South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-17
NEW BUILDING
CODE APPROVED
Council to Act on Ordinance
MOnday-Jitney Bus Bill
Also Gets o. K.

After two years South Bends new
building code has the approval Of
the committee OF the whole OF the
city council and will be presented for
action at the regular meeting Of the
council next Monday night. Final
consideration OF certain passages in
question and the reading Of three
remaining sections was gone through
with at a long and busy session Tues
day evening.
The much talked Of and often acted
upon iitney bus ordinance again
made it's appearance before the COM
mittee, and went back 20 the cOun-
ellis regular meeting with a favorable
report. The forestry ordinance was
brought up, with Richard Elbel Of
the park board present to urge it's
submission as soon as possible. The
council. however. decided 10 go TO
Fort Wayne Saturday for a weekend
visit in its parks and TO study the
Fort Wayne plan which is proposed
for South Bend. Mayor Keller and
Atty. Seebirt plan accompanying the
body.
Give Sigh of Relief.
Composed Of so sections, one of
them so pages in length, the final ref
erence 10 the clauses of the building
code was followed by a sigh of relief
from the six cOuncilmen present at
the session. Mayor Keller and City
Atty. Seeoirt sat through the meet
ing, and at the close Mr.. Keller offer
ed several suggestions regarding the
depth of foundations for small DWELL
ings
Councilman Hagerty broke the
smOOthness Of action surrounding sub
mission of the ordinance when he
suggested il be held over for a few
months so people interested, especial
"
use its length for points of interest
10 them The body, however, acted
in favor of the ordinance on the
grounds that most OF those interested
in the document had been interviewed
during its compilation, while ample
opportunity for further following Of
its precepts had been given in the
hearings of the past several months.
Extend Roof FireprOOf Zone.
In the section relating to roofs, a
phrase was inserted, making fireprOOf
construction in and within 400 feet
OF the fire limits the rule. This reg
ulation was also made in the clause
relating TO repair whe ma roof was
more than so per cent damaged.
A clause relating to the building
of chfmneys and calling for ground
construction rather than the usual
bracket used in small cottages was
reconsidered. but no action taken
upon suggestion OF Architect Conrad,
instrumental in framing the docu-
ment. He pointed ont that present
day construction called for fOunda-
ton chimneys. from the ground up.
The fire department had requested
preference for this construction over
the bracket plan.
Atty. Seebirt urged dispatch in act
ing upon the building code so ii could
be placed in the hands of the printer,
who asks until the middle of Febru-
airy TO complete his work. Council
man Hagerty voiced the only opposi-
ton upon a yea and nay vote TO IA
vOrably reporting the code to Mon
day nights meeting.
As TO the electrical specifications,
no clause was incorporated, the COM
mittee awaiting the national code.
which has been in use over the cOun-
try and which contractors have lived
up TO here. \ separate ordinance will
be drafted for this feature as soon as
a report Is received from the east.
where the national code is being re-
Yised.
1t was pointed out in face Of oppo-