South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-28
BOARD OF SAFETY
ENDORSES METHODS
OF POLICE DETAILS
Say Department Is With Lane
in Fight'-Accept Saber-
MAX Resignation.

Al a meeting. the time Of which
was principally occupied by a dis
cussion Of policy and routine bust
ness. the board OF public safety met
friday night IN their fourth conclave
since their inception into office. and
with the exception OF declaring
themselves Fundamentally in sup
port OF CHEZ Lanes cleanup cam
paign and the Carrie Nation"
methods employed. set over for the
next meeting consideration OF new
appointments
Chief Lane reported that there
were one or two vacancies In his de-
partment but declared that appoint
ments 20 hil such vacancies could
wait over for the present
No more than one or two new
members viii be added 90 the force
in the near future. except as may
result from further designations. IL
was said
Order Equipment sold.
Fire Chief Irwin SibreI reported TO
the board the information that there
were at least a half dozen horse
drawn vehicles and one horse Of no
use and lin storage" which. since the
motorization Of the department,
could be disposed of. The fire chief
stated that he had deceived bids for
the running gears Of the Equipment
b1t that there was no sale for other
parts Of the equipment The board
ordered the equipment. including
TIE lone horse. 20 be sold
The resignation of Anthony Saber-
MAX, patrOlman, who recently was
charged with violating drinking rules
and who Wednesday submitted his
resignation to Chief Lane. was &C
copied without discussion.
Proposing that the proper treat
ment Of patrolmen who. relieving
shifts. spent part Of their time in
the squad room. should be provided
with chairs and all possible comfort
the board, on Chief Lanes recon-
mendation, ordered the purchase OF
"a dozen additional chairs for use "a
required tor this purpose a hos
pital bill incurred BY an injury TO
the hand OF PairoimaR Vernon when
that officer accidentally shot a finger
off while toying with a revolver
handed him for inspection. was
ordered paid b. the BOARD. The bill
amounted 10 S34 officer Vernon
described IN detail the accident.
showing 30 the boards satisfaction
that the accidental shooting occurred
n line with duty.
Inspect Rooms
The board members accompanied
by Chief Lane on an inspection OF
the detective bureau squad and re-
firing ROOMS, following which tho
/ board ordered the removal of the
/ present headquarters Of capt Hor-
ace Hamilton and his plain clothes
men TO tine rear of the City hall an
mex to quarters considerably Target
than presently houses the investiga-
I ton department.
Nothing was done at last night
/ board meeting relative to the pur
chase OF additional motor equipment
F for the police department. As Lane
4 put it 1--WE can get along Tor the
/ present with what we have" the
natter went over for consideration
at a later time
Tom Roaming, electrician. sub
mitted a lengthy report ard recon-
mendat.ors with attendant specifi-
cations for a new electric alarm
/ system. This matter was also tabled.
+ No discussion was given at the
meeting 10 the question OF any
( change of policy by the board look
+ ing toward the invoking of SUNDAY
/ blue-laws A tentat We mention of
che subject merely elected the re-
sponsc that conditions presently eN-
I .sting We're Of such character a. ID
warrant leaving we'll enough alone
The Principal topic fer discussion
was the intensive campaign against
/ liquor offenders, when, the board
rs a unit declared would have %
expect a continuous war Va geO
against thcm until they were VII.
ing 10 close up and get out" Lane
methods. known TO have been agreed
TO within a previous board meeting
the board members declared. were
their own and the affabie but scrap
by Larry would be given whole
hearted support i'm his fight against
offenders.
we are with Mr.. Lane TO a finish
fight against bootlesgers. % voiced w
/ O. Davies, president of the board