South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-08
ACT FAYORABLY ON
ORDINANCE TO BUY
TRACT OF OLIVER
Council to Vote on Purchase
of Pumping Station Site
at Next Meeting.

Ar ordinance authorizing the pur-
chase OF a tract oC Iand from the
james - oliver estate as a site Tor
a new city pumping station and for
park purposes was favorabiy acted
upon by The committee OF the whole
% the common council last night
and viii be voted upon at the next
regular meeting OF the common
council mex; Monday.
The purchase price OF the tract,
S82gZ5 Is 40 the rate Of $1,000 an
acre. almost half the price asked
for the property adjoining which has
been sold recently. TIE site is
slightly less than % acres in area
and has frontage on S. Olive 50. near
Sample - Is adjacent 20 the site
where Engineer Art.nsraIl made
tests as 90 the availability Of this
section for additional pumping sta
ton facilities for the city. The &C
QUESTION or the property viii be but
a forcrunuer 90 the carrying out in
detail Of the Artingstal recommeh-
dations and a new pumping station
VIII be erected soon on this site.
Findings Verified.
Engineer ArtingstalTs findings. Four
test wells have been sunk showing
"a good flow OF water for park pur-
poses At present it Is believed that
part OF the tract viii be developed
into another park for the city after
the new pumping station Is COM
pleted.
Moyar Eli F. seeblrt appeared be-
fore the committee with maps show
INK the tract 20 be purchased and
surrounding land. The mayor out
lined the need OF new pumping
station 20 care for the southern and
southwestern section OF the city
where the water pressure has been
found TO be low
The purchase Of the oliver tract
will not require an appropriation by
the council as this sum viii be paid
from the water fund. wnIcn IS suf-
fcient 20 make the purchase.
An ordinance amending certain
sections Of Ordinance No. 1908. ad-
opted Nov g, 1915 and section four
OF Ordinance No. 1880 adopted Mar.
Is. 1917 and adding four other sec
tions to Ordinance no. 1908 as
GlLIEMMEA W A1 MNKA UF~NA A|a N-AA $500
mittee. but final action was deferred
10 a special meeting OF the com
mittee OF the whole TO be held prior
10 the common council meeting, on
Aug "a This action was taken due
10 an enabling clause which was
omitted in the amended ordinance
The new ordinance deals with
regulations concerning outdoors
comfort stations and the increase Of
the plum bling inspectors salary from
$500 per year to $4,000. The former
plumbing code specified that struc-
lures OF the type now used in the
majority OF cases in the city must
be at least 2 feet from the dwelling.
The amended ordinance Will allow
them 10 be erected adjoining reach
porches. providing there Is no en-
trance from them 70 the dwelling.
The increase Of the Plumbing in
spectors salary was requested to re-
tain the services Of the present In
spector who has proved very salts
factory The present salary is much
lower than he could obtain as a
master plumber. It is said, and the
Increase asked is expected TO cope
with this deficiency.
& discussion Of the ordinance re-
curing the New Jersey, Indiana q
Illinois r. r. Co. to maintain cross
ing nagmen at the intersection of
their right Of way and Kemble av"
and also at Prairie Az was deferred
for one week 20 allow the city at
torney and the ordinance committee
10 draft a new ordinance to include
an railroads having tracks crossing
these streets