South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-19

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he was assured that il would be given
careful consideration. One OF the rep
resentatives wrote that ne would be
glad 10 discuss the matter with Father
MoenCh at any time convenient, II II
was found necessary.
Meetings of Members Follows.
Following the mass meeting a reg
ulaT meeting Of the members was
held The proposed franchise taxation
bill being agitated by the Organiza-
ton was the chief feature OF the meet
/ ing and the following motion was pre-
sented by Mr.. Parks which was
adopted:
Resolved, by the Mishawaka
Chamber Of Progress that the execu-
tive committee OF the Indiana Tax as
ISOLATION now called 10 meet at the
ClaypOol hotel. Indianapolis, January
10, 1915, be and said executive com
mittee is hereby memOrialiZed earnest
" 10 consider the proposal of this or
ganiZation that the franchises OF all
street railway companies in Indiana
be taxed after the manner Of the tax
alton OF other public utilities, and we
earnestly commend TO the favorable
consideration Of said committee the
proposed bill which has been prepared
in printed form and sent TO the mem
bers OF the legislature;
And be il Resolved, That copies of
such proposed bill be sent TO said
committee, together with copy or
this resolution.
Calls II Closed Incident.
Judge Ralph s. Feig said anneXa-
tion or amalgamation was closed in
cident. He had been in Indianapolis
recently and had talked with several
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idea was unpopular. When the sub
ject was first mentioned he was filled
with apprehension. the idea was so
foreign TO the sentiment prevailing
in Mishawaka The judge told of
what Mishawaka had already done
and what il was prepared still TO do,
10 work out its own destiny. IL was
not necessary to take such drastic
measures to obtain water or street car
transfers. He took issue with Mr..
Fountain who had said the city would
not lose it's individuality by joining
hands with South Bend. II such
thing should ever happen il would be
necessary TO give up the name OF
Mishawaka. and as this city would be
four miles away from its center, he
could not see that the values in real
estate would be increased. Mishawaka
could conquer all obstacles. There is
nothing annexation could do that we
couldn't do ourselves" he said. 1t
was perhaps well the question has
arisen. IL has awakened our civic
pride. and as the old saying goes,
You never miss the water until the
well runs dry
Joseph Ganser protested against an
neXatiOn, and endeavOred 10 show that
taxes would be higher if ever the two
cities came together. II would have
Il Of %
all property in Mishawaka.
w. +. Miller caused a slump in the
enthusiasm by stating that he consid-
cred the agitation a joke. Parks re-
piled to Miller's word, siding in and
added that the chamber was taking
up valuable time with huge joke
He said that the whole proceeding was
brought about by an anonymous letter
and that his idea Of the matter was
that il is "A dead issue. Parks stated
that he was adverse to putting the
Chamber Of Progress on record as II
might be detrimental TO other causes
the organization has in hand ut the
present. He illustrated this by refer
ring TO a dispatch which appeared IN
ar indianapolis paper stating that the
organization had gone on record at
a previous meeting as cOndemning an
individual as being back Of the move
ment of annexation. The individual
referred TO in the dispatch was Lieut.
Gov. O'Neill. AS the dispatch was an
absolute falsehoOd as a report of the
meeting and wrongly demonstrated
the sentiments OF the organization, he
suggested the Chamber of Progress be
more cautious in the future and not
cause any possible resentment against
the proposed work of the organization
AT the legislature. Mr.. Parks then
made a motion which was adopted,
that the organization procure copies
OF the indianapolis paper in which
appeared the item and that the paper
be asked by the Chamber Of Progress
to retract the statement.
Following Parks, Mayor Gaylor rose
and proposed an amendment 10 the
motion adopted earlier in the meeting
The amendment was adopted and the
following is the motion on record:
That this mass meeting, called by
the Chamber of Progress of Misha-
waka. 90 on record by a rising vote
as against any legislation looking TO
the amalgamatiOn OF the cities of
NTishawaka and South Bend or the an
nexation OF Mishawaka TO South
Bend and that the lieutenant governor
and our representatives in the state
legislature be requested TO use their
influence to prevent any such legisla-
ton
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