03/18/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR I STING gular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held at 8 :30 A. M. on nday, [March 18th, 1935. All members present. The minutes of meeting of March 11th were read and approved. �fs7 I It was moved, seconded and carried that Arthur M1. Campbell be appointed to the police department to fill the vacancy created by the death of Walter Bednarek and that Elmer J. Coil be appointed to take the place of James J. Hatt, resigned, both subject to assignment by the Chief of Police and to be subject to six month's probation and subject to passing physical examination by Thos. B. Pauszek, Police Surgeon, the appointment of Campbell to be effective at once and that of Coil to take effect April lst, 1935. This being the date set for trial of Officers Diddle, hosler and 'Raymond, the Board proceeded to examine witnesses and take evidence. The first case was th t Qf of�fi �r Riddle. Witnesses for the Board were G.O.Thurn, :►��bN 0�0 L1� Dr. T. B. P usze all Chief L. J. Lane. Officer Diddle was represented by Attorneys Allen and Carter. utitnesses for Officer Riddle were himself and his mother lvlrs. Goins of Harriman, Tenn. The second case was that of David C. Raymond. Evidence was presented for the Board by -G. 0. Thurn, Clerk,'Dr. T. B. Pauszek, Police Surgeon and L. J. Lane, Chief of Police. Mr. Raymond was represented by Attorney George Sands. The third case was that of Walter C. Hosler. Evidence was presented for the Board by Geo. 0. Thurn, Clerk, Dr.. T. B. Pauszek, 1yolice Surgeon,and L. ,'ir. Hosler was represetted.by Attorney Geo. J. Lane, Chief of Police. I Sands. The evidence was transcribed by Mrs. 1,,raxine Lovell and a copy is on file in the Board of Public Safety. After careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the hearing of the charges of Laurence J. Lane Vs. Lafayette Riddle, the Board finds that the charges are fully supported by the evidence, and that the said. Lafayette Riddle's appointment to the Police Department was made in violation of the rules, and that he, the said LaFayette .Riddle, has been guilty of I onduct unbecoming an officer in that he has falsified his age in order to secure an appointment to the Police Department, and for which reasons the Board finds said LaFayette Riddle should be dismissed and removed from the Police Department rolls as of i,iarch 19, 1935. After careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the hearing of the charges of Laurence J. Lane vs. David Raymond, the :hoard Finds that the charges are fully su__%orted by the evidence, and that the said David Raymond is incapable of performing the ordinary duties of a police officer in that his weight is far too short, his height is too short, and that his age, height and weight, at the time of his appointment, were such as to nullify the appointment, and that therefore the appointment was wade in violation of the rules. Wherefore the Board orders the said David Ray�aond dismissed from the Police Department rolls as of [parch 19, 1935. After careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the hearing of the charges of Laurence J. Lane vs. '[alter Iiosler, the Board finds that the charges are fully supported by the evidence, and that the said 'itifalter Hosler is incapable of doing ordinary police dutie's in -thatte i physi- cally unfit for such.service and further finds that his appointment made at a time when he was too old to be made a me_zber of the Police Department and was made in violation of the department rules. Wherefore the Board orders that the said Walter hosier be dismissed from the Police Department rolls as of !,:arch 19, 1935. Requisitions bearing the following numbers were approved: 08385 to 08394 inclusive. Also claims in the amount of X130.47 from the following were ordered paid: C. H. DeFrees, Inc. 431.25 Ind. & Mich. 'Electric Co. :12.42. Lontz Bros. 31.25 A. E. Castleman Coal Co. 31.25 South Bend Electrid Co. 3.34 Taylor's Service Stores .50 South Bend Electric Co. .14 Fyr -Fyter Co. 12.28 National Brake Service- 8.04 Total 4L30.47 It was moved, seconded and carried that Arthur M1. Campbell be appointed to the police department to fill the vacancy created by the death of Walter Bednarek and that Elmer J. Coil be appointed to take the place of James J. Hatt, resigned, both subject to assignment by the Chief of Police and to be subject to six month's probation and subject to passing physical examination by Thos. B. Pauszek, Police Surgeon, the appointment of Campbell to be effective at once and that of Coil to take effect April lst, 1935. This being the date set for trial of Officers Diddle, hosler and 'Raymond, the Board proceeded to examine witnesses and take evidence. The first case was th t Qf of�fi �r Riddle. Witnesses for the Board were G.O.Thurn, :►��bN 0�0 L1� Dr. T. B. P usze all Chief L. J. Lane. Officer Diddle was represented by Attorneys Allen and Carter. utitnesses for Officer Riddle were himself and his mother lvlrs. Goins of Harriman, Tenn. The second case was that of David C. Raymond. Evidence was presented for the Board by -G. 0. Thurn, Clerk,'Dr. T. B. Pauszek, Police Surgeon and L. J. Lane, Chief of Police. Mr. Raymond was represented by Attorney George Sands. The third case was that of Walter C. Hosler. Evidence was presented for the Board by Geo. 0. Thurn, Clerk, Dr.. T. B. Pauszek, 1yolice Surgeon,and L. ,'ir. Hosler was represetted.by Attorney Geo. J. Lane, Chief of Police. I Sands. The evidence was transcribed by Mrs. 1,,raxine Lovell and a copy is on file in the Board of Public Safety. After careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the hearing of the charges of Laurence J. Lane Vs. Lafayette Riddle, the Board finds that the charges are fully supported by the evidence, and that the said. Lafayette Riddle's appointment to the Police Department was made in violation of the rules, and that he, the said LaFayette .Riddle, has been guilty of I onduct unbecoming an officer in that he has falsified his age in order to secure an appointment to the Police Department, and for which reasons the Board finds said LaFayette Riddle should be dismissed and removed from the Police Department rolls as of i,iarch 19, 1935. After careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the hearing of the charges of Laurence J. Lane vs. David Raymond, the :hoard Finds that the charges are fully su__%orted by the evidence, and that the said David Raymond is incapable of performing the ordinary duties of a police officer in that his weight is far too short, his height is too short, and that his age, height and weight, at the time of his appointment, were such as to nullify the appointment, and that therefore the appointment was wade in violation of the rules. Wherefore the Board orders the said David Ray�aond dismissed from the Police Department rolls as of [parch 19, 1935. After careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the hearing of the charges of Laurence J. Lane vs. '[alter Iiosler, the Board finds that the charges are fully supported by the evidence, and that the said 'itifalter Hosler is incapable of doing ordinary police dutie's in -thatte i physi- cally unfit for such.service and further finds that his appointment made at a time when he was too old to be made a me_zber of the Police Department and was made in violation of the department rules. Wherefore the Board orders that the said Walter hosier be dismissed from the Police Department rolls as of !,:arch 19, 1935.