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July 14� 1947 ,
A regular r.ieeting of the �oard of Public Safety «as held on P,Tonday,
July 14, 1947 at 10:00 A.S:i. All �ner.:bers r�ere present. T:inutes of the
last neeting rrere read and Approved. Salas^,� claims in the anount o£
:�33,325.40 tirere approved and ordored paid: Claims oY the follov�in�
suppliers in the amount of ;2507.85 irere approved and ordered paid:
Charles DeVleeschoz�rer �'�` 6.00 Sheehan lire Service :�a 83.55
Clement Iiazinski 195.50 H, H. Slominski 100.00
G. :, i:ieyer & Son 1.25 South Bend Lumber Co. 1.05
' ida� onal Fire Protection 10.00 South �end Supply Co. 3.60
St. Joseph� s Hospital 106.00
FIRL D�P�RTI�IdT: The resignation of Charle s DeVleesciiorrer as Chief of the
Fire Department effective ;quC� 16, 1947, ti�ras made knorm to the i:oard and
the appointment of �rthur Iiocrard as Chief� effective July 16� 1947 rras
recognized. 3oth inen rrere present at the neetin�.
Chief rioc�Jard t•ras �ranted »ernission to attend a I:unicipal Leagu.o
I:?eetin� at Terre Haute on July 30 and nu�ust l� and Also an Interr.ational
Fire Chiefs convent'3on in Idee� Yorl: Au�ust 19 to 21 inclusive.
� The Board, upon the Chief� s reco::unendation, promoted Lieutenant
John Odusch and Lieutenant George '�+itucl:i to Captains of the Fire
Departr.ient ef£ective July 16� 1947. _
��lpplications� for the rire Departr.�ent �•rere approved for Jacob Rex
Harr.ion and Rorzan Roznanaki and r�ere ordered filed.
I�enneth�Tubbs havir.� been pronounced_physically fit for active
duty by both the City Doctor and the Doctor appointod by the Trustees
of the Firemen' s Pension rund, and 'naving.been accepted by the Pension
Fund, is hereby reinstated as a raember o£ the rire Departnent effective
July 12, 1947 and is to report to the Chief for assign�ent to duty,
'Bmery Huszar havin� passed the physical exar:�inations given by ��e
, City Doctor and tlie Doctor appointed by the Trustees of the Firei7en�s
Pension Fund and having been accepted for ::iembership by the Firmen� s
Pension Pund is no•�r anpointed to the Fire �Department for a six r.ionths
probationary period beginnin� July 16, 1947. His salary is ,to oe that
of tYie raen on a probationary Uasis.
POLIC3 D�PI�RT::.�'I;T: Chief Lverett r�as prosent and r:atters pertainin� to
his departtnent ti�ere discussed.
This being the date set for receivin� bids for one �ullet Type
Co�parison i::icroscope and one bid having been received said bid tiaas
opened and read as follo�:sC
r^aurot, Inc., 1 Bullet Co:aparison I.;icroscope, Bausch
;:e�v Yorl:, 7, A;.Y. and Lor�U, Conpl�te ti7ith ca^�era ;?799.00
suUject to standard .price at ti.no of delivery
The board reJected the above bid because of tne esculator clause, and the
Clerk of the Bo;r d rras directed �o purc:-iase a nicroscope on tho open rsarket.
4 bond for a speciAl police cor�.�ission ��ras approved and ordered
£iled for Alonzo Poinde;:ter.
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A petition v�AS approsred and handed to Chief �verett�Q;��tY�O g�,��e-
or
�ent o� parking restrictions in the follotiTin� describc"'ad��y,23a�vnt 702
Co:n.-iencing at the intersection of i;:ichi�an and 'i,:onroe S�'reets thence
'.7est to tne intersection of Lar^ayette and i.ionroe pt��c�.,u�;tYy���glOe4,azth to__
the intersoction of LaFayette and S�aple Streets,���t;1e��t �p��j+��e�,i.r��pr-
section oS Sar.iole and r^ra:�'clin �treets, thence South to ti�qlfirg�;r���i.� of
rranklin and Broade�ay Streets, thence �ast to the intersection of Broadtray
and I,:ichigan Streots� thonce Ilorth to tne place �£j�le�}���r��r ;,
:021�o�7�3nI ori� 9�
�LrCTRICAL D�PGRTI?�'riT: i.'.r. �dillia� C�ualls, Sup��n�gr�dg,gto„ 1��.,present and
raatters pertainin� to his depArt�ent trere discussed;
Upon the recor.�mendation of T1r. Oualls� the Bozrd approved the install-
ation of a 1000 lu+:�en li�ht ttt tho intersection of Hor�ard and Talbot Streets
and also the in�tallation of a 1000 lumen li�ht at i.Iilton and Columbia
Streets and directed I.?r. �,ualls to order then in.
