02/09/1948 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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- 19� � February g� 19�8 A regular neeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on I-ionday� February 9, 19�8 at 10:00 A.t4. All me�bers were present. P�,inutes of the last meeting Vrere read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of 539,0��.61 taere a proved and ordered paid, Claims o£ the folloi•ring suppliers in the amount of �1,793.6� were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel � Linen Co. � 10.55 Ben P�.odow� Inc. � 2.�0 Joseph Barany 1�+.08 A. G. 2�feier & Co. 79.95 Bartholomews Paint Co. 22.60 G. E. Meyer & Son 13.50 Sam Berman �+0,88 AlcClave Printing Co. 6�, 50 ' San Bernan �0.09 Stanley Olejniczak 6. 50 Sam Berman 43.1�+ Pensylvania R.R. 3,�-� Gerber rifg. Co. 130,20 Riche�y Radiator Co, 5.00 Gerber P�1fg. co. ' 930.00 Sheehan Tire Service 18,00 Janesville Apparel Co, 180,60 Sheehan Tire Service 1.00 Gibson Co:apany I.33 Suprene Sponge Co. 193,�-0 FIRE' DEPARTf�iEIdT: Chief Andrzejewsl:i was, present and matters pertaining to his department �aere discussed. Applications for the Fire Departr�ent �•rere approved and ordered filed for Huey Aerbert 4Jolfe� John �il F�.tta� �rnest Arthur Glasikowski� Richard leonard Gleason� Arthur Frederick Grayson� Ediaard Fran�; Jaaaes� blilmer Euguene Grines, Leo_ Hintz and R'ichard t�lalter Chmieleti:ski. � Leo Shaftick was directed to have physical exaninations by the City Doctor and the Doctor appointed_ by_ the F�.remen� s Pension rund Trustees preparatory to be appointed to the Fire pepartnent. ' The Chief presented his specifications for fire hose� and the Clerk of the Board was directed to advertise for bids on 1000, feet of 22'�double �ack'et fire hose to be returnable on Pdarch 1� 19�+8. � The Chief asY.ed permission for Camiel hionserez and himself to attend a fire school in Indianapolis on February 17-18-19. The Board granted ' per�ission. _ : ' The follo��ing men having passed phy$ical examinations given by the City_ Doctor and the poctor appointed by the r^irenen' s Pension Fund Trustees are now appointed as probationary �enber$ of the Fire Department: Robert Martin and Eugene, D, Luszkot+rski orho will. start 1•rork on February 12 1948 and Frank tdilliam Cosgrove who will start :oork on February 15, 194�, These men will receive the salary of those on a probationary basis� £or a period of six months� after which they will receive, the regular private�s salary. POLICE DEPARTf�!�TdT: Chief �erett oras present and matters pertaining to his departLnent were discussed. Applications for the Police Depart�ent t�ere approved and ordered filed for Clifton Henry Savage and Edmond Albert Hageriiers. The Chief asked permission to attend a meeting of the Indiana Traffic Safety Council in Indianapolis and the Board �ranted per�ission. ELECTRICAS, DF'PARTN�NT: 2�4r, 4lillian Qualls� Superintendent� was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. The Board authorized i�ir. Qualls to attend a meeting of the riidwestern Section of the International P.'unicipal Signa].nen's Association in Rocic Island� Illinois April 2nd and 3rd. , Mr. Qualls reco�:nended the installation of a street light at the alley intersection between Liain and Iiichigan Streets at dayton Street. The Board approved the reco�endation and directed i�,r. Qualls to order the light in. P-fr. Qualls inforned the Board that street lights ordered in at the foll- oorin� locations had been installed and t•rere now in service: Olive..and Calvert S�reets� the 1000 lunen light was replaced by a 4000 lunen light; calvert and ideade Streets; 0 'Brien and Hunboldt Streets ; Twyckenha� Drive and P•lonroe Streetg Hastings and 30th Street� On Victoria Street at the alley intersection bet��een Dale .and High Streets; Irornaood and ��rashington Street; Colfax an& Hawthorne; Colfax and Greenlawn; on Talbot Street bet4reen South Bend Avenue and Howard Street and at Victoria and St. Joseph Streets.