South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-20
CITY COUNCIL AT
NILES REGULATES
BUS-CAR TRAFFIC
Pass Ordinance al Special
Meet as Compromise to
Plea for Franchise.

NILES. Mich June H. Specially
a city ordinance regulating the
operation ~ motor buses and taxi
cabs in Niles has been adopted by
the common council in special ses-
sion The ordinance provides for
yearly license fee OF SIS per taxi for
owners who are residents OF Niles,
and a fee ~ 500 per IA for non
resident owners. The maximum fare
70 be chased by jItney bus owners
within the city limits was fixed az
five cents while taxis may charge %
cents for distances not exceeding one
mile
Motor bus oWners according 10
the ordinance must pay yearly
license fee o. S75G per passenger
capacity OF their vehicles. and an in
demnity fund Of $4,000 20 cover ac-
cident liability They may operate
upon any Of the streets Of The city
but S Fifth and y Second SITS. WHICH
are used by the Chicago. South Bend
and Northern Indiana Railway Co
While no provision was made for
"a bus line 20 the Michigan Central
terminal Yards and through Eastlake
Terrace. 80 is probable that this will
Dc granted hy the council at a later
date
Plan Car Line.
The action by the city in passing
this ordinance followed the apphca-
ton Of Leslie = Herring and Edwin
o. Thompson. representing the Gray
Bus line. for a 15-year revocable
franchise on seven Niles streets. The
franchise falling 20 be granted. the
ordinance was adopted as a COM
promise
According TO Mr. Herring, the
Gray Bus line IS planning an expan-
sion OF its service. including what
will virtually amount TO a street car
line in the city I'm addition TO it's in
terurban service between Niles
South Bend Buchanan. and Dows~
giac. An outlay OF at least $4,000
has already been spent by this COM
rany in securing newer and better
buses.
fixed schedule for all motor bus
lines, des.sued 20 prevent conflicts
with in:erurban cars. is now being
prepared by the council
OFutE pFiuEt AtbHCu.
Following the adoption OF the mo-
tor bus ordinance. City Engineer V.
y Taggett moved that the Mil ST
bridge spanning the St. Joseph river
be condemned and ordered closed.
His motion was adopted as was also
an ordinance requiring drivers OF
motor vehicles 10 dim their lights
upon approaching other vehicles. and
requiring drivers Of horse-drawn
vehicles TO carry at least one light.
Raymond Storey Of this city and
Miss Helen Westpahl. daughter Of
Mrs Minnie Westpahl. 1902 Ten
nessee ST.. Michigan City. were mar
ried IN St PauTs church there Sat
urday afternoon. the Rev. A. p.
Meyers performing the ceremony.
Nrs Elsie X. Swanson. 65 years
OF age. 1924 y Fifth ST. lied at her
home here early Saturday morning
after several months of illness with
complication Of diseases. She was
horn in Kentucky on Sept. .. 1868, a
daughter OF Rev stephen Price.
prominent Baptist minister there.
With her father she moved 10 this
city from Dayton. Ohio. ! . years ago.
Three daughters. Mrs Charles strait
of Kalamazoo. Mrs lucille Hench
or Benton Harbor and Mrs. Carl
ITalversOn of Niles. and two sons.
William of Dayton Ohio. and Ed
ward Mahan. OF Niles and her nus
band Martin Swenson. survive her
Funeral services viii be held at
$50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon AT
Trinity Episcopal church the Rev.
Harold Holt officiating Burial will
occur IN Silverbrook cemetery.
Miss Ella Champion. art and pri-
mary supervisor i'm the public
schools of the city. left for Chicago
Sunday. where she has accepted a
position as an instructor Of natural
science for the first term OF the sum-
mer session.
Women members OF the Niles
Buchanan country club will compete
with representatives from the Ber-
r.eu country club Of st. Joseph on
the latter's golf course Tuesday af-
ternoon. as a part Of the campaign
Just instituted here by the St Joseph
Valley Golf association TO organize
women's Colf team High scores
are TO be saved each week and the
six members Of the various clubs in
the association with tae highest
score viii take part in the invitation
tournaments Scores are 20 be kept
throughout the season.