HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/25/1946 Board of Public Safety Minutes ����
�;ir. �ualls ini'or:ned �n.e Eoard that a 1000 lumen li�,ht had been instal7.ed
at Prast BoL�levarcl and �;ne first alle f ':7est of Olive Street.
'::JIG��i'S Ai�� �,r��"�STJ?�S: I,ir. C�iarles Burns, City Sealer, filed his rer�ort �'or
the �.�eek enclin� ,��'ebruar;r 9, 19�6.
�'here beinb no i'urtl�er business to cor.le 'pefore the Board, the meet�n�
l�as adjour�zed at 12 :00 Tloon. �
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February 1f3, 1946
�� regular rieetin� of the �oara of' Public Sai'ety :°ras held on ;,ionday,
rebruar� 18, 19�G at 10:00 a.�',i. �lll mer.mbers ��rere present. ir:inutes of
the last z:�ee-�ing :^rere read and approved� �here �°rere no claim.s of suppliers
to �e apx�roved.
i IF3E D�P�P�Ti;i'�T?T: Chief De�lleescho,°rer :�ras pre:ent and matters pertaining to
nls epart�r_ent ti-rere discussed.
!�p��lications ior ��.e rire i�epartr_�en� ti•rere received fro:� �d�vard Jose�h
Cr�.kar, C�eor�;e ':l. iIoover ^��d '.?illi�rl _�zdret•r �a7su. li7ese rre-re ordered
i iled.
`_''ne Cizief infor��ecl the Bo?sd tnat -the Central �ire Station `-ras in need
o? various repairs, ar_a the Clerl: oi' the Board ;ras direc�ed to adv�r�ise
for bids �or said repairs.
POLIC�. D�P.�:��:i�?d�: Chi.ef �veret� �:�as present and matters pert�.inin�; to
nis depar�lent ,�ere cliscussed.
�p�l�.cations for the Folice Jepar�ent �rere received froril. Jo;is�. Charles
Bell, Robert. LeRoy. Copelar?c� and 'n"arold �u�ust Schuttro�r. �lhese �-�rere ordered
filed.
�L�C'I'�IC:1:� ��P�1�l�:iJltT: i.ir. ��-lilliar�l �?ualls, Sunerintendent, t°ras present and
matters pertainiizg to nis depart_:�_ent r�ere discussed.
� letter addressed to tne Co_:s:1on Council relative to Street Li�:hts
1•Jas re�erred t o the Board of -.lor�s. ihe Board authorized the ins tallation
of one lir;ht, but the lirht asl�ed for at tl_e entrance oi' a school is the
pro�lem o�" the school city and s.-ras referred to them.
i.ir. C?ualls info�ed the Board the tne street li�ht had been installed
at 28th and Pleas�nt Streets. .
',7�IGHTS iiv� �,i:�11SUR�S: I.Ir. Charles �urns, City Sealer, �iled 'nis report i'or
the ?-reel� endin� _�ebruar� 16, 19�-6.
Th.ere bein� no further businews �o come bei'ore the Board, the meeting
tras ad j ourned at 11:30 �.�,I. .
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rebrua.r;� 25, 1946
:1 regular r:leetin� oS' the Board of Public Safet� caas held on I.ionaay,
FebruarJ 25, 1946. All :ner�bers �rere present. i,iinutes o� the last r�.eeting
ti�rere read .and approved. Salary claims in tne ar.iount of ��28,94�'r.49 �•Tere
approved and ordered paid. �here �rrere no claims of sup�liers to be approved.
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rIR� J�P:"��Ti:i��7T: Chief �eVleeschotrer t•ras present and in,�.tters �ertainin� �
to his depa��-L�nent rrere discussed. � " �-�
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�lne ?�'ire Cnief rras au�horized to send trro men to Tire School at
Lar a�rette, Indiana on �;iarch 4�h, 5th and 6�h. The r:ien. to be assign.ed
b;� hii:�.
Jo,�.n Adar�lsl�i, a me:�ber of the r ire �epartment, t^�as promoted to
Lieutenant efs ective Tdiarcn l, 1946, to oe a�si�ned to duty by the Chiei.
