07/05/1938 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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. �01 � MEETING Jul.y 5, 1938 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Mon- day, July 5, at 9:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims from the following suppliers in the amount of �1083.�2 were approved and ordered paid:, - American LaFrance �c Feamit e 95.34 Kayler-xolm�n Co. - 3.a5 Central Electric Company 3.60 G. E. Mc�r & Son, Inc. 23.37 � Gafill Q.il Company 428.7I Northern Im�.ana Pub.Serv. 31. 60 Gafill �il Company 32.49 i�9m. F. Qualls 5.00 Gafill �il Company 9.Q6 R�dio Distributing Co. i82.97 Gafill �il Company 34.20 A. �V. Snyder 6. 75 Gafill �il Company 6.80 Sout h Bend Clean Towel I.00 General Tire Co. , Inc. 54.82 South Ben d Elec. Co. 14.16 The Gibson �onipany � 9.93 South Bend Elec. Co. 2. 67 Gill-Vorn �ervice 15.41 South Bend Supply Co. 1.50 Hibberd Printing Co. 19.00 South Bend Xray Lab. I2.Q0 Indi�na Michigan Elec. Co. 20.f�0 _ Weisberger Bros. 9.90 H. A. Whitmer 6.95 Indiana Michigan Ele�. Co. 53.24 FIRP. DEPARZ�EI�1T- Chief Freeh present: PJlatters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department were c�iscussed with the Chief. The Board concurred in the request of the Chief to f'urnish him with a Fire Chief Badge, same type as furnished to pensioned fi remen and ordered the Clerk to purch�se same. Appl3.cation for a position on the Fire Department was received from Ray Gorka and ordered placed on file. POLICE D�.PI�RTIvIF;ttiT- Chief Lane present: The Chie� sub�:itted the month?y report oP the activities of the Pvlice Department for the month of June, copy of�vhich is placed on file and a copy furnished each member oP the Board. The monthl;� report of the Tr�ffic Bureau was submitted by the Chief, copy of which is placed on file in the oPfice of' the Bo�rd of Safety and a cop� fllrnished each member oP the Board. A communication was received from Traffic Engineer Miller submit- ting a complaint from R. .L. Fr�e of 633 North M�in �treet, cor_cerning a pipe railing between the sidev�ralk and curb in front of the Epvrorth Hos- pital Nurses HoMe, in which Mr. �Ziller advised that this creates a traf- ric hazard. The Board reauested the Clerk to communicate with t�te Hos- r�ital authorities asking the� to have it renoved. Traffic E�gineer Miller reportad the experience of the last 90 days of the loading zone established at 136 South Michigan Street and recomr�end- ed that it be maintained due to the fact that it really is an improve- ment over previous double parking and police officers report an improve- raent in traffic conditions at this locatio�. The Board concurred in this report. Traffic Engineer Pdiller m�de a final report upon the establishment of loading zones at the High School �n Colfax Avenue and recom.nended that the loadin g zon es be continued with a change in the tvording on the si�ns, addin� "On school days", wnich would permit parl�ing during school vacation� and restrict parking when schools are in session. The Board concurred in trlis report and the signs �vere ordered c;�anged. Special Police Commission Bond in favor of Paul PJI. Prass was ap?�roved , and placed �vith the application. �'JEIGH`1�S AI�TD I�Ill;tijUkES Mr. Burns sub•ritted his report of the activities of his Departm�nt for the week endin� July 2, showing 21:6 inspections made vrhich report is on file izi the office of the Board of Public S fety. Meeting urned at 10: 3f3 A. rd. � ATT EST e r G��'� k Ch ai rman