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2!r. Qualls informed the Board tha.t four lights ordered in in Bercliff
' Addition had been installed and t�ere nolr in service as follows : at 35th
and Glashin�,ton� at i:cKinley a.r.d Sflvan Glen� at Oaltcrest and Sylvan Glen
and at Sylvan Glen and Colfax.
P1r. Qualls also informed the Eoard that a light ordered in at allen
and Queen Streets had been installed and is no��r in service.
There being no further business to come before the �oard, the meeting
laas adjourned at 11:�-5 A.P•I. .
' ATT�ST: _ - ` - ��
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July 6� 19�+8
A regular Meeting of the Board of Public Safety oras held on Tuesday,
July 6� 1948 at 10:00 A,DI. All r.:embers tirere present. Diinutes of the la.st
meeting ��tere read and approved. 5alary claims in the amount of �39,992.31
��rere approved and ordered paid, Claims of the following suppliers in the
-amount of w9,375.�+2 tirere approved and ordered paid:
Ar.ierican-2:arch Pur�p Co, • � �3.2�+ Ind. & 2�iich. Elec. Co. � 6,96
Eurke 's I:o�ion Picture Co. 11.60 Ind, & t:ich. Elec. Co. 207.33
Business Systens 2.03 i:cClave Printin� Co, 1�+.50
Business Systens 5.94 2:otorola� Inc. 583.35
Business Systems 2.87 • �tto Gratzol Signs 19.00
City ��Tater LJorks 1.00 Radio Distributing Co, 29.67
City 1Jater 47orks 1.63 Radio Distributing Co. 42,�8
Davies Laundry �; Cleaning 8. 55 Royal Type�miter Co, 2.93
Ell.hart Brass P-'fg, Co. 3�+.30 Sheehan ^ire Service 326.75
Ell.hart Erass I•'fg. Co. 91.75 Sheehan Tire Service 17.5$
Engle:rood Elec. Supply 33.31 Sheehan Tire Service 2.00
'Harry T. Everett 5.�+0 Slominski� H, H. � PI.D. 9.00
Indiana Bell Telephone 9.48 John Steinhof£er 185.60
Indiana Bell Telephone 7.88 Harley-Davidson� ��resners �+0.15
Ind. & 2-�ich. Blec. Co. 7,331.0�+ �9est Side Lumber Yard 21.00
Ind, 2c Iiich, �lec. Go, 116�W+ l•lest Side Lur!mber Y�rd 22.11
Ind. �& 1'.ich. Elec. Co, 26,56 . 47est Side Lur.iber Yard 71.52
Ind. & t�fich. �lec, Co. 2.00 Glest Side Lumber Yard 8.16
FIRE •DLPARTT�PIE: Chief Andrze3ewsl:i irns .present and matters pertaining to
his departnent o�ere discussed. .
•An application for the Fire Depart�ent was approved and ordered filed
for Carl Al Chrapel:. • -
POLICE DEPSR^_i?ET;T: Chief Bverett t�as present and r.�atters pertaininb to his
depart:�ent tiaere discussed. .
.An application ior the Police Department �:ras apgroved and ordered filed
for Cler�ent l�alter Zal;rzei-tsl:i, . . .
An application for a spccial police �co:mission t•Ias approved and ordered
filed for Stanley G. Erugh. - . ,
Officers Orban and Hazins�i cane before the Board to ask permission to
place a bar.ner on South iiichiban Street at Jef£erson ,�oulevard August 1 to
'11 inclusive to advertisc the Fratern<^.l Qrder of Police Shotia. Permission
�aas granted provided the basuzcr is htmg by a bonded co:�pany to protect the
city.
Chief Everett advised that he had received a letter fror� Officer �d�•rard
F, l]etter�ren� T?o. 47 of the Police Department� dated Junc 28� 1;48 in which
he requested an ex.tension oi 60 days on his previously granted 30 day leave.
Chief Everett advised th:t in accordance orith instructions received fron this
Board he did� on the 30th day of June� 191�8� r.otify Of£icer Edl:ard F. 6�7etter-
gren� by Special Delivery liir r�a.il� that his leave would not be extended and
thwt he would be expected to report for, duty in South Ber.d on July 1� 19�+8.
Chief �verett no��r rerorts tha.t the said Officer l•lettergren did not respond
to his cor.z::-unication and that he did not report for duty on July 1� 1�48 nor
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at a.ny other tine subsequent thereto to the present date, Thereupon C�
the Board discus�ed this matter fully and unaninously agreed that the C=7
said Edward F, llettergr.en be� and he is hereby� disnissed from the C
South Bend Police Depa�tment for failure to report for duty.
