03/22/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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�� MEETING March 22, 1937 Regul�r meeting of the Board o�' Public Sefety was held on Monday, March 22, 1937, at 9:OG A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims in the amount of' �463.86, f'rom the follo��ving suppliers, Uiere approved an.d ordered paid, also payroll. in the various departments amounting to �19,081.E6. Requisitions in the Police Dep�rtment nunbers �83 '�0' 494, inclusive, and iri the Fire Department nurnbers 03669 to 03674, inclusive, were approved. tiVilliam Diedrich �4.00 Hibberd Printing Co. �16.Q0 - Bexmants Sport Goods Store 14.05 Hibberd Printing Co. 34.00 V`�illiam J. Cashman 17.00 South Bend Tribune 5.18 Hibberd Printing Co. 8.00 St. Joseph's Hospital 265.05 Stevens Oil -Co. 4.68 No. Ind. Pub. Service Co. 1.25 Americ�n Sales Bk. Co. 90.69 Ar�.erican Auto: Elec. Sales 3. 96 FIRE DEPARTP�IFNT - Chief Freeh pre�ent: The Chief reported that Firem�n Steve Gorka, after having been tre�ted in the hospital for several months and was released, was again returned for further diagnosis and treatment: Further report regarding his condition will be made later. The Chief reported that on March 19th Fireman Albert Kraszewski . was struck by a moving automobile at the intersection of Brookfield� ` � Street and Lincoln Vvay ltiest. L�e to the fact that this acciaent occurred on the fireman's day aff: the Chief was instructed to in�estigate circuristances further. � FLECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. C�ualls present: Matters pertaining to the aperation of the Electrical Department were discu�s��. v�r�h�t.�/Ir. �,ualls. � rr: - �.� POLICE DEPAFiT1t2ENT - Chief Lane present: Officer Miller made a report regarding cor�nunication received from C. H. Shupe vrho appealed to the Board for construction of pedestrian tunnels on the main corners of the downtown section. Officer Nliller's very comprehensive repo�rt is on file in the office of the Board of Public Safety. In view of the fact that Officer Iviiller recommends the investi- g�tion of the advisability of eliminating right turns in the downtown district during rush hours, fihe Board reouested the Chief to make a careful survey and report. � The Board approved clai� of a special nurse �hose services v��ere used in connection with the armbulance �ccident in whieh Officer Luczny v�as seriously hurt and instructed the Chief to h�ve the nurse render her cl.aim at once. The Board discussed special police commission of Alfred Johnson who has been the night watchman for the F. S. Fish and Studebaker estates and waived the necessity of supplying the Board with a surety bond if his employers tivould flzrnish the City with a letter indemnifying the�. against any improper action by I�ir. Johnson. Communication was received from Officer T�iiller recomrnending that the signs in front of the Oliver Theatre be changed to read "No Parkin� In Front Of Theatre", which will permit�� parking from the north line of the Theatre to the alley. - � � R'EIGHTS & NIEASURES DEPl�RTI�ENT - irTr. Bu rn s p re s ent: P�r. Burns submitted his report for the tiveek ending T�Zarch 2Qth, shot�ving 322 inspections made. His renort is on file in th o�'fice of the Boe_rd of Public Safety. The meeting adjourned at 10: �0 A. P�I. � �— ��i� Chairman ATTEST: Clerk