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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/26/1939 Board of Public Safety Minutes - • 1 S��EGIaL PSEETING -- December 20, 1939 65 'i A special meeting of the Board of Safety tivas called at 3:00 P. I.i. I on December �0, for the pw.°pose of discussin� r^dio t��ro-��a�, transmitters i for Police Cars and station receiver. Chief Ingram reported that complete tests nad been run on tti�*o or three different kinds of equip-rnent and i�est results had been obtained iro� R. C. A. transmitters and Chamberlin-Bassett tr^,sis?�nitters, and in :.�is � opinion each of these sets �ave equ�I perfor��:�ance. Iie also inS'orr:led the � Board that �r�e best price obtainab�e �'or the R. C. !L. sets t�ras �212.00 each, 2nd for the Char.lberlin-Bassett sets 5�178.79 per �et. _ It �ras r:loved by T.Tr. :"lilliams and seconded �ay i,Tr. Dri��;s and unanimous- � carried tha� t�re purcnase nine (9 ) rnobile transr�itters, to be delivered � -- o-r before December 31, .1939, and p�id for out oi the Othcr Equipment � ciget of the Police Depar��ent, t^r.ith an option to buy, six rnore units at ' I � ; he s�ane price in 1940. ' ' � '�'� The Crief also inforrled the Board �nat tests had 'oeen made on R.C.A. , � nu Chamberlin-Bassett station receivers and t�hat the R.C,A. receiver n.ad ' iven the �;est periormance. The .price on the R.C.A. receiver is �140.00 li complete ar.d on the Chamberlin-Bassett receiver, approxi.mately �169 .00 colnplete. I On motion of P;Tr. Driggs and seconded by T;ir. ���illiams, and unanirmo�as- ; ly carried, the Chief ��ras authorized to purchase, for ir.unediate del:Lvery, I one (1} R.C .A. station_ receiver, at the price of �140.00 delivered, com- � plete. - The Cr.ief also informed �he Board that it ti�ras necessary to �urchase I'� �. t�vo chanr.el monitor, to monitor ultra hioh and intermediate frequencies . This instrtiment is r�ade by Doolittle-raul��er P�:Tig. Co., tne nrice of ' �vhich is �<90.00. Upon motion m�.de b;� T:!r. �;�illiaris � d seconded by :�4r. Dri�os and unanimously carried, the Chief z�ras authorized to purchase this t�ro channel monitor for use in connection �,rith Police radzc� equi�ment. ! �.� . 1 �' � � ' i There being no further business to come b _ re�.the Board, the meeting ; �ras adjourr.ed at 3:30 P.T,t. � CHAI`'i'i,. � OF iHE; :�OA��D C�F' S FE`I'Y. �I I Atte ! ;� l�� Cler i. - � i . i I T.iEETIT?G -- DECr:::I�ER 26, 1939 ' --• j A regular meeti�� of the Board of Safet; ti�ras held on I��Ionday, Dece:nber � 26th, 1939 at 1:30 P. I�. All r.enbers �=rere present. T:2inutes o� the pre- � vious meeting ti,ere read and approved. Claims of the follocrin� suppliers, in the a.moun� o� 4�4155.74 �rere approved and or�.ered paid: i Air Radio `�3.50 G. E. P,�eyer & Son, Inc. ��5.15 i Ault Carnera Shop . 