South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-11
MANY ORDINANCES
ARE INTRODUCED
AT COUNCIL MEET
Ask Purchase of u Lots for
School ExpansiOn-Three
Measures Passed.

Authorization OF purchase of u
lots adjoining the Periey school for
future school expansion. an amend
ment, permitting buses to load and
unload passengers on n. Michigan
St, between LaSalle and Colfax avs.
and nine other proposed ordinances
among the most important of which
was one seeking an appropriation
for pavement of Riverside DIV. in
Leeper park, were among the meas
ures introduced at a regular meet
ing of the common counCi last
night which went over for discus
sion by the committee of the whole.
There was a full membership u
the council present.
Among the ordinances passed over
for committee action next Monday
night was one proposing an amend
ment TO Section III of the building
code relative 10 piping of hot air
furnaces; others for crossing flag
men at the New Jersey, Indiana and
Illinois intersections with Kemble
and Prairie avs; permits for dis
tributing advertising matter. and
still another for an appropriation
Of S412.5O to the park contract fund
of the finance department
Pass Three Measures
Three measures were before the
council for third reading and were
passed unanimously. These were:
an ordinance appropriating SIS. 900
from the general fund 10 the street
intersection fund Of the board OF
public works; an ordinance appro-
priating $4,000 from the general
fund 70 the city hall fund Of the
board Of public works. and a meas
I.ure giving the New Jersey. Indiana
and Illinois Railroad Co, the right
TO lay switching tracks across Prair-
ie and Catalpa avs, Chaplin and
Kendall SITS, and alleys lying be
tween.
a considerable portion OF the
councils time was taken up by at
torneys representing the railroads
affected by Studebaker's announced
program Of expansion which includ-
ed additional switching facilities and
improved connections with railroad
lines connecting with their tracks
at the southwestern corner Of the
manufacturing plants property
Before the council was a meas
ure permitting the Michigan Cen
trail the Pittsburg. Cincinnati Chi
cago and St. Louis (Vandalia) and
New Jersey railroads 10 build con-
Meeting tracks over the presently
owned right-of-ways lying parallel
20 The new ,rackage proposed by the
latter company.
| Attorneys Samuel B. Parker. rep
resentinE the Pennsylvania lines.
and Roland Obenchain. OF the New
Jersey road. appealed 10 the council
70 suspend the rules and permit i'm
mediate action By the roads 70 make
the desired connections, sought by
the Studebaker corporation. il was
said and which would. they added.
permit OF improved service in their
handling OF exchange freight.
The measure was momen tarily
cestAped 20 he held up when Coun-
Gilman Kelly declared himself not
victims" for a suspension of rules.
Following the roll call. however. Mr.
Kelly announced a change OF hear:
! and voted aye" resulting in the
APPROVAL OF the joint request by the
J railr, ,ds.
Ac. riding 20 the authority given
| by IN. ordinance. the Vandalia line
will build a new track connecting
With its main line running 20 feet
south OF its present spur track,
| crossing the Michigan Central track
and connecting with the New Jer-
sey tracks. The Michigan Central
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