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SPECIAL Pr7EETITdG - N(�VET'IIBER 16, 1943
A s�ecial meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Tuesday,
I�tovember 16, 1943 at 10 :30 A.?.:. All r�e�bers zvere present. The meeting
was called for the purpose of discussing various types of ,jobs for off-
duty fire:�en �;rith a corL.��ittee of fire�en representin� the• Fire Depart�ent.
The Board adopted te�porAry modification of rul�s and re;ulations
ti�rhich Permit the members cf the Fire Department to be employed on �heir
off da�s for a period of not �ore t��an four ( 4) hours to be ��ror�_ed prior
to 7 P.�.7. oi such day, and in er;iplo� �� ent. approved by the Board after
h�ving been certified to be considered as critic�l by the linited States
E�plo��lsnt Service. . Each Fireman acce�tin� such e�ploym�ent is required
to report the naL~:e oi his eriploy er and t?ze hours to be z^rorl�ed. Qther
changes to the rules, and ar.:end::�ents to the fore�oin�•�r1aJ be adopted
from ti�e to time b�,r the Board, and crill. �o irito effect �rhen so
a�opted b� bein� posted on the bulletin boards of t�e �ire Stations .
� There bein� no , further business to car�e before� the Baurd, the
meeting �r�as adjourned at 11 :30 A.:,�.
AT S : .
� Chair
Clerk
. lrTEETING - NQVii��iBER 22, 1943
A regular meetin� of the Board of Public Safet;� t�rasheld on r�?onday,
ilove:,�ber 22, 19�!3 at 10 :00 �.���7. ?,Zr. ';�illiams and P.�Ir. �ong�ield ��^rere
present, i�,Sr. Lev�r being absent . i��inutes oi �he last meeting ��ere read
and ��proved. Clai�ns of the follotiving sv?�plicrs in the amount of
41,303.12 �;Tere approved and ordered �aid:
Joe 3udd Book Bindery w 37.�J0 Oxygen Equipment Co . � 19 .25
Harley-Davidson S�les 19 .55 Radio Dist. Co . 15.53
Interstate Glass & Paint 10.70 . Sacl:s Bros. 225.�0
H. D. Lee Co . 2.94 St. Joseph� s Hospital 11..40
T�.ZcCafferyT Co . 5.70 Schilling's Inc. 10.35
T,�cCaffery Co . .29 South Bend Supp13T Co. 6.00
T�cClave Printing Co . 47.50 Stuciebal�er �orp. � 31.01
�. E. i�.7eyer w Son 1.75 Thorpe Boat w P�io�or Co. .50
G. E. Iv7e�=er� & Son 16.?9 'iTe sners .Harley Davidson 15.93
Tde��r Yor'� Universit� ..85 Schillin�' s Inc. 79.92
i�or. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co . 1.00 J. �. ;��lalz Garage 101.4�
G hio Ci� Co. 643.�?
PQLICE D�'PART:�IEAIT: Chief E•aerett tivas present and mutters pert�ining
to his department ti^rere discussed.
The Chief informed the Board that he had sent out three latters
to dealers asking for bids on a Photostat P�Tachine, and only one bid
having been received, the Board approved the purchase of a Photostat
Junior. T��achine from the Pnotostat Service oi Rochester, Nevr Yorf�, at
the p��ice of �320.J0.
FIRE DEPl�RTir2ENT: Chief DeVleeschov�er ��ras present and matters pertaining
to his aepar•tment were discussed.
The Chief notified the BoGrd that he had purchased an air co�pressor
for the use of the Fire Depart�nent fro� the Ohio Oil Company.
',"JF'IGHTS & �����ASITRES: r,ir. Charles Burns, City Sealer, presented his
repor� for the �veek ending November 20, 1943.
P.ir. Burns presented carbon conies of letters he had �vritten to
the T�Rayor relative to repairs to the Cit;� scales and also to the car
used b;� the Depart?:1ent of ,'o'ei�hts and :.ieasures.
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Upon receipt of letters from PtIr. Burns, ne �.vas advised to instruct
the operators of the cit� scale in the proper method of operation and
to proceed ir;i.�:nediately tivith the repairs tc the scale if the cost is t^rithin
the unex�ended appropriation f'or repairs to equipment.
