South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-22
MAY BE
BUILT TOO LATE
Months Expected to EIapSe
Before Construction of
Drains in Addition.

artment has not yet completed it.
preliminary plans and reported bacs
ne resolutions ordered by the
Doard or works at their last regular
neeting. for sewers on Kendall and
-hapin SITS. and Catalpa av.. the
board at its morning meeting Tues
lay took no action in the matter OF
supplying divers first addition
Wrongly called Rans third addition
with the proper sewage facilities.
Bids were received at the meeting
Tor pipe sewers on Leer ST., Fox St.
md Donald St. and for water con-
nections on Franklin ST.. Leer ST.
,alvert Sc, Harrison ST.. and Broad
way. and were all turned over 20 the
eity engineer for tabulation and viii
be again returned at the meeting
his evening. Plats for Clapp's sub
division. which extends from Kline
Sc 70 Cordine St, and from the Lake
Shore railway to Lincoln highway
we're also received and will be eX-
Rmined and reported on by the en-
g!neers
When asked in regard 20 the time
would take 20 prepare the reso-
utions for the new sewers i'm the old
circus ground lot. Engineer Ander-
son replied that the Office would yet
have TO make q thorough inspection
Of the ground and would have 90
decide the direction Of the flow OF
the sewers TO be laid He said that
{ might be possible 20 have the re-
pot ready for action 10y the board
pr their evening meeting but judg-
ne from the amount of work yet "a
De done. it viii be a week before
the matter is brought 10 the board.
Months Will EIapse.
AT least a month will elapse after
the resolutions are introduced be-
fore the board before any bids are
received, and two. or three or four
months before any work is started
Jn the ground. Legal requirements
demand all OF this and no special
blame can be placed on any partic-
ular department OF the city govern
ment.
BY this time. however. consider
ing the speed with which the houses
are being built i'm this new addition
by the Henry Eckler CO.. the whole
addition will have been filled 10y
houses with the Objectionable, i'm
sanitary outhouses without the reach
OF present law. The board of works
approved the addition without the
specifications for proper sewage.
In an ordinance passed June,
1910. IL is ordered that no vault.
or privy vault shall he built within
so feet OF residence. and that
where one is found 20 be within this
limit OF proximity it shall be order
ed destroyed and the owner given
three months notice 20 connect with
the sewer Where the vault. how
ever is more than 90 feet from n
house and is already built before
sewer connections are provided.
then no official has authority TO
order a change
Fox Found Fault.
The greatest fault found by DIR.
! Carroll Fox. sanitary Inspector from
Washington. when ne was in the
! city making an investigation of
! health conditions. was i'm the. fact
| that there is no means OF forcing a
making Of sewer connections. lie
| called South Bend a village I'm this
respect and expressed his surprise
that a city OF this size and so mod
| ern in many respects should toler-
ate such condition. one of his
strongest recommendation which
are the result OF his Investigation.
Il
20 force the only sanitary way of
sewage disposal
do you think that there are
more than 200 houses in the south
west portion OF the city not connect
&c with sewers" Plumbing Inspec-
tor Weaver was asked THAT is a
very modest estimate" ne replied.
intimating that there are several
times that number Referring to
the law cited above he confessed his
inability 10 take any action in favor
OF sanitation. He said that he had
no record OF unused sewers and that
he could only guess al the number
OF houses that are not connected
with sewers placed on their streets.
He referred 10 the common belief
among many people in that section
that sewers are laid 20 drain the
streets and not for the use of the
individual property owners.
Asks stand Repaired
In concluding the meeting OF the
board Of works. Sergt. Hepler Of
Co. r. representing committee
that is making preparations for the
observance OF Memorial day. came
before the board and requested that
repairs be made on the bandstand at
the City cemetery where part OF
the services OF that day Viii be- held.
The board learned from Sexton G..
" Trey that repairs o.n the struc-
ture had already been made but in
order TO satisfy themselves. Build
ing Commissioner Perkins was re-
quested 70 make a special report on
the condition Of the stand now He
viii appear before the meeting this
evening.
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