South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-08
COMMITTEE WOULD
INCLUDE $4,000
AS AQUARIUM COST
Also Favor 100000 Bond
Issue For Certain Public
improvements.

South Bends present police force
viii not De diminished in size during
this year II the ordinance appropri-
ating S17.2so 20 the police pay roll
fund OF the board OF safety as ap-
proved by the committee OF the
whole Of tho city council is adopted
by the council Monday night. Mem
bers Of the board % safety appeared
before the committee last night and
asked that the ordinance be.approv-
ed so that the present police force.
including the special policemen ap-
pointed recently. could be had dur
ing this year or as long as the board
80 desired.
The police department. officials
say. has been hamL cred in the past
because Of a shortage OF men. on
the night force alone there are four
beats which have no officer and
it has been necessary for other pc
Hcemen 10 police two districts. This
has been very unsatisfactory and
police heads have repeatedly re-
quested additional men
According TO members Of the
board of safety the most proficient
men now serving on the special de-
tail viii be permanently appointed
70 the department
Approve Bond Issue.
The committee approved the ordi-
nance providing for a bond issue Of
$500, 600 for the use OF the city IN
expenditure on permanent improve
ments and also recommended that
an amendment providing for an adj
ditional $500 10 be used as a spe-
cial fund for the building of an
aquarium in w washington ST. be
added. The favorable report Of the
committee will be presented the
council a. its next meeting and it
is believed that the ordinance viii
be adopted. City Controller Swy-
CART appeared before the committee
in sponsoring the ordinance and
said that there were many bills in
Cured through permanent improve
ments last year that had not been
paid and urged the committee to
expedite the bin. The ruling thai
permanent improvements for a city
must be paid from general bond
issue was made by the state board
of tax commissioners last year. The
bonds will bear = percent interest
An effort will be made by mem-
bers of the committee TO induce the
county commissioners at their meet
ing next Monday 10 include that
part Of the city now lying i'm Center
township into Portage township.
Residents Of that district claim they
have made several attempts to be
taken into Portage township hut
have always met with rebuffs FRO
the commissioners. who arc not i-
clined to change the boundary lir
OF Porta ge. which now are in "a pe
feet rectangle. Several residents n
that part of the city petitioned tho
council to be allowed TO withdraw
from the city. saying that thew did
not feel justified in paying city taxes
when they could not expect inn
prOvements 10 be made by the city
during the next - years.
The committee did not seem inn
clined to favor the petition. claim
ing that it would b. ONLY a snort
time until they would be forced 70
include much territory beyond that
district into the city. but in an eff
fort to eliminate the many taxa
ton problems of the citizens Of that
section they decided to meet with
the commissioners. Final action ON
the petition was delayed for two
weeks pending the outcome Of the
conference Monday.
Approve Ebel Claim.
The must discussed ordinance
which would prohibit the manufac-
ture or treating of asphaltum within
the city limits was referred TO the
city attorney with instructions that
it should include that special per-
mission must be obtained from the
board Of public works for the OF err
alton Of a plant in the city and that
it must specify under what condi-
tons a plant could be operated An
effort was made by residents of the
south part of the city to force the
plants outside the city limits but
the committee did not favor II. real
ling that the city would be forced
TO pay for the transportation of all
asphalt from the plants outside the
city onto the streets of the city.
It Will again be presented to the
committee at its next meeting.
The ordinance apprOpriating ST.
200 for paying the claim Of Edward
Ebel. who was injured several
months ago while in the employ OF
the city, was approved by the com
mittee and will be reported favora-
bly, 20 the council
The committee also approved the
ordinance changing the name OF