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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/16/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes1 FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Freeh present: .The.Fire Chief requested the privilege of making purchase of several items of equipment for use in the Fire Department and the Board approved such purchase if material can be received and bill allowed and paid before the close of the books on January 1st. The Board, upon recommendation of the Chief of the Fire Depart - ment, accepted the.pumper purchased from the Peter Pirsch & Sons Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin, delivered within the last ten days and payment of the first installment amounting to 43,750.00 was approved and ordered paid, balance of payment to be made at the rate of $3,750.00 each December first with interest at six percent. As requested by the Board, Edward Niesgodski, City Fireman, and Harry Hinkle, City Fireman, appeared before the Board to discuss their personal obligations to merchants in the City. After admonishing these firemen to pay their legitimate debts, they were excused. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: Matters pertaining to the operation of the Electrical Department were. discussed. It was reported that the traffic signal controlling traffic coming from the south on Carroll Street at Lincoln Way East had been removed and that traff ic stop lights had been properly placed. Mr. Qualls submitted,to the Board a,.map of the City, showing the location of every street light and pointing out that under the present contract some of the lights would need to be turned out during the ' coming year to keep within the limits of the contract. POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present: Matters pertaining to the Police Department were discussed and the Chief particularly called the attention of the Board to the situation in regard to the present coal strike and that he felt the time had come when some action should be taken to begin negotiations andtreularly for arbitration between the contending oodward g carrimed oved that the W ,Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. representative of Board ask the Mayor to call in a both sides to see if some arbitration program cannot be effected. MEETING December 16, 1935 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held Monday, December 16, 1935 at 8:45 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Claims in the amount of $4,920.39 were approved and ordered paid, also payrolls for the month of December for all departments amounting to $39,030.22. Requisitions numbers 08759 to 08773 were approved Postal Telegraph Cable Co. $1.97 Jack Taylor's $44.*75 Western Union Telegraph Co. 1.17 Jack Taylor's 7.20 McCaffery Company 1.50 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 2.64 Frank S. Andrews .12.50 G. E. Meyer.& Son, Inc. 39.138 Frank S. Andrews 2.00 G E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 48.70 `Firestone Auto Supply 090 Peter-Pirsch & Sons Co. 31750-00 Slick-Ideal Laundries .70 No. Ind. Pub. Service Co. 1.00 Ault Camera Shops .6.24 Amer. Automatic Elec. Co. 69.66 Business Sys'tems Inc. 10.55 Wm. Ransberger &'Son 5.00 Business Systems Inc. 11.56 Wm. Ransberger & Son 3.35 W* & L. E. Gurley 28.41 Frank Curran 9.00 The Office Engineers Inc. Firestone Auto Supply ..50 Recreation Equipment Co. 27.60 Hibberd Printing Co. 26.00 Scherman"Schaus-Freeman Co. 2.81 Hibberd Printing Co. 12.50 Schuyler Rose 39.00 Central Electric Co. .25 p. �Gafill Oil Co. 25.66 South Bend Electric Co. 19.70 Oil Co. 91.85 South Bend Electric Co. 1.40 Simon,, Brothers, Inc. 6.00, So. Bend Current Cont. Co. 2.92 The Gibson Co. 17.08,1 Gen. Sheet Metal Works 280.00 Bend Clean Towel Service 1.00 Gen. Sheet Metal Works 305.20 ..,,Jones Autoparts 1:49 FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Freeh present: .The.Fire Chief requested the privilege of making purchase of several items of equipment for use in the Fire Department and the Board approved such purchase if material can be received and bill allowed and paid before the close of the books on January 1st. The Board, upon recommendation of the Chief of the Fire Depart - ment, accepted the.pumper purchased from the Peter Pirsch & Sons Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin, delivered within the last ten days and payment of the first installment amounting to 43,750.00 was approved and ordered paid, balance of payment to be made at the rate of $3,750.00 each December first with interest at six percent. As requested by the Board, Edward Niesgodski, City Fireman, and Harry Hinkle, City Fireman, appeared before the Board to discuss their personal obligations to merchants in the City. After admonishing these firemen to pay their legitimate debts, they were excused. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: Matters pertaining to the operation of the Electrical Department were. discussed. It was reported that the traffic signal controlling traffic coming from the south on Carroll Street at Lincoln Way East had been removed and that traff ic stop lights had been properly placed. Mr. Qualls submitted,to the Board a,.map of the City, showing the location of every street light and pointing out that under the present contract some of the lights would need to be turned out during the ' coming year to keep within the limits of the contract. POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present: Matters pertaining to the Police Department were discussed and the Chief particularly called the attention of the Board to the situation in regard to the present coal strike and that he felt the time had come when some action should be taken to begin negotiations andtreularly for arbitration between the contending oodward g carrimed oved that the W ,Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. representative of Board ask the Mayor to call in a both sides to see if some arbitration program cannot be effected. The matter of using the City Sealer's car, now in storage on jacks in the Water Vlorks Garage, was brought, up and it was referred to the Chief of Police, Secretary of the Board and to the Water Works mechanic to determine if this car can be used on the Police Department and, if so, to arrange for its proper equipment at once. In response to request of the Board, police officers Elmer Coil, William Ortman and Vernon Ellis appeared in'reference to their personal financial obligations and, after a thorough discussion, they-,'�w6re admonished by the Board to pay their 'legitimate debts promptly;` romptly ' , so that no further complaint would be received from merchants and others in the City. Application for the Police Depar'tment of Richard James Gillen was received and he, having passed a satisfactory examination of the police surgeon, was appointed to the Police'Department for duty,beginning. December 16, 19.35, subject to assignment of duties by the .Chief .,.of Police and on probation for six months period. The Chief of Police submitted to :the Board a detailed report of the police cars,.their condition as to efficiency, their needs in repairs, top speed obtainable and the mileage covered.. Thisreport is on file in-the office of the Board of" "Public 'Safety and it was decided by the Board that a matter of definite action regarding it be deferred until some futur,,p time after the first of the year. The Chief reported that instructions given him with reference to Night Club operation were being followed and that the Officers are now checking the numerous places in the City under this class and that a full report will be made at a later meeting. The Chief reported that the officers on the Force were inclined to take advantage -of the offer of the.Y.M.C.A. and the Secretary was instructed to communicate with the Y.M.C.A. to make definite arrange- ments. In regard to the work bench in the old Police Department Garage, the Chief reported that this was not ,now in use and could be loaned to the Water Works until such time it was again required in -the Police Department. The Secretary was instructed to make the necessary arrange- ments. Official bond of Edmund F. Vitou,11police officer, in the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of Illinois in the amount of $1,000.00 was approved by the Board. ,Special police commission in favor of Robertson Brothers for John S. Drapek was approved upon posting of a 41,000-00 surety bond in the Maryland Casualty Company. Representatives of the Indiana Avenue Business Men's Association and others.were present to discuss the matter of parking on Indiana Avenue between Kemble Avenue and Franklin Street. All present were permitted to be heard and the Board, after fully considering this matter from all angles, decided to recall their previous order to -restrict parking on the south side of Indiana Avenue and to enforce parking restrictions as previously enforced on this thoroughfare. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M. Chairman ATTEST: