South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-06
APPROVE SALARY
FOR CITY JUDGE
Committee of Whole o. KS
InCreaSeS-Street Car Co.
May Raise Fares.

Members of thee committee of the
whole OF the common council a.
their regular meeting held Tuesday
night in the council chambers ap-
proved the ordinance by a vote Of
six 20 three providing for an in
crease IN the city judges salary IF
$1,000, making the annual salary Of
the Judge $4,000. They also APP
proved the ordinance providing 4
salary of S1.OS0 for the baiHm OF
the city court for the year These
bills will be brought before the
council az the next regular meeting
Monday night.
These ordinances were introduced
at a meeting of the council some
time ago and at that time were re-
ferred TO the committee on salaries
for cation. After some dis
cussion oy Councilman Byers, who
opposed The original bill, Council
man Luther moved that they be re-
ported upon favOrably and that mo-
ton was seconded by Councilman
Wiesniewski Councilman Hagey
and Judson took the same stand as
Byers
The ordinance providing for the
parking Ct vehicles in tEe down
town district, after some discussion.
was tabled. owing 10 the fact that
/ Councilman GoebeI. the author OF
the ordinance, was not present II
the meeting. and that he had sent
word that he had several changes
he wished 20 make in the proposed
ordinance. Atty. George Sands. rep
resenting the business men of the
city, IL a short talk TO the council
stated. that the business men
thought the ordinance would be a
good one if amended.
The ordinance providing for a.
appropriation of ~ 200 for cIeck
in the controllers office was tabled
and indefinitely postponed
Grover Defends Car Co.
Gen. Mgr Grover of the
Northern Indiana Railway COM
pany. who had been cited 10 appear
before the committee to explain the
reasons for the poor car service, APP
peared and gave a long talk ex-
planning IN detail the cause fer the
poor service rendered the public IN
the last few months
Mr.. Grover said: 81 don't know
what the council means By poor car
service. We have all worried and
worked 10 maintain service. THIS
was the worst winter have ever
known. the storms continued since
early in January, disabling our
equipment. which we were unable
TO replace. owing 10 the inability to
obtain supplies" He also said that
South Bend was not the only city
that had been made TO suffer as
result OF poor service.
Besides the unusual climatic con-
ditiOns experienced in this city dur
ing the last few months, Mr.. Grover
also blamed the jitney busses for
the majority Of the Irregular car
service He said that the snow
plows would no more than get the
/ tracks cleared for the cars to run
on and the jitneys would throw the
snow back on the tracks. delaying
the cars and stalIing them altogeth-
or i'm some instances.
Advocates Skip-Stop System.
He told the men the car service
could be greatly improved if the
skip-stop system would be esta blish-
ed This would mean that the cars
would stop at every other block.
This system. ne said. had been ex-
perimented in a number OF larger
cities and proved 20 be a success.
He also asked the committee that
the jitney bus men he made 10 paw
the same as the car company for
franchise 10 run on the same streets