South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-01
THRESH OVER
PROPOSALS FOR
COLISEUM SITE
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ed Springbrook as the most suitable
site for the proposed memorial. and
expressed the view that 1t should be
erected by the county instead OF by
the city OF South Bend
Frank Favors Sprlngbrook.
Abe Frank also favored Spring
brook. He said that when the col
iseum project was first started three
or four years ago. he IS a member
Of the Chamber OF Commerce COM
mittee, favored the location Of such
an institution somewhere in the
business part of South Bend. He said
that now. however, he believed that
Springbrook would be a more suit
able location, pointing 10 the future
growth OF both South Bend and
Mishawaka as an argument in favor
Of Springbrook. He said that mas
much as it is TO be built as a me.
mortal 10 the soldiers Of the entire
county. it should be built by the
county.
John F.. DeHaven, member OF the
board OF public works. favored
South Bend, agreeing with Controller
Swygart that the coliseum should BE-
located in the county seat of the
county. Mr.. DeHaven said that the
bined coliseum and public market,
and that he believed that it should
be built somewhere in the central
part Of South Bend.
Rostiscr Seconds View.
Harvey Rostiser, also a member OF
the board OF works, expressed the
same views as Mr.. DeHaven. adj
vanclng the public market and col
iseum combination argument.
The coliseum must not be allow
ed to become a drag on either the
city or county" he declared.
Edward Zeitler, member of the
board OF county commissioners.
spoke in favor Of Springbrook park
as did also Thomas Williams, an
other member of the board Of coun-
~ commissioners. NJ. l.. Brummitt
OF New Carlisle. a member OF the
county council. favored making the
coliseum a county project. but was
non-committal as to where II should
be located.
NJ. w. Mix, also a member OF the
county council, favored Spring brook
as the most suitable location for a
memorial to the entire county. Mr.
Mix pointed out that to locate the
coliseum at Springbrook would not
only provide a memorial TO all the
soldiers Of the county. but IL would
at the same time conserve capital as
the Springbrook site would be deed
ed to the county without cost. He
said that this would be a large item
as the cost OF the building would
alone reach nearly TO the half mill
lion dollar mark.
Sees AmalgamatiOn Ahead.
A. G.. Graham favored Spring
brook park on the ground that IT
would mean the providing of some
thing that would draw the inter
ests Of the entire county closer to
one another. He predicted that the
string Of small towns throughout the
county would at some future time
be united into one large city, and
that Springbrook at no distant fu-
ture would be the center OF that
larger city.
County Agent John s. Bordner
predicted a community of 100000
population within 10 years. He said
that a monument TO the soldiers of
the county should be erected by the
county. and should be located at n
place that is already being looked
upon as civic center for the coun-
". He urged Springbrook park rs
the most suitable location for the
coliseum.
City Atty. Thomas w. Slick de
clared that he did not know where
the coliseum should be located. He
said that It should be left 20 thu
people Of the county. He urged that
every one express opinions on the
matter. and that the view Of the ma
jority should be followed.
In adjourning the meeting Mayor
Carson announced that there would
be other meetings called for the pur
pose of further discussing the mat
ter He said that while he feels at
this time that the coliseum should
be built in the central part OF Souta
Bend his main object is the cree
ton OF a coliseum as a memorial
to the soldiers OF the county. and
that he is open to argument that
Springbrook is the most suitable To-
cation for this memorial