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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/09/1939 Board of Public Safety Minutes 238 �? � �;`EETITTG, JAI.U�R?' 92 1939 �� � I�e�t;_lar meet�nb of t t�e Boald of' Publ-�c Safet�T t°r�s held on I:ionday, January 9, 1939, at 1:30 P.?:1. All members t�rere �resent. . T,inutes of t?�e prev�ous mee�inp t�rere read and apnroved. Cl�i� fro::1 t'ze follor�;r.; su�nl�ers in the amount oi' �;239.46 �nd also pa�rolls for the various departments for t�_�e i i?�st ��<.tlf o� Januar�, 1�J39, '.n t�e amount of �`"'1 �14 26 ti:%�. � ., . . ., J. Y. '.":oodcoc1� . �-25.00 .`�`�c�stern LTnion Tele��ranh Co. �;;'0.�5 ,Arch-�e P. S�,.ith 1.�0 • �•°�''hiteSz^ran Laundr5 7.52 ;, , So.�end CleanToz•rel Serz-ice 1.00 •Ind. F i�:ichi�an Electric Co. �!-9.69 � ,�a�'ill Oil Co. 154,�0 EL�C1rlICAL DEPT: T��r. �ualls Present: • j�:r. �izall� tTa� r�resent and referred �r:atters perta���n; to l�is De- part?~�ent to the Eoard, A;articul�trl�T concern'n�; t�,c repair oi t��e tr��_ck . used b�? t'�e �'lectrical �epar�:��ent. ::ir. �ualls vras ordered to t ar�e __is �rucl� to t'_^e ��ater ��orl>s Garage and �et an estir��ate of t he repa-�rs un d report back to �he ioard. � Cla�n of T�.. Ru�in for da:•nages to 193'7 Chetirrolet trt?ck d��.aged on De- ceiLber 2�, 19,_;�, t°r<.s ordered held up pendl�a� investi�ation. The Clerl� rJus direc�ed to notify all departnlent '�eac�s to irmnediatel�r co�nznicate their needs to t��.e Cler�; of the �oard of Saiety �n re�ard to ' stat�_onery and var_ious su��l�es ��d�ich a re liab�e to be needed durin�; the �•ear. `�I�IG��TS �1T��D T:iE�SLt�ES:Gharles Eurns present : Charles Hl�rns t°�a� present and presented ����s re�:a�t for tl_e iF:e.el� end-�n� � Jar.t��ry 7, 1939, sl�ot�ing 150 in�pect�ons made and rei�ort?n� that Rom�c i:iiller of Parl�ersbtzr�, '�`�. Va. vras arrested for �,Tiolation o�' the Indiana Coal la��J anc�. rras found ����ilt� _�n Cit�;r Cotzrt and fined ���25.00 and costs. POLIC� D�PAR1��."Li;T: Ch�ef Ingra�n prese�t. �ontinuation Certificates in favor of i. V. i:.orris, i�:arl �:nith, LOLl1S r�ish, �el�t Ol:�s�ead and Fiorner l�i:�es ,-�ere received anci ,Frere �i,led ti�rith t ne ori�inal bonds. Special Pol:�ce �o�:tin.issions vJere approved for t�:e iolloti^���.�; to s er�Te iJit��out bond: Clarence �cher:�ler��o�n, T;=ar1� C. I�lu�_�, Lvelyn T::cCautilin and rert J. Pejza � Police Rad�.o Report for the rr��:ntl.� �" Dece���ber �^ra� received; a cop; ��as �iven to eac�,. r:�e:nber of t�e Toard an�' one �:as rizced on f�le. Applicat�ons i'or positions on t i e Police Depart:r�ent 1�Jere received �'rom the fol�olvinJ: Ch�rles C. Toroti���'•�i Age 26 1515 �,7. Sample Street, John Josel h ��adric'_�, Jr. A�e 29 1�19 S. Catalra ltre. , . Stanley J. �izsh A�e 29 334 S. Dundee Stree�, John S. tiTi,�,h, Jr. A�e 30 2201 ?'r'. Ro�er Street, �incent J. S-imeri I��e 25 535 T��. Hill Street, �obert Ra�r Smitti� Aoe 2� 127 �. FoY Strect, � Aloy sius J. I�;�e��!ier Ape 32 150� :'�'. Polanr Str�et, Stephen