HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/09/1939 Board of Public Safety Minutes 238 �?
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�;`EETITTG, JAI.U�R?' 92 1939 ��
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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_°:-
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"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 ��":�:�'`�'�
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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
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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.
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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. .
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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;:.
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