South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-08
PAY
RAISED; CHIEF
Will GET $1,000
Committee in "HoIe" Boosts
Salaries of Officers 500
Per Year and WagOnmen
So Per Month.


Firemen's salaries will be in
creased.
At a meeting OF the committee in
the hole" OF the common council.
Tuesday night. it was decided 10
adopt an ordinance boosting the sal
aries OF officers 800 a year.
The chief viii receive a raise next
year OF S10O. making his salary ST.
6O0- The assistant chief viii get the
same raise. making his salary $1,400.
The captains Will get S1,1OO instead
OF $1,000. and the lieutenants and
hremen viii get $1,000 instead OF
$3.50. A raise Of So a month was
given the fremen. The matter was
turned over 20 the city attorney. who
viii draw up an ordinance which will
be taken up at the next session Of the
council.
Whether the street car company
will be requested TO establish a line
on ". Sample St. from s. Michigan
ST. west TO meet the Sample st. line
at Chaplin ST., as desired by nearly
$50 petitioners, was debated pro and
con by citizens and officials OF the
railway company for the benefit of
the council. This before the session
adjourned 10 the regular star cham
Der" session. No action was taken.
Declared impractical.
The railway officials declared the
proposition impractical. while Coun-
Gilman Goebel and q. +. Haslanger,
a $. Michigan st. store keeper and one
OF the petitioners, argued hOtly for
the endorsement Of the council. Fol-
lowing the discussion by outsiders, the
committee Of the whole adjourned to
executive session.
The outcome OF the discussion
among themselves was not ascertain
ed. 1t IS believed, however. that the
project is doomed to defeat at the
next session of the council, as three
drop hints that they were not strong
for the measure. since. they declare.
ii does not seem practical and that
il is strictly matter to be settled by
the street car company as it sees fit.
After the heated argument from
both sides. City Atty. Eli Seebirt
sprang the catcher in the affair, by
showing the council how they are
able 20 compel the company to con-
struct the line. AccQrding to an ordi-
nance read by the attorney. he show
ed that the compeny can be ordered
by the council to construct the line
If il refuses 10 take action within 60
days, the right to build it over that
route Is rescinded and turned over to
some other car company. This COM
pany IN turn has 60 days 10 take
some action toward building the line,
before il IS given over to some other
line, which might be the road which
was ordered first. As there is but
one line in the city anyway, Council
man Lang declared he could see no
use in ordering the company to con-
struct the line.
Would Cost $4,000.
c. d. Emmons of the railway COM
pany was first 10 speak. He pointed
out that four railway tracks will be
compelled TO be crossed, that the
pavement will be necessarily torn up
for four thousand feet and that the
project will cost the company more
than $4,000 He also declared that
the project would not pay enough
money TO cover the accidents caused
by the number Of railway crossings
and said it would be a losing PROPOSE
ton all the way round.
Osborn U1lery took up the matter
in the railway company's behalf
pointing out that Sample ST Is un-
usually narrow and that il has con-
siderable travel; that the fire depart
meu. with one company on the street
would be unable to pass a street car
and that great danger would arise.
The street, he said. would have To
be widened at a big expense 10 the
taxpayers along the street none Of
whom were I'm favor Of the line as
the present accommodations suited
The petitioners, he declared were
most OF them located in other dis
t.1cts and worked at the factories in
the vicinity Of Chaplin and Sample sts
That several other matters were 10
be taken up following the discussion
regarding the street car proposition.
IS believed. although the cOuncilmen
were close-mouthed and would make
no statements.
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