South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-27


As soon as City clerk Frank Bilin-
ski completed reading the resolution
Councilman Edward Luther took the
floor and stated that the same riece
OF apparatus as advertised for by
the city Of South Bend was sold 70
the city OF Fon du Lac wis. for the
sum OF $4,000 and to the city OF
Muncie. Ind. for the sum OF $3.50.
making a difference OF several thou
sand dollars in the bid offered the
city OF South Bend. The resolution
was referred TO the committee OF
the whole The south Bend Fire
Apparatus company in - bid offered
the city two 600-gallon bumpers for
S9-35O each and one 5OO-gallon
pumper for s. 500. One South Bend
pumper was purchased several
years ago By the city and Is ia use
at the central station.
The resolutions increa sing the sal
aries OF both the police and fire de-
partments were adopted by the coun-
citl without any OPPOSITION. The
scale Of pay was graduated o that
the patrOlmen and privates Of the
fire department would receive larger
Increase I'm proportion than the de-
partment officials The privates and
patrolmen viii receive $136 for the
first six months; S144 for tire sec
ono six months and $3.50 for each
following six months.
Only Boyer.
The much debated fusher resolu-
tion was adopted by the council with
Councilman Boyer furnishing the
only opposition. The purchase Of
the fiusher means the expenditure
of $3.50 and will be constructed by
the Municipal Supply company OF
South Bend. A resolution authoriz-
ing the resurfacing Of Wayne ST,
from the east line Of ST. Joseph St.
TO the east line OF Lafayette blvd,
was referred 10 the committee Of
the whole. When the measure was
introduced al the board of public
works II met with considerable op-
position by property owners on
Wayne ST. and circumstances were
nled. The board Of public works,
however. deems the improvement
advisable because of the fact that
the rough street caused considerable
damage 10 the fire trucks which use
the street on the ajOrity OF runs
Increase Salaries.
Another resolution placing the We
nertal disease clinic under the su-
pervisiOn and Jurisdiction OF the
health department was also referred
TO the committee of the whole. In
view OF the fact that the liuemen
employed by the city are under the
Jurisdiction OF the board OF public
safety a resolution was introduced
for an increase OF their salaries and
adopted under the suspension OF
rules. The ordinance provides that
the foreman be paid 1855 a month
and the linemen $3.50 a month.
a motion was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Luther which the council
adopted instructing the chief of pO-
lice TO have the White Construction
company keep its material of the
streets 50 as not TO obstruct traffic.
Another motion. which was adopted.
was introduced by Councilman
Boyer TO have the street car COM
pany be instructed 20 keep its bag
gage trucks of the streets at all
times. Upon motion OF Councilman
Frank Wibniewski the city clerk
was instructed 20 have the board OF
public works advertise for sealed
bids for the collection and disposal
OF the city's garbage. The bids are
10 be presented 10 the common coun-
ell. The motion was adoDted. A
motion was also adopted 70 have the
New York Central Railway company
TeFa air its crossing az Lafayette blvd.