HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/22/1946 Board of Public Safety Minutes ��4 �
July 22� 1°46 �
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The .Board of Public Safety neld its regular neeting on ;.ionday, Jizly C
15, 1946 at 10:00 A,I.',. Illl rie.*nbers rrere present. ',.:inu�es of the last .
neetin� r�ere read and approved, Clairss of the follouin� suppliers in tne
a�ount of y�925.89 �rere approved and ordered paid;
Body�uard ,:ifg. Co. ;2 15,64 P,aili°ra� �press Agency :;� 1.84
Hofflnan Brothers . 19.95 Scherman-Schaus-�reersan ,26
Indiana I3e11 ielephone . 116.30 Schilling' s Inc. 2.70
The Linde Air Products Co, ,60 :1. F. Sriith Co. 60.00
T.:idi�est Fire E: Safety Co. 682.84. South Bend Ltunber Ce. 13.37
r?or. Ind. Pub. Ser, Co. 1.00 South �3end I.;edical Lab, 1,50
Aadio .Distributing Co, 5.19 Plo;�d Zellers . 4.70 '
LEGAL DEP11F?T;:iE?uT: I:Ir. Lev� :�ras authorized b� the Board to settle the clair.i
o Rose Broo , a�ainst the City of South Bend for the .a�ount o£ ;r1,Q00.OQ
FIRE DEP�Rl IL�7T: Chief DeVleeschor�er t7as present and *;iatters pertainin�
o ius epar aent r�ere discus�ed,
Four r.ien e�ere appointed to the rire Depart:�ent subject to their ability
to pass es�inations given b;� the City Doctor and the lloctor appointed by
the Pirements Pension .�und iru�tees� as £ollotirs; Daniel R. Clu�.ningh��
Cliftan Copeland, Paul itelson and ;-lillian R. Day,
T:�e follor�ing letter tiras presented b� tne ChieP:
July 17, 1946
To the Board of Public ':?orks and Safety,
Ger.tle::�en:
I rrish to report that I have this day ^uspended i,?r. Bert PSroz�
a rzer.iber of �gine Co. IIo. 5 of the South Bend rire Departr:ent ior the
follotiving reasons: 1. Intoxicated 2, Por conduct unbeco:nin� an OYficer.
3. For insubordination, 4, Violation of depart:aent rules 2nd regulations�
I received a call at ny home on Tuesday Evening July 16th that
I;ir. I;Iroz ��ras at the Centr�l Station and that "he ��as abusive and raisin�
hell. " Arriving at the Central Station, I.Ir. fSroz ��as parked on tho vmong
sido of the street. I.?r, i;iroz said "this is the bitch I rras talk� about"
r;hen I arrived. I said, "B�rt, you r�ill not have to report Sor duty to-
morro:-�." °T:iat �*ou rtill be suspended, that I ;^ill file char�es to::�orrot^r."
ihese state:�ents �r�ere made in the presence of: II. Rosei�icz, A, ITiespodziany,
�. Vargyas and C. Deti'leescho:-rer, Jr.
Going over to iio. 5 station to notiPy Captain Andert of *�hat
happened, i:Ir. I:?roz arrived at this station and said, "Chiet, crhat are you
tryin�, to pu11?" I said, "I rA uld like to talk to .you rrhen zou are sober,°
He said, "Dann �ou, you are tr�,�ing to get r:ie a.�d I �rill call ny a�torne�."
This �ans said in the preaence of; Capt. J. Andert, E. Pieters and C. Copeland.
I told Capt, !lndert to call the Police car and have this nan tal.en
to nis none. OfPicers Andresiak and Hunt arrived, tal�in� nir.� horzo.
I a*:i trans°:itting this infor.^�ation to you for such act�on as �*ou
�ay see fit to tal:e.
Respect£ull;; subntitted,
)s) �narles J. Jeplesschor�er, Chief '
The follorring letter rras drafted by the T3oard and sent to I.Ir. Bert
T.:Iroz b� a police ofSicer:
Jul� 22, 1946
I.Ir. F3ert p.iroz, �
509 I�orth Studebal;er Street,
South Bend, Indiana
Dear Sir: .
