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L��.:, ��ZEETIi1G Ja.nuar.y �, 1938
�� ' Re�ulaY• .meeting of the Board of Pubiic :�:fet,y ti�.as held �J:ond�y r.�orni�g,
�J�anuary °, 1��8, at 9:00 A. Ivi. All members titiere nresent. P.Finutes of the
previous r�eetin� ti+rere read and approved: C1�ims f'ror� the follov:in� sup�liers
in the omount of�4,026.01 v�ere Gpnroved and ordered naid.
G. �. ThUrn .;: �. 75 Scherman-Sch�us -Freem�n Co. �4000.00
Business �ystemc, Inc. 1^.06 Indiana � iy�ichi�.�n Elec. Co. 10. 20
ELECTRICI�L DEP��RTIvIErdT - ?�l�r. �,u�_ll� present:
?�r. 6'�ua11s subr�.itted the report of tne Police F.adia �tatior operations
r December, cop,y of �hich v��as '�'vr�.ished each member .07 the Board �nd a capy
aced onfile.
�IRE DEPAkTT�J:�1T - C�Iief Freeh present:
The Ci�ief sub�itted an �nnual renort of' the opera.tians of the Fire Lenart-
ment for the ,year 19�7, shox�ing the r_umber of per�on� burned or ir.jured; number
of alar-ms received; number of' runs m�de by each �ors�any, and other de�ailed in-
fOliil�tlOri� Z�;hich re�ort is on file in the office of tne Board of Safety. The
Chief renorted � sli�ht accident to a ear operated by 7o�^.-ard LeFollette, �n em-
nloyee of the Studebaker Corporation, or �ec. `Oth caused b;,� trie A_s�t. F'ire
C?�i ef's car, and stated tha.t arrangements ha� been made ti°rith the Cit,y �'sater U''orks
to repair the dam�e a.t their garage.
POLIC� DEP�RTi44F:NT - Chief Lane present:
� rebort �ubriitted by the Accider.t Prevertian Bureau, �no���in�; a comnlete
record of t,heir operations for tne month of December v��as submitted and a
copy furni�hed each mernber of the Board and � copy nlaced onfile in the of-
fice of the Board of Public Safety. hn an�lication for a �osition ir the
Police Dep�_rtment v��as received fror:i Paul �:. Hel�ick �r.d t�yordercSnlaced or
file. The C�ief' submitted 2. resolutior of the South Bend Com*nor� Council,
authorizir_� the occupation of tne Stree�s by the Knights of Columbus for
the �urt�oceof rr�fflir_� an �utomobile, and. outlir_ing certain da_tes v��hen this
automobile mGy be ci�nlz.yed. The Board, �fter caref>>Il,y considerin� �his
matter, d.eci�ed that +•heir juri�diction of n�rking nrivileges on State �i�h-
v�Gys v.�itnin the City. �n�as t�ken over on J�nuary 1 and directed the Clerk to
com_,�Luricate V'r1`•?� �he Knights of �olur:ibus and in�'orr.� �nem th�t their, nermis-
�zon for this occupancy must be secured from tne Sta.te i�ighz°ra�r Corum�ission
for �,.ry dztes �.fter January 1, 19�•8.
The Board di�cussed �^:itn Judge �ver,y �nd L��rs. Ta?Tlor the operation of. the
Cafeteria Court �fter v��hich it �r;as re�ularly moved, seconded and cPrr.ied �:hat
a11 fines ir. the Cafeteria �ourt sh�llhereafter be n�id directly +o �?nd in +he
office of the City Clerk to t�ke effect �.s of Januar�%. �, 19�8.
l^,�IGHTS & r,�EASUF'ES - ��,�r. Burns present:
n��r. Burns submitted a re�ort of the oper�.tions of hi� denartment for t�he
ueek endir_� Dec. ?lst, shov;ing <^_28 inspections made. This re�ort is on file in
the office of the Board of Public Safety.
The meetirg adjourned �t 11:OQ A. M.
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�,,�r�. Taylor, City Clerk, submitted a cop�T of a resolution UGssed by the
City CommonCouncil oni:�onday Dec. 27,, reouestin� ti�at the G�and Trunk Railroad
install fla_sners at Greenla��,n Avenue crossing. The C1erk :•:�� instructed to
reauest the Railro�d to�o so.