South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-02
Mayor Keller to Issue PrOCIa-
nation Declaring q SAM
tary Week For Latter
Part OF Month.
CIVIC FEDERATION JOINS
IN HOUSING CAMPAIGN
Endorse Movement Instituted
by NeWS-TimeS and Takes
Action Looking To-
ward a Survey.

South Bends annual Cleanup
week Will be held the third or fourth
week Of May. according to a state
ment made Tuesday morning by
Mayor Keller. The dates will be set
definitely and a proclamation issued
BY the mayor after he cOnfers with
Or. G. 5. Bosenbury. secretary of the
beard Of health, who is at present
in Indianapolis attending the state
meeting OF board Of health officers.
In view of the intense feeling evil
cent in all parts Of the city for the
Improvement of housing conditions
in South Bend, following the wide
publicity given through The News
Times and through the Civic Center
clubs TO present deplorable condi-
tons. il is probable that the move
ment for better housing will be
pushed 10 a crux during Cleanup
week.
At an enthusiastic and largely at
tended meeting of the General Fed
Grafton Of Civic clubs Monday even
ing at the high school. the fedora
tion went on record emphatically as
endorsing the movement for better
housing to begin Immediately with
sanitary or housing survey of the
city. This survey will be possible
as soon as the board Of health is
given a special officer to be dele
gated 10 this duty. and the Fedora
ton OF Civic clubs unanimously
passed a second resolution that each
civic club send a delegation Of two
or more members TO the city council
10 ask that this special officer be ap-
pointed.
Favor Permanent Clcan-Up.
In the opinion of those most inter-
ested in the movement, and they in
Clude the mayor and the secretary
CT the board OF health, il would be
both feasible and desirable for
Clean-Up week of 1916 to 20 on
record as having accomplished the
first step toward a permanent clean
up Of the city.
With the enthusiasm and backing
Of the Civic Center clubs which has
already been promised by he hearty
endorsement received through the
general federation. il will be entirely
possible to launch the survey either
during Cleanup week or shortly af-
ter by securing from the council
special officer to assist the health
board in making the survey.
Action in favor of the better hous-
ing campaign followed an address by
Miss Wolf. a member Of The News
Times staff Her remarks. dealing
with the effect Of poor housing
conditions on the health and morals
OF the community, and a means for
emedying existing conditions. was
followed by considera bic comment
from members Of the federation,
representative Of the various local
civic clubs, present at the meeting
Present Two Resolutions.
Two resolutions presented 10 the
session Of the federation dealt with
the housing campaign. The first. fos-
tered by George II. Heideman. had 20
do with the sanctioning Of the sur
vey plan: the second, presented by
Mrs. Adolph Helquist OF the Coquil-
lard club. had 10 do with the secur-
ing OF a committee composed OF rep
Of each civic club In the
city 20 wait on the council and ask
that the board of health, which has
endorsed the campai gn. be given an
officer 10 make this survey a success. |
we have the sanction OF DR..
BOsenburv Of the board Of health"
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