South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-31
COMMITTEE OF The
WHOLE IN SPECIAL
SESSION MONDAY
Meeting Called by Mistake on
Fifth Monday Discuss
Pending Ordinances.


Despite the fact that last night
was the nth Monday OF tho month.
and according 70 custom no council
meeting was scheduled. members OF
he committee Of the whole met in
special session and for sn hour and
4 half discussed ordinances now
pending before that body. The meet
ing last night was called by Chair
man vs. J.. KELLEY, who issued the
call before he was Informed that 10
was the NTH Monday. and the com
ulttee members after arriving at the
council chambers decided 20 hold a
a meeting and thereby clear up some
cf tho ordinances before the next
committee session next Monday
The first ordinance called up for
discussion. relating 20 the city plan
ming commission. was Immediately
postponed for week and in the
meantime parties interested I'm tho
creation Of the commission viii be
notified 20 appear before the com
mitteo next week. An ordinance app
propriating s2.IS0 70 tho board of
park commissioner for paying of
assessments on Creeulawn av. was
referred back 10 the committee OF
the whole.
Title Never Changed.
Tn regards 70 this ordinance. City
Atty. L. ". Hammond explained that
In looking up the law regarding APP
preparations for the park board no
discovered that the tract Of land
now known as POttawatomi park
had been transferred from the coun
~ 20 the city for park purposes. but
that the fee simple title Of that
property had never been changed
He declared that he was going 10
appear before the board Of county
commissioner az their meeting ncXt
week and n possible TO have this
technically IN the transfer formally
approved. he will then make a re-
port 10 the committee at the next
meeting.
" ". Ridenour. president of the
board of park commissioner, APP
Deared before the council 10 explain
the purposes Of q request In the
form Of an ordinance that is goinE
20 be introduced to the council next
week regarding the loan OF $4,000
from the city 20 the park board 10
allow them 90 meet their expenses
until they receive money from the
payment OF the first installation OF
taxes next May.
AR. Ridenour pointed out that the
rark board paid back to the city
last year debts aggregating 100000
and that this sum taken from their
allotment Of about $4,000. together
with their regular expenses in
curred IN the upkeep Of the city
parks. had absorbed about all Of
the money out Of the park board
treasury.
Referred TO Hammond
The ordinance introduced last
week regarding the sale Of a lot
donated 70 tho city by Mary L.
Htne situated on the southeast
corner OF Notre Dame and Cedar
SITS. and for tho Appropriation OF
the money obtained from the saIe
20 the playground fund OF the city
WAS referred TO City Atty Hammond
for advice. IL seems that i'm the
viii o. Mary L. Hine = was speci-
fled that the ground should be used
entirely FOR playground purposes.
but as 81 is located Just across the
street from the St. Jcseph's hospi-
tai. tho authorities Of this jnstitu-
ton had frequently complained OF
The noise made by the children. and
for the rast few years the Tot has
only been used for garden purposes.
Mr. Hammond VIII make his report
40 the council regarding the ordi-
nance next week
After considerable discussion and
preliminary eutanElements tho or
dinsnce reeardinE traffic reguIa-
lions was taJied and a new ordi-
nance viii be introduced next week.
Difficulties regarding the ordinance
arose after Councilman Hutchinson
had introduced motion 20 have
section three or the ordinance
amended % read so b. would specif-
Rally kin sections 1873 of ordinance
1858 OF 1910, which he claimed was
I'm conflict with tho new ordinance.
The new ordinance will be drawn
ND by the CITY attorney and the
Hutchinson amendment included
This ordinance VIII be reported At
the next meeting OF the council
An ordinance appropriatInE So
600 TO the board or Public works for
Improvement on Hose House No. 4
was referred 20 tho committee on
public Improvements The ordi-
nance appropriatinE 81 200 20 pay
for the expense incurred BY city
telephones was reported favorsbIv
and action on the ordinance will be
taken az the next meeting or the
regular council
NelU Members Initiated af