HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/1948 Board of Public Safety Minutes 2��
POLICL D'p^R�,'�I;T; ChieP �erett was present and r..atter, pertainin� to
his depart�nent �rere di�cussec�.
I's, Jacl_ i:oulder car.ie beiore the, Poard to 1s?: pernission ior the
Avalon Grotto to sell ta�s on the city streets on tipril 1�� 19�+8 for tne
cancer drive, and also perr..ission to erect a booth on the �ide�ralli in frent
of RoUertson's De_.artr.,ent Store for the i;eel, of lipril 19 to 26 inclusive
for the sar.:e purpose, ihe 3oard grani;ed perr.._ssion +.o Uo{;h petitions,
I.r. Iiale� u candido.te for Congress� cane before the Eoard to as�:
perm�_ssion to use a loud-spea?cer on a trucl; on the do�m to;n1 strcets� for
political purposes� and the Boarn denied his reauest.
' ELLC^RIC�L D'�PAr�Ti'EI1^: tir. �;ill.ia.M Gualls� Superintenuent� ?r�s present
and rz^tters pertainin� to hi� departr.^.ent trere disc�:ssed,
Petitions ,rere received asl;ino for the installation of street ligl.ts
at Cl;�de ar_d .;lt�eld Strcets and Lalce and ilestern �venue, Yhese �rere
refcrred to ',:r. ;�ualls for invcsti�ation ancl report.
Petitions �rith 180 signatures �:ere presented to the �oa��d asl:in� for
the instailati�n of tnree street lights on the I?orth side of I:ish^t�al:a
l�venue adjoinin� and facing Parl: property� three_ lioYits adjoining and facing
the John l_dams �chool� one li�ht on i:isha;�a'ca ._venue Uetzreen the �iaciuct
�nd Eddy Street and three li;,hts on T�•ryckenhan Drive froM 2iisha�;al:a Avenue
to the Railroad Viaduct. ihese netitions trere referred to I.r. Qualls Sor
investigation ancl report.
Petitions irere rece_ved asl:in� ior the installation of street li�hts
at i•:cItinly Avenue and S;rlvan Glen� 35th ar_d '.iashin�Eon atreets� OaLcrest
Drive and Sylvan Glen� S�lv�n Glen and Colfa„ yvenue and �lindin�;�;ood Drive
anc� Devonshire llrive, ihcse �;ere referred to I_r. Quulls for investi�ation
anci report� but i:r. �ualls presented a report on the situation at I.cKinly
Avenue and Sylvan Glen� reco;::rending the requested installation� and the
Board �.ccordin�ly dirccted Iir. �ualls to order, the light installed,
,ir, !'ualls in�orred the Board tha.t tl?e 1_�ht ordered in at the alle�
' intersection betlreen I_ain �nd LaFa;�ette and the first alley l:orth of I;avarre
Strect had been installed and �!as r_o�r in service.
^1h�,F�, 3BI:iG i:0 rU:iTI:ER Bu iness to corre bcfore the Bo^rd� , the
r!eetin� �r�.s adjourned at 11:�+5
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� P.pril 19, 19�+8
A re�ul�x rceting of the �o�.rd of Fublic Sufety t;�s ileld on I�onday�
April lg, 1938 at 10:00 4,I`, l�ll Me:::bers t:erc present, ifinutes of the
last r�eetin� �:�ere re.d and approved. Claims of the followin� suppliers
in the a�ount of ;;2�850.c�3 t;ere approved and ordered paid:
Percy Alford a 1.00 I:ine Safety A;pliance Co, �i 37.09
Business Systems 3.�7 Ovygen ,c?uipr.:ent Co, 3�+.75
Eusiness Systens 85.89 Peterson Printin� Co. 16.00
City :latcr �7orks 536,30 R�.dio DistributinJ Co, 1�+.18
Cit;� `:ater 'r;orks 1.C�+ Radio Distributing Co, 70.80
' Davies Laur.dry 40.62 Royal l,fpetim iter Co. 6.75
Gerber I:fg. Co, �+09.75 Scherr:an-Schaus-rreer�an 1�+.20
Drais ?iardtir4re Co. 9.�0 Scherran-ScP.aus-Free�an 5.09
Inciiana Eell ielephone 122.09 Schcrr..an-Sch?us6��'reernan i,295.00
Janesville ipaarel Co. 24,00 South Bend X-P,ay Lab. 10.00
I, 11. Lotaer Co, 3.75 Standa.rd Oil Cor^pany 50".00
The IlcCaffcr;� Co. �+.9�+ S�:�anson Plating lJorks 1.50
The i:cCaffery Co. 7. 56 Hichard Uhl 19.25
IicCo"b Bat�ery Co. 9.�*3 ':'estern Union Tel. Co. 1�,38
G, S, Keyer G Son 2.K0 ',Iestern Union
FIRL D'�AR"�'P�IIT: Chief �:ndrzejeti�s'_�i was present and r,atters perta.ining to
his departrent �rere discussed.
kpplications for the rire DepartMent lrere approved and ordered filed
for `:Ialter Lloyd Butler� �9alter Joseph i�azmiercza?:� Je:,.,es Peli and Joseph
Geza Szucs,
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Gust C. I1i�tz� a r�er�ber of the Fire De.partnent� presented his r'
application for retirn.^�ent on pension after ha.ving serced rore than
tt�renty-five years on the departr:ent. The ^oard accepted his resi�-
nation� to becone eifective on 2.a.y 16� 1i�+8.