S.Heck A�e �4 B29 S. Ca:�:den Street Geor�;e P,ozo;� Age 28 20�� S. Lafa�rette St. , On TMotion ciul�v :Y:ade, seconded and carried Lat�rrence J. L�re �vas re- duced to the rank of Ca�tain and s}�all receit°e Cap�ain� s paSr fr^�1 t he �!t�� � day of Januar�T, 1�J3�J. - Unon rlotion d�al�T �ade, seconded and ca��r�?ed, certa-�n :.at�er� of polic� s ?n connect_on �,Ti�Lh t�,e c�ndti?et of pol?ce o�'�'icers v�ere a=�optec�. as are �n' dicated 'n the �ollo�=�r�n� letter addre�sed to t'^e Ci1ief of Police : 'rl,ir. '�"I. i��. In�ra��, CL_Ef af Police, C;t,;� o�' So�_,t'� �,end, Tnd. - "Dear Cl.ie_°:- LJ� ' "It nas been c alled to our attent-�on b y several c om- pla;n�s vJhicl� ��ave been �ade to t ��e members of t?,�i� Board that �n the past some membere. of �:our De tiartment ?��ave in- :'.ul�ed in � he �ractise of solic�_ting and accel�t` n; frce ?nerc':�an�ise and �ertiTices fro�r. various busine�,es and c_tizens of the cit�r oi SoL?th Pend. It is t�e consensL�s of t� is �oard ' ' that ti�is rractise should be i�u.�ediately stopned and ttiat �Tour men s?�ould be nstructed to neit�er sol�cit nor accept • . an; free mera�andise or services of an�r k�nd from anj,; soui°ce. "',"�e believe tl�e �:�ractise sl�ot�l�' be condemned for �everal rea`ons : In the ���r�t place, it put� t�e PoliceDerart�:�ent �n • a bad li�ht rrith tl�e publ�c; secondl�, it ?�a� place the men un�.er obl���at�on to nersons frorn �:r��o�,� � izey�rece-ive t}��� merc��andise or �ervice; "n t�ze third Place, pol�ce oTficer� are servants Oj' t�1� n,'���C <:.Y1Ci �i"i�;.�._T' SalaT'12s are y�£i1.� CJ�T tf"�G t£iliP��%8i S ?I1 a sui�ic�ent a.mount to enable tilez:l to ri�lnt�in a standaru of ' livin� at Ie�st eq��;al to the average citizen o�' ti is co�n.�un�t�r. Far t��ese rea�ons, we feel t��at t?��eT sho�_:ld be re�C�-ired to �a� i'or services and �ercLandise t�at the; rece;ve t��e ��.^e �-�� an; other c;t7zen. 11n1'�e irm-ie�iate pro�i-�tion of t���s �..rac�ise is ordered b� t_��e Bo«r�l and �.�oL� are Instructed to see t'�^t t��s '_n�'or:�irt�on . �s rlace:� in the �anas of �.11 pol�ce onficers at �To��r earlies� con�reni_ence, " Ver;r truly ;.-our�, �OA?�� CF FL:-LTC ��":�:�'`�'� �F- i Yi:E::�--c By Ja.�:es P. C•��ncoS-, (si�;ned) Clerk" i�e follor;in� letter ;:as addre�sed to �. A. _:"iller, Eci�tor of t'�e SOl1lL.F1 �er_ci �riUune : 'r=,"r. i. A. .,:iller, �3ditor, So�:t1� F:endTrl'JUT1E� aQl'�3= rG'?":C� TT1G_u7'lc^.. „Dear I,:r. :--i�_ler: - "It '..ati be�r_ called to t ?_e at�ent;on o_' t�e Loarc.� oi FU:�lic Sai"et�� t�-��,t it ����s becn t_-_e -_ ac�' ;,e o�' cert�•_'n �ol�ce oa"�cers to co.:�e to ;;o�, �lace o� ��-�_ne�� a~�.� �;roc?:_�e free ne�r�napers. '►,i_��e �c��~ :��� jt_tit ���ucd �:n orde� to t^e C. P 1 �- - � ,ief c� Pol�?ce _n�truct-�,� ==--=1 to stor tlie �ract_�e of r�ol_�cc ofT;cers Uol;cii,'.n� free me_rc__�.nr_i�se o� SeY'ZT_C2s af anJ c_t-izens of t__i;� cit�r �ir� S Lc_t�r!` t`�2 I'C'�^-,�;��27�^, i Oi^ S�iC�1 ..