ELECTF.ICAL DEPARTi,.El�T: r,ir. '�`lilliam Qualls, Superintendent, vJas present
and matters pertainin� to his department were discussed.
There being no further business to come before the �soard, the meeting
�Jas ad journed at 12 :00 I��I.
ATT�'�T: .
Chairrla
Clerk ��%L � �'�/
_ I.T�'ETIIJG - i�OV�:'B�R 29, 1943
A regular_ meering 'of the Board of P_ublic Safet;� ti�ra� held on P.Ionda�T,
�To Jeraber 2�3, 1943 at 10:Q0 :_^.i:`. All r.:e::lbers ����re preser_t e�:ceptinb iTr.
I,on�,field. I,.inutes of the l�st ,�.eetin� ��rere read �.nd ��?rroved. Salary
c1�.ims in the a,~�ount of ti 24,294.62 �,=rere �pproved and ordered paid. Cl�il:�s
of t.�!e follo�.�Tin,� suJpliers in the 2s�ou.nt
Bus�ness S�-stems � 56.a2 T.:cCl�v� Frir.ting Co . N 48.00
Business S�stems 11.91 F.iver Par�� Lt;,;lter Co . 5-.0�
Gibson Co::ip�:.� 2.a1 Scher�0.n-Scnaus-�'reeman .��
Ka?lor�uclr.ian Co . 1.20 Stevens Cil Co . 60.7E
J. G.. L�auber Co . . 139 .30 i';eisberger �ros. .66
B. J. :,TcCa�ferTT )St�.�ps ) lO.00 ":le��berber Bros. 32.25
Ernest i�elson �Truns. ) 20.00 ','.estern Union iel. �o . 3.�?0
PCT��Cr DEPl�RT:,_Ei:T: Robert -�7att, �. rner.;ber oi. tre South �end Police De�art-
�::ent, ravinb rec°ived �n honorable discnar�e �'ro.:: the United States ��rr:1y,
ar_d havir_� presentec h':iself to th� �.:a;;or and to �he Bo �rd of �u�lic �:ior�s
_ a�d Safety, asl�in� reassi`n:�l�nt to dut;, is ordersd to re�ort for nctive
dut;� on i;o�.e�nber 27, 19�-3. This acticn ,�as t�l�en earlier b;- the Board
a_ncl is norr confirr::ed and r�tified.
Fredericl. :'iller ha�ri:��; receiyed an ��or�o�able discharoe frcm the tinited
State� l�c�,.VJT� �.n�; �^vin� rresented hi::�self to the :�a;�or an� to the Board of
P�,blic ";io_���s Gnd Safet�, a_s1Tr.� reassidn:�ent to active duty ��ras ordered to
rero�t �'or dut�r on Tyo�e�:�ber 4J, 19�'3.
�'I::y D�P.RT:,'E�?T: Chief DeVleescho•,•rer r:�i_s present and �.atters per�aining to
nis departraent ,rere discussed. ,
The Board authorized ;'�illia� Do-:rnes, Fire Inspector, to attend an
�rson School in Chica�o, , cn Dece::zber 1, 19�3.
Alev Ar.dresze��:ski, Cit�- rireman, •;,as authorized to attend a Fire
Speciali zed Trainin� Sc�ool at �urdue Univ�rs�ty on Dece�ber lst and 2nd. `
'���IGfirS �, i..EASIJR�H: ;:r. �harles �urns, Cit�, Sealer, rresented his report
for the rreel� endir_g i;o�T°::lb�r 27, 19�3.
ELECTRICAL DEDfiRTi;_E=�T: P,?r. `;�ill��.;: �;u�lls, �vnerin�endent, ,�as present and
rlatters pertainin� to his departr:!ent ,:�ere discussed.
� p���tion ,;as rece�t��ed as?:in�, thut � street li�;:�t be installed at the
intersection of l��orth Colle`� and Oran�� Streets . Th�s �.ras reierred to
i,:r.' C`�;ualls for inve sti�at�o� �.rd re�o�t .
A��E�ition -�ras r�ceivec?� asl�in� �'r_at a stre�t li�ht be installed at
the i:�tersection or T�ort'� i.:a'r_ Str��t and �ennings �:venue. This also zlas
referr�d to :�=r. �;ualls lor in�.�ssti�ation and report.