07-23-34 Council Meeting Minutes

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J 2 y Cy The proposed increases will be met by savings in the expenditures of the City and expected income from other than tax sources, as follows: Garbage Contract $ 15,605. Electric Street Lighting Contract - - - - - -- Miscelleneous Savings 9.000,E Miscellaneous Income Receipts 5,000. Estimated Excess Payment of Old Delinq- iiencies Above Current 5,000. 'Released from Closed Brnks 7,200 . All figures are estimated only' Total 44,805- I r6alize that there will be many taxpayers who will feelthat all savings made should be applied to the reduction'of taxes. We promised the City employes that if they would render efficient service at the necessarily reduced salaries tht City of South Bend would acknowledge this coopera.tion'by increasing their salaries through the savings made by such efficiencies, reduced expenditures or increases of income from other than current taxes. -I maintain that the City *employes have rendered efficient service at the reduced salaries and have, thereby, won °the respect and confidence of their fellow ax citizens. The promise of the Common Council and the Administration to there employes should be met. However, the taxpayers can be assured that the total taxes to be collected by the Citil City during the year 1935 will not be greater than those charged for the year 1934- ' The 1935 budget, conforming to this-messege in the matter of salaries, will be delivered to the Common Council at thaxxz its next meeting. Respectfully submitted. W. R. Hinkle, Mayor Figures on unemployment obtained from Mr. Clark, Director of the Federal Employment Bureau. Figures on Poor Relief obtained from ter. Legema.n, Director of Relief at Madison School Headqua.rte: On motion of Councilman Hiss, the Communications were referred to the Committee of the Whole to be considered with the budget for 1935. Motion carried. REPORT OF CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF PROOF OF POSTING OF NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. In the matter of An Ordinance transferring the sum of $700.00 from Salary Account #S -1 to Supplies - General Account ##S -12 in the Electtical Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana. South Bend, Indiana, July 23rd, 19340 I, Gladys M. Monroe, City Clerk, by Mary L. Moran, Deputy City Clerk, ofthe City of South Bend Indiana, do hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice was posted July 10, 194, in the following places, to -wait: In the Corridor of the City Hall, South Bend, Indiana In the Corridor of the Court House, South Bend, Indiana, On Thlephone Pole at the South East Corner of Lincoln Way West, and North Walnut Streets, South Bend, Inditra, all. -being Pulice Places in said City. In Witness Whereofl - -I have hereunto set my sand and affixed the seal of the City of South Bend, Indiana, this 23rd,day of,July, A. D. 1934. GladysM. Monroe, City Clerk by Mary L1 Moran, Deput City Clerk. (Official Seal) (See files ftr proof of Notices) The report was accepted by the Council and ordered to be placed on file. Motion carried. ORaINANGE NO. An Ordinance Ratifying and approving .contract entered into in Triplicate by and between the Municipal City of South Bend,- by and through its Board of Public Works, First Party, and James H. Pierce Second Party. The Ordinance was given its first reading by title, its second reading in full and on Motion of Councilman Altfeld was referred to-the Committee of the Whole, also that the members of-the Board of Public Works be present and Mr. James H. Pierce, to whom the contract was let, be presen at the Committee of the -Whole ? Motion Carried. ORDINANCE N0. An Ordinance Amending Certain parts of Ordinance No. 2331, commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance, The Ordinance was given its first ng by title, tts second reading in full and on Motion of Councilman Ja.worski wa.s referre Committee of the Whole, also that a public hearing he held August 6th, 1934,--at-7:30 ' o'clock P. M. Motion Carried. RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS by James H. "IcKnight, Secty, Fire Alarm & Police Radio Operators: Local Union No. 387 City of South Bend, Indiana Address of Writer 54p North Scott St. COPY OF RESOLUTION July 16th, 1934. The following resolution was unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Fire Alarm and Police Radio Operators. Be it resolved that an Ordinance prepared for Fire Alarm and Radio Operators to be placedon an equal salary basis with Firemen and Policemen, should be urged before the City Council for favorable action and adoption. ° Be it further resolved that the Council be urged not to allow any transfer of moneys from the salary fund of the Electrical Department to any other fund or unit of the Department of Public Safety, until such time when the above mentioned ordinance is adopted. Carl Shaffer, President James H. AlLcKni-ght, Secretary. 54p N. Scott St., ('Official Seal) On motion of Council Cripe the -resolution was referred to the Committee of the Whole to be taken up with xa "zi following report given by Mr. Butler of Jones Obenchain &•Butler, attorneys, xmd at their next meeting. Motion Carried South Band, Indiana • July 23, 1934 Mr. President and Members ofthe Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: It is no desire to speak to you for a few minutes in regard to the proposed restoration of salaries of the policemen and firemen of this city, and in so doing I speak officially on behalf of the Fraternal'Order of Police, St. Joseph Volley, Lodge 36, and unofficially on behalf of Fire Fighters Union Local No1362, which are the respective organizations of the policemen and firemen of this city. It is the purpose of the proposed ordinance to resotre the salaries of said policemen and firem, and of the executive officers of the respective police and fire departments, to that basis prescribed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana by viturop of an act passed in the special session thereof in July, 1932, xxd the effectiveness of which act has been extended during the year 1934 x1935, which basis provides for the compensation of said policemen and fire men at the rate of $1915.56 per year first class. At the outset let us review briefly the various ordinances enacted by this body and the several statutes passed by the General Assembly of this State which have affected the salaries of said officers during the past few years. In .August of 1929 this Council passed Ordinancd No: 2782 fixing among other salaries those of policemen and firemen, first, second and third classes a.t $2040.00, $1800.00 and $1650.00, respectively. This ordinance was expressly effective for a period of four years, 1930 -1933 inclusive. In July if 1932, Special Session of the 77th General Assembly of the State of Indiana enacted Chapter 70 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1932, which established a certain mathematical formula to be applied to existing salaries of pulic officers and employees as of (Continued on page 252) s.