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JUI,Y 20, 1931
Regular meeting held in Board of Publie Safety O��iCe rP�onday, July
20., 1931.
Meeting ealled to order by President C. A. Budd at 9 otclock A.Zd.
All members present.
PrTinutes oY last regular meeting read and approved.
FIRE DEPARTP:'�NT �
Requisitions a.nd bills a��proved and ordered paid.
Chief Knoblock reported on the activities of his department for the
past week. �
ELECTRICAL DEPABTMENT
Requisitions and bills approve& and ordered paid.
�Tr. Qualls, Superintendent, reported on the aetivities o� his DepTt
for the past week.
��YEIGHTS and BTEASURES DEPl�R.TP�2ENT
Requisitions and bills approved and ordered paid.
Report of City Sealer, Chas. J. Burns, approved and placed on file.
POZICE DEPARTI.'IENT �
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Reqv.isitions and bills approved and ordered paid. �
Chief Kuespert reported on the activities of his department for the
past week. _
On motion o� t�2r. Gadacz, seconded by �,Zr. Zong, the Baard moved that
Chief Kuespert be allowed �60.00 per month for the use of his
automobile beginning January 1, 1932, and. the Clerk was instrueted
to see that same was included in the Budget.
Policewoman, �:irs Evans, presented repor t. S�me was approved and .
placed on �ile.
Af ter the Blerk had read th� following letter, received from Dr. E. E.
Johnston, Pir. Gadacz made motior��, seconded by r,�r. Long, tha.t
Of�icer Chas. Kemmerly be retirec� �rom active duty and re�erred to �
the Pension Board. In order to give 1:2r. Kem�erly time to have applica-
tion accepted by the Pension Board, the Board ordered the Clerk to
noti�y Sergeant H. Vlhitmer, Secretary of Police Pension Fund, also
Idr. Kemmerly that this order �vould take effect August 15, 1931, owing
to the �aet that the Pension Board do es not meet until �ugust 5, 1931.
Hono rab 1 e
'rBoard o� Public Safety, "� July 14, 1931.
South Bend, Indiana.
Ge ntl emen:
Sometime ago I examined O��icer Chas. Kemmerly and he gives a
history of having Diabetis fo r a nnmber of years� also that he
was unable to carry on his du ties during the hot weather. There-
fore, it is my opinion that he is not fit for active duty and it
is my recommendation, to your Board, that he be placed on the
Pension list.
Respect�ully,
E. E. Johnston, 1�TD, (sigr�ed)
City S�.irgeon. tt
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JULY 2 1931 ( cont'd)
On mot on of �.Zr. I,ong, seeonded by �,ir. Gadacz, it waqs decided that
there ould be no meeting f47onday July 27th or August 3rd, due to
the �a t that the Clerk of the Board is taking his �acation from
July 2 rd to August 7th.
On �not on of �'r. I,ong, seconded by Pir. Gadacz, meeting ad�ourned
at 11: 0 0' clock A.Pr2.
� PRESIDENT.
AT TE ST: ,�
Clerk
AUGUST 10 1931.
Regular meeting held in Board of Public Safety O�fice I�Tonday, August
lOth, 1931. �
���eeti g called to order by President C. A. Budd at g o' clock A.Zi.
Al1 me bers present. .
�;�iinutes of last rew.lar meeting read and approved.
FIRE D PART�:�NT -
Requi itions and bills approved and ordered paid.
Chie�' noblock reported on the aetivities of his departr�ent �or the
past v eek.
Chie�, noblock �Oresented resignation o� Assistant Fire Chief �mith.
"Yhile the resignation was dated July l, on account of the Chie�
being v�ay the �ollo�ving week and no Board meetings the �ollowing
t�vo �reeks, this is the first meeting Chief Knoblock has had to
. prese t sam� to the Board. On motion of i,Ir. Zong , seconded by T.,r.
Gadac , resi�nation v�as accepted.
�IEIGHTS and �:iE�3t�RES DEPART��'�TT
Requisitions and bills approved and ordered paid.
Report o� City Sealer, Chas. J. Bur ns, read, approved and placed on
file. .
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EL�CT IC1�L DEP�'�RT?_�T1T
, lti?r. �:� alls , Superintendent, -bein; on his vacation, the Board instruct-
the C erk to take care of the business of the Electrieal Department.
The C rk reported there was nothing to be taken up with the Board.