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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/24/1955 Board of Public Safety MinutesLICE DEPARTMENT:. The Police Department application of August K. Brenner, Jr- was ned and ordered placed on file. Chief of Police, R. J. Gillen, being present, broi:g ht to the Board's attention his departmentts need for an electric typewriter. Funds being available to meet this need, the Board authorized the purchase and directed the Clerk to proceed accordingly. Time for the opening of bids was then announced, and the Board roceeded to open the single bid received to provide the Police Department ith one -three wheel motorcycle, which was found to be as follows: - 'HARLEY DAVIDSON SALES SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. A Non- Collusion Affidavit and certified check for $190.00 accompanied the bid. 1 Police Servi -Car Motorcyle Model GA equipped as per specifications ........... $1887.65 There being no other bids, and the bid of Harley Davidson Sales eing found satisfactory and in order, contract was awarded accordingly, nd the Clerk was directed to issue formal purchase order for the quipment. There being no other business to come before the Board, the eeing was adjourned at 11 :40 A. M. C a, °rman ttest:'� Clerk October 24, 1955 A regular meeting of the Board -of Public Safety was held Monday, October 24, 1955, 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 $83,369.52, were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $14,498.42, were approved and ordered paid: American Auto Parts $3.00 Commercial Sound Hi- Fidelityl5.00 Davies Superior Laundrres 10.75 Gerber Mfg. Co. 46.00 V. Graves Auto Glass 16.61 Hi -Speed Auto Wash 41.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 150.05 Indiana Bell Telephone Co- 45.22 Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co. 27.84 Indiana & Mich. Electric 4.40 Indiana Paint & Wallpaper 7.52 Walter C. Miller Coal Co. 295.75 J- C. Penny, Inc. 157.50 Radio Distributing Co. 17.57 Radio & Television Dist. 12.35 The Ridge Co. 1.08 The Ridge Co. 14.94 Sinclair Refining Co. 248.69 Shell American Petroleum Co -31.50 Scherman - Schaus- Freeman 50.00 Sinclair Refining Co. 89.32 St. Jos.Valley Rifle Asstn. 86.00 Buckeye Telephone & Supply $57.70 Davies Superior Laundries 21.85 Gerber Mfg. Co. 80.05 The Gibson Co. 137.49 John 0. Hildebrand, M.D. 30.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 27.79 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 13 )111 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9. 9 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 8.12 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 9.80 Indiana Textile Co. 46.89 No. Indiana Public Service 5.82 The Ridge Co. 39.39 Radio Television Dist. Co. 11.66 Radio & Television Dist. Co. 3024 The Ridge Co. 22.08 Simon Brothers 9.80 Sinclair Refining Co. 428.34 Scherman- Schaus- Freeman 202.44 Scherman- Schaus- Freeman 11,861.36 South Bend Glass Works 3.38 Tel- Autograph Corporation 96.00 R 91170.j First appeared before the informed by the City Attorney Gillen for the preparation of client. FIRE DEPARTMENT: Board, Attorney Arthur A. May, who was of the deferment granted chief of Police bill of particulars pertaining to his Fire Chief, R. J. Duck, being present, informed the Board that the drivers for the current supplier of gasoline are failing to contact the officer in charge at the Fire.Station until after dump has been made, thereby preventing the gauging of the dump as required by Fire Station operation procedures. The Clerk was directed to notify vendor immed- iately that drivers must comply with and cooperate in the required delivery procedure. ELECTRICAL ,DEPARTMENT.. Super- intendent ir_a -Runsb- erger,.be3ng preaelit reported on,a survey._made by him for the.- .improved lighting of Eddy Street from Jefferson Boulevard to Madison Street, and recommended to the Board the installation of ten 6000 lumen lights on the east side of Eddy Street, equally spaced to light the four blocks involved, with one 10,000 lumen light to be installed on the northeast corner of Jefferson and Eddy Street, in uniformity with the lighting on Jefferson Boulevard, west from Eddy Street. The Board approved Supt. Hunsbergerts recommendation and directed that.he proceed accordingly. Superintendent Hunsbergerts recommendation for the installation of a 4000 lumen light on the northeast corner of Meade and Keller Streets was approved by the Board. POLICE DEPARTMENT: The Police report of Officers Thompson and Flowers, signed by Thompson, (C- 47308) dated October 18, 1955, covering accident involving Car No. 2, which occurred at the corner of Washington and Michigan Streets, at 3 :30 A. M. that date, was examined and referred to:the City Controller, The Police Department application of Joseph W. Toth was examined and ordered placed on file. Police Department Report for the month of September was examined and ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11;30 A. M. A t e s t Clerk i Chafran +J 1 u 1