09/20/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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��' PJIEETING September 20, 1937 Regular meeting of' the Board of Public Safety was held on T�iond�y, September 20, 1937 , at �:OG �, 1��. �11 mer,ibers were present. Mir_utes of the previous meeting were rea_d and a.pproved. Requisitions in the Police Department numbers 823 to 855 were approved, also in the Fire Department numbers 03835 to 03843, inclusive. Claims in the amount of �286 .04, from the following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid. Artcraft Printers �14.00 Ir_d. Paint & Ud. P. Co, w79. 75 Ind. Bell Telephone Co. 6. 70 IvlcCaffery Company 27.00 Ind. Be].1 Telephone Co. .90 Syd Bartlett 18.00 Office Engineers, Inc. 3. 20 South Bend Supply Co. 18.13 Office L+�hgineers, Inc. 7.40 Mish. St. Joseph Hospital 106.50 Office E�.gineers, Inc. 3.00 Cit.y V�ater l��orks .55 Eugene Dietzgen Co. .91 ELECTF,ICAL DEPARTTJIF;NT - T,2r. �,ualls present: .. T+�r. Qu�_lls re�orted the pro�ress that has been made in installing the traffic signals on Lincoln ti'�ay Vuest and stated that the inter- section of Cushing St.�eet ti-ould be completed within a fe�v days and that Blaine hvenue intersection �^rould be started at once. i�Ir. �,ualls submittea a request from Radio Operator FrGncis Bock to attend convention of kssociated Police Communication Officers in Ne�^:l York City on October llth to 14th. A�'ter viev�-ing the financial situation, the Board aecided that funds �re not available for this purpose and Mr. Bock was so notified through Mr. �,ualls. FIRE DEPARTMEIVT - Chief Freeh present: The Chief reported on the operation of hi� departMent durin� the past v��eek. Rieha_rd L'�zck was appointed on the Fire Departnent for duty beginning October lst, subject to physzcal examination by the Police Doctor and passing by the Fire Departmer_� Pension Doctor, also subjeet to appoir_tment by the Fire Chief. Application for position on the Fire Depa_rtment was received fro� rm�ett F. Campbell and ordered placed on file. POLICF DEPA.FcTP�iiENT - Chief Lane present: Mr. Gill of Giil-Varn Chevrolet, Inc. was �resent and o�'�'ered to furnish the City, �vithout expense, a netiv Chevrolet Accident Car to replace the one noi�; in use and which ti^�as donated to the City a year ago. This offer was made subject to the san.e conditions as that of last year. The Board accepted the offer. Traffic �gineer Nliller reportea that the situation at Angella Boulevard and U.S. Highway 31, v;�here trees were obstructing traffic signs, had been well t�ken care of by the University of Notre Dame. : The Studebaker Corporation made a reruest f'or special police o�'ficers commissions for tne follotiving employees of the CorPor�;tion: A. Bailey 507 E. South St. , South Bend TJI. Buczkov��ski 250g �"�. Fredrickson St. , South Bend G. Glaser 521 E. Niilton St. , South Bend • Vu. H. Griffin 1526 Virginia. St. , South Bend 1Vi. Hall 3834 Vistula Road, Misha�^�aka, Ind. S. K�tiasnews�i 2430 �';. Ford St. , South Bend F. i;�iholi ch 1118 V�. I�di�.na Ave. , South Bend T. It�iller . 2709 j'�r. Fairview 1�vE. , South Bend F. V�ruble 1527 S. Kendall St. , South Bend The Bo�rd ordered tnese co�rr�issions to be presented to it at its next meeting.