HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/14/1923 Board of Public Safety MinutesFriday 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
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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.
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