02/14/1938 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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�7� MEETING February 14, 1938 Regul�r meeting vf the Bo�rd of Public Safety was held on Mon- day, Febru�ry 14, 1938, at 8:45 A. M. AI1 members were present. . N:inutes of the previous meeting were read and app rovsd. Claims frors the following suppliers in the amount of �I1I1.68 were approved and ordered paid. Aiso part.ial payroll in the Elec- trical Department amounting to �18.00. City Water Works �457.08 - Slick-ldeal Laundries � 6.73 City titiater tiYorks 81.82 TNalgreen Co. .75 City ti"rater Evorks 2.41 South Bend Xray Lab. 10.Q0 Cit.y �iater Urorks 1.53 South Bend Xray Lab. 10.00 Business Systems, Inc. 2.85 I.ZcCaffery �ompany 1.50 Business Systems, Inc. 4,3a G. 0. Thurn 5.00 Business Syste?ns, Inc. 1.55 City V�ater V�orks , 2,9.Q0 Business Systems, Inc. 13.70 General Fire Truck Corp. 5.15 Business Systems, Inc. 15.30 Schuyler Rose � 414.6Q T�Zirror Press, Inc. 17.95 uouth Bend Supply Co. 1.75 G. 0. Thurn 2.5C� Air Radio 5.25 Swanson Service Co. 20.96 < ELECTRICAL DEPkRTT�i:ENT- Mr. �,ualls present: - It was regularly moved, seconded and carried tnat Mr. Qualls make up a very approYimate estimate of the cost of replacing o�-er- head signals with the �'our-post type throughout the City and also for completing the four-�ost installations as formerly planned on , Lincoln Way ti"�est, with a view to making an arrangement with the State Hi�hway Cor�m.ission for reimbursement of the cost of such re- placements and changes on State Highways. rdr. �,ualls was asked to report to the Board at his earliest convenience. Mr. �,ualls presented a request from the signal men operating in the Radio Station to secure badges indicating their connection with the Department. The Board authorized this provided the men would purchase their ov�n badges. FIRE D�PARTi�I�1T - Chie_f Freeh present: The Chief renorted regardin� a serious accident on February 8 while respondi�g to a. still alGrm at 1409 E. V�ayne Street and going east on Jefferson, passing a street car. A Mr.. William Engle alight'ed from the car, apparently did not hea-r the siren, tur:zed around to- con- verse vrith the motorr,�an and tzen tu?�ned and ran into tne fire t�ruck. � His death occurred soon after. V�itnesses to the accident 1�-ere Leo Sei�'fert, Chau�feur for i�r. and l�grs. Frank Herin�, PJIrs. Frances Bov;- erso�, Sll E. ti'�ayne St. , and Arthur Searle, 6�� S. 27+h �treei,. The report of the accident titias placed on file. � The Chier a�ke� permi�sion to purchase one n�1ti- siren an�: ta have one repairea. Under regular motion permission v�as granted. POLICE DEPxRZfi.iiI1T - Chief' Lane present, �nd Chief Diedrich: The Board also called City Traf�ic �n�ineer i��TilZer, yir. G;ua.11s, �n� John Gibbor_s to the meeting to discuss the matter of changing ov- Erhead traffic signals to the f'our-corner post type, as outlined in the minutes of the Electrical Department and also to discuss with N�r. �TOlrath of the Indiana Bell Telephone �ompan;� and Sergt. Norrot�; of the State Police the matter of installing a Teletypet�triter in the Pa- lice Department as outlin Ed in a communication received from the Ird- iana Association of Chiefs of Police on J�n. 21. After a full discus- sion of the matter, the Board gave permission to install a Teletyne- ��riter system v�rith the understanding that the inst�ll�.tion and mainten- znce shall be at no cost to the City, an� that sn allov�ance of ��l�.00� per mon�h be made to the City from xpril 1 to Dec. ��1, 19:"8. It i�� fur- thEr agreed that the installation of the Teletypet�riter does no-t bind. the Ci-L-y to contir_ue the service after Lec. �1, 19��8.