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t ... 220 <br />11 December�llth, 1933. REGULAR MEETING.. I <br />In re: Ordinance No. 3039 <br />Gentlemen:- Your ordinance No. 3039 relating to the establishment of councilmanic districts it <br />the City of South Bend, as provided for in Section 9 of Chapter 233 of the Acts of the Genera] <br />Assembly ofthe State of Indiana of 1933, was presented to me by the City Clerk for executive ac <br />Inasmuch as there was contention about the ordinance not conforming with the provisions of the <br />law I requested Mr. Moore, City Civil Engineer, to determine the number of electors in the res- <br />pective proposed districts in said ordinance. Following your suggestion that several elections <br />should be taken into consideration the official figures of the 1926, 192541929,1930 and M 19, <br />elections were obtained and placed before Mr. Moore. I am attaching hereto a copy of Mr. Moore <br />report which shows a wide variance in the - different proposed districts. <br />As you will gather from Mr. Moore's report there is a difference of 2917 votes between the fire <br />and second districts, a difference of 2512 votes between the third and fourth districts and a <br />difference of 3236 votes between the fifth and sixth districts. <br />I realize that you have had an.arduous task and I realize, too, that tt is impossible to create <br />districts in which electors are exactly equal in number. However, I have confidence izr the fig- <br />ures presented by Mr. Moore and beli4ve that with this new data at hand your council may be abl <br />to frame a new ordinance conforming more nearly to the law which says: " each district shall ee <br />tain` as.nearly as possible an equal number of electors." <br />In making`this revision we'owe_to the citizens of South Bend a division as nearly equal'as is <br />reasonably possible and I have.confidence . tthat your honorable body is as anxious to do this as` <br />I am:to have it done. <br />I',agree with you that it is well to retain precinct boundaries in this calculation and am of th <br />opinion that you will be able to change some entire precincts in your further effort.,toward <br />equalization. <br />As there is considerable time in which this ordinance can be passed I am accordingly vetoing th <br />same in the hope that you may be able now to easily frame a new ordinance which will avoid the <br />disoarity in votes and also, perhaps, avoid other undesirable consequences. Respectfully submi <br />W. R. Hinkle, Mayor. <br />ion. <br />s <br />• <br />OAF <br />ted, 0 <br />MINUTES. <br />Be it Remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in J1k th <br />Regular Session in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Monday evening Decembel -lth, 1933 a <br />9.0 50;15 o'clock P. M. All Members present. President Nelson opened the Meeting but due to hi <br />recent illness was not able to presideover the Meeting. Vice - President Grzeskowiak took the Chair <br />'and presided over the Meeting. The Minutes of the two presevious meetings were read and on o <br />ion • <br />of Councilman Hull were accepted as read. Motion.carried. <br />L <br />COMMUNICATION. <br />December 11, 1933. <br />Hon. W. R. Hinkle, <br />Mayor of the City of South Bend <br />South Bend, Indiana. <br />Dear Sir: As per your instructions I have prepared a map showing the old ward districts and 1ha., <br />proposed new wards. I have taken the 1926,1925,1929,1930 and 1932.election figures for each <br />precinct and I have averaged the precincts on this basis. <br />By combining the precinct votes in each of the new districts, using the above election figures,'- <br />I find that there are 772+ voted in the first districts,' x-507 in the second, 5004 in the third <br />5792 in the fourth, 7532 in the fifth and 4596 in the sixth. All these figures and the method <br />of arriving at same.are shown on map attached hereto. <br />I,can find no combination of election votes which would show that each of the new districts <br />would have anywhere near an equal number of votes. Respectfully, Wm. S. Moore, City Civil Engi <br />eer. <br />COMMUNICATION. <br />-December 11, 1933• <br />Honorable Common Council <br />City of South Bend, Indiana <br />In re: Ordinance No. 3039 <br />Gentlemen:- Your ordinance No. 3039 relating to the establishment of councilmanic districts it <br />the City of South Bend, as provided for in Section 9 of Chapter 233 of the Acts of the Genera] <br />Assembly ofthe State of Indiana of 1933, was presented to me by the City Clerk for executive ac <br />Inasmuch as there was contention about the ordinance not conforming with the provisions of the <br />law I requested Mr. Moore, City Civil Engineer, to determine the number of electors in the res- <br />pective proposed districts in said ordinance. Following your suggestion that several elections <br />should be taken into consideration the official figures of the 1926, 192541929,1930 and M 19, <br />elections were obtained and placed before Mr. Moore. I am attaching hereto a copy of Mr. Moore <br />report which shows a wide variance in the - different proposed districts. <br />As you will gather from Mr. Moore's report there is a difference of 2917 votes between the fire <br />and second districts, a difference of 2512 votes between the third and fourth districts and a <br />difference of 3236 votes between the fifth and sixth districts. <br />I realize that you have had an.arduous task and I realize, too, that tt is impossible to create <br />districts in which electors are exactly equal in number. However, I have confidence izr the fig- <br />ures presented by Mr. Moore and beli4ve that with this new data at hand your council may be abl <br />to frame a new ordinance conforming more nearly to the law which says: " each district shall ee <br />tain` as.nearly as possible an equal number of electors." <br />In making`this revision we'owe_to the citizens of South Bend a division as nearly equal'as is <br />reasonably possible and I have.confidence . tthat your honorable body is as anxious to do this as` <br />I am:to have it done. <br />I',agree with you that it is well to retain precinct boundaries in this calculation and am of th <br />opinion that you will be able to change some entire precincts in your further effort.,toward <br />equalization. <br />As there is considerable time in which this ordinance can be passed I am accordingly vetoing th <br />same in the hope that you may be able now to easily frame a new ordinance which will avoid the <br />disoarity in votes and also, perhaps, avoid other undesirable consequences. Respectfully submi <br />W. R. Hinkle, Mayor. <br />ion. <br />s <br />• <br />OAF <br />ted, 0 <br />