02/17/1934 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR 1 EETIXG Regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held: at 2400 P. M Saturday, February 17, 1934. All members present. The following bills and claims were approved: Requisition Numbers: 07053 07051 07066 07067 07007 Offi979 00167 09166 06970 06969 09159 09175 06992 07020 07012 07038 E. E. Johnston, M. D. G. L. Millhouse E. E. Johnston, M. D. Smith A1sop South Bend 07060 07052 07048 07049 09161 09152 06952 06932 06980 06997 09209 06930 06823 06954 09181 09185 09212 06983 07000 07043 07042 07034 09200 07041 07047 07009 4.50 50.00 1.6.50 ?a int Co. 2.20 a total of all.bills of $1,229.27. FIRE DEPARTMENT: `ire Chief, Rohr A. Knoblock, being confined to his home with illness, was unable to.be present. The., a.pplication of Geo. J. Frohmader for reinstatement on the department was approved and ordered Placed on file. POLICE DEPARTMENT: Chief of Police, Horace M. Hamilton, was present and reported the activities of his department and submitted report on the check up of taxicabs which was ordered placed on file on motion made by 1,,2r. Trost seconded by Mr. McSorley and unanimously carried. The following communication was read: "January 23, 1934 "At 7 :09 p.m. this date the Desk Sergt. received a call from Dr. Hoffman, 1530 E. Jefferson St. that he had been receiving a number of calls from a party that was supposed to have his dog. Cruiser No. 1 in charge of officers Vitou and Poure were sent to investigate and they found that the dog was in the possession of Officer Howard. The Doctor explained to the officers that there had been several calls that evening in reference t_o the reward on the dog. Officers Poure and Vitou went to the Howard residence secured possession of the dog and turned same over to the wile of Dr. Robert Hoffman. The dog in question had been missing for three days. Our records do not show that the Dog Pound had been notified or the police station that the dog had been recovered." Sincerely, JOHN B. KUESPERT Chief of Police Officer John Howard was called to the meeting and offerred an explana- tion of his actions in the above complaint. Inasmuch as his testimony differred from that of the charge, the Board requested the Clerk to supboena Dr. Hoffman and have the Officers Vitou and Poure present at the next meeting. Special commissions were granted to Louis Meilke, Jeannette Kuespert and Paul W. =:-.idup. OA Notion by Mr. Trost, seconded by Mr. McBorley and unanimously carried that all confiscated slot machines be destroyed. The following machines were destroyed and the money contained therein turned over to the Police Pension Fund: Owner: Jefferson Hotel 42.53; Oliver Hotel Cigar Stand 41.27; Phillip Malica $12.10;Wayne Cigar Co. $3.05; Miami Cigar Store 1.19; Green Star Store $1,75; Hotel Hoffmann15.2t;Ruth's est. 41.06; Chuck Garver 04.04; Franklin Club 4.35,.a total of $46.,$ 6 a receipt for which is attached to these minutes.