12/12/1938 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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230 � � � MEETING I�ecember 12. 1938 � Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on T�'ionday, December 12, at 8�45 �. N:. �11 members were present. !�inutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims �ro?n the follo�ving sup�li- ers in the amount of �387.45 were apnroved and ordered paid; a1.so p�yroll. for the full month of December, amounting to ��43,942.29: ��estern Union Telegr�ph Co. 4.84 Chas. i�. Schuell 3.Sf3 G. E. t�ieyer & Son, Inc. .90 Tyler Tire 8c Service Station 15. 64 Dunlop Tire & Rubber Co. 13.85 Schuyler Rose, lnc. 46.�Q �`lillette Service ytation 2J.50 Gafill Oil Co. - 7.30 Frank S. Andrews 7.5Q �'dillette Service �tation 22.00 Recreation Eauipment Co. 1.5.50 South Bend Xray Lab. 10.00 Gill Auto Service 65.52 Dr. P. C. Traver � 57.00 , J. I. Holcomb Idlfg. �o. � 45.50 Peltz-�aufer Co. 24.15 South Bend. Electric Co. I..75 G. E. Neyer & �on, Inc. 2.47 �imon Bros. Iric. 6.65 Nortnern Indiana Public Ser. I.�O Radio Distributing Co. 15.618 � � FIRE DEPl�RTDdE��TT - Chief Freeh present: � L+�atters pertaining to -the operation of the Fire Departinent were dis- cussed with the Chief. ELECTRICAL DEPAI'-cTtii2ENT - Mr. Qualls present: !Viatters pertaining to the operation of the Electric�l Lepartmen� were discussed with the 5up erintendent, Njr. �ualls. POLICE DEPAFcTIVI�UT - Chief Lane present: � � Continuation CertiPicate covering Special Palice officer's bond, in fa- vor of Joseph M. Gorby was atiproved. Edgar Tvi��iillen and �valter Gundeck, representin� the Studebaker Corpora- tion, tivere present. City Traffic Engineer �yiiller ��vas also recalled to be present to discuss the erection of an overhead stop-light which �vas installed by the Studebaker Corporation on 5ample St reet .at its cross- trafPic ga.tes and railt�ray. P�Ir. �liller outlined the disadvantages of this in�tall�tion and the representatives of Studebaker called attention to the urgent need of better regulations of' traffic at tYiat point to avoid accidents. �fter a thorough discussion of the matter, it was deczded by . th e Board that the signal shall be permitted to remain un�il Janu�ry Zst, 1939, to give an opportunizy��to note the resuits o#' the experience during this ti.me and that from that time on it �vould be sub ject to furtner considera- tion b,y the Board of Pub2ic Safety. 4`�EIGHIlS 8� MEASURES � �r. Burns subm.itted his report of the activities of his Department dur- ing the week en�zng December 10, shov�ing 185 inspections made. This report is on file in the office of the Board of Public 5afety, Meeti�.g ad�ourned at 1�:�0 A. M. �J , � Chai rman ATTEST: � Clerk