60 1^he Ohio Oil 7-1a•45 tt tt �r � Bassett Ra�.io ?;if�. Corp. 1609 .02 6.4�?. i S�m Ber�an 140.00 " '� " 310.49 Bu�iness SJstems, Inc. 6.09 Peterson Battery �; I�. Co. 3.85 Can'tpbell Printin�; Co. � 40.50 � �� rr u �i t� g ,04 , City '�"dater �lorks g69 .15 " �r rr ir �r 2,65 Doolittle �� Fall�nor, Inc. 290.00 Radio Dist. Co. , 6.08 , The Gibsor Co. , 29 .05 " +' rr 410.00 rr �r tr �a j �► tr " 26.00 Good;�ear S ervice 5.6� " ,r tc 2•p� tr Tr 8��n0 tr ir rr lg�Qg Indiana �ell Telephone Co. , .75 tr �r Tr 28.p5 �� � �� �� .20 Railvray Ex. Agenc;� •68 t� r� �r " .'75 The Studeba�cer Corp. •'�6 K�ylor �: �:olman Co. , .75 n ►f rr .30 ,r r rr 4.85 I i �l) I ✓ POLICE �EPbRTP:.ETiT: Chief In�rar.: vras present �nd r�atters pertaining to his department vrere ciiscussed. Bond for Special Folice Guatin D. Jaqua and brville Louis Jones ti�ere approved and ordered filed. - _.__ f Ans,ap��ication for appointmen� to t he Police Department vras received frorl Joseph John Ztemeth and ordered filed. � T��r. 's"Jilliat;i E. Fett of Sollitt � Co. , appeared before the Board i�rith reference to par1�in� 'oetti°reen the curb and sideti�alk in front oi the Sollitt �c Co. , offices on �. Sar:ple St. The matter �,ras re�erred to the traffic engineer for his opinion� ✓ � FIRE DEP�RTl':ZETTT: Chief DeVleeschotver t7as nresent and matters pertaining to his department c�ere discussed. JApplicationsfor an�ointment �o the Fire Department ti�rere received , � fro� Benjar;iin Edyrard Klaybor, 1518 �J. Fisher St. , and John Hadrick Jr. , ; � 1319 S. Catalpa Ave. , and ordered filecl. � , i ✓ A vACanc;� v�ill exist in tne ��ire �epartment January lst, 19�0, due ; to the retirement of Otto Paffenbacl�. A1 I�iespodziany has been desi�- � � nated to fill tlii�s vacancy. He is noi� a�pointed as a probationary , fireman to begin dut� January lst, 1940. This. appointment is made sub- , ject •to all rules and re�ulations of probationary firemen, ar_d also subject to a physical examination before the Police and Fire�enst phy- sician, and the ph:�sical examination required b�,� the Fire?�;iens t Pension , Board. • • ✓ The ur�ent neod of t?�e Fire Department to replace t�e .