HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/05/1938 Board of Public Safety Minutes . �01 �
MEETING Jul.y 5, 1938
Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Mon-
day, July 5, at 9:00 A. M. All members were present.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims
from the following suppliers in the amount of �1083.�2 were approved
and ordered paid:, -
American LaFrance �c Feamit e 95.34 Kayler-xolm�n Co. - 3.a5
Central Electric Company 3.60 G. E. Mc�r & Son, Inc. 23.37 �
Gafill Q.il Company 428.7I Northern Im�.ana Pub.Serv. 31. 60
Gafill �il Company 32.49 i�9m. F. Qualls 5.00
Gafill �il Company 9.Q6 R�dio Distributing Co. i82.97
Gafill �il Company 34.20 A. �V. Snyder 6. 75
Gafill �il Company 6.80 Sout h Bend Clean Towel I.00
General Tire Co. , Inc. 54.82 South Ben d Elec. Co. 14.16
The Gibson �onipany � 9.93 South Bend Elec. Co. 2. 67
Gill-Vorn �ervice 15.41 South Bend Supply Co. 1.50
Hibberd Printing Co. 19.00 South Bend Xray Lab. I2.Q0
Indi�na Michigan Elec. Co. 20.f�0 _ Weisberger Bros. 9.90
H. A. Whitmer 6.95
Indiana Michigan Ele�. Co. 53.24
FIRP. DEPARZ�EI�1T- Chief Freeh present:
PJlatters pertaining to the operation of the Fire Department were
c�iscussed with the Chief. The Board concurred in the request of the
Chief to f'urnish him with a Fire Chief Badge, same type as furnished
to pensioned fi remen and ordered the Clerk to purch�se same.
Appl3.cation for a position on the Fire Department was received
from Ray Gorka and ordered placed on file.
POLICE D�.PI�RTIvIF;ttiT- Chief Lane present:
The Chie� sub�:itted the month?y report oP the activities of the
Pvlice Department for the month of June, copy of�vhich is placed on file
and a copy furnished each member oP the Board.
The monthl;� report of the Tr�ffic Bureau was submitted by the
Chief, copy of which is placed on file in the oPfice of' the Bo�rd of
Safety and a cop� fllrnished each member oP the Board.
A communication was received from Traffic Engineer Miller submit-
ting a complaint from R. .L. Fr�e of 633 North M�in �treet, cor_cerning a
pipe railing between the sidev�ralk and curb in front of the Epvrorth Hos-
pital Nurses HoMe, in which Mr. �Ziller advised that this creates a traf-
ric hazard. The Board reauested the Clerk to communicate with t�te Hos-
r�ital authorities asking the� to have it renoved.
Traffic E�gineer Miller reportad the experience of the last 90 days
of the loading zone established at 136 South Michigan Street and recomr�end-
ed that it be maintained due to the fact that it really is an improve-
ment over previous double parking and police officers report an improve-
raent in traffic conditions at this locatio�. The Board concurred in this
report.
Traffic Engineer Pdiller m�de a final report upon the establishment of
loading zones at the High School �n Colfax Avenue and recom.nended that the
loadin g zon es be continued with a change in the tvording on the si�ns,
addin� "On school days", wnich would permit parl�ing during school vacation�
and restrict parking when schools are in session. The Board concurred in
trlis report and the signs �vere ordered c;�anged.
Special Police Commission Bond in favor of Paul PJI. Prass was ap?�roved
, and placed �vith the application.
�'JEIGH`1�S AI�TD I�Ill;tijUkES
Mr. Burns sub•ritted his report of the activities of his Departm�nt
for the week endin� July 2, showing 21:6 inspections made vrhich report is
on file izi the office of the Board of Public S fety.
Meeting urned at 10: 3f3 A. rd. �
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