South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-15
BOARD Of WORKS
WOULD OVERRIDE
LAND OWE rs
City Council Asked to Aid in
0verruIing Many Improve
ment Rem0nStranCeS.

Efforts We're made by members Of
the board Of public works 20 have
a resolution adopted by the city
council Monday night TO improve five
streets in the city The board pre-
pared resolutions for the work and
at their hearings they were flooded
with remonstrances. The board says
the work Is a public necessity and
the councilmen were asked 10 con-
slider IL in this light They. however
referred the matters 10 the commit
tee OF the whole and a public hear
ing will be held in the council
cham bers next Monday evening.
The ordinances call for the I'm
prOvement and paving Of the fol
lowing streets. Ford from Olive 20
point 243 feet east Of the east line
OF Kosciusllo ST., Huron from Meade
10 the first alley east Of KOscIusKo.
Fellows from Division TO Monroe
and from Sample 20 Dubau. Bird
sell from Washington 70 Laporte
av.; Olive from Lincoln way ". 20
Washington av, and Division 70
Sample.
May Bring Action.
After the council takes action on
the matter and II it is favorable
the property owners may. within
five days after the action. file an
exception with the judge Of the cir
cult court and have "A hearing with
in 20 days
on motion Of Councilman Goebel
Il was decided that the members Of
the council should visit the streets
In question next Saturday afternoon
He suggested using the old police
Pierce Arrow car, bus he was I'm
formed by City Atty r. ". Slick
that the city now has a new Cadillac
for the use Of the police department.
Board Wants Money.
An ordinance appropriating $75,
600 TO the streets and alleys inter
section fund for the use or the
board OF public works was referred
10 the committee Of the whole. An
ordinance to change the namc OF
Missoula av. 10 Anderson av.. was
also referred TO the committee of
the whole.
An ordinance granting permission
TO the city engineer 10 accept work
for compensation when he was not
working on the citys time or ex-
pense. was passed.
r. Smith. general manager Of the
Northern Indiana car lines addressed
the council in regard 20 the extern
sion OF tracks on Sample st. from
Walnut 10 Kosciusko st. He stated
that il would cost the company S27.-
200, and this would require Zf6,Z
revenue passengers a year TO pay the
interest on the money invested. He
stated that the company was not IN
a position to grant the extension at
this time. but that he would be glad
TO meet with the special committee
OF the council and with the heads
Of the railway to consider the mat
ter. A special session. was scned-
uled By the council.
Byers Cries FavOritism.
Councilman c. A. Byers presented
two communication to the council
which We're passed. hTe first was
that the city building commissioned
be instructed TO enforce the side
walk obstruction ordina- &c. Mr.
Byers explained that favoritism has
been shown in the enforcement Of
the law and that either the ordin-
ance should be enforced or rescind-
ed. His second motion was that the
board OF works be instructed to i'm
prove the first alley south or the
Grand TrunA tracks from Fellows
st. to Lincoln way r
The report OF City Controller
John Swygart for she month Of
March shows a total cash balance on
hand OF $S4.1SG. The amount Of
cash on hand the first day or March
was $117.e33.71. The total coIIec-
ton and balance for the month was
S164,596.25.