HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/20/1944 Board of Public Safety Minutes 283
The Fire Chief ��as granted permission to attend a State Fire PrP-
vention T�teetin� in Indianapolis on T.Zarch 14, together v�ith P��ir. ti'dilliar:ls
and T:Tr. Pave�T. ,
Cleon Fo�: tendered his resicnation from the Fire Department, to the
Board, and also a letter fro� his physician stating the fact that ne tivas
still capable of t�ror��ing at other employ�nen�. He also signed a waiver of
the pension fund. A statement of availibility •���as refused him, but he
indicated tha.t he would a-;peal to the United States E�nploS�_ent Service.
A applica_tion for the Fire Department �vas received fror�. :!�lilliam
i�J. f�ri�ht. lnis rvas or�ered filed.
�y`JEIG�iPS & Pr7EASUnLS: . T;�r. �n.arles �urr_s, City Sealer, filed his z•e�ort
for the �,�r eel� endin� i:�iarcn 11, 19�4.
EL�.CTRICAL D�PART;;�ETTT: T��Ir. �ualls inforr7ed the board tha.t tne Electric
ompan� had re�oved a 1000 lumen li�ht, under�round rating oi `�25.00 per
STear anc� installed a 2500 lumen li�ht, overhead ratin� of G�26.40 per
year ,.on l;�onroe Street at the Alley tirest of LaFayette Blvd. , ti�hich provides
21 times more' illu.'nination at an increase of `�;�1:20 per year.
There beinv no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
�^r�s ad journed at 11 :45 A.r;I.
ATTEST:
� Chair�7ian
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Clerk ,
. , . SPECIxL i�iEETING - i�,it��H 17, 1944
The meeting t��as called for. the purpose hearin� the char�es preferred
.a�ains. PolicP Gfficers Homer '�nes and Frank Pinterics by the Board of Pub-
lic `:7orl:s anci Saiet�. Officers �mes and Pinterics s,rere present, �ut due
.to the unavoidable absence of i�:r. Lon�*iield, the nearinv rras postponed
until i:Tonday, 1,7arch 20, 19�4 at 10:00JA.�',I.
!�TTFST:
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Clerk ,
• ' ::iEE1^Ii�;G - ?�:iA�CH 20, 1944
A• re�ular meetin� oi the Board of Public Safety ��ras held on IIonday,
T,�arch 20, 1944 at 10:00 A.i:I. All r:iembers �.-rere present. ?;Tinutes of the
•last r.meetin� �Jere read and anproved. Clairzs of the follo�rin� suppliers
in the• 2m�unt of t�l,004.77 tirere a�proved and ordered paid:
�elleville Lumber �: Suppl;; r 2.88 V. �. ��rr.ion i�i.�. �; �2.pp
Sam Berrian 3.52 V. E, Harr,iond, T�i.C. 241.09
Sam Ber�r.an 87.66 Ind. %�. I,:ich. Elec. Co. 37.98
Cl�ica�o Police Journal 2 .50 • ��a�lor-Hol,��n Co . 6.00
Citv ':Jater -;iorl�s • 7.15 i�orte �ros. 38.00
• City :'later ��orks 376.65 G, �,'. ?:iever �. Son 13.00
Ell�hart �rass i.if�. �o . 60.00 Rail�raTr Express A�ency .97
Goodyear Service . 78.93 �iver P�rl� Lu.mber �o . 3.07
Gra�rbar �lectric Co. ?�.00 South Lend 5uppl� Co . 6.90
Har�r�ve Paint Co . 2�a5
PGLICE DEP�:�1:�i��l: C�ief �veret� z�ras� �resent and r.�at�ers nertaininm to his
depart:;ient �•Tere discussed. •
Chief Everett presentpd 'nis report for the �ontn of rebruar�r, 1y�4.
Cont�nua�ion certificates ior Snecial Police bonds ;•;e�e ap�roved for
the follo�.•rin� r:1en : John �ugust F=onner, Franl= �_.S�amec�:i, Ja�ies n Scott,
Jacob D. ':Jo�fe, E_miel Leon Le'Tens. These �•rere ordered filed.