�ruck yJhich ; vra��Trecked recently vras discussed. . ELECTRICI�L DEPI-�'I''i,�TENT: The Police Radio cnd Telephone exchange have I � been moved to the Desk Sargeant, �hereby elii:linating the necessi�y of employing ��iJO operators in the Electric Department, and the 1940 budget • � has been reduced so that no sa�.aries are provided f'or tY�e �ti�o o� rators . ' T_nvzstigation has revealed tha� 'Jarren F're�ermuth and Gler_n fiess tiTere ', the last two operators appointed, therefore, the iollor�in� resolution �;ras pas�ed and unanimously adop�ed by the Board. The Clerk �ras order- ; ed to serve notice on I,Zr. Freyermuth and i;Tr. Hess, notif�in� them of the action of the Board, �nd to include a copy .of the resolu�ion in ' the rninutes. 11e v�as also orcered to notify thern that an oppor�unity ' for G hearing tivoulct be offered them on the 30th day of December 1939 at 9 :00 A. I;2. � P�Zr. C�ualls of the Electric Department �vas present and business ' pertaining to his department was discussed. The installation of traffic signals for the State ili�h��rays tivas discussed. � ";itEIGi-�TS .�� I.IEASUR�S: Trlr. Bw.�ns ti�as presen� and presented his report for ' e vree en ing ece�.ber 23, 1939. There bein� no further business to came before the Board, the ' �eetin� ti°ras adjourned at 4:15 P. ?�a. ' . � C H.F�IH't,tAIQ. ', i i, , , 'TE T: • ` �� '. - . � . CLE�tK The above mentioned resolution is pa�ted. on the follo�^�in� page. T� OT ICE i0 — ,"�:A.rr3n F`reyar:nu�h ° For souQ traara pas� �hQ poliaa raci-�o, polica tolenhone a:zd tire al�.r:� o�}z it:zlent o�' '-.:no Ci-�y o� South �e�ad �:�.vQ k7eerz lac�.ted z.n ti�?sa� is ?ca:airn ' A� �?:a .A1,�.rLn 5tatir�n on �as� �`�a,rno Stree�. ihx� eqti�;a�ten-� ht�s �ven h+.�nd14d b f s i� or�,r�.toru, fiive of v�.ior�. h�x�ro beQn ex:��lovad un�.ar the ��eotri.cFl DQ;,�.rt•• msn� a� �ie �ity o�' Soirth I3anci, as:d or.Q h�s beQn employed by tho Cit;� o� %.iss��;�•ra�:�.. iho oner€�tors ���loyQ� by tho Ci-�y of 5o�ith Eond ha�e ��ar;,ed in�torahcu�;;ea��I� oxz ta].�ico rac�ia �nci ��olice tolc���one e*.zd tz�e fir� �.1� brsArd. Abc�zi-� thz•eQ r,onths �0 1;hQ polic� radio s�ati.on r:t�s r:�o�red to �:l�e Des'_� 13er�eant�s O.f'{'3.CG �.� tlle iol.ice S�c�.�Lion c�n1 racentl�r tha �olice talephon8 �flrc� �r�.s �.so rioved �o t?-�i3 nez=r Iocc�#;�an. Th�s oqizip�nt rr€�s :.:oved to •!:��a ."alioes St��zc�n far th� ,,u�o�� af. 3.r�cr�asir� tk�o �P�'i�i€�ncf of i�� on�-rc��ion �nd ,�ravidin� �:ore econor�3.c�1 o�%�retion. The hur.dlin� o� tQle�}� zza ce11s and �ho +�.isic�tch3.n�; oz" radio ca�uni.cations �-e nos, h�.ndlod t��� t2ze S3es2: �er�evsat, �harol�� rc�IiQSing tho necessity of e�ploying �:lire4 o�e���.�L-�r� or �is�atchc�w:� to }�andZs tris �brk. ,;:An the 19•10 Fud;et �;ras ���w�c., tha Ci�y oi' So�.-th �%end el.iztiinated tha salaries of t�ro oparn.tnrs �r,.d thQ C'.Lrr a� �,'ish��ral:a tihe �€�I�r�� oi' c�n� oncarator. �nc�� mer�n3 �;�a� b��inning JAnuc�z°y ls-�� J.J�p� whe e��lo�ont oS' t�;o o�aerators, fa:..:erly e3..