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Home My WebLink About07/09/1945 Board of Public Safety Minutes �4 � �� , �� July 2, 1945 � � A re�ular meetin� oi the Board of Public Safety was held on T4onday, Jul� 2, 1945 at 10 :00 A.I��i. All r�embers ti°rere present. r,iinutes of the last meetin� yrere read and approved. Claims of the follotiving suppliers in the amount of 5�876.71 `rere approved and ordered paid: l�lex A:�drze3ewslii •;� 28.53 Lir�le Ai� Products Co . :� .62 Sarn �erman 34.30 Linde Air Products Co . .60 • Business ��s�ems 1.32 I. �'J. Lo1der Co. 4.10 Costello i:ifg. Co . . 40.00 ?.icClave Printin� Co . 40.00 iiar"r.y T. Everett 9.25 T�icClave Printin� Co . 9.50 Federal Laboratories, Inc. 43.11 Nor . lnd. Pub. Ser. Co . 29 .2$ Gerber I��f�. Co . 3.75 Radio Distributin� Co . 6.50 Harley-D�.vidson Sale s 2 .00 Radio Dis tributir� Co. 10 .26 Indian �:Iotorcycle Sales 416.00 River Park Lur.i�aer Co. 69.09 Indiana Bell �1'elephone 77.23 Hattie Saville .75 Ind. �c i:7ich. Elec. ldo. 21.16 Standard Autor�otive Sup�l� l.'76 Inc?. & T;�ich. �lec. Co . 25.40 LaRue H. �'Jert 2.20 FIRE DEPI�Ttv:ET�tT: Chief DeVleeschoyrer ti�as presant and matters pertainin� to his departr.lent t^�ere discussed. FOLICE DEPI�.R'1:'.�?F,1`JT : Chief yverett tivas presen� and matters pert�inin� to his aepartment ti��ere discussed. ELr.CTRIC�L DEPARTi:�NT: P4'fr. ':lilliam Qualls, Superintendent, tivas present �nd matters per�ainir_� to his aepar�ent were discussed. A �otition containing tvanet�-two. names, reque�ting a street light at the intersection of Catalp�. and Calvert Streets, �ras received by the Board and referred to T;;r. �ualls t'or investi�ation and report. �,tJETGI�'S AND i,.�ASUR�S: T�Tr. Charles Burns,. City Sealer, filed his report fox� the ti�eel� ending June 30, 1945. , , There being no fur�her business to come before the Board•, the meetin; ��aas ad�ourned at 11:30 A.T,4. 11'1'T , . . . � ; Chairman Clerkk . . Jul�,r 9_, 19�5 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety tiJas held on Tyionday, July 9, 1945 at 10 :00 A.P,�i. A11 r.iembers ��vere presen�. �.�iinutes of �he , last meeting vrere read and approved. Salary claims in the ar:lount of �26,455.51 ti^rexe approved and ordered paid. Claims of the follotir�.ng - suppliers in the amount of �319.11 were approved and ordered paid: American-L�F'rance-Foar.iite ��260.00 V. E. Harnon �� 3.00 C it� 'ddat.er `o+orks 1.60 V. r�. t±.�.�on 3.�0 Chas. DeVleeschotirer 1a.�5 J. E. ,Laub.er Co . 23.05 V. E. Harmon 6 .00 G. E. i�,ie�er & Son 3 .21 Fire DEPARTP;IEi,T: ChiPf DeVleeschotrrer vlas present and matters pertainin; to his aenart�nent were discussed. Urban Patan�.ude tiyas appointed a temporary fireman effective July 16th �i'he Chief infor:.ned the �oard that Harry Chesnutt, a temporary firem�n, had resigned on July 4th. . Joseph Zalas, having been accepted for pension by the Board of r�'irerien �s PenQion irustees, ti�ras retired as of Jul� 8, 1945. �� PaLICE DEPARTi�.iyNT: Chief Lverett �ras present and mattera pertaininj to his department �vere discussed. An anplication ior a parl�ing lot at 1001 SQUth j��lichigan Street, to be operated by Fred i�licholas, was ap�roved by the i3oard. The follo�ving letter :^ras received by the Board: Jul� 9, 19�s5 • Board of Public ,'�lorl:s and Safety� Cit� Hall, South r3end, Indiana Gentlemen : It has been called to my attention bg :filliam H. Hudak, Captain of the Patrol Division that on July 6, 1945 afficer Albert Voorde failed to make a number of calls. L�. �3urns instructed Sergeant T��icCarroll to locate Officer Voorde and ascortain ivhat the trouble might be. S�t. I��IcCarroll met Officer Voorde and demanded an e�planation as to why he tiF�as not making hi� calls. Officer veorde became very angr�r and dema.nded that they go to the station to discuss this matter. Upon arrivin� at the st�tion, Lt. Burns and Sgt. IrlcCarroll tried to reason `rith the Off�.cer, but tvith no avail. Officer Voorde became very an�ry and used qui�e a bit Qf profanity and infor�ed Lt. Burns und S�t. ��cCarroll that he did not have to vrork on the Police Dept- art�nent to earn a living. Lt. Burns inforr��ed hiri that �t ��ould be necessary to call this mat�er to the at�entior. of the Chief, and officer Voorde s�ated sarcastically that it mi�ht be a �ood idea if he signed the repor�. Iie then zrall�ed ou� oi the roor.i. 4n Jul� 7, 1945 at 2 :35 p.ra. , I called OfficQr •Voorde into the off ice and iniorrned hiri that he vras suspended and tha.t char�e� ti�rould be filed in tvriting ��ith the Board of Public ylorks and Safet;�, and tha� he �vould receive a ti^�ritten notice to appear beiore the Board at a later date as he had de- finitel� violated Rules �to. 8 and 19 of the <iules and Re�ulations of the South Benu Police Departme��. � " Respectfull� �ours, dds ( s ) Iiarry T. �verett Chief of Police The folloti°ring letter zras drai'ted by the �oard and sent to Gf'ficer Voorde: July 9, 1945 T�Zr. Albert Voorde, 908 Tlorth E�„ier Street, South Bend, Indiana Dear :;�r. Voorde : � The Board has this date been advised by the Chief cf Police that you have been suspen�ed as of July. 7,. 