V� 2�4 -
This bein� the datA set, hearin� ti-ras held on the char�es preferred
b�r the Board against tffo meribers o" the Police Department, Officer Hor.ler
�me s and C�ff icer r rank Pinteri cs. - •
Those nresent at the hearin�; :Frere the Ine�bers of the �oard, Joseph
Roper, Assistant Cit�,� Attorne�, Officers Arles and Pinterics, Chief Everett
and Peter Horvath, the per.son arhose car ti��as dama�;ed b�r the s�uad car.
. 9fter complete discussion o� the c�lar�es, durir_� �vhich time each
of the afficers ad.��nitted drinkinm on dut�r, but denied that the drinkin�
had an�rthin� to �o ��Ji�h the acc:�dent, the �oard unanimousl�T decided that
each Crfficer snould fori eit the arnount of �.�300.00, to be tatiLen from pa�;
checks payable to these Officers durin?� the ne�t six months durinJ v�hich the
are employed on the Denart:nent, at the`rate of .�;50.00 per rnonth.
FIRE DEPAftTi�ii�?�tT: Chief De�Ileescho�rer �Tas present and i�latters pertaining
to his department tivere discussed. .
Chief DeVleescho�.^�er informed the Board that John Gish will be
inducted inta the Armed Forces of the Ur.iteci St�tes on nTarch 30.
He i s hereb� �rant ecl � .ttivo Trreeks vacation and re serve s all r i�ht s
`ranted to him by this Board and the Goverr�.ment .
1he Board approved the emplo;�ent of Raymond Jaronik as a snecial.
fireman as of l,�tarch 17, 1944. I�e is to Ue paid the regular base pay
oi a fireman.
. This bein� the date set, bids received for Yiire and BoosZer hose
�vere•-opened and read. The follovrin� bids were received:
Bi-Lat.eral Hose Company, 1500 feet 1+"loto-r Brand, 2-���-,�� double
Chica�c , Illinois Jacket 400t� bressure . . . . . . ;�1.30 ft.
200 i eet j�iotor Brar.d, 11" Double
JacY;et 400� pressure . . . . . . ��> .90 ft.
400 feet Baoster �iose 1" �� .50 it.
1500 f ee� Clas sic �3rand (ald con-
struc�;ion) ��" Double Jacl�et �� .72 ft .
The bid ti�as accor:lpanied b�T a certified check in the arnount of ��245.00
and a non-collusion affidavit .
9T,�RICATI%,LAFR�1i10E-FGAi:IITE Fe�d�^�ell 2�t' DJ Fire Hose �,�1�.17 ft .
Corporation, Chicago, 11, Angler Ditto 1.10 ft.
Beacon Ditto 1.00 ft .
Arcade Ditto . . .90 ft .
�'end�rell, 1�" DJ Fire Hose .7i3' ft .
Arcade Ditto . .65 ft.
The i�A price s cover the ho se coupled
i� 50 ft le�gths and furnished with
_ , either p�n or rocl�et luo couplin�s.
� _ 400 ft. 3i':�II�19 LaFrance '=lrapped Booster
� , Hose in 50 ft . len�ths complete vTith
, La��rance iio�e Gouplin;s �25.50 len.
A certified checl� in the auiount o�' 4�215.00 accompanied the bid
tor;ether v^rit� a non-collusion affidavi�. .
These bids :�ere reierred to the �'ire Chief ror reviecT and the a.•Tard
is to be i�ade at the next meetin�.
A contract for fire service to Cla;r totvnship si�ned by its Trustee
and Advisory Boarc� yras approved by the Board.
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�:7EI��T� & Pi�,'ASITRES: T.?r. Charles Burns, City Sealer, filed his re�ort
for the z�reeU endin� l�.arch 18, 1944.
FLEC�zTCAL DEPART::Z�T?T: T:"r. ',"fillian ��uall s, Superintendent� tivas pre sent
and matters pertainin� to •his de�artrnent z•rere discussed.
� letter yras received froin tre Rive_r Park Proi e ssional I:iens C��_xb
callin� our attention to the fact tha� 30th Street at the intersection
of Jefferson Boulevard is a dead end stree�, and there is no liCht at
the intersection. 30th Street is the outle� for the East sectior_ of the
'�Jalnut Grove Housin; Pro ject to the• Business section of River Park. The
Club requests that a street li�ht be installed at this intersection.
