South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-19
D. K. BILL FOR
POLICEMEN AND
FIREMEN RAISE
Council Committee of Whole
Approves Ordinance For
Increase of $40
Per Month.

After weeks Of agitation. with
Councilman Miller AS the leader of
the movement. an ordinance was ap-
proved by the council committee OF
the whole last night granting fire
men and policemen in the employ Of
the city a $40 increase a month in
salary. The ordinance will go into
effect on Jan. /. 1917. and Will APP
ply 20 all men in either the fire OF
police departments regardless Of de
gree OF power.
1t has been nine years since the
members OF the police and fire de-
partments received an increase i'm
pay" pointed out Councilman Miller
In a talk before the committee
''Since that time the cost of living
has increased None can deny this.
u is absolutely necessary that these
men receive more than 500 or $40
month. ANY man capable OF being a
fireman or policeman can go TO any
factory in the city and secure more
money than ne can by working for
the city. The police and fire depart
ments are having "a difficult time in
securing the right KIND of men. just
for this reason while RESERVATIONS
are being presented continually.
The men, find they can get better
jobs in the factories or elsewhere.
Wages are on the increase and it is
necessary for the city to follow the
trend"
Final Reading Next Monday
The previous ordinance provided
for 10 per cent increase in wages.
AT the last meeting the ordinance
WAS referred back To the committee
Councilman Miller and others favor
ing a $40 "A month increase. After
considerable discussion the amend
ment was offered and the ordinance
will come up for final reading next
Monday night.
Councilman Goebel who has been
active in the agitation for better
wages in the two departments offer
cd a recommendation which will be
made To the board of safety that ar
r0ngements be made 10 give the fire
men and policemen better hours and
more satisfactory Nace tions. lie
pointed out that members of either
the fire or police dcpartments-lil1
newspa permen-are on duty "a hours
a DAY and are subject 10 call al any
time The question viii be taken up
with the board OF safety and il is eX-
pected that a proper solution will
be evolved.
Strike out Clause.
Wilbur Warner OF the ST. Joseph
Heating Co, which is installing the
steam heating system in the city APP
peRred before the council and sue
ceeded I'm having "A clause stricken
from the ordinance requiring prop
erty owners 10 install connections 20
steam lines before new paving is put
down The ordinance as it was pre-
scented 20 tbs council did not require
connections with the steam lines,
providing only for gas. water and
electricity. In some way the steam
lines were Included after the ordi-
nance had reached the council
Mr. Warner pointed ont 10 the
council that the heating company
would rather tear the expense of the
connections than permit the property
owners 10 make the connections
themselves He showed that where
ed for. mains have been laid i'm or
der 20 accommodate new business
without tearing mp the streets 1t
was pointed out that at every street
crossing. four-way mains are being
laid. permitting new lines 90 be run
Ia the other direction 20 alleys The
new lines can then be laid i'm the
alleys and this will prevent the tear
ing up of streets. one of the prin-
Cipal points brought out by Mr. War
ner was that 10 is impossible 20 have
q pipe connection with blind end
as would be necessary under the or
dinaucc steam evaporates rapidly
and would be very expensive Co the
company if allowed To collect i'm the
blind connections where Calculations
Mould me- prevented