South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-23
COUNCIL DEVOTES
NIGHT To MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS
Refuse in Parks, NOxiouS
Weeds, Studebaker EaveS
and Trimming of Trees Put
Up to Departments.

Refuse thrown around In the city
parks; ncxious weeds growing on va
cant lots: failure OF the Studebaker
corporation 70 maintain proper caves
10 take care OF the waterfall from its
factory buildings; passage of a sewer
distrieting ordinance, an ordinance
permitting the board Of works TO sell
steel sheet piling left over from the
building OF the north pumping sta
ton, and an ordinance apprOpriating
$1,000 to the board Of safety with
which 20 repair fire apparatus: these.
together with the sending of a pyro-
technic ordinance and an ordinance
authorizing the building OF sidetracks
by the NJ. G. r.. X. TO the committee In
the hole" we're the leading mat
tiers 20 come before the common cOun-
ell at its meeting last night 1t was.
indeed, night OF many resolutions,
Councilman Seifert, Hagerty and Geo
bel being especially active
Councilman Seifert raised the ques-
tion OF dirty parks, and denounced the
noxioUs weeds, securing the passage OF
a resolution asking the park commits
sions to have the park policemen keep
the paper and other refuse cleaned up
y
suggested the employment of a sort
OF park janitor. but accepted an
amendment by Councilman Hagerty
that the job be added 70 the duties
Of the park policeman.
Park Cops Not Models.
"Our park policemen are not
placed on duty for fashion models,
was Councilman Hagerty's retort when
Councilman Bucchner suggested that
sach work would lower the dignity OF
policeman in uniform, and the mo-
ton carried. five to three, Buechner.
Wolter and Hagerty voting nay"
Ii was by unanimous vote that Coun-
Gilman Seifert secured his resolution
directing the board of health 70 at
tend TO the destruction of nOxious
weeds after City Atty. Seebirt ad-
vised council that he believed there
was an ordinance covering IL. He
called attention especially to vacant
lots in the fourth ward, particular
izing on one owned by the oliver
estate between the race and the river.
and the church yard at Taylor chapel
on Eddy street
Councilman GOebel raised the ques-
ton OF having the chief of police
notify property owners TO trim their
trees, as required by law, up eight
feet from the ground. which was car
ried. and then took the street depart
ment TO task for allowing conditions
IS they existed on Sample street yes
terday after the showers. with Gin
ders washed in from the Studebaker
yards covering the walks. These Gin
ders. he remarked. are filling the
sewers also, and he secured the pas
sage of "A motion that the board Of
works see 10 II that the Studebaker
corporation take steps TO prevent a
repetition.
Safety Board Negligent.
Referring 10 the matter of "a huiId-
ing code for the city which was be-
fore the council as a committee in
the hole" last Tuesday night, Coun-
Gilman Hagerty secured the passage
of notion asking the board OF safety
20 report its recommendations TO the
committee az its next meeting He
reviewed the history OF the building
code movement; how $500 had once
been appropriated 20 the board for
the framing of the code. the chamber
OF commerce committee to be used.
and how now the committee had ex-
ceeded its bounds and wanted from
5000 to $4,000 more money. The
board Of safety appears to have gone
STOUT this matter without a proper
definite understanding. said the cOun-
Gilman. and is now seeking TO shift
the responsibility 20 the committee,
hut we need the code and need il as
soon "a possible, SO IL this council
must take up the responsibility, l
tnlhk We SaOulu get AT IL right away.
Councilman Bucchner thought the
motion unnecessary. but IL carried
with only his dissenting vote.
COuncilmen SeifeTt. HageTty and
Thompson. all three. voted mo" on
the sewer districting ordinance wanted
by the board of works and board Of
health. 1t puts a stop to all pri-
waite comfort stations" where there
are sewers. or. rather. requires that
they connect with the sewers The
vote stood six 20 three for adoption.
Goes To Committee I'm "HOIe."
Due 10 a remonstTance signed by %
residents In the vicinity OF Nile av..
the ordinance authorizing the laying
OF a sidetrack 10 the George Hoffman
gravel pit was referred 20 the commit
tee in the hole" while one authorize
ing a sidetTack along Wilbur ST. by
the g. /. n $, 10 Staples & Hardman's
coal yard. was passed under the sus-
pension OF the rules.
The steel sheet piling which the
board OF works is authorized to sell
is estimated 20 be worth about $4,000
the ordinance directing that IL be ap-
praised and sold at not less than the
appraised value. The $4,000 appro-
priated 10 the board or safety confirms
q contract with the South Bend Mo-
tor works for replacing the fire ap-
arafng wrecked raeauf1t- on st