The request tiras referred t o i,.r. �ualls for investi�ation and report .
I,tr. �ualls recommended to the 3o�.rd that the reauested street li�ht
at the alley intersection of Blaine and Allen Streets be denied as there
is an e�istin� 4000 lu.men li�ht located on Blaine Street at the Alley
reierred to. He reco?nmended hol�rever, that the• trees be trimmed so as
to let the li�ht throu�h. The Board approved TeTr. �uall �s recor:Zmendation.
T��Tr. �ualls ' also reco�unended that t�°�o street li�hts be ins�alled
one at '�fi�ashinmton and Iotiva Streets and one at :'lashington and Dundee Streets
in the T�e�v i�?e��ro Housinm rro ject. lhe Board ordered him to make apnlication
to the :�ar Production Board for these installations.
`lhere bein; no furtner business to cor:le before the 3oard, the
:neet�n� �-�as adjourned at 12 :00 I:i.
AT�EST•
t[� � Gn tir?�an
Cler��
� T�ZEiTI�1G - T�ir�CH 27,• 1944
A re�ul�:r meet-?ng of the Board of Pub]_ic Safet�,� �^ras held on n,7onday,
�,�arch 27, 1944 �t 10 :00 �.�,I. �11 r,�em.bers ti^rere present . T•�,7inutes of the
l�s•c meeting t�vere rea� and approved.- Salary clairns in �he amount of
t,�25•,164.41 �re-re ap�roved and- ordered- gaid. Claims of the follotring
sup�liers in the- a:noun� of �,�4,909 .�-4- •:Jere approzT��d• and ordered �paid:
Chas. Arm�strong `;� .60 �en ,'edo•,� I:�c . 4� 18.0g
Bobbs r.'errill Co . 7.50 i1a_tional Rif�e nSS t21. 24.�0
C . G. �ra�lar Co . - 8.15 �adio Dist. Co . 1.30
�urke w J�r'_e s Inc. 1.3� Zadio Dis t. Co . 4•3�
Bur�Les i:TOtion Pictvre Co . 4.75 Radio �is t. Co . 4.3�3
�usine ss S, ste:�s 11.47 ��adio �i st . Ce . 3�3.�3�3
Chas . DeVleescno,,�er 15.�0 i eliance Prar_nac�T 3.80
�d�.Tards Iron ';�or'_�s 1.56 Schilling � s ?nc. 6.14
C7oodvear Service 19 .12 0 . J. Shoemal�er 29 .45
iIo°nman �ros . ?5.'76 S. 3. Current Con�roller 25.43
Hur:�:ich Iron Co . 13.64 S�v.d.e:�a��er Corn. 4,457.30
Linde �ir Proaucts Co . 1.16 J. E. '�+alz �ara?e 112.15
The ',IcCa�ferv Co. 5.5� �;`�eisber�er Bros. 19 .60
FC�I,ICE DEP�'�'=';�.Ir�idT : Chief :��erett ,ras nresent and matters �ertainin� to
his denart��ent z�rere discu�sed.
A~��lications ior apnointment to the rolice Depart�ent �1ere received
from rranl; I�chmandy- ar_d Frank ?,:. Sin�leton. T�?r. Loc'rimand�r' s apr�lication
�r�as orlered fi?ed a�d =.'r. Sin�leton' s apnlicatior. ��a�s re jected bec�.use he
did not meet t'^_e a�e require:�ent, beinJ 3a ;enrs old. ,
A 1_etter �;;as received fro?:� �tral �h'TM.1P.I'� a forr�er Yner.iber oi the Police
�enartment, askin�* for reins�2te�:ent; on the Depart;nent, i?o action ;�r�s
ta�ten but the lett�r ,ras ordered ri?ed,
The �hhief of r'olice :�ras :�iven �'?�T`_?115S10?'? to fJl'.�r shoulder patches ior
� the uni�or�� of the �;�en on the �epart�?er.t.
The Chief� havin� aslred for �ids o^ ��.otorc�TlcleG, �,�a.s authorized to
purchase t�ro motorc�Tcles frorn the Harle�-Davicison Sales Comp�n�T at ��572r70
each less �l'75.�0 each trade in allo��Jance.