South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-15
NO DEFINITE PLANS
MADE ON BUILDING
MODERN STRUCTURE
Building Plans Rest with City
May Rae Structure
Damaged by Flames.

Nothag IS definite relative 90
plans for new are-proof building
TO replace the Quilted structure at
the southeast corner OF Colfax av.
and Michigan 60. destroyed by fire
early SUNDAY This statement was
uttered by Ezra Rhodes ~ the
Rhodea- Poledor Realty Co. owners
Monday.
While stat ements OF Joss aggregate
in their total }25O.OOo. final check
.ng u IS believed. viii show a pos
sibie reduction from this figure
To Raise Walls.
Building Commissioner George 4.
Davis was upon the sceFe of de-
struclon Monday. examining the
walls OF the buildings damaged by
fac 20 determine condemnation
That part OF the Rh0des-Poledor
property-the old Exchange block
a two-story structure. VIII be torn
down. what Is left Of TO- The three
story building, adjacent TO u. Occu-
pied by che S. ID. Moran Electrical
60. and the Quality Shoe Repair
shop. may De left 20 stand.
Merchants and building owners
have about completed their state
ment Of loss In addition 20 the
Exchange block. the King livery
barn and the old Coquiuard wagon
works building, facing upon Colfax
av. bridge. suffered total loss as did
their occupants. So too did the
stock OF Moran electrical shop.
Part or the stock Of the Quality
Shoe Repair shop. next door. NAV
show some salvage. 10 Is believed
Partial loss was sustained by the
Public Drug store. the Fisher Shoe
store and Berman's Sporting Goods
store. Th5se occupying the upper
floors Of The buildings affected by
fire were in the main, total losers.
except for the furnishings hey
were able to carry away
Determine Damage.
Question as 20 whether there has
been sufficient dama-e TO the three
cory business block. owned by
the Rhodes-Poledor company. 10
warrant its condemnation and the
building OF a new structure in its
place has not yet been determined.
The building commissioner stated in
has belief the wallis were intact. and
condemnation would not be ordered
unless damage was done more than
go per cent Of the value OF the build
ing az determined by the building
code.
At a meeting OF those interested
in the Rhodes-POledOr Co held at
the LaSaue hotel Monday. no plans
were forthcoming dealing with the
building OF modern fire-proof
structure II was inhmated that
nothing would be done untn authori-
ties had agreed as 20 what part OF
the frontage on Michigan ST. would
have TO be RACED. Late Monday,
Davis had not made UP his mind"
MS TO the total damage incurred.
There was bur $4,000 insurance
carried on the buildings, according
ito Rhodes and Poledor
While s. u. Moran and Son and
the Quality Shoe Repair shop as we'll
Jas other merchants south were clear
ing the debris and damaged stock
from out Of their fame and water
swept store rooms. none of the mer-
chants in the two-stOry structure on
the corner Of Michigan st. and Col
fax av. Will &C 1tinue business at their
are seeking new quarters.
Moran put carpenters to work
Monday to board up the rear Of the
store and proposes to continue bust
ness on his present lease. His loss
was practically complete.
The Bagby Photo Co. along with
their co-tenant. Otis J. Lang. jeweier.
have moved TO 10 w. Colfax av. to
the store room left vacant by the
Grown Service Co. tires ami Access
fsories Bagby and Lang were Oc-
cupants of the corner store room of
tthe devastated building. and suffered
total losses only partly covered by
insurance. or $1,000 estimated loss
III i Jena. president OF the Bagby
SEQ. stated Monday that insurance
Twas written for $4,000. Lang lost
fs2.500. according TO his estimate.
lasaiust 1880 insurance.
At the Cleis and Goetz jewelry
Istore large force of men were dig
giug yesterday I'm an effort to salvage
fanny stock that may be saved.
early Monday morning two sam
.ple trunks belonging 20 Slade. Ten
ney and Weadley wholesale jewellers
of Chicago were located To is esti-
mated the contents of the trunks
WAS practically a total loss
II. VI Tenney had spent Saturday
with Nr Cleis and Mr.. Goetz is
showing them the contents OF the
trunks and had left them in the
building ira order that they may
icompIete their survey OF the stool
later. II is estimated there was be
tween $4,000 ana $4,000 worth OF
iewelry I'M the two trunks The
trunks were shipred To Chicago
Monday morning
At noon the debris had been part
us removed from around a large safs
.in which Cle.s and Goetz had placed
am OF the Eoods belonging 10 custo-
mers. with the exception OF clocks
land they state that unless water to-
gether with the intense heat has
damaged them the contents Of the
safe viii be unframed
We are Eoins 90 open for bust
ness immediately somewhere" stated
SIR Goetz as DE picked a silver
spoon out or the cinders and tossed
SD into c.gar box nearby we are
lowered Up 20 about $1,000 insurance
and VIII oDeu q store just as soon as
1--WE can find a location We would
like TO have an our customers. who
fhave brought repair work 20 US
mail in an estimate OF the value of
Irhe articles they had left. IL viii
help as @ LOT with our reports. he
said.
complaints OF WIVES