South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
WATER WORKS IS
EXPENSIVE ITEM
Carson Administration Spends
$4,000 More Than Keller
in Fifty-fOUF Days.

in operating the water works de-
partment during the first "a days
~ It's term Of office thar was ex-
pended for the same purpose By the
Keller administration during the
first 50 DAYS of last year. the COM
mon council in special session We'd
nesday night transferred $4,000
from the track elevation fund TO
the water works department instead
Of $4,000, the original amount
asked for in the ordinance present
ed at the regular meeting Monday
night. The ordinance carried a
unanimous vote.
The action OF the council was
based on the report OF the special
committee appointed Monday night
20 investigate the $4,000 transfer
measure. The committee, which
was composed Of Councilman Ven
net and Wisniewski. democrats. and
.Judson. republican, based its rec
concentrations on the figures sub
mitted 20 the council by the water
works board Itself. along with fur
Their Investigations into the operat-
ing expenses Of the department by
the committee.
10 showed that in actual figures
S-1S.SZ2.29 has been spent by the
carson administration during the
first "a days Of its administration
in operating the water work depart
ment against &1~3.49S.16 for Operat-
ing the same department during the
same period Of last year by the KEEL
Ter administration. showing an X
cess expenditure 10y the Carson adj
ministration over that OF the kel-
Ter administration of exactly So
a2S.53 for running identicaily the
same department during q like por-
ton OF the year. The following is
the report of the committee:
Finding of Special Committee.
The special investigating com
mittee 20 whom was referred an
ordinance providing for the trans
ferring Of the sum Of S25. 100000
from the track elevation fund 20
the water works fund respectfully
report that they have investigated
this ordinance. and that i'm their
opinion the ordinance should be
AHIfNAH0 ~ A~ W Ht4A ENf"NNsNff AA
stead of S|25.OOO.OO. and when so
amended the ordinance should pass.
We give below the result of our
Investigation:
cash on hand Jan. l. bis &.TS1 20
Receipts from Jan. I. 20 Feb. %
1918 l'''o"i'F
Disbursements from Dan T. to
Feb. - 1915 -......-.-.. Sl543O -
Balance cash ON hand Feb e3.S 1.Ccoy67
Amounts Payable
Unpaid bills ............. 339lJ0
March I. pay rojl .............. 10000
R Rota1 lash ...... f65oo5E7
shortage 5G]0.s3
"By transferring S6.oO0.t0 10 the
. water works department. they Will
he able 90 take care OF their pay
roll on March I. and also be able TO
pay an unpaid bills against their de-
partmeut.
"It is estimated that between
March list and 10th. the receipts of
the water works office will amount
10 approximately S~11.OOO.00. which
amount will be large enough TO con-
duct this department for the fol-
lowing month.
we ind further. 10y using the
figures submitted Co us by the board
of public works. that the operating
expenses Of conducting the water
works department for the months
Of January and February last year
amounted 10 $~1S.493.76. whereas
the operating expenses for this year
from Jan. LIST TO Feb. %. amount 20
ST543OT 20. with unpaid bills
amounting 20 S~3.391.50 Making a
total Of S1S.S22-29 against S~13.4s3.-
Is for the full months OF January
and Fc6raary last year. I'm other
words the operating expense for the
first so DAYS OF 1917 were S5.32S.52
tower than the first "a days of this
year.
"MAURICE NENNET.