�luyec� }�y t.?a Czt�� o� South P.end� r,zus� be �ez^ninr�t��.. � ihe Ba�rd of Public Y�+orks �nd Sa�ety hczs c�.oter::��:?ed t;n�.t tY�o �.�ost eq,_i�.;AhI� ��thod af handlin�; �?��is si�u�tt3.�n �r,�a.iZci bo to rt,co�n.i°o t'r.e scr.or9t�r of �.h� opor�-�ar: �nd to c?ischc;r�e the lr�st �r� o�e:�.tor� appoi'nt:>d� `�'ho recorc:s of i�iQ �oard o�' Sa�aty diu�losQ th�� ��a lu,t �ro operators �r�oi:�tc�d �Q �;arr�n iroyex�.-uth �nd Glenn I�ess. You �re, thorofore, ::o�ified th�.t �hc� �oc�rc? of I'ublic a�o�-ks and Sc�.fvt;T at its r:c;o-tin� Dec�ir:bar 2Gth, Z959, uda��ect tha foll�;:a.n�; F:esolu�ion .�nich con�titu�Ps �hv o?�^.r�es €�.��i.nst ya�z. R F.' S 4 L i7 1 I {3 iI �'t i�'�i:`.,�S, th�s �azrirM o£ th.a police rad�o j �:olioo �olQnhor.c� ar�d tirQ al€zs�- bo�d f.'ro� the �lax•r.� St�.tinn tq ��is Des�: Ser�e�.n-�Ts o�fice At tho S'ol�c� ut��i;ion, �'or tha �urr�osct of increasi..n� e�'Picienoy �.nd �^onoxay o� oi�er�ti3n b;.� pei:::i-�tinU the �esk SQr�o�.nt ta han�'2o co:.�:unica�ioz� direct ins�e�.d af rel�,li.r,;; �iic�t ta o�errzta.a or �.�.sP�.tc:aers, hn� ali:*�i:��t�d the r.QCassi�;r of eY�l��.oyizz� -�:�ro �,.^n ��r thct Ci�y of SoTz�;.� :3end, �-:�;o }i��T� ba�n t�rorki:au r�s o��rz�tor� o� �hQ Falice rac3io, �ol�cQ tc�le�sk�a�c �nc: i'ire a3.ar�: boar�� ���.�n�.S, the 1Jrt4 �uc��ot �or the �%ity of SoL�th �end, Tndifzna, pravideu r_� furds �or -��nich to �ra;� said ap�r�tor� z�r;d bacause o�' �'�is re3ue-tion �f t.?x� L�.cl�et cis:d o� th�s rnt�.�ber ot o��rat<�rs e�a�Ioared, it ia XIeGESu��2'f 'GO G'�.1SC�:c12'�9 s'i.�U O?�?G'x'fL�Ol"S, Cf.T:C�. ��,1 R�Fi�S, th4 La�.rc? ',�elieves t}�c�t th� :r�ost ea,�i-�a'ule ret2��ci o£ detar:�in��; �.s +o Z�r'no� s�auld '�e c�isc��wr;ed is �o reco�nzzQ th� sA�arity . of' the r,:en er.r�lvye�. �s oper�t�rs and ��Q reao;�:s af tho �oarc� st.ozr that �;.�.rren r're;Tox��uth �,.n� Glenn I?ess zrare� tho 1 ay� ��t�ra o�arator� e�:<ployad., �d�.�, .�?:"Pa:r t'�S�F�, ��: Si ��°:��j��? '��r �h�a �c�xct c��' �ra'�15.c� �Forka �.ncl ��a�y a�' ��o �3�y a�' �ori�h =�x�c'�, I�a�;�€�n�., �h€►� S`�e�.rrcr� �a;�er�,'ch� r���. G�,t�z�: �:��� �� ci�.:ahur��ct i�n th� d���3.�� �� o;,�ar�ttr�rs i:� t��c� .e'�l�c� r.�:�3ict �sze. F'a.r� ��az� S�a�ioxx an �nrl s�.i"-��r Jrsxnxaary 1��:, ].J�'x0� �� �� .��?�:�=::�;� �,':5�1.'�'i n �h�fic c� �o;?y a£ i:'Zi.s °e���Iu�3.azz bs� ���srad oz; c�o�� of��it3 o�c�x��orc �r:� ��u�� ':hc: wr� ���r:.l�, �o����u�Q th4 �?�.r�ts$ €.�;���u� �:,�e:u t��zc� ��xt�� �:hcr� bo �i�ron au a��ar�u��.t�R o� � h��rzn,� '�cz�'orc� tl�ic ���d �t i�� c��.��.c�ts aa �hd aD#:h d€�r.r a� r)oc�x:?��r� �.��� a� 9�p� �t c1 ra�.�t �1.,,�',� ���'i� Ql' i�ti�{i aiQi YFa.