01/11/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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�� . � � . �� � MEETTTdG January 11, 1937 � � Regular meeting o�' the Board of Public Safety was held �onday, January 11, 1937, at 9:00 A. M. Mr. Anderson tvas absent. T,�inutes of the �revious meetin� were read and approved. Requisitions in the Fire Department numbers 03601 to 03610, inclusive, and in the Police Department numbers 353 to 365 cvere approved. Claims in the amount of �170.80, from �he follov�Jing suppliers, vs�ere approved and ordered paid, also payrolls in the various departments amounting to ;;>19 ,026. 66. Journal o.f Crimin�l LaVT � Criminolo�,y �3.50 Hibberd Printing Compa�.y 30.00 Hibberd Printing Cor�pa�y 8. '15 J. T. t��ilso�, �,2. D. 75.00 Gottlob Fritz 5.50 U. S. Fingerprint Products Co. 1.50 G. 0. Thurn .55 G. 0. Thurn for B. J. P�JIcCaffery,P.i�.2. 46.00 FIRE DEPARTI�IE'1JT - Chief Freeh present: The Chief discussed ivith the Board activities o�' the departrnent and requested the privilege of buying four � �allon PYiister Vapor- izing Fire Extinguishers, which are particularly adap-ted to fighting electric fires. The anproximate cost of these extinguishers to be N100.00. The Chief requested tne privilege of purchasing nev�1 springs for tl�ree of the beds at tne Central Station to be taken out of the regular supply account , which the Bo�rd concurred in. Upon recommendation of the Chief, John Borkovvski ��tiras reduced in rank fronl Ca�tain to Lieutenant and VJladysl��a Jurek adv�nced from Lieutenant to Captain, subject to assignment by the Fire Chief. This change to become effective January 16th. The Board ap�roved payment to members of tne Fire DePartment of r�ise in salary fror� July l, 1936 to December 31, 1936, in accordance with Ordinance ��3164. The Board also �ave instructions to have b�ck salary paid to members of the Fire Department, covering services in 1933, 1934 and 1935, in accordance �vith Ordin�nce �r3164. Payment of thzs to be made a_t once. This only to f'ormer employees not no`v on Payroll. POLICE & ELECTRICI��L DEPl�TivTENTS - Chie�' I,ane and 1,2r. �ualls nresent: The matter of radio operation �vas discussed and it was decided oi1 the neti^� police cars that the old r�dios be installed, and it was also decided to �urchase at once 2 Indiasi; :�'our cylinder,PJlotorcycles from Frank Andrevvs and these to be equipped �vith radio. Purchase to be made outright v�ithout any trade in o�' old motorcycles at this time. The Board requested the Chief to have 0�'ficer Fr�nk Ferger report to the Bo�rd next T47onday morning to �ive an account of the e�-perience in the Desk Sergeant' s room on Saturday morning, January 9i,h. The Board approved payment to �.embers of the Police Force and the Electrical Department of raise in sal�ry f'ror� July l, 1936 to Decer�ber 31, 1936, in accordance ti�vith Ordinan.ce T 3164. Payment of this to be m�de at once. The Board also gave instructions to have back salary paid to mernbers of the Police Force and the Electrical Departrnent, covering services in 1933, 1934 and 1935, in accordance t^rith Ordinance �3164. Thi� only to former emnloyees r_ot noti^a on payroll. Captain Harold �1Thitmer submitted a report of the Police Pension Fund for the fiscal year ending Decernber 31, 19�6 , which report is on �'ile in the office of the Board of Public Safety.