South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-07
Appointment Follows Increase
of Salary for Supt., PrOvid-
ed BY Council at Special
Meeting tuesday Night.
BODY PUTS LID" ON
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
'iatter of Increase of Salary for
Firemen Goes Back to
Board of Safety for Re-
port.

It's John w. Toyne, superintendent
OF water works now. the appointment
having been made Wednesday morn
ing by the board of public works fol-
lowing salary arrangeme ents made by
the council Tuesday night. The emol-
ument is $4,000 a year, an excess OF
$500 over the amount received by
Thomas II. Ayres retired TOyne will
enter upon his duties in about a week.
The new superintendent is civil
and mechanical engineer, now employ
ed with the National Construction Co,
and at present engaged in the con-
struction of waterworlzs system at
South Sioux City, Neb., job which he
must finish before beginning his new
employment He has been a resident
OF South Bend for about eight years.
The session of the board of works
wednesday was distinctly a water
works session The resignation of
Mrs. V. A Zimmerman was accepted,
she not wishing to remain with the
department unless assured that her
position would be continuous with the
administration, subject to satisfactory
service. She has been with the board
in various capacities, lately as assist
ant clerk, the whole for period Of
s years
The other matter Of importance
taken up was a conference with Con-
tractor HUFFMAN. who is building the
new water station, looking TO an early
bringing the work 10 completion city
Engineer Moore is 70 cooperate with
the contractor in devisinS plans for
bringing such ConSummatiOn about.
Held Secret Session.
The salary change was authorized
after a secret session of the council
Tuesday night.
Councilman Jere T. Hagerty alone
stood by the press in its demands,
s1av,,anH the bnGf-
ness OF the new parliament be con-
Quoted open and above board, that its
constituency may know the peculiar
bent OF its legislative reasoning, and
the tenor Of it's excuses. Pres. Lang
beamed forward as the lord para
mount" OF secrecy.
Michael \. Buechner was elected
chairman of the "6ark-lantern" as
semblage.
When the councilmen went into its
committee Of the whole session the
reporters filed along into the room,
believing that the ban Of yore would
be lifted and that from then on and
henceforth the press would be given
an ear 20 these sessions. Nothing
was said when the reporters went in
and took seats. The business was
taken up and gone through with
everyone seeming entirely unaware OF
the reporters. Then the session WIS
the council on the superintendent of
waterWcrks proposition. This was
disposed OF and then the cOuncilmen
went back into committee of the
whole session, TO finish some business
left over from the previous session.
Reporters Are Ousted.
The reporters did not follow i'm
mediately. being busy IN comparing
some notes. They finished this and
then followed the councilmen back
into the committee Of the whole
room. They had barely opened the
door when they saw what was up.
Pres. Lang was OF his feet and eX-
postulating with the other council
men, about keeping tHa public, and
especially the newspaper men, from
these sessions.
whats the use OF having these
sessions if the newspaper men and
others are allowed 10 come in,' was
the tenor OF his remarks After run
ming along ia this vein for sometime
ne sat down and Councilman H1gerty
took the floor.
THE people demand that these ses-
siOns no longer be conducted in secret
and / for one will not vote for bar
ring the newspaper men, he said.
The public has long asked that these
meetings be held openly and IT, is
time now that We start and get away
from the regime OF the past"
Several other COuncilmen then put
N few remarks objecting 10 the
public being allowed at the sessions
as did also Pres. Lang
Councilman Hagerty then asked /
that the motion be put 10 allow one
representative OF the press at the ses-
sions. This was lost for want OF a |
second. Then the motion for barring !
the public, including newspaper men. |
was put and carried. Hagerty not /
voting. Then the newspapermen were
ordered from the room and told TO /
get their reports in the future from /
the clerk.
Ordinance Held Up.
The first business before the COM |
mittee OF the whole and which the re- 4
porters got in OG was the presenta- /
tion OF "A petitio: OF about a dozen 4
merchants asking for an ordinance /
providing that all draymen and \
house movers make a report TO the /
city clerk OF all those whom they
move The petition was ordered held \
up until the next council meeting in I
order that the city attorney may de- Il
eide on the legality OF such an ordi- \
nance City Atty Seebirt said he was
not certain whether the making of /
such an ordinance lay within the
province Of the council.
Clerk Rostiser read the petition
from the fremen as given to the old /
board OF safety. Councilman Hag- /
erty than arose and recommended the
hreu1eG be granted an increase not as !