HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/06/1939 Board of Public Safety Minutes 248 . �'
�iEE1Ti�1G--B�.��RD GF SAFETY--Februar,y 6, 19�9 �
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Re�ular �!eeting of tne Board of Safet�T vras held at 10 :00 o t clock
on T;Tond�,�, February �, 1939. All nembers �tere �resent. T��inutes of
' the r,revious i��eetin� �vere read and ro�roved. Pavroll shortabe for the
fire depart�:Lent in t�le ar;lount oi .;�12.50 zJas approved and orc�ered paid.
Claims frcm the follozvin� su�pliers in tne 2saount of ti,325.51 rlere ap-
�roved and ordered naid:
� J. E. ',°lalz Garage, Inc. 2'7.50 � � Underarood Elliott Fisher Co. 5.06
J.-�-. `.'���--�^��--�ra,-��.- ----�....a,..S�-,,,,;�IJ, , Under�-TOOd E�liott 1 is��er Co. o.OG
•So.Bend Clear_ To�Jel Service 1.00 , , �roadti°ray Pharrlacy- 1. 66 -
.� _ _ ^ • .'��-, Berr,ian�s Sport Goods Store 7. 43
. C�:�pbell Print�n�; Co. J. 50 � '?usiness S�Tste?ns, Inc. 6. 30
� El'_�har� Bras� i;=f�.Co. � 6.00 •� Goo�-�ear Service 2�.20
�HurzTici? Tron Co. Inc. 25. 89 . � '.TcClave i�rintinb Co. 57.00
, I',iirror Press, Inc. 13.00 •, Sti°�anson• Service Co. Inc. 2. 75
t So.Bend ;�-R�:; �Labor�.tor;; 10.00 ,.'�leisber�er Bros. 26.76
,� '.rTestern Union Tele�raph Co. �.04
�`T�IGHTS & P:i�ASUR�S:
Charles Burns vras present a:�d filed lzis montizly re�ort shoz•�7 r�, a
total nur:iber cf 776 inspect��_on� for t1Ze m.nth, i:Tatters pert«inin� to
t'-iis de�,artment �^fere discussed �,rith �'r. �urns.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTi':�?T:
I,ir.�,�alls iiled a. sutn�nar�T o.i fi-re alar_�s hanc:�led duri_n� t'_n� r�cnth of
J�nua.r�r, 1939, a.nd also a ce�plete sur_���::�r�r i'or the utear 1938. �;Ir. �ualls
also i��lec� a_ repol°t concerniny, tne oper�tion o f Li1e Police P�adi.o Stat�cn.
Be�inning izru:lediatel�T, tize police radio coirsnunicaticn systern s �Zal1 be �
under �he supervisior_ of I'rancis J. Bocz�. 'lcerever, suc�r re�air �-ror�� as
_s necessa.r� to be done b�; r:1en ot'ner tnan the operators, snall be �one
b�r the r'lectrical De�art:�ent. nrwncis �oc?� is to ll�ve ce��:��lete c'1�__rge
of. the operators of t��e policn radio cc?:�:nUnication s;�ste� lli�der �n.e
supervision of tne Cliiei o�' Police ar1u. -�s to �iave co�����lete GZ1L�lO.C'ZL�
�O SL1�Jervise �?Ze Opel'S�OT'S� �,.S�1bri i1vL1'S Of' F�IC"1'l�� G�C. � �'lli,Yl �=1A �C�V1C2
an�. cc��senL of tize Ci�ief e:C F'oiice.
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ihe Cler'; of the joard tiJas instructed to �top t�ze Clear_ Totllel .
Service �.t �th� c�o� pound a�c� r�roct?re �aper to��rels ior �he use of the
Do� PoUnd :.=aster.
POLICL DLPL�RT�,TE:�T: .
