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ME�-'TING June l, 1937
Regular meeting of tne Board of Public Safety was held on Tuesday,
June 1, 1937, at 8: 45 ��. I��I. TJIr. 1P�oodward was absent.
Pdinutes of the �revious meeting tivere read and approved.
Requisitions in the Police Department numbers 6Z6 to 634 and in
the Fire Department numbers 03730 to 03739 , inclusive, were apuroved.
Cl.aims in the amount of wo34.15, from the followin� sunpliers, x-ere
approved and ordered paid.
Hibberd Printing Co. �3.50 The Gibson Co. �7.09
The Reliance Pharmacy 2.19 �'�eisberger Bras. 20.83
Business Systems, Inc. 14.85 Consolidated Textile Ind, a3.12
Indiana State Prison 509.11 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. S.OU
Amer. LaFrance 8; Foamite 1.01 General Sheet P�4etal �`uorks 22.25
So. Bend Av��ing Co. 5. 20
FIRE Dr;PARZ'TJIE�itT - Chief Freeh present:
rJlatters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department
�tirere discussed with the Chief'.
ELECTRIC.AL Dr�'�TI�JZ�iVT - ��Ir. �,ualls present:
Matters nertaining �o the operation of' the Electrical Uepart�nent
���ere discussed zrvith iVlr. �ualls.
POLICE DE�'l�RTPU7EI�T - Chief Lane nresent:
l�.ratters pertaining to the operation of tne Police Department were
discussed v��ith the Chief.
C�mrsunication �'rom TJIrs. Herman L. Nev��some, 1029 Hudson �venue, v�as
read, recuesting that shrubbery at the northeast corner of Hudson and
V4�oodward Avenues be either removed or triLnmed, as at the present time
it ���as a sufety hazard. The matter vaas referred to Of�'icer Tsiiller for
investig�:tion and recoinmendation.
Residents on East Jeff erson Street from Eddy Street east requested
that a center line be pair_ted on tne boulevard, as at the present tirne
this bei�g C_ street v�,�itn an S curve it is very da�igerous to traffic.
The matter �vas referred to 0�'ficer T.Ziller for investi��tion and
recorr�.mendation.
The question o�' supvlying men to put up the net�a parking regulation
signs ���as reierred to the Street �epartrner.z �^rho are to coo�erate ivith
0�'�icer Ernest H. �:_iller in havin� these signs �ut up at the earliest
possible moment.
Pr��secuting Attorney Geor�e S. Bea-�er ivas called to the meetin�
to discuss ti��ith the Bo�rd, the l;iayor and the Chief of Police the
c�uestion of gas�bling prevailing in the CitSr. �� thorough discussion of
the m�tter vvz.s had and the follozl�ing statement t1�us issued for publi-
cation:
"A coni erence was nad betv,�een the Board of Public Sa�'ety, the
Chief of Police, the Prosecu�ing kttorney of St. Josenh County and
tae i:Zayor at the City Hall in the office of the Board� of ?�ublic Sa°ety.
^1ne Prosecutor ar.d Board recog�ize tnat certain trade stimulators
existin� in the City of South Bend might be classified as �etty
��r,lblin�; devices, but tve are �rinci?�ally interested in �t tnis time
the suppression of devices and other instrumenta.lit?es in v�hich there
is a money transaction and positive stens ��ri11 be taken to sunnress
any such activities i� the City. " � �
kpnlication for position on the Police Denartment v�as received
from John N, l�rorgan and ordered placed on file.
b'�EIGHTS & PYTEtiStTkES DEP�Titii�,I�T - i�l�r. Eurns present:
Tvir. Burns subrnitted 'nis renort oi the activities of his departr:ient
for the week endinn �,�Iay 29th, sno��,ing 39B inspections made, which renort
is on file in the o�'fice of the Board of Public Safety.
The mee-tin� ad jolzrned at 10=45 A. 2�i. �
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