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<br /> Ir:EETII�G--FEBRLT�RY 14, 1939 - -- --- - .�
<br /> RegulGr meetin� of the Board of S�_fety ti�ra.s held on luesda�r,
<br /> Febru��_ry 14, 1939 , at 11:30 A.:;i. Tnere cJas no rneetinV on iaonda;T,
<br /> Februar� l�� 1939� it havint� 'aeen declared a le�al holida�r in cem-
<br /> mer�loration of Lincoln' s �airtnda�T. All ?�e�bers vrere present. P�,iinutes
<br /> of the �r�revious meetinv ti�rere read and approved. P2;molls of tiZe
<br /> v�.rioUS� departments in the sum of `�21,8QJ.10 and cla�r:�!s of '�he fol-
<br /> lo��in� suppliers in the a:..cunt of ��67�. Dl �rere approved and orderec� �aid:
<br /> � • City s"dater ';�orr�s �p .66 , ,So.Bend "u`lriolesale Dru� Co. ,; 3.23
<br /> , • G.E.T;Te�;er & Son, I�}c. . 15 , , The Office En�rir.°ers,Inc. �.59
<br /> , � G.E.i,7e�rer °� Son, Inc. .75 , � H. A. ,'7hitmer� 47.90
<br /> • � Schillin�� s ?2.4_0 . � �ttsines� s�stes�s, Inc. 4.70
<br /> , , SoUth BenaFoundr�r �o. 6.00 , ,r`i.tzsi�ess S��ste~.s, Inc. 3.90�
<br /> , . ��Jeisber�er 13ros . 12.50 ,.Business S�-sterns, Inc. 248.23 r
<br /> , , Grutn~�ell & Sons 249. 65, , Business S;�stems, Inc. .g5 - ,
<br /> , . Scherman-Schaus-I�'reerlGn Co. .8II• , Broadti�ra�r Fharrriacy .35
<br /> . ,� The �ibson �'ompa.ry 3.30,� J.E.'l�alz Garage, Inc. 25.05
<br /> , , St. Josepn �iospital 6.00 .� Campbell 1'rintin� Co. 7.25 '
<br /> Business S��stei::s, Inc. 5. 65 Ir�^ �P� �=�Qr�-��a �^ -�
<br /> , .Eptivorth Hospital 3.75 „ En��orth ��os,r,ital 3.75
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<br /> Ep;°�orth Hospital 3.75
<br /> POLIC� DEPART":iET�TT: Cnief In�;rar:�. �resent.
<br /> The Board acl�n.ov�led�ed recei�t of a letter frorr� John S�agnola with
<br /> re�ard to a i ifteen-�inute parliin� zone be�_n� established in front of •
<br /> his �12ce of bL?s_ness at 2720 �,!isha��ra_l�a Avenue, lhis �:!atter Yras reierred'
<br /> to the Traffic r'�ir;ineer for a surve� and report.
<br /> � Char�es navin� been filed a�ainst Officer I,Turra`;� Thor�.as for drinkinv
<br /> vr'na_le on du�y on the ni�ht oi Februar�r �, 1J59, by �L'rlc Chiei of Folice
<br /> and the �oard havin, been infori�ed �y tize C.�ief t��at Gfficer Thomas ���as
<br /> suspended from d�.t� on the llth day o� Februar�r, 1939, until the date o�
<br /> �zea.r�.ng b�� theBoard, Officer Tho�as `�as served ,�ai�h notice cn the 13th
<br /> daJ o f Pebruary, l�)39, to apr�ear beiore t�i� Eoard at 10 t�0 A.i,1, on the •
<br /> l�'tth da�T o f Fe'arua_r�-, 1��39, for trial. dn e�ar_:ination, Officer Tho�as
<br /> adrlitte� the c�.urge of arinl�in� zS.��ile on dut5�. The �card sus�ended
<br /> Officer Tho::�as from service for �. �eriod ef si�ty da�Ts without pa�r, .to�
<br /> rerort back fo� c�uty on Anril 12, 1939 . � '
<br /> Chief In�ram reported to tne :�oal�d tl1��t l�e nad ��rritten letters�, • _
<br /> to certain '�usiness establisYunents inforrl�nL, ther:� t�1a� the practise `
<br /> of usin� nolice officers as �uards an.d usin; pol:i_ce oificers in cars
<br /> ior the purpose of haulin�; r.:cne�= tivould be discc:ntinued on �:�arch l,
<br /> 1939 . The Board aplr oved this actin; of the C�iief' of Police in viev�r
<br /> of t_ie iact �hat by usin� tcro rlen ut a salar�T of ��3�:�O.C?0. a month in
<br /> an ar�;�ored car for t he pLrpose of haulin� money, we believe ti�is to be r
<br /> in co��etit_�on i�ritl: private enterprise aru not a rroper function of t he
<br /> Police Depart::�ent. Furthermore, t��e Jractise ?�as been preferring cer-
<br /> tain ta�.payers and bus�ness nouses over o thers ��ho have not had the
<br /> service availa�le and it is ir:�ossible to make it ava�l2ble for all
<br /> ci-�izens and bu�inesses.
<br /> Upon the recomr.iendation of t�e C�zief of Police tne Board created `
<br /> t�e rank of Lieutenant o� tne Police Department at a salary c� y�187.50
<br /> per montlz. Upon the reco�mendation oi C�ief InJr�, the Lc�rd �ro-
<br /> r�oted Ser�eant Everetfi.; to the r�.nk o f Captain of the ratrol Division.
<br /> CaPtain �-I�nilton, at 11is cv�m rec+,uest, vras reduced to tiZe ranl� of Lieu-
<br /> tenant and ;�r�s assi�ned to the Patrol Division in order that he mi�Tht
<br /> �;�ork the four to miclni�nt deLail. This re-assi�:iL��en� oi' Captain _.
<br /> I�a�lton �Jas �nade at his oti^�rn rec,uest. Seroeant �iuda�i ti�ras rro:?ioted to
<br /> the rank of Lieutenant in char�e of the mic�ni���t to ei�llt detail. �
<br /> G:��icer �llsti•JOrt.1 Butz ti^ras pror.ic�Led t o the r�nl� oi Ser�e�nt and �vas
<br /> assi�ned to �he ratrol Division to �^.�orl> t ne ei�ht to i our det2.il.
<br /> Sergeant Leo :`Jilli�ms yra_s prom�oted Lo t�1e ran.'� of C�ptain. l�ctin� ' ���
<br /> Captain LaFortune ��a_s appoin�ed to the ranl� cf C�.pta_in. I:11 of the
<br /> above officers shall receive pa;r applic�_ble to t'�eir r�n�> on and after
<br /> the 15th davr of Februar�y, 1939 .
<br /> Ap��licaticns ior pcsitions cn t�e Police D�partr.lent �Jere received
<br /> fro::i t_le i ollo:�rin� r�:en and ti-rere orctered pl�_ced on file :
<br /> `�'dalter C. �?o�uc�:i A;e 23 502'> '�'Jestern Ave. , , '
<br /> Lotzis I�;2. Janko�^rsl:i �ge 22 621 ��d. '��;a�.-ne St. , �
<br /> Peter Jchn Lorer_ce A�e 26 112'7 ';'J. `�Vasnint.;t�n Ut. ,
<br /> �`Ji11i4�rL Robison 11�e 32 1417 Van Buran St.
<br /> Ed�:rard J. ':'Jescic�a:��i A�e 26 1142 �;. Co11e�,e St.
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