C'Zarges havinn; been i ileci a�ainat Officer �'d. E. Chrobot for drinkin�
T���lzile on dut�; on the n�.�'zt of rebru�_r�T l, 1939, b�� t�ie Chief of Police
and the �oaPCl �12.y.-iP� b�en iniorr�ed b�r tlze Chief t'nat Gizicer C�1robo�; was
suspended fram duty on the 2nd da�; of Febru�rzT un�_1 tne date of ��e�_r�n�
b�r t'r?e �oarc�, Gfficer Chrobot trras servecl with�notice on t�ie 3rd da�T of
Febru�r�, 1J39, to appear beiore the Lc�rd at 10:30 �.I,?. o.n �he cth day
oi l�'epz�uar�, 1939, lor trial. Gn e���ination, Oificer Chrobot ad.mitted
the cilarbe of dr-_nkin� tisr�,ile on dutSr. The Board suspended Officer
chro'aot from service ior a per_�od be�innin� Pebru�.r;� 2 an.d end:�n� T,7arcn
1� 1939, at iv�-�ich ti�.e he sh��ll report for dL�t�T, �nd t^�as iined ane c1a�r� s
pa;�, t?�e pa� zfr'�zich _ze T,^Tati�ld �iave earned on t'_ze lst daVr o� Februar�-.
Continuation Cer�ii"icates cn Special Police `'cnds s};ere received
frcm� :�Talter Iac�ric?:i a,.�c� L. �. :riester, �ahich ,Tere� a�:proved a:�d ardered
�"iled �Jith the ori�inal �onds.
A report vvas received irom Ernest H. i,?iller, �r�fiic E��;ineer,
concernin�- a traf�'ic l��;ht at �=ie correr o�' +�alnut and ��'�;asil'nr_�;tcn Streets.
From '�is surve`r, i1� does not �el__eve t'�at a tra�iic li�ht -�ri11 'tienefit
the situ�_tion. `�
Chief In�rax� i 11ed a Laz� Lnf��rce_�ent Report for i,lie ��:onth of Janu�r`r,
1939, a co�� oi �rnich i°JaU `Miven to each r:ier��er oS' �he 3card and one co�;j
?;laced o7z file i.n the of�'ice oF t_ie 3caru.
Ap�lications for pos�ticns on t:ie Police Depari,�!ent ti°rere received
-'r�o?� the �'olletiJ-in� r,en ��d �rere ordered placed on T ile :
�� � ���.�ETIT�TG--FEBRL�A�Y 6, 1939, continued ��� �
. Herbert E. r:�artz, l��e �1 917 E, �;'�azTne St, , -
C'2arles Frost ' 30 1707 Caroline St. ,
Jose�;h Prank Piechcs:Ti�:.�i " 3� 2022 tLo;,;ers St. ,
Stanl��i ri. Deruc�ii " 2� 1133 T;. Brool��ield St. �
I:Irs: :;"arie �1. I�elson, Cit�; Clerl>., filed her certified record of
• disposal of for.�:s of netices of trafiic latv vi.olat�cns ior the r:ionth
of January, 19�9.
Bonds in .the Colulrbia Casualt; Com���n� cover-?n� the follotirin�
oificers vre�e approved and i i1ed: Daniel r�eogan, l�obert Seals, �
Emile Dei"Jispelaere, Ralp� Li`;ht, HarrJ T. Everet�, and Leo Berner,
and bond or^ iTorace i:.. �i����lton, tivith t_�e T�,?aryland Casualt�� Ce���p€,n�r
l^�as ap�rovec,. and iiled.
Rene��ral certificates for the follo�°rin� Bendi:: Spec���l Police
Oificers ��rere received and approvec�: C'�arles Ed�rard ?Tesch, �.'dillis
;J. i:"ac�orl��le, Julit?s �i. Schulz, �iarve�� 0. i�Iiller, :�11�!er �. �a�ines,
�.'lillia� C. I::�Ters, Lcl�ur G. Pran�e, Panl L.'�lilli�l-��, lhomas Help:�n�stine,
Curtis C:�. Prue-L-t, 3et,iord :i. Sult, 31a_se J. I,:��I�-�els'�i, Jo�n Doc��crt�-,
E�:rl D, Sherer, �nc� ?ran'_ L. �ot•ren.
The �oarcl received a letter fror:�� �.:a��or Pave�� concerninU itiner��.t
frui� �eddlers. T�le matter �ras re�errecl to the C=_iei cf Police for
attenL-ion �nd er_��ercement o" t'�e ordinance cover_n� itirerant �euc�lers.
