HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/1946 Board of Public Safety Minutes �� �
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ihe Chief ir_S'orl:ied the Board that four r,1en navin� �assed their �
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��h;�sical exa�.inations, ,-rere accepted ?or r_�.er;�.bershi� in the �irerlenTS `--�
�ension 1�und and had been placed on probai�ion �'or {;ne six. r:lon�hs pro-
bationar;� period on the nire Depar�^�ent. Said men �uere �lle�ander
t3a�cho, Joseph �z�rorecl�i, C11�rles V, �eTrleesc�ot^rer, Jr. , �nd =�ran�� Tonk,
Jr. Gne other m2n, Cle::�en� Il. Gront�;01'TSl�l� havin� been re j ec�ed �V �;he
Doctor as bein� ph�rsically un�it for fireu�en� s duties, �°ra� noti.�ied b;�
the Board tha� nis application rras rejected. ihe �'our r:1en accepted
reported for dut�r on ;:iarch 16, 1°�6, .
POLIC� JEI'A�Ti;=�iiT: Chief Everett ��ras present and ::natters pertainin� �o
�1_�epa.�rt�ent t-rere discussed.
� Perrlission rras �ranted to the ^�erican ':7ar i::ot�.ers, Sou�h Eend �hapter
;;`28� to sell .flo:�Jers on i;Iay 11, 1945.
Letters �Tere received fro,� Jr. Ii. �i. Slo�nirski indicat?ri�' that ne
had eltaa�ined Louis I:iinnes, �:rho has just returned i'rom dut�r ��rith the Ar�ned
?�orces of' the United States, and Carl ':laeclzter, ti�rho has been on a leave
of absence, and find they are �hysicall�* alualified to return to �.utSr.
Of?'icer �,�innes z�rill return to du�;y on i�:larch 2�, 19�6 and Oi'iicer �,iaech�er
on I�:iarch 21, 1946.
Bonds .i'or special Policezzlen �rere a�proved .ior �d�,-,rard Le�;ris, �ranl�
Peters, �'�lbert A. Vascil, Carroll A. :;rring, Claude ��ery Iie�ley �nd I�?eil
B. i;TOOrlag. �hese 4•rere ordered filed. .
lln ap�lication 1'or a snecial police co�..riission :•ra� a�proved �'or
�d�rard Lei�ris, and s°�as ordered i'iled.
�L�G`�'�ICAL D;PARi_';iJ'I�1T: .'� pe�ition z��as received askin� for �(;he installation
of a street 1is;ht at the intersection oi' i:Ieade and Dl;sih�.m Streets, and also
one .asl�irg for a s�reet li�nt .in zhe P�ort:n �d South alley in the �300 blocl�
of ilast Colfa.�� �venue, betti�reen �.�a�t Colfa..t a,n� �ast '.:rashing�on Streets,
'�hese t�ere rei'erred to .I;ir. �"<�ualls for investi�ation and report.
':Il�IC7HTS w '.:;�,ASUP.�S : i;Tr. Charles Burns, City Sealer, filed his re��ort for
�he ,�:ee : enclin� I.Tarc��. 16, 1946. , ,
, T�.iere being no ,fur�ther business to co�.e before the �oard, tne r:leetin�
�,as ,adjourned at 11:45 11.?,i. ,
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.�..arch 25, 1��-6 .
1� re�ular r.zeetin� o.f tne Board of PL1b2.1C Salet;, rras held on I,Tonday,
i;?arch 25, i946 at 10:00 1�.?,I. �ill me:�.bers rrere present el�cept T.'ir. ':1i11ia.�s.
I:Tinutes of the last r.�.eetin� t:ere read and approved. Salar� clairns 3n the
ar.lount ol� �;�29,603.�1 ��rere a��roved and ordered naid. Clair.ls o� the i"o11o�°ring
suppliers in the amount oi' ��2,210.54 Z-re�e ap��roved and ordereci. paid:
R. �. Acker �;�210.00 is�ain Iron. �; 5alva�e Co. :;� 15.00
. Ale:� �lndrzet•rski 21. 60 T?ze I.�cCaii'er� Co. 5.89
Joseph Barany 21.60 I;icComb Ba�tery Co. 12.50
Sasn F3er�nan 59.42 Tlation �ire �ro. _4ssoc. 2.40
Lody Guard T;if�. Co. 29.26 ?�?or. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co. 3�.�G
Arz��.ur 0. �roti'1T1 17.50 The Ohio Oil Co. 667.�0
�asiness S�sterls 22.90 The Recreation Equipment Co. 13.20
l7. S. Darley �°� Co. 19.80 Carl J. Rudolpiz, i3.D. 9.00
Davies Laur_dr;� f� Cleanin� 1�.75 Shee�zans Service 156.81
Cseneral Sizeet iietal Co. 13.40 Sincla:ir i�efinin; Co. 1�.49
1he Gibson Co�:lpany 4.'71 - ?i. �i. Slo,ainsl:i, ?,i.�. 9.00
?io��i�an Bros. . 8.25 iuc?ier Frei�ht Lines 1.96
Indi.ana Bell Tele�none 100.�3 �J. �. �.�Ial� Cara�e lOG.25
Janesville xpparel Co. 6.18 �:!estern Union 3.11
J. C. Lauber Co. 383.13 �'lorrell i.i��. Co. 225.63
'y'he Linde hir Produc.ts Co. .62
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rIRE JJP�'; Ti;?:�ilT: C��.ef �eVleescho�°rer �•ras present and matters per�ainin� to
izis aepar�:�e.1 ;rere c�iscussed.
