South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-08
Light Vote Is Cast in Two
townships, 1893 Approving
Proposition With 838
Against 1t.
COST OF ELECTION WILL Be
ABOUT 50 CENTS PER BALLOT
Second and Sixth Wards of
South Bend Turn Down
Building of Road by
Large MaiOrities.


cost OF the election yesterday, in
which. by a vote OF 1893 to s4S, the
citizens Of Portage and Clay town
ships voted approval OF the pro-
posed improved road from the city
limits near st. Mary's college to the
Indiana Michigan state line. The
vote was one OF the lightest ever
cast in the county on such a prOpO-
sition and its cost was the highest.
Little interest was manifested in
the issue I'm South Bend while no
great enthusiasm was shown in the
three precincts outside the city
which voted i'm the election.
Unofficial figures furnished by
County Auditor Arthur Wolf show
that the road carried by a majority
Of 1S5 votes These figures were
obtained from the election judges
ns they brought their tally sheets to
the auditors office. On account OF
the light vote the figures may be
practically accepted as official
Commissioners Meet.
However the official count will
not be known ;intil Thursday when
the election commissioners. J. Wal
ter McInerny. Daniel Schurtz and
County Auditor Wolf meet to count
the ballots. They will make their
report TO the county commissioners
at the meeting on Monday. April
Q. and the commissioners Will "r-
der that bids be advertised for
After the contract IS awarded a
the cost Of the road. II this bond
issue fails the road cannot be con
Ftructed. The bond issue will be in
the neighborhood of $1,000 as the
road is expected TO cost over S75.-
535.
Saturdays election will cost the
county something like $1.70O and
with "A total OF 1851 ballots the
average cost per vote will he about
Sc cents There were 30 precincts
voting and i'm rs of them SO few bal
lots were cast that the average cost
Of vote in those precincts will be
over 81.
Forty Feet Wide.
The highway that is 10 be inn
proved is 40 feet wide Thirty feet
sn the center are 70 be graded and
"a cement roadway Is feet in width
is 20 he laid on this grade. The
plans and specifications call for a
concrete roadway but clause has
been inserted which requires that
after the concrete becomes sea
soned there will be a wearing sur
face two inches thick of asphaltic
concrete" This virtually makes
road with a concrete foundation and
asphaltic concrete top similar TO the
surface or St Louis blvd. Under
the plans and specifications the
contractor viii not be allowed 90
transfer or sublet any OF the work
except with the written consent of
the county com missioners-
II was predicted that the PROPOSE
ton would ne defeated. especially
in the second and sixth wards of
the city. and. true 10 prediction.
these two wards did turn in "a heavy
vote against the road Precinct \
in PORTAGE township turned the road
down by a vote of 50 20 SO.
IN the sixth ward $50 voted
AGAINST the road and only "A for it
hut this was counterbalanced to
some extent by a vote OF 333 ayes
and 90 noes iE the first ward. The
second wards which turned in a
NEGATIVE vote. showed a count of
1872 TO 81 other wards approved
the road 10y substantial majorities
The complete count follows.
First Ward.
First precinct. YES, 81. no s; sec
ond. YES. 10. no. II; third. YES.
as: no. 10; fourth. yes. IS. no. 10;
nth. yes, %; no, Is; totals, yes,
333: no. s..
second Ward.
First precinct yes. q, no, 90;
second. yes. p; no, is; third, yes,
10: no. 6S. fourth. YES. 8, no. 90:
total. yes. 81. no 122-
Third Ward.
First precinct. yes. go, no. 8. sec
ond. YES, 10: no. 6; third yes. 8:
no. 25: total yes. 101. no. SO.
Fourth Ward
First precinct. yes. So. no. %;