HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/28/1927 Board of Public Safety MinutesThe regular meting of the Board ofPubiic safety was held in the 237
Boards Office Monday February 21st., 1927
Meeting wes called to order at 4 :15 P.M. by Pres. Engledrum
Mr. Nicely was not present.
Motion prevailed to'dispense with the reading of the minutes of the
last regular meeting. 1
XIRE DEPT.
Bills # 30 �6 to 3/ b were approved and ordered paid.
Motion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the application
of Chris W. Burgess for the Fire Dept.
Chief Knoblock reported that the Seagrave Pumper recently delivered
had been inspected, and tested and found to.be according to specifications
Motion prevailed to accept the Pumper
ELECTRICAL DEPT.
Motion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the weekly report
of Supt. Qualls for the week ending Feb. 19th., 1927
Supt. Qualls also reported that the oable necessary in extending the
Fire Alarm System to the nevi lire Station in River Park is to be shipp-
ed from the factory in Hazelton Pa. on Feb. 26th.
A ftetition was received from the citizens in the vecinity of E. Wayne
and Harriet St. for a Police Patrol Box to be placed at intersection of
E. iayne and Harriet St.
T4otion. prevailed to refer this matter to Chief of Police Hatt And Supt.
Qualls of the Electrical dDept. with instructions to investigate the
nece ssity of this Police Patrol Box and make a. report at-the next
regular meeting.
Motion prevailed to instruct Supt. Qualls to install a duplicate
traffic signal control at the Alarm Station.
DEPT. OF WE3DGHTS AND MEASURES
Motion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the weekly report
of City Sealer Burns for the woek ending Feb. 19th., 1927.
POLICE DEPT.
Bills to 73 were approved and ordered paid.
Motion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the applications
of Hans E. Anderson, and Ma.rla.nd J. Nieswander for the Police vppt.
2ilotion prevailed to adjourn at 5:05 P.M.
Attest.
Clerk, oard of Public Safety Presid t, Bo of Public safety.
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety .eras held in the ?3oards
office 1,10ndat February 28th. , 1927
T> eetin was called to order at 4: 03 'P.M. by 1�res. Engeldrumi.
I r. Nicely was not present.
FI77, DEPT.
Bills ��S~ to = ,5AI were approved and ordered paid
1Ibtion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the application
of John Tuczkows-17.1'.
.lotion prevailed to accept resignation of Fireman Chas. H. Moritz of
oriel Ladder Co. r l to take of -'ect at Ala- rch 16th. , 1927..
1.1otion prevailed to grant request of "Ireman ..toritz .for a leave of
a,bsense of 8 d -'v's fro-,'I ?.larch 8th. lit 7: 'DO A. ':l. until the ' ti: -;e that his
resignation ;mill t1-1ke ef�'ect. '�,�.16 a " "L
Motion prevailed to instruct clerk. to send a letter to Firem'a,, Chas.
N. Tloritz expressing the a;pprecis:tion of Vie Board for his althful
service, and co- operation, :and wishing hi -,n sucess in his r?e r venture.
Motion preva.ilecUSecretary of the Fire -aans 'en.sion and to a.c e; }t for
(to allow
the 7iremans Pension Fund a chech -for services rendered in
fighting a bad -fire in Niles lynch, recently.
Ilotion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the weelky report
of Supt. ')ua 1s of the ' lectrica,l Dept for the week ending Feb. 26th 192
:also the monthly report of fire alarms for the -oonth of January 1927.
Motion prevailed to grant the -petition of Citizens in the vicenity.of
E. ' a.yne & H:a.rtlet St. that as Police Patrol Box be placed at that, corner
Same to be placed as soon -as the I.&IIJ. '�,lectrica, co erect po;L1s near. thl
-Do int.
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(meeting of Feb. 2B3th •cdintlinled -prom page. 237 )
,Zotl on, prevailed to .`ins tx°uet Supt: - ^ua11s to mzike d further''survey of
tr .� "ie conditions at the corner ' of ` Wi11Lgas and Colfax .Ave. report
results at the next regular meeting.
Y DT. C' flGHTS pSI1?�ES
_71otmon prevailed to accept and order placed on file the weekly re, -,ort of
C -t:ytSea °let1_Burns for the week ending Feb. 26th. , 1927.
-DOT ICE DEPT.
Bills -t 173 to -"` IJ �� were approved and ordered paid.
Motion prevailed accept and order placed on file the a� plications of
,�
Joseph E. Barnes and Harry Reeves
".lotion prevailed toerdPthe petition of the Brayton Transfer Co. and
others fora private parking.space for transfer :Tien only allong the West
Side of Division St. 'f rom the first, alle4r rest of ?aich t ; west to
Main St, t�nt� a'` survey •-- of;ytx�ff "ie'asi�d�t�o :na �anb�•m� the petition
(if ',rnold. C. " Zimmerman for a 20 foot private parking space to be used by
lyr. Timmer °,ian as a taxi stand, on the north side of Colfax Ave., beginn-
ing at the intersection o. ldiftnigan St. & Col;fa,x Ave.
i'dotion prevailed to ad jpurn a" :10 P.-
Attest -i ,
Clerk: Board of Public Safes Pres. , B d of is . s e y.
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held in the Boards
Office ice - londaz ,March .7th. , 19.27,
Meeting was called .to order by 'president Engeldrurn at 4 08 P.11.
All members were present
otion prevailed to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the last
M
regular meeting.
F IRE DEPT
Bills, 3 27 toy 3y were approved and ordered paid..
hZotion prevailed to accept and ..order placed on -file the application of
Michael Jackey.
ET,ECTRICAL DE ?' .
p�t16nt' r®vailod -to aoempt and order placed on file the Meekly report
P
p �,ualls fnr the week" ending MAt—'h 5th. , 1926 •, slso the monthly
report of Fire alarms for the month of February 1927.
Motion prevailed to allow Supt;, Qualls untill the next regular meeting
that he "might be able to submit'a more complete report of traffic
conditions at the intersection of Colfax Ave. and William St.
Supt: Qualls reported that the relays on the traffic signal lights were
badly worn and were causing the bells and lights to stick.
Motion- prevailed to instruct Supt. `walls to replace the old relays as
soon as possible.
Dept.. of Weights & Measures
Tdotion prevailed to accept and order placed on file the weekly reportof
_ City Seal er ,Burns for the week ending March 5th,1927; also monthly report
for the month of February 1927.
City Sealer Burns reports that he finds conditions in the city as to
faulty scales and short measures among the merchants "much improved over
conditions of a year ago.
POTaICE DEPT.
Bills # -//it) to 1/f-3 were,. approved and ordered paid.
146ti.on-prevailed to approve the Official Bond of Officer James Perry
naneing James Perry as principal, and James Perry, Simon Kowalski, and
John K. Smogor as surety.
Chief Hatt reported''�hat his duties as chief 11fere getting almost too
heavy for him to henIle, and kept him working too many hours, and sugges
ed that the, Board'9onsider providing some assistance for him.
Toton' prevailed that "the matter of assistance for the Chief be invest -.
mated:
Meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M.
Attest,;
-0-1 erk, oar o u lc Safe Presi n Boa of Public � afety