05/09/1938 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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190 � �� 1VIEETL�TG 1�2a,y 9, 1938 � � Reguiar meetir.� of tne Bo�.rd of �ublic Safety tivas held on ?�Zond- ay, May 9, at 9:0a A. M. All members were present. Minutes of' the previous meetin� were read and ap�roved. Claims from the follo.^rin� suppliers in tne amount of :�1a06. 78 were approved anc7 ordered n�id. Also payroll of the various De�artments amo�znting to �21,845.17: Recreation Eouinment Co. �� 5.32 0�'tice En�ineers, lnc. � . 75 ti`Jestern Union Tele. Co. 7. 28 Ault Camera Shop 7. oa Chas. l�i. Schuell 2.85 Indiana iy�lichi�an Elec.Co. 24. 22 Gill�-Vorn Chev. Service 11.05 Indiana 1�Jlichigan E1Pc. Co. 44.99 G�fill Ozl Company . 51Q.57 .Fmer. LaFran.ce �c Foar,lit e I41. 39 Gafill �il �Company 8.�6 J. I?. Roz�Iochowski 21. �0 Ga�'ill Oil Company 8Q. 34 Ell�hart Brass I��i�g, Co. 24.�5 Gafi1l Oil Com?�any 6.80 The �ibson Comp�ny 7.99 Slick-Ideal Laundries 7.59 vieisberger Bro�. 5.40 Reliance Pharmacy .50 Sears Roebuch F� Co. 17.90 St. Josen h's Hospital 2.50 Northern Indiana Pub.Ser. 1.00 r+.2cCaffery Co. S. �b �ou�h Bend Electric Co. Z3.00 G. �. n�he�Ter Pc Son, Inc. 2, 75 South Bend :�uppl.y Co. 11.15 G. E. Tvie�r er �. �on, Inc. 3.5C7 01�'i ce �noineers, In c. �. 20 G. E. P�2eyer �c Son, Inc. 2.80 Office Fngineers, Inc. �.�5 E. R. Nevaland Com�any 3.00 �out,h Bend �ray L�b. 5.00 EL�:CTRIC1iL DEPAkTIvi��TT - �ir. �ualls x�resent: Mr. (�u�11s submitted the April report of the xadio system cop,y of svhich is orl file in the office of the Bodrd of Yublic Safety and a cop,y �'urnished each member of the Board. F'IRE DEr'I�Ti�i"i�JT - Chief Freeh present: rratters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department were discussed with the C�ief. An application for a position on the �ire De�a_rtmen� ��vas f'iled by Joseph Keresztury, which was ordered nlaced on filE. POLICE DEPkF?Ti,�i�iVT - Chief Lane present: The Chief submitted a report of the activities of tne De�a.rtment for the month of kpril, copy of which is on file in the of='.ice of the BoGrd of Yublic Sufet� and a co�y fur3�ished each meraber of' tn.e Board. Continuation Certificate in favor of George L. Faford, Special Police 0�'ficer, vlas approved by the Board. i+fr. Victor Richart, �7?Q I��Tishaw�.ka nvenue, reo,uested the establ- lishment of a loading zoile in front of his pluce nf busi��ess. This mutter was referred to Traffic En�;ineer Tdiiller for in`vestigatior an� report. Nirs. Gerard, wno operates the Gerard Lunch Room at Z3Q South Mdin Street, and N1r. Clif ford Ducomb �^�rere nresent to discuss tn.e establish- r�ent of a bus loading zone in front of t�e Lunch Room at 13Q South n"a:in Street. Due tothe �'act that propert.y ov�ners h�id not come to an a�ree�nent as to the desirabili�,y of t�is zone, the Bo�rd postponed fi�a� action for or_e week. � Cl�ief L�ne rBported that Forest G. Ha,y, a mortician, was �n�ill ing to donate to the City a second-hand S�.yers � �covill ambul�nce e.ntireZy free from encumbrance and without expecting any remuneration. It was regularly moved , seconded and carried tn.at ivir. Hay' s �enerous of�'er be a.ccepted. The Clerk was instructed to Uarite him, extending the a:pprec- iution of the Board. .+EiGHTS & T��i�k�URES n,2r. Burns submitt�d his report of the activities o�' his De�artme�t for the week ending Nay 7 , showing 13U inspections made. T�ir. Burns re- ported t::�ut T��r. Baltas, Sta�e Insnector, ?rras in the CZt�T durin�? the �ast t.veek testinF� coal se�les. He also report�d that the City scaies ��rere found to be weighing 7Q lbs, heav,yT on a test of 13, 5U0 lbs. and that Ptr. Baltas had. condernned these scales.