[lilbur Boll.in�er� h4ving passed nhy�ical exa.�inations �iven by the
City Doctor and the Doctor apaointed by the Firenen'r Fension rund �'rustees�
is norr ra.de a probationarf r.,er.^bcr of the Fire Departnent for a period of
sir months� durin� erhich tine he shall Ue paid the compensation of a r::an
on a nrobations.r;� basis. He �ras directed to report for duty on April
20� li'�+8. ' '
The Chief reported th:t Fra.nk i:anijal; had, successfully passed his
probationar•*� period as of l�pril 15� and Robert �iaechter had successfully
passed his i :obation�ry period ti�hich �:ould tcrni�ate April 30� and
recon*..ended that thesc r.:en be r..ade permanent r:�enb�r� of tne Departr.:ent.
ihe Eoard� upon .the Chief's recor„mendation� so ordered,
I•Ir. Carson Cauffman� irustee of `rlarren Totmship� to�ether �rith his
:�ttornc;�� 1`.r. Harry Taylor� ca^!e before the �oard to asV for iire service
for his totanship for a part of this year� un�il they c�n �et nelivery of
their o�m fire apparatus. Thc Board ^.�reed to flzrnish fire service to
the said totmship and to bill the to�;nship for only such part of the yrea.r
as the service iras actually used.
POLICE DrPART?='IdT: Chief �verett �ras present and'ma.t�e,•s pertainin; to
h_s depart~:ent �rere discussed, �
Tl.e Chief in�orned the Bourd th^.t OfSicer ':7^yne ':felcore h^d junped
into thc river in an effort to save a child and in so cloin� had lost a .
ring �nd had injured his.tratch� and tne 3oard� upon the Cnief' s reco,-.r.1er.-
dation� instructed the Clerl: of tnc Eoarc'. to 'r_1ve tne iratch repaired and
to replace the rin�.
Special Police tond rene�:aals �rere a.pprovcd and ordered filed for
Eldoi� Dellitt �uell� Harold 'J, Rocre and Leon I.. Garner. '
The Chief presented, his --eport for tne r~onth of I`.�rch� 151+-8,
I?r. V. I_icel.� car.!e before the ?oard to renuest perr..ission to use
a loud spea'_.�er on a car in tile do�m tot,�n area� for political purposes �
und the �o�rd den`�ed his re�uest.
'�LJC^RIC��L 7��'1�',Ti`�I;T: I:r. ':lilliaM ';ualls� 'tiuperintendent� tras p:esent
und natte�s pertainin�- to nis depart:�ent ��rere discussed.
Fet=tion� ��ere received a�l.in� for the installa.tion o� street li�hts
at thc intcrsection of ErooY.iield snd Frairie and �ll>�,rortli Fl^ce and
t1^shington Street, Tnese t��ere referred to i:r, Qualls for investi�ation
and report.
Iir. Qualls presented u report on the J_i�htin� �.t Jolm :idans School
and reco?�.:.�ended the instwllation of 15 li�hts, � Lhe Bo�rc approved his
recora:�enoation anci directed hin to order the li�hts in as follows:
?'isha�:�aka I�ver_ue bet�reen �ddy and Be�rer� ,'fishatralca ��venue ar.d �eyer�
T;ish�.tral:a l.ver.ue and Oal1:^.nd� I�ishu�:ra'_�a Avenue and i't�yc?:enhur Dr_ve�
,;isha,�a_:a !!venue �.nd 3e11evue Street� tdishawaka Avcnue betoreen i'�rycLenha:�
�rivc and Greenlaim .lvenue 4 li;hts� 1�.ishatira::a !lvenue bet�reen Greenlawn
�venue and 20th Street� 2 lights� South side of I:ishu�ra?:n iivenue be'��een
Greenla�m anci. 20th Street� �rycl;enhar.i Drive bet�reen i-'ish�.otal:a =.venuc ar.d
?lall Street t�ro, li�hts� ib�ycUenhar! Drivc, betlreen ':;all Strect wnd "?oover '
Utreet one liPht. ,
• There bein� no further business to cor�e before the Boasd� the r^eting
ar�s adjourned at 11:�+� A.Pi, .
A_Ti�ST: . /����P�� ,
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