South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-06
COUNCIL APPROVES
$4,000 CONTRACT
WITH CITY EXPERT
$4,000 Appropriated for Bar
tholomew to Start City Plan
ming Work at Once.

At a special meeting of the COM
mon council. held last night the
contract entered into between the
city and Harland Bartholomew.
st. Louis, when the latter was
chosen as City Planning Expert.
by the City Planning Commission,
May %, was ratified and immme-
diately adopted after suspension Of
regular rules. An ordinance appro-
priating $4,000 from the general
fund of the city to the City Plan
ming Commission for the carrying
out Of the contract was unani-
mOusly adopted.
The contract made with the new
city planning expert specifies that
taht total cost of the prop osed work
will not exceed $40, 600 and accord
ing 20 present plans IL is expected
to be less than that.
Start Work at Once
The suspension of the rules and
the adoption Of the ordinance at
last nights meeting was TO enable
Mr. Bartholomew TO start the work
at once in order to fulfill his part
! OF the agreement TO complete a
major street plan, coming ordinance
| and necessary maps for the city not
! later than March /, 1928.
In consideration of a fee of $4,000
to be paid in equal monthly INSTALL
ments of $3.50 each, Mr.. Bartholo-
NEW viii direct the preparation of
a major street Elan and zoning or
dinance besides all maps, drawings
and special Investigations that may
be authorized by the city. All ser
vices of assistants necessary to pre-
pare the work will be furnished oy
the city.
Rates of Compensation
The city agrees to assume all
costs Of preparation Of the work
and to compensate Mr.. Bartholo-
NEW for all blue prints, materials.
travelling and hotel expenses of the
planning experts and his assistants.
! in accordance with actual time and
/ services rendered. based on the fol-
! lowing rates Of compensation: AS
sistant city planner. S25 per day;
! Landscape architect. 25 per day:
Civil engineer; 25 per day. Artist.
I j. per day Draughtsman. first
! class. $40 per day. draughtsman.
second class. $3.50 per day
! Allowances for the city planning
EXPERT his assistant. landscape
/ architect, civil engineer and artist
! is not to exceed $3.50 per day for
visits 10 the city Of less duration
than one month each I'd $50 per
month for visits Of more than one
mouth duration. Allowances ror
hotel and travelling expenses for all
! other employees are 10 be ar the
rate Of $50 per month regardless Of
duration Of time.
A total sum not 10 exceed $4,000
for services and expenses including
fee payment is 10 be paid to the
I city planning expert on or before
Dec. 81, 1922. All sums due there
after must be billed 10 the CITY
( planning commission and viii be
payable monthly The planning
commissioners shall have access AZ
all times 20 the records Of expendi-
lures and bills paid in the office Of
the planning expert.
The expense Of printing the plan
ming experts report besides the pub
LEGATION Of drawings will be borne
+ by the city in addition 10 all other
+ expenses The printer viii be
chosen by the city.
General City Survey
, A general survey or the city will
/ be started by the city planning eK-
pert within a short time after which
maps and drawings viii be made