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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. '
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� '�'� 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.
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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- �
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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. !
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There being no further business to come b _ re�.the Board, the meeting ;
�ras adjourr.ed at 3:30 P.T,t.
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T.iEETIT?G -- DECr:::I�ER 26, 1939 '
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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:
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Air Radio `�3.50 G. E. P,�eyer & Son, Inc. ��5.15 i
Ault Carnera Shop . 60 1^he Ohio Oil 7-1a•45
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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
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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�
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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. � ,
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✓ 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.
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The above mentioned resolution is pa�ted. on the follo�^�in� page.
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° 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.
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�'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.,
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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�.:
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.��.-�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.
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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.
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��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
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":,.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
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�3arr�� S. �r�ngs
Clydo E. i'�illit�:s
�1ttQ��s
Ja�. Cox2�:o�
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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.
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