�i i:� u�i�'%s'.t'Y ;�'� 1Yf34T`f.;p ::f3tL':",�.'I` .��rr;f S. �r� �� �..� �'i�?�Gf3 i:• 'ti��.x].i�::U' ?:'�E3Cr`�i JL.'.^�s (,"OT3�i:..^•'" �� CZrr� .iz� c�t�aorcl�.��r� �.�.t2z *�:c� ;,�ro�i��oz.� aT �;s:ia ??e�oTu�ian,;,pr�u ���17. '�m ���r;n � ��sartia;xi•�,� ot �, :�€�t�ri.n; b��'�sr� �h� �a�u-d �t �a40 at��.ac'� A.". CJ� aft'�'.1T'�<C;J'a T.'�C�S;'�3ti2' aCa'�'ti� �.�o�x Q'� �:�lO Lt.{'3'3 Ct3 c��' '��:(3 :�Qti2'd �.2I f;jl£7 ��',"�;�' ;�.Ei�.�r i:«�� ����'1 C�t�w�t Q� ?3GCC3:."1�Jt31"� �.�a�• i�'Jf�i?D C1Z` t �,LIC i�0it�:i r5.";x� Sf.x-r.,,t � �.*c,* � / 1��� � f./ � C'�-(� � . � , - �� t p �� � c�,�� 21tJTTCE ��.r _.�...... y� - �len:1 ��ess To�* s��:� ��oa.z°s ���� �'r.� po2ic� r�dioj police telepho*�e ar.�' fira �:1rs:� c�i�:��mxryr,� c,.i �h� C;t;y vt yout:� '��d h��ro bo�n located in. :r.:^�t is 1_no�,n as t�?a �'1«ri:� ilta�ion on '.?PSt �';aSrn� S-':.r�e��. jnis ee�ui�?��i.0 h�.s b�en l.andled b;; s �x o�E;rayors, fi.ves af �r�orz h�zn�cen e��nloy�d under tha Ll�c�rict�l �e�ar-t— ^^rr� of +l:a Cit�,� af South ;;ez:d, and ona hay i�oQn e�:L 1oyQd �;� �ho City o� �::is�inZ:�±F�. �- 1��:Q o�ert��i;ars e.;:l�loyc��a bs tho Ca.ty o�' uo�.itl� ?end �i�.z Q j��orked i�.uercha..r;;���al;� ox� ~ol�.et� xaciio end �olico telepl�or.e nr:d t::a a"ire �.7.t�.: boArd. � .��.-�o.�t ��hrea r:on�hs �:�� ��7e policc3 rtzd'zo stnt�on rr�.s �o-.-�d to -�he I7���?; !;er�e�nu�s af'i''ice �t �l.e ??oliac� S�;at�ion er_d rece��Ll;� �?�e L�Iice toley4�c�no 'u��rd ra� nl�a r�oceci to t}�is ne:�r 1ocn.i,io�.. ��,;s er�t�i�?-:�n�c ��e�s ..��ed �o ��l.e �'olae� 5��;.vzon �or tho ��i�r�ose of i!:cra�.s�.��� t<�e e:�.f'icie�c;� of i':s ap�Yrr��ion nnd provi�.ing :��re ocono�ic�.l anern;:zor.. l�l1v hrndlin� of �ei��?����n er�.].ls rz^�l �3c� dis��.�c'_i�� o� radio ear••:unic�.ti a�s sro ::�ti�r h�.�:c�led b;;r �°.� �es?� "er,pee..��, ther�by relievi�z; �the r,ece:s�ity o£ v�Lnloyin� t��ree o�e;•a�ars or d�v�atc�zers to hnr;dle this �.�orr:. Y��zen •L•=ze 1�'?0 Eud;et t�s p2sso�1, the City o�' South '�encl olitni.ntzted tha se��ric�s of �L-�ro o�?ereztor� c.n� t��.o C L�r o� �.`;sh�.zral.a -t.he s�l�:rr of ono operator. '�'hc�v �Q�.ns -�hnt bc{;i.�:�:in�, Je��ar�r�J l�t, Zs��Q, the �:�y�I.o;,�m��a;: o� �;•ro 01 Qrntars, i`orr_�rly ez;�la�*ed '�y th� Cit3r o£ �ou�h Ear.d, �:u��; ��a tar-�i.xn��d. `1'ho i oard o� Fu�lie ?"�or1�-s r.n�t S��'otJ hc�r� cie-�cx~-��rod �liat �1iv ::.�s v ec;tii�;a'�1e :-�at'�:od o�° htz�cl.li.�� �nis si�;ue�tion z•�uld be i:o rQCO�;nize. ��70 SE3::OI",!+f+f Oi i.11�J 0,�,�EiT'tl�".OT'G (?i1C� t.A :�1.�C:'"_C�i�@ L}3f3 �.ftS�`. �O OiF:?a��:OY'$ r��ro�.