South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-14
CITY Asked 70
ENFORCE CURFEW
Appeals For Ordinance is Pre-
Sented to Council by
Local w. c. 7. u.

South Bend.
Ladies Of the W. c. T. L. feel that
too many kids under the ages OF Il
and 1 are on the streets after nine
O'Clock at night; the W. c. T. L. be-
lieves they ought TO be in bed or at
least in the house.
So they appeared before the Coun-
. ell last night and asked that an or
dinance be drawn providing for the
I ringing OF a curfew bell The re-
I quest appeared to find favor with a
number OF the cOuncilmen who
I promised 10 use their efforts in get
ting one pat through.
POlicewOman Minnie Evans said
something OF the kind is necessary
TO keep the children off the streets
at night and was supported in her
contention by MatrOn Anderson OF
the county Jail. The two women
were instructed 10 confer with the
city attorney relative TO drawing up
the proposed ordinance
school Bonding Unsettled.
Some sort of a misunderstanding
I appears TO have arisen over the
/ bonding Of the r. Burner Construc-
| ton company relative TO the new
I Sample st. school. A special ses-
! sion is 10 be called some time this
/ week 20 settle this matter definitely.
/ Representatives Of both the Mary
land Casualty company and the
/ Aetna Accident and Liability COM
pany appeared before the council and
both sgnified their ability TO furnish
all the necessary papers and seal
I them within five minutes. The coun-
ell disagreed as TO the disposition of
the matter and since il was found
impossible TO settle the matter with
out a more thorough discussion
4 Councilman Buechner moved that
special meeting be called TO decide
the matter.
At the last regular meeting an or
dinance was passed authorizing the
| construction of the building and
naming the Maryland company as
surety. They. however, held up the
signature TO the papers until Monday
afternoon and in the meantime the
| school city had contracted with the
Aetna company and were in a posi-
I ton to present a new ordinance to
! the council Attorney WAR appear
ed and requested for the school city
the adoption of the new instrument.
Wants Probation OFFICER.
II has been found necessary by
City Judge Hammerschmidt to i'm
pose extra work in the way of ask
/ ing Mrs. Evans and Capt. Schock
to act as probation officers and in
this event an ordinance was pre-
scented, providing for the creation
of a new office which is to be paid
on a salary not to exceed $500.
The duties of the officer as defin-
ed by the ordinance will be TO serve
under the direction of the city judge
and keep an account of the prisoners
patroled under suspended sentences.
/ II is provided further that extra
duties may be provided by the police
department.
Luckily or unluckily, IS names
were signed on 18th of the month
to a petition of citizens residing in
the neighborhood for the placing of
an arc light at the corner of Chaplin
and Thomas SITS Councilman Wolter,
secon ded by Councilman Lang. NOV
ed that the matter be referred TO
the committee of the whole
Need New Patrol.
II has been found necessary by
the police 10 request the purchase
of a new patrol wagon for the use
Of the department since il is i'm
possible to repair the old one. so
that il will be capable of taking care
Of the heavy work daily. The or
dinance submitted appropriates ap-
proximately S2.5OO for the purchase
of new patrol and an extra allow
ance OF $500 for the repairing of the
old patrol, which will then serve as
relief
The matter was referred to the
committee of the whole.
City Atty. Eli Seebirt reported 10
the meeting that he communicated
the wish Of the council TO the Stude-
baker corporation regarding a
smoke nuisance and that it, while
not denying that the nuisance still
existed at its skein factory at Wal
nut St. declared that prospective
changes in the factory would re-
move il in the near future.
Park Fund Overdrawn.
For the second consecutive month.
according to the report Of the city
controller. Ulysses G. Manning. the
fund of the city parks has been
Overdrawn. In September S2,371.O1
was spent by this department and
the expenditures during October ad-
vanced TO the figure OF $2,S73.2S.
Collections have diminished by about
| SO percent during the month and as
a consequence the total cash on hand
has been reduced from S224,25O to
$177. 325. Contractors Improvement
assessments show an increase. how
ever from S2.209.03 TO S3s.13s.54.