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Home My WebLink About07/13/1931 Board of Public Safety Minutes .�' t",,� i:. �� JULY 13 1931 Regu ar meet�ng held in Board of Public Safety Office r?:onday, July 13, 931. . - ��eet ng called to order by President C. A. Budd at 9 ot cloek A. �'I. Al1 embers present. I�finu es of last regular meeting read and approved. FIRE DEPARTP�ENT Requ sitions and bills approved and ordered paid. . , Chie Knoblock reported on the activities of his department for the past eek. - . The Clerk opened the bids �or fire e quipment and the tabulation was s follows: - SCH TAN-SCFiAUS-FREEl!'IA_N CO�,��PANY Sout Bend, Ind. 1 - P��odel 88 Studebaker Bus Chassis manu�actured b� Studebaker- Pieree Arrow Truck C orp. , f or the purpose of mounting a 750-gallon Fire Pump on sa.me. Price F.O.B. South Bend. � 3,350.00. 1 - tr2odel PX Pierce Arrow Chassis manu�aetured by Studeb aker- Pieree Arrow Truck Corp. , for the purpose oY mounting a 7�50-gallon Fire Pump on same. Price F.O.B. Sauth Bend. � 5,600.00 THE W ITE CO��ANY India polis, Ind. - 1 - r:2odel 640 �Jhite Chassis equipped with 700-gal�lo� Triple Combination Pwnping Engine , also �agon v�ith 80-gallon Booster Tan'.� and Equipment. � 10,750.00. BUFFA 0 FI� APPZIANCE CORPORATION Buf'fa o, New York. 1 - Bu�f alo Pierce Arrow 750-gallon Tripl.e Combination Pumper as per attached speci�ications with the Pieree Arrow PX � Chassis with 160tt wheelbase. � 10, 500.00. PETER PIRSCH & SQT7S CO11qPANY Kenos a, �';is. 1 - Bod�r and Equipment with 750-oallon Pumper mounted and � mot�.n.ted on either Studebaker or Pieree Arro�r� Cha,ssis. • �� 4,050.00. 2:TACK- NTERNATIONI�Z P?IOTOR TRUCK CORPOR1iTI0N Chioa o , Ill. 1 �- 750-gallon Triple Combination Fire En�ine complete. � 10,935.00. SEAG VE CORPORATION Colum us, Ohio. 1 - Seagrave Sentry R�odel 750-gallon Pumping Engine. - ti� 10, 500.00. �, ��!d JtTLY 13, 1931_(c ont'd) BOXER FIRE APPARATUS C4PdIPANY I,o�;ansport, Ind. 1 - 7.50 gallon Combination Equipment. � 5,400.00. IY mounted on Pierce Arro�v PX, to be puxchased by Boyer Fire Apparatus Company through the Firm of Seherman-Schaus-Freeman� Company, fo� the ,sum of �5,600.00 making total �11,000.00. . GENERAL FIRE TRUCK COMPANY St. Zouis, Itio. 1 - Tr3ple Combination 750-gallon Pumping Engine on Pierce Arrow Chassis �11,235.00. � 1 - Triple Combination 750-gallon Pumping Eng�ne to be mounted on any ehassis � 5,635.00. AI'�iERICAN-LAFRANCE & FOAB,2ITE IND. ITtC. . Elmira, New York. 1 - Type 75 Triple Combination 750-gallon Pumper, also Priotor Car wi th Boos ter _Tank p 12,500.00. • . r�ILBER RiI. �iTARrIER CORPOR�4TION South Bend, Ind. _ • 1 - �iodel 88 Special 184" wheelbase Si,ia.debaker Chassis. � 3,170.00. 1 - Combination Pwnping Engine and also Tr�ck to be mounted on Model 88 Special 184" wheelbase � 7 ,7 00.00. 1 - Combination Pumping Engine , also Cart wit h 80-gallon Booster Tank - � 8,820.00. , A�ter hearing all the bids, the Board decided not .to let the contraet for some time. Date to b e set la�er. " ��EIGIITS � PIIEASURES DEPART1t�NT Requisitions and bi�lls approved and ordered paid. Report of City Sealer,Chas. J. Burns, presented, approv�d and placed on �ile. � l�ir. Burns explained his m�thod o� impounding old and delapidated . scales. . - ELECTRICAZ DEPART�:��dT � Requisit�ons and bills approved and ordered.paid. _ Mr. ��,ua11s, Superintendent, reported on the activities of. his . department for the pa,st week. �:ja � � � � JUIrY 1931 ( e on t'd) POLIC DEPARTP�fiTT Requi itions and bills approved and ordered p�id. • � Repor of Polieewoman, P:ss Eeans, approved and plaeed on file. ChieY uespert reported on the aetivities o� his department �or the past eek. The C erk read the follwoin� eharges whieh were filed in this Offic by Chie� Ruespert July 10, 1931: " T the Board o� Public Safety Gentlemen:- • I, herewith, prefer the Yollowing charges against Fatrolman C ster �iLnontt T t the said Patrolman Chester �'�ilmont has been guilty of neplect o� dity, bq having �ailed to make his reports Yrom va ious boxes at various times in the past month at the time specified� T t the said Patrolman Ch�ster ;'lilmont did not give any • re son for makin� late reports, Th t the said Patrolman Chester t'dilmont le�t his post without pe mission from any of his commanding o�Yicers, and Th t the said Patrolman Chester ;�ilmont did, on several oc asions, ride in a civilians automobile to make his reports. All of these eharges being a violation of the rules of this de artment. - Respect�ully submitted, �ohn B. Kuespert ( signed) �hief of Police. " Chie� uespert appeared to substantiate his e:�arges. Of�ieer ;�ilmont ,,. appear d in his own behalf. After hearing the evidence read by the Clerk, Chief Kuespert �vas questioned, by the Board, and he repeated his wr tten eharges. The Board asked Chester :"rilmont �th�t his ple�su e was as to a plea. Of'�icer Che ster LVilmont admi tted the charge and plead guilty. lhe Board then reviewed the charges and on mot on of I>ir. Gadacz, seconded by Tir. Long, the Board �roted unamim usly to fine Officer rlilmont ten da�rs pay and instructed the Clerk o date �ine �rom July 16th to 25th inclusive. On behal� of. the Bo rd , �ir. Budd severly reprimanded Officer :Tilmont. On rec mmendation of Chief Kuespert, the Board instrueted the Clerk to get in touch v��ith ��r. Geo. Hepler, o� the Board of County Comr�iss- ioners and arrange a meeting of the two Boards,as soon as possible, in reg rd to the Police Department making ambulancec�lls outside . the Ci y limits. DOG PO 1D �EPARTr�ENT Clerk, ti�m P. �ov�nes, make his report of this department �or the past w ek, stating that approximately 800 licenses had been issued to dat , anc3�., further stated that he had instructed Offieer Kemmerly .nd ?��r Foviler to start out on Thursday, July 16th, and impound every og that does not v¢ear a 1931 dog tag. He also stated that his of ice ha,d been open last week, and eontinuing this week, from 8 0' cl ck A�1I to 9 o T clock Pl!,�i to give delinquent dog owners time to � obt�;in dog licenses. - On mot on o� ��r. Gadacz, seconded by ��ir. Lo�g', meeting a �ourned at 11 0' c ock A.��. � � PRE STD E r ATTEST � �-,f�.� � � • CI�ERK.