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t'IEICI�TS �1:1D �.;�95URP:S : I,Ir. Gn2r�les Burns, City Sealer, £iled his report �
for the ti•reels ending July 12, 1947. C
Tnero bine no further business to come before the 3oa:ci, the r.ieeting
cras adjourned at 11:3Q A.i,i. •
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ATT�ST• Chaisman
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J � 21, 1947
11 regular rseeting o£ tne Bbard ot PuUlic Safet-� rras held on i?onday,
July 21, 1947 at 10:00 A.I:i. �Ll�. �er.Zbers rrere present, idinutes of the ,
last meeting �vere read and approved. Claims of the follovrin�' suppliers
in the a�ount of €�8�651.89 �;rere approned and ordered paid:
Sam Berraan � ;;399.'�2 The i:icCaifery Co, yt 5.81
Business Syste�s 2.20 i:ie:sorial Hospital 10.50
Businesssyste�s 2.20 I+or. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co, 1.00
,�usiness Systems 8.�9 Peterson Printing Co, 5.50
Gity l'later ';lorlcs 10.�#4 Radio Distributin� Co. 60.00
City '�later 1'lorlts 7.30 r�ail�7ay �sprass Co. .94
City '.'Juter '��o:ks .85 Racreation �quipment Co, 6.00
City l'later 'kiorlts 11.60 Recreation �quipnent Co. 36.25
Earry ^1. Lverett 14.b5 Recreation �auipment Co. 1.66
Federal Laboratories 55.b0 Royal Typeti�riter Co. 3.25
Ben r^e£erman :'-otor Sales 7.�0 Schilling' s Inc, 8.88
Ben Feferraan :�otor Sales 1.10 Sheehan Tire Service 7.50
�otorola� Inc. 7,007.00 Sneehan Tire Service 145.?S
Indinn I,iotorcycle Sales 58.�8 Sheenan Tire Service 192.35
Ind. �=. L'.ich. �lec. Co. 5.�4 Sheehan iire Service 54.60
Ind. � iiich. �lec. Co. 2,20 H, n. Slorinski, I;i.D. 156.00 '
Inditzna c�ell Telephone 25.b9 J, �. lialz Garage 44.00
The Linde Air rroducts Co. .�0 J. r�, llalz Garage 38.50
T;icCaffery Co. 5.�5 '�Jestern Union iel. Co. 2.13
L:cCaffery Co. •3.27 The '�'iorrell I:if�. Co. 243.85
r^I:?� D3P.�RT2:�IdT: Chief Honard tilas present and ::atters pertaining to
inis dopartment ivere discu,sed.
POLIC� D3PART?:LIdi: CilieS' yverett �ras present and matters pertaining to
his departrsent rrere discussed.
:i bond for a special polic co�-aission ,vas approved and ordered
filed £or ihor,las I;ot�rak.
Chief iverett presented hi report for the nonth of June, 1947.
ELiCTRICAL D�PAR1i,;:;:iT: I�ir. '��illiam Qualls� Superintendent, �as present
and natters pertaining'o his de�art�ent rrere discussed.
. 1� petition r�ith 28 signatu�resvras received a�ing for a street
light at 634 �uclid iivenue. Th s ti•ras referred to Tir. ^ualls for in-
�estigation and report,
A petition rtas received asl[ing for a street lioht at t.�e inter-
section of Sunnyside and Sorin `"trcets, ihis tirasreferred to i:r. �,ual7s ,
for investi�ation and report.
IIpon T:r. Qualls recor.�.�enda ion tne Board approved the installation
oi a street light at Orchard an I.onson Streets and directed i:�r. C?ualls
to order it in.
A petition zaas received asliing £or the installation of a street
light at the intersection oi '.�e� c -�cring 2venue and Kendall Street. ihis
rras referred to T:ir. Qualls. •