South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-25
CITY FATHERS TO
ACT ON ORDINANCE
FOR LAND TRACT
Introduce Measure AuthOriz-
ing Purchase of Site for
Pumping Station.

An ordinance authorizing The pur-
chase ~ a tract Of land from the
James ID oliver estate a. site FOR
a new city pumping station and Tor
park purposes was introduced last
night az meeting % the Common
Council and referred 90 thu com
mittee II ne whole for discussion
and liter actiOu.
The purchase price Of the tract
S32.s25 Is az the rate Of $1,000 an
acre The site Is slightly less than
p acres in extent and has frontage
on 8 Olive 81. near Sample ST. IL
- adjacent 10 the site EugineeI
Artingstall made Tests as to the avail
ability OF this section for additional
pumping station facilities for the
city The acquisition Of this proper
iy viii be but a forerunner 20 the
carrying out IN detail OF the Art!ng
staU recommendation. and a new
pamping station will be erected soon
on this tract. At present is ls be-
lieved that part OF the tract can be
developed into another park for the
city after the new pumping station Is
completed
Rnufy Contract
An ordinance. ratifying the con-
tract between the board Of public
works and the Fulton Harwood
Rrass Works for the construction
and maintenance OF a single track
siding in and along the alley north
Of Tot IA. Stulrs fourth addition. into
property owned by the Futon Har-
wood Co. was introduced and upon
ne motion OF Councilman G. Jorge
Tiuu the rules were suspended and
tho ordinance unar Imorsly adopted
The rules were suspended 20 allow
the Fulton Co, TO begin work nj
once on a warehouse 20 be erected
near the siding.
An ordinance amending certain
sections OF Ordinance No 1905
adopted Nov s, 1910 and section four
% ordinance No. 1850 adopted
March IS. 1917. and adding four
other sections TO ordinance No. 1905
as amended. commonly known as the
plumbing code. was given the first
and second readings and referred to
the COMMITTEES OF the whole for dis
is a provision for the annual salary
or an Inspector 10 be 400 year
and the furnishing or a $4,000 bond
Cor faithful performance Of his dut-
les.
The resolution authorizing the
contract relating 10 the purchase OF
> lots in Park place. second addition
bv the board OF school trustees at a
cost OF $500 was adopted as were
the ordinances aPpropriating $1,000
from the general fund 20 the board
of park commissioners for pavement
or Riverside dr., and " Lafayette
blvd An ordinance appropriating
s4I2.5O from the general fund 10 the
park contract fund Of the finance
department was also unanimously
adopted.
Contractors Justified.
The ordinance amending section
77I of the building code relative "a
the covering of hot air pipes was
adopted when commissioner OF
Buildings George A. Davis appeared
before the council end stated that he
believed the contractors were just-
fed in asking metal coverings for
an heat stacks. adding considerable
expense to persons building homes.
The ordinance requiring the New
Jersey Indiana and Illinois r. r
Co. 10 maintain crossing fiagmen at
the intersection of their right of way
and Kemble av.. and also at Prairie
av.. were referred TO the committee
80 +to v-1o1a and new ordinances OF.
dered drafted 20 include all rail-
roads having tracks crossing these
streets.