03/26/1945 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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�� Fire Service agreemen�s ti�ere signed by the r�oard with the following Totvnships, throughtheir advisory Boards ; C1ay, ?'�arren and Harris. PQLZCE DEPAKTPr�'EN2'.: Chief Everett was presont and matters pertainin� �o his department were discussed. An application for a special police commission tivas received for Albert A. Vascil, employed by Frank Peters, T�Terchant Police. Thig was ordered f iled. Bonds for special Policemen vTere approved for Frank Peters and Albert A. Va�cil and were ordered filed. . EI�CTRl'�'AL DEPARZT.qEN2': r;7r. VVilliarm Qualls, Superintenden�, was presen� and mat ers perta ning to his department tivere discussed. R'Ir. �ualls submittecl a report on the petition far a s�ree� light in the rniddle of th.e middle of the block on harris Street betti�een Huron Street and �Jes�ern Avenue. He reco�rnended that a 1000 lumen light be installed, but due to the decision of the� Board to hold up all new installations of street lights, this one vsill be filed for the present. A let�er from Lieutenant Ellsi�rth R. Butz, of the South Bend Traffic Coffinission, �ras addres�ed to the Board relative to the city�s adherrence to the nation-�ride dim-out. The Traffic Commission feels that the dim=out has resulted in an increase in traffic larv viola�ions in the down totivn district, and recommends tha� the Board direct that all street lights in the do wn toim area be turned on. The Board discussed this measure at some length, but no action was taken. T,Ft�IGHTS AND �,ZEASUP��,S: T.Lr. Charles Burns, City Sealer, filed his report for the wee � ending Marc 17, 1945. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was ad�ourned at 11:45 A.I�R. . ATTE�T: ^i'�..-� ,. � , a an . C r � . . � • • . . . I�iarch 26� 1945 . A regular meeting of the Board of Puolic SaFety was held on 1�londay, P�iarch 26, 1y45 at 1:30 P.�.�. All meLnbers tivere present. �Tinutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary• claims in the amount of �26,033.77 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of �761.26 were approved anci ordered paid: Sam Berman � 18.46 V. E. Harmon, T�i.D. � 13.00 Sam Berman 100.17 Indiana Be11 Telephone 6.00 Sam Berman 75.11 Kaylor-Iiolrnan Co. 67.?.6 Business Systems 5.96 The :�qcCaffery Co. 1.11 Business Systems 2.�0 I�icClave Frinting Co. 65.00 Business Systems 20.95 PrIc0lave Printing Co. 57.50 Costello �ianuf'acturin�; Co. 17.10 National Rifle Assoc. 21.00 C. E. Dewing 20.00 Ernest Q. Nelson ( Trans. ) • 20.00 . Elkhart Brass I�ifg. Co . 45.83 O �Brien Varnish Co. 16.54 Elkhart Brass Iy�ifg. Co. 31.65 Le�vis Rourke 3.00 Engle�TOOd E1.ec. Supply .92 Ha�tie Saville ��5 �3arry T. Everett 11.90 Hatitie Saville 3.75 V. �. Harmon 24.00 Sinclair Refining Co. 4.05 V. E. Harmon, I�Z.D. 12.00 II. E� e'dalz Garage 79.50 V. E� Harmon, ��.D. 6.00 .�leisberger Bros. g�25 V. �. riarmon, I�i.D. 3.00 FIKE DEPARTI�iENT : Chief DeVleesczotiRer was present and matters pertaining to is department i�ere discussed. Fire Service agreements Z'rere signed by the Board for the Civil Aernnau- �ics Adr.ninistration, Centre To;mship and German To�vnship.