South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-02
BOARD ENDORSES
POLICY SETTING
DRINKS TO WORK
Safety Body Hears Result of
"ROad Sentences" Given in
City Court-Fire Loss for
Month AbnOrmaIIy High.

The board Of safety AT its regular
Ieeting FRIDAY morning endorsed
lily Judge Warmers experiment Of
sending drunk" cases which come
before his jurisdiction to me county
jail % work for the city The board
decided that the men ere doing as
much work as the regular gangs here
tofore used In the streets and in
other bits OF municipal construction,
and that the open air and exercise
was more heaithful than the dank at
mOsphere of the Jail.
The board of safety was response
BILE for the appropriation recently
granted by the council for the pur-
pose OF hiring a guard 10 watch over
the men after they were taken from
the jail. Judge Warner originally
took the matter up with the board
OF county commissioners and that
body gave him authority to pass
such sentences. They refused Judge
Warmers request for an appropria-
ton.
The board gave Warner full au-
thOrity TO continue his practice. the
result Of which is easily seen in the
remarkably short court dockets in city
court in the past few weeks.
The discussion OF the prisoners and
routine business occupied the board
for the remainder Of the session.
Monthly reports from the police and
fire departments were read and APP
proved.
Monthly Fire Report.
In accordance with his usual GUS
tom, Fire Chief Sibrel in presenting
his reports for the month to the board
OF safety gave out further instruction
for the prevention Of fires from care
1essness and other minor causes. In
all the department received 81 alarms
aggregating a total fire risk of $9S.
125.
BIazes OF unknown origin led the
list there having been six fires of
that nature. The heaviest loss from
a cOnflagration OF unknown origin
was sustained by T.. Z. Daley, mgr.
of SpringbroOk. when the dancing pa
vilion at the park burned 10 the
ground.
Chief Sibrel is emphatic in his atti-
tude toward careless parents who al /
low their children to play with match |
es Two fires we're caused by such |
and in having but the |
two 10 report the chief maintained |
that the department was fortunate.
The chief also said that it would be
well 10 advise the public at this time
Of the year that pains should be TAX
en- in the burning of rubbish and \
leaves. Foliage is as dry as finder and
IL is easy TO allow q blaze TO get the
advantage. There was one fire from
that cause in September.
Fire Loss Raises.
The loss on buildings at risk for the
month was $500 while the loss to
contents was but $3.50. The magnitude
Of these figures is made more appar-
ent when they are compared with the
same statistics OF last September. In
hat month the total fire risk was but
s17,715 while total loss on buildings
md contents was S765 There were
n alarms last September.
The Incidental expenses for the de-
,artment for the month. including
unds expended for a motor driven
chemical, vert $5.536.56, exclusive of
alaries. The latter amounted to So
1924.
Police Arrest 1919.
The police department in its month
3 report stated that 199 arrests had
'een made. OF these 172 were males
nd p were female. a noticeable
Inference in figures from the records
4 the police court is seen in the fact
hat there were % stOneyard SEN
ences. Or sentences where men were
ent to Jail TO WORK for the city, and
My two county jail sentences. This
S the largest number for any one
month for the year.
The police department of South
Send according TO its report was in
Jrumeutal in the arrest Of 2 Crimi-
lals who were wanted In other cities
The patrol wagon made 1t9 calls
or various purposes. Tho police am
was called into service on 20 :
hemical, were S5,536.56, exclusive of
he department amounted TO only
154.21. Articles, merchandise and .
money to the amount Of S1,345.32
which were reported lost or stolen
-ere recovered 10y the department !
nd returned TO proper owners.
city Sealer Miller and City Engin-
cr Moore were not ready To present
heir reports. They will be read at
he next meeting of the board OF safe
y.