South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-26
BOARD PROMISES
To AID ON ROAD
Will be Made by County
Commissioners to Secure
Money for Highway.

Assurances were given by the
county commissioners Monday morn
ing before representatives from Elk
hart and Goshen that an EFFORT Woulu
be made TO secure an appropriation
for the construction OF a road along
the north side of the interurban
tracks between OsceOla and the county
limo This was in line with "a plan ad-
Vauced by ElkhaTt county men 10
have a direct route between Elkhart
and South Bend and one free from
railroad crossings.
Those who appeared before the
commissioners Monday morning were
+. l.. Arnold a. III. Beardsley, Johh
Ffeldhouse and John G. Boss OF Elk
hart. and Joseph A. Bean. =. +. Deahl,
O. NJ Kinison and G.. NJ. Richardson
Of Goshen.
Arnold. who first submitted the plan
To the commissioners last Monday, eN-
planned that practically all OF the right
of way tor three miles which 1t would
be necessary for Elkhart county 10
build. had been secured and that hair
of that had been donated This right
of way. he said, made provision for a
4O-foot roadway and he said further
that there would be no trouble IN Sc
curing q 6O-fOot right of way II 1t
were necessary.
Beardsley told the commissioners
that the Ellxhart county men would
pledge themselves TO put the ROAD
through if they could have the assur-
ance that st. Joseph county would
construct the half mile necessary TO
connect from the county line to Oscc-
ola. He promised that a written guar
antee TO that effect would be forward
ed within few days. AS to the time
in which the road would be built ne
said that no assurance could be given
inasmuch as it was to be built
through Baugo township which was
the poorest township in the coupty
and for that reason the work might
not be done in less than three years.
John Fieldhouse called attention TO
the necessity for increased traffic IA
cilities between Elkhart and South
Bend caused by the rapid growth OF
the two cities. He pointed out that
the railroad crossing at Osceola was
the most dangerous in st. Joseph
county and should be done away with
for no other reason than to secure
safety first" He maintained that
there could not be too many roads
between the two cities in view of the
fact that the territory between them
was rapidly filling up and he urged
that the proposed new road be made
60 feet wide with the paving not less
than 16 feet wide.
The county commissioners Slgnined
their willingness TO try and secure the
necessary appropriation from tho
county council when it meets in Sep
TENDER and il was accepted by those
interested that there would be no
trouble in securing the money. 1t
has been estimated that approximately
$4,000 would be needed to build the
road and also the bridge which would
be necessary over Baugo creek. The
bridge would be no. less than 30 feet
wide and would cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
The Lincoln highway at present
crosses the railroad tracks at OsceOla
and continues TO the county line from
where branch goes on 20 Goshen and
the main road goes north on the
county line and thence directly west TO
EIkhart The new plan calls merely
for a new road which shall give
direct route TO Elkhart and intersect
the territory between the Goshen
branch and the main road.