South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-14
MEN TIER WORK
At OLIVER PLANT
DRAW ON POLICE
Councilman Hagerty Suggests
to Council That Protection
Be Supplied by Extra Off,
GERS Rather Than Regulars.

That portions Of the third and sixth
wards are virtually without police
protection, save in the vicinity Of the
Oliver shops. several hours each
morning. Is the substance Of com
plant submitted 20 the council 10y
Councilman Hagerty at the meeting
Monday night. The oliver plant, in
taking on an extra number OF hands
recently, advertised for applications
at the employment Office, and the APP
plicants. some mornings have been so
numerous as 70 result in near-mObs,
and render police surveillance neces-
sary.
Il am not Directing 20 the protec-
ton given the oliver people said
Councilman Hagerty, but il ought TO
be supplied without taking the police
men off their regular beats, and be
lieve it could be done that way quite
effectively, under proper manage
ment." The matter will be brought
10 the attention of the chief
II move you that the board Of
works be instructed 20 repair the
brick sidewalks out w. Washington
av in the vicinity Of Baker park. and
of the pickle factory and near Circle
av." said Councilman Thompson. in
dated by the absence Of occasional
brick. as 10 be dangerous.
Tries 10 SidctraclE 1t.
Following the rule laid down by
Pres Lang some weeks ago. that the
council has no right 10 suggest to
the board of works what il ought TO
do. Councilman GoebeI tried 10 side
track the motion by telling of a sim
liar experience that he had had in
the seventh ward and asserting that
the proper way is 10 have the resi-
dence owners file their complaints
with the board.
They have complained TO the
board a number OF times" Council
man Thompson came back, but their
complaints seem too deep for the
board 10 understand, or anyway, they
are not Needed. so L thought that if
the council were to make a complaint
we might be able 10 get some kind of
action" Supported by Councilman
Hagerty, the motion was put To vote
and carried without dissent.
Sidetrack to Gravel Pit.
The ordinance referred to the COM
mittee in the hole" at the last meet
ing, providing for a Michigan Central
sidetrack across Niles av to the
George Hoffman gravel pit, passed
last night in amended form. The
amendments provide for planking be-
tween the rails, and safeguards the
public in that vicinity. Mr. Hoffman.
on motion OF Councilman Wolter, Is
also TO see that his gravel is kept off
the sidewalks. the presence Of which
Is said TO have been one Of the
grievances that led to a remOnstrance
being fled against a franchise being
granted for the laying of the side
track. The franchise granted three
weeks ago 10 the c., l. & s. for a
sidetrack TO the Staples & Hardman
coal yards was formally accepted by
the company, and a resolution per-
hitting the county commissioners to
improve Ensperger St, with gravel,
was passed. A petition for the i'm
prOvement OF this street has been
filed With the commissioners, the i'm
provement TO begin at the intersec-
ton OF Portage and Penn townships
at the L. s. & NJ. s. tracks, running
south TO Center township.
Controller Manning's report for
June was submitted and may be sum-
married. as follows:
On hand June ...S113.O31.12
Taxes collected ...... 1O1, 96O.1S
Other collections ... 27.491.1S
loldIS s......-...... $242, 4S2.4g
Orders redeemed .. 95.979.67