturers and tnat the ord�r be split . four ways if price and qu�lity justify it. POLICE DII'ARTP�I�'11TT & ELECTRICA.L DEPT. - Chief L«ne and T�Zr. G�ualls present: The matter of radios for the new police cars was discussed by the Bo�rd with Chief Lane and T�Tr. �ualls and it tivas decided to install the old radios taken from cars being traded in a�'ter the Electrical Depart- r�.ent has put them in first-class condition. It ivas also agreed that if the present order for the netiar Philco radios cannot be cancelled entirely, that one new Philco �vill 'oe placed in the armored car, recently �urchased, and one in a cruiser. It was also agreed to purchase radio antenna for the new cars. The Board also discussed the nlatter of cooberation in the Elect- ric�1 Department and �the forr�er decision of the Board tivas con�'irmed tnc�t the Radio Department was in charge oi' ldr. �ualls, suPerintendent o�' the Electrical Department. Regular monthly report of the Accident Prevention Bureau was submitted to tne Board and a copy furnished each member. This report is on file in the o�'�'ice of the Board of Public Safety. Request w�s received from G. �. Bursley 8c Company oi' Elkhar� for � loading zone occupying the space of six cars on ��tiestern Avenue at �2ain Strzet. The Board did not feel justified in granting this request and the Bursley Comp any was so notified through a personal call 1�y their manager, TVIr. Lan�le. Continuation certific�tes in favor of the follov,in� �olice officers tivere a.pproved by the Board: Homer Ames, Louis Kish, Casimir Kubiak, Ed �Jlorris, Bert Olmstead, Doyal Rhymer, L+'dmund Vitou, Ellsv�rorth Butz, Richard Gillen and Karl Smith. Applica.tions for position on the Police Department titiere received from Rexford G. titieaver and Thomas P. T�Jlinor, which �vere ordered pl��ced on �ile. �11EIGHTS & A�IEASURZU DEPI�RTIvTEI�TT - :Zr. Burns present: Mr. Burns submitted his report of the inspections made for the tiveek ending Januar,y 2, 1937, shovring 160 inspec�ions.