South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-24
new NATATORIUM
ORDINANCE GETS
INITIAL READING
General Fund Deficit Causes
Action-Council May Dis
annex Territory.

A petition signed by property
owners on s. Michigan ST.. from Jay
ST. 70 Leeper I'd, was introduced AT
the regular meeting Of the common
council Monday night requesting
thai body TO disannex this strip Of
land from the city 90 the state high
way department can proceed with
the improvement OF the road.
The petition was placed or file
and later introduced as an Ordi-
nance and passed first and second
readings. The purpose Of the dis
annexation is 10 allow the highway
department 10 pave the road. which
Is about one-half mile in length.
The highway department is repair
ing the road at the present time in
as far as Leeper I'd. which IS the
city limits. and with the authority
OF the council they will make the
additional half-mile Improvement
without expense TO the city, accord
ing 10 the petitioners.
Natatorium CAGE Up.
The matter of repairing this par
ticular stretch Of road has been a
bone Of contention between the city
council. the county commissioners
and property owners for some time,
and IL was not until last winer when
a committee was sent 10 Indianapo-
lis that the state agreed TO make
the improvement.
The ordinance will come up for
final passage at the next regular
regular meeting of the council. At
the committee Of the whole meeting.
two weeks hence, property owners
in that district will appeal 20 the
council for passage Of the ordi-
nance.
An ordinance appropriating $780,
600 to a special fund TO be known
as the park board natatorium fund
and TO be used for the cOnstruc-
ton OF a natatorium was given first
and second readings. This $4,000
appropriation was made by the
council recently, but since the pas
sage Of the ordinance it was dis
covered that the general fund. from
which the money was supposed TO
be taken, was deficient and also that
the ordinance as adopted was too
general. The new ordinance was re-
ferred TO the committee of the
whole.
May Make improvements.
An ordinance appropriating $4,000
TO the police payroll fund Of the
board of public safety for the en-
ployment Of eight additional men
on the police department was given
first and second readings and re-
ferred to the committee Of the
whole.
An ordinance appropriaing $4,000
from the general fund of the city
to the miscellaneous fund of the
board OF public works to be used
for repairs Of all fire stations in the
city was also given first and second
readings and reported to committee
of the whole.
An ordinance regulating the dis
tribution of advertising matter and
circulars in the city Of South Bend
which was passed by the council
several weeks ago is illegal, accord
ing TO the opinion communicated to
the council City Atty. Slick at last
nights session.
Mr.. Slick declares that the ordi-
nance was prepared and introduced
10 the council without being sub
mitted to him. He declares that the
ordinance is too indefinite, vague
md aphiguous He further advised
the council to compare the Ordi-
nance with the ordinance regarding
the same matter passed by the coun-
ell Jan. S, 1901.
Says Laws Ignored.
Barry Scanlon appeared before the
council and urged the body TO issue
instructions to have the law regard
ing the fling of insurance liability
and the taking out Of city licenses
by persons operating jitney buses
enforced He declared that a num-
Der Of jitney bus drivers were ig-
noring the new law.
A motion ordering Chief Of Police
Kline and Asst. Chief Cassidy TO APP
pear at the next meeting OF the
committee Of the whole was passed.
The chief and assistant chief will
be required to give reasons for their
failure TO enforce the ordinance.