08/02/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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�� , MEETING August 2, 1937 - Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on rllonday, August 2, 1937, at 9:00 .Fi. . M. Mr. .Anderson tivas absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Requisitions in the Fire Department numbers 03787 to 03792 and in the Police Departr,�ent numbers 764 to 782, inclusive, were approved. Claims in the amount of �9,738.79, from the follov�ing suppliers, were approved and ordered paid. Business Systems, Inc. �15.10 Office Ehgineers, Inc. �65.00 Business Systems, Inc. 3.68 G. 0. Thurn .75 Indiana Bell Tel.ephone Co. .65 No. Indiana Pub. Serv. Co. 32.88 India.na Bell Telephone Co. 11.65 Holycruss & Nye Co. 1. 24 - Koontz-jalagner Electric Co. 5.60 The Gibson Co. .44 Sinclair Refining Co. 11.00 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 1.97 Berman'a Sport Goods Store 42.82 The Sea�rave Corp. 8,854.00 MeCaffery Company 9.36 Gen. Fire Truck Corp. 54.83 Indiana State Prison 67.54 Manhattan Rubber b7fg. 465.50 Indiana State Prison 15.�31 Gen. Sheet l�letal VJorks 3.50 Hur�vich Iron Co: , Inc. 16.00 Hazard Ins. �Yire �ruorks 44.42 The C. H. Hanson Co. I5.00 FIRE D�PARTMENT - Chief Freeh present: Matters pertainin, to the oneration of the Fire Department were discussed with the Chief. ELFCTRICAL DEPARTMENT - l+dr. Qualls �resent: r�iatters pertaining to the operation of the Electrical Department were discussed with It�r. �ualls. Communic�tion was received from a conmittee o� employees of the Electrical Department, requesting the Board to si{�n a Resolution requiring the employees to wear a uniform of their own selection on which shall be displayed the proper insignia ot' the department and changing the name of the department to the Signal Service Department. After f�.ill consideration of this r�atter, the Board decided that there would be no objection to the employees of the Electrical Departnent purchasing and wearin� uniforms at their own expense if they desire to do so, but that there would be no change in the style of the dep�rt?nent. Members oP the committee were so notified. A communication was submitted by hir. �,ualls from T. J. Slovrie, Secretary of the rederal Communications Commission, in whieh was stated that upon inspection of Police Radio Station WPGN it was found that no satisfaetory provision was arranged for checking frequency. Mr. Qualls reported that he had had a quotation from the R. C.A. Manufacturing Company of �570.15 for the necessary equipment. No definite action could be taken at this time. The natter tivas referred to the r,�ayor and City Attorney. POLICE DEPARTI4�ITT �- Assistant Chief Diedrich present: Vacancies on the Police Depart�ent caused by the death of Arden 'r�line and Clyde Wilson were filled by the Board in the appointment of V��illiar� C. Cholasinski and Leonard Krule��Jitch to begin service at' once, the latter having been appointed tne previous v�eek but no definite date of employment given. These officers are appointed sub�ect to assignment by the Chief of Police and to be on probation for six months, also subject to ph3�sical egamination by the Police Surgeon and Pension Physician. Applications for position on the Police Departr�ent v��ere received from Niilo r. Cool �nd John Suto. Question of status of Officer Casimir Luczny, who was reouested • to resign was discussed and it was decided by the Board that he shall not be re-ins-tated i�ntil a �vritten report of his physical condition shall be t'urnished by the Police Physician.