South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-13
POLICE WOMAN IS
RECOGNIZE NDED BY
BOARD Of SAFETY
Decide to Comply With Mayors
Campaign Promise and Peti-
tionS of Civic CIubS-WiII
Cost $50 Per Month.

Recommendation OF a pOlicewOman
for South Bend. in accordance with
Mayor Keller's campaign promise, and
numerous petitions received by the
board OF public safety, among them
from the Perley. kaley. Henry Stude-
baker, COlfaX and River Park Civic
clubs. the Progress club and Chaplin
park citizens Will be placed before the
common council as a committee when
il meets in the hole" next Tuesday
night This was decided upon at "a
meeting Of the board Friday. The
council will he asked 10 make an APP
preparation OF $5G a month with which
to pay the "oficeress'. II the council
agrees with the suggestion. an ordi-
nance authorizing the appropriation
Will be introduced later.
Fully half dozen names have been
suggested for the job. which. in the
course of feminine determination no
doubt means a plenty of trouble for
the board when il undertakes To
choose one from the lot. Pretty near
every petition has been followed by
recommendation of some particular
woman for the place. The board.
however. has decided TO brave the sit
uatiOn, and if an appropriation can
be secured, an appointment will be
made.
Need New Engine.
The matter of securing a new en-
CINE for the motor boat on the st. JO-
seph river, and a new motorcycle for
police use. were also brought before
the board at its meeting Friday. Chief
Kerr was directed to investigate the
motor boat situation and ascertain
what a new engine can be secured for.
The motor boat, with the present en-
gine, was out of commission all last
year, and is said to be beyond repair.
The chief reported a new motor
cycle completely equipped. Will cost
the city 1920, but against that the
dealers have agreed to allow $175 on
the old machine employed last year,
and $25 for an old Flanders that has
fallen into the police clutches 1t is
asserted that the machine used by
."Cycle-COp" Diver last year, has traV-
eled $4,000 miles, and is unsafe for
another years work This is the one
for which S175 can lie had in trade
Bills for three overcoats destroyed
for policemen during the st. Casimir
riots were presented to the board Fri
day, aggregating $40 i'm value: also SO
for doctors bill for caring for an in
Jured policeman. The claims will be
submitted TO the county commissions
ers as county charge. this on the
theory that the police were drawn into
the affair to assist the county sheriff
III carrying out a county court order.
If we furnish the men," said Member
Hibberd. lit seems that the county
should be willing to pay the dam
ages"
Street Blocked.
Fire Chief Sibrel calls attention to
the almost constant blOckading of "
Main St, in front of the South Shore
station, due to a South Shore car being
left TO stand there a considerable of
the time, the curb being additionally
blockaded with freight trucks, while
the west track is used by the Lasalle
car line. In case of a fire. on the
north side somewhere. the chief
points out there is liable to be a bad
accident in front of the station some
day, and Chief Kerr was directed bv
the board to take the matter UP with
the traction people and see if the OBJ
struction cannot be done away with
At the meeting next week the board
expects TO meet number of appli-
cants for positions as park policemen.
several applications having already
received. Clerk Josephson was in
structed to summon the men TO ap-
pear and place themselves on exhibit
ton.