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:,:�J�li:G -- F��=�U!�P�V 19, 1940
�. ����ular r:ieetin; of t��e Loarc! o�' r�ublic Salet�T ,.as lield on T;Ionaay,
i� e�rus_r;; 19, 19�-U, at 3:00 P. T:i. All ::Ze�1�e:.ns �rere ���re�e�it . T:?inlzt�s of
i;h� la�t ;�eetin�; �!e?�e read und a�.ioroved. Clairss of zhe �olloti�rin�
suprlier� .in �he a.�oun� of `;55.59 �r�r� ��rr•oved �nd orc er:;d paid.
Joe De'.'J; Lc:e H�:•,-;. 4.25 Qriental �^nitary Pi�od. . '7.27
"� -" In;rar.1 24.00 i��ortherr Indiana Fub. Serv. 1.00
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, The :IcC�_i_'er�r Co. 2.3? River r�rl� Lbr. Co. 16.73
._ �C�r�II��' L�1�'_til�',fLi:'1': �ii7127 Tr?�i'F�1 �I�?S 17:C'C;S�i1i, �1C�'' �Jt?S1.YIGSS perta�nino
, to his d.part_r:ient :��s di�cuUsed. .
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. Bon3s ior S�ec�ial rolice Oriicers -:�ere received �'or Cl�de RumseJr,
i�enne�h :I. ?�,'or�;an an� John Gruse, e?:�i�lo��ed by �,he �enca.�� COr'NO:'�.�1011�
� '�L��L as -.r� iz�d no Srecial Fol-ce Cor��nissions �Lo cover tl�ese nlen, the
' �onc�s �;e:�e n.ela ancl tize Benciix Corporati:ic�n adviseci �eeorGin,,l�;.
� ; � t�.� �r,nlicat�on i'or �osition •,�r_tii tne Pol�ce �epar��en-L- •:�as z�eceived
fro� C'_�2.:�les F. uoraon.
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'r�'I:�� D=�F.°�.?�ii::LiiT: Chief DeVleescho�rer ,�;as �r�.;sent and riu�ters per,air_in�,
to�c�,part.tient -;r�re diUcus�ed.
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.:�L�CT:�I.0 DEP�u-Z�i�?�i�T: I;';r. C'�ualls ::as nresen� �c. layouts for var_ous
st�eet l:L�;hts, for .°rhich �etitions have ',�een received, _��rere rr�sented.
Tn.e Boarcz deeicled to tal�e tnese uncier �dviser;ient until the next Board
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-:�5�"�i`i�S ;'c :,`�a SI�RLS: I,�r. Burns ��es en�ed h�s re�ort for t�ie ;reer� endin;;
�'e��rt,�r� 19, 1<<a40. �
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� ��?e.°e bein� rio iur�her �uuine�s to come '.�e�'ore t��e ��o�.-rd, tne
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;;rEr�TIITG -- Fe�aruarT� 2G, 19�?�0
� r��^;ular rlee�ing of the Boa��d of ru�lic Sai e�;- �;ras l�elcl on ',Iond�.�-,
i ebru�-ry 26, 19�0 ut 2 ;�0 F. =:. nll me�Y:ber� ���e�e presen� . T,iinutes of
�he ��st ��Zeetin� :rere re�d anci �.:�?roved. Salar�� clai:�is ir. the ��:lovr.t
oi ?�20,1.33.74 rrere approveu �nd oruer�c� y aici. Clai�s of the iolloti•rin�; i
SU?��_;1.1Gi�� 1i1 �li� 2.�1t)L1I11�', 01' ;,�2002.�1 '�Te7'� ap�;roved ^i'1Ci OT'Cl@T'°C�. L�a.1G''..
