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A regular meeting of the �oard of Public Safety rvas held on Pdonday,
1`,�arch 12, 1945 at 10:00 �1.�'�. A17� members present. Pdinutes of the last
meeting �vere read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of �26,029.9�
were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the
amount of �;�718.87 �rere approved and ordered paid:
Chief �ank ti',f. tiender � - 4.00 `i'he Linde Air Produc�s Co. � 2.48
Sam �erman 66.24 G. E. Irieyer & Son 3.82
Sam Berman 81.16 St. Jo s eph�s tio spit al 2.00
Broadway Pharmacy 2.76 Shippers Dispatch Inc. 1.08
City Vdater �'Jorks 178.49 The �ZcCaffery �o. .56
Davies Laundry Co. 4.85 Sailors Home Fur�hiture Co. 30.00
Char�es J. DeVleeachovTer 22.00 The �outh Fend Supply 60. 10.81
Edwards Iron y°�orks 1.22 J. E. �"Jalz Uarage 90.00
hoffman Bros. 77.40 J. �,. �dalz �ara�e 90.00
Paul E. Na1ey . 50.00
FIRE DEPARTL�TE2dT: Chief DeVleeschotiver �ras presnt and matters pertainin� to
liis department zaere discussed.
PC�LICE DEP�TirTENT: Chief Everett v�ras present and matters pertaining to
his _ department were discussed. .
� Bond s for special policemen'��rer.e approved for D.. Sherman Ellison
arid �rnest ;�Jilbur Sto�baug,h. These v�ere ordered filed. .
Applications for special police ,commis9ions were approved for the
follozving men, a11 employed b� Bendix Corporation: James k. Easley,
Glen �l. Fulp, Vern trtyron rreet, �rnes.t R. Uollnick, and Leonard Joseph
Geiver. These were ordered filed. , . . .
An a�plication for Policev�oman was received from Ruth L. .�dyatt and
and �vas ordered f iled. , -
EI,�CTRICAL DEPE�RTP��NT: ��r. �°Jilliam Qualls, Superintendent, was present
and matters pertaining to his department �rere diseussed.
'�lEIGI�"1'S AND P.ZEASUR�S: iGLr. Charles Burns� City Sealer, filed his repor�
for the tiveek ending, r;�arch 10, 1945.
_ There being no further business to come before the Board, the �eeting
was ad3ourned at 11:15 A.n7.
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� R�arch 19, 1945
� A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety v�as held on •T�4onday,
T��arch 19, 1945 at 10:00 A.I:�. All members vrere present. TJlinu�es of the
last meetin� �ere read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers
in the ar�ount of �496.30 were approved and ordered paid:
Business Systems � 8.60 Nor. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co. � 1.00
City i°Jater :�orks 4.67 The Ohio ail Co. 65.26
Cit� ti"iater �Iorks 160.00 Radio Distributing Co. , 32.52
�drvards Iron iTorks, Inc. .55 Schilling's Inc. .75
H. `I'. Everett 8.45 Sinclair Refining Co. 4.86
The Gibson Company 2.25 Standard Automotive Supply 15.75
Indiana Bell Telephone �Co. 120.80 V�iestern Union Tel. Co. 3.12
Psychological Corporation 6.84 S"lorrell Pr�'g. Co. 59.85
G. E. I�eyer �c Son 1,.�3
FIRE DEPARTP,�NT : Chief DeVleeschosver was present and minutQS per��zining
to his department were d3.scussed.
;flilliam Roscoe Day was appointed to the Fire ISepartment as a tempor-
ary fireman effective Pti�iarch 2I, 1945. • ,
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Fire Service agreemen�s ti�ere signed by the r�oard with the following
Totvnships, throughtheir advisory Boards ; C1ay, ?'�arren and Harris.
PQLZCE DEPAKTPr�'EN2'.: Chief Everett was presont and matters pertainin� �o
his department were discussed.
An application for a special police commission tivas received for
Albert A. Vascil, employed by Frank Peters, T�Terchant Police. Thig was
ordered f iled.
Bonds for special Policemen vTere approved for Frank Peters and
Albert A. Va�cil and were ordered filed. .
EI�CTRl'�'AL DEPARZT.qEN2': r;7r. VVilliarm Qualls, Superintenden�, was presen�
and mat ers perta ning to his department tivere discussed.
R'Ir. �ualls submittecl a report on the petition far a s�ree� light in
the rniddle of th.e middle of the block on harris Street betti�een Huron Street
and �Jes�ern Avenue. He reco�rnended that a 1000 lumen light be installed,
but due to the decision of the� Board to hold up all new installations of
street lights, this one vsill be filed for the present.
A let�er from Lieutenant Ellsi�rth R. Butz, of the South Bend Traffic
Coffinission, �ras addres�ed to the Board relative to the city�s adherrence
to the nation-�ride dim-out. The Traffic Commission feels that the dim=out
has resulted in an increase in traffic larv viola�ions in the down totivn
district, and recommends tha� the Board direct that all street lights in
the do wn toim area be turned on. The Board discussed this measure at some
length, but no action was taken.
T,Ft�IGHTS AND �,ZEASUP��,S: T.Lr. Charles Burns, City Sealer, filed his report for
the wee � ending Marc 17, 1945.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was ad�ourned at 11:45 A.I�R. .
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• • . . . I�iarch 26� 1945
. A regular meeting of the Board of Puolic SaFety was held on 1�londay,
P�iarch 26, 1y45 at 1:30 P.�.�. All meLnbers tivere present. �Tinutes of the last
meeting were read and approved. Salary• claims in the amount of �26,033.77
were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the
amount of �761.26 were approved anci ordered paid:
Sam Berman � 18.46 V. E. Harmon, T�i.D. � 13.00
Sam Berman 100.17 Indiana Be11 Telephone 6.00
Sam Berman 75.11 Kaylor-Iiolrnan Co. 67.?.6
Business Systems 5.96 The :�qcCaffery Co. 1.11
Business Systems 2.�0 I�icClave Frinting Co. 65.00
Business Systems 20.95 PrIc0lave Printing Co. 57.50
Costello �ianuf'acturin�; Co. 17.10 National Rifle Assoc. 21.00
C. E. Dewing 20.00 Ernest Q. Nelson ( Trans. ) • 20.00
. Elkhart Brass I�ifg. Co . 45.83 O �Brien Varnish Co. 16.54
Elkhart Brass Iy�ifg. Co. 31.65 Le�vis Rourke 3.00
Engle�TOOd E1.ec. Supply .92 Ha�tie Saville ��5
�3arry T. Everett 11.90 Hatitie Saville 3.75
V. �. Harmon 24.00 Sinclair Refining Co. 4.05
V. E. Harmon, I�Z.D. 12.00 II. E� e'dalz Garage 79.50
V. E� Harmon, ��.D. 6.00 .�leisberger Bros. g�25
V. �. riarmon, I�i.D. 3.00
FIKE DEPARTI�iENT : Chief DeVleesczotiRer was present and matters pertaining to
is department i�ere discussed.
Fire Service agreements Z'rere signed by the Board for the Civil Aernnau-
�ics Adr.ninistration, Centre To;mship and German To�vnship.