HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/20/1954 Board of Public Safety MinutesDecember, 20 ,$:.,1954,..
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday,
December 20, 1954. All members were present. Minutes of the previous
rrmeeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the total amount of
1,165:,979 M were approved. � Claims of the following suppliers, in the total
amount of $8167.95 were approved and ordered paid:
Barry Custom Seat Cover Co.
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
Bimsco, Inc.
Bimsco, Inc.
Car Parts, Inc.
Car Parts, Inc.
City Water Works
City Water Works
City Water Works
Gafill Oil Co.
Earl P. Garson
Gilbertts
V. Graves Auto Glass
Graybar Electric Co.
Harley Davidson Sales
Indiana Bell Telephone.Co.
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana Bell Telephone'Co.
Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co:
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
Indiana & Michigan. Electric Co.
Makielski Art Shop
Memorial Hospital
Meyerts Hardware Co.
Walter C. Miller Fuel Co:
No. Indiana Public Service
Office Engineers, Inc.
Office Supply & Equipment Co.
Radio & Television Dist. Co.
Rex Batteries, Inc.
The Ridge Co.
Redmer Distributing Co.
Schuyler Rose, Inc.
Scherman- Schaus- Freeman Co.
Sinclair Refining Co.
Singer General Tire Co.
Singer General Tire, Inc:
Singer General Tire, Inc.
South Bend City Water Works
South Bend Electric Co.
South Bend Glass Works
Studebaker - Packard Corpn.
Super Par Auto Laundry
Telautograph Corporation
Wayne Hdwe. Co
1 ,1Jire & Disc Wheel Sale s
Whitets Radiator & Body Shop
J. E. -Walz, Inca
Nicholls Printery
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
x;125.00
1.57
135 :8o
181:79
17.48
12 :40
707 :10
688.50
72.43
366.34
83.00
64.55
22:00
18.94
29.45
12.34
56.12
27.55
150.45
100:55
9.56
11.40
7 :60
15:00
6:40
6.20
26.64
33.73
132:50
37 :60
45 :61
16:68
44:26
16 :94
4:60
1.00
2:75
11 :80
24.53
.85
:36
47:00
175:00
96:00
104:70
50 :60
9.00
61:5o
30.00
Barry Seat Cover Co.
,35.00
Birasco,, Inc.
181.79.
Bimsco, Inc.
18.72
Business Systems, Inc.
5.40
Car Parts, Inc.
28.98
City Water Works
820.00
City Water Works
769.68
City Water Works
891.60
Englewood Electrical Co.
21.69
The Gamewell Co.
148.56
The Gibson Co.
18.88
B. F. Goodrich Co.
60.00
V. Graves Auto Glass
12 :79
Harley Davidson Sales
50.60
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
12.04
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
61.57
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
156.70
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
9.19
Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co.
1.06
Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co.
27.15
Indiana & Michigan Electric 6.04
Indiana Safety &Fire Equip.39.75
A. G. Meier & Co.
.21.60
Meyerts Hardware
44.00
1,1eyer's Hardware Co.
27.54
F* Dale Nelson ", M.D.
4.00
Office Engineerfis, Inc.
3775
Office Engineers, Inc.
11.40
Radio Distributing Co.
1.18
Radio & Television, Inc.
12.15
Rex Batteries, Inc.
32.86
The Ridge Go.
23.64
Remington Rand, Inc.
23.40
St. Joseph's Hospital
3.00
Shell `American Petroleum
27.00
Sinclair Refining Co.
84.71
Singer General Tire, Inc.
5.00
Singer General Tire Co.
11.80
Singer General Tire Co.
2:75
South Bend Electric Co.
1.71
South Bend Electric Co.
40.27
South Bend Glass Works
47.88
Studebaker - Packard Corpn.
54 :84
Super Par Auto Laundry
140:00
Plast -Ad Mfg. Co.
7.72
Western Union Tele. Co.
14.41
Whitets Radiator & Body
8.00
J. E. Walz, Inc.
50.00
John Wilmering
11.00
Victor Adding Machine Co.
59.73
Chief of Police, Richard J. Gillen, being present, brought to the
attention of the Board the request to resign from the department made by
Officer Matthew J. Kehoe, to be effective Friday, December 31, 1954.
Complying with the Chief's recommendation, the Board accepted the
resignation.
The Police Department's Monthly Report covering November, was examined
and ordered filed.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT:
The recommendation of Supt. Ira Hunsberger for the installation of a
4000 lumen Light at each of the following locations, was approved by the
Board:
Northwest - corner of Holland and Meade Streets
Southeast corner of 24th Street at the Grand Trunk
Western tracks.
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
The Fire Department application of Ervin A. Dembinski was examined
and ordered placed on file.
There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 11:45 A. M.
Attest:
Clerk
4Cal-R—an
December 27, 1954
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday,
December 27, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of
the previous meeting were read and approved.
First appeared before the Board, Arthur C. Botos, arrested December 17,
1954 for passing school bus while unloading. The chairman of the Board,
Attorney I. A. Hurwich cautioned Mr. Botos against any repetition of the
violation as likely to result in the revocation of his taxi- driverts
license, and with this warning he was, thereupon, dismissed.
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Fire Chief, R. J. Duck, being present, the Board referred for his
attention a letter addressed to Mayor John A. Scott from the H. G. Christman
Construction Company, dated December 21, 1954, over the signature of
Howard Enmons. This letter called attention to the possible need of a
warning sign in connection with Fire Station No. 14. The matter was
given some discussion and,the erection of a warning device of the type
now in use at Kemble and Western Avenue is contemplated.
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
The time now being 10:00 A. M. CST the Board proceeded to open the
single bid received to provide the Police Department with a seven passenger
sedan. The Bid was as follows:
SCHERMAN- SCHAUS- FREEMAN CO. A Non- Collusion Affidavit
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, and a certified check for
;210.00 accompanied the
bid.
1 - Studebaker President State 4 -Door
Sedan as per proposal ..............2100.00
Bid having been found to be in order in all respects, the Board
thereupon awarded contract to Scherman- Schaus- Freeman Company and
directed the Clerk to issue the required purchase order.
The Board's attention was then brought to the overhauling and repair
of twenty -nine typewriters used by the Police Department and the Clerk was
directed to obtain three or more quotations from reputable typewriter
repair shops for the Boardts consideration in this connection.
The Police Department application of John S. Nowak was examined
and ordered filed.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned at 11:10 A. M.
C�rl°nan
Attest:
Clerk