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�� FEBRUARY 17 , 1930
Regular meeting held in the Board oY Public SaPety O��iee,
February 17, 1930.
l.�eeting called to order by the President, C. A. Budd at
4:00 o'eloek Pr,?. All members present .
r�inutes o� the last regular meetin� read and approved.
FIRE DEPARTI�:�NT
R'equisitions and bills were presented anc� ordered paid.
t'�pplication oY Lester �. Roher �ras presented and ordered
placed on file.
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��YEIGHTS 1�ND A'lEASURES DEP'T
Requisitions and bills were presented and ordered paid.
Report o� Sealer Burnes was approved and ordered placed
on file.
ELECTRICAL DEPARTI4'�NT
Requisitions and bills were presented and ordered paid.
On motion of I�qr. Dadaez an8 second by P:rr. I,ang the Board
so ordered the installation o� Fire Box at °`destmoor an� Naney
Streets. l��r. Qualls was instructed to install said Fire Box
immediately.
POLICE DEPARTf?ENT
8equisitions and bills were presented and ordered paid.
Applieation of C. H. Slaybaugh �vas presented and ordered
plaeed -on �ile. '
Application Yor poliee officer commissions: The �'ollowing
named were appointed special police o�ficers to act in the narious
eapacities, subjeet to cancellation at any time :
David Fishgrund - Park Board
Robert Pl�orehouse - Bendix Brake Company �
Jos. Overlock - Studebaker Corporation
On motion o� �:4r. Long and second by �:'r. Gadacz the Yellow
Cab Company was granted Stand at New Jersey Railroad.
A�ter presenting agreement, �.'.r. �'ugene '�ynegar was granted
permission to transfer his Stand to that o� the Courtesy Cab
Company.
Report of Policewoman, �4rs Evans was read and ordered plaeed
on file.
Attorney Hogan appeared representing the Sedan Cab Company
and was informed, by the Board , that another Attorney had appeared
at a previous meeting and was informed as to the proper proceedure .
bePore obtaining Stand �or said Company. Up to the present time
Sedan Cab Company has not complied with provisions o� the Taxicab
Ordinance. ��r. Ho�an stated he would take the matter up with Cab
Company and see tY�at wish�s of the Board were carried out. �Rr. Budd
in�ormed l��r. Ho�an that unless something was done immediately, the
policemeM cvould be iristructed to enforce said Taxicab Ordinance, as
to Cabs operating with out having Cab Stand.
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. FEBRUARY 1.7 t 1930
C ie� Zenon presented the follo�uing let�er to the Board:
" Board of Publie Safety,
South Bend , Indiana.
Gentlemen:—
I desire to call your attention to a certain action on
the part of one o� our officers, which, to my mind, is
worthy o�' your noti ee.
Deeer�ber 8, 1929 at �ive o' clock Pb� the 5erg� ts of�ice
reQei�red a call that there were some suspieious
looking characters in the alley at the rear of the
Sears Roebuck & Company store.
` Officer DeLee who was on duty as 1!Rinute man, at this
time, was dispatched to this seene for investigation.
This officer,lone handed, made the arrest of two
bandits who were equipped with guns, drills, bars, etc. ,
used for burglarizing.
One of these bandits was sentenced to serve 25 years,
the other one ten years, a third one escaped in an
automobile but was later captured and is servin� from
one to ten years.
I recite this, to this Honorable Board, for the sole
purpose of making an appeal that this act of braver�,
eoura�e and �ortitude be reco�nized and properly
rewarded. Shoul� you concur in this matter I ean
assure you that I will appreciate it very much. I
make no suggestions as to the amount of reward or the
manner in whi ch i t shoulc� be paid.
, S. J. Lenon,
Chie� oY Police. "
After h aring letter read by Clerk, r:gr. Gadacz moved that Of�ieer
lleLee b granted an increase in pay of �20.00 per month for a
period f five months. After being second by R4r. Long said motion
was so rdered.
0 motion of 1!ir. I,nng,second by �,�r. Gadacz, a�ter being
reoomme ded by Chief Lenon, Officer David C. Raymond was promoted
from pa rolman to that of Supervising Cagtain in charge of traf�ie.
0 motion of �Rr. Long, seeonc� by �".r. Gadaez it was so ordered
that Of icer James J. 3a.tt be promoted fram Patrolman to the rank of
Serg� � n eharge oY Auto Detail.�
0 motion of �:Rr. Long, seeond by p'r. Gadaez it was so ordered
that Pa rolman John St�ckley, assigned to Health Department, be
transfe red to the Police Department,at recommendation of Chief Lenon,
and pro oted to the rank of Serg' t.
0 motion of �:2r. �adacz, second by ?�r. Lon�, motorcycle OffiQer
�'verett was promoted �rom patrolman to the rank of Serg' t in charge
o� moto cyele squad, after being recommended by Chie� Lenon.
U on recommendation of Chief Lenon, a motion b,y ��r. Lond, second
by A�Rr. Gadacz, O�ficer B. J. Roe was ordered to take the place made
vaoant y 'the transfer of' O�ficer Stickley. Officer �oe, until t�is
time, w s night patrolman.
� 0 motion of ?!'r. Lon�, seconci by 1:Tr. Gadacz, meeting ad�ourned
at five o' clock Pl��.
�fj PRESIDE , BOARD OF SAFETY.
ATT�ST: � (/"
ERK, BOARD OF SAFETY.