South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-04
WATER WORKS IN
A NE W EFFORT To
RAID TRACK FUND
Department Asks to Be Given
Another $4,000 From
Much Depleted Track
Separation Sum.

After being left entirety alone for
little more than two months. but
not long enough 20 allow it 20 re-
cover from its woet5.ly weakened
condition caused oy passing throush
many raids. the c.y track separa
ton fund ls again faced oy another
attack from us time-worn enemy
the cts water WORKS department.
This time the water works de-
partment wants $4,000 from the
track separation fund notwith-
standing the Fact that the track sep-
sratIon fund is said 10 have been
drained so az 60 only contain about
81 GOO AT the present time
The demand for the $4,000 was
made al the meeting Of the council
committee OF the whole Tuesdag
night An ordinance making the re-
auested transfer OF money from the
track separation fund 20 the water
works department was presented.
Where Has Money Gone"
"Why 10 has been only about two
months that we gave the water
works department $4,000" de-
clared one member Of the commit
tee. 81 wonder what the depart
meut does with AN TINS money
Then another member spoke up
yves and the department is put
ting in meters AZ $3.50 meter.
And $3.50 OF this is supposed 90
cover the expense Of buying and i'm
stalline the meter and the 50 IS put
up as q deposit hy the water con-
sumner" he declared
There are thousands OF meters
being put in. said Councilman
August Bailey. and ] can't under
stand why the department is always
ont OF money Do can az least use
the 81. deposit. and there are many
Of these deposits"
Cant Understand IL Either.
Cour ilman Beyers couldn't under
stand it either
II wonder IL tho water works de-
p1rtment viii ever be self-sustain-
ing" he said IT have been told
that municipal plants are self-sus-
tanning bur here we are every little
while giving this department,
money"
Councilman Luther declared that
he believes the CITY should pay for
the water il uses the same as any
other consumer. but nc remem bered
that this matter is now before the
public service commission
"a O.
the water rates viii have 20 be
raised"
Mayors Satellite silent.
Councilman John OIejniczak.
Mayor Carsou's councimanic dis
ciple said nothing The ordinance
me too suddenly and the mayors
political henchman has only been
back from Detroit but a short time
Then after someone had suggested
that the city might help matters
Considera bly, by delaying the pur-
chase OF such expensive meters until
after the war is over. al which time
the same article might be bought at
a much lower figure. the committee
decided 10 delay action on the IA a
measure until 10 was more fully eN-
planned by members OF the water
works board
Just preceding the request OF the
water works department the board
OF public works whose members
are also members Of the water
works board asked for two sppro-
pr.ations. One is $4,000 and is for
the streets and alleys fund The
rail- fund The ordinances carrying
The appropriations say particularly
that the appropriations are 70 ne
money mot heretofore appropri-
ated
Safety Board Wants Money.
Then came another appropriation
ordinance The board Of safety IS
asking for an appropriation Of
$500. $500 10 pay the difference i'm
the salary Or the city seaIer which
was incres sed from $1,000 a year 10
$500 year several months ago.
but without any appropriation be-
inc made by the city council The
measure was approved and win
come up for action a. the REGULAR
council meeting next Monday night
The safety board s request for the
remsin5uE $500 was explained 20
DO for The purpose Of retmbur~ine
the police salary fund 20 the amount
% $500 raid ont OF this fund for
registering alien enemy women last
Jane and q bout $1,000 10 REIN burse
The police salary fund for money
taken from 80 % h1y two motor