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i ranl� S. r_nd��e�,�rs ;�16.15 TL�e Ol�io Oil Co. 23.60 i
, �� fr n ��2��Q j �i i i Ce SUp�l�� �� Ea,Ll1b. C�. 2.20
f:-. �� n ,r 5.7_5 tr u- �►- ir u .50 ��
� '_ -S2:i be�l�<,n 100.30 Peterson ;at�;er�- �;. Imn. Co. 241.4'7 'I
�t �r 240.86 - rr cr ►� 6.10
% C�s!�;�I�ell Printi:�� C� . 14.50 . r' rr �r 2.,72
' �. �' �` LE� �"lor.rs .29 tr . �r tr F I'
C' t,y :Ja�.,r 1� 2.2�,
�r �� rr .75 Postal Tele�:raph-Cable Co. 1.Q0
, �r n rr �s�18 Radio DistributinU Co. 190.00
�r " " 3.0£3 Raciio Distributin� Co. � 25.00
Continen�;�.1 Gil Co. 2�3.E0 �r ir tr 3.0�
' ' Fabric F'�.re �o�e C� . 600.00 Siiell A�neri can Petro. �o. 14.2a
Goociyear Service .�5 ►� rr �r _ r, 8��5
1� tr 29 .95 0. J. S�oer.?al;er 95.00
Tne ::cCaf'ler; Co. 3.73 Tne S�udeb�ker Corp. 5.49
�t rt tt .�6 �r �r tr. ��4�
rr rr ir ��3 j rr �r ►► 3.40
rr rr rr 4��� �r rr . �r ���
►r rr ir 1�d� it rr tr 5.38
r� �r +� 12�gp J. E. '�'lalz Gar��e "7.47
G, i, i;ieS er cv Son� Inc, 1j.57 �r �r �r tr �2���
Nation�l Brake Serv. , Inc. 52.36 '�'Jeisber�er �ros. 12.50
TIor���all� �ruc�� Lir_e Co. 1.49 ';`lestern Lnion Tele. Co. .81
Geo. ';l�*r:ian �. Co . 116.c4
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rIRE DEPART?:TE?v�': ihe Enjineerin� Dep��rtment �resented zo the Boar•d, �
tabulations oi tlze v�rious bids received on the 1250 �,al?on �u.�per
j for the iir� Department, ti�rhich tabulazicns have i�een ins�ected by
! �he Boarci and the proposal of Pete-r Pirsch �� Sons a.nd �''ne General
� Fire Truck Corporation are nereb� rejec�ed for the reason �ha� t'r_eir
I r�roposals sho�.�r th�.t tl�e�r cio not eor:inl,y ti-�ith �L'ne �pecil'ic�t-ions of
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. It z�as �-��oved, seconciecl and unanimousl�� passed �hat the 3oard
j acce�t t'ne altern�.zive bid of the 1Lnei�ican La�'rance-i�oam.ite Corpora-
j tion ior a 1250 .�allon pur?�er at �he rrice of ;;�13,062.50, less - .
� ��662.25 to �e deducted from �he above bid °or the eGUipr:lent to be
furnished b�r tlie Cit�- of South Bend, ti�rhic=� is the lorres� and best
� �aid sub�itted under our specifications and �,rnich ed1L11?'!�:lent ��s recor.�lend- �
' ed b� �he Fire �lhief. Ti�is a.�:-ard is r:iade subject to the approval �
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li Chiei DeVleescho�ler presen��ed letters received irarl T;ais� %�llerr�: �� .
� In�leri�ht, Director oi' :,le:ment<<ry Education; n. G. '.7ri�,h�, �` ,
; Principal and �'c�T:,ard S�ith, Superintenclent of Buildin�;s and Grounds --
i o_' the Soi�th Bend Sc'r?ool Ci�y, all ex�re�sinr aprreciation ior the
; r.�G.nner in ti•r'���ich �he Fire De��rtr.�ent '_��ndled �;'_ze fire a� tlie �_ale��
� School on February 22nd. Chief De�?leeschotirer :°r�s instructed to
i ac?�nocrleuce t11e co?:�rients and e:�te�cl �he ap�reciation of �ne Cit;;
� for the s�*ne.
i It ��as >>toved, :�econded ana unanir::ously carried that the
certified c'�ec'_:s acco:��anin� bicis on the fire ap�a_r�tus be z�eturn-
� ed to �he bic�c�crs.
PCLICE D�P^��Z�:,,Ei;T: Tize Cl�rk :�as instructed to no�ify �he ati,orr_e�rs
� r or :�,ir. P�cze�r.;�, r.�.e^�ber of the Police Depart::�en�, -�rho has been
suspe�zded ar.d iU a�,:raitin� trail, to ap�ear beior� t;he Boarcz ne�i�
; 2:ionu.af for fi-r_al disposition of �zis case.
