South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-08
SAFETY BOARD MAY
ACT TO BAN STREET
SHOE SHINE STANDS
Await Word From City Attor-
ney-Scan Monthly Reports
of PatrOlmen.

Street shoe-shining stands are TO
Do banned II what practically
amounts 20 an edict by the public
safety board does not meet with an
unexpected snag. Law enforcement
agencies OF the city are definitely
against them and orders arc ex-
pected 10 be forthcoming within a
short time for their elimination A
definite stand awaits only the fnal
word OF the city attorney.
Questions OF policy. consideration
OF bids tentative 10 the purchase Of
a motor boat for use by the police
department and perusal OF monthly
reports Of patrolmen 10 determine
by their nature the fitness OF GER
tain Of the members 70 continue
upon the force, took up most Of the
time Of Friday evenings meeting Of
the board Of public safety With
respect TO the latter particular. board
members expressed the opinion that
only where mental Incompetence or
physical unhtness Is shown 10 exist
would members of the department
be dismissed. No new appointments
were made at the meeting last
night.
No definite announcement relative
10 a stand taken upon the question
OF permitting the practice Of issu-
ing merchandise checks to winners
OF card games was forthcoming
Holding up taking any drastic &C
ton for it's abatement went over for
the time being, II being understood
they entertained no wish TO enmin
ate legitimate card playing in pool
rooms and other places of business
where cards are played.
The board took the stand. how
ever. that the police would continue
TO war on licensed gambling and
where there was evidence of law
violation. arrests would be made
While condoning Legitimate" card
playing. they said. the word did not
particularly apply 10 the issuing OF
merchandise checks, recently con
strued by City Judge pro tenn Will
liam $ Bertsch as gambling un-
der the purview Of the state law
against the practice.
Avail w OEu II IOih I1dHlillOutl
Under the boards ruling that op-
Grafton Of shoe-shining stands upOr
the sidewalks was n violation of q
city ordinance, Chief of Police Lane
was given orders that he should
seek further the advice OF City Atty
L. W. Hammond on the subject with
a view OF banning all such enter
prises as public nuisances. Severa.
complaints have recently come tC
the attention Of the police relative
20 the increased number of stand,
upon the sidewalks over what were
permitted 10 run last season. In
certain of the places where stands
had been erected. some OF the com
plants ran, traffic was blocked be
cause they had become carousa
| places for roustabouts.
/ In taking their stand against th'
! street shoe shining parlors the mem
bers declared they could only abide
| by the terms Of the ordinance ant
despite the fact it may affect an in
! jury to some Of the better-conducteC
/ downtown" stands they could no
discriminate in their favor.
! A representative OF a Benton Har
I Dor boat manufacturing concern eX
/ planned 10 the board members m
particular worthiness Of a craft 70
/ inland lake and river duty his con
! Germ made. It was equipped Will
a four-cylinder IL n. p. gasoline mo
\ tor. The specifications Of the boa
was said to meet with general favo
but no contract was entered int,
awaiting the receipt OF bids an
| specifications from other concerns