06-26-61 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 26, 1961 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers in the City Hall on Monday, June 26, 1961, at 8:28 P.M., with all members present except Councilman Coleman. The meeting was called to order by President Joseph T. Kroll, who presided. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Kroll, Allen, Ladewski, Tellson, Glass, Krueper, Lehman and Muszynski. ABSENT: Councilman Coleman REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes of the previous meeting of the Council be approved. South Bend, Ind., June 26, 1961 Minutes of Meeting of June 12, 1961. the minutes, would respectfully report that they have inspected and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same /s/ T. W. Lehman /s/ Albert Tellson :.Committee /s/ Joseph T. Kroll Councilman Glass made a motion that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Lehman seconded the motion, Motion carried. COMMUNICATION The Common Council of the City of South Bend 1926 Trent Way City Hall South Bend, 14, Indiana South Bend, Indiana June 21, 1961 Honorable Body: The League of Women Voters of South Bend urges you to bring the proposed new building code out of the committee of the whole to the council floor for deliberation and action. We believe the period of time which council members have had to study the proposed code is sufficient for informed decisions to be made at this time. In 1954 the South Bend League made a study of building codes and went on record as advocating an up -to -date and comprehensive building code for the city. We also recognized the desirability of a performance code rather than a specification code. s Since that time anew building code as been presented to the council to replace an outdated and unworkable one, which is unworthy of a progressive city like South Bend. If there are objections to or questions concerning some provisio in the code, let them be heard by all and, if necessary, amendments made so as to speed ratification of the entire code. Yours very sincerely, /s/ Mrs. George Brown Mrs. George I. Brown President, League of Women Voters of South Bend Councilman Glass made a motion that the communication be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Lehman seconded the motion. Motion carried. COMMUNICATION TO THE COMMON COUNCIL South Bend, Indiana OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: June 18, 1961 The request made by the undersigned corporation on June 5, 1961 to change existing zoning from "A Height and Area" of real estate lying between North Side Boulevard and the River at a point opposite the Riverview Detention Home and west of the Boat Club in said city, is hereby withdrawn since the undersigned corporation is no longer interested in the proposition. RIVERVIEW DEVELOPMENT, INC. BY /s/ Peg Waltz Peg Waltz, Secretary Councilman Muszynski made a motion that the communication be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Lehman seconded the motion. Motion carried.