HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/1938 Board of Public Safety Minutes � 191 �
I��eeting ad journed at 10:OQh. M.
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lviF.ETING P,�a�T 16� 1938 -
Regular rneeti�g of the Boc,rd of �ublic �af'ety was held on
1!�ionda,y, I'�lIa,y 16, 1��8, �t 9��J01�. l+i. lill members were pr�sent.
T�;�Zinutes of the x�reviou:: meetin� ��vere read a_nd au�roved.
Claims in tr e amount o f �:542.17 from th e follo y�Ting supr�li ers
��vere a��roved �n d ordered �aid :
Butiiness Systems, Inc. w� 2.40 xler Var�o r 60.56
�rtcraft �rinters 11. 50 Hoffln�n' s Rubber y`dorks 160.�0
Vern 1�utherford 2.6Q =��irror Press, Inc. 18.75
5-:,���anson Platin� l^lorks 1.00 kail+�ay �xpress hgency .59
5inclair Refininn Company I6.40 ;�ears Roebuch � Co. 8.95
'�`u�lgreen Company 2.30 Peter Pirsch � �^n� Co. 210.00
Epv:�orth Ho spi±al 5.00 �riith-11I sop Paint Co. 5.06
G. 0. Thurn 1.00 R�dio Distributin� Co. 6.4�
�'1xF DFP�.kTi.�1�:�T - Chief F'reeh present:
Ttiratters �ertainin� to the operatior. of' the F'ire Lep�rtment
were discuss��d tivith the Chief. �
�LECT.F:IC� D�P�.�tT:=�dT - i::r. �:ualls pre�ent :
I�:atters nert�inir_g to the operation of the Electric�:1 Depart-
r���r�t �vere discussed t��it.i �'�ir. G�uai ls.
POLICE D�i�T��ir.iuT - Chiei' LPne nresent:
In reference to tne ter.!porary lo�din� zone at 1�0 South �'�ain
Street, i��'=rs. Gerarc, operating the restaurant at th�:t <�;ddress, D�v-
id Boz•ley, 1`ndlord, �nc� Cliff'ord_ �ucoi:�b , 4ttornejr, �;vere present
�nd discu�sed t�is �na�ter. Tne o:,ners of the �roperty r�ised ob-
jection to the conti�uance of tne loadir_g zone. Thr. Board u�on reg-
ular motion, seconded �na carried, deter?_�ined that tnis loading znne
sn�ll be abolished, but gave tile oper�tors of the bus compuny untii
r�ia.y 26 to find �nother locat.ion.
Rev. Ro�coe F . r'�ilson of t:�� rirst United Brethren Church appear-
ed before tne Board and requested that tr�e Bo�rd_ issue instructions
to have better police nrotection. i� the vicinitSr of tne churc�z to ov-
erco:«e present conditions in that vicinit,y and also to erect if nos-
sible an additional lignt. The matter vras referred to the Caief of
Police and i,.r. �ualls for investi�zti.on and reco.��enda.tion.
Traffic ����ineer 1:iiller re�orted thdt considerable congestion in
traffic is caused by p�r�in� on t�e east and �vest sides of Arnold St .
betv�reen tne i�ew Yor'� Central �nd Gr�d Trunk railroad tracks op�oosite
Pulaski P2.rk. xfter di�cussin� this matter i+ tivas decid_ed to elimin-
ate narkin�� e�tirel:� in t}?is area anc? the necessary instructions were
issued.
City Traf�'ic Ent,�neer _�:iller reportec that at 602 Ohio Street a
large tree encircles the street light glove, thereby reducin� its ef-
fecti�reness. He �,��as instructed tr� communicate ti�rith tne Park Eo�rd
snd as�� them to coo�erate in tne tri�.min� o�' t'��is tree.
City 1'raffie Engineer iviiller re�orted. trat s'nrubbery at 842-34th
Street and 221c3 t��est �'�a.shington, �rowin� between the sidewalk and curb
is a11ov,�ed to grow to a height centrary to Cit,y Ordinance, and su�;gest-
ed tha.� orders be �iven to have tnese tril:^��ed. The Board gave instra:�c-
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tions to have the resic�ents noti�'ied to trim these to 2i feet, accord- '�
in� to �rdinance, which was done.
City Traffic �n�ineer i�iiller re�orted upon his investigation on a
recuest from Victor Richart for a loadino zone in front of his place
of business at 2720 ivTl�hawa�a kvenue. Mr. i'��iiller suggested tnat while
i'�ir. Richarts �^1as only interested in havin� this loGdiig zone operative
on Sunda,y mornings that he explain ,the situation to the alinister of the
church and ask for his cooperation. lt vaas re�ula.rl.y moved, secor�deci;
and c�rri ed that th�_s rer�nrt be concurred in und iY?stru ction: vJere �iven
to notify PJir. Richarts to this effect, which ��^�as done.
V'�EIGH`l'b 1�iJL i��E1�StiRES .
Mr. Burns sub�itted his report for the �veek ending p./IQy 14, shovJing
214 inspections �made, wnich r•eport is on file in the office of' the Bo4rd
of Public Sa.�'et,y.
T�eeting ad journed at 10: 3Q �i, iv�,
Chairm
1�TTEST: Cl erk