South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-15
CITY NEEDS 2,325
HOUSES; 80 BEGUN
Giant Sign Board Gives Crap
hiC Display to Short
age Here.

Painters began the task today OF
decorating the big bill board n the
court house with the data that is
10 keep the South Bend public in
formed on the clty's housing prob
lens The board will contain the lat
est news on the city's needs OF new
houses
The data viii be changed on the
board about every 10 days or more
often II found necessary The In
formation that IS being painted on
the board at the present time is that
South Bend needs exactly 2.325
houses TO take care OF the extern
sions which have already been
launched by the Studebaker cor
pOration. These figures are conser-
vative estimates Of the housing
needs OF the city as prepared by
r. L. Burch Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. and other authorities OF
the business organization.
shows Permits Granted.
In striking comparison TO the
number Of houses needed. the board
VIII show further that permits have
been issued since the first Of the year
for exactly so houses. or z. 2f5 houses
short Of the number needed II is
planned 20 present the figures on
the bill board In flaming colors to
acquaint all with the facts in re-
gard to the housing problem in
South Bend. not only residents Of
this city but 20 visitors as we'll The
board Is 10 feet high and so feet
long and will be maintained and
kept up 10 date. so long as the
housing problem is acute in South
Bend.
Other smaller bill boards down
town will be secured to supplement
the publicity effort of the larger
board. Permission 10 use one Of the
smaller boards has already been OBJ
tanned. This board is located a few
feet 90 the north OF the larger board
and faces toward the J. NJ. s build
ing at the intersection OF Washing
ton av. and Main st. Mr. Burch
plans 20 use this board and the
other boards. when he has obtain
ed permission 20 use the latter. 10
illustrate types Of homes as an aid
and a suggestion TO prospective
home builders
To Present Various Plans.
One house at time will be pre-
scented on each bill board and full
data will be given. including dimen-
sions. full details on materials,
prices and other valuable infornaa
ton. After one Of these houses has
been exhibited for several weeks.
the board will be entirely repainte6
and a new set OF plans shown
Prominent local builders and archi-
tects will furnish the material TO be-
used on these boards.
on the larger board, il will be
shown that there is a pressing need
in South Bend to take care of the
Studebaker expansion for five
houses TO cost approximately $40
600 each, and that only one permit
for such a house has been issued
thus far. IL follows naturally. that
the city is short OF four houses OF
the $4,000 class The board fur
Their shows that Is houses are need
ed, which would cost around 81, 500
each. and As houses costing around
$4,000 each. while not "a single per
nit has been issued 10 take care
of this shortage.
Need Many I'm $1,000 Class.
one hundred and fifty houses for
$4,000 each are needed. one permit
has been granted. I'm other words
the city is short I49 houses Of this
class. An equal number Of $4,000
houses is needed. One permit has
been granted for "a $4,000 house.
The additional employees at Stude-
bakers viii make 21Q $4,000 houses
needed. Permits have been taken
out at the board OF works office in
the city hall for six. Two hundred
and fifty $500 houses are needed.
Two have been contracted for. Six
hundred $4,000 houses are needed.
and three will be built. according to
present plans.
In the case OF houses of less
money. there is still a greater short
age. as il viii be shown on the large
bill board Nine hundred houses 10
cost S2.50O or less are needed and
permits have been issued for six.