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REGULAR MEETING
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<br />JUNE 27, 1973
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South'Bend met in the Morris Civic
<br />Auditorium at 211 North Michigan Street, South Bend, on Wednesday, June 27, 1973, at 7:00 p.m.,
<br />Council President Peter J. Nemeth presiding. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to
<br />Flag was given.
<br />ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen-Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller,
<br />Parent, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath,
<br />Newburn and Nemeth.
<br />ABSENT: None.
<br />Councilman Parent made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councilman
<br />Taylor. The motion carried.
<br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Committee of the
<br />Whole on Wednesday, June 27, 1973, at 7:02 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Odell Newbur
<br />presided. He indicated that the Council was meeting in a business session and he asked the cooper
<br />tion of everyone in attendance in order to have an orderly meeting. He requested that speakers
<br />delete personalities from their presentations.
<br />ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
<br />BUREAU OF WASTEWATER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, AND PACKARD INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC.,
<br />DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
<br />MODEL 8087 (419 SERIES) GAS CHROMATOGRAPH SYSTEM,
<br />IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,268.00.
<br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and
<br />opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Rollin Farrand, Director of the Department o
<br />Public Works, made the presentation for the ordinance. He explained that the latest edition of
<br />the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater required specialized laboratory
<br />instruments in order to detect and identify pollutants in the water. He indicated that the above
<br />system could also detect vaporous materials. He mentioned that federal requirements are becoming
<br />very rigid and he was concerned over the large cost of the chemicals the city was using. He con-
<br />cluded by indicating that this control was needed because of the federal regulations.
<br />Councilman Szymkowiak made a motion that the ordinance go to the Council as favorable, seconded by
<br />Councilman Serge. The motion carried.
<br />ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $92,000.00 FROM THE
<br />FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FUND, COMMONLY REFERRED
<br />TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING, FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC
<br />SAFETY PROGRAMS, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
<br />DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA.
<br />Councilman Parent made a motion that the ordinance be continued to the July 9, 1973, regular
<br />meeting of the Common Council, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carried.
<br />ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN LAND TO THE CITY
<br />OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (CLAY AND GERMAN TOWNSHIPS).
<br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and
<br />opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Chairman Newburn requested that the speakers gi
<br />their names and addresses for the record.
<br />Council President Nemeth made a motion to amend the ordinance at Section 1, as presented to the
<br />City Clerk, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carried. Council President Nemeth then
<br />a motion to amend the ordinance at Section 3 to read as follows:
<br />The resolutions relating to this annexation adopted by the Board of Works,
<br />Board of Safety and Board of Water Works Commissioners of South Bend, Indiana,
<br />are hereby approved and incorporated by reference into this ordinance and said
<br />resolutions shall be inserted into the minutes of the Common Council, and shall
<br />be kept on file by the City Clerk of South Bend, Indiana.
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