South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-15
BILLS PROPOSED
FOR LEGISLATURE
DISCUSSED HERE
Chamber of Commerce Meet
ing FavOrs Passage of
Various Acts.

Problems that confront the city
Of South Band and which will come
up as bills before the next session
OF the state legislature were
subjects of addresses and discuss
ions at the most earnest effort to-
ward better legislation ever held III
the city when more than 100 mem
bers Of the Chamber of Commerce,
newly elected members TO the legiS-
lature and city officials met at the
legislative dinner at the Chamber OF
Commerce building Tuesday night
Those present went or .record Us
faVOring various measures which
Will be before The legislature which
include the Health and Sanitation
bill as presented by Or. l.. O.. Frey
ermuth. housing measures by Fred
Keller; city plan and zOnms by VIII
liam Happ; certain measures per-
tanning TO street railways and pub
lie utilities by i. X. Smith and
Charles b. Calvert; an enabling act
giving the city the power 10 iEsti-
tute a commission form or commits
sion-manager form Of government
IL desired, by d. MOomaw; resOlu-
tions perfeCting constructive legis-
Borden; an act giving the city the
power TO raise needed funds for
track elevation: an enabling act 10
appropriate money for a county hos
pital and an additional amendment
giving the city council the power TO
appropriate money for extensions 90
the present hospitals as presented
by Drs ]. b Bertling and ]. G.
Boone. Proposed highway transpor-
tation legislation as presented by
Thomas Sawyer of indianapolis was
referred 20 a Chamber Of Commerce
board for discussion.
The meeting was the outgrOwth
Of agitation toward a concentrated
effort to present TO representative
to the legislature the desires and
wishes of the public 20 guide them
in their consideration OF bills which
will effect the city At the present
time and in the future. The meas
urcs were all presented IN 10 minute
addresses by speakers well versed on
their subjects. Discussions on each
OF the subjects then followed with
vote taken as 10 the attitude OF
those present on the measure
Amendment Finally Passed.
Tho most decided rupture came
when at the conclusion of the ad-
dress BY DIT J. G.. Boone on THE
county Hospital Rev. Eels moved
for an enabling act 20 appropriate
800 600 for the building OF a coun-
tv hospital. The move was vetoed
and seconded on all sides and sever
nj amendments offered and confu-
sion resulted which Threatened @
/ break W the meeting. A substitute
motion presented by DR. Bertline
was discussed which proposed that
apprOpriatiOns by the city council
/ D., made possible TO extend the pres
ent hospitals After conSlderab bie
confusion and arguments on botf
I questions the substitute amenCmen'
/ was finally passed on in form or ar
additional amendment 20 the orig
. fual motion. which was then passed
The meeting came 20 order Win
/ T +. Johnson. ST, pres't OF the
/ Char,hcr Of Commerce. presiding
/ Dr. T.. G.. Freyermuth wah the mrs.
/ speaker on the subject of heallf
/ and sanitation. He discussed tht
/ bin 20 establish an all time health
. OFFICER and nurse Dr. Freyermutf
/ said from his experience the bil
I was a good one and tended 10 hrinl
the CITY In for more efficient heaitf
f precSutions He said that the ac'
was necessity of times. and thai
Il would do away with poliuca
health CfIcers who are now JUS
after the money connected with TIE
office and spent as little OF their
.lrne a. possible looking after th'
. health conditions Of the city. IL
warned the representative as Z
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