04/29/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR AEETING t.. Regular meeting of Board:of Public Safety was held at 8 :30.A.M. on I- Jonday April 29,1935, All menbers were present. The minutes of meeting of April 22nd were read and approved. Requisitions bearing the following numbers were approved,08448.08449 08450. 08452.08453.08454.08455.08456. 08457.08458,08459.08460.08461. 08462.08463.08464. Claims were.-allowed in the amount of 251.85. from the following supplier General Sheet Mental forks Inc 64.00 C.H.BeFrees Inc 18.75 gum F.�ualls for u'.L.Sausaman 64.00 Goodyear Service .50 Thomas Wilhelm 5.00 Goodyear Service .50 J.I.. Holcomb h1fg Co. 39.94 .Greek American Sponge Co. 33.08 Elkhart Brass blgg Co 3.88 Syel Bartlett 8.00 The Gamewell Co. 3.70 A.G.Meier & Co. 9.00 South Bend Wholesale Drug Co. 1.50 Officer Homer Ames responded to the Boards call and was presen.t.to discuss his personal obligations and after a thorough discussion the secretary was instructed to confer with the First Bank &'Trust in an effort to relieve the strain on officer Ames in paying interest charges on one, of his loans..enabling him to reduce his obligations raster Fire :wept Chief present. The Chief.reported that on April 24'in responding to an alarm from box 512 engine No 3 broke down and is out of service indefintelry as.it is impossible to get repairs for it as this type engine is obsolite and_ all repair parts would have to machined outat a large expense.The Chief recommended that a 1000 gal pumping engine be purchased.It was moved seconddd and carried that the comr,�on councel be requested to authorize the purchase of an engine as recommended_ by the chief. The secretary was instructed to inform Fibs :Abel that the bell taken from the Central Fire Station is contributed to the Northern Indiana Historical Society and to request them to call for it. Police Dept Chief Lane present. Robert u'atts,colord application for position on the police force was interviewed.It was moved seconded and carried that he be put on the police force subject to physical exa nation and to assignment by the chief of ;police to take effect 1,1ay l9t. The matter of ueputizin certain ;ersons to report traffic violations was discussed and after a th.orour,•h analysis it t °,,as decided to take no action at this time. A letter from 1jr & Mrs Gill eras read in which they reported an indebtedness to them of 150.00 by Chester Wil_;Zot an officer on the police force.After discussion the secretary was instructed to inform fi,lr & iiss Gill that no relief could be offered_ tr?en.T'he secretary wrote them as follows. l ?rs S.S.Gill Your letter of April 26t} has been reed to the Board_ of Public Safety in regard to Chester �'`il.not.The chairri.ar. of title Board IIr Edwin VT.Hunter advised that he had had a telk v,.itr you in- -�vhich he informed you that there was no ivay in which the Board could be of help to you because Officer 4rilmot had restored to bankruptcy.-proceedings and had listed his indebtness to you in this action. The City of. South Bend or its Board of Public Safety could not undertake to act as. a collection agency against its eriployes but 'will be glad to recommend_ favorable consideration-of your account. Lour s Truly �ecy. The :secretary reported his investi��ation of tl_s Cities Service Co claim for gasoline furnished in 1930 and not paid for by ~previous boards The matter was refered to the City Controller and Secretary and it was agreed the claim 'could be paid next year and included in next Year budget if there was suffieent a -�)oropritation :i r gasoline aec -)-a-a ; F, time merchandise was received. The Chief of Police su.,!7r-ested that the association of funeral directors were willing to pa_y for the services of a 'special policeman to superintend and direct funeral processions through tine City at no