South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
NEW ORDINANCE
PASSES COUNCIL
Plumbing Measure is Approved.
Discuss Building
Code.

Two sessions Of council and one Of
the committee of the whole composed
the program OF deliberations Of the
city fathers last night. During the
opening session OF the council the
plum bling ordinance, two apprOpria-
ton ordinances and minor bills were
passed. Several sections Of the build
ing code were approved during the
committee meeting, and at the second
council session the now famous jitney
bus ordinance, with its latest revis-
ions. which made il a new document.
was given its first reading and re
ferred 10 the committee of the whole
10 be considered at the next regular
session.
Councilman Jere T. Hagerty. in
making the motion TO again refer the
5itney ordinance 10 the committee. said
that even the newly proposed ordi-
nance was open TO several changes
and that he intended to advocate them
when il came up. The ordinance now
provides for $40 license fee with a
number of minor rules and regula-
lions. Just what changes are to be
advocated by Councilman Hagerty
were not explained.
Pass Plumbing Ordinance.
The passage OF the plumbing ordi-
nance was preceded by a meeting of
the ordinance committee and a com
several plumbers. Slight changes in
schedules were made by this commit
tee, but the ordinance passed practi-
cally as il was reported favorably from
the committee of the whole where its
various techuicalites were threshed
out at a meeting last Friday night.
The ordinance appeared TO conform
with the ideas of both the cOuncilmen
and the plumbers and is a revision OF
the old plumbing ordinance which has
been in effect for several years.
An ordinance apPropriating $4,000
TO the streets and alleys department OF
the board OF works and another ap-
propriatng $3.50 to the city cemetery
fund were passed The ordinance
naming the alley between Jefferson
blvd. and Wayne St, and extending
from Chaplin TO Scott SITS, Hoose Ct.
was also passed.
Five unread sections of the building
code were read TO the committee by
City Clerk ROstiser and Deputy Nc
Keehan. The list included the sec
tions relating to house moving, sign
boards, smoke nuisance chimney and
fire place building and roofing.
Shingles Discussed.
There is a provision in the roofing
section prohibiting the use of wooden
shingles in construction Of houses
after 1919. Councilman Lang raised
a question on this point, declaring that
such a provision might work a hard
snip. II was explained by Architect
Austin that asphalt shingles could be
used at practically the same price and
declared that they were durable and
reduce hazards from fires which start
from sparks After several Of the
councilmen had expressed themselves
several opposing this part OF the sec
ton, Mayor Keller made a short
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an investigation Of the proposition
and believed it TO be a good one. The
Salem fire OF a year ago has proved
a warning against wooden shingles. he
asserted. and declared that he believed
the asphalt shingle to be practical.
He brought out the point that there
IS sufficient time before this part OF
the code goes into effect to learn If it
be proper. and recommended the
adoption OF the section. 1t was adopt
ed.
The building code will go into eff
feet on March 1, 1915 and the salary
OF the building commission was set "a
$4,000 a year $500 less than recon-
mended by the committee which draft
ed the ordinance. The city electricians
salary viii remain unchanged. There
are still a few sections OF the build
ing code 10 be discussed and these will
be taken up at the next meeting and
the ordinance then referred 10 the
council for passage.
Works Board Under fire.
The board of works was again
placed under fire Councilman Siefert
manipulating the opening gun and be-
ing supported by Hagerty Siefert
explained that last spring the board Of
works was requested to open up the
alley in the rear OF the new six-story
Farmers Security building. The coun-