South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-27

will continue for another year.
The governments plan is 10 {
care of the men working in ind
war supplies for the government
Three tracts OF land near these in
dustrial plants have been viewed bv
government otficis IS who Will make
their report TO the industrial hOus-
ing committee OF congress. The 25o
houses 10 be erected al once will bee
built upon one OF these tracts
Local Headquarters
Local headquarters for the gov
eminent supervisors or the construc-
tion OF the 250 houses have already
been secured IN the ] NJ. s. build
ing Ennis II. Austin, architect. with
offices in he same building has
been retained BY the government 70
look after tEa work from the local
construction sugle The local gov
ernment headquarters viii occupy
the two rooms directly across the
hall from MI Austin's office.
Plumbers of the city have been
consulted by government men in re-
card 20 the plumbing work I'M the
proposed houses II IS declared tha
the government as far as possible
VIII employ local labor in the con
-t.uction o. the houses
Confer with Omciais.
-Four government officials spent
the entire day here Saturday iu con
ference with Mayor carson, City
controller Swygart. city Atty Slick
and members OF the city council iu
regard 10 housing conditions i'm
south Bend The government men
assured the south Send officials that
isis city viii be given 100000 at
once with 100000 more 10 come a.
soon as IL is seen that the war Will
continue another year.
The only thiug the goNerument is
asking the CITY officials OF South
Send 20 90 in return for the cree
ION or a suricient number ffhouses
in this city 20 take care or the i'm
90 ea~ed population OF the city
.roucht about hy the bringing or
men here 10 engage IN the mauufsc-
lure OF war supplies for the govern
uent is that the cits extend its wa
fsI and sas main and IT'S sewers 70
rhe new houses and that the street
paving be extended 90 them
Agree TO Aid in Work
Nayor Carson and the other csty
officials promised this on The spot
They declared that they would do
everything possible 10 facilitate the
work az the government in the cree
ton or the houses
10 has been known for sometime
that south Send was seriously under
consideration by the government in
racsrd 20 the apportionuent or
money FOR the increasing or hous-
snr facilities here The South Bend
Chsmb-r or Commerce has been ac-
tsve for sometime in ootainine SOW
crnment aid in building more houses
here The industrial committee OF
the Chamber 81 Commerce. the com
rittee being composed of heads and
D., preseujsrites OF some OF the Isrc-
est industrial plants iu the city has
lad representative A. WASHINGTON
ia The endesvor TO secure govern
uent sid for This eirS
Fhe committee has apparently
been successful in it~ efforts The
NItnI.INM ~ .. lfa "A-~N~ H.N -Ha n
Ee0d was made pisin ro the govern
r.ent II was shown that there is al
ready q dcarth OF houses here and
With The heavy tn7uN OF workers
empIoyed in sddiuona. vsr work az
tire industrel plants az the c.t, the
housing condition had become one
that South Bend alone VAS unable 70
core with
Government Orders survey.
A survey or the CITY was ordered
hy the Ko<~rument With the result
that $500 eco j. to u- spent here ir
The erection of houses The $50
houses win co~t in the ue.ghborI ood
ot So 500 each and are 20 be built
rs modefniy as possible
Just which one ~ the tracts ol
land the eoNernment viii select ur.
o. which 90 build the houses VIII
tenend upon it- e-siia huit, The eN.
sct location NJ tho tracts viewed ht
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