HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/1935 Board of Public Safety MinutesREGULAR MEETING
Regular meeting -of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, ,Tan.
149,'1935 at 8:30 A. M. All members present. The.Mayor and his Secretary
also attended.
Minutes of meeting of January 7 were read and approved.
It was moved seconded and carried that the Board being informed by the
Chief of Police that, subsequent to its meeting on January 7th, a
vacancy occurred in the South Bend Police Department by reason of the
resignation of Patrolman Ellis Diver, indicating a moot question as to
whether the action of January 7th in removing Casimir Kubiak can be
sustained, this Board finds that the action of January 7th should be
countermanded and that said Casimir Kubiak is now placed on the roll
of the South Bend Police Department to take the place of Patrolman
Ellis Diver which vacancy did not exist as of January 7th and the
Chief of Police is ordered to assign Casimir Kubiak to such a place on
the department as he may see f'it, and is to read to return to the
Department as of December 31, 1934.
Bills bearing the following requisition numbers were approved:
08025 08046 08010 08034 08047 08044 07936 08045 07996 08036 08020 02932
also the claims of Dr. Stanley Clark $15.00 and $23.00 and Western
Union $6.89,. a total of all claims of $258.10.
Mr. Henry Lewis, organizer, appeared before the Board to remonstrate
against the removal of Dan Kelly, W. L. Kazmirski and J. H. McKnight.
After fully discussing the matter no further action was taken and the
Board sustained the Mayor in his action in removing them.
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
-Chief Wm. Freeh present.
It was moved, seconded and carried that Lieutenants Hubert Rozewicz,
Homer Perkins and Anthony Sroda be demoted from Lieutenant to Fireman
and that Henry Tesehke, Edward Wilkewitz and Paul Wagner be promoted to
lieutenants.
It was moved seconded and carried that the Board of Safety accept the
donation of 25.00 from St. Mary's College and that Chief Freeh be
instructed to allocate it to the-Pension Fund and the Secretary was
instructed to write a letter of apprec- '-ation to St. Mary's College.
It was moved, seconded.and carried that the Secretary be instructed
to get bids on 1000 feet of fire hose.
It was moved, seconded and carried that the case of the 0. M. Swihart
accident be referred to the City Attorney for disposition.
The following applications were approved and ordered placed on file:
Theodore S. Paczesny, Earl R. Parker and Vance Rzepka.
Harry R. Farnham appeared before the Beard to remonstrate against the
parking privilege.given to the Union Bus Lines at 214 N. PJiichigan St.
by the previous Board of Safety. He stated it was violating a former
decision of the Board not to give such privilege to Bus Lines east of
Lafayette St. or on a car line. It was moved, seconded and carried that
the matter be referred to the .Chief of Police.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT:
Mr..Qualls present.
Matters pertaining to-this department were discussed.
POLICE' DEPARTMENT:
C iof Lane present.
Matters pertaining to the department were fully discussed.
Applications for positions as police officers as follows were approved
and placed on file: Frank Garab, John H. Stineburg, Chas. Wickens,
Gilmore Nifong, Edward Smith, Ralph H. Palmer, Glenn W. Frickel, John
Lee Williams, Lewis L. Rourke and Emmet C. Churchill.
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Regular 1-feeting January 14, 1935
'continued
Mice Department - Continued:
lief Lane was instructed to impound the city automobile now being used
T Chas. Burns.
ie resignation of Patrolman Ellis Diver was accepted as of January 8,
a35.
ie meeting adjourned at 10:30 A. M.
Chairman
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