South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-15
ADOPT ORDINANCE
70 PURCHASE SITE
OF OLIVER ESTATE
Pumping Station to Be Erect
ed at Once-COuncil Passes
Other Ordinances.

The ordinance authorizing pur-
chase Of a tract Of land from the
James d. oliver estate a a site for
the new city pumping station and
for park purposes was passed last
night by the Common Council. The
purchase price of the land which in
Guides % acres is $32, 900.
The site is on S. Olive St, near
Sample St. the tract having a from
tage on $. Olive st. The purchase of
the property by the city had been
under consideration since last March
The pumping station, is to be erected
at once. it is said. TWO other or
dinances, one requiring the New
Jersey, Indiana and Illinois r. r.
Co, and the Michigan Central r. r.
to maintain crossing flagmen at the
intersection of their right Of way at
Kemble av., he other requiring the
same railway companies TO main
tain sdgmen ct the intersection of
their right of ways and Prairie ave-,
were passed by the council.
Under Consideration.
The ordinances have been under
At a meeting last week action on the
original ordinances was deferred for
one week TO allow the city attorney
and the ordinance committee TO
draft the new ordinances which in
clude all railroads having tracks
across the two streets.
The ordinance provides that flag
r-o1 ne on duty at the intersections
each day from o'clock in the
......iu- until o'clock az night
An ordinance dealing with outdoor
comfort stations and the increase Of
the plumbing inspectors salary from
$500 yer year TO $500 was referr-
ed back TO the committee of the
whole. Discussion brought out that
there is no law making possible an
advance in the plumbing inspectors
salary through action by the city
council.
A petition submitted by the Board
Of School Trustees requesting that
the council authorize the Board Of
Education TO purchase a tract of
land located on the west side Of FOs-
ter St. between Howard and St.
Vincent St, where the present tenn
porary Foster school is located, was
approved by the council.
The property is 125 feet deep with
a frontage OF $50 feet. and is at
present divided into four lots, lot
No being owned by Paul Heller
man and wife. lot No. by Harry
Heierman and wife. lot six by Harry
and Henrietta Heierman and lot
six of another addition owned by
w. NJ. Dallman.
The four lots may be purchased
at a price of $4,000, practically
1915 dollars each.
The School board a present leases
the property and has a temporary
school building at the location. They
desire 10 purchase the property and
continue with the present temper
airy school with the possibility OF
later building a permanent public
institution on the site The Foster
temporary school has been made ne
cessary by the crowded condition OF
the Madison. Perley and Coauillard
schools.
Several new ordinances were in
troduced at the session an ordi-
nance dealing with certain changes
OF the building code concerning con-
struction or garages and other minor
changes in the building code being
introduced and referred 10 the COM
mittee OF the whole.
Provides Appropriation
An ordinance which was also re-
ferred 10 the committee OF the
whole. introduced by Councilman
Hull. provides the appropriation OF
$4,000. 10 the board OF public
works. $4,000 OF which is 10 be
used by the engineering department,
IS. 600 by the garbage department
and $4,000 by the cemetery depart
ment The appropriation has been
requested, owing 20 the low appro-
priation granted to the department
last year
Another ordinance requesting the
appropriation Of $4,000 from the
general fund OF the department OF
Public Health was referred 20 the
committee Of the whole 81 500 OF
the amount Is asked for payment Of