09/28/1934 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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I. REGULAR 1,19ETING The regular weekly �aeeting of the Board of Public Safety was held at 2 :00 P. " T,T, Friday, , September 28, 1934. All Ya-erabers present. Minutes approved as read. Bills, bearis?u the following regL?isiti0ns a �d totalling ;471.16, were approved: 07625 07748 0774 02741 02762 02789 02845 02668 02844 02841 07763 07759 02842 07756 07754 07761 07762 FIRES DEPARTTi ENT: Fire Chief, Roy A. Knoblock, not -,present. ELECTRICAL DEP.A2TI1MNT: Supt. Win. F. (walls present and reported the activities of his deta rtment for the past week. A plan of the T.lichigan State Police whereby police cor:unication would be established amongst the states in the T:1iddle +> ^,Test was accepted, and on motion 'by Mr. Trost, secoi-lded by h.r. Gadacz it Baas decided to purchase a radio receiving set necessary to put this plan into effect. Or, motion by - 1:11x. L11cSorley, seconded by _' "r. Gadacz it vias decided to erect a traffic light at the. intersectior, of Colfax Ave. c Hill St. POLICE DEPART1:L'TTUIT: Acting Chief, Horace 1:1. Ha-milton, present and the activities of the police department discussed. On motion by lr. Trost, seconded by Tt'r. Gadacz it was decided to establish a loading zone in front of the G. E. Tleyer & Sor_ Hdvre. Co. on W. Tef ferson Blvd. The Chief submitted the followin- corlrranica.tion to the Board: "Hon. Board of Public Safety, September 21, 1934 City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: I herewith prefer the f ollow c'rarges agaJ st �Pai,rol :_ar? Lafayette Riddle, whom I have suspended as of this date, in that the said officer had been guilty of "T\TeUlect of Duty "; to wit: That ors. Septe iber 14, 1934 said Officer Lai ayette Diddle failed to make his last pull at Bo_. 1121 due to ben.ade at- 7:55 A. LT. That m- SeDtenibr�- 16, 10?-- -Said Office Lefa_yette Rid(:!", - ,as 48 minutes late on hi _last poll due at 7 :55 A. T:. These ( S substantiated t nt to � y Se r- H rr,y ? zr y e ' t . e e charges r a,i be sL. a__ is by _ t; �. a_ _ „ �.. e Respectfully you_s, Horace !�.T. HarA1_to~ Acting Chief of Police." Officer Riddle and Sergt. Eve rett -xrere called and Officer Riddle Omitted the charges. The officer was severely repri mended a.nd ad-nonis} ed that in the event of further me lect on his part 'Re shall be rSrloved from the force. It was decided to increase the cab stand on the sout'-,7.iest corner of Michigan & Colfax Ave. one car lenght. A special officer co=�ission was granted to il. 1:1. Duley on the request of the University of Notre Dame. The application of T. T. O'Brien v7a•s a-�.)proved a.-,ad ordered placed on file. T'he, ineeti_ng a.d.iourned_ at 3:30 P. 11. ATTEST: 0 Pi- esident 11 I f