South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-07
PROMISE RELIEF
IN WATER SUPPLY
TO MEADE STREET
Board of Works Resolution to
Purchase Flusher Gets
Favorable Action.

Relief in the water situation in the
Meade street loop Will come within
the next week If the instructions of
the committee Of the whole which
were passed Tuesday evening are
carried out The Meade street loop
starts at Washington and Olive SITS.
and runs south 10 the Grand Trunk
railway tracks and from Meade and
Washington SITS to the Grand Trunk
tracks.
For the past five years the resi-
dents of this section Of the city have
suffered considerably from the lack
Of a proper water supply. The ma
jority of the wells in this vicinity
have been condemned by the board
Of health and the water carried for
five blocks from we'll near the
Grand Trunk railway rightOfway.
Lack of sufficient funds has pro-
hibited the water department in
making the necessary improvements
but this measure has been cared
for under the money secured from
the 100000 bond issue. However.
the conditions have reached such a
deplora bic state that some immedi-
ate action is necessary.
Support Ordinance.
To overcome the lack of funds 10
carry on the work the committee
agreed TO support an ordinance
transferring the money from the
track separation fund. This money,
which is included in the S40O, 900
bond issue Will be repaid, after the
sale Of bonds. The committee passed
faVorably upon the motion that the
board OF public works present a resO-
luton at the council meeting next
Monday covering the foregoing
plans. The committee also decided TO
suspend the rules in order that the
motion could receive immediate ac-
ton.
Pres't Elliott, of the board Of
works. stated that II this was done
he would have q crew Of men at
work on the new water mains next
Tuesday morning.
The garbage situation was again
brought before the committee which
took favorable action upon the mo-
tion that the board OF public works
be instructed 10 draw up a resolution
for the collection and disposal Of the
cityS garbage for the council meet
Ing next Monday night.
The resolution providing for the
preparation Of S13, 900 70 the board
OF public works for the purchase Of
two Elgin street sweeperS received
favorable action from the commit
tee following a lengthy explanation.
The sweepers which the board in
tends 10 purchase are of the latest
motorized type and according 10
statements made by members Of the
board and representatives of the FL
gin Street Sweeper company the two
machines will have paid for them
selves at the end Of Is months use.
Buy Truck.
The resolution appropriating
50 600 for the purchase OF a Federal
truck with a street cleaning appa-
ratus was also a topic OF considerable
explanation and debate. The truck
is being purchased through Hage-
dorm & Webster and the street flush
ing apparatus furnished by the Mu-
nicipal supply company another To-
cal concern.
When the resolution was first
brought before the committee OF the
whole. some time ago, IL received a
favorable report Feeling that the
resolution would receive favorable
action when brought up for the third
reading before the council, Mr.
Hagedorn ordered the truck which
is now ready.
However. the council did not take
favora Bile action on the resolution
but defeated IL. leaving the truck on
the hands Of the local dealer. The
resolution was brought up for re-
consideration at Tuesday evenings
n, ,aaffup aud pftrav a % rrore Ifc no
port The resolutions for the in
crease in the pay OF the police and
FIRE departments were deferred for
two weeks. In the past the salaries
OF both departments have been the
same. However. there is n difference
in the resolutions presented and for
this reason they are being held until
the entire council is present 10 voice
its sentiment on the subject
The resolution providing for the
appropriating OF $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of IayinE the paving assess
ments al Studebaker park was de-
feTred for two weeks while the reso-
tion providing for the appropriation
Of 81 .250 for the purchase Of proper
u abutting Studebaker park received
favOra Bile action. The resolution ap-
propriating S1.795.35 for paying
sewer assessments received favorable
action as well as the resolution az
public works.
4 letter from local No. 111S.
Brotherhood OF Painters. Decorators
and PaperhanRers OF America. stat
ing that they were against the day
light saving ordinance was received
BY the council.