South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-24
MEET TONIGHT To
FORM HOME GUARD
Councilman GOebeI Issues Call
To All Those Interested in
Organization.

First steps toward organizing a
home guard" will be taken to-
night in the council chamber at the
city hall. Councilman William Goe-
bel, former member OF Co. +, has
Issued call 10 all those interest
ed in the formation OF such a COM
pany 10 be present at the meeting.
at which details Of the organization
Will be taken up. The council offer
ed the use of the chambers as "a
meeting place Tor the new guard un-
til such time rs other quarters can
he obtained. The purpose OF the new
organization, which. according 10
Mr. GOebel is TO be organized. ac-
cOrding 10 the system used by other
similar organizations, will be TO
serve as a protection when Co. r
and the other guard units are with
drawn 10 mobilization camps. The
point was made that South Bend is
an important town industrially, and
that the factories here which are
turning out war munitions should
be safeguarded i'm way that even
the most efic'ect police force could
not do. The .l.a ing is open TO all
those who care TO join. and those
who have pis'lOus experience in
drill work, such as members OF
lodges, and the like, are especially
asked 10 attend
Vote Band Concert Money.
Reversing a decision made early
in the summer, the council voted To
have band concerts in the city parks.
and made an appropriation Of $500
to the park board for use in prCvid-
ing concerts. Because the season is
already well advanced. it was deem
ed advisable TO put the ordinance
making the appropriation through
with all possible dispatch, and 10
that end the rules were suspended
and the ordinance went 10 its third
reading and passage Immediately.
The new ordinances on the sala-
ries OF fremen and policemen were
given first and second readings and
referred to the council committee of
the whole. Under the new ruling.
the ordinance which, il passed, will
go into effect Sept. / The fire chief
S1.76O per year. the assistant fire
chief, $3.50 per year; fire captains,
S1.190 per year; fire lieutenants,
$1,14S per year. and the pipemen
are divided into three classes, those
who have worked six months or less
receiving $50 per month. those from
six months 10 one year, $50, and
those who have served continuous
lv for more than one year getting
500 per month Police captains are
to get $1.3O5 per year, chief Of de-
tectives. S1.420 per year. detectives,
S1.145: sergeants. $1,195; the police
matron, $500; policewomen, first
year. S74O, after that. 1915 per year:
the River Park Waterman, $4s9 per
year: park police. s71 per month;
patrolmen being divided into three
classes. as are pipemen.
Ordinance appropriating S26O.12
TO the park commissioners. and 81
600 TO the board of health. were
passed. as was an ordinance pro-
viding for an Improvement in the
pavement of an alley between COL
fax and Washington avs, running
from Taylor 10 William ST
New Councilman introduced.
Joseph DusZynski. the new coun-
Gilman from the sixth ward, who
was elected last week to take the
place Of John SmOgOr. was vel
coined by the council. and he in turn.
made short speech in which he
said he was glad 10 be in the coun-
Gil and that he was ready to CO.
operate with the other members at
all times.
Following the meeting. which ad-
iourned at $50 o'clock. the coun-
cilmen took a ride in the new pa
troll and went out TO Vernon st.
where watchmen is desired, and
20 Robinson St. where the question
of a light at the y. Y. G. crossing
has come up. \ decision on the mat
ters will be made next Tuesday, at
which time the two ordinances in
question will come up before the
committee Of the whole for discus
sion. The Vernon ST. matter mas
come UP especially since schoo! chill
dren must cross there quite fire.
ouentlv while the term is In prog
ress. and il may be that watch
man will be provided for only 10