South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-17
Board of Safety Names InveSti-
gator for Associated Charit-
les From Among Eight AppIi-
CantS-Park Police Named.
WOMAN TO BELONG To
PLAIN CLOTHES SQUAD
City Electrician is Having His
Troubles = Stops Contract
OrS on First M. E. Church for
Failing to File Bond.

Mrs. Emma Evans. 622 Coqulllard
av., South Bends first poEcew oman,
was appointed by the board of safety
Friday morning, the choice OF eight
applicants. Her salary is 500 a month
as provided by ordinance passed by the
council last Monday night, and her
duties begin May /. The appointment
was made upon the particular recon-
mendatiOn of Police Chief Kerr. sub
iect 10 whose orders she Will be re-
quiTed TO operate.
Mrs. Evans appeared before the
board preceding her appointment and
and went over the ground of her pros
pective duties. acceding 10 the de-
mands that were pointed out would
probably be made upon her. Her eX-
perience as an investigator for the AS
sOciated Charities was considered by
the board and by the chief as especial
ly recommending her for the job.
The policewoman will not be re-
quired to wear a uniform She will be
provided with a badge which she Will
probably wear hidden, displaying it
only as the need of official recognition
requires. In other words, she is to be
assigned to the plain clothes squad.
Watching the street car station, the
OepOtS and dance halls, is merely Spe-
cial among her duties. 1t is antici-
pated that she will be required TO re-
port for duty at one o'clock in the af-
ternoon and remain until midnight.
Park Policemen Named.
The appointment came along with
two others. that of John S. Steele. 221
s. St. Louis St. as Howard park po-
liceman. and Clyde NJ. Wilson, Cushing
St, Leeper park policeman. These
are To draw $50 per month. Both
appeared before = Board Wilson
has served the police department be-
-,
last administration, his application be-
ing for reinstatement. IL was eX-
plained to him that there is no OPEN
ing just now for a regular policeman.
but that he would be promoted as
soon as there is, and that he could
have park policeman pending such
time providing he is willing TO do reg
ular duty at such times as his services
may be required.
Electrician Kept Busy.
Chief among the other matters be-
fore the board Friday was the report
of City Electrician Dickey, who ap-
pears TO be having his hands full in
these piping times, making an average
of eleven electrical inspections a day,
and being rushed for more. He eX-
planned to the board that some means
of conveyance was needed for getting
around the city. and a horse and buggy
may be arranged for at the central fire
station. using the chiefs old Concord
runabOut. He is also having his
troubles with Out-Of-tOwn electrical
contractors who come in here and un-
dertake to work without securing
proper license.
The BrOOkings Co., of Cleveland,
which is installing some chandeliers at
the new First Methodist church, was
stopped Friday morning, on account Of
failure to procure a license. 1t ap-
pears that the license has been ap-
piled for and the license fee paid, but
that no bond has been filed as the or
dinance requires.
Greater Care Needed
Several other instances were mention
ed by the electrician OF electrical work
erS trying TO get through under the
permits granted by the city to the
building contractors, special reference
being made to the installation of ele-
VatOrS. Greater care was recommend
ed for the future in the matter of is
suing building permits, that they not
be allowed to say too much. These
permits are Issued by the board OF pub
lie works. Nothing new has developed
of late with regard TO the new build
ing code. which will perhaps cover
that ground, should it ever be COM
pleted and become a law.
The meeting was held without the
presence of Commissioner Smogor.
who is still al st. Joseph hospital
where he recently underwent an op-
Grafton for appendicitis.