Tiie �carci received a letter fro� i�i��or P2_ve;� concernin,�; the
�:�:bula�:ce �^r�ic� ,��as ofiered to rort��e Tormship irustee Lan�,el and
�:ir. i ave� reqv_ested that t��e �eard endeavor ta obtain �;100.00 for t��is
�.r�:ovl�nce inas�ucn as ar�:�roliir,�atel; ;",100. 00 had just been e�pended for
rel�airs on t:_is i�ac':_zine. T�ie Board inior�:�ed ��a�ror Fave�T th�t as it noti^r
' s�ands, ��is 2..r:?;ul�ace is no:-r just in the ��a�r t�.in� up space ti°t'r�ich is
badl;;r na�ded �nc� t:.at t_�e �card is ha_v�n� extreme d��fficultST �ivin; it
a��ra�r t�nder an�- circlL�s�ances so it is treir belief that t'�ere is no
chance c�' recoverin� `�,100.00.
A request irc�_ the Si��ndard Unit Pa»ts Ccrnoraticn ;°ras received
for red cur�ir_�; necessar;;- i or a loud_n<� zene _n frcnt o�' th�-�r building
at 236 �. St. Jose:,h Street. T_,is ::atter 1•ra� referred to the Traffic
:�n��neer ior 'nve�ti^�ticn ��d re�.�ort.
I''IRE 17�P�'i�iT?-'�1T1.
C��iei DeVle�sc=zo•.�rer rras �reser_t �.nd �;ras authorized to �L?rchase a
bactert crar�er �nc'i also _�a�le cne -repaired. IIe ti�as 2ti t_zorized to nur-
c'�ase a batter;;-. �'�^ed :,�e--�rs •;ras ,�ran�ed trro t�re�t�---o�?r �zou�.� leaves
. �O ���@:'?Ci ���� S2�S1C�'_7 �1 �_'1G' IL'?C1a.ri� Sf;�LA LC���Sy�i.t1T'C, li'18 Cle��� Of
t'1E i'3C2_iC: ':T�._S �iT'EC�2Ci �O S�i C� �',e iO�l.O�;�.i�.`; le��er Of' C01?�«�21Cc�.�1G11 t0
?'rer::en L•lo;;-ci .�e:�"_._son, Artnt�r �_ci-:�rc:u, i�obert ureer an� Charles Aldrieh:
"i��e �oar� '�as been ���'orr:ed Ny Cl�ief DeVleesc'7oi�er cf ��our
gene-rot:_s ac�_cn '.n don�.ti:�� '•alood in t�-!e case of ria�rJ Le;°�is,
:�r'zo is s::rioLS��� ill �.�z t_�e hos��ital. T_ieJ have d_rectecz �e
to �.rrite �-ou, in=or�.1_n�� --ou oi their 2t��2'2Cl�.ttnn oi �rot:r
fine pv:;lic s�?�r-t in �a�_in� t�is sacrii�ce. "
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Chie�' Le�'leesc'_zo:rer �resented the re�ort ci his De_:,art�:_ent ior t��e r:lont?�
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4��lic�.t-�ons for _os=t�.ens cn �:le ��;re Departrrent tirere received from
the �'olloi°rin� and crere oraered �lacea on i ile :
Otto �r�n?r I��ronec�ii�ter A�:e 3� 816 L. Calvert St. , �%��'
i arold 3razST � " 28 230 L. _Iar:e�r Svenue. S-�
T'�e Clerk of t=ie =�oarc� z:ra� inst�uc�ed to netii�r iIo�rard C'�a;nbers and
zhe L-�_ncoln i:a��onal L�re Insunarce Co�:��n� to m�?:e ot'-�er arran�e•,,ents
for the collec�_on of -nsurar.ce �re:.��ur�is a-ter :'arc_� l, 1��39, as �c furtl.7er
deductions �:ill be °;ade frc� pol�ce an� i irer.�e�n t s salar�ies for i,lzat pt,rnose
T;`ee��.n` ad�ot�rned at 2:00 F.i.`:.
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