South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-26
PREPARE PLANS
.FORCOLISEUM To
COUNCIL
Building Commissioner TeepIe
Makes Preliminary Sketch
eS of Building to Cost
Quarter Million Dollars.

Preliminary plans for the memor-
iaI coliseum to be erected 10y the city
at a cost Of not less than quarter
Of million dollars were submitted
to Mayor Carson Thursday morning
by Building Commissioner w. d.
Teeple. and as soon as they can be
revised to conform with the sug-
gestions made by the mayor, they
will be presented to the city coun-
ell.
Mr.. Teeple's plans call for build
ing with a seating capacity of not
less than 5000 persons, which the
mayor and other city officials believe
to be ample to meet all demands.
The building, which is 10 be one
story high, is TO be OF ornate ap-
: pearance. and Will be constructed
/ throughout of steel concrete and
brick
The basement or first floor, is 10
be given over to public market
( The structure will cover a space OF
/ 125 by 16S feet. The second or main
I floor will contain the auditorium,
/ with large stage. 80 feet wide by
% feet deep, at one end. \ balcony
will encircle three sides of the audi
l torium.
Runways instead Of the ordinary
stairways will afford the means of
entrance and exit 10 the big room or
the main floor The seats are to be
arranged so that they may be re-
moved. and the auditorium used for
exhibitions such as automobile
shows poultry exhibits and events
Of that kind.
Favor Main Street Site.
Mayor Carson favors strongly the
property on the east side of Main
ST.. and running north 10 Lasalle ay.
The city already owns a portion Of
this property Immediately adjoining
that on which the city hall stands
and the mayor feels that the other
portions can be obtained as reason
ably as any other coliseum site in
the city can be acquired.
However. the city has several
other sites under consideration, and
II may be that an entirely different
location may be selected on which
to erect the coliseum.
Building Commissioner Teeple be-
gan Thursday morning 10 revise his
tentative plans 20 conform with the
. suggestions of the mayor i'm regard
to runways. and as soon as he COM
pletes the revisions. he will make
blue prints of the plans 10 be pre-
b sented 10 the city council for the
approval OF that body. He hopes q
have the blue prints ready by the
time the council committee of the
whole has its next meeting, which
viii be Monday Jan. s.
To Ask Bond Issue.
At the meeting Of the city depart
ment heads with the mayor las
Monday. il was definitely decided
= that the city viii build the coliseum.
which is 20 be in the nature Of q
memorial 70 the city and county's
soldiers. The city officials feel that
il should be built by tho city inde-
pendently OF any Of the civic or
ganizations. holding that the money
FOR its erection viii be more easily
obtained by the issuance OF city
bonds than IL would be by popular
subscription.
The council when il is presented
the plans now being com mpleted by
Mr Teeple. viii be asked by the ad
ministration for authority 20 issue
the necessary bonds 20 pav for tho
construction OF a coliseum. The
mayor is anxious 20 get started or
the actual work Of erecting the
building
r. When the heads of the CITY de-
n nartment meet again next Monday
morning they viii take up the mat
ter OF a site for the building and
2 they hope 20 settle this detail i'm tn,
- near future