South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-30
MORE ABOUT THAT HOUSING CASE.

A distinction yes but without any considerable diff
ference phaseology and time. Thanks to
Health officer Bosenbury advising of the error of
our reporter in calling the appeal the the
board Of health in Fry housing case.
injunction stn there of its taking cou-
pie of years to bring the trial While hearing
quickly in injunction suit in
volving the public health the be calendared
for the February brought trial
il can be reached among the state cases, which ii
now H.
And it is up to the prosecuting attorney to prosecute
i as a state case brought violation OF the
housing law. On the stated, according the
the health board, If they be substantated
under the why the boards order
should not stand Mrs. Fry may be able to weather
herself through the winter by appeal this
but with the coming the spring the prose-
cutting attorney by his guns, likely find
herself backed up against the same old wall
meanwhile she the conditions
planned of satisfaction. course.
with that done there is nothing fight
5 purpose OF the housing law-correctioD
rather than punishment.-and any better housing
paign aceomplishes its purpose when needed
lions are made.
The demands made upon Mrs. Fry the returns Of
health board the circuit court unreason
able. They cover conditions that no doubt exist in
hundreds of houses city Inany which will no
doubt uncovered by the housing survey said be
progress. there should be other orders
follow with possible appeals. half opine
the victims will ge; tired OF 1.-THE embarrassment
and publcity.-and results will follow. health
board will merely show the right kind spine and the
prosecuting attorneys office win give that board the
proper backing
There is nothing about this better housing
ment that anyone need be afraid of ashamed of,
when is saneIy and courageousy handled. 1t would
that there must be something about it to be
proud of may judge Health Officer Bosenburys
desperate credit that he
has finally been literally forced allow to proceed.
1t makes interesting reading. indeed especially when
such magazines the Municipal Journal (Dec. q,
1870 falls to sounding his praises the subject but
Of the Municipal Journal does not know the
local angle. nor OF the health officers active part
the housing movement; II was. quite true due his
persistent the federal investigator
brought here the Municipal Journal does tell
the truth the original purpose his part
% was TO set rid of housing survey rather than
have the housing phases of the sanitary survey
being taken up only under severe pressure
Which is neither here nor there except show that
the housing movement is a good thing that Health
Omcer Bosenbury regard good thing in
fact and that conditions brought light
that are in need Of correction. they be pro-
against with the that the proceedings
viii fail through delays. otherwise. but with the
determination they viii succeed. Let them sue
ceed through correction OF the premises condemned If
that the owner better than TO be ousted from
such premises or suffer punishment FOR violation Of
the boards orders. apologize the health officer
Tor having been incorrectly Informed the nature
a. the proceedings i'm the Fry Yes it is an ap-
peal and injunction suit. but that does not
lessen the Of ooshness Of his apparent gee over