South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-25
BEGIN WORK ON
MOTOR SCHOOL
At SPR|NGBROOK
County Council AppropriateS
$4,000 As Loan For
Construction of Bar
racks Buildings.

Transformation of Springbrook
park from a fair ground into
government motor training school
having an attendance of 1,40O stu
dents, was begun Wednesday after
noon following the action Of the
county council Wednesday morning
in appropriating $4,000 for a loan
10 the government in locating the
motor training school here.
Howard Emmons, secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce, and Sam
Leeper. both representing the
Chamber Of Commerce. appeared at
the special session of the county
council 10 urge the passage OF the
$50. 900 appropriation ordinance.
Mr.. Leeper explained TO the mem
bers of the council that the $4,000
will simply be loaned by the county
TO the government, and that it will
be paid back at the rate of % cents
day per capita of the 1,4O0 sol
diers TO be stationed at the training
school.
The government has set aside 50
/ cents a day per capita for the feed
| ing of the men in training with
the purpose of using 90 cents a day
per capita. thus the county Will be
/ reimbursed at the rate of $340
/ day.
Workmen were placed at Spring
Y brook park Wednesday afternoon by
/ the St Joseph County Fair &
I Amusement Co. with whom the gov
ernment entered into a contract late
I Tuesday afternoon for the lease Of
I the grounds and buildings at Spring
/ brook park. getting the grounds
and buildings in shape for turning
/ over TO the government More work
men are to be sent 10 Springbrook
/ park Thursday morning in order
\ that the work may be expedited as
much as possible.
kilograms were sent TO Washing
/ ton Tuesday night ordering $50
motor trucks sent to South Bend at
once 10 be used at the motor train
/ ing school The government expects
I 10 have the training school estab-
/ lished within 10 days
Mai. II. J. Mitchell of the general
army staff and w f. Field Of the
/ educational and special training
committee of the government were
i'm the city All day Tuesday confer
ring with the Chamber of Commerce
motor school committee and mem
/ bers OF the board OF directors Of
the fair association. The result Of
the afternoon conference between
the officials and committee COM
/ posed OF a c. Matthews. Christie
! pher Matthews Abe Frank and H
/ W. Eldredge was the signing Of
/ the preliminary contract
Lease Springbrook Park
The school will he located at
/ Springbrook park. the fair associa-
ton leasing the sround and build
ings To the government for that
. purpose. Maj Mitchell and Mr..
. Field were enthusiastic over the
ADVANTAGES Of this location and say
that construction work will be
started Immediately The school
will receive its first quota Of stu
dents some time between oct. Is
and Nov. 7.
The school Will accommodate l.
SEQ men and 300 officers and in
. NtI ANA0iNt III OIutl 10 40 AllAS ctf
eral new buildings must he erected
and few changes made i'm the
buildings already there. All ar
rangements as 10 the type and kinds
Of buildings were definitely settled
M the conference Tuesday after
noon.
viii Build Barracks.
Two new barracks each 60 by
$50 feet. viii be erected along with
a building 20 be used for repair
shop. and one for class room. The
other buildings will be remodeled 20
dt the needs OF the school
The casino is TO be used as an as
sembly hall, and the officials were
especially delighted over this fea-
ture. as the opportunity 70 present
the soldiers with clean entertain
ment will do much 20 keep up their
morale. The uance pavilion will be
used as a mess hall and the perma-
nent stables in the park will be
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