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<br />     							Pv.EETIIIG  --  FEBRUARY  17,   1941
<br />  			A  regular  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Fublic  Safety  �^ras  held  on �rlonday,	,I
<br /> I    	"-  Februar�  1'7,  1941,  at  1:30  P.  l�T.    All  members  rrere  present.    P�linutes  of
<br />�		the  last  �eeting  ti��ere  read  and  approved.     Salury  claims  in  the  amount  of
<br />		�21,240.r4  tvere  approved  and  ordered  paid.    Claims  of  tl�e  following
<br />;		supplier:   in  the  �,-nount  of  �771.06  ti^�ere  approvect  and  ordered  paid.     		�
<br />!		Frank  S.  �?r_dre�vs       			�  3.6�  ��Zedical  Specialties  Co.       ��13.93
<br />		Business  Systems   				3.35  Northern  Ind.   Pub.   Serv.	1.48
<br />		�os.  De'r';��.lde  Hd��r.    				.14  River  Park  Lbr.  Co. 		31.39
<br />		�lectro  `�oice  Tr1f�.  Co.       		2.00  Schilling t s   				3.60
<br />												"      ��     					10.80
<br />		�lkhart  F>rass  �"��If�.  Co.       		4•��  							57.37
<br />		�he  Gibscn  Co.     				50.32  South  Bend  SupplSr  Co.   				,
<br />		Hof fman  ?�ro s.     				304.5E  South  Bend '�Jhls .  Drug.Co.      �1.40
<br />		J.I.  Iiolc.omb  I,iig.   Co.       		90.88  J.  �'.  �'Talz  Gara�e,   Inc.      180.00
<br />		The  T;IcCa1'fery  Co.     . 			11.31   _
<br />		PaLIC�'  D�;P1'1.RTi��EPdT:  Chief  In�rari presented  his  report  for  the  month  of
<br />  		,anuary,  t^rhic    report  tras  ordered  filed.  			_
<br />       		i.7r.  H„  A.  :�dhitrier,  Sec 'y  o�'  the  Police  Pension  fund  reported  that		i
<br /> 		the  foll<��ving  officers  had  been  ad��itted  to  the  Police  Pension Fund  		�
<br /> 		as  of  Fe1>ruary  3rd,  1941.    Officers  Frank  Pinterics,  �Lrthur  Langel,   		j
<br /> 		Carl  F.  ',Jaechter,  Edward  A.  i�o`•rak  and  Louis  R.  Hunt. 						�
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<br />       		An  ap��lication_'for  appointm.ent  to  the  Police  Depart�ent  Tr�as  received  	,
<br /> 		from  Harc�ld  Pn.illip  Stroup,  1654  rd.  Huey  St. ,  aged  27  yrs.    This 			I
<br /> 		applicat::on  ���as  ordered  filed.
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<br />       		On  Fe��ruary  3rd,  1941,  H.  Ray  ?'1all:er  and  Herbert  R.  Bertch  appe�.red
<br /> 		before  tlle .Board  to  discuss  the  traffic  situation  on T�qishatitiTal:a  Ave . , 		,
<br /> 		as  �rrell   �s  the  �roblem  of school  children  crossing  lF2ishai�raka  Ave. ,   in
<br />     	�   going  to  and  from  school  in  River  Par�.    They  presented  a  letter  to  the
<br /> 		Loard,   signed  by  various  �roups.    The  Chief  of  Police  was  called  into      	,
<br /> 		the meeting  and  the  letter  turned  over  to  hir�..    After  discussing  the
<br /> 		matter,   it  �;,ras  decided  to  hold  another  meeting  of  the  various  grcups		,
<br /> 		in  River  �ark,   at  vrhich  the  Chief  or  a meriber  of  the  Po'lice  Department    	,
<br /> 		tivould be  present.    I,Ir.  `;dal?�er  or  I�,Zr.  Bertch vJere  asked  to  make  a  report
<br /> 		of  this  �neeting  at  the  meeting  of  tYfe  Board  cn  February  lOth,  1941.
<br />			Thru  � misunderstanding,  no  representative  of  the  River  Parl�  groups
<br /> 		appeared  at  the  Board meeting,  but  a �lezter  z�ras  received  on  Februar�
<br /> 		13ht,  1941  fro�  Post  3,  Veterans  Leagus,   signed  by i�+ir.  E.  E.  Strocr:,
<br /> 		Ad�t. ,   asking  that  a  representative  of  the  Board  of  Public  �Jorl�s  2sid
<br />  		Saiety  be  present  at  a meetin�  to  be  held  on  Februar�T  13,   1941  at  the
<br /> 		Veterans '  Lea�ue  Hall.    I�,Zr.  Dri��;s  replied  to  this  letter,   advising
<br /> 		him  that  inasr.luch  as  ��e  haci  heard  nothing  further  from  them,   it  would
<br />  		be  impos sible  for  a riember  of  the  Board  to  be  present  to  give  theri  a		,
<br />  		decision,  as  tn.e��  tnought  the  matter  vras  still  bein�  discussed.   			!
<br />			On  rebruary  17th,   1941,  a  com��ittee,   consisting  of  H.  Ray  l�'Jalk°r,		'�,
<br />  		Lo s son  � .  Hunt,  '�Jalt er  �ishop,  T�,trs .  Ray  J.  Burgh  and T,�rs.  Chas.   Parker
<br />  		appeared  before  the  Boa'rd  and  bave  a  resume  of  the  facts  that  car,ie  out    	,
<br />  		at  the  meetin�  of  the  various  clubs  on  February  13th,  1941.    After	�    	�
<br />  		discussin�,  the  ma�ter,  it  �^aas  the  consensus  oz"  opinion  thAt  the  only		I
<br />  		solutior.  vrould  be  an  educational  progr�,  ti��ich  should  originate			�.
<br />      �   	�rithin  the  schools,   and  the  Chief  of  Police,   advised  the  River  P�rk  		I
<br />  		delegation  that  he  would  be  �lad  to  send  an  Officer  to  speak  on  Safet;�    	�
<br />  		anytime  it  �.°Tas  requested  by  the  schools.    The  Board  advised  the  group
<br />  		theST  ��rot.ld  �et  in  touch  ivith  them  t�ahen  they  had  reAChed  a  decision  as
<br />  		to  the  c�est  ti�ray  to  handlethe  assignment  of  Police , to  the  River  'rark
<br />     �    	District .
<br /> 		t FTRE  DL�'AR'Ti:�ENT:  Chief  DeVleeschotiler  �vas  rresent  and r:�atters  pertainin�
<br />  		to  his  c.epartment  ��Jere  discussed.     .    			.
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<br /> 		.'�';tEIGHTS  & Tr�ASU�ES:  t�Ir.  Chas.   J.  Burns,   Seuler,  filed  his  report  for
<br /> 		. the  tireel:  ending  February  15,  1941.   .   										�I
<br /> 		_       TherE;  being  no  further  �usiness  to  co::1e  before  the  Board,   the  meet-
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<br /> 		. ing  ad j c�urned  at  3:00  P.  PrI.
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