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TJIi,E'1 IivG AU�ru St 15, 19 38
Regular meeting of the Board of Public Saf'ety v�as held on P�2on-
day, Au�;ust 15, at S:QO A. I�rT. A11 members were present.
T��iinutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims
from the �'ollotivino su?�pliers in the �-;iount of �423. 68 were approved and
ordered paid:
. Cit� lNater �"Jorks w 3. 36 Nortl�ern Indiana yublic Ser.� Z.O�J .:
General �heet Tvietal N�orks, 5.85 Sinc.lair Ref ining Co. 20.35
Graybar Electric Co. 345.Q0 Slick-Idea1 Laundries 2.80
Tndiana Bell Telephone Co. 9. 75 Sou-�h Ber?d Vuho?esale Drug 5.10
G. E. �,Teyer & Son, Inc. 1. 25 Vdestern Lnion Telegraph Co. 4. 22
N��tional Saf ety Council 25.00
F'Ix�; D�P��RTIVIENT- Chief ��'reeh present:
Natters -�ert�.ining to the operation of' the Fire Departrnent -were
discussed with the Chi °f and it was found that � ne�v sa.fety net could
be �urchased at a��roximately �175, which the Chief ��^�a_s authorized to
secure.
ELECTRICI�L D�'hkTiti�iEiuT - n��lr. C�ualls present:
Matters pertainin� to the operation of the Electrical Departr�ent
tvere discussed with A�1r. �ualls.
PO.LICE DEL'1�tTivil:�uT - Chief Lane present:
In conformity vaith the request of the Com:non Council, tne ma_tter of
a survey subr.iitted by Capt. Ray Ashworth with regard to re-organization
o� the police Department was thoroughly di�cussed with the (7h?e� and
the following communication was addressed to the Common Councili
"To the lJiembers of the Honorable Ci�y Council
Gentler�en: -
Responair_g to your request , the Boar•d of Pubiic l�Yorks Sc
Safety begs to rerort that it has co��idered the survey of Capt.
��.sr.�vorth, and is in favcr ofthe reco.:,mendation� made in a general
�:,��y. Tne Bo�I'd hdS had in nind r,iakir_g somle of tne changes, but
• h�.s been prevented from doir_g so by lack of fun�s. The tv��o-��ay
Radio h�s been proviced for in the budget as submitted.. The
Board, ho;��ever, feels th2t � gene�•�..1 reor��+r.iz�tion o�' the Police
De�t_rtrnent �s outlined in the suz•vey titi0U1G be irlpracticGl until a
ne�;r Police Head�u��ters is provided as suggested by the iJ�ayor.
Re:pectfuily �ubmitted,
Board of Public ��fety
Edlvir_ ',�. Nunter /s/
� Chairman
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A specicl Police Cnr,�l�sior sr�as approved ir. �'avor o�' Rex Bassett
tvhile he is making radio tests durinb the install�tion of IiWO�LSJ��.� rGdio.
i:ieetin� �njourned 4t 10: �0 ��. r��.
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'�;JEIG��'S � P1i�SL1rcE5 DI�P1�.T�::uVT
1�2r. Burns subr,iitted his report of the a.etivities of his Depdrt-
ri:ent for the �^�eek ending Au�ust 1�, shotiTing 222 inspections ms_de.