HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/02/1953 Board of Public Safety MinutesNovember 2, 1953
A regular meeting of the Board of.Public Safety was held Monday,
November 2, 1953, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of
the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following
suppliers, in the amount of $2637.49, were approved and ordered paid:
American Auto Parts, Inc. $2.41 American Auto Parts, Inc. $12.74
Associated Research, Inc. 139.45 Ward H. Crothers, Petty Ca. 3.85
Crouse Hinds Co. 398.86 Englewood Electrical Supply 45-7
International Bus.Mach.Corp. 19.86 Feaser Coal Co. 160.58
J. B. Fleck & Sons 5.00 The Gamewell Co. 58.78
The Gamewell Co. 3.58 The Gamewell Co. 139.80
Gerber Mfg. Co. 7.50 Gerber Mfg. Co. 28.65
Gerber Mfg. Co. 11.55 The Gibson Co. .60
The Gibson Co. 1.92 Ind. & Mich. Electric Co. 7.76
Ind. & Michigan Electric Co. 5.96 Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co. 23.85
The McCaffery Co. 2.86 Memorial Hospital 3.75
A. G. Meier "Co. 4.25 A. G. Meier Co. 4.25
A. G. Meier Co. 6.50' Meyer's Hdwe. Co. 4.45
Meyer's Hdwe. Co. 1.64 Walter C. Miller Coal Co. 323.09
The Modern Decorating Co. 480.00 C. A. More & Son 40.90
Motorola Comm. & Elect. Co. 122.42 Office Engineers, Inc. 3.15
Radio Equipment Co. 32.06 Redmer Distributing Co. 5.54
Redmer Distributing Co. 2.60 Rex Battery Co. 22.89
The Ridge Co. 63.14 The Ridge Co. 7.05
Sinclair Refining Co. 8.55 Sinclair Refining Co. 28.08
Singer General Tire, Inc. 5.50 Singer General Tire Co. 2.00
Singer General Tire, Inc. 7.00 Singer General Tire, Inc. 6.50
W. J. Stogdill, M.D. 28.00 It. J. Stogdill, M.D. 37.00
W. J. Stogdill, M. D. 35.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Fire Chief, Richard J. Duck, being present, placed before the
Board a letter from the Firements Pension Fund concerning the membership
in the Fund of Fire Department appointees Robert L. Mitchell, John J.
Bukowski, Louis F. Schleiger, Charles J. "Kalil and James E. Sanders;
and the agreement of the Pension Fund Board of Trustees to the pensioning
of Julius J. Bukowski, found to be physically incapacitated by medical
examiner, Dr. J. C. English, pension to become effective November 16,1953.
The Board accordingly, released from duty Fireman Julius Bukowski, as
of November 1, 1953 and directed than his retirement from the Fire Depart-
ment become effective November 16, 1953•
The above letter also contained action taken by the Firements Pension
Fund Board of Trustees to bring the Fundst by -laws concerning age limit of
applicants in conformance with See. 15 of the 1937 Acts of the General
Assembly of the State of Indiana.
Fire Chief Duck then brought to the Boardis attention the urgent
need for complete overhaul of Engine No. 81 estimating the,cost of new
parts would be approximately X450.00. Funds being available, and the
urgency apparent, the Board approved the repair of this piece of equipment.
Attention was then called to the need for a transfer of funds for the
Fire Department to increase the appropriation for further emergency repair
of equipment and to meet gas bills, for which the appropriation is found
to be insufficient. The City Controller, being present, agreed to present
the request,to the Common Council, and the Board authorized this action.
POLICE DEPARTMENT;
Chief of Police, R. J. Gillen, being present, re- examined the bids
opened at ^the regular meeting of the Board, Monday, October 13th, and
recommended the acceptance of both bids.- The Board accepted the bids
accordingly, signed the contract, and directed.the Clerk to issue the
required purchase orders.
Applications for the Police Auxiliary School Patrol, submitted by
Viola Clemons and Jeanette V. Johnson, were examined and ordered placed
on file.
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ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT:
The recommendation of Superintendent Ira Hunsberger, for the in-
stallation of 4000 lumen lights at the following locations, was approved
by the Board.
North side of Dubail Avenue, near Twyckenham Drive
intersection of Rockne Drive and Cherry Tree Lane
Intersection of Rockne Drive and Coquillard Drive ".
The recommendation'of Superintendent Hunsberger to install a 6000
lumen light on the southwest corner of South Bend Avenue and White Oak
Drive was approved by the Board.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned at 11:30 A. M.
il-man
Attest: �-
Clerk
November 9, 1953
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday,
November 9, 19531 at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes
of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims, in
the total amount of 77, - 1, were approved. Claims of the following
suppliers, in the amount of 3228.87, were approved and ordered paid:
Associated Research, Inc.
$9.12
American LaFrance Foamite
Anderson Service Station
24.44
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
3.64
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
1.70
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
Business'Systems, Inc.
34.56
Braham Laboratories, Inc.
City Water Works
783.25
City Water Work's
City Water Works
16.02
Car Parts, Inc.
Davies Superior Laundry
24.62
Rich.J. Duck
The Gameswell Co.
11.73
Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co., Inc.
Gerber Mfg. Co.
68.40
Gerber Mfg. Co.
Gerber Mfg. Co.
45.40
The Gibson Co.
William H. Glazebrook
14.70
Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric
Holm Paint Co.
463.50
Industrial Electronics Corp.
Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co.
34.75
Indiana & Mich.-Electric Co.
Indiana Safety & Fire Equip.
57.38
A. G. Meier & Co.
Memorial Hospital
3.00
Memorial Hospital
Meyer's Hdwe. Co.
2.24
Michigan Calvert Hdwe.
Michigan Calvert Hdwe.
15.07
Mine Safety Appliance Co.
Motor Service & Parts, Inc.
24.72
Wesley Miller Coal Co.
Motor Comm. & Electronics, Inc.
2.20
Office Engineers, Inc.
Radio Distributing Co.
5.05
The Ridge Co,
Redmer Distributing Co.
2.30
Rex Batteries, Inc.
Scherman- Schaus Freeman Co.
4.01
South Bend Glass Works, Inc,
St. Joseph Hospital
2.00
Super Sales Co.
Andrew Vargyas
28.12
Wire & Disc Wheel Sales
Super Par Auto Laundry
175.00
Western Union. Telegraph
Postmaster
29.91
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
$228.12.
1.94
3.69
8.14
120.50
51.69
35.12
28.12
55.36
329.30
64.40
3.50
9.90
114.40
17.10
...7.00
7.26
5.49
124.25
15.8o
46.04
8.75
32.10
3.75
8.49
12.73
The Board approved the purchase of a mobile transmitter and
receiver for the Police Department at the price of $415.68, and authorized
the release of Purchase Order BW3024 ordering this equipment.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.-
The Board approved the increased estimate of cost for the repair of