South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-18
BOARD OF SAFETY
APPOINTS TWO new
MEMBERS TO FORCE
Andrzeiewski and Clemens
Named to Police Department
Delay Dance Action.

Two men were added 20 the police
force BY the board of public safety
in their regular scheduled weekly
meeting Friday night The APP
pointees are John y. Clemens. go
f. Lasalle av.. and Stanley T. An
drze5ewsisi. sol S. Kosciusko 81.
No action relative TO the appoint
ment OF a p9ucewoman 90 supervise
dance halls and city parks was taken
az the neetiuE. consideration or the
subject being set over until the next
session. with the exception OF the
decision that rather than appoint a
woman 20 the position. "a plain
clothes man be assigned % such
duty
Additional appointments co the
police force Ga view or the recent
reslgnauons of three patrolmen and
the shortage In the personnel OF the
detective bureau was forecasted.
the policy OF economy debating ap-
pointments OF additional members
be carried over to a later time
The meeting OF the board was
mostly taken up with consideration
Of routine business Dan pyle dem
ocratIc member Of the board. was
not present being absent. II was
said from the city
Present cPtitiOn.
A committee Of four candy manu-
facturers and men Interested in the
sale OF candy 10 local merchants
net with the board and presented a
petition signed by local merchants
requesting the institution Of candy
punch boards 30 action was taken
the board members present making
IL known that consideration would
he given the petition when the alb
sent member and city Atty t. W.
Hammond could be present
The board also heard a represen-
tative Of the White Motor Co. with
reference 10 the prospective pur-
chase Of a new patrol car The
estimated cost OF such "a vehicle.
fully equipped and properly deco
rated. delivered here IL was stated.
would approximate $4,000. such a
figure. however. not meeting with
the warm favor Of the board. NO
new motor equipment was ordered
purchased for either the fire or po-
lice departments.
Following the complaint Of Fire
Chief Irving Sibrel that motorists
be pFohibited from driving sheir
cars over hose laid down for fires.
the board called TO mind the ex-
fstence Of an ordinance prohibiting
such cutting through fire lines and
ordered Chief of Police Lane ID
see that the ordinance was enforced
and that viOlat0rs be taken into GUS
tody.
Postpone Action.
Consideration was given to the
purchase of fling cabinets for use
by the Identification bureau or the
police department but favorable ac-
ton was postponed
The new appointees TO the force
quaiihed under the physical and
character rules. Clemens is 81 years
old and a married man Andrzejew-
ski q years old. is unmarried. The
latter. known for his jovial good
nature and buoyant optimism, car
ried his prospective employers By
storm and won first honors for ap-
pOintment 20 the force despite the
loss Of a finger and wounds received
AZ the front i'm France. Grasping
The hand Of Prest w. o. Davies OF
the board. Andrzejewski satisfied
his inquisitor as TO the present use
Of ms hand despite the loss of the
digit
AndrzejeWs war record, IL
nothing else did. won for him his
appointment. Carrying 50 healed
wounds and three bones which had
been grated to replace portions Of
bone blown away. the successful APP
plicant showed sufficient evidence
Of his service 10 his country. He
was wounded az Chateau Thierry by
burst of shrapuci.