South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-04
REFUSE ADVANCE
FOR WOMAN COP
Council Committee Takes Up
Dance Hall Ordinance
Delays Action.

The committee OF the whole Of the
ccmmon council at it, regular meet
| ing last night vetoed the recommends
ton of the board of public safety that
the pay OF Mrs. Minnie Il. Evans, city
| policewoman, be increased from sou
| TO $50 per month. IL also disposed
Of temporarily the dance ordnance
! listened To arguments against the APP
preparation of even a medium-slzed
police miscellaneous fund 10 the ooard
, of public safety and discussed munich
/ pal salaries in general.
! Although the move was completely
| out OF order, the BUDGET of approprla-
tions was discussed pro and con for
perhaps half an hour. councilman
! Hagertv declared that the safety
hoard had forfeited its right 10 secrecy
| i'm the disposal of its police mlscel-
! laneous fuad-that the hiring OF John
] H. Ouilhot as a special vice investiga-
| tor during the past year from city
funds removed the necessity OF appro-
/ priating any sum from the general
fund for which the council members
did not know the exact purpose.
Forget Rules.
The budget had been given the con-
| sideratiOn Of the ways ana means
committee Saturday at special meet
ing. and had been approved with the
exception of the increase in Mrs. Ev-
ans pay. This matter had been lett
open for discussion at last nights
committee of the whole meeting, but
! through misunderstanding Of parlia-
mentary rules on the part OF several
OF the cOuncilmen, the entire budget
came in for severe and near-seVere
| criticism.
The dance hall ordinance was re-
| ferred TO the committee on ordinances,
which is composed OF COuncilmen
SmOgor. Hagey and Miller; that 1t
was turned over TO these men FOR re-
vision. and with the understanding
that that section which established the
office Of dance hall inspector with
salary attachment of $240 a year, was
TO be eliminated
Discuss Dance Ordinance.
The dance hall ordinance cOnsid-
cred last night was one which had
been prepared by Mayor Kellers NOR
atty committee after the fate of a
first became doubtful, when it was
! strongly criticised by councilmen on
) account of its stringency. 1t was
practically the same in context as the
other. however, with the exception of
: the provision of a dance hall inspec-
} tor
Councilmen Lang and 'Wolters
stated that they had attended a local
dance in local hall together last Sat
urday night
Everything was orderly and as
quiet as one could expect" said VOL
: tiers.
81 have seen dances given by lodges
and other societies which were much
worse from a moral standpoint said
Lang.
Both said that dancing had ceased
promptly at 1880 o'clock and that
the dance hall manager had said that
that hour had been the closing time
for several weeks.
Objects To $40 Salary.
It was Councilman Buchner who
first objected to the $40 salary for a
dance hall inspector. He said that ir
view of the fact that there would be
several other new offices this year, OF
Sc eral proposed at least, there was
I no necessity of providing one for
which the duties would fall under
police supervision. His statement
was agreed to by the majority of mem
bers.
Councilman Miller declared that il
was impossible for patrolmen to in
spect dances and to remain any length
Of time at a dance given upon theil
u beats. Councilman Hagerty declared
. that the ordinance did not come from
the police department, and that il
laws were violated. il became the duty
: Of the department TO arrest the viola.
j Of the city were already too larg,
: / for sufficient police protection.
Councilman GoebePs suggestion tina
an ordinance he framed 50 as 10 make
5 tho dance hall manager responsible,
= for all law violations was agreeable
: 10 several Of the members. Goebe
> followed the suggestion with the mo
y ton that the ordinance be referred
: to the ordinance committee. Th'
u motion carried unanimously.
l Says All Underpaid.
The battle over the pOllcewOman'
c pay was hot. 1t ended in a tie vote
: which lost the motion of Councilman
Miller that she should be given SCI
Il a month. Discussions of the salar,
= proportions of the city in general en-
J. sued. and Councilman Buechner start
> led the members with the assertion
!. that practically every employe of tn
y city was underpaid.
Il He left no executions.
Il Even the workmen in the street
of the city are entitled 10 more pa.
than this city is giving them" he de
, Clare1. We have expert gardener
: and florists working in our parks
+ who receive a salary OF $50 a month
; These men are experts who hav'
e made their work the study of thei
= lives. All of them should be givel
Z more money"
. Councilman Miller declared the ser
: vices of Mrs. Minnie Evans were wortl
e So 4 month TO the city.
4 she does not do a mans work
he pleaded. "but il is certain that sh
does work that a policeman canno
II h'- any means do. Her work witt
y young girls in this city has bee
u wonderful. 1 move that we raise he
II salary 10 500 a month"
II Saws $50 l. Enough.
II Goebcl seconded the motion, bu
J. Councilman Wolters interrupted 10 sa.
: that 500 was too much. In his Opin
3 ion S6e was enough. Councilman
l. Seifert declared that he would no
u favor an increase for anybody, espe
o Cially one whose services were sc
a mmonplace as those OF Mrs. Evans
e Miller withdrew his motion an,
e moved that the increase ne to onl
e 500. This was seconded and the fol
e lowing vote was taken:
o Ayes-Miller. Lang. WOlters. Goebe
= and Buechner \oes-SmogOr. Seiferi
/ Thompson, Hagerty and Hagey. Tn
= latter was expected by several mem
0ers 10 favor the motion. but vote
I against