South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-16
SCREENED BOOTHS IN
SALOONS ARE ALSO HIT
Board of Pension Trustees File
New Ruling With Regard to
Appointment of Members of
Police Force.

Orders directing Chief OF Police
Kerr 20 put a stop to the sale or the
drinking of liquor in the dance halls OF
the city, and TO stop the sale TO. or the
drinking of intoxicating liquor by
girls or women in rooms adjacent to
saloons. commonly called wine
rooms also not TO allow screened
booths in saloons; were issued by the
board of public safety Friday morninc.
The order also requires the chief to
furnish the board with a list of the
houses of prostitution remaining in
the city by February 10th, the names
of prOprietors, male or female. names
of inmates and owners OF buildings.
and of proprietors operating wine
rooms 1T being calculated that this
will allow time for everybody 10
shape their affairs TO come within the
regulations.
In speaking OF the order with refer
ence 10 drinking or selling liquor in
dance halls, the board explained that
II is calculated 10 cover all dances of
a public or semi-public nature.
The preparation and issue OF the
order was the leading feature of the
session; except that il was an open
one, the press being admitted. and the
assurance given that except as 10
some very particular matters that may
come up from time 10 time, there is 10
be no lid" on the news, or the boards
proceedings. The press representa-
tives readily agreed TO cooperate as
TO the particular matters"
Pension Trustees Heard.
PatrOlman VIM. Lichtenberger. rep
resenting the police pension fund
trustees, appeared before the board
with a resolution adopted by the trus-
tees establishing new rule with re
gard TO fund participation.
New patrolmen and officers of the
department must hencefOrth pass an
examination by a surgeon TO be named
at the time, equal TO the health re
quirements in the regular United
States Infantry. or they cannot 20 on
the pension list
This will exclude Chief Kerr. he be
ing too old, and Chief Of Detectives
KueSpert, except that the latter may
sign off for benefits 10 be derived
from future eyel effects from an sb-
sent rib, already sustained
Secretary JOsephsOn OF the board.
was directed TO place no more patrol
men on the pension list until by per
nit of the trustees. it having hereto
fore been the custom TO collect all pen
sion fund assessments from the pay
The board also took into account
the condition of health OF patrolmen
who have been off duty considerable
on that account, ard Surgeon Meyers
is required TO report fully on the mat
ter at the next meeting.
Wants Back or Force
Robert G. Lass once o patrOlman for
six months, and then retired. has made
application 10 the safety board for
reinstatement. Application for a job
in the fire department has been filed
by Herbent ROozenwicz.
The matter of uniforms for the de-
partment also came UP AT the meeting
but action was deferred. The depart
ment printing aggegating p jobs.
was let 10 the l. p. Hardy Co. the
lowest bidder. AZ So. The next low
est bid was $112
The board is planning a thorough
inspection Of the fire department and
the fighting apparatus, 10 ascertain
the need, and nature. OF new equip
ment Chief Grant on retiring from
Office, recommended a new aerial mo-
tor truck. and this is one OF the things
20 De taken into particular account