12/27/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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��o � � MEETING December �27 , 1937 � � Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety vaas held on Monday, � December 27, 1937, at 9: 30 A. IVI. All members v��ere present. P,.�inutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, Claims, from the folloxring suppliers, in the amount of �1,052.91 ti�:ere approved and ordered paid. Ind. Bell Telephone Co. �4.50 Ind. & �l�ich. Electric Co. �46.91 Ind. Bell Telephone Co. 1. 35 Ind. & Mich. Electric Co. 30.39 Ind. Bell Telephone Co. 1.40 The Gibson Co, . 25 Ind. Bell Telephone Co. 5. 50 Epworth Hospital 5.00 Ind. Bell Telephorie Co. 13.05 Epworth Hospital 12. 75 Hibberd Printing Co. 17.50 Dr. J. V. Cassady 23.00 Hibberd Z'rintin� Co. 72.Q0 G. E. P�Zeyer 8c Son, Inc. 2. 57 Gafill Oil Company 14.64 Radio Equipment Co. , Inc. 5. 34 Gai'iiI Oil Company 575.72 V��ilhelm's Wholesale Radio 59.00 The Reliance Pharmacy 6.10 South Bend Electric Co. 18.87 Business Systems, Inc. 4.35 South Bend Supply Co. 5.90 � Ault Camera Shop �. 72 Peltz-Kaufer Co. , Inc. 4.50 Office Engineers, Ine. .60 Grayb�r Electric Co. 115.00 FIRE DEPI�RTME[�T - Chief Freeh present: l�2atters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department tia7ere discussed urith the Chief. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMIIVT - Mr. Qualls present: P,�atters pertaining to the operation of the Electrical Department ZA.�ere discussed and PJir. C�ualls was given authority, �fter having conferred with the Chief of the Fire Department , to install a new fire box at the corner of Michigan and Monroe Streets, also to transfer the box at South and Franklin Streets to the corner of South and Taylor Streets. POLICE DIl'ARTMENT - Chief Lene and Assistant Chief Diedrich present: The op eration of the Cafeteria Court va��s discussed and the Board ordered the Clerk to notify ��Irs. Taylor a.nd Judge Avery to be present at the next regular meeting of the BoPrd on January 3rd for a f�irther discussion of the matter. It was re�ularly moved, seconded and carried th�t, due to the fact that l�ttayor Freyer�uth is in symp�thy witn and s�.netions the move- ment, the Chief �rr�nge for a revised program of employment of the men in the Police Department a.nd under the net�r arrangement to make up a schedule vahich will give all policemen excepting those employed in the Detective Bureau one day off in every ei�ht instead of one day off in every fifteen as at present. Special Police co�mission was issued to F.obert �izer v+�nile employed �.s special policem�n at the Drewry Brevaing Compa.ny. Surety bond is f'�.led v�.Tith the commission. Continua�ion eertificates of surety bonds for the following police officers tn.ere approved by the Board: William L. Welch, �dmund Vitou,�,.Elmer So�kol, Karl Smith, John Searles, Doyal Rhymer, Bert � Olmste�d, � Edwasd V. IUiorris, Casimir Kubiak, Louis Kish, Richard J. Gillen, Ellsv�-orth Butz and Homer Ames. Application for position on the Police Department was filed by C�rl D. Hutts. R�EIGHTS & MEASURES DEP�.RTil2EiVT - 1VIr. Burns present: P,�r. Burns submitted his report af the activities of his debartr.�ent for the week endin� December 25th, showing 243 inspections m�de. This report is �on file in the office of the Board of PubZic Sa.fety. The meeting adjourned at 11: 30 A. M. C�� !, I Y �-�, !�- • Chair�nan ATTEST• Clerk