POLLCE DEPARTi�,L'�tT: Ch-�ef Lverett ��ras present and matters pertainin� to
his de?artanent �•rere discussed.
Tn.e Cni ef inf or�ed the Eoard that he had susp ended Ri chard Bauer
on February 20, 19�-6, nnd submitted the i'olloz°Tin�; let�er:
nebruary 25, 1946
Board o1' i'ublic '.';orks and aa.f'et�r, , ,
Ci�y Ha11,
South Bend, Indi ana
Centlemen:
Please be alvised that at appro�imately 2 a.m. Sunday mornin;, �'ebruary
1'7, 1946, Oi'ficer Bauer brou���t t:��o men to the police station �nd inforn�ed
Ser��. �Seals that the t�.To. �en �:�ere tinder arrest and t�zat ne ;rould like to
have them bool�ed. '�.ze one, �o��� Jol�nson, of 320 �Ia�by Court, for drunl�
drivin�; and the second par-t�, A�,��.en Lamirand, oi' �16 47est Oak S�reet, fbr
drur_I� ar�.d di s orderly conc�uc t. �
Ser�t. lle'.'IispelaEre stated tnat 0�'i'icer Bauer �ras in a highly e�citable
S'raY1e of r:iind that a1'ter ar;uing for some tir�e i^rith botn I,lessrs. Johns.on
and Lar.zirand �roceeded to strike several bloti�rs and that both P::ess�s. Joiznson
and L�nirand ;rere bleedin�; be��ore the i'i���.tin� could be stopped.
Ai ter discussin�' this r.matter �Titi� Ser�ts. De�;Jispelaere and Seals, I called
Oificer Bauer in.to. the office on ',Iednesda;;, �ebruar� ?0, 1946, and ini o�-ci e
him that he rras suspended for violation oi' Rule 12 oi the Rules ana Regu-
l�tions of the South Bend ?olice Depart�ent and �hat he i�rould receiTre a
letter irom the Board oz �u�,�lic ':"Torl:s and Safety at a later date ir_structin�
him to appear before the Loard 1'or a �;r:ial.
Yovrs truly,
(s) _N_, m. ;��verett
cids Cl�ief' of Police
�."ne Foard discussed the above le�ter and set i�.T�rch 4, 19c6 as a date upon
��11�.ich to hold a n.earinr of said char�es.
Ii'IR� !�^P1??�T�,:Ei�T: Tn.e follorring men ,-:ere directed to r:al�e appoint�ents
E•rith the �itS :�octor and the �octor appointea b;.r the Police Pension Ii'und
�or ex��inations �'or ap�oir.t�ent to the r�ire Je�ar�nent: ��ranls ��onl�,
Josep'ri :7��rorecki, C�arles �eVleesc'_�o�•rer, Jr. , ��iex�r_der B�.�cno a.nd Clemen�
Gront'_�o��rski. 1,1e Clerk of the Board -,�as authorized to ins�ruct Dr. S1om.ir.ski
��o give a specific yes or no as to .-rhether the ap�licant is �nysically
able to perform the i'ull dizties oZ" the i'ire depart�ent. If no is indicated,
tn.e �octor is to sta�e ti-�hether or not the deiects cGn be corrected and
notif f �he �oard oi sarie. A co�� oi' the above ir_struc�ions is to b e sent
to the trustees oi tne Pol�ce Pension Fund and the �'irement s Pension Pund.
�L��,C'_�'ICAL D�P�R`I?,:�,I?1: i:1r. ;"lilliam Oualls, Su?�erin�ender_t, i•ras present
and r.2a�t�rs pertain-�n� to hi.s depart�ent tiaere discussed.
A letter ti-;as received i'rom the residents of t,he �3eacon Heights
i3ousin� Praject relative to li��ztin� conditions in �he project. Tnis t�ras
referred tc I�,�r. �ualls for investigation and repor�L.
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',"i:�IGIi`�S .�1�D i.'J�SU?JS: i,ir. Ciiarles �u-rns, CitySealer, i"iled 'nis report
f'or the �reek endins r eUruary 23, 19�6.