Please ta.�,e notice that the Board of Public '.�orks and Saiety rrill
conduct a £or�ial hearing on August 2, 1946 at tne o�iice oP the said Board
in the Cit�* Hall, in the City of South Fsend, Indiana, at 2:00 ?.T_.S. for the
10�
pu.rpose o£ hearing evi3ence uton tne iollol�ring charges ri,zich have been r?ade .
a;ainst you as a result of ;;our auspension Ju1;� 17, 19^-6 as an activo r�eraber
of the ?ire De�a.rt:�ent of the CitJ o£ 3outh.pend, to-rrit : 1'he violation of
Rule I1o. 10 and the violation oi Rule i1o. 39 of tho Rules governin� Oi'ficers
and ne�b�rs of t_ie Soutli Bend i ire �epart�:�ent, in that ,ou did on luesda;�,
July 16, 1�46 use vile and abusive langua�e at the Central �'ire Station� and
direct vile and abusivo lan�uage toti°+ard and a�ainst the Chief of tho Fire
Departnent of the Citp of South Bend, and that you did on t he sa..�e date use
vile lan�uage in Station IJo. 5 to�:rard and against �he Chief of the P�ire De-
part::�ent, and further in that you crere on said evening oS July 16 �•rnile in
the Central Station and at Station ITo. 5� under the influence of liquor.
You rlay be nresent at t:iis hearing in person and ;�ou r:ia� have, if you :rish,
' representation bJ any Attorney or Attorneys of your choise.
If ;jou desire a hearing on the foregoin� char�es be certain to notify the
Board oi ;�our desire prior to �Au�ust 2� 1946,
'Tery truly yours,
, B011?L7 Oi PUi�i�IC :;ORIiS 11ITD S1b-':iY
B�: Janes P, Conbo;�� Clerk
1�n anplication for the Police Depar�ent ;�as approved and ordered
filed for Harold Ederin Couillard.
P�LICE DiPARi.T�TT: Chief i.verett i��as present and :aatters pertaining to
Fi'-.ls epart�aen rrere discussed.
ihe Spanish Anerican l'loments �u°.i11arS rras authorized to sell carnations
on the city streets on <Au�ust 1G, 19�r6.
�L�CTRICAL DyPARi:1�I•1T: I;Ir. 'ilillia-.i 2ualls� Superintendent� ���a� preaent asid
r.iac ers per aining o his depart^�ent :�rere discussad,
' :'7EIGH4S & ::�!�SURES: 1Sr. Cizarles 3urns, City Sealer, filed 'nis report for
e ��ree - en n� �u � 20, 1946.
ihere being no further business to co:�e before the ?�oard, the r!eetin�
rras adjourned at 11:45 !1.Ti.
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Ju1� 29, 1940
A regular neeting of the Board of Public Safety �,ras izeld on I:onclu,�,
July 29� 1946 at 11:15 A.I:. I.ir. Ctr.�in�s '.ias absent, iIinutes o£ the last
rzeeting �-rere read znd approved. Salar� clai�:s in the a.^iount of ;;;;29,801,0£3
��rere approved and ordered paid, ihere �rere no clai.ms of su�pliers to be
approved.
1I�:L ll�PPS'�T.:�?TT: Chief DeVlee�cho�:rer rtas nresent and natters pertaining to
us epar .�.en ;rere discussed.
!�n application for the i ire Jepartneni; rr�s approved and ordered filed
for ':lalter �1nes. -
ir�o nen� i ranl: Leszczynsl:i and ;,d�:rard R. I:azv�irsL-i� rrere appointed to
the :ire Depart::ent, subject to tneir abilitJ to pas� ph;��ical exarninations
�iven b� the Cit;� Joctor and the Doctor appointed b� the �oard of rire::�en� s
Pension Pund iruatees.
PGLIC� D�?lL-c�il.T;l: Chief �rerett rras present and natters pertaininb to his
uepar ment rrere iscussed.
A bond for a special Police OfSicer t��a� approved and ordered filed
for yrnest ;f. Stc�nUakgh.