South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-02
Old Boards of Safety and Pub
lie Works Clean Up Most of
Outstanding Work in Prep
aration fCT the Transition.
SOME MINOR OFFICIALS
to RETAIN PLACES
Several Appointments Made
During Morning and Final
Discussion Had Regarding
Police Situation.

The transition from the old ad-
ministration 10 the new, may almost
be said TO have begun at the city hall
Friday morning, the occasion mark
ing the last of the regular meetings
OF both the board of public works
and the board of safety. while I'm the
other depaItmen there was cOnsid-
cradle scrambling about getting in
similar readiness for the grand
finale"
Controller Joyce completed his re-
port for DeCcmb Der. There" said
he. las the time draws nearer 1 feel
that much better. 1t has been an aw-
full bore for the past couple weeks. l
will be glad when Monday noon is
here"
About the last thing the old board
OF works did at its meeting was to
accept the new 5000. .O00-gallon
reservoir built at the pumping sta
tiOn, from G. II. Defrees, contractor,
his wOr khaving been tested and
found satisfactory with the exception
of a few finishing touches, such as
the paint. which cannot be put on un-
Til spring. To cove. this $500 was
held back, though IL lis expected that
the cost OF the work will not exceed
800. The total cost of the reservoir
was contracted at $4,000
Safety Boards Meet.
The old board OF safety was again
host TO the new at Fridays session,
but nothing OF ls-Sortance was done,
other than TO talk things over. The
annual reports OF Clerk Wilson
Snyder. reviewed by the News-Times
New Years morning, were the chief
features OF the session. The old
board will hold another brief session
on Monday morning TO close up its
affairs, after which the new Will take
hold in dead earnest.
About the first thing the new
board Will do will be to take up the
matter OF fixing the amount of
bonds required of the officers of the
police and fire departments. the
departments the preparation of
which. the new city attorney, Eli +.
Seebrit, already has ia hand.
It was found Friday that Chief
Bunker has been under a bond Of S3,-
800 when only a $1,000 bond is really
required, and thaS the board OF safe
" has been undec $1,000 bOads when
only $4,000 was necesalr''
The appointment of Millard r.
Kerr as chief of police may be fol-
lowed by some other changes in the
Office force OF the police department,
but the nature OF them the new board
of safety has not decided to divulge.
Chief Bunker. however. is likely to
remain as captain, while the Office of
assistant chief may be dispensed with.
IL is understood that Asst. Chief
Chapel intends TO retire.
New Appointments Made.
The Keller board OF public works
gave out Friday that Charles p.
Creveston, who has been with the
waterwOrks department for IA years,
is not to be disturbed, and Joseph r.
Hazinsld, with the department for
seven years, Is to succeed Mrs. Y. G.
Zimmerman as assistant clerk Clln-
- - a. f~,.T TT a
partment a. bOOkkeeper. For some
time past Rogers has been bookkeep-
er tOr the Rogers MIX Co.
alex Langel defeated citizens
candidate for city clerk, and recent
~ appointed a street foreman by the
board OF works, is also 10 be trans
ferred TO some position In the water
works department. The number of
street foTemen is 10 be reduced from
three TO two. and the places have
been assigned 20 j. NJ. Schroeder,
heretofore a foreman Of contract con-
stTuctiOn work. from the End ward,
and Stanley KOlkiewicz. a 9Th ward
er late foreman with the oliver
Chilled PlCw works.
George Urey. 5. Main St. has been
appointed sexton at the city ceme-
tery 10 succeed James ellis.
The identity OF the superinten65 ut
OF waterworlSs, his assistant. If he is
10 nave any, ana the clerk or the
board OF public works. will probably
be announced Monday.
Confirm Some Assessments.
Aside from accepting the big res
ervoir. the old board OF works con-
frmed the assessments for grade
curb and walks on Portage av., and
VIII ST. at its morning session; then
turned the assessment for like i'm
provemen(s on Olive st, over 10 the
new board with hpa ring set for Fph
Is. Partial estimate for work on the
Bowman 81. sewer was allowed Stew
art. Sheets & Co. contractors. in the
sum OF $2.535. The entire job IS es-
timated at S15N000.
Friday night the old board holds
an aftermath session TO hear objec-
tions against the construction OF the
Dunharn St sewer system. and in the
matter Of opening William St from
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