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November 16, 1953
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday,
November 16, 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 $2743.720 were approved and ordered paid:
James S. Dias
Canton Containers
Car Parts, Inc.
Gafill Oil Co.
V. Graves Auto Glass
V. Graves Auto Glass
International Business Mach.
National Brake Co.
Radio & T levision
South Bena Drug Co.
Scherman- Schaus Freeman Co.
Albert W. Smith Co,
The Studebaker Corporation
Kenneth Tubbs
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
$21.95 Barry Seat Cover Co.
3.84 Davies Superior Laundry
32.52 Federal Laboratories, inc.
1366.33 Gerber Mfg. Co.
�-75 V. Graves Auto Glass
.75 Hargrave Paint,& Varnish,
7.55 Mittler Supply Co.
8.29 Office Engineers, Inc.
23.50 The Ridge Co.
46.15 Scherman - Schaus Freeman Co.
750.10 Geo, R. Stroup
109.30 The Studebaker Corporation
85.23 The Studebaker Corporation
2.00 Ziker Cleaners, Inc
$30.00
5.00
-89.77
19.20
6.50
2180
,14.67
7.22
11.00
4. 0
31. 8
8.12
33.65
Chief of Police, R. J. Gillen, appeared before the Board and
presented the application of Edith Morton for Special Police commission.
Application was signed and approved by the Board.
Chief of Police, R. J. Gillen, next submitted the Police Department
application of Jerome T. Ewald, which was examined by the Board and
ordered placed on file,
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT:
A petition, dated November 4, 1953, for street lights on Canterbury
Drive, from SusseX Drive to Grove Street, was examined by the Board and
referred to Supt. Hunsberger for investigation and report.
The recommendation of Supt, Ira Hunsberger for the installation
of a 4000 lumen light on the west side of the street at 4614 Linden
Avenue, was approved by the Board.
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Next appeared before the Board, Fire Chief, Richard J. Duck, and
informed the Board that final billing for the construction of Fire Station
No. 14 has been received and except for a few minor changes, the station is
now ready to be placed in service. Accordingly, the matter of the required
personnel must now be arranged. The Chief then proceeded to read to the
Board his report to Mayor Scott of August 5th2 setting forth the plan
for the manning of Fire Station No. 14, "by the abandoning of Fire Station
No. 3, now obsolete, since the area served is overlapped by seven other
engine companies. The Chief next read a letter from the National Fire
Underwriters, under date of November 3, 1953, concurring in the recommen-
dations made by the Chief in his report of August 5th.
At this juncture, the Board was addressed by Mr. Arthur P. Perley,
calling attention to the fact that the immediate neighborhood served by
Fire Station No. 3 is largely commercialized and the numerous factory
buildings in this area are all old and present a serious fire hazard, and
contending that Station No. 3 should not be abandoned. Congested traffic
at certain hours on the three bridges was also mentioned as likely to
greatly slow down fires equipment from the west side of the river.
Mr. George N. McLean also protested the closing of Fire Station No..3.
The Board then took the matter under advisement. ..
The time now being 11 :35 A. M., the meeting recessed, to proceed
with business after the lunch hour.
The Board reconvened at 1 :00 P.M. and taking up the matter of
personnel for Fire Station No. 14, confirmed and approved Fire Chief
Duck's report of August 5th, authorizing the transfer of the personnel
of Fire Station No. 3, and approving the use of Fire Station No.
the Police and Fire Department Radio Repair Shop. 3 as
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 1 :15 P.M.
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