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To the aamon 0ouncil <br />the Oity of South Bsnd, Indiana. Y <br />yeur combined Tess and Salaries and Economy <br />00mmittee begs to report as follows 1 <br />The provision of the resolution adopted, on May <br />23rd, 1 ,932, directing the Mayor and also the heads of the <br />several executive dep- artments of ;the city separately to notify <br />the Go an i. 0,0 by written report of their action t0 OoWply- with <br />the pro visions for economy outlined in said resOlu.ti.an has never <br />'bsen 0o0pliej with either by thee Mayor or the heads of said <br />departments. <br />As a 00- ass,quuenee thereof your committee has been obliged <br />to mane i.nveati:getioA icy itself, at an expenditure of some t %�e <br />and effort, to dster ins whether the letter and the spirit of <br />said resolution, and other economy measures also adopted on said <br />day r have e bean complied with.* <br />your committee reports at this time that there Aot only, <br />has been a fhile to c�o���� y nth said ec�phy meas�xres in ma ay <br />part:icu.srs, but ..i�hat. faavtriti has be resorted <br />a , n a� d ' t e r e-Yeat of ether °s <br />in the di of o si <br />aeurees were passed by this ooun oi.l. <br />A Flagrant earample has been, the, resent dise3ha ge of <br />meen 'at the pale, ;fire a static s without eaus�� both <br />" v+h !e .te * 1. ae in cosh pos;itte for a low <br />per1od wigs► nere� r�l ed, i0y, i? a perienced mein, wholly for favor - <br />t10isc purposes, at a cost to the city <br />mere are m say othsr additional Cpl es , s rose said <br />ee measures ware passed, axe no appointive officials <br />but also mess and wom eewploy'eas, haves 1pe*n disehar ±ad .th at <br />gay what , and their places filled with inea Orienced persohs,F <br />In this connection it should 'be ported out that when this <br />� Lotl for Lot es ,n y reasons reoo Aed thee off . oe of deputy sheet <br />O <br />the t o i ed y A. hod forme �axd of <br />safety �.' beamed...- ",sLL`N <br />#. , ..ir ;4. di.saharged Mr. ThojiToon, a: former street depar lent fors- <br />whc 'has sowed the 01ty for years and gate the posit ion to said. <br />at i e se in salary instead of at the reduced sal -ary which <br />rig the foreman displayed would have received. <br />a..'�h+s conduct of the .executive officials of the city, since <br />been <br />the aaid economy measures were pessed by the aeauno ', has <br />sa dev3:eus in <br />violation of the ;spirit of said measures, that your <br />io <br />commit o#* find it difficult to make apes f to recomm endations ' <br />U. <br />cerroet saeh of such ij v`idual abuses and suggest$ the advia �..it <br />t them at the time of passing upon the budget a few <br />�reey� <br />��' �'or� . ing +� <br />from nos for the YO&r 1933 • - <br />Tharo are certain concrete failures On the part Of the of'f--i <br />ie<lai.s and departsents to ca 1t' with the ecenQmy, resolutions aad <br />ardinswes eadoptad May 23rd, 1932, which are referred to in <br />detail, and suggestions wade for their 00=ect ;ou, as fallowse. <br />1. The building oommissioner has taken no roduation, in A._ <br />salary,, still receiving his oxig.nai salary f Or services in 0, a1€i. ' <br />position. Also one of the ce cil+ a resolution* provi od the <br />e , mluatton of t" j,11,opeetors in the building departmAnt which <br />provision has not been complied with. � <br />Y committee recommends that unless the provisions of said <br />