11/20/1939 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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� 52 I�,ZEETII�TG--ZZOVEi;�BER 20, 1939 � � � A regular mee�ing of the Board of Public Safety �Jas held on Z;Ionday, November 20, 1939, at 11:00 A.Isi. �.11 members tvere presen�. TrTinutes of the previous meeting �Jere read and approved. Claims of �ne follovl'ng suppliers in tn.e a��ount of �,`�514. 35 tirere approveci and crdered paid: Goodyear Service �359 .61 .P:merican LaFrance roar.lite Corp. 31.88 Frank S. 1�.ndrevJS 2. 82 City Plan Coi;unission 15.00 fr r� rr 48.75 City 'yYater ';1cr?�s 2.05 Carpenter T:Tfg. Co. 13.50 rr rr �r 2,22 Elltihart Brass Irifg.Co. 5.35 'r rr n 2.85 Koe�iler P.�If�. Co: 27.32 South Bend '�;Jelding w BoilerRepair 3.00 POLICE DEP��Ti:ZEI�tT: Chief In�,ram. i^ras present and r�atters pertaining to his dep�rtment �vere discussed. ✓ A request for additional ti�ne ti�aas granted to DeceT:ber a, 1939, to the attorne�s representing Officer Paczesny in order that the;* mi�ht file �., an intervening pet�tion in the case of Tesmer vs. the Pension Board and other officials of the cit� ef South Bend for the .purpose of determining � Faczesn;��s ri�hts in regard to a pensicn. � J Bond of Officer Claude i�eller ��ith Colurt�bia Casualty Company as suret� �ras apnroved. `. � Continuation certificate on Special Folicem�n John Leader' s bond z,=ras approved. ,i The follov,ing applicatien for a positien on tne Police Depar�ment ��as received and crdered �laced on file : " ,/ �'�lex S. I�ettles Age 21 733 2'7th Street ,/�An of�icer's r�e�ort relative to dariages to Ca_r �16 tvas received. The Clerlc of the 3card was instructed to collect the darsa�;es frc� n�ir. Var�o. ✓ One of the petitioners ivho signed a petition to the Cor:mion Councl.l , relative to police protectio� �'or sc�.00l children crossiizg Lincolnti�ra5 I East 2t Bronson �^ras present and Sgt. Butz v�as called in to discuss t'�e ' riatter. The Loard asked Sgt. Butz to confer ��rith this petitioner to see i� scme plan could not be ��lorked out to protect �he children at this intersection �vhen gcing to school. , � `� The Board adopted �he following additional rules relative to prob�ztionary police officers to the Police Department : ; . . All applicants for appointment, reappointr�ent ar re�nstater:^�ent to the Police Department shall be renvired to pass such physical exarlination as !, has been heretofore outlined and shall pass suc�h mental test as �ay ,be re- quired �o determine their fitness and aptitude �or �c�,l.ice z�cr�� grior to their appointment, reappointment or reinstatement: � � � '' , / Ever3- anpointment to the police department shall be for the pr.obaticnar� period of nine (9 ) montrs of actual service. Tf at an5 time during the probationary period tile conduct or capacity of' the probationer is found �ot to be satisfactory, ��hich fact shall be determined b�r the Board of ' Public Safet� �rtithout hearing and vJithout ri�ht cf appeal� the probat.-ioner �� shall be notified in vmiting by the Board that he ti�ill not receive a per- nianent appointment; tivhereupon, his employment �;�ith the department shall cease, other�vise, his retention in the service after the e::piration of the i probationary period shall be equivalent to and shall- constitute his final and perr.lanent appointment. � A petition for a patrolman on Indi�na �ivenue and in tn.e i;um Village District at night tivas referred to C�Zief In�ra�1 z�ho informed the Ecard that after the nez,T men are placed on the department, if it is pos�ible a foot patrolrian tirill be provided for t'_iat territorJ. i� co�unicatien y,tas directed to that effect to the first ttiRro Persons r;ho si�nec3 the pet�:tion. J �,"TEIGIITS & I:TEASL�ES: Charles Burns was present �nd f�led his report for the vree��ending T�?overnber 18, 1939, shotivino a total of 169 inspections made. � FIRE DEPARTP�'�ENT: Chief DeVleescho�rer ti�ras present and matters pert�.inin� �o his department were discL?ssec�. Charges having been filed a�ainst Fireman Harry Hinl�le, a meeting tiJas � held for the purpose of hearing the enar�es in Chief DeVleescho�verts effice � -