�' Sn a�plicai,ion for ��ositi.on �°rith �lie P�lice Depar�:le?7� �ia�
rece�ced iror.l Joseph Ale<r 'lorv�:�h, 1'c'2� S. i�enci2.11 S�. Tne an�li-
c��icn shoti•rs he is n::� a 1li��i schcol �raduCt,e. �he cler'_� is in-
struc�L�d to in`orz:� t�im :�y leZter �hu� unless �'r.e can Si101'J euucation-
al at;ta��n�ents other i:han �hose 1-�s�c:d �n i�is «pplica;;ion, i�is
� apnl�ca�ior_ is rejec�e�z.
� � zt �'1``'-1.S �.J821Z Ct@C?C1.PC�. !)Tj" �T.i�l° �'iQU'i't",S Oi L�.ST, ii�=�.5'OI'G� :LI1 1�11@ S�2L2
� oF �n��i�.na, �ha� r�onds in no -.�ay l rotcct po7_ice. The Cit,y is not
� resr,onsible for �n4; tort cor��:�i�ted b�r �u�� police o�licer in �he
� o'�servance of their duties, ior �cn.e reuson �hat the palice are
«c�inJ in a =;overn7:iental c�.b�city, �here:fore, � �:�otion ;�;�ade,
! �econcied �nd unaniriousl�r c�rried that no boncis �:�rill ;�e carried on
; nolice officers in �he ru�ure. .
� �`' The Cl�rl: oi ��ne �o�i�ci is hereby instructecl to cnar�e �'�10.00
� e�ch, unless o�n.er.,rise ins�ruct�d �ay �he Loard, for all specifica-
tions for contr�_cts .•rith t�_zis Board, ta�,�en irom the cflice, ?srhich
� � �one� ti-di11. be retunded upon �he i,eturn cf the specifica�ions. ��
i � �' J. �. ;'��alz G�ra;e, Inc. i'iled insure.nce bond ��rith the London � `
� � �� Lancashire I�surar.ce, L�:c�. in i,he �unount oi ��5000.00 covering '
' � Ga.ra�e I;eepers Li�.bili��, ���ich bond is no.0 approved. �.
C'�arles +�%�n Dusen, Srecial Folice iiled a bond ;rith �ne ?:�21°;r- _
� la.nd C asualt�r Co. �or �;1000.40 �.�'_,i ch bond i s no��r up�roved. �
` continuation certificate ior i�ond ior S�ecial rolice L'. S�er:�lan
' Ellison, �.�.it�z the i�artiTland CzsualtJ .Co. �r�s f:iled, r�:�ich aond is �
` no�°r approved. ,
- ELEC�'RIC DLPrPTf�J�?T: T;s. �ualls �ras ,�resent and ma�Gte��s �ertain�n`,
� to �Zis de��art�nent ;rere discu�;sed. It �ras decided t'_zat; no decision
i - tiTOUld be r�l�.de on netir street �i�hts un�il the Board nad �.n o?�portuni-
; � ty to acco-rnpan�r �;'r. �ualls on a tour o� ins�ection �o aecide �us�; •
� �:ri.ere 1iL2ts ,�rere r..ost ur"entlLr needed.
' :'d�ICTIiTS °� i��:!SU?��5: �:Rr. ?3urns �resen�ed �iis re�ort i'or �he .•reel:
� en ln�; 'r'ebruary �, l�J�0. , _ , �
° lrlere bein� n� iurt��er i�usines�s to ca.Me beiore t��e �o�rd, thz
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� �� re�;ular meetin�; of ti�e Bc�r1 oi �u'aiic Sai et;r �,•�as held en �7onua��
:;:arci7 4, �.9�'_-0 at 2 :00 P. ::`. �'�ll �er_i:�ers •,�ere �:resen'i,. I.?-inu��s oi �_ze
� Cla�.-�.� oi tn� f'OZ.Z.OZ�11I1�`?' suprliers
1`c1.SV :1G�C'.L:.11i=, ':dere i'tJ'uC� u?1C c^_T)'.i�`T'OV@�. � '. " �
'iri t;�e a��c�un�t of ;'';� L0�.79 �:�ere ap�rovea and o-rdered paid.
