South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-24
TRUCK Or PUMP?
OLD QUESTION
is AGAIN RAISED
Addition of One or Other of
These Fire Fighting FaCiI-
tiles Will Be Discussed in
Making UP Budget.

The old. old question Of South
Bends fire hghung facilities is again
10 come before the board Of public
safety. As III 1914. the question this
year. in preparation OF the board s
annual budget OF appropriations is
Shall the city purchase an aerial fire
truck? or. i'm order that il may
enter the second classification in fire
insurance rating. shall II acquire u
gasoline pressure pump 10 be used by
a truck stationed at the central fire
station?
If the aerial truck is purchased it
Will cost the city approximately
$4,000. The pressure pump, although
certain members of the safety board
and the fire department claim that il
is as efficient as the truck, viii cost
little over half that amount
The safety board budget Of ep-
preparations for last year-those
granted BY the city cOuncil-amount-
the purchase of the truck or pump,
they will exceed S15O.OOO. II is there
fore held doubtful that either will be
purchased
However. the matter will come be-
fore the safety board either at its
meeting Friday or a week thereafter.
The board members personally refused
10 discuss the matter from any angle
until after IL had been discussed a "A
regular session Of the board.
Want More Patrolmcn.
Additional appropriations Will be
asked from the police department for
the appointment of at least three new
patrolmen. and perhaps five. 1t is
held by Chief Of Police Kerr and
members of the board that several
beats OF the city at present traverSed
by patrOlmen are far too large for the
adequate n~otectior OF citizens and
homes in those sections.
The proportion policemen and
population in South BEND is said to
be less than in any other city OF us
size i'm the state While there should
be. accordin~ to state law one pa
trOlman 20 every 100 population there
is but one patrolman for every 1000
or more IN this city. These figures
are based upon the total enrolment
of the police force. and are inclusive
Of officers and other attaches.
4 new motorcycle patrolman is also
suggested IL is held that there are
too many outlets from this city for
the number Of motor ears that exceed
traffic and speed laws. TO he appre-
hended, when only one man Is on duty
for the prevention of such practices.
The safety board urges the appoint
man so that both the north and south
sides of the city might be patrOllct
at the same time.
Sealer's Budget Prepared.
City Sealer Miller has prepared his
budget and has hled il with the board.
His demands are no larger than last
year when his appropriation was
S1.4O6. At that time the nea'iest
expense in his department was the
rental and upkeep Of the city market,
of which he is market master.
Unless City Electrician Dickey re-
quests the board To reconsider the ap-
pointment of an assistant in his de-
partment. his budget will be no larger
than last year. and probably not a
large. The council appropriated
SI.S75 for the use Of the electrical de-
partment in 1914. exclusive of sal
aries.
The budgets of every department in
the CITY hall must be in the hands OF
Navor Keller by July >. While some
of them are yet in state of prepara-
tion. il was said that they would Oe
finished by the date set aside by the
mayor.