HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/14/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes 114 �
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MEETING June 14, 1937 �
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Regular meeting of the Eoard of Public Safety t��as held on r.ronduy, �V
June 14, 1937, at 8: �0 li. IVI. I�d?r. l�voodward v�a�s absent.
�llinutes of the previous meeting �vere read. �nd ap�roved.
ReGUisitions in the Police Dep�rtr�ent numbers 651 to 664 and in
the Fire Department numbers 03749 to 03756, inclusive, �^:ere r���roveci.
Claims in the a.mount oF �:658.79, from the follot�,-in� supnliers, titi�ere
an?�roved and ordered paid.
V;estern Union Tele�rGph Co. �1.64 G. 0. Thurn �2.00
Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. 6.86 So. �send Electric Co. 11.92
Postal Tele�r�ph C�ble Co. 1. 25 Scher7nan-Sch�aus-I+'reeman .33
Hurxrich Iron Co. , Inc. 16.�8 Sid Bartlett �.00
Vdilli�m. J. CushmGn 90.46 Kaylor-Holman Co. 2.08
Gill-Vo� Chev. Inc. 31.07 Schuyler Rose 27,50
Sincla.ir Refining Co. 16.80 Gafil]. Oil Co. 99.05
Slick-Ide�l L�undries 6.80 t'�rillette' s Serv. Sta. 27.82
Cnarles A. Crocker 7.80 Kra�er Bros. 85.13
Karl '�I. DuB�il, Co. Clerk 2.00 Off'ice Lngineers, Inc. 5.60
Home ?�.Zodernizing Co. 1. 33 Duley Printin� Co. 11. 25
South Bend Su�ply Co. 19.63 Hargrave Paint & V�r. 7.5�
George titiyr�an & Co. 22.13 rienry L�tzion 12.00
Geor�e Lti�yrsan & Co. 31.�34 Sirnon Brotiiers, Inc. 23. 25
Geor��e �"�yma.n & Co. 1. 25 Simon Brothers, Inc. 16.00
G. E. Meyer &; Gon, Inc. 17.57 The Gibson Co. 3.00
G. E. rti2eyer �, Son, �nc. 2.80 �bso Clean Cloth Co. 12.48
G. E. PJleyer cc Sor., Inc. 9. 36 i�icCaffery Co. 6.�7
G. E. T�Zeyer & Son, Inc. 1.35 .�lkhart Brass F�Zfg. Co. 12.55
EI,ECTRIC��.L U�P�tTI,,2EivT - ��r. �;ualls �re�ent:
I�:Zr. �ualls reported that tne overhead trGf�ic sign�l �_t Iron�vood
Drive �znd Jer'ferson B�ulevard had been inst�llea on the northt-���est �nd
soutneast corners in 4ccordance «rith instructions.
FIRE DEP�'_RTT;Z�:idT - Chief F'reeh �resent:
iti2atters pertaining to the operation of tn.e Fire Denartment vrere
discussed tvitn the Chief.
' xpplications �'or position on tne Fire Dep�rtment :��ere received
from Byron Thurloti�� Snyder and Clarence Emil Johiison, v�hich ����ere
orc�ered �laced orl file.
Chief Freeh called a.ttention oY the Board to tne conditior� of
the boilers �t TJo. 4 �nc� No. 5 Fire St�tions and requested th�t these
be repaired during the su:��er. The F3o�:rd g�ve instruc;,ions to sectzre
bids for this repair ana :1uo�ations n�:ve been solici�en.
POLICE DEP1LFcT�.�ILidT - �ssista.r.t Chief' Diedricil -;�resent:
iy�rs. �.7::ory ?�orvath, operatin� the �outh Side B��ery ��t 100�3 South
��Zain Street, re<�uested th�tt p�xrkin� situation in f'ront of ner BGke
Shop be investiJated. This m�.tter v�Tas ref'erred to Off'icer �:�iller for
'11.5 r'@UOI''t.
n cor�munic��tion t�;as recelvea from t�Ze St. Jose?�h Valley t+ood
Dealers Eassoci�tion rec_uesting that Charles E. �is��, 1304 Por�a�e
kvenue, oe deputized �1�it�Z full �olice boti^��ers �o �rrest violators of
the ordinance. I�fter considerir.� tn.is matter and consultin� w�th
T�.r. Kisn, tne Board did not feel jus�iiiea in com�lyir.� vti�ith the
reauest. •
�? cornr�uniculrl.011 v�as received frozn �=ssist�:nt Chief Liedricn
signed by Sergeant Burns addressed to �=11 Capt�::ins, indicatin� that
the enforcement index i'or the month o�' iJi�y had dro�ned to 5. 2;o v,hile
accidents jum�ed from 166 in �pr•il to 240 in I�;�1�.y, and requestin{� the
officers to do so�e s�aecial vvork in �ne t:-�:.y of' ti�:riting tickets to cut
dot^.�. the a.ccident rate. kfter cansiderin� this communicution, the
Bo�rd agreed tnat all znstructions to Police Oificers should ha.zre the
-oerson<<1 observation of the Chief or his s;�eci2_1 deputy, as directed
by him and th�;t such instructions sn�ll be signed by the Chief' or nis
deputy �ryith a t+�Tritten signature or v��ritten ar�proval. � con�riunic:��;ion
v��s directed to tne �Chief in accordar_ce v�.-ith the above. •
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� list of police baages nov� outstanding ��as submitted to tne Board
and instructions .were given to the Clerr� oz the Board �hut ne shall
recall all re�;ular police of�'icer badges �nd issue in t��eir place
SAEC��,l �olice badges, in vie��, of the �'�ct that in its oninion no
nerson is entitled to carr�r a regular police bad�e unless he is
regularly emnloyed on the Police liep�rtment. Present outstandin�
bad�es are in the h�:nds oi' the f'ollovaino and ha�re been rec-u_lled:
Francis Bock 133
Geor�;e E. Hicks 139
S. A. P.yle G2 � �
John Searles 29
Loui s Sh�i.nnon 140
Carl Shaff er 126
��;il1.i�-�n Longenec}cer 32
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�l'he Board discussed t°;it:� Assist�nt Chief Diedricil and Serge�:.nt
Patricl; Burns, ti^:ho �vas czlled in, the c,uestion of bad side���,�alks or
curbs, dun�_r,erous condition of street� uL�d shrubbery, etc. Orders v,�ere
issued �hat the Chief of Police �iave the Accident Prevention car make
a surve�r or the City and report to the Bourd �ny dan�erous condi�ions
th�t ��i�ht exist along tne sicie�valks or curbs a_�d to cneck breaks in
the streets to see if ba.rricades are up, cneck m�n-nole covers, etc.
Comt:�unication �v�s directed to tn.e Chief rei�uesting this action.
Information v�as received by tne Bo47'd t�a_t Oiiicer Homer l�nies
�istreated Joser�h Chas�:r, 1017 ,�iest Colfax xvenue. Tne Board, �.fter
re=adin� this re�ort� �ave instructions tn�t Of'ficer Ames and his
com��nior_ �t the time be ordered to renort to the Board r_ext I���ondr�y.
ti�;EIGHTS & T:i�1�SURyS DEP�.nTi:�IE;VT - :���r. Burns nresent:
i:ir. Burns sub:<litted his renort of the activities oi tne tiveek endin�;
June 12th, shozvin� 470 inspections made. This report is on file in
the office of the Bo�,rd oP Public SG*_'ety.
The neeting ad journea at 10: �0 :. ::�.
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Chairman
�TTEST: Clerk