South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-19
CITY MAY BREAK
PREVIOUS BUILDING
RECORDS THIS YEAR
Approximately 100000 Is
Being Spent for New
Homes, Etc.

Present reports Indicate that Mish-
awake may break al building rec
ords this year and reach a $1,000 600
total before December 81 Already
$500. 600 IS being spent IN the city
for new homes business houses gar
ages and additions. and the building
season has but fairly opened over
600 building permits have been IS
sued By City Clerk Joseph de LOr-
enzl during the past four months and
a half and the number is increasing
in leaps and bounds Last year ap-
proximately 1890. 900 was spent for
building in the city and already half
or last years total has been reached
Building reports indicate that the
people OF Mishawaka are spending al
the rate OF 100000 per month for
new homes and II the experience Of
previous years Is any criterion for
This year. the rate viii increase ma
terially IN the next few months.
This year seems To- be opportune
Tor home builders and home seekers.
Everybody mas apparently caught
the spirit OF own home. and real
estate dealers are using every means
available 20 encourage the idea and
keep prospective buyers enthused.
Real estate companies are purchas-
ing tracts OF land and opening new
additions. These additions are be
ing improved 10 ht the most modern
architectural ideas. and a certain
aesthetic conformity is maintained
throughout.
Need OF Building Regulations.
AS yet the people OF Mishawaka
generally have not felt tho need OF
any architectural building regula-
tons. as the majority Of home build
ers have endeavored 20 maintain the
"city beautlfur reputation that the
earlier residenters so carefully es-
tablished However the influx OF
90 new home seekers into the city
yearly as the past 20 years indicate
there has been. gives no definite as
surance that those who come 20 this
city and those who will continue to
come. will feel the necessity Of some
aesthetic conformity 10 hold such an
enviable honor.
Perhaps no city in the state has
received more praise than Mish-
awake for its attractive homes and
as the city continues 20 grow II is
evident that some. care should be
taken 10 protect IL against the cree
ton or undesirable dwellings and
business houses. other cities that
have failed to guarantee themselves
against such a catastrophy have
awakened 10 the fact after it was too
late to pass preventative measures
without entailing a large eXpendi-
ture and handicapping business en-
terprises.
II the passage of some locol re-
strictions regarding certain archi-
tectural requirements would fore
stall a calamity il would seem that
the time. according TO all Indications
was approaching maturity I'm Mish-
awaka
Many New Business Buildings.
Aside from the many new homes
being built there are I s new business
buildings under construction, among
which is the Farmers and Merchants
state bank on Lincoln way West,
North side Trust and Savings bank
or Mishawaka avenue. a large addi-
ton 20 the Mishawaka Wooden Co,
and a number or new store buildings
and garages. The estimated cost OF
the IS new buildinge viii pass the
si75. 900 mark and aid greatly In
improving the appearance of the
b down town district
In addition 20 the new business
buildings. nearly $4,000 IS beine
spent on private garages. addition "a
homes and remodelling