11/08/1948 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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�50 � � FOLICE DEPAR^1P,'ETdT: Chief Everett tras present and matters pertaining to � his department were discussed. • � Chief �.verett informed the Board� by written report� that Officer Peter i:arko had been strucY, by a car� at the intersection of Colfax and LaFayette Boulevard� �ahile on traffic duty. His injuries vrere not serious, The Eoard approved the appointment of Helen Eleanor pobecY.i as an Auxiliary Policetaomam ef£ective Novex�ber 9� 19�-8. ELECTRICAL DEP�IRTP�i�.NT: i�ir. ��dilliam Qualls� 5uperintendent, t•�as present and matters pertaining to his departnent were discussed. A petition £or a str'eet light at Tlorth Side Boulevard and 36th ' Street and was referred to rSr, Qualls for investigation and report. A petition asl;ing for the installation of z street light at Portage and YuY.on and �^loodtirard and Yukon ti�ras referred to Mr. Qualls for investi- g�ation and report. t•ir. Qualls informed the Boax3 that the follotiain� lights� previously ordered in� had been installed and �aere no�r in service; 32nd Street and the Grand Trunk Railroad� Brookfield and Ewing Avenue� 36th and Hastings , Streets; Ellsworth Place and l:ashington Street; On Cher^y Strcet at the al].ey South o£ �::ashin;ton Street; on Hill Street in front of the St. Joseph�s School� Fello�as and Bol,rman Streets and LaPorte and Blaine Avenues. There being no further business to co�e before the Board� the meeting taas ad�ourned at 11:50 A.P1. ATTEST: ,� / �' 9. �'�-�.� � Chairman Clerk Pdovember 8� 19�+8 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety ��tas held on t,onday� 'tdover�ber 8, 19�8 at 10:00 A.24. All members tia.ere present. 2.inutes of the last r:eeting t�ere read and approved. Claims of the follor�ing suppliers in the amount of �1�790.18 tiaere approved and ordered paid� . Sam Berman � 99.90 A. G. i�ieicr G Co. vh 15.50 . City tJater 'vlorl:s 385.13 P-Iidwest Fire & Safety 130.00 - City t•:ater 4Jorks • �+1.32 Ides.tel Products Co, 190.75 . Gerber ldfg. Co. 2�+8.25 P1or.. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co, 53.62 • John Hite 180.00 Reish-Motion Picture Co, 9.02 • John Hite 180.00 Royal Typet�riter Co, 2.50 - Ind, � P.ich. Elec, Co, 1.96 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 16.�+0 Ind. & i•'!ich. • Elec. Co. 31.28 0. J. Shoemaker 65.60 � Ind, & P�Iich. Elec. Co. 5.48 Sincla.ir Refining Co, . 6.00 Indian IIotorcycle Sales 7.3� Elmer Sokol . � 70.?+9 Janesville Apparel Co, 21.07 E. H. Tepe .75 Journal of Criminal Lata 3.75 l^lestern Union Tel Co. 10.16 A. G. Neier 13.95 � FIRE DEPARTt��i�dT: An application for the Fire Departmenttaas approved and ordered filed for Louis L. Horvath. Joseph J, Glegenka iaas appointed to thc Fire Departnent sub�ect to ' ' his flbility to pass physical exa:. inations given by the City Doctor and the Doctor appointed b� the Firer�en' s Pension Fund irustees, Russell Hoffr;an� Frank Aftotrski� Lloyd Robinson and Bert� DTowinski� representing the Firenen' s rension ��d� appeared before the Boar3 to discuss the case of Joseph Svatos. The Board discussed the r.?atter and exar�ined the reports of the Docto:s� submitted by the Clerl:� on hir. Svatos ' physical condition. After a ful]. discussion of the Case� it was the decision of the �oard to terminate I-Ir. Svatos employ�tent �aith the Fire Department because of his physical condition and because he is still o�ithin the probationary period of his appointment.