South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-06
ECONOMY IS CRY
OF C0UNCILMEN
Various Ordinances Asking for
More Money are
Put Aside.

ulSul WueQ the ODleCuOn OF lack OF
funds was brought up in the con-
sideration of practically every one
Of the ordinances called before the
! meeting. ordinances increasing the
pay OF men in the employ of the
police and IRE departments were
postponed for two weeks and a spe-
cial ordinance 10 provide music
during the summer was very prob
ably lost in the committee as a re-
suit of an unfavorable vote
Milk Ordinance still Waits.
Technical difficulties were again
called in 10 postpone for another
time the passage Of the mooted milk
ordinance. a favorable vote was at
one time taken in the committee of
the whole on this ordinance which
has been agitated in this city Tor
the past two years. It was discov-
cred, however, that a technical error
had crept IN. and the ordinance was
referred back 10 the committee of
the whole. The meeting of the COM
mittee OF the whole now objected
that no corrected ordinance was be-
fore il and hence tabled the orui-
nance that has been before it for so
long
Giving way a point here and con-
ceding point after point in an en-
deavor 10 secure the main feature
of the ordinance, namely adequate
supervision of the production and
distribution of milk, all of the finer
points of the ordinance and all par
ucularly pointed paragraphs object
cd TO by the milk men, the restau-
rant men and others, have been
given up and the corrected ordi-
nance is now agreeable to all par
ties concerned. The paragraphs
which before contained the clerical
error or error of ommission has
now been stricken out and the pos
sble objection Of the restaurant
men was overcome by the conceding
of the section requiring that all milk
sold be in bottles.
To BE Made Over.
IL is planned now 10 have the or
dinance recopied on new paper, cor
rected and reread and then present
ed 70 the meeting of the common
council next Monday. All known OBJ
. iectors 10 the revised ordinance are
now satisfied.
Favorable report was voted by
the committee on the question of a
special ordinance permitting the
South Shore Electric CO. TO build
and maintain special tracks west
OF BirdseH st. for a freight depot.
The attention of the council was
called to the fact that several
months ago the company was for
hidden the permit TO build depot
east of the river or to run freight
trains on Lasalle/ av. east of Bird
sell ST. The council saw fit 10 ap-
prove the prayer of the company
despite the objection of the Cooper
atiVe Investment Co, which claimed
that its property would be made
Valueless by the improvement.
To Repeal Old Ordinance.
on motion of Councilman Thomp-
son, a favorable report on the re-
peal of ordinance 1877, the law now
requiring that all operators of ma
chimes for hire on the city streets
viii be required TO pay a license of
S25. Inasfar as the legality OF the
matter is concerned, the council
was informed by the city attorney
that the legal objections are re
moved should the ordinance be
passed. He stated further that the
council may only be withheld from
passing the ordinance by moral
considerations
For a time some OF the council
men held that the ordinance should
not be repealed because an injustice
would be done TO the present hold
ers of licenses but later they gave
way 20 the greater good of the city.
II was decided that should any OBJ
iections be made 10y the jitney men,
then action of reimbursement may
be taken by the council.
No Money for Bands.
Hard times and lack of money in
the city treasury were given by var
ious councilmen as the basis for
their objections 10 the ordinance re-
0uested by the board OF park com
missioners to provide $1,000 for the
hiring of bands to play in the city
parks this summer.
Similar reasons were given for
objectinE TO the passing of ordi
|nances granting an increase 20 the
nremen and policemen Of the city.
Councilman Goebel told the council
that he knew that living is high at
the present time but he maintained
that the men should be able 10 get
alons for a few months or so on
their present salaries and then it
might bee hoped that the cost of liv-
ing would decrease 10 such an ex-
tent that their present wage would
be living one. limitations were
heard at the meeting that the treas
urv will run short according 20 cal
cuIati0ns that allow for no addi-
tionaI measures appropriating mon
ey. approximately $1,000 by the END
Of the year.
I'd Keller. speaking Tor the Office
ON the county treasurer. secured the
verbal consent OF the council 20 pass
Ian arpropriatine ordinance granting
him $500 i'm part payment Of an ad-
ding machine for the use of his Of
nee He said that the machine was
10 facilitate the work of the Office
land 20 take the place OF deter
iiorated machine now in use. The