South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23
TRACK
FUND OBJECT
Of NEW RAID
Following Six Weeks Interval
Board of Work Goes After
More MOney-ThiS Time
$4,000 Is Goal.

raid the city track elevation fund
rs the city water works department.
The objective is $4,000 with which
10 buy 1000 water meters. 500 Of
which have already beer contracted
for at the rate OF 80 per meter
The ordinance transferring the
$4,000 from the track separation
fund 20 the water works depart
ment. which already owes the track
separation fund $4,000, was pre-
scented by Councilman Sherman O..
Judson. republican An effort 10
pass the measure under the suspen-
sion of rules was defeated by Coun-
Gilman Maurice Nenuet. democrat.
who voted in the negative.
The presentation of the ordinance
came Immediately following the ac-
ton OF the council i'm appropriating
$4,000 20 the board OF public works
for street intersection Following
the failure Of the $40. 900 ordinance
20 pass. the motion Of Councilman
William GOebel. republican. that a
special meeting be called by the
president OF the council for some
night early this week To take final
action on the ordinance was passed
with Councilman Vennett voting in
the negative.
Pres't G. A. Elliott of the water
works board. az the suggestion Of
Councilman Judson. explained the
purpose OF the ordinance transfer
ring $4,000 from the track separa-
tion fund. He said that the ordi-
nance was the result of a petition
filed with the public service com
mission by the former city admin
istration asking that the commits
sion rule that the entire water sys-
tenn Of the city be placed on a me-
ter basis. He said that the commits
sion had ruled In favor OF the pc
titiOn. and that the meters must be
installed in the first zone by July 1
or this year He said that the city
lad been divided into three zones.
and that the meters In the second
zone must be put in by Jan. I. 1919,
and in the third zone by July 1.
1919
Contract for 500 Meters.
Mr. Elliott declared that the
board had already contracted for
500 meters at 80 meter and that
they must be paid for Mr.. Vennett
said he was getting tired OF having
the water works department come
10 the council every little while for
money He declared that he did not
believe IL needed all the money that
was represented. lie wanted the or
dinance put over for two weeks, de-
claring that no loss could occur to
the city by this delay.
VIII Get IL Anyway
Mr. Elliott informed Mr.. Nennett.
as did James Luther. superintendent
OF the water department. that the
money would be raised whether the
council appropriated T. or not. He
declared that the payroll depended
upon the passage Of the ordinance
I'VE are going 10 get the money"
SIR. Luther told the council. direct
ing his remarks 10 Mr. Vennett
Councilman August Bailey demo-
Crat. asked Mir. Elliott II ne did not
think that cheaper meters could be
purchased. He said that he believed
that they could be bought at lower
figure
Disagrcss with Luther.
Mr. Luther told MT Bailey that
there were eight or nine different
kinds OF meters i'm use in the city
now. and none OF them gave the
satisfaction that the National Meter
company's meter gives. Mr. Bailey
disagreed with him. He said that
ne had had several years experience
in the water works department. and
that there was only one OF the me-
tiers in use that gave any trouble.
He felt sure that cheaper meters
could be purchased.
ct would like TO know where all
this money the water works depart
ment asks for goes. said Council
man vennett They come here
every little while and ask for
money"
How many times have We been
here asking for money O." asked
Supt Luther
Three times" somebody an
swcred
"Only twice" corrected Supt
Luther and we only got $1,000
That was more than YOU need
ed retorted NIr Nennett
BIamcs IL ON keller.
Mr. Elliott emphasized the fact
several times that IL was the former
administration that had taken the
matter before the public service
commission.
We did not do This 10 was the
former administration that took the
matter 20 the commission. he said,
"but we have 20 carry out the orders
or the commission
The passage OF the ordinance APP
propriaung $4,000 from the gem
eral fund 20 the board OF works
was made over the protest % Couu-
Gilman Vennett. Mr.. Elliott explain
I'd that the stree intersection fund
would ne depicted by the Aiisha-
Haka av. Improvement. which would
take ir the ueighhorhood ~ $4,000,
and that 10 was anticipated that this
Improvement would he taken care
~ during 1917 10 was not and the
board Of works member declared
flat the fund or 10000 now on
band would be practically AN uaed