HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/04/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes 142 �
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MEETING October 4, 1937 �
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Regular meeting of the Board of Public Sa�ety �vas reld on �
Monda.y, October 4, 1937 , at 5:00 A. ���. Mr. V�ioodward v�as absent.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Requisitions in tre Police DepartMent nur.mbers 865 to 882 and _in
the Fire Departn�ent numbers 03849 to 03853, inclusive, �Nere aPproved.
Claims, � from the fbllotving suppliers; in the amount of �1 ,087. 49 vaere
ap�roved and ordered paid.
Bu�iness Systems, Inc. �.'7.50 So. Bend Foundry Co. �280.00
G. 0. Thurn for E. R. Nev,rland Co. 6.00
B. J. McCaffery, P.M. 29.00 So. Bend Electric Co, 29.38
Firestone Tire & fiubber Co. 1.0� The Leather Shop, Inc. 4.00
K. E. Erickson Co. , Inc. 21.15 Ind. & I�4ich. Electric Co. 21.13
Ind. Lumber 8c Mfg. Co. 1g. 23 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 32.56
Ault Camera Shop 23.72 Interstate Glass & Paint Co. 2,.80
Gafill Oil Co. 411.95 The Gibson Co. 27. 71
Artcraf't Printers 9.50 Kaylor-Holman Co. 31.55
Office Supply & Eauip. Co. 32.35 J. C. Lauber & Co. 57.60
Office Supply 8c Equip. Co. 5.30 Gafill Oil Co. 17.14
Thom�s r�icl-�2 Shoe Co. 3.50 Gafill Oil Co. 13.42
FIRE DEPARTNENT - Chief Freeh present:
The Chief info?med the Board that Firemen Arithony I��i)_ler and
Bert T�Qroz whose probatior_ period. expires on October 15th, havin� in
the opinion of the superior officers duly qualified as first-cZ�ss
firer�en, the Eoa.rd authorized that these men be pleced on the
regul�r roll beginning October 15, 1937.
The Chief reported that Capta.in John Farkas, while testing new
Seagrave equipment v��ith a representative of the Seagrave Corpor�tion,
was �ecidentall,y thro�nn to the pavement, v�Then br�kes of the apparatus
t^rere applied, necessitating treatment at Epworth Hospital and
undoubtealy a l�y-off �'rom active duty �'or sever�l weeks.
The Chief reouested the privilege of purchasin� hose for the
various compznies consisting of 3/4", 1-�-r' and 21j. There being
sufficient appropri�tion in the Gener�.l Fund for this hose, tne Board
authorized the purch�se.
The Chief reouested that a fire box, which is no��� in stock, be
installed at the corner of LaFayette and Colfax Avenues. The Board
instructed him to get in touch with IdIr. Qualls �nd have this insta_Il-
ation made.
FLrCTRICAL DEPARTP�f�TT - Tl�r. �,uallc present:
Mr. �,u�lls submitted the September report of the Police Radio
St�tion, a copy of which has been furnished each member of the Board
and copy pla_ced on file.
T,4r. �,ualls v�ras instructed to confer v�rith the Fire Chief for the
installation of new fire box at LaFayeti�e and Colfax Avenues.
POLICL DEPARTNlENT - Assistant Chief Diedrich present:
The Septer�ber report of the Tr��ff ic Bureau tivas submitted wnd �.
copy furnished each member o�' the Board and a copy placed on file.
Continuation certific�:tes on surety bonds in favor of the
follot�:�ing officers were approved and �ttached to original bonds:
Vernon E11is, Russe7.l D. Hampton, Otis Cunningham, Claude L. Brooks
a.nd Willi�xn Diedrich.
City Traffic �gineer Miller reported his investigation of' the
intersection of East Bronson Street a.nd South Rush Street an d
recommended that a stop sign be placed at the south approach of
Bronson Street on Rush. The Board concurred in this report and
ordered the sign erected.
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�,j�;; TrGffic Engineer T�."iller submitted his report of investig�.tion
` �r� at 305 South La.Fayette Street where the Yeager P1lotor Company re�uested
� th�.t the curb be painted yellow. 0�'ficer Miller callea attention to
the fact that last Jur.e this yellow paint ti^.as removed, due to the
f�ct that in his judgment it titias not necessary, and in which the
Board concurred. The Board, therefore, orders that tn.e Yeager ll2otor
Cor�pany be furnished a copy o�' Traffic En.gineer Miller' s report and
rea_uest their cooperation v,rith the Police Department in the enforce-
ment of �resent ttihJo-r�our regulation.
VuEIGHTS & 11��EASURES DEPARTi��I�NT - A�Zr. Burns present:
Mr. Burns submitted his report of the �ctivities of his
department ior the ti^�eeY ending October 2nd, shovrring 290 inspections
m�::de, vyhich report is on file in the office of the Board of Public
Safety.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 A. IJi.
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Chairman
ATTEST: Clerk