�.LEC^1RICAL DF.PARTIIE?uT: Air. �Jilliam Qualls� Superintendent� t�ras present
and natters pertaining to his departn:ent �;cre discussed. ,
2"r. Qualls recor�riended the installa.tion of a street light at St.
V�ncent and St. Joseph Streets. The Eoard a�i;roved this recor^mendation
and directcd t-ir, C�'ualls to order the light in�t�� led,
i•ir, Qualls recomnended that a light �rhich t�tas turned off during
the taar at the end of iiobin Hood Lane be turned on. The Board directe3 '
2Ir. �ualls to order the light turned on.
PIRE DEPARTI�TIT: Casiriir 6d. RzepY.a having nassed physical exaMinations
given by the City Doctor and the Doctor appointed b-r the Firer�en �' s
Pension �znd Trustees� is no�r appo-nted as a probationary nember of the
rire Departnent for a period of sis r.:onths� during �•rhich time he shall
receive the conp ensation of inen on a probationary basis. This becor�es
effective July 4� 19�+8.
bJEIGHTS c: P•�r�ASURES: Mr. Charles �urns� Ci,t;� Sealer� filed his report
for the noi�th of June� 19�+8 and also his annual report for the year 194�.
A letter 4ras presented tq the Bo�xd from Dr, .Harry Slominslri on
T:r. Burns physical condition„ , .
• There being no .further business tq come before the Board� tne
neeting tras adjourned at 11:�+5 A.r4, ,
,ATTEST: . �'`'��
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. ;� Clerk . .
; July 12� 1;�+8 � '
• A regular rleeting of the �oard of public Saiety tiras neld ,on I`onday�
July 12� 1)4�i at 11:15 A.2•1. All �embers �aere present, ,Iiinutes of the
�a.st Meeting were read and approved. C1air..s in the ,amoun� of .N2�609.b'7
ttere approved a.nd ordered paid: , , , e
S� 3erMan � 95. 59 I�enry Ecitler T1fg. Co. $?179.52
San ierman 93.�-1 Hcnry .�cl:ler t;fg, Co, 50.00
Sar.i Eerr.lan 75.03 En�letaood Elec, Supply 1.72
Business Systems �-.06 Gu;� Gilligan 3.��
Caprenter ;:f�;, Co. 3.97 Ind. G I?ich. E1ec, Co. 57.96
Churci�ill 2;ig. Co, 39.2'7 Indian P:otorc;�cle Sales �-.70
City t?ater �;orY.s 185.77 Indian Iiotorcycle Sales 33.3�
Consolidated Te;:tile Ind. 112,2� J�nesvill� Apnarel Co, 23.72
�ienry Eckler P:fg, Co, 60.68 Janesville Apparel Co, 10.02
Henry Ecl.lcr hif�. Co. 3�+.98 I-tal;iels'_.i 4rt Shop 28.50
Henry �ci:ler Pifg, Co. 1£32.62 A. G. �•_eier �_ Co. 3i•�
Hcnry :.cl:ler iffg. Co. 12.60 Camiel 1-`.onserez 2. 5�
I�enry ickler I.fg. Co. 122.36 TSor, Ind, Pub. Ser. Co. �+9.d+
Henry i,ckler i•.fg. Co, 1�+.85 Scherman-,Schaus-,i�reeman 380,09
Henry �cl;ler P-;fg. Co, 1�+0.�+0 H. H. Slo:�insYa 9.G0
Henrf Bc�ler P-_fg. Co. 1�+5.4'J L, r,. Van De�Ialle 10.00
Hcnry Ec�;ler Ilfg. Co. 31.16 6�lilson Pro�hers 208.00
i3enry Lckler �Iifg. Co, 88.51 IIenry Ecl:ler i:`fg. Co. 8�+.50 '
FIRE DEPART2��'T1T: Chief Andrzeje��rsri ��r4s present and Ma.tters perta.ining
to his departrlent trere discussed.
Ernest Decl:er having completed r:ore t�ian t�renty-£ive years on the
• Fire Department petitioned to retire on <1u�ust l, 1S'�+8. ^1he Board
accepted Ilis resigrwtion.
An application for the r?re ,7epartr.ient �ras approved and ordered
filed for P,a;�nond i�ichard I'icins?:i.
The Chief presented a letter �aherein '"he indicated that the follo;a-
ing men had successfully passed their prob�tionary period and he t�rould
reco.*urend that they be made perinanent raenl�ers of the I'ire Departr..ent: