07/18/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 18, 1977 The local business people need your encouragement and support. Certainly we'd all be better off with a feeling of good will between us. In this spirit, I ask that you rescind your contract with the Sunday Auto Mart and thus enhance mutual cooperation, peace, and harmony in the Michiana community. Sincerely, s/ Harold Medow" Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the letter was filed and referred to the City Controller's office and the Legal Department for review. OFFER TO PURCHASE 721-725 S. FELLOWS The Board had set an offering price of $991.00 on the city -owned lot at 721-725 S. Fellows Street. An offer to purchase the lot for $500.00 was received from Esther Waldon. The Board felt the cost of the two appraisals should be added to that, making the offer $700.00. A letter was received from Mrs. Waldon agreeing to purchase the lot for $700.00. She also telephoned to say she would like the purchase agreement in her brother's name, Leo Dunaetz. Mr. McMahon moved the Board sign the purchase agreement and accept the offer subject to the concurrence of the Common Council in accept- ing an amount lower than the offering price. Mr. Mullen seconded the motion and it carried. REPORT - ACQUISITIONS FOR DISCOVERY HALL THROUGH JUNE 30, 1977 Richard W. Welch, Director, Discovery Hall, presented to the Board the following list of objects acquired by the Discovery Hall Museum through June 30, 1977, which are now part of the permanent collections of Discovery Hall: Birdsell grain wagon and seat Birdsell Company pamphlets Studebaker name -plate (brass) "Lark" pin Birdsell advertising blotter Studebaker service book Studebaker auto supplies Studebaker Jr. goat wagon w/harness Model 405 Oliver steel beam plow Studebaker hay wagon Studebaker wagon seat Scrapbook Newspapers Studebaker annual report, 1928 Book DONOR Mrs. Allen P. Hill Allis-Chalmers Corporation Eugene W. Ingram Mary Kay Huszar John C. Birdsell III Clyde & Eldean Alderman Richard & Wendy Welch Ned S. Bowman Paul & Matthew Radecki Gerald & Martha Kline Gerald & Martha Kline Howard Small Caroline More Andrew Molnar Unigraphic Corporation Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded and carried, the report was ordered filed. GREEN LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - LETTER RE: CONTRACT The following letter was received and read by the Board: "In. 1971, the Board of Public Works entered into a private sewer contract with the Green Land Development Corporation (enclosure no. 1). Subsequent to the execution of this contract, and faced with foreclosure, the Green Land Development Corporation held a meeting of its shareholders and directors. The minutes of that meeting are included as enclosure no. 2. Following the meeting, the corporation deeded their property and assets to South Bend Federal Savings and Loan Association to avoid foreclosure (enclosure no. 3). Based on my review of the attached documents, it appears clear that the Green Land Development Corporation intended and agreed to transfer future receipts to South Bend Federal as an inducement to avoid foreclosure.