-� , `;122.�� St;. 3o sei h i�ospi�al ;�3.50
Sa� �er�.�ar. ., �
Ci�y ',Jat��� �:;orl�s 3.�8 H. T�. Slo??iin�lri , ?.:.T�. 13.00
Continen��il Gil Co. 50�.�-1 Sta-���aaru. Oil Co . 3.00
lne G ibso�i Co . 17.37 lhe Stu�!e i�ai�er Corp. 7•2�
�t si_ n 1'7.06 �' ►t tt 5.6G
Indiana B„11 1'el. C�,. '7.95 'r �� rr y.�}�
96 " n tr �
Inclian� �� �:•,iic'.li;;��Z �iec. 51. •`-'0
G, r. ?,e�✓,�r �� Scn, Tnc. 3.05 J. E. :'Jalz uara�e, Inc. 46.75
;1ort�iern :Cna. rub. Sr.
2�.40 n tr fr t� �r 75.00
. Gust A. �:"J�sner 8y0.00
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PULICL DJ:?'-�<<1=TE�+=: Ch�r�es have hez�eto�'ore be�n file u;�ainst Steve
Puczesn;,r, �ei:l�er �o�' L'ne Police Depart�ent, for �lleT,ed inca�acit�,
the ��atte:° navin� �een continued. from ti:ne �o ti.ne, at �he reque�{�� of
ic"r. ?acze �n�. i,?r. Paczesn,T notiJ �.p�ears beiore �ize Boa-rd in person and
'.'ilt�7 i'71S 3�tOT'ri@ti'� i�aT'T'T i�.�T10T'� 2.riC�. �;j ��;t'GCTi12rit Of' i:iT'. �aczesny �11C� �11S COl
counsel a:zd the �o^rd, it is no�-r ordered �hat ::�r. P�czesny be retired
fro?�:� acti ve service, in acco-��c�ance �r��.t�1 the -re��ort o�' i:'_�e Police
?�'�`�sician, ��o�.rin� i h�:�.cal disabiliz��.
� Ser^;��_nt Seals a���;;�:ared beiore the �oar�' to �.��:cuss riat�ers
?J2���1ri1I1"" �;O �118 i'OZ.iCe v80U.1'tT:1�Ili, 1�15�01. le�:i1. c�?i��T' :�.13ClZ�S].ri�
the ����'vl�P�, t��e �o�ra tznani::�ou�l; voted to �lloz;r t;ne live r~:er,i�°rs of
the Polic� Pistol Te�i?:1 four�e�n ( 1�') c1a�Ts off f'ror:i zhe Cit��t � tirle to
attencl re�;ular sciiool Y�eets and that .�re allot-r tizern ',;�150.00 to be �a'>en
fro:n t'=ze Educ��tional �und of the Pol�ce De;�ar�rlent to ��:�ra�T their
re;;ular e:�penses at these _:leets .
- ;;enr.eti� ii. ;ior�an, 111� 21st St. , Jonn �ruse, 119 ':�. Stull S�.
anci Clyde Ru:nsey �.rere ut�pointed as Spec-ial �olice ;or ��ze 3e?�dix
Corporation �nd s,�T�rn ;n as such. Bonds :�rere received, approved
and or�ered _"iled. �d:r�rd L. ':'�e�_;ner �.��ti ^1so ap-�ointed ��nd s•�TOrn
in �u� :.1is aonci nas not '�een received �s yet.
,,�Ii;L ��r�:��i,�L1�1: Chie�' DeS�r�-BE;SC�10C12I� �•��s pre�ent and r:latters per-
tainin�' to his dep�rtr_lent �;ere ciiscussed.
FL�Cl L�C DZI'1�l..i���T: i.ir. �ualls ���rus present and_ business pertainin�
to s -de??ar�r:.ent��:�as discv.ssed. �i�'he rec�ue��, for five street light�
in the C'r..ris��an Pl�.ce .�ddition, subi�itted b�r G. n. i�arabau;h �^ras
r�ferred to i.:r. ��ualls �nr investi�ation and renort.
`:Ty'IGiiTS �: ??EASU�L`S: I:�r. 3urns �.°�as pre:ent and filed llis re?tiort ior
the �:ree�: cndin� I.Tarch 2nd, 1940.
T'�er�e bein� �o iurt'r_er '�usiness to cer1� �tiU��ore the �o�r•d,� the
::Zeetin�: �.djourned at 3:45 P. �,".
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