^nere bein� no further bus�ness �o come before the �oarc:i, �'ne
r:1ee tin� ;Tas ad j ourned at 11:45 i;.T,_. ,
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February 26, 1946
A special r_neetin� of �ne �ourd of Public Sa1'ety T�ras held on Tuesdaf,
I�ebruarf 26, 1946 at 9 :00 �'�.T,:. :�ll r,ie�bers �rere present.
The z:leetin� r:ras called i'or the ?�urpose of hearin� char�-;es a�ains�
Officer Richard Bauer. Oi'1'icer �auer havin� t•raived i'oz�al notiee of a
nearin� requested that a hearin�; be held ir!r:�ediately.
�lf�er a full and co��lete discu�sion o.i the facts as preser�ted bSr
tne Chief �nd by Oificer Bauer, j:.e t��as i'ound �;uilty of the c��ar�es and
fined one n?onths salar� �zd one z•�eelrs suspension. i'he _one. r.lonths salary
is to be paid on �;he basis of r`,2�.00 �oer r�onth, rrith the last pa�nent
of ;�;�1�.00. The a.rioun�t oi' tlze S'ine is to be paid ir_to �lze Police Pension
f uncl.
Tnere bein� no furtner business to come before the roard, the r.leeting
i•ras adj oti�:�ned a t 10:00 �?.i';i. , _ .
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� :� re�ular r:ieetin�; of ti�e �oarci oi Puplic Safety T..as held- on I;iond�� ,
i�iarc'ri 4, 19�6 at IO)00 1�._:�. :?11 me�bexs r;ere present. .'iir_utes o� the
la�t rleetin� �:rere read and a�proved. Clai�ns o� the f'ollo;�rin� sup�liers
in the ar:iount of :,�4,915.60 ��ere a�;proved and ordered paid:
issociated Police Cori. �;,� 3. 50 nec�eation �auip. Co. :;� 8.25
�usiness S�ster.is 1�7.82 St. Jose�i�.t s �?ospital 59.9'7
Continental Oil Co. 70'7.70 �Iattie S��Tille 4.25
Dina >eStoo� 1.00 achillin:;ts Inc. 62.78
;l��tiart Frass :.ii'�;. Co. 138.00 �OveT'L �eals 1.00
Harr� T. _�verett 11.40 air_clair �efinin�; Co. 3.90
Fin�er�rir_t _�quip. Lab. , �.57 Sirchi.e �ir_�er Prin� Co. 8.46
�'irestone Stores 72.�0 Ii. ri. Slorzinsl�i, ::T.D. 24.00
Indiana :lssoc. Chief 5.00 � South �end Lumber Co. 3.G1
Indiana Bell ^ele�h6ne 97.�6 South �end Suppl� Co. I.37
'r�.elite Produc�s Inc. 40.00 Standard 1?uto?:�otive Su:��ly 1.12
The i.:cCaf:�erg Co. .71 Studeba�:er Coi�p. 2,437.9�
�::cClave Prin�ing Co. 120.00 Su�rer:ie Spon�e Co. �75.20
i:iedical S..�ecialties Co. .81 J. �. :�lalz Cara�;e ].5.00
Cz. �. i.ieyer �� Son 24.12 `:Iestern Union Tel. Co. 6.'76
i�?�.tional I:iill Suppl;; 25.20 �:leisberger Bros. 76.65
I;or. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co. 62.74 '.7esner1 s �iarle; �avidson 12.'75
Pelt� ���'auier Co. 1. 60 "�lesi,side Iiardtrare Co. 4.00
T?or. Ind. ';('nolesale Crroc. 2.85 ':7illiams, Capt. Leo . 200.00
�'IR� D�P_'�RL:T��?�': Chief �e�Tleescn.o��er rras �resent and ma�ters pertainin�
to his depart?:�ent rrere ci.i.scussed. , .
T?ze Chief ir_f'oi�;ied t}.�e �oard that Captain Joseph Burz�nski had
returned to duty havinf`, received �er�:iission 1'rom Dr. Slominsl�i. to do so.