South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-29
CITY COUNCIL
DEFEATS ITS
= OWN DESIRE
Fails in Attempt to Merely
Reduce Men and Money
for Police.

Half a loaf IS better than none
its said. but the long sunerins po-
lice department doesn't even get
the much spoken Of half loaf
A proposed ordinance. proyid.ng
for an increase Of no policemen TO
the present force. and appropriation
go pay them. came before the city
council for its third reading 1T the
city hall Monday night There had
been come complaint on the part Of
tax-paying residents made go coun-
cilmen Some residents believed
that now that booze has been
vanished there should be even less
need OF policemen than heretofore.
IT, was suggested by Councilman
Luther that perhaps an addition Of
FIVE policemen and an appropriation
OF $500 would be sufficient at this
time. A vote was taken ou the pro-
posed ordinance and eight NAYS re-
corded. TIE proposed reduction OF
men and money was hen Orered.
wher il suddenly occurred TO tns
councilmen that the ordinance had
been lost by their own vote and a
Adopt Controller Measure.
The measure giving the city con
troller authority 20 borrow $75.o0-
from local banks for water works
use until the $3.50. 600 bond issue
has been before the tax board. was
adopted. The $3.50. goo bond issue
bill was also up for its third reading
and was adopted
Flagmen at several r. c. & st. L.
(Vandalia) X. r crossings VIII be
required 20 be on duty from 8 a. m.
until Il o'clock az night il a sug-
Eested ordinance meets with the APP
proval OF the committee or the
whole. such a measure was brought
before the council last night and
was referred 20 the committee on
the whole II affects crossings at
Tut and Stull SITS. Ewing av and
Indiana av The bill provides rOI
a fine OF not less than nor more
than S25 for each odense.
was referred 20 the committee of the
whole and the provision for the in
Provisions for the expenditure Of
more than $4,000 were made 10y
the city fathers at the meeting. a
bill 20 transfer $500 from the gen
erai fund 70 the printing fund Of the
board Of public works was given It's
first and second reading and re-
ferred 10 the committee on the
whole. Another measure TO receive
its first and second reading was that
providing for the transfer of s.. 500
from the general fund TO the city
hall fund Of the hoard Of public
works This bill was also referred
10 the committee of he whole what
this transfer Is for may be made
known az some later meeting but II
was noticeable that no reason was
given in the reading The cemetery
fund was also increased by $2S00|
from the general fund
Defer POliccmcn's Increase.
The proposed increase Of 20 per
cent hremen's and city linemen's pay
crease OF policemen's pay was de
ferred for two weeks for further In
vestigation. IL Is possible that the
entire matter will be disposed or by
council action whereby the pay of
nremen, police and linemen viii ali
be increased 20 per cent by one
measure.
The appropriation covering the II
r. Weaver contract for reinforced
concrete outlet of the Leland av
grand trunk sewer was adopted II
calls for S4-7S4.
The transfer of 500 from the
general fund 10 the electrical fund
10 provide two poliCe boxes and one
fire alarm box was also acted upon
favorably by the council