South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-01
Almost Two thousand Arrests
Were Made by Members of
the Police Force During Past
Twelve Months.
.FIREMEN BUSY BUT
LOSSES WERE SMALL
Efficiency of Department Kept
the Damage Down to ST.
239 - Other Departments
Complete Reports.

South Bends criminal record ended
for 1918 at midnight with 1912 ar
rests recorded for the year, at an ex-
pense TO the city of S56,115, according
10 the report OF William r. Snyder.
-lerk of the board of public safety,
which will be submitted to the board
at its final meeting Friday.
The fire record for the year is 4O4
alarms and a loss of $27, of which
SI3,540 on buildings and S13,699 on
contents. The expense 10 the city for
the maintenance OF a fire department
has been S69,719.93, OF which $685.
1898 went for salaries.
The total expense OF the depart
ment OF safety, and institutions ope-
rating under il has been $146,S45.6S,
and there is still $2,S47.32 in its bud
get.
Lodgers at the municipal lodging
house numbered ASST for 1913 as
against 1.48S that lodged on the floor
or the city jail during 1912--a differ
ence Of 1853 in the city's hobo record.
Recover stolen Goods.
Tho police department made a
splendid record during the year for
recovering stolen goods the aggregate
value OF those recovered being $12,-
256.S7, OF which $500 estimated for
December. OF the total OF 1,942 ar
rested the disposition of their cases
is also OF interest.
OI iHo+dnttt IL were ulAutA j
years OF age, 10 over 20, and of course
the balance lowering between. Single
persons arrested number 1,191 and
married persons, 751, OF which 1.307
We're native and 635 foreign born.
There were 81 people Of color and
1875 white of whom 1.753 were males
and 123 females.
AS 10 the disposition OF the cases.
1S2 were wanted elsewhere and 457
were released without hearing; 462
were fined and 203 paid, while 306
We're released on suspended sentence.
$50 being acquitted, and the balance
sent TO Jail or bound over TO the cir
cult court
The police patrol and ambulance re-
sponded 10 a total of 1920 calls dur
ing the year and drove 1884 miles.
The department Of safety also has
under its jurisdiction, the sealer or
weights and measures, and the cleo
trical department. which takes in the
work OF the city electrician and the
superintendent of police and fire
alarms.
City SeaIcr Makes Report.
According 10 the report of City
Sealer J. ". Peters. South Bend has
not been cheated by short weights and
measures during the year.
He has inspected A gas meters dur
ing the year. finding Al correct. none
fast and six slow. for which he re,
ceived fees aggregating $3.50.
OF 1S6 inspections of creamery but
Ter, h found 1876 correct, % short and
four overweight.
He also inspected a number of ber-
~ boxes and weights of ice, causing
q few arrests but when the complain
ing parties refused TO appear the
cases were dropped. Tn accordance
with Instructions from the state COM
mission of weights and measures. he
has notified all ice dealers that they
must henceforth sell Ice according to
actual weight and coupon books must
be issued in five cent coupons instead
OF for % and 80 pound cakes of Ice as
formerly.
At the city scales he weighed 5,171
loads and collected S411.90 for the
service. He recommends THAI the
board Of safety take up with the board
OF works the matter Of paving the al
lev TO the east Of the scales.
City Market Well PatrOnizcd.
The city sealer pays a considerable
tribute 10 the city market on COltaX
bridge. as a trading place for the
masses Of people. I'm the 100 days or
the year that the market was open.
6275 PRODUCERS were admitted 10 dis
pose of their goods. while the custom
ers are inestimable.
Among the recommendations for the
regulation Of the market he is in
cIfned 10 want the ban put on peddlers
making use of II. either as a selling
pofnt or for n buying place. Tie takes
The position that the market should be
and the people with these middle-men
eliminated If the institution is 10
measure up 10 it's full purpose.