South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-11
BOARDS OF HEALTH
AND PUBLIC WORKS
In JOINT MEETING
Discuss Sanitation and Health
COnditions-Mayor to
Call Special Meeting.

A joint meeting OF the Board OF
Public Works and the Board OF
Health was held last night in the
city hall. following the regular
meeting OF the Board OF Public
Works. 20 discuss conditions exist
ing in the city and 70 formulate
plans 20 overcome such conditions.
Members Of the board OF health con-
Tend that the various city depart
ments have kept themselves aloof
because OF the fear that other de-
partments would consider them 70
be encroaching beyond their au-
thority
The meeting was held with the
view OF devising plans OF cleaning
up the spots in the city that have
proved TO be "eyesores" to the citi-
zens OF the city and visitors A
regulation garbage can for every
home. an ordinance 70 compel sewer
connections. including a drainage
system for every house. and the
present alleged deplorable conditions
existing In many tenement houses.
were brought Up for discussion. II
was finally decided 70 request the
mayor TO call a special meeting OF
all boards. including the FIRE and
potce chiefs and city attorney, with
the view Of securing greater CO.
operation and the clearing up OF any
doubts that might exist In the minds
OF the members OF the various city
departments
DR. Charles S. Bosenbury OF the
health board cited one particular in
stance where one tenement house
was hanboring 10 families, each
composed Of at least FIVE persons
This house was finally vacated and
has been brought TO the attention
OF the building inspector to be con-
demned
The Health Board" said DR..
Bosenbury. could condemn about
zoe such houses in the city. but has
RETAINED from doing so because OF
the difficulty the present occupants
would have IN securing living quar-
ters. because Of the present housing
conditions"
Award Contracts.
At the regular meeting OF the
board OF public works the contract
for the pavement on s. Michigan st,
from a point 40 feet north OF Fair
view St. to the south line OF Don
meyer St. was awarded 70 the White
Construction CO. The preliminary
award, specifying sheet asphalt,
was changed 10 asphaltic concrete
on the sides or road proper. with
Mexican asphalt and metropolitan
blocks between the tracks, upon pc
tition Of property owners.
A hearing was had on a resolution
for grade, curb and walk on
Scholum ST., from Division St TO the
New York Central Railway No
written remonstrances were fled and
the resolution was confirmed by
eliminating the sidewalk on the west
side OF the street.
Hearings were had and resolutions
confirmed for pipe sewers on Flor
ence st. from BroOkfield ST. TO Nil
Ter st; on Longley av., from College
81. TO Johnson ST; on Caroline St.
from Dayton 81. 20 the center of CAL
vert st: on Vassar av, from the east
line OF Diamond av. 10 a point ia
feet west OF the west line Of Cleve-
land av.
A deferred hearing was had on a
resolution for a grade. curb and
walk on Ruskin St. from Emerson
av. TO Oakland st. which was re-
jected. A resolution for a grade
curb and walk on Anderson av.,
from Elwood av. TO King 81. was
confirmed
An assessment roll was filed for
grade and curb on Huey St, from
West 10 Elwood av. Assessment roll
was flied for the vacation Of the
north and souht alley lying between
10th and 18th sts.. from Vine St 70
Pleasant st. also the east and west
alley lying between Vine ST. 10 18th
81
A resolution was ordered prepared
for a petition filed for a gravel road
way on Gertrude St, from Ewing av
10 the south line OF Rum Village
Park. A petition for a sewer on
Calvert st. from Miami 81. 10 East
ST was placed on file.