South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-16
Board of Safety Says City
Can't Afford it-Matter
Will be Presented to
the Council.
SEVERAL THINGS ARE
ASKED BY MEMBERS
Want Another POIiCeWOman and
Another Motorcycle Cop
Fire Department Prom
iSed Help.

Economy, near and real. was the
keynote Of the meeting OF the board
of public safety at it's regular meeting
Friday morning when the boards
budget of appropriations for the com
ing year was given the stamp of ap-
proval by the board members.
Along with the budget, which calls
for $3.50, ,743.75 to be used by the va
rious departments, the board attached
the petitions from the fire and police
departments which requested substan-
tial increases in salary. Attached to
the petitions was a resolution from
the board that the increases were i'm
possible at this time on account ii
was said, Of the depression in business
and the possibility that the city's tax
If the increases were granted.
AS was the case last year the
heaviest item in the list of appropria-
tions is the salaries of the fire depart
meDt. This sum, according to the
Bridget, is $63,120, which is the came
as last year With the increases ask
ed by the firemen, this sum would
have reached approximately $4,000.
Want Second Woman Cop.
Among the new appropriations ask
ed were those for q second pOlice-
woman, for true to its recent resolu-
tion, the board included an item of
$1,560 with which Two p0hcewomen
were to be paid for one year. The
board does not hesitate to approve the
work done by the present policewom-
ar Mrs. Minnie Evans, and in explain
alton of its request for second wom-
an member of the force, declared that
there is sufficient work in the city for
two, or even three, policewomen.
Another motorcycle patrolman is
also asked. William j. Wesolek, the
present officer. has caused many ar
rests, according TO the reports on file
in the boards office, but it is claimed
that the city may be patrolled eff
ciently only with the addition of an
other motorcycle officer. His salary,
like that of Wesolek, will be $500 a
year.
That one of the present patrolmen
on the force be promoted TO the rank
of sergeant and be given a salary OF
$1,000 q year, is another recommends
ton contained in the budget. This
will increase the number of sergeants
TO seven, but will mean only an addi-
tional SI00 in the appropriation. IT
was held by the board that six SER
geants, three at the DOlice station and
three on the street, were not enough
TO oversee the work of the patrolmen.
1t was held as practically impossible
for one sergeant to properly patrol
the various beats assigned TO him.
The complete budget as it stood
when handed TO the mayor at meet
ing of the heads of departments at
1880 o'clock. was about $1,000 less
than that of last year. when $3,063.62
was turned back into the general fund
of the city. This amount was left
over at the expiration of the year
from the original appropriation IL
was said that the board this year had
cut each appropriation TO the mini
mum, and that it expected TO have a
neat balance TO turn back at the end
OF the year
Fire Chief Irving W. Sibrel asked
the board TO include in its budget the
salary of two extra men to be added
TO the department at central station.
The board was inclined to approve the
suggestion, but failed to include them
in the ~ ---' IT was claimed by
Sibrel tlxat Chemical Co. No. had
been shorthanded since it was started,
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