Fire Service a���eerlents be�,reen Clay ioti�msiZip and the city oi' South
i�end, and Creene lo�rnship and the Cit� of South ;end, i°rere si. :�ed by t'rie
�3oard, and one copy returned to the io��msni.p Tru��ees for tiieir records.
T�Ze �oard directed t}le Clerl� to noti�,y the various �o�mship Lrustees
that vnless t:neir con�racts are received 1`'or an�roval by Apri1 15, 1946,
iire service t°rill be discontinued to their �ot°msh.ips.
,tlpplications i'or the �ire De�artment , �rere received iroln ':Iilliarl iienry
Heie�n�n, T:Ti�c��ell i?arion Stepnierrski, Daniel nrancis �eyTreese, Jr. and
�Jilliani Josebh :�oran. These �-rere ordered �°iled.
,i'Iilliam Josenh �7oran. t°ras appointed a te�iporary iireman ei'�ective
i;Iarcn 25, 1946. . . .
POLIC�' ��PARTi,T�i?`�': Chief :�verett ;ras �resent and matters l�ertainin�; to
nis ciepar-��ient �.°rere discussed.
,�in ap�lica�ion i'or the Police i)epar-ta�dnt ti-ra� received i'rori �:Zil
Julius De�apper and vr�s ordered �'iled.
'�.n a;��lication for a special police corru�.ission ;ras ap�roved for
Carroll L. :�rrin; ana rras or�.ered 1�'iled.
A S�ecial Police Bond rras �pproved ior :=�a��•rard 'r:icCos�nicl� and t-ras
or�ered i iled.
�L.�CTRIC�'�L D�P:L�`�,i:�id�: i::r. ',lilliaan �?ualls, Superintendent, taas ?�resent
ana rnatters perta�nin�, to iLi.s depart�nent z�rere discusseJ_.
T,ir. C�ualls sub�itted a report on da�a�es to t�ze ';raft ic si�nal at
tne Soutl�•,rest corner o� tize intersection of Sample Stre�t and Lar a�;ette
Boulevard� and -�ne C1erI� ol the �oard ;�as directed to bill the truckin�
com�any .respt�nsible for the darsa�es.
?,�r. �?ua11s sub:�itted the folloi-rin; repor�s :
t�izis is another of those difzicu lt �laces to ill�inate b,.- any
par�icular standard due to snort blocl:s in one direction and long blocks
in tize other. Ostemo P1ace is buildin� up z-,-ith nice homes near ?::arquette
';venue and it is totally darl�, Lnere bein� no li�;n.ts at all on t�zis street.
s recor�r.�.end t�e installation of a 400U lumen li�;nt at Os�emo �'lace and
?::a:.�quette '�venue at a cost of �,���2.�-0 x�er ;;ear. t
tAs tne intersection oi' �unha� and �endix S�reets is one in this par�
oi �he Cit,-y not equip�ed �-rith a -street li�ht, due to the close proximi-tT,,r
oi' e1�is�;in� li�nts a s�ort block east �nd �rest, �re r:zi�ht pe jus�ified in
considerin� t�is ir_tersection SL?1i1C1CIl�lf li�2ted as compared rrith otner '
intersections in other parts of the cit�. �ot-rever, t�lis is one o.� �nose
dii'���.cul� plats to li�ht as the north and south bloc�s a»e about t::i ce as
lon�, as the easz and �;rest blocl:s and it i� appro..ir:iately the distance of :iour
ordinary blocl.s i�ets•reen �he li�n.t at Bendi�: and �ord and the 1i�ht at Benc�i�
and ;�<�:i�le Streets. �uite r.aturally the �endi� street section is dark.
�or the ber_eiit o�' ti�is darl� section ? reco�u:iend �he installation oi a 4000
lur�.en 11�111'�, at t�zis ir_tersection at an annual cost of :���2.�0.
I also recoi,ilend the ins�;allation ol" a �U00 l�:!en li�ht at �he intersection
of i,:eade and Dunnari �treets. '�:rzile it is onl� a short block �'ro.n this ir_�er-
section to �i1e el�isting li�;nt at �ieade and Poland Streets, it is a ver, 1on;
i�lock to ::_eade and Sar.i�le S�reets, ana this section is darit.
^ize Bo�rd ap�roved the installation oi the above li�hts upon �:°r. Zual�s
recor:i.Ysenda�ion.
�.7�IG�ITS �, i,i�ASU?�S: i1r. C�larles burns, Ci t, Se�ler, i iled his report �or
tne �:ree� enuin��:;arch 2�, 19�6.
?;?r. Burns rras �ranted per�ission i,o a��end t�ie ��rd .�nnual Con�°erence
oi zhe �ndiana �:7ei�izts �, .:ieasures I:�spectors at �erre iiaute, Inaiana on
�pril "10-11-12.
�iZere bein� no iur�her bti?siness to come before the Board, the rseetin;
rzas �c�JO;�-��ied_ at 11:15 ^�..�;:.
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