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l�.�ETING PJlarch 16, 1936 �
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Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety c�as held on Tv�onday,
T:Zarch 16, 1936, at 8:45 A. P�2. �ill• members ti�ere present.
It.2inutes of previous meeting �rere read and approved.
Req_uisitions, in the Police Department nurabers 08924 and 08925, also
09001� to 09007 �vere approved, in the �Fire Department numbers 03323, to
03331. Clairns in the amount of :�936.72, from the follo��iing suppliers,
�vere allor;ed and payroll in the �lectrical Department :�23.52.
The Office Engineers , Inc. :�4.60 Indiana Luznber Ec Mf'g. Co. tip .81
The Office Lngineers; Ine. 15.40 Dan R. Lontz Coal Co. 22.00
The Office Engineers , Inc. 4.25 Dan R. Lontz Coal Co. 33.00
City �dater V�'orks � 457.59 Schuyler Rose 65.00
Recreation Equip. Co. 8.70 Jack Taylor' s 16.48 �
Slick Idea1 Laundries 4.40 �o. Ind. Public Service Co. 1.00
Radio Distribu�ing Co: 1.20 R. �'J. Seaman 30.00
Cities Service Oil Co.' 266.72 �ity �Yater :�+orks �.�1
Koontz-ytiagner Llectric Co. 2.16 �
FIRE D�PARTT,�NT - Chief Freeh present: �
T:4atters pertaining to the Fire �epart�neni� �rere discussed and the
Chiei ��ras authorized to purchase a nev� radiator for equipment in the
Cen�rel Fire Station ��hich is beyond repair.
� petition signed by twenty five residents in the vicinity of
35th Street just south of Jeff erson i3oulevard, requesting a f ire alarm
box in Belmont �.ddition, ��as presented to the Board, but due to
inadequacy of the bud�et f or this purpose the petition �aas ordered
placed on file.
�pplication for position as fireman �ras received zrom �dv�ard T�2.
Szlamfucht ti��hich r�as ordered placed on file.
POLICE DEP�'�RTPvTENT - Chief Lane present:
The iv�ayor �aas present and brought to the attention of the Board
and the Chief of Police the prevalence of gambling machines in Cafes,
Drub Stores and other places and requested that these machines be
curbed to comply ��ith the lativ. During the discussion, it ilas brought
out that the Police Department h�d notified the o��ner o�' the T���ichiana
Cafe to remove several pin maehines but that he had refused to do so
��hereupon instructions ti�ere given to bring the machines in at once.
At the s�ne time police �rere instructed to bring in a racin� machine
from the S�reeney I,unch Room ti�hich ti�aas done during the meeting of the
Board. Upon examination police ��ere instructed to arrest the owners-
and operators of these machines , namely; L. r,. Line , Edvrard S. Boxi}�ell,
Lee R. S��eeney and proprietor of the T��Tichiana Cafe. The Chief �ave
instructions to the Police Denartment to proceed at once and bring
these parties into the City Court.
The Chief brou�ht up the matter of uniforms f or the department and
stated that there vaere three firi;ls eligible to furnish these unif'orms.
He :�1as instructed in cooperation tiaith the Secretary to secure samynles
from the various firms and their prices and to present them to the
Board.
Off'icers Steve I,-Zolnar and Pat Burns a�opeared before the Board v�rith
reference to Police Field Day for this sur.�.mer and after some ciiscussion
they vaere instructed to rnake u� their nlans for advertisin� and the
publication of their Field Day pro�r�m, also the various events they
vrill have on their program and submit plan to the Board for t�ieir
apnroval.
The City ��ttorney brought up the znatter of special police com-
mission for Ernest Schleuder ��hicu has been in eff'ect for a number of
years and to substantiate �rhich the Secretary has asked i;2r. Schleuder
for a surety bond. This matter ti^ras discussed and the Board referred
it to the City Attorney to consult vaith the :;�ayor and to bring in a
report at the next meeting.
S�ecial police commission in f avor of �dilliar.� T. Beck tivas
approved by the Board.
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� = , �pplication for position on the �olice Ue�artment tivas received
` ' from Carl- �. Dill and ordered placed on file.
�LECTRICAL DEP�RTI�NT - ry2r. �,ualls present:
Pklr. �ualls brought" up the question of installation of a stop light
at 30th Street and I+iishati•aaka �Ivenue and the Board instructed him to
arran�e" at once to install an overhead traffic si�nal and, due to the
fact that this installation �r;ill increase the cost of Ii�hting the
� City, the Board instructed him to turn out . sufficient li�hts in other
parts of' the City to cover this additional cost.
. It tisas also brought out that li�hts in the. City noti�r on are
running more than the average for the year and 'rllr. �ualls vras .
instructed to turn out sufficient additiona3. lights in the City to
' bring the averabe down so as to stay.��rithin the bud�et set up.
The �3oard approved application f'or rened�al of radio station
license ior ���PGN and instructed tne Secretary to forclard same to �he
proper officials.
The meetin� adjourned at 12: 00 noon.
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