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MEETIIVG Au�ust 1 1938
Regular meeting of the Board of Pub].ic :�afety vaas held on IV�onda3�,
August l, at 8: 45 A. M. All members were present.
�viinute� of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims
from the follojNir_g suppliers in the amount . of �755.�3 were a�proved und
ordered paid:
Indi�na BeI� Telephone Co. 7.10 Radio Distributin� Co. 5.5a
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 6.05 J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co. 38.85 ,
Indiara State Rifle xssoc. 74.80 Nort�ern Ir_ai�na Public S. 29.82
H. �x. Whitmer 95.88 So. Bend hray Laboratory I.0.00
National Safety Council Ia.00 ti"�eisberger Bros. 6.00
Artcraft Printers 9.5E3 General Fire Truck Corp, 164.1.5
V�algreen Co. 3. 60 General Fire Truck Corp. 232.75 ,
S. H. Reese 18.96 South Ben d Cle�n Towel 1.00
Reere�tion Eq_�ipment Co. 2. 25 Hibbert Print�ng Co. 9.5Q
Recreation Ea�i�ipment Ca. ?.40 Off.'ice Engineers, Ine. 26.50
Radio Distributin� Co. �.12
ELECTRICl�L DEPAk7���1T - Mr. �,ualls present:
i�iatt�ers pertaining to the operation of the Electrical Dep�rtment
. vrere discussed vrith Mr. �,ualls. �
R7LICE DEPAR'I�ZF�ti'T- Chief Lane present:
A communication v�as received from Officer LaRue Vdert, submit�;ing
to the Board a list o� the �arts reo�uired and the cost of each part
as estimated upon the two--uray radio sfstem, showin� the amount involved
per unit to be �68.22 to which mu�t be added the cost of a crystnl,
estimated at from �10.00 to �5�0.00, showir_g th e total unit cost for
each car at apnroximately �i00.40. This estimc.te is on file in the
of fi ce of thF°. Board of Publi c Safety.
Renev��l Certificates on Police Bonds in favor of Casimer Luzny,
Leonard i{rule�vitch, Billy �holasinski, and Eleanor Von Hoene were ap-
�roved by th E Bo�rd.
Special Police Commission in favor of R. G. Foust, while employed
in the Health Departr:!ent was approved by the Board.
Tr�ffic Engineer Miller reportec. upon the po::sible establishmen t of
a bus loadin g zone at tio. 120 to 1�4 South l�ain Street �nd stated that
I�"r. Arthur A. Frederickson, owner of the building at 120 South Main,
is not in f�vor of this zone. he furth er reported that it is his opin-
ior� th�t the establishment cf the zone at 122 and 124 would not be prac-
tical when th e office of the bus line is established at 130 South Main
�treet. Reviettii� all of the circur�stances, the Board decided to defer
f�rther action uni.il the matter may be more fully cor.sidered.
City mrai'f'ic �ngineer iriiller reported upon the experience of stop
si�ns one year after installation �t T�Jleade and Ford Streets, and showed
a reduction of 88;�� had been experienced in accidents at this intersection.
This report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Safety.
x communication �vas received from V�hiteman Brothers Company, asking
for the establishnent of a loading zone or South Michigan Street in
front of their builcing at No . 7Q2-714. This being on a 5tate High�Nay,
�"47�iteman Brothers were informed that their application should be made
to the 5tate High<fr�y Commission tvho cor_trol the parkin� regulat�ions on
all 5tfite high�vays. The matter ti�ss fully discussed by the Board arzd it
�^ias decided that upon receipt of all requests of t�is nature tha.t the
matter be ref'erred to Gity Traffic Engir_eer �iiller, who would investigate
� and give the Board his opinion of the praticability of each request,which �
vrould then be analyzed b3r the Board and the State Hight��ay informed togetb-
er with such recommendations as th e Board f eeZs justified in makin�. In
the above case, Mr. i�riller vras instructed to brin� in his recomrr.endations
� at the next meeting.
The Chief' submitted a monthly report for July of the act3.vities of
the Trai'fic Bureau, copy of which is on file in the of�'ice of the Board
of Public Saf'ety and a copy furni�hed each member of the Board.
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FIRE DEP�FiT1�iE1tiT = CYi�%ef Freeh present: �
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Ti�e attention of the Boa_rd was called to the fact that on
August 5th leave of absence granted Capt. Ralph Robert� of the Fir�
Department will e�ire.
AppZication for a position on the Police Department was reeeive d �
from Donal.d I�i. �mith and ordered pluced on pile.
V�EIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPARTIviEivT
. Mr. Busns submitted his� report of the activities of his Depart-
ment- for. the week ending July 30, shotivi�ng 262 inspections made. This
report is on file in the office of the Board of Pu.blic� Sa.fety. • •
Meeting ad.journed at 10:D0A. M. . "
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