^,-.T2 order, u COT;�' O.i t�'l�t order is attnc'�e:A }_e�eto. r''':e re�rect_t�ll�r rerue�t t���.t -ol? asti��t u� _n �ee_�r� th�_t tn's or:;�er �s carr�P�3 o�.t b� der_�r-nT an� police o�'i�cer t�e r i�;l�t t0 � free rietivsp�rer a11C�. I'G*.;�GZ't�ri" t0 �'_'�e �oard Of' PL,_r;��C a?f'Gt� �n�? -inc;,�;ent _�.n �,�?�_cl, an; recue_t or atte�pt is :m,^de b� any pol�ce o�'��cer to obtain free ne;.spGper�. Vcr�tru1�- �our�, DOAF,� 0'_-' PL=T.TC S�Fr'1Y � �;'T�:L-`c ��r J�r~es P. Con:;o�-, ( siVned) Clerk . . It. ':12.° t.nuni:sot:_�.1�; ��i @GCi �:� l'-.1�2 �":OaI'C� t''"�a{� itS �O�iC�' _-Ti T,2��:j i:n' ryn�r apTo�n,,?�:e:�t� �o t �e Pol�ce �enart:::en� in t �e _"uture :��_1 , � �� ` 1 �e to �rpo�.nt � � �:en .rno are Let,:�;en t�e aVe� o� 21 an;? �C �e�r�, both �nclusitTe, �.nd �;�'�o are r t le� �t a �"?�'� �cl�ool �y��, t.a�e, o_� �:le �ot:_vaient. All �tip�,lica.rt� �1i11 be �L� �o_ntec_ onl; ��i ter i:Gt 'n� ta'�en r���sical an�, mental e�ar�'nat,.onU t��le reqt:_ire.rentr oi 1�_-;ich ,:i�_1 be deterr.l�r..e'� ^ ' �_ _�om t-�:;le to ti:�e. 240 � � � A motion yras �r�ude, sec,�nded anc� c�ulJr ca-rl�ied tnat the �ollo,v- � �n� letter cf com�rendation be sent �o Oi."icer� �lo�rd Zeller� and � Paul Thorla� : "'�le vrisn to conpli:r_ent �,Tou u�on t he e��cellent po1�ce t�:or?� z�ri�ich ;;ou �.id in connect 'on tiritl� the appre��ens-?on of thc �ur�lars of the f�raus Jet1relry Store on Januar�T 6, 1��9. �`:e ti�rere ;reatly pleaced Z�Yiti� the rlanner in �vhlch this t�dork ti�r as handi ed. :':e erere partic�larl f pleased to see tiie �pj 1;cat" on• oi mociern rolice rlethod� in tne a�pre?iens:ion of these cfiiminals. `i'n.is c�er.ionstrates �rolzr abilit�r to apx�l�T �°ourself -�n police �=aorr, and to progress in t l�e serv-�ce oi t'_%e �vblic, rr FIRE DEPARTT:"�:�;T: Chief DeShceeSChO�r��er present. Chief �eVleescy o�rer �Jas a���L��or-�zed to rurc;:��se 200 f cet of three-quai�ter _Lnch rope. Applicat-�ons i or positions on t he Tire Department ti-rere received �'rom the fo11o���Ing an�. �dere ordered placed on i�le: " Stephen J. ��e��e 4ge �9 200G Fierzble l�venue ���'� Stanle� '�,. Le�ma Age 33 415 S. �aley Street�> ��' � Tneodore J. T�;iez�odski Age 26 1228 ��. ihomas Street ;- ' Len j<:::��n F. i�o''fm.an l��e 32 1202 TT. Fremont Street r-��" S`;lvester �'�. ZZ�rierz;m�kiA�e 28 1825 �"d. S�nple Street �-.= Carl �ernard Lederer 11ge 3� 205 T�. �unnyside Street�:-�-� Josepr Iior�Tath A�e 28 121� I�T. Ll� Street = � '� John �?orr�er '��ilson 1��e �0 525 :�. rro�rd�^ray �- ' ?Iarold �.GrL�.m-�lell - ��e 34 3I0 �. Ec�nan Street' '- Ja�-nes Ecir.iond Scott A�e 22 902 N. Z��otre Da�.�e Ave.!�'--' �u�h �lndrevr ���i:rLset�L �ge �1 921 T�. �rilb�r Street�_-<< Anthon;� I�. Gadacz n�e �G 62G S. Gr�nt Street : tiincent J. Simeri P.�e 2� 535 T�1. �-:ill Street -' Steven To�olak �ge �5 2514 �'rast LltiTU. ; -:=' On �ot�on �.ade ��T Cl�de �'���11��r1s, and seconded b?T ?�arr?- Dr�"�s and dul� carr�ed, �.r c follol^fin� officer� of t.ic �,�re �erart��ent �yere re�uced to t�:e rank of Frivate : Pa_ul ��egner, �?le� rrederick, Jesse t,r;rant, Plo�;d Stoner, Ernest �ecker, C�iarles �,ldr��ch, Joserh�urz�,�ns?