South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-21
CHIEF KERR ASKS
FOR MORE POLICE
Declares Present Force made
quate and Suggests In
crease in Mems Pay.

in the city Of South Bend are under |
paid that there is not "a sufficient /
mum ber Of men on the department /
10 carry out its work efficiently. Ac- |
cOrding 20 the figures Of the police /
chief the patrolmen here are en- |
ployed $50 legal working days Of +.
eight hours each during the year. |
for which they received $500 or
Sf07 per legal working day OF eight
hours. Chief Kerr also pointed out
that the last Increase in salary was
given on Jan. /, 1907. and that dur
ing the last fve years living expenses /
have increased nearly one-half.
Chief Kcrr's Letter.
Chief 4<err's communication TO
the board OF safety follows:
April 21st. 1915.
To the Honorable Board Of Safety Of
the city OF South Bend. Ind.
Gentlemen:
L herewith submit 20 YOU a report
showing the necessity of increasing
our present police force and the
need Of more men on the depart
ment. and also as TO the salary OF
police officer who is az present
underpaid as shown by the follow
ing:
The following shows the size of
each post OF the city, which is COW
cred by the officer:
No. 1-13 blocks east by / 1 blocks
north; 143 blocks.
No. Eli blocks east by six blocks
south. 66 blocks besides River Park.
Down town Between La
sale az. and Division ST., and be-
tween Lafayette ST. and the river.
except No. 8. which is west OF the
river TO Taylor st.. and from Lasalle
av TO Washington av.
No. rs blocks east and west by
blocks north and south; AZ blocks
besides Navarro place.
No. S-19 blocks east and west by
10 blocks north and south; $50
blocks.
No. IS blocks east and west by
. blocks north and south; 30 blocks.
No. 1O--5 blocks east and west by
il blocks north and south; 55
blocks.
No. lis blocks east and west
by blocks north and south; 1O5
blocks.
No. 12-27 blocks east and west
by blocks north and south; 216
blocks.
No. 1873 blocks east and west
by blocks north and south: 1876
blocks
No. rs blocks east and west by
: blocks north and south: 80 blocks.
No. 15-27 blocks east and west
ny 8 blocks north and south; 245
blocks.
No. 16--3 blocks east and west by
s blocks north and south "a blocks
(Slav and Hungarian).
No. 17--6 blocks east and west by
6 blocks north and south: Sc blocks
Cake Shore beaD.
no. 1S-6 blocks east and west by
blocks north and south. so blocks.
No. 19-S blocks east and west by
% blocks north and south. 1S4
hooks.
No 20-17 blocks east and west
by Is blocks north and south. 221
blocks.
The officer on No. post is also
travelling No. z. making "a total of
222 blocks besides Navarro place
The officer on No. 19 is also travel
ing 40. 20. making toal of 4O5
blocks besides a strip 200 feet wide
from Taylor ST. TO Ernsperger ST.
and another strip 400 feet wide and
mile south ofHEwing av. on S
Michigan ST.
The legal working day I'm thi.
state is eight hours. or 1920 hoC.4
per year. The average time put IT
by a patrolman is II hours or 4.2S(
hours per year. or 10 extra days. OF
-535 days per year (eight hours &
day.. Salary of $500 per yeal
divided by $50 days gives officer
salary OF S1.07 per legal day of eigh
hours The last increase of salary
given department was Jan. I. 1907
During the last five years living ex
penses have increased nearly one
half.
The officers complete outht OF
Uniform 90 start with costs him be
tween $50 and $40. Patrolmen ar,
required 90 all kinds OF work il
emergencies. making that one item
Of importance in the line OF eN
penses.
Trusting that your honorable bod
Will see by the above the necessiU
OF providing more men for the de
partment and also increase in pa
for the officers. 1 am.
Yours respectfully.
WILLARD F. KERR.
Chief OF Police.
Alfred Leusch. patrolman. wa
fined $40 for failure 10 notify Chic