South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-21
ANOTHER TRANSFER OF
MONEY TO COUNCIL
City Controller Wants Money
Due Improvement Fund
Mayor GayIor Talks on Pub
lie Utilities Franchises.

Money and more Of II has been the
chief matter OF business to come be-
fore the council at the past two meet
inRs. At the last session over SlO,-
900 was transferred. while at the
Monday evening meeting an ordinance
was passed from first 10 third read
ing, on suspension Of the rules. au-
thOrfzing the city treasurer TO trans
fer S1.483.S1 from the city general
fund TO the Improvement fund on rec
ommendation Of City Controller Wal
ter Michaels. The following report
was submitted by the controller:
II herewith submit q list Of i'm
provement assessments made against
the city OF Mishawaka for various i'm
provements, such as sewers, pave
ments and street openings. These as
sessments amount TO $1.483.81 and
bonds were issued in the name Of the
city Of MishaWaka to cover this
amount. No appropriation has ever
been made by the city to take care
of these assessments and the improve
ments account should be reimbursed
TO this amount.
Il also submit list of amounts re-
ceived for engineering, advertising
and inspecting on various street i'm
provements during the period 1902
and 1904 inclusive During the pc
riod bonds were issued TO cover the
entire amount of the improvements,
including the engineering, advertis-
ing and inspecting and the contractor
received the total amount OF bonds
issued against the Improvement and
paid back into the city treasury the
cost OF the engineering, advertising
and inspecting This amount was err
roneously credited by the city treas
urer to the city general fund and
ehn rrIH nj n "a
OF the Improvement fund.
Owing to the above facts the i'm
provement fund now shows a short
age and / would respectively recon-
mend that your honorable body pass
an ordinance appropriaung $2,576.S7
T. ON the general fund to the improve
ment fund. i also wish TO state that
there will still be q deficit I'm this
fund owing to the fact that the city
has had to take care of interest on
bonds where the assessments have
been paid in full in the past, and only
one years interest being paid by the
property owner In order To ascer-
tain just how much this deficit will
be IL will require considerable time
but L am in hopes to be able to in
form your honorable body within a
short time so that we may have this
Improvement account in proper
shape"
Mayor Ralph w. Gaylor, president
Of the council. gave a short report
OF the work of the committee ap-.
pointed by the common council some
time ago 10 take up the matter of
placing public utilities franchises on
the MiShawaka tax list. The mayor
stated that the committee, consisting
of City Controller Michaels, City Atty
Jernegan, Councilman -at-Large +.
". kuss and himself had attended the
meeting OF the county board of re-
view at which meeting the matter OF
increase taxation came up. He said
he was we'll pleased with what the
board had done in the matter and
stated that an increase OF 100 per
cent was made in the taxing of the
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric
Co. The gas company will now stand
by action Of the board TO the amount
OF $40. 600. instead of $4,000. In the
case OF the street car company their
franchise was placed on the tax list.
Heretofore it had not been taxed. In
speaking OF the matter the mayor
said that IL was necessary, now that
an appeal had been made to the state
tax board, that he and the city at
torney attended the hearing so as to
be able to fight the case.
A motion was passed authorizing
the mayor and city attorney to go to
Indianapolis 10 attend 10 this mat
marks also praised the work OF the
Mishawaka Chamber of Progress in
assisting in the contest and stated the
organization would also send an at
torney TO the hearing
The committee on streets, alleys and
bridges TO which was referred the
matter OF investigating the necessity
OF a Waterman at the Laurel ST
crossing Of the Lake Shore. reported
that they recommended that an or
dinance be drafted that one be placed
at the crossing during the day time
and the bell be retained for night
warning.
Again the matter OF constructing a
fence along the interurban rightaway
east OF Merritield av., came up for
discussion. Councilman Chesbro re-
ported that he had heard complaints
from residents i'm this section Of the
city against the delay in building the
fence City Atty. Jernegan reported
that the street railway company had
promised 10 construct the fence and
the matter had been dropped A mo-
ton was passed instructing the city
attorney 10 further the matter along
and see that the fence was at once
constructed.
The report OF the city treasurer
made at the last meeting OF the COun-
ell was accepted by the ways and
means committee.
Accounts and claims were read and
adopted.
TAKE FISHING TRIP.
G. F. Hatfield. Walter Knoblock.
Carl W Wilke and Charles Motifs left
Tuesday morning on a several days
fishing trip 20 Marcellus Mich.