04/15/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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176, - REGULAR 1; ETTING - Regular metting of the board of public Safetylas held on monday April 15th 1935;at 8 :30.A.M.Al1 iiembers'were present. The minutes of meetins of anril 8th were read and approved. Requisitions bearinE the following numbers were approved. 08424,o8425108426,08427 .08428.08430.08431.08432.08433. Claims in the amount of 1414:61.from the following suppliers were approved. Northern Ind Public Service Co 1.00 Ind Mich ilex Co 16.11 C.E.Knapp and Feed Co. -11.00 Calvin Clauer Co 6.95 The Gibson Co 3.15 S.B.�upply Co. 7.65 Laurence J.Lane. 8.80 Grasselli Chem Co. 3.97 National Brake Service I#c 6.22 Sherman Schaus Fire .21 Business Systems Inc. .60 The Gibson Co. 2.52 South Bend X -Ray Laboratory. 10.00 Elmer J.Coil. 22.50 South Bend xgRay Labortory. 20.00 vm Million. 1.75 South Bend X -Ray Labortory. 20.00 Arthur r,:i.Campbe.l.22.50 South Bend X -Ray Labortory. 5.00 City Water tks. .459.63 Under Elliott Fisher Co. 6.00 Gottlob Fritz. 5.50 American Auto Elec Sales Co. 769.23 G.E.Meyer & Son Inc. 4.32 Fire Dept chief Freeh present. Matters pertaining to his department viere discussed.Repairs recommended by the chief to fire stations were refered to the board of public works. A.delegation of neighbors living in the virginity of No Scott and Marion Sts appered before the board and presented a protest against the Fitterling Trucking Co activities claiming them to be considerable annoyance and requesting relief.After hearing their arguments the board invited Dalton Ir%omaw building commissioner to the meeting _ and a discussion was had as to the building code and ordiancewith respect to this particular concern coming within the necessary . requirements.It was decided to request I,ir Moomaw to make a complete survey and report to the board at a later meeting. Electrical Dept Mr walls present. Lir quails presented a report of fire alarm calls for the months of January Febuary & March together with comparisons for the same months for ten years from 1925.These reports are on file in the office of the Board of Public Safety. A letter from W.J.togan Supt of the Grand Trunk testern R.R.Co at Battle Creek 1,4ieh was read as follows. The flashlight signals protecting traffic at crossing of Columbia street,are located in the centre of street,south side of our tracks. We have complaint that this location is proving very inconvenient to traffic the signal also being located directly in the center of driveway to the unloading dock for the Grand Trunk Terinial warehouse Company.The signal has,as a result,been damaged on several occasions. With the approval of the city,we would be willing to move the signal from the center of the street and place it on a standard on the north side of our traeks,where in our opinion,it would give ample prootection to the croosing.de therefore respestfully request your permission to re- locate the signal on the north side of track on the same standard with one that is already there. The protection referred to was established in accordance with city oridance #2938. Yours Truly. W. J Hogan. Superintendent. After considering the matter the matter was refered to Mir walls for investigation to report at the next meeting of the board. Police Dept Chief Lane present. Matters pertaining to his department were discussed. A letter from the Mayor to the board of public safety regarding the shooting of one of our colord citizens was discussed and taken under advisement and the secretary was instructed to inform the i "Tayor to this effect. The _latter of towi necked cars from the city streets was