04/26/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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103� MEETING April 26, 1937 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, April 26, 1937, at 9:00 A. M. A.11 members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting �aere read and approved. Requisitions in the Police Department numbers 544 to 554 and in the Fire Department numbers 03696 to 03701, inclusive, were approved. Claims in the arsount of �}240. 22, from the following suppliers, y�ere approved and ordered paid, also payroll of the various departments in tne amount of �19,025.66. H. A. Whitmer �34.66 Kaylor-Holman Co. �26. 20 Hibberd Printin� Co. 10.50 tihTillette Service Station 27.82 Ohio Chemic�l & �If g. Co. 7.40 �.iller Brush Co. 14.93 Business Systems, Inc. 6.47 Indiana & T,�ich. Electric Co. 50.81 Scherman-Schaus-�'reenaan Co. .88 RCA PJlanufacturing Co. 60.55 ELECTRICAL DEPARTMII�TT - Mr. C�ualls present: Matters pertaining to the operation of the Electrical Department were discussed with T�r. �;ualls. FIRE DEPARTMENT - Chief �reeh present: Matters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department were discussed with the Chief. PaLICE DEPARTMIIVT - Chief Lane present: The Chief brought up the question of various organizations contemplating the raffle of autonobiles at the curb on various streets of the City and af'ter a discussion of the matter the Board decided that it would li�it its distribution of permits to such organizatzons who would conduct these sales vYith their o�vn local representatives or member and that no such permits shall be issued to any organization which employed outside interests to engineer the project. Special police officer's commission was approved in favor of Geor�e Eichler �vnile employed as food inspector in the Health Department. Surety bond in Pavor of Truman E. Nichols, as special police officer �or the Nev1 Jersey, Indiana 8c Illinois R. R. Co. , was approved by the Board. Surety bond in favor of Andre�v V. Daly, regular police officer, v�.Tas approved. Communication was received from the I��irror Press requesting that tne parking suace in fror_t of their building be designated as a loading zone. This �natter was referred to Officer Tuiller for investigation and reeommendation. Report was made by Officer tdiller that at the Bendig U�arehouse, north:vest corner of Garst and R�ain Streets, tvTO driveways need painting to call motorists attention to the opening. The Board instructed that this be done. Officer 1�,4iller reported upon tne request of James Cover, vrho operates a filling station at Lincoln tioay tirest and Taylor Street, and stated that T1Ir. Cover has a 50 ft. opening and that the curb is painted S ft. east of the drive and that he would not recommend making any change at this location. The Flack Cigar Co�pany requested that a loading zone be established in front of their place of business on ti"�est FTayne Street. This matter ��:ras referred to Officer ldiller for investigation. Application for position on the Police Department was presented by Milo F. Cool and orderecl placed on �ile.