HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/21/1948 Board of Public Safety Minutes 2�7_
June 21� 1q1F8
A regular Mceting of the Bourd of Public Safety �aas held on I-.onday�
June 21� 1;'�-8 at 10:00 A.P�i. All menbers were present. NIinutes of the
last meeting iaere read and approved, Salar;� clair.is in the amount of u�+2�601.70
��rere approved and ordered paid. Clai�s of the fo11o1�ing suppliers in the
amount of .r�+,699.63 `�rere approved and ordered paid:
Continental Oil Co.. ��,1.55.38 rlcClave Printing Co. � 8. 50
El'r•hart Brass Tifg. Co, 5�.33 A. G. Meier & Co. 6�,35
Clement Hazinski 30,70 Pdor, Ind. Pub. Ser. Co, 1.00
Indiana Bell Telephone . 8.11 PTor, Ind. 6•Ihol. Groc, Co. 3.50
Janesville Apparel Co. 12.06 The r-IcCaffery Company .�+'7
Linden Hard�-rare Co. . .�t2.39 Radio Distributir�g Co, 1£3.60
IfcClave Frinting Co, 13. 50 Scherman-Schaus-Preer�an 3,238.21
Kenneth Tubbs 5.00 Scherman-Schaus-Freenan 30.26
ldestern Union Tel. Co. 9,6� Sinton Supply Co, �+,62
FIRE ,D�ARTt�idT: ,Chief Andrze3etrsY.i �ras present and Matters pertaining to
his departnent were discussed. .
.Edmund Ole�niczak presented his resignation from the Fire Departnent
effective June 22� 1948� and the Board accepted said .resignation.
.Casimer GJaler Rzepka oras directed to .have physical eYaminations by
the City Doctor and the Doctor appointed b y the r^irer�en's Pension F�znd
Trustees preparatory to his appointment to the Pire Department.
POLICE DEPARTi�NT: Chief Everett �ras present and natters pertaining to
his department t•rere discussed.
The Chief informed the noard that Officers idis�:atoni and i?ova had
been injured in an autonobile accident� in t•rhich the squad car had been
coMpletely demolished. He inforr,ied the Board that the squad car and
radio equiprsient t•rill be replaced by the insurance conpany. .
A Special Police Comsiission was approved and ordered held for bond
' for Jay fIarnon Clady.
The Board approved an agreer.:ent between the City of South Bend and St.
Joseph County� through its Board of Cor.u.2issioners� for a parcel of land to
be used for a pistol range. Tdo rental is to be charged for the land bu�
the Sheriff� s Departr�ent is to be allotiaed the use of the range also. This
�.s for a ten year period conr,:encing July 1� 19�+8.
�LFCTRICAL D�PART��TdT: 2;r. I�lilliam Cualls� Superintendent� z•ras present and
matters pertaining to his. department were discussed,
A petition for a strcet li�ht at the intersection of St. Joseph and
Vincent Streets tiaas re£erred to Iir. �ualls for investigation and report.
A petition for a street light at the intersection of Dale and �clLr!an
Streets was referred to P,r. Qualls for investi�ation and report.
iir. Qualls infor�ed the Eoard that a libht ordered in at Hacathorne and
;lashinaton Strcets had been installed and tras. in service.
2Ir, �ualls reco�:.cr.ded a change in the street li�hting on Chapin Street
from 15 2Z00 lur.ien underground construction lights to 13 6000 lumen overhead
construction� at a saving of :r;120,00 per year. The �oard approved this change,
'��1�'IGHTS 2c ItEASURES: Letters ��rere presented froM Dr. J�es P�IcPreel and Dr.
Harry S1oMinsl:i on the condition of Charles '?urns� City Sealer� and ti�rere order-
ed filed.
There being no�further business to cor�e bePore the Board� the meeting
t�ras adjourr.ed at 12:00 noon.
ATTEST:
Chairman
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Clerk