11/02/1926 Board of Public Works Minutes

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rednesday,_ 0.ct her..._�-7th..-, i92 . 23 (continued) debt -soon to be added, strongly urged the wiser course of maintaining city expenses more largely from taxes, for a few years to come, than to resort to borrowing to defray such eppenses. While plans have now become altered, you are not to assume that a loose or liberal course of borrowing as a result should follow. Greater bond issues will now becor.� necessary but it sl-ould be our purpose to continue in the determination of resorting to such issues in cases only of most certain pub;ic benefit or necessity. The thing to do when confronted with a condition is to inset it,. You wi-11 !eel the hurt, without doubt, in operating your department but you should not become easily discouraged. For myself, I have faith in human nature. I have faith in the citizenship of South bend. In the end, the people of -South. Bend will demand what they would properly have, whether little Cr much, regardless ofavy force diminutive or powerful, which opposes them. In the end, their decision will control. It should control. ;I Our policy has been economy. Our record and the figures for this year speak a stringent economy. It has been our settled purpose to continue the • closest economy, consistent with wise provision for a progressing 'city, But for next :year, the forcing of altered conditions means that the strings must be drawn still tighter regardless of itts possible harmful effects to the city. it Please adjust your department to modified conditions at once. You should withhold, if possible, going to such an extreme as will bow low the head of a proud city,.but I will expect you, and the necessities require, that you retrench on every hand, and cut to the bone. 1 . Respectfully yours, • C. R. Montgomery. Mayor. CRM: RK . " The Board approved the driveway for filling station at the corner of K#ley Street and Linden Avenue, belonging to Ella '"orden. Meeting adjourned at 9-30 P. M. 0 Tuesday, November 2nd., I926: Board met in regular session at 9 A. M. All members present. Mr. W" -G. Crabill appen red before the Board, - representing the Grand Trunk Railroad Co:., regarding the proposed subway on Sunnyside Avenue in Sun.nymede Addition. Mr. Crabill said the railroad company did not feel that they could bear the expense of building this subway, as it was not included in the original contract for the construction of the subways along the Grand Trunk Right of 'Way. to be Clerk instructei d to invite `r-, FredwKeller, of #'hitcomb and Keller, present at the �-eeting on ednesday eve:1ng -to a_rsruss this matter. j 1e leeting'a diourned at II O'clock.