HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/24/1927 Board of Public Safety Minutes259
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held in the
Boards 6ffice,Monday October 24th.; 19u7.
Meeting -was called to order at 4 :10 P.M.
Mayor Montgomery was present at the meeting.
Mr. Reeder was not present.
�, prevailed to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the last
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regular meeting.
FIRE DEPT.
Fire Dept. bills were approved and ordered paid.
ELECTRICAL DEPT.
Electrical Dept. bills were approved and ordered paid
Motion prevailed that the weekly report of Supt. Qualls for the week end
ing Oct. 23rd. be accepted and ordered placed on file.
DEPT. OF I'MIGHTS AND MEASURES
City Sealers bills were approved and ordered paid
Motion prevailed that tape weekly report.of City Sealer Burns for the week
ending Oct 22nd. be accepted and ordered placed on file.,
POLICE DEPT.
Police Dept. bills were approved,and ordered paid.
Motion prevailed that the applications of Arthur F. Sholtey, Chas. L.
Benson and David Hall Delmar be accepted and ordered placed on file.
Motion prevailed that the resignation of Officer Harry Ambs as of Oct.
124th. be accepted.
The Board went into session as a trial body'to hear the.following charges
against Officers Lloyd J. Dodge, and John Stineberg prefered by Chief Hatt.
south Bend,.Ind.. October 19, 1927
o the Board of Public Safety,
outh BendF, Indiana.
I herewith submit accusations and charges against
ffiser Lloyd J. Dodge, that said police offieer.has been guilty
,f: Inexcusable neglect of duty,, in this:
That on October 16, 1927, the said Officer Lloyd J. Dodge,
together with Officer John Stineburg were detailed. to the
Erskine Park Golf Course for the purpose of receiving from
the attendant there, money consisting of the receipts for
the business of Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October
16th, and that after receiving; the said receipts of money
from the attendant,,, this officer, together with Officer
.Stineburg, started toward the Police Headquarters for the
purpose of depositing the money with the Desk Sergeant,
and that said Officer Dodge and said Officer Stineburg,
stopped at the Office of Ralph Sollitt & Sons, 51S East
Sample Street, and both said Officers left the police car
on the street in front of the above. mentioned. office, and
that both entered the office and left the money unprotected
in the police car, and after remaining in said office for
a period of about ten minutes, they came out and the money
had disappeared from the police ear. Officer Dodge having been
intrusted, in company with Officer Stineburg, wh the prof
tection of said money, failed in. his trust and duty as a
police officer.
Respectfully submitted, and filed with the Clerk of the
Board of Safety, this 19th day of October, 1927.
(Signed) James J. Hatt,
.Chief of Police.
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South Bend, Ind- October 19, 1927.
To the Board of Public Safety,
South Bendy Indiana,
I herewith submit accusations and charges against
Patrolman John S 3neburg,- that said police officer has been
guilty of: Inexcusable neglect of-duty., in this:
That on October 16, 1927, the -said Officer John Stineburg,
together with Officer Lloyd J. Dodge were detailed•to the
Erskine Park Golf Course for the purpose of receiving from
the attendant there, money consisting of the receipts for
the business of Saturday, October 15th and Saunday, October
16th, and that after receiving the said receipts or money"
from the attendant, this officer, together with Officer
Lloyd J. Dodge, started toward the Police Headquarters for
the purpose of depositing the money with " the Desk Sergeant,
and that said Officer Stineburg and said Officer Dodge,
stopped at the office of Ralph Sollitt & Sons, 518 East
2 Sample Street... and both said Officers left the police car
on the street in front of the above mentioned officer, and
that both entered the officeand left the money unprotected
in the police car, and after remaining in said office for a
period of about ten minutes, they came out and the morkey had _
disappeared from; the police .car. Officer Stineburg having
been intrusted, in. company with Officer Dodge, with the
protection of said money, failed in his trust and duty as
>> a police officer.
Respectfully submitted, and filed with he Clerk of the '
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Board of ,Safety, this 19th day of October 1927.
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(Signed) James J. Hatt
Chief f Police
.Attorney George Sehock represented Officer Dodge.
The following witnesses were-examined, Lloyd J. Dodge,
John Stineburg, Chief Hatt.
After the submission of all evidence the Board. went into executive
session to consider the evidence, . After due and careful consideration
of all the. evidence submitted _;the Board found the said Officers Lloyd
J. Dodge and John Stineburg,guilty as charged and thereupon d�sobafted
them from the 1p*Uee Department,
Attes#Clerk,,.Board of 'ublie Safety, es. bord or, Public Safety,
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