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An agreev�ent for fire serYice to theCivil l�ernautics Ad�inistration Ci7
buildin;s neas Lydick� �aas approved by* the Eoard. C
Harris To�msf�ip� through its trustee� �btified the Board orally that
they do not 1�rish the service of the South Bend Fire Departnent� and the
Clerk of the Board directed that tnis be put in �rriting and the letter
directed to the Boa.rd.
POLICE DFPARTi-�T�^: Chief F.verett �•ras present and matters pertaining to
his departr.^.ent ��rere discussed,
Special Folice bond rene�rals lrere aFproved and ordered filed for '
llalter T�owicl;i and Edrrard Le�ais.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTi%!�'I�T: 2�r, Glillian �ualls� 5uperintendent, tilas present
and natters pertaining to his depart�ent �•�ere discussed.
I•`s. C�ualls informed the board that li�hts ordered 3n at Crurnsto�m
and Iowa� 2�-tth and Hastings� Earris and Dunhan and on irlalnut at the
Danish FIall� ��ere all installed and in service.•
The City Hall �rill be closed I^lednesday r,iorning� i`:arch 2�+� 19�+8� until
noon during which ti�e the funeral of '�Jillian R. Richardson� Council-
ran� tirill be held.
The City Hall o�ill be closed on Friday afternoon� ;.arch 26� 19�-$� frora
noon on for Good Friday.
There being no furtkier business to co�e before the Eoard� the
r�:eetin� ��as adjourned at 11:�+5 A.P�:•
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' P�iarch 29� 1°48 '
' A re�ular r�eeting of the Board of Public Safety �ras held on i;onday�
' t.arch 29 19�+8 at 10:00 A.2-i. All mer�b'ers ti:ere present. ?-'-r.utes of the
' last mee�ing i�rere rea.d and approved. Salary claims in the ar�ount of w
' ��+0�'J95.6� were approved and' ori3ered paid, Claims of the follotiring
' suppliers in the amount of `a3',935.36 trere approved znd ordered paid:
' Sari Berman ' �121.16 Tlestel Froducts � ;> 69,80
' Joe �udd Book Bindery 6g,00 Feterson Printin� Co. �+2. K5
' C^ha�;en £� Coffield 78.20 S'tanley tI. Reese' 316,�±'J
° Cle�ent Hazir_ski 389.3�+ Sbuth Bend 5anitary �;/ipers 10,00
' Janesville Apparel Co, 48.�8 S�hilling' s Ir.c.• 1.50
' Fremont Lenler 1G�+.00 Schilling 's Inc.- 1.K5
The I,cCaffery Co. 2��E57.92 Sheehan iire Service 9.�5
' Harry P. 2?ain 6,25 Sheehan '�ire Service 3.00
� P�iidlend Engineering Co. 13.14 Geor�e l�lynan ' ' 129,60
� iiinnesota Iiining Er P;f�. Co, 64,15
FIR_E DEP�+RTt�P1T: Chief Andrzejetrski w�.s present and �atters pertaining
, to his departnent t•rere discussed. '
; An application for the r^ire Departr,ent �ras approved and ordered '
filed for Robert Ranschaert. '
' A perfornance bond in i;he amount of ,1�+�979.50 tiras submitted by
' I<;axir.l 2,otor Conpany and t�as approved b3� the �oard, The Clerk ��ras di-
:ected to return the certified checlt wYiich accoMpanied the bid of the
above company,
A letter �ras received from John Dell� irustee of Harris Totimship�
rejecting the contract for fireservice to the said township. The Fire
Depart�ent� therefore� �tas inforrced of this arid directed to ans`rer no
calis for fire service to fiarris Toomshi�.
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A letter oras draited and sent to the Totmship Trustees to i•rhor�
contracts �rere previously submitted indicating that the coni:racts ��ere
ar�ended by the Board of Fublic [Iorl.s and Safety �rhereby the City of
South Bend �•rould receive only the ten cents on each one hundreddollar�
of the assessed valuation r�hich tirill be collected by the treasurer.
POLICE Ds,PARTT:LI•TT: Chief Everett o;as present- and r�atters pertaining to
his depart.:�ent orere discussed.
Iirs. Powell of 426 5outh .Iain Street, cane before the Doard to request
perraission to sell tags on the city streets to Uenefit the St. Pierre
Ruffin Club. This request tiras denied.
' LEGAL D�ARTi-SEI<T: A letter :ras received froM J, J. Kohen� indicating
that his ���ife helen f,ohen had fallen �ahile wall:in� in £ront of 1715 Portage
Avenue and that clair�s for dana�es and injuries ��rould be filed against the
city. This lvas re£errecl to i•ir. Baer for investigation,
ELECiRICAL DEPEiRTi:�T;^1: P?r. Glilliam Oualls � Superintendent� oras present
and natters pertainins to his departnent orere discussed,
Pir. �ualls inforr�ed the Board that lights ordered in at Ber�_ley and
Beverly Place� Ingle��ood and Lathrop Place had been installed and that
lights at IIolly:rood and Oa?:wood and i�erkly and Oak-�•rood had been cha.nged fror7
2500 lur,�en to 4000 ltu7en. .
Iir. �ualls reco�^s endeu that street lights be installed at �rairie and
Sorygart� E�ring and Gertrude and Calve:t ar_d C1yde . Streets, Lhe� Board� upon
his reco:.s:endation� approved the installation of these lights and directed
i;r. rpalls to order thera in.
Iir. Qualls requested per�ission to attend a convention of International
i.unicipal Signalren's Association at RocY. Island� Illirois on .1pri1 2 and
3. The Board granted perrtission,
POLICE DEPARTI �IIT: This be_ng the date set for receiving bids for cars
for the Folice lleparEnent� and only* one bid having been received� it wzs
' opened and read as follo�rs :
;��^��Y.�,��,4,�,�,, r{ i;on-collusion affidavit and certified check
South Eend� Indiana for u3$7.00 ucco�:panied bid
Scherman-Schaus-Freer.:an Co.
. . 5. 19�+8 Studebal:er Char,.pion Dx 2-dr. Sedans,
� _ , painted. blacl.� equipped orith underseat heater
, - & defros�er� export sprinos� all Y.eys aliLe
. . reinforced cushings each �5i595.10
• 15� discoun� 21]-.80
� i383.�30
Less Federal Eycise tax 75, o
1397.9�
iotal 5 units 6539.5�
� Less trade in allo�rance for
" � cars r�-9 1;1-28-26-16-21 �EOOO.Oo
� . � >2539.50
The above bid �ras accepted.
�lEIGfIiS P: I�ASiT3FS: .This bein� the date set for receiving bids for a car
for the city sealer� and only one bid haveing bcen. received� it �ras opened
and read as follows:
' Scherr�an-Schaus-_reeman Idon-collusion affidavit and certified check
South Bend� Indiana acco.^..panied bid
1 19�+8 Studeb�'_�er Charpion Dx �+ door , sedan
painted b1acY. eauipped taith heater and de-
froster `�1617.10
15° aiscount ,�216�0
1400.t50
Less Fecieral �ccise Tax 76.90
� 1323.90
Less credit 28.90
�1295.00
=he above bid lras accepted.