��ed. ��-a�3 i•�c�rcas af tho �oe�rd oi' ��.fiety cia.w�.',.o�e V�L44 uhe l�st -L�ro o��r�.t�rs e��±i0?T!'E:�3c� AT`^ ti'4t+.rren Fr�yox�.uth r�c� Gld�n �ross. ',�au are, t;��ro�'ora� notifind fih�t tho �'oard of Fu��Iic '�'iorks �:4 Sta.foty �.� i-�y �ea�;�rx� I�ec�;;_�;,er 2uth, 193°„ �do;�t�d thQ follosr.�n� t�esolu�ion i•r':�.3.ch con��:itu�es th� eh�r�os o��.zrst �-ou. R � SOLUTSc� ',.1 ��ii��F�.r.4i�, �ho .�va.n� t}�e g�olioe rc�.:i_c�, �al.iaQ talorh.ane �.nd 3.':re el�.r:i t,o�rd froa:�st?�o �?nr� st�.�;�z: i:o th� t�esY Smr4e�nt1� o�'�ica e� � �;hc �'olics St�':zaii, �ox• ��:1Q pur�o�Q o� iiicr��.�a_n;; ei'ficie±ncy� �:�d aconpr�;� of, a.?erc�tiUn b;� �>oz�r��;ci:t; -t;h� 1)es�: �er�eant to hns�dle co�.�x:�icat:.ans dzroct in_;�en.d o L relayin� i�hez: i:c� op�ratars flr dis��:�:c?�:ers,� 1-:es v1iz�+�nated the ' neee�sity o�" c:�r��Io,t,rir�� �r.ra ::?�n t�y -�hc Ci.tiy of �outh L'c�na, ���',o h�v� U�en :rai•l:iz.;; a, o�,erra.taru o�' �tha poli.ao rad4.�, �,olie� tele��c�nc� e.n�. fire �l�rm ���.rc?. ":,.iEP,��A5, thc� 19�Q �ud�et for t..e City of u��ith ���d, Indiczna, �rov3ds� nv �zr,ds ior �.:nicl�. to ��c3y sa.ia o�er�.tors �n�.'�.�c�.use of �hi� red��etian o.f tl�.e EudLet and ef.' �;h� ��{�^��b�r oi' o�c�rators e�z�Ioy�e:i, i.� is n�cessary � c':isch�s�e ��=ro oi er€�t�rs, �nd ' ','Qi�r�,.�.5, t±ze �o�d �eliev�� t'=at -�rl�e �.cst oquittzbla r:�t��od of d.otarr;�znin� as to trhan �hould b� di�ch.ar;ed is to reco�nize the sonorit;� of tho ��: o�rloycd e s o���r�.t�rs arL�. thQ reoor•�.s af the Foard �Y�.arr Lh�.t �'l�.rron �r�y��.u-�h ��d G1enx� Ee�s t;rora �he lns� t�m o�erai;ors o:i?loyed, s30�'a, :�P.�FQR�, �r IT 2�.ESOLV�D by the �oard of Publie �'�orks . and S�e-ty o�' t.ho City of South �end, Tndian�., that �'ic3z�ron �eyorr�uth ftsz3 Glenr. Hess lie dzsch�r�ed �'rar.z th� �.uties A5 a�sorators i� �:he Police Ptadio anc. FirQ A1az� 5tation on and �i't�r Jaxsuary lst, 19AxQj Ii� IT F�T??TI�:R R�SOLVr.D that � ao�?y of this RQS�Iu�ion bo 3�r,red o�R eaah af �nid apQrators c��d th,�t �he sa.�Q �hal�, eonstitut� the char�e� c.�;ai�x�� +he:� nr.d �hat the�.r be �;iv�n an o�por-�unity af a hearin� bofore t7,fs ���rd �� �.�a oi'�ice on th� 30th da;� of Docer^�uer, 1939 at 9 a�0 01 e]ock A.;�. sOARA OF PII?3LIC ��ORr.S ;_iTI) SAF�'I'Y �f Geor�;s Ba�:er . �3arr�� S. �r�ngs Clydo E. i'�illit�:s �1ttQ��s Ja�. Cox2�:o� _�___"�_ L'l�r� In �ecord��ev rrith vho �rouisions of this �esolution,fou t�rill bs �i�c�, an on�ortunitf oi' �. hetl..rir.v baipre thQ ?on.rd at 9:Q0 o�aloc� 1!.T:�. on Saturc�ay, vece�.�or �Qth, I93�, �.t �'h.� oi'fic� c�f tha }3oard in t he CitJ I��.11. ihis 2Gth de.rt a�' �cer�bar, 1939. POAatD OF .� LTG s10RKS A±;� Sllit^E�Y �J' �/1 .�!l��it! i i ai✓•� `� lS� y � p ci��k