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Home My WebLink About08/22/1932 Board of Public Safety Minutes' - �'��'`� REGUI,:1R �,?�TITdG AUGUST 22, 1932 R�bular meeting held by the Board of Public Sa�ety ;`onday, A��ust 22, 1932� 1�,'�eting called to order at 9 :A.?.�• Those in attendance �vere � . _ C. �'�. Budd, V. J. Ga,dacz, "J. �I. Trost, Jr. T:"inutes of last reo lar meetin; read and a.pproved. � . FOI,IG'� D�PARTI:".�T�1T On motion of T'r. Trost, seconded by I"r. Cxadacz, and unanimously c�rried, the resibnation of Officer George Pinter ��as accepted ef�ective 1'�ugust 18, 1932. Chief I�uespert informed the Boasd that Officer Jos. �embars�etiaski �s probation period expires �u�ust 23, 1932 , and recommends him for second class officer. T,�otion �aas then nl�.de by i'r. Gadacz, seconded by ?:�r. Trost, and unanimously carried, that recomrnen- � dation be accepted. I ?;'onthly report oi Police Depaxtment v�as presented, examined and ' ordered placed on �ile. j Requisitions approved ari.d bills ordered paid. i � At thi s time the Board announced i t ��aas ready to proceed v�i th ' i the trials of Poli ce Of�ic ers Julius DeRose, Claud E. Blake., and ' Faul Polinski. Zhe char�es against the officers filed ��aith the Board, together �� ith notice and proof of service there-of being as folloti�s: (H. I. ) . Y.�r. �. G. Graham appeared for the respondants and �Raived readin; of charges and proof of service of notiee and I � sked to proceed tirith the trial. ' Fy agreemen.t of parties, the trials of the above na.med res�on- ! �ants ��ere held together. ',Vitnesses vrho testified ��ere ora.ce 2". Hamilton, Asst Chief of Police; Arthur ',lalsh and i Cfficers Julius DeRose, Paul Polinski and Claud L. Blake txho ! Y.avin� been placed under oath gave testimony in response to �, cuestions asked by City ��ttorney, `:'lalter Z. Clem.ents, ?.`embers cf the Board and T'r. Graham. `"ihe officers having been giYen �n o�portunity to testify regardin�; the charges filed against ,hem� they adMi�ted' havfn� aecepted gifts from l�rthur '.7alsh'. ;aho ��as then under �r'rest and a�vaiting trial. The hearing being c;oncluded, the Board announced that it vrould take the matter itnder advisement. . ; �'he chasges a:;ainst �fficer Frank �oloszar filed ��ith the Board, � ��ogether tivith notics and proof of service thereo�' being as ' _'ollo��ns: (H. I. ) . I.ir. Jos. Hemphlin,�„ r�ttorney for Offi cer r�aloszar, ��raived reading of cY�arges and proof of service of iiotice and asked to proceed �F�ith the trial. I j !�t thi s point, T'r. Hemphlin� made the f olla,n in� verbal mo ti on; I " The respondant, �'rank Iioloszar, �zoves the Board of II Public Safety to require the c'omplainin; �vitness to � elect bet�veen eounts or paragraphs 1 and 2, a,nd count � number 3 on the �round that counts 1 and 2 are eon- trary to count number 3 in as much as counts 1 and 2 charges the respondant �vith taking and retainin,� for his person.al use 2 cartons of cigarettes; 2 decks of playin� eards and a auantity of razor blades� the property of �rthur ''lalsh of South Be�1d, Indiaiza, and that count number 3 char�es sa.id respondant �aith receivin� and acceptin� from �'�rthur ".lalsh 2 ea.rtons o�' cigare�ttes , 2 decys of �laying cards and a c?uantity i of razor blades.�' - - - , � � �� _ �� k� �� R�GUI,�'�R I:�'fEETING �` 11ug. 22, 1932 contiriue d. I;'otion ��as then made by, T:'r. Gadacz, seconded by ;;r. `!'rost to , overrule the motion of l.:r. I�emphlin�, v�hich motion casried unanimously. The trial then proceeded. ';'litnesses t�frho testified were I�orace ?.'. Hamilton, �sst Chief of � Polic e, �lrthur 'o�alsh, ti�rho havin� been placed under oath gave testimony in responae to questions asked by City ��.ttorney, ':`Jalter L. Clements, ?.�`embers of the Board and T.'r. Hemphlir�. Officer Koloszar vras given the opportunitV to testify in re- �ard to char�es filed a�ainst him� he adi.nitted �havir� accepted l�iftS' from �rthur E7alsh �,rho `c�as tYien under �rrest arid' arvaitin� trial: � •The hearing being concluded, the Board _ announced that it tivould take the matter under advisement . I FIRE D�,P�iRT�:�ItT . � � I Chief Roy 11. T,noblock �r�as not .��resent at thi s meetin; inas- � much as he is taking hi s vacation. � � � �ZECTRICIIL DEPIIRTTT�1�'T { � .r. � ��' �,ualls, Superintendent , reported that the tires on Ford I truck trere badly �uorn and recommended :�he �urchase of ne�r tires. The Board instructed T;:ichael Barany, Clerk, to , purchase ne�v tires for this truck. I � - � . � � I DOG POUND DEP�1RTi�Tu'i' � i ; �;��'ichael Barany, Clerlc of the Board , presented �repcm t on number of calls made by David C. ttaymond and Clifford Cripe on delinquent licenJes. � � . I � T.ieetin� ad j ourned at 3:45 P.I:'. unti 1 `u�iesda.y at 9 :30 A.1?. I � j • • G� � � I � i � � ATTr^�ST: � Cler . � i I � � I � TUESDIIY, AUGUST 23, 1932, - Continua�ion o� T.�onday's meeting. �'�t this time the 3oard havin� announced that it c�as ready to give its deci si on in �he matter of cha.r�es aUainst Offi cers Jtilius DeRose , Paul Polinski , Claud �. Blake and Frank Koloszar on the severa.l char�es filed a�ainst �lzern, and havir�� 'ound each of said officers �uilty of acceptzn� �;ifts from a prisoner a:�aitin�; trial in violation o� �tule i?o. 19 of the �emporar� Rules and '�e�ula�ions o� -�he �epart:ient of I'olice of tlle City of South Bend, Indiana, as set forth in the third specifica•tion � ' �k�'� � i'�rJ E� i . ' TtT�'SDA� :"UGU�i 23, 1932. Continued � of separate char�es filed a�ainst said officers on the l�th . of ��u�ust, 1932, and the Board :iavin� found said officers no t on1J �ti lty of vi olati on of t'.ne rule , but in c onnecti on - therevri�h T'Conduct unbecomin� an officer't , these o�ricers , to-t�it : Julius DeRose , Paul Polinski, Claud �. Bla1�e: and Frank Koloszar are hereby removed from the Police Force of the City of South Bend, Indiana , ancl dismissed as members thereof. � T:ieeting adjourned at 10;45 �'�.?:': � � ��u..cR. _, � � � . � � � ' i TTEST• /�"-- A . —� Clerk.- '�� I � , i 'I li � ' i � � 1 , � , � I I I I � . ' � � i i i � � i I � I i I� I I � � 1 I , I I ; � � , l � � , �I { � � , � i !, ; �� 1 ', . � I ' � � � � ; i )