South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
WORKS BOARD
TABLES CASE
FOR 3 WEEKS
Feeling Runs High AS Three
Hundred demonstrators
DisapprOve.
OPEN PULASKI STREET?
Oliver Interests Make Offer
Which Results In Delay
ing Issue.

Caustic remarks and an intense
feeling against the proposed yaca-
ticn OF Walnut St, were evidenced
at the meeting of the board of pub
&c works "Wednesday evening by the
several hundred demonstrators pres
ent when the board decided TO take
tho petition under advisement until
March 17th. The attendance Wed
nesday evening easily surpassed
that Of the meeting held one week
Ugo and the intense feeling against
he petition OF the oliver Plow
works apparently increased.
According 10 President Elliott of
the board OF works, the petition
was held up for the purpose OF Civ
ing the Oliver representative an
opportunity to file with the board in
proper legal form a proposition
/ which their representative made
Verbally The proposition was sub
! mitted to the board by Attorney
Graham, representing the Oliver in
terests. and consisted of the Oliver
interests dedicating Pulaski st. from
Indiana av. TO Sample st. as well ss
refunding the money which the
property owners were assessed by
the opening of Walnut St, the
money originally being paid TO J. u.
oliver.
Give Decision.
In view of the foregoing PROPOSE
lion the board rendered its decision.
President Elliott, in an effort TO Sc
cure the opinion Of the remOnstra-
tors on the new proposition offered
by divers, asked for remarks from
those present. No" was the reply
ofered by one remonstrator. and
taken up by other demonstrators
until the entire body replied as one
man.
However, it seemed to be the
opinion of the mayor and members
Of the board that the offer made
by tire Oliver interests was one that
was fair and reasonable The offer
as made in the original petition con
sisted only OF refunding the money
which the property owners were as
| sessed by the opening of Walnut ST.
Tree OF Charge.
The addition as presented verbal
ly by the Oliver representative is
that the oliver interests will dedi-
cate Pulaski St, from Indiana av. TO
Sample st, gratis and viii build a
SO foot street. Should this be done
it is very probable that Walnut St
will not be vacated until Pulaski st
| is opened.
The Oliver interests were repre-
| sented by J. ID. oliver, ir., + c.
CUnningham, Traffic Manager Mar
tin and Attorney Graham. a blue
print Of the extensions for which
the Oliver Plow works have let
contracts were submitted TO the
board OF works by Traffic Manager
Martin. According to statements
made by Mr.. Martin the addition TO
the factory is arranged in such q
manner as TO permit the highest
possible flow OF production at the
east possible cost The factory is
being constructed in units" The
first unit which Will be erected as
soon as weather conditions permit
viii reach within several hundred
feet of the east side of Walnut st.
Construct second Unit.
As soon IS the first unit is com
pletcd, or within a year or so. ac-
cording TO the Oliver representa-
tives, the second unit Will be con-
structed. THIS unit as outlined b.
the representatives will cross wal
nut st and undoubtedly extend sew
eral hundred feet on the west side
OF the street
However. the erection OF the first
unit means the laying Of three rail
road tracks across Walnut ST. and
with the one track now crossing the
street, making q total OF three
single tracks and ono double track.
With the completion of the second
unit. it was stated. that the tracks
will have 10 be removed and the
factory building placed on the
-round now known as Walnut 81.
stops at Singers.
demonstrators who voiced their
sentiment at the meeting stated
that they did not want to interfere
with the growth Of South Bend and
were heartily in favor Of having
larger factories in the city but that
they could not understand why il
was necessary TO close the only
through street 10 that section OF
the city Should Pulaski St be
opened the north end OF the street
cannot go through 10 the north part
part OF the city as Walnut 81. now
runs but viii butt against the Singer
factory buildings IL was also stated
hat no little trouble viii be encount-
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