1945, and �ou are hereby notified tha� the Board tirill meet to hear charoes against you at 10:00 A.T,T., IoIondaf, July 16, 1945 a� the Of'fices of the Board in the City Hall, South �3end, Indiana, at z�rhich time �rou �nay hear and be heard in person, or i*ri�h an ��orney. �You are char�ed ti�rith violatin.� rules eight and nineteen of the ttules and Regulations of the aou�h �end Police Departr:�ent, in tha� you did on Ju1� 6, 1945 fail and neglect to carrti� out duties assigned to you bet�Jeen �he hour� of 7 :14 P.�,i. and 8:39 P.1�,�. of tnat date and in that ;�ou i•rere guilty oi in- �ubordination, of failing to make a proper explanation of �our absence t'rom duty to vour superior oificers, and in usin� vile langua�e in aadressin� them and main�aining an attitude of disrespect tov°�ard the:n. In the event af your absencQ from the hearing as aforesaid, tne Board ;vill r�ake a decision upon the evidence to be submitted to it at that time. VerJ t�ul,�,r yours� TdL:fn BOARD OF PUBLIC �dORi�S APZll SAr'ETY ( s ) Jaries P. Conboy, Clerl� `�� Hichard Claude Bro,tin ti�ras appointed to the Police Departr�en�, subject � to his ability to pass a ph�Tsical exatnination. A renort frorl Dr. R. L. Sensenich, Gity Doctor, indicates �hat he found I�s. Brotim fi� to perf'orri active Police service. Tie �vas �.sked to report for duty vrith the next class of Police Gff icerg . EL�,CTRICAL DEPARTi�,i^2?T: i,Tr. CZilliam Qualls, Superintendent, Z°J`d,S present ana r.latters pertaining to h3.s departr�ent yrere discussed. T�;Tr. Qualls inforr�ed the Board that strQet li�hts ordered installed b� them, had been placed in service at the followin� locations : At the intersection of Howard and Stanfield Streets; Ho��ard anci LavJr�nce �treets; and yYestern Avenue and C�.den Street . P,s. R. 1,2. Kopper, of the Tndiana and I��iichigan Llectric Company, �n�as present at the meeting to discuss additional types of exper�ental street light�n� at the intersec�ion of Jefferson Boulevard and Lincolr_�:��av. '�'lEIGI�I'S AI1D i.��EAStTt�LS: T•�Tr. Charles �urns, City Sealer, filed hi� report for the z�reek endir.� July 7, 1y45. . 'lhere being no further business to cor�e before the noard, the meet� ing ti^ras adjourned at .12 :30 A.TT. . A'1' �s'1' Chairman .,.�-�� Clerk � , Ju1y 16, 1y45 A re�ular meeting of the Board o£ Public �afe�� vTas held on r:ionday, July 16, 1y45 a� 10 :00 A.i:i. All me:nbers �vere .p�esent. I.Zinutes of the last r:ieeting .^rere read and approved. `1'here �vere no cl�ims of suppliers to be approved. t��'IR% UEPAi�'.iT�?ENT: Chief DeVleeschotiver tivas present and matters pertainin� to his departr.lent were discussed. . b,ire Chi9f was granted per��ission to attend a meeting at Purdue �niversity to discuss the state Fire School Jul�r 1t3 and l9th. The follo�ring letter was received by the �'ire �hief and submitted to the �oard: 7-14-45 To �'�ho� it may Concern: Norbert Ziolkoy�ski rlas e�ar.iined in th3.s office for city Fireman 3-1��-45, �.t vT�hich tinie he failed to r.:ention an :�njur� sustained to his "ribht knEe in 1938, plaving baseball. Since that time his linee locks at times and cannot be moved and can be relioved only b�r strai�:htenin� out thQ knee by strong pulling on 1eg or sometimss b�r hit�in� the side of the l�ee�� This vrould incapacitate him for a firemans di�ties. ( sQ V. E. Harr;mn, , . Exar.iined by Dr. J. C. Boone qpplications for the Fire Department irere received from Harr f R. Bro:Fm, Joseph T�;I. DtiJOrecki, Clement I,'I. T�iarosz �nd Ro�aert E. raltynski. These men zvere appointed as temporary i'iremen. The follo��in� letter vJas received b� the Fire Chief: IJiles, l:�ichigan Ju1y 2, 1945 Fire Department, , South Bend, Indiana Attention: Fire Chief Dear Sir: The City of lliles has never received a bill to cover expenses for the trip one of �To!lr pieces of equipment made �rhen tiJe had the Dean Drug Storo