�i, Lenjarsin 'rla�;ner and 11rtl�Llr �ro;^�n. Captaln L�rl Rupe vras demoted to t'ie rank of Liet�tenant. � T�,e f ollo��ain� men !^r erc prolnotecl to t he rank of Cartain: Artrur �o�,rard, Ge�rbe Kasa, 17arr�- �?eier�ann, Cr�rles �?t?pe, �?enr�; p�'uriC?lA Jr� and John ;�enr�. � T�.e fo�lo��:in� �?en �;ere :;ro_Loted to tl�e ran�: of Liet{ten«r_t: Au�,»st I�r�sze��rs?ri, Geor�e �y�tucki, ?':'illi�,r� Putz, Llo�-d �obinson ��enr;; Re�;ard, ��o�.1ir Perlr;n�, r'ra�?, Lo�;an, Step'�en uuz;clri �nd i red :::�Ter,. � 1he above pro�otions und �e�ot�_on� sl�all re effective as of Janu��.r�� 16, 1939. T're Chief is _nstructEd to r.lalre �LZCh re-a��i�nr.lents as are necessar;� to inainta�n eificient operat_on ��f tl�e �epart�ent. U?�on motion duly made, seconded and ca--�r•iec�, certain matter� of polic�T in eonnection �� ith the conduct of fire-n.;en �•�ere ado�ted as are ir_c�icated in the follova'r��; not�ice to a�.l captair�� and_ l�eutenunts of the ��ire Denart.ner_t: "It ?�as been cai_led �Lo the attent�on ef the i�oar� of Safet�T t����Lt some of t'�e ,;?e;��bers cf t?�_e �'ire Depart�ent rave, on occas�nns, co:ne on �:uty ���'le L�nr'�er the influence of �n- toxicat�n� 1ioi�or anci tr�st on o�her occas_ons r�en l�at�%e taLen of alcohol�c beverages d�rhile on caut��. � "i��e�e Fracticcs are absol�tei;- ^roh-��ited b;; �he Board of SafetS- anc' if indul�ed -in, ���ill+re�ult _n ':�L.:edi�.te :u�pen�ion or �; sm;ss«� . S�'�CIt�1L i�'��1�_NG--J'�T;U�'��Y 12� 193� ��� r'Officers ti°rill be cl_�arged ti^rith t�ze res�cnsibllity of reportinm �;ny tiTiolat=�on of t��� order t o e ither the �'�_re � C'_-:ief or the Loard oi S�.fety in order ti��t proner act�on can be ta��cn. Failure on t�_e part of an� ofi icer to report . breach of �uty or :nisconduct on �he �art oi any r�en ma� re- st:�t in dem�otion. - V ",ye r� uest that a co � p � p;� of tti:is order be os ted �n a prominent place in each fire station and be called to the attention of all men. 'rBOAPD Oi SAFETY DAT�D: Geor�e T��, L�ea�:ier, Cnair��:lan Januar; 11, 1939. Cl�de E. :°iilli�s �arr;;T S. Dri��; , „ Ia:eet.•n� adjourned at 4:15 P.rt7. . � - ' � - C�-�AIR...A?`; ATT�ST: �� . CLERr: Sl'ECIAL ��iEETII��G--J��:Ut,�Y 12, 1939 At a special �eetin�; of tne noard of Pi;bl��.c Sa�1'et;r ��eld on Janu�ar�? 12, 1939, a t � :15 P.l:l, it ti�as re�orted by Pire Gh�ef De��Tleeschorrer that rrank Log�.n had requested to stay in hiU pre:ent pos�tion and ?�a� de- clined the of�ered pro�:ot=on to tl�e ran� oi liutenant, tne reaUon be'ng that '�e felt he co�.ld be oi ��ZOre service to his depart�e�t bvT rema�ning as a �:rivate and ha:T�r� an opportt:nit�r to cont-�nue '-,is p"blic relations ��rork for t'�e �e��rt~,ent. T�erefore, it ti^:a� unan�:r.ousl� agreed that Frivate John Andert be p�-o�oted to t'�e r�nlr of lieutenant, to b e effec- tive as oi Januar� 1�, 193°. There be'no no further bus_ne�s to co:ie before the ::eet_n�, tlie .�:eet_r_;� adjoL:rned at �:45 P.i;:. � CiiAIF�T:iAIl ATT��T: � CL�R'