South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-07
PROPOSES ONE
OVERHEAD WIRE
FOR 8 COMPA NIES
PreS't Morris of Works Board
Suggests Scheme to Solve
Problem Caused by Under
ground Wiring Ordinance.

That three telegraph and telephone
companies use one overhead wire on
the diverging avenue OF the Cit was
the suggestive solution of the under
ground wiring problem set before
the committee of the whole Of the
common council by Prest Morris OF
the board of works at the regular
meeting Of the committee last night
Mr.. Morris appeared at the meeting
10 explain what action the works
board had taken in the matter OF en-
forcing the recent underground wiring
ordinance. which IL was held by vari-
Gus mem bers Of the committee, had
not been lived up TO by local telephone
and telegraph companies.
The committee also reported fav
orably upon two other matters brought
10 it's attentiOn-One a petition for re-
endorsement on an invalid legal as
sessment sale Of property and the
other an appropriation to the board
OF public works of an error in "a Bow
man creek sewer assessment
Ordinance Too Broad.
Morris stated that as a result of a
meeting with a committee from the
city council and Representatives of the
various telephone and other wiring
companies OF the city il had been
decided that the ordinance was too
broad in its scope and the plan of
using one overhead cable on the troll
leg poles on Lincoln way w. and Lin
coin way +. was suggested. 1t was
said that this plan met with the APP
prevail of the companies involved.
The representative who were pres
ent at the meeting Of last week as
sured the board that the central un-
foreground work in the business dis
trict would be completed this sum-
mer. out would not provide for the
work on the two avenues mentioned.
Another meeting viii be held Friday,
July 8. at which the board of works,
the telephone and telegraph men and
members OF the common council will
he present
At this meeting it is hoped To arrive
at some definite solution of the diff
Guilty.
Mr.. Morris reported that his board
had formed an agreement with resi-
dents # Portage av. from the end of
the pavement TO Riverview cemetery
whereby certain portions would be
oiled Members of the council OBJ
jeCted 10 this method, and stated that
ii any were TO be treated all should
be given "a coat Of oil. Mr.. Morris re
piled that the works board would
probably start u resolution to that eff
feet.
dead" Poles Going.
He also stated that in the matter
of removing dead" pOles-those left
standing after the wires had been re-
moVed-the Home Telephone Co. had
been delinquent i'm responding 10 sug
gestions by the board and that it was
only after a dehQite plan of action had
been established, that good results
were obtained. He stated that the
poles were being removed daily at
pTesens.
An ordinance granting the Mary =.
Albright estate $3.50, the amount of
the overcharge on an assessment. re-
ported favorable TO the council. The
assessment was made on property
near the Bowman sewer. the amount
being S216.50. II was later found that
the assessment should have been only
S162.90. \ petition from Mark l..
Brummitt was turned over to the city.
attorney. In the petition he asks that
he be paid $56.64 and the interest on
this amount from Feb. Is. 1911 Ac-
COrdinS TO his petition. he purchased
a lot at auction ON that date at the
amount due on a lot as the assessment
for the Eenwood av. and the Meade
81. trunk sewer. II was later found
that the assessment had been paid and
the sale was not valid
City Atty. Seebirt was instructed to
take up the batter of collection of the
assessment with the sewer contractor.
who, it was alleged. had inadvertently
collected the money twice