South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-31
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MAY 81, 1917.
SURGEON FOXs HOUsING SURVEY


Surgeon Carroll Foxs published report of housing
and sanitary conditions in South Bend, should by all
means especially with respect to the housing. make
very interesting reading for certain clergyman and
another certain deacon who seemingly doubling that
there were any conditions justify housing sur
vey. attempted fall their influence to
head OF for
It may be interesting lot of people Of
minds quite akin TO that or the aforesaid clergyman
and church deacon. that the survey of housing con-
itions was not consented to by the city admnistra
ion until Surgeon had about donned his coat
and threatened to leave with the sanitary
eey unfinished unless the housing in accord
ance with the administrations promise to the public
vas taken up.
After an investigation OF The News-Times conten-
lions. and OF the recorded promises Of admins
ration-before it had been made 20 feel the pres
sure estate sharks greedy landlords, and
others their sympathetic Hk-it appears that Sur
geon protest being brought here
goat of by the substitution of a mere
sanitary survey for housing survey this quite to
the discomforture anticipate. of those who
thought they had the survey sidetracked.
And yet. as Goldberg. would say. XIV you have
C. what you going do with it?" The board of
public works persists as ever withholding the sew
rage and supply from people whose housing
conditions these things would help It is even per
hitting the building OF whole OF houses
without sanitary attachments and city ad-
ninstraton, Ear concerns carrying out the
nendaions Of the surgeon. holding the
iolars well that, like many another investiga-
this also bids fair result in merely much
nisspent energy. South Bend can never expect much
the way of improvement for the masses of peo-
gets its diamond studded sphere Of
influence.
II the third sixth wards mainly the
surgeon made his housing observations and of course
hat settles it. FOrgetfuness these people, save
when their votes wanted election is proven
oisL AS excuse told they 10 not
want better living conditions but we know better,
hough that knowledge aside particular
about impressing upon them things that they don't
when it hts fancy do so. We anticipate
rom the way it listened up there when the state was
soed dry winter. that lot OF people not
prohibition. but guess they going to get
L also there among them some who would rather
not to but when the CONSUMPTION officers
around doubt II they will be exempted
a whole criticism TO make of Surgeon
Foxs He admits the ncompeteness of it: the
nappropriateness OF the ne limited
MS command. He advances evidence enough to prove
hat what The News-Tmes in its housing campaign had
contended for should be had advancing reasons
for it he puts il several fold. We dug up
probably nifty pad spots Surgeon Fox introduces us
10 some $50 bad spots. and asserts that the
this might be several times multiplied The
regret the survey was not undertaken at once
as the administration promised the common council
that It would be when the appropriation was made
for it. now over year ago. Had this promise been
kept the seasonableness and time limit not have
interferred.
But again. nov that have it; what are We going
do with it," that We have Mandy
pamby common councils past present and in all prob
bit, future. have the executive hands tied with in
efficient laws; purposey in cases uninforceab BILE
and put there political blinds rather than utility
Loopholes through which crawl as thick as
the proverbal heas Fido Oh. yes We are a won
6erfully clean, remarkably beautiful and a delight
fully heathfuI city-in spots-but please don't ask us
to show YOU back yard