South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-28
NEWS IN AND ABOUT TOWN

problems that will arise in this city
in the future. seemed 20 be the gen
eral opinion OF the council A COM
munication from Mayor Keller re-
hearsing the poignant angles OF the \
acute problems Of adequate trans
portatiOn facilities that are facing
the city. was read az the meeting
Mayor Keller wrote principally OF
the Grand Trunk situation and rec
commended that the brains OF the
city and Of foreign experts as well
be directed 10 the disposal OF this
problem. lie advised the employ
ment OF city planning commissions
and called the attention Of the cOun-
Gil particularly 10 am expert on city
planning. John +. Lathrop. who is
through the courtesy of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. to address all in +
terested parties AT the rooms Of the I
Chamber OF Commerce on Tuesday
evening. Mr. Lathrop is representing +
the American city Bureau OF City I
Planning and is exceptionally we'll
acquainted with the matter in hand.
Upon the motion OF Councilman
Miller the communication of the
mayor was accepted and filed for
reference. Councilman Wolter moved
that the council attend the meeting
tonight in a body. The motion car
ried by a unanimous vote.
To Pay Probation Man St.5OO.
A unanimous vote also carried the /
ordinance empowering the board OF
public safety 10 employ a probation
officer for the use of the city court
at salary not 70 exceed 81, 500 per
year. Councilman Hagerty Seifert. I
and Miller. all of whom objected 10
the salary Limitation when the mat 4
ter was before the committee OF the
whole withdrew their objections.
Councilman Hagerty explained, and ,
ne was seconded by Councilman /
Seifert, that ne had been assured /
that there was no intention TO use .
the whole limit Of the grant but .
that the limit was placed that high .
in order 10 attract a valuable man .
TO the post whose services might in +
time be worth that amount.
A curfew ordinance, which was /
prepared through the intercession OF I
the w. G. T. L. was presented and !
upon the motion of Councilman |
Buechner was sent to the committee /
OF the whole. The ordinance as I
drawn will make both children un- /
der the age of 10 years as we'll as I
their parents responsible Tor a nne T
OF not TO exceed $50 If the children /
are found on the streets after 9 ,
O'Clock without a chaperOne The /
| ordinance provides for the blowing +
OF the whistle OF the north side
pumping station as a signal at 9 /
o'clock every evening.
Upon the motion of Councilman 4
Buechner an ordinance providing for /
the ratification of a contract en-
tered in by the board of public I
works and the Indiana and Michigan 1
Electric Co. Tor the cluster lighting
Of the downtown streets, was re-
ferred for consideration to tile COM
mittee of the whole. This contract
pa DIVIDES for the installation of 1OI
extra five-cluster lights making a to-
tai of PIC street lights in the down
town section OF the city. Each clus-
ter is TO cost the city $40 per year
for maintenance with the provision
that all of the lights shall burn
until midnight and that the single
top light shall burn until daylight.
New Police Patrol.
a resolution giving the board
public works the authority TO pur-
chase a new police patrol at a cost
p nf 10
the old one now in use for not less
than $500 was passed by a unani-
nous vote. The committee of the
whole had found that the patrol
now used by the department will
have to be laid up since il is liable
10 break down under the heavy ser
vice imposed. 1t is thought that it
will be possible TO repair il so that
1t may be used as an auxiliary only
COrby st. from st. Louis st. TO
Niles av. viii be turned over to the .
park board for the completion of 4
the boulevard system. if the ordi- II
nance submitted to the council and I
referred 10 the committee of the +.
whole on the motion Of Councilman I
Lang. is finally adopted. This is the !.
q
boulevard TO connect Leeper and |
Howard parks.
All Of the salaries due men i'm the
employ of the city will be paid on
Dec. 20 instead OF AT the end Of the
month as a result Of an ordinance
presented and passed under "A sus-
pension OF the rules by a unanimous
vote This is a yearly custom in
augurated TO provide city officials
with sufficient funds for the proper
celebration of the holiday season.
By ordinances $4,000 was appro-
priated 20 the streets and alleys fund
Of the board OF public works and
$500 10 the cemetery fund OF the
same board in order to tide these
two funds over until the first Of the
year when the budg, Is will be made /
out for all OF the departments.
The council voted unanimously 10 I
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