03/18/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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The resignation of Cergeant James J'. Hatt was accepted to take effect April lst, he to remain on the payroll until that time and the two weeks time allowed to be considered as a vacation. It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that Officer Edward Detzler be promoted to the rank of sergeant to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of ;sergeant James J. Hatt to take effedt April lst, 1935 and subject to assignment bf the Chief of Police. It was moved, seconded and carried th -at the following resolution be adopted by the Board and that the same be spread upon the minutes of this meetin^ and that the Secretary be instructed to, transait a copy of same to the bereaved family of r'alter J.Bednarek: 1IVHEREAS Almight God iri his all knowing Providence has seen fit'. to re- move from the Ranks of the l-'olice Department - i�alter Bednarek, and IEREAS said ti alter Bednarek has distingu_ shed himself, his family and his city by noteworthy service as a police officer; and said. services being greatly appreciated by all the residents of said city, it is the will of this board that an expression of sympathy and of the `high esteem held by this board of the -said Walter.Bedn -rek be I transmitted to 'the widow of the said Y`valter Bednarek,,and that a copy of this resolution be spread on the minutes of this board. GIVEN UINDER OUR HANDS AND SEALS THIS 19th day of March, A. D. 1935. � e -7 -A— Attention of the Board was called to the violation of Sec. 22 of the taxi -cab ordinance which' prohibits the solicitation of taxi -cab business from the streets and sidewalks of South.Bend and the secretary was instructed to write each of the cab coapanies warning them of this violation and -a copy of such letter to be given to the Chief of Police with recaarlendation that-he instruct his officers to report such violations in the future. A copy of•the letter sent is on file in the office of the Board of Public Safety. The Board cancelled special officer appointment of Arthur M.CamRbell issued to the Shiver Detective Agency on Nov. 19, 1934. hlso that.of Edmund LaFortune issued to hi--fl- as Electrical Inspector on June 16; 1934, Herman Bailin, fish merchant on VIestern Ave., through the Secretary made renuest for 15 minute parking in front of his store because as now E., the parking is unrestricted and his custo_�ers finding no place,nearby to park usually double park and find their cars tagged. The Secretary was instructed to bring this to the attention of the Chief of Police. Dr. L G. Frith of 311 's`t`. Yashington :mot. is cor:rplainng of the unre- stritcted parking in front of his office and violation of parking laws n.alley west of his of'ice and in the driveway leading to the High School entrance and requests that he be given relief so he can park his car in front of''his office. The Secretary was instructed to refer this to the Chief of Police. I Dr. Carter occupying offices immediately north of the ',,Ihite Star Filling Station on Mlichigan St. at Madison requested sixty feet of no- parking ice an o� space in front of his off eferredotolthehG.iefloftPolice , portunity to park. The matter was r Applications to the Police force from the following were ordered placed on file: %di. 0. Weber- reinstatement, Robert Vatt, Lester Johnson, r Chas. V. Easterday, Lloyd H. Pletcher, Raymond -McCallum. Official surety bonds were approved on the following officers: Jos. Gembarzewski, Jos. Wroblewski, Thomas Nowak. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A. M. Chairman Attest Clerk s I