HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/1938 Board of Public Safety Minutes �8� �
I��,ETIiVG April 18, 19�
Regul�r meetin� of the Board of �ublic Safety ��ras held on Mon-
day, hpril 18, 19�8, �t 8: 45 �i. 1!2. xll members were present . �iin-
utes of the previous rieetin� v��ere read and a�prozred.
Claims from tiie following supp�.iers in the amount of�1837.90
��vere approved und ordered paid:
City �'Tater bVorks � �83.9Z Indianu 1'�flotoc,ycle Co. �:I000.00
i'Je�tern Union Telegraph 6. 40 udillette �ervice �tation 1. 50
John Hite 3. 60 5outh Bend Supnly Co. .5Q
Hurtiv�ich Iron Co. Inc. 35.00 I�er. LaFrance and Foamite 5.18
��urwich Iron Co. Inc. 21.00 klex Vargo 2r1. 74
Institute o�' Traffic Eng. 2.�1Q Consol.idated Textilc Indus. 45. �l
Schrader Service 2.05 Simon Brot��ers, Inc. 5.04
Swanson 5ervice Co. Inc. 5.04 � Duley -�rinting Co. 1�I.50
Centra_1 Electric Co. 2..90 City 4"dat�r uJorks 1. 75
S�;anie,y M. Reese ' 243.87 �ir .Radio .� �.50
U.S. Fin�erprint Prod. 1. 60 City u`�ater ti°�orks 1E�.41
FIkE DEP�FYTiviL1�1�1' - Chief Freeh present:
The Chief' presented a list of needed repairs for the various
fire stations cnd after careful� consideration of tne matter, �_,he
Board ordered th ese made, all rePairs to be sp reac� over several mon-
ths time.
The Chief presented a list of necessar,y ecuipment for the instal-
l�.tion of a. loud speaker system for all fire stGtions �nd estimating
the cost of the installation at apr�roximately � 200. Z'he Board decided
that this v��as a necessary improvement �nd authorized tyie Ohief to r.�ake
the in`tallation to be paid �'or out of theequipment account.
. ApplicGtion for a �osition as Fireman was received from Alex Pol-
icki and ordered rlaced on file.
F:L�,CT�IC�L D�.hkT:��"��lvT - i;�r. �{ualls pre:ent:
r.ir. �ualls re�orted on the activities of his Department for the
p�st ��aee��. • Pti�r. �tualls �J�us requested to cooperate with the Cnief' of' the
Fire Denartment in the installation oz' a loud s�eaker system authorized
by t:?e Bo�rd. � -
� POLICr� D�tknT�:,:L11T - Chiei' Lane present:
Official �u�•et�r 13ond in favor of Paul 1Y. �'�e1:on as a specia.l Police
Officer �vas ap�roved by the Board.
�necial Police Cor.unissions �vere anproved in favor of' Frank T�r. Rc�-
ers and Louis H. 'f�ielke, :�.hile in tne emplo,y of the 0liver F'arril �auit�-
ment Co. Suret�r Bonds co-rerin` each are filee :vith tne Commissions.y
�pplic�>tion for a �osition or the Police Lepartment �ti�as received
f'ror� �ii11i�.^� Ve�iii;R-, dnd ordered nlaced on file.
� co�r,�munic�tion vras recei�aed f'rom Thilm�n Brothers, complaining
of the martner ir_ vrhich t�ley ;vere trea+ed by t�a�o police officers. The
matter :�ra.s referred to the C��ief of �olice for investigation and re;�ort.
TPe Board co��iderea ftzrt�!er t:'�e re�ort of Traffic ingineer n�il_ler
to discontinue painting crossvraL'�c lines and instead p�inting a wide stop
line a��roxi���ely 10 feet fro�the cro:-�ing. The Board decided to try
this method on severGl intersectior_s, but gave instz•uctions to ?nake ttiis
stop line an�roViY�lately 5 feet back from the crosst��al'�.
�'��EIi�h!S 1�.�ill ?�ir:�,UlihES
I,'r. Burns submitted tiis renort o� tne ac�i.vities of his Denrzrtment
f�r the �vee'� endin� kpril 16, sho��ri�g 256 inspections made, This report
is �n file in the office of tne Board of. Public �afEty.
i��eetin� �d journed at 11: fl0 k. 1,�. �
hTT�ST: '1 erk Ch�:i rrnan