HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/22/1937 Board of Public Safety Minutes 151
WEIGHTS Rc MEASUR�S DEPARTItiiFNT - T�r. Burns present:
Mr. Burns submitted his report of the operations of his department
during the week ending November 13th, �howing 244 inspections made.
Report is on file in the office af the Board of Public Safety.
The meeting adjourned at 10:Q0 A. M.
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Chairman
ATTEST: , , lerk
MEETING November 22, 1937
Rsgular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on �donday,
November 2�, 1937 , at 9:00 1�. rd�. All members ��•ere �resent.
1_t4inutes of the previous meeting �vere read and approved.
Reauisitions in the Fire Department nunbers 03911 to 03g18 and
in the Police Department numbers 936 to 942, inclusive, �vere approved.
Claims, from the following suppliers, in the amount of �434.85 tivere
approved and ordered paid, also payroll of the various departments
amounting to �19,141.66.
A. L. Saville �1.00 Kaylor Holman Co. �25. ?8
Slick-Ideal Laundries 5.10 Swanson Service Co. , Inc. 20.63
Dr. Thos. B. Pauszek 25.00 Dr. Thos. B. Pauszek 25.00
General Sheet Pletal V��ks. 17.80 South Bend X-Ray Lab. 5.00
Recreution Equipment Co. 3.96 Indiana State Farm �9.56
Charles Armstrong 1.80 J. I. Holcomb t,�fg. Co. 11. 93
Ind. Paint & Vl.P. Co. 71.50 American LaFr�nce & Foamite 176. 40
Office Supply & Equip. � 22.45 V��illette Service Station .50
Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. .84 South Bend Electric Co. 7.00
FIRE DEPARTiVIENT - Chief Freeh present:
P.iatters pertaining to the operGtion of the Fire Department were
discussed �nith the Chief and upon his request to purchase a heater
for the Chie�''s car, there being sufficient funds in the budget, the
Board granted the request.
ELECTRICAL DEPAR�ZE�1T - R�r. Qualls present:
Natters pertaining to the operation of the Electric�I Department
were discussed ti�ith 'l�ir. Qualls.
POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief Lane present:
The matter of regulating traffic at various intersections of the
City during peak hours bettiveen 5:00 and 6:00 in the evening was .
discussed tvith the Chief and he tiy�s reauested to statian officers at
PRain and lk4onroe Streets, LaFayette and Pdonroe, LaFayette and South
Streets and Pdain Gnd South Streets betvreen these hours to avoid
congestion, particularly on i.�onroe Street an d also to see that double
parking is eliminated beti:�een Py�ichigan and rliain and Monroe during
this period. This decision vJas made based on recor,�nend�tion of
Cit,y Traffic Eagineer Ernest L4iller.
Traffic E��ineer I,�iller reported upon his investigation of a
request filed with the City Council for � stop and go signal at the
intersection of Portage Avenue, hn.gella, Blaine and Diatnond Avenues.
His report is on file in the office o�' the Board of Public Safety
indicating that the City is not justified in makin� this installation
and he does not recommend it. Petitioners have been so notified.
Traffic Engineer T�Ziller reported upon the reouest of Mrs. Fr�nk
�^hitehall for a stop and go signal at Eddy and Pdadison Streets,
recommending that it be not installed, as this signal was removed
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on October 21st, this �eer, after a study revealed that it was a_ greater �
hazard with the signal than vdithout. The Board concurred in his
report and Mrs. �hhitehall was so notified.
City Traffic Engineer Miller submitted a recommendation for the
removal of overhead traffic stop and go signals at the intersection of
Mishav�Taka Avenue and 30th Streets and at Vvestern .�venue and Olive
Streets. This report was very carefully considered by the members of
the Board and it was decided that due to the fact tha� the State is
intending to take over esrtain thoroughfares in the City of South
Bend after J'anuary lst �n.d maintain them that definite �ction in regard
to this recommend�tion be withheld until further investigation shall
be made. This action was taken upon motion of b2r. �'�nderson, seconded
by Mr. Zillmer and unanimously earried.
The Chief referred to the Board a communication from the NationaZ
Safety Council w-ith reference to dues for mer�bership. This Member-
ship having been paid for by the South Bend Civic Safety Council in
times past �nd there being no appropriation for it in the Poliee
Departr�ent, the Board referred the matter to Controller Zillmer and
Clerk Thurn to see if some way could be found to continue the member-
ship.
Continu�.tion certificates of special police officers' commissions
were approved for lacob L. 1Plalfe, Joseph Ia2. Gorby and James Scott.
WEIGHTS & IVIEASURES Dr.'�'ART1l�EDTT - .I�Zr. Bu rn s p re s ent:
Mr. Burns submitted his report of the operations of his depart-
ment for the week ending November 20th, showing 211 inspections made.
This report is on file in the office of the Board o�' Public Sufety. •
The meeting ad journed et 10:15 A. .�,�. �
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Ch ai rman
ATTEST• , , Clerk