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._4. 1 djoinjng the Park area, and he believes that Mr. Caesar's comments n reference to that ladder is very important. Mr. Brownell had old him he was going to look at the area yesterday, but from the iability standpoint, as far as the City is concerned, "I am in greement with Mr. Caesar that the ladders should be looked at." r. Brownell stated the City's engineers and Lawson's engineers ave already inspected these ladders. Mr. Caesar added the River ueen docked there last night and approximately 50 people used hose ladders, and he couldn't see how anyone, unless they are hysically fit, can really make it up those ladders and down. hey are very hazardous. resident Nimtz referred to a safety cable that had been dis- ussed in several meetings of various organizations to warn that dam was there, or a power boat with an outboard motor that lost is power, whether the River Queen could go under the bridge or not. ommissioner Wiggins stated that it probably would be advisable,. nasmuch as we have been responsible for creating the docking acility, that the very least we could do would be to provide ome kind of a signage, signal, or whatever, under the bridge arning that there is a dam on the other side of this. "I think e owe the people a warning." resident Nimtz requested Mr. Brownell to discuss this with Mr. ames Seitz, Superintendent of the Department of Public Parks, and t least bring it to their attention, as it 'is probably not our esponsibility to put up a cable or anything like that. ommissioner Wiggins asked Mr. Slabaugh if it would be possible to get a report back to the Commission at the next meeting regard- ing the ladders, and Mr. Slabaugh said he will have those reports efinitely. He also advised that the body of water belongs to the state, in reference to Mr. Caesar's suggestion, and the men were here rom the state and made a survey of all the recreational facilities hat is possible to have. It is possible they may have made a con - ession where the funds could come from to have something like that, as Elkhart has it. "If we are going to tell the people to come in nd enjoy our river, then we should make it safe. If the state ants us to develop, then-they should tell us what we should do ecreationwise. Mr. Seitz can also advise as to what is available." d. Dainty Maid Bake Shop Liti ation, Cause No. H =698, Project Ind. R -66; he Chair called on Mr. George Patton, Commission Legal Counsel, to report on the settlement of the Dainty Maid lawsuit. Patton advised he has been in negotiations with the attorney for e Plaintiff, Mr. Gonderman, for the last several months and have ached an out -of -court settlement of $3,000. This was a lawsuit at arose many years ago. The lawsuit was filed by Dainty Maid ainst the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, Rieth- ley Construction Co., Inc. and Clyde E. Williams & Associates, c., concerning Dainty Maid's warehouse building on Monroe and rroll. 7- DAINTY MAID BAKE SHOP CLAIM AUTHORIZED, R -66