South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-05
No More Paying License Money
on inStaIIment Plan and Only
City Treasurer Will Receive
Money.
MAYOR KELLER HEARS
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Monthly Conference With OFF,
CiaIS Show What City is Do
ing-NeW Ordinance Book
and Laboratory Suggested.

That il has been the custom Of
years for the city controller to collect
the $4,000 saloon license money due
the city. direct from the salOOnists in
stead Of through the city treasurer,
and to permit payment on q sort Of
1nstallment plan, instead Of requiring
the full amount in advance as required
by law. is the substance of a criticism
of the past handed TO Mayor Keller
Wednesday. by Controller Manning. at
the first monthly meeting of the heads
Of the departments.
Upon advice OF CITY. Atty Seebirt
the controller states that the process
IS TO be discontinued under his ad-
1niniStratiOn. and that all license fees
must be paid according To law, strict
ly IN advance, before licenses shall
issue.
The monthly conference, viii: was
called by Mayor Keller in accordance
with the requirements Of tho city char
ter brought into it City Atty. Secbirt
Controller Manning. Supt Joyne Of the
water department. Street Commission
or Layon, DIR. c. S. Bosenbury, sec
Tetary Of the board of health Fire
chief Sibrel. Police Chief Kerr, and
Il. NJ, Morris and j. +. Augustine
presidents OF the board Of works and
board OF safety
An Departments Report.
All departments filed reports for the
month with the mayor, that of the
board Of safety formally informing the
executive as TO the orders given Chief
Kerr with regard to law enforcement,
and the chief reported splendid prog
ress in executing the orders
The police department cost the city
S4.400 during January. il covers the
arrest OF 173 offenders and the enter
tainment OF 702 lodgers.
In disposing Of police court cases
Judge Warner suspended 40 sentences.
sent SO 10 jail and bound 10 over to
other courts or grand jury.
The fire department cost the city
$5,96S.30. the equipment responding
10 2S alarms. the fires hazarding S23,-
0OO value OF property, and causing a
Toss of S1,665.
Proposes City Laboratory.
Aside from apprising Mayor Keller
nt the health boards orders and Of
the work OF the sanitary and food in
spectOrs. Secy BOsenbury earnestly
recommended the establishment of a
municipal laboratory for inspection
work and for detecting cases of con-
tagion. Otherwise he proposes a con-
tract with the present clinical labora-
tory. founded by local physicians and
maintained on fees.
DR.. Bosenbury pointed out that
while the state laboratory is doing
good work but that the distance
~ q AAAAltAA tiAltt ~ tlAitAtufNs ana AtldL
the poor people cannot afford the fees
charged for tests by the private lab
Oratory here.
Street Commissioner Layton re-
ported three teams and wagons sutfi-
cient for garbage work
Want New Ordinance Book
Both controller Manning and City
Atty. Seebirt recommend a new book
OF ordinances revised and brought
down TO date
Controller Manning calls particular
attention 10 the license ordinances
which, he says, are in some respects
vague. He also complains that Ii
cenCeS required 20 display cards. lose
their cards. or pretend To, altosether
too frequently. and supplied with
duplicates. they are occasionally found
20 be duplicating their license privi-
leges. and operating in two or three
places instead of one.
The matter OF delaying payday at
The city hall, for a day or two, SO that
the payroll can always cover the fun
period with work actually done in
stead or paying, sometimes day or
TWO in advance. Men are said 20 quit
their Jobs occasionally, Immediately
after being paid leaving the city in the
hole Tor day or so of over-cOmpeu-
satiou-
All departments have becu asked TO
report Co the controller the amount of
printing they are TO need 10 the end
that some effort may be made 10 get
IL at n low rate.
CITY Atty. Seebirt reported on the
litigation pending against the CITY and
called attention 90 the Grand Trunk
ease. involving double racking OF Di-
isiou 81. which referred back 10 the
T.. =. supreme court lis now pending
in the circuit court at Iaporte TIE
south Bead Woolen Co. also has "a.
injunction suit pending against TIE
city since September. 1912. with re-
gard 10 filling I'm along Hydraulic aV
the company also asking $4,000 dam
ages. Another case pending Il that
Il Hattie Mes and Ludwig FOlZ. which
has gone as far as "a temporary in
Junction with regard 20 grading a
Madison 81. alley from st. Louis 10 St
Peter ST., they claiming 20 own a part
OF the ground. The assessment suits
growing out OF the condemnation of
The Stephenson Mfg. Co. property, are
also still pending
All these cases have been inherited
from the previous administration.