South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-27
COUNCIL WANTS
POLES NOT USED
TO Be REMOVED
Complaint Is Lodged Against
Telephone Companies at
Council Meeting-NameS of
City'S Streets Are Changed.

The two telephone companies Of the
city were made the targets of severe
criticism by several councilmen at
the regular meeting OF the city coun-
Gil Monday night. Also the board Of
works, by Councilman Hagerty. was
drawn over the Goals for alleged neg
hgence in enforcing the various sec
hons Of the underground ordinance re-
Gently passed.
Citizens in my portion of the city"
declared Mr.. Hagerty. "are complain
ing Of the manner in which old and
dead telephone poles have been al
lowed TO stand on several of the citys
streets-William. South and Franklin
for eXample-and as n result i move
the council that the board Of works
be advised By the city clerk to investi-
safe tho matter and urge the COM
panies responsible for this condition
20 work in the tearing down of these
Objectionable features"
The motion was carried after +. M.
Morris, president OF the board, and
A. il. Rice, member, spoke in the
boards behalf
Ordinances Passed.
The council also passed the ordi-
nance changing the names Of IL of
the city streets. an ordinance turning
over to the park board for exclusive
boulevard purposes the east end Of
the present Jefferson blvd. from the
east end Of the jefferson blvd. bridge
TO the city limits and an ordinance
appropriating S398.74 TO the park
board for payment of the Bowman
creek sewer assessment on Stude-
baker PARK properties.
The repeal of the curfew ordinance
of the ordinance demanding a license
fee for nOn-Tesidents who transport
passengers, of the old dog tax ordi-
nance and of the contract with the
South Bend and Logansport Traction
Co. in which the company was al
lowed TO run cars on South Bend
streets. were also passed at last nights
session.
An ordinance drafted by the board
of public works and which requested
a special appropriation from the city
10 the miscellaneous fund of the
works board OF $4.OS9.1O. was refer
red TO the committee Of the whole
for its meeting next Tuesday night
This latter ordinance is the result of
the suit recently brought in superior
court by the heirs of the Hattie +.
Shively estate in which the court APP
pointed appraisers to go over the
property and set a reasonable assess
ment for the benefit derived from the
Bowman creek sewer. The Mary r..
Riley estate was also appraised and
the total reduction in the assessment
or the two estates amounted to the
sum demanded by the board in the
ordinance presented.
Referred TO Committee.
A new ordinance regulating the
licensing of auctioneers and of sales
booths was referred 30 the committee
of the whole for further considera-
ton. The new ordinance Will change
the license for auctiOneers from So
day TO $3.50 per day, and the yearly
license 10 $50. The weekly fee will
be $40. if the draft is passed. The
controller held that So a day was too
high a license fee.
City Electrician Dickey's ordinance
requesting an annual appropriation of
$500 for an assistant in mis- depart
ment was again referred TO the COM
mittee of the whole. Councilman
Thompson declared that the depart
ment had heretofore done the work
required Of il without the assistance
OF hired help, and stated further that
il would be drain upon the taXpay-
ers OF the city 10 pass the ordinance.
1t had been reported favorable from
tie meeting or the committee of the
whole. although there was some Op-
position expressed at that meeting
Dickey appeared 20 defend himself
against charges lodged against him by
prominent local electrical contract
or. Ii was stated last night 10y Coun-
Gilman Thompson that the members
should first hear the contractors story
before going into final action in the
matter.
Board May DO Work.
In discussing the underground wir-
ing ordinance and its enforcement.
Pres't Norris OF the works board de-
clared that the telephone companies
had been especially slow in removing
wiring and dead telephone poles in
the underground district. lie said
that City Atty. Seeoirt had said that
the works board could remove the
poles themselves and that that was
probably the action the board would
take.
a meeting of the committee of the
council 20 investigate the enforcement
of the ordinance as il affected the un-
foreground district was held with Mr.
Morris upon the adjournment Of the
council meeting. The committee was
composed of CouncilmCn Hagerty and
Seifert
The transference of jefferson blvd.
20 the park board was voted upon un-
der a suspension Of the regular rules
The matter had come only 10 sec
ond reading. but after r. Louis Kuhns.
Frank Mayr and j. q. Birdsell h2d
spoken IN behalf of the draft and
urged an early passage. the council
voted upon ordinance.
HEI0 ON ARcENY CHARGE