South Bend news-times., 1915-04-06
ASK COUNCIL TO GRANT
PERMIT FOR CEMETERY
Prominent Men EnvOIved in
New Cemetery Project =
Two New Ordinances Talked
for Years Presented.

petition was presented at the
meeting Of the common council Mon
day evening asking a permit from the
council 10 plat and open a new ceme-
terry project for Mishawaka. The pc
ution was signed by NJ. w. Mix, O. r.
Lang, II. q. EgglestOn, c. A. Dresch.
j. Alvin Scott and j. A. HerZog. The
proposed cemetery is to be located at
the foot Of Indiana av. TO the banks
Of the St Joseph river. 1t contains
about % acres Of land. This is con-
sidered an ideal spot for a new ceme-
terry as il is close to the city and still
in a somewhat secluded section. The
nature of the ground will cause it TO
be splendidly drained. The promot-
ers met with the council as a commit
tee following the regular session.
Two new ordinances which have
been freely discussed for several years,
but which have never been drawn up
and presented to the council were SUBJ
mitted last evening. The new ordi-
nances are the bill board and house
moving ordinances. Both were re-
ferred 10 the ordinance committee.
The bill board ordinance requires
permission from the clerk OF the city,
after drawings and descriptions had
and billbOards. A charge of . sc will
be made for each lineal foot or frac-
ton thereof. of the boards erected or
altered. Permits will not be neces-
sary for boards TO be placed on va
cant lots or buildings advertising the
sale or rent of the same on which
they are placed. when such boards do
not exceed eight square feet in area.
1t also requires that a bond be filed
annually to the city clerk. Tor the
amount OF $1,000 as indemnity for all
costs or damages of any kind. which
the city might suffer for granting per-
mission 10 erect or alter the boards
Boards erected within the fire limits
as now defined or as they may here
after be defined, shall be constructed
of galvanized iron, or other equally
incombustable material No boards
shall be erected upon or above the
roof Of any building within the limits
of the city. This should not be con-
strued to mean signs constructed of
wire or open iron work supporting IL
Eliminating devices. Every board
which is now erected and maintained
contrary to the provisions of the ordi-
nance shall be removed, altered or
changed with so days from the date
of its adoption. The ordinance also
provides that whenever the board of
health find a board maintained in
such a manner as to be injurious to
the public health or puOlic nuisance,
it shall report to the board of public
works which will investigate and upon
finding the report correct in their es-
nation shall at once notify the owner
to remedy the defect within 10 days.
If action is not taken by the owner
the board of works is authorized to re-
move such board. If the owner fail
to carry out the provisions of the ordi-
nance thev shall be fined in any sum
from 50 TO $100.
The ordinance regulating moving or
buildings provides that persons in
tending 10 move buildings along the
streets which are wired and which
may be affected by coming in con-
tact, will file an application with the
city clerk setting forth a full descrip-
tiOn of the building, which must be
approved by the city electrician. The
clerk shall then notify parties affect
ed. operating or controlling such wires
showing one-half the estimated eX
pense they shall be put to by moving
the building through the streets and
file it in the office of the city electri
clan, who in turn shall file 1T in the
office of the city clerk. if he finds the
estimate correct and reasonable. After
filing the application, a deposit will be
required TO be paid the city treasurer,
to an amount of money sufficient to
pay one-half of the estimated eX
pense approved by the city electrician:
A permit will then be issued. 1t will
also be necessary for the applicant TO
file a bond OF $500 with the city clerk,
the city against any loss
eS to streets or paVementS. An addl-
tiOnal $500 bond will also be required
property owners along
the route for injury to shade trees or
other property If the provisions of
this ordinance are not carried out,