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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/07/1955 Board of Public Safety Minutes[156 The Police Depa'rtme'n"t'l-s Monthly Report for i4r ,�uary 1955 aril Annual Report for the year 1954, were examined an'l-ordered filed. There-be-ing no other business to come'before the Board., the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 A. M. 00 C _a1 man,-,- pro 't e m. Attest: Clerk March 7, 1955 I A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, March 7, 1955,.at-10:00 A. M. Mr. I. A. Hurwich was absent. Minutes of the previous-meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $82,,350.62 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount-of,$2516.05,.were.approved and ordered paid: Addison Sponge Co. $106.92 American Auto Parts $6.00 Walter J. Braunsdorf 171-55 -Bullock Outboard Marine 4.25 Car Parts, Inc. 32-32 Columbia-Products 17-71 Drs. Ericksen & Olson 8.00 Drs. Ericksen & Olson 12.00 Feaser Coal Co. 33.65 Feaser Coal Co. 56.02 Gerber Mfg. Co. 159-70 Gerber Mfg. Co. 77.55 The Gibson Co. 142.98 V. Graves Auto,Glass 4.50 Hamilton Body Shop 37.00 Harley Davidson Sales 43.58 Harley Davison Sales 9.25 The Hibberd Printing Co. 101-50 John 0. Hildebrand, M.D. 85-00 Hoffman Bros. Auto Elect. 1.97 Bat.Chief Russell Hoffman 105-73 -Indiana & Michigan Elect. 69.84 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 7-04 Ind. & Michigan Electric 6.88 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 29.35 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 7.76 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 11.25 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 15-08 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 2-40 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 20.60 Indiana.& Michigan Elect. 8.92 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 18068 Indiana Textile Co. 39.06 Koontz-Wagner Electric Co. 42-33 G. E..Meyer & Son 2.84 G. E. Meyer & Son 2.57 Redmer Distributing Co. 13-71 The Ridge Co. 13-54 The Ridge Co.. 3.30 The Ridge Co. 4.60 Romy Hammes Corporation 7.69 Royal Typewriter Co. 97-50 Royal Typewriter Co. 147-50 Albert W. Smith Co. 134.25 South Bend Electric Co. 8.10 South Bend Electric Co. 12.22 Studebaker Packard Corp,-. .-.­.';,',l19.62 Studebaker-Packard Corpn.,- 59.83 Dan Webster Coal Co. 159-72 Wesley Miller Coal Co. 189-32 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 20.61 Wire & Disc Meel Sales 22-76 POLICE DEPARTMENT: First appeared'bef'ore -the Board, Chief of Police ' R. J. Gillen, bringing attention to his departmentts need for six new four-door sedans. Funds having been appropriated for this purpose, and six trade-ins being available, the Board granted approval and directed the Clerk to proceed with the required legal advertising. The Police Auxiliary School Patrol application of Elsie M. Fenters was examined and ordered placed on file. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT: Supt. Ira Hunsbergerts 4000 lumen light recommendation for the installation of a on Campeau Street, the Board. near Bader Avenue, was approved by Petitions for improved lighting at the railroad crossings on Florence Street and on Sibley Avenue, were referred to supt. Ira Hunsberger for investigation .anal recommendation. The Board then reviewed bids received and opened at the previous regular meeting, for wire and other supplies and equipment requiredlby, the Electrical Department. In accord with the recommendation of Sup'."t-, Hunsberger, contract was awarded The Gamewell Company for the required fire alarm boxes, and the Graybar Electric Company was awarded contract to provide the remainder of the department's needed supplies, in exact accord with their bid, dated February 25, 1955. WEIGHTS & MEASURES: The February Report of Bert Cichowicz, Inspector of Weights and Measures, was examined and ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 A. M. Attest: Clerk Chairman March 14, 1955 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, larch 14, 1955, at 10:00 A. M. Mr. I. A. Hurwich was absent. Minutes of ;he previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $4277.89, were approved and ordered )aid: Lmerican Auto Parts, $52.50 Charles Armstrong & Son $2.06 krtcraf t Printers 35.00 Ault Camera Shop 56.80 ,ult Camera Shop 324.00 Barry Custom Seat Cover 25.00• 'entral West Oil Corp. 140.00 City Water Works 500.00 ity 'Water Works 53.85 Davies Superior Laundries 6.15 Lobert H. Denham, M.D. 10.00 Drs. Ericksen & Olson 20.00 leaser Coal Co. 173.52 W. H. Glazebrook 31.40 fans Rintzsch 37.50 Harley Davidson Motor Co. 1876.25 Indiana & Michigan Electric 25.44 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 16.76 - ndiana & Michigan Electric 14.00 Makielski Art Shop 54.00 lakielski Art Shop 12.50 G. E. Meyer & Son 1.80 Palter C.- Miller Coal Co. 38.96 Mine Safety Appliances 9.27 littler Supply, Inc. .90 Motorola Comm. & Elect. 66.17 lotorola Comm. & Elect. 111.81 No. Indiana Pubic Serv. 185.79 tadio & Tel. Distributing 3.84 Remington Rand, Inc. 13.50 tex Batteries, Inc. 36.60 The Ridge Co. 5.63 ;t. Joseph's Hospital 12.50 Scherman - Schaus- Freeman 4.04 ;cherma.n- Schaus- Freeman 3.95 Scherman- Schaus - Freeman 7.04 ;finger General Tire, Inc. 34.75 Singer General Tire, Inc. 59.19 ginger General Tire, Inc. 8.70 South Bend Supply Co. 139.50 South Bend Supply -Co. 163.35 Studebaker Packard Corpn. 18.56 festern Union Telegraph Co.' 14.30 White Radiator & Body Shop 8.00 fhite Radiator & Body Shop 8.00 White Radiator & Body Shop 1.50 fire & Disc Wheel Sales 6.50 Office Supply & Equip. Co. 32.50 FIRE DEPARTMENT:', Fire Chief, Richard J. Duck, being present, brought to the Board's ttention his department's need for a new triple combination pumper of of less than 1,000 g.p.m. rated capacity. The Board directed the Clerk o proceed with the required advertising. OLICE DEPARTMENT: Chief of Police, Richard J. Gillen, being present, recommended to the oard, the demotion of John S. Weinzetl from the rank of sergeant to that f patrolman. Chief Gillen further recommended that Patrolman John R. Niezgodski be omoted to the rank of sergeant.