09/14/1923 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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Friday Sept. 14th. 1923. Office of Board" of Public Safety Meeting'od11e6 to _bider` at 5 P. M. All members being present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. FIRE DEPARTMENT:- REQUISITIONS PRESENTED & APPROVED* 565,. Feather Dusters 566- Castings. 567- Battery for Noe Mol.tion prevailed that the applications of Roberts J. Sumpton, and Geo: Geltz.'for positions in the Fire Department were order played ,i., ✓ on Pile. Motion prevailed that Chief Sibrel', is to attend the - International Fire Chiefs convention, to be held at Richmond, Va. Expenses of the trip to be paid out of the Firemens Miscellaneous Fund., ELECTRICAL DE2ARTMENT - REQUISITIONS PRESENTED & APPROVED. 125- .- Gamewell Fire Alarm Boxes. 126 Two `tires. Supt,.Beaning presented weekly report for the week ending Sept. 12th. 'ME I GHTS & MRASURE DEP ARTMEV T : Reed I. Hawthorne, presented weekly report for the week ending Sept. 14th. 1923: POLICE DEPARTMENT : - REQUISITIONS PRESENTED & APPROVED. R'equisition's #10631 to1074 inclusive were approved. Motion prevailed.-that the contract with the A. G. Meier & Co, Chicago, Ill. for uniforms for the Department was approved and signed. Motion prevailed thatvthe`resigination of Chas. P. d?Iiekens, as a member of the Police Department was accepted, The Board went into session as a trial body to hear the following charges which were prefered against officers, Weber and Mtn Cormick, by chief Lane. Officer Wm. 0. Weber:CHARGE:- Committing an unjustia:ble assult and neglect of duty. SPECIFICATIONS:- in this, that he, the said Wm. 0. Weber ddd on the 6th. day of SeIptember 1923. at about 2 A. M. in this city assult and beet,and wound one Sam Davis, a negro, that in so doing the said 'Heber, acted without justification and uded unnecessary violence also that the said Weber failed and neglected to arrest the said Sam Davis, for carrin.g concealed weapons.` Officer John L.' Mc Cormick: CHARGE) Negleot; of Duty.' SPECIFICATIONS : - Same as above. The following witnesses were duly examined. Sam Davis, Isaiah Holmes, and Steve Dorn. The Board then went into executive session to consider evidence submitted afetr a public hearing and submission of all the evidence the board went into executive session for the purpose of considering all the evidence submitted, and before the discision of the Board and judgement was heard the men tendered teir resiginations which were accepted. Motion _prevailed to ajdourn: PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. L �r