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Be it Remembered that the
<br />Regular Session in the Council
<br />the hour of 9 :45 o'clock P. M.
<br />President Nelson presided. The
<br />Councilman Hiss were accepted
<br />COMMUNICATION.
<br />Inspection Division
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<br />MINUTES.
<br />Common Council of the City
<br />Chambers of the City Hall,
<br />All members present except
<br />Minutes of the two p revioui
<br />3s read. Motion carried.
<br />Department of Saf ety
<br />Indiana State
<br />of South Bend, Indiana, met in the
<br />Monday evening August 27th, 1934 at
<br />Councilmen Rokop, Hull and Altfeld.
<br />3 meetings were read and on Motion cf
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<br />Fire Marshall Department
<br />Al Feeney, State Fire Marshal
<br />Clem Smith, Chief, Fire Marshall Dept.
<br />State House
<br />Indianapolis, Indiana July 24, 1934.
<br />'Honorable William R. Hinkle, Mayor
<br />.South Bend, Indiana
<br />Dear Mayor:
<br />During recent months this department has become acquainted with conditions pertaining to the
<br />transportation, handlin, storing and selling of dynamite, which are most alarming.
<br />Through inspections made by this department, it has been found that dynamite is handled in the
<br />most da negligent manner and without regard to safety.
<br />Recent accidents show plainly that the careless transportation of dynamite by trucks through
<br />cities and towns in this State calls for some ligislation which will saf egruard and
<br />protect the public.
<br />h am, therefore, submitting the enclosed recommendations for your consideration in the hope
<br />that *ou may have thema adopted by your city in the form of an ordinance. The Fire Marshal
<br />Department is adopting new regulations coinciding with and sloupporting this ordinance.
<br />I wish to call your attention to Section 45. Article J. This Article bans the use of fireworks.
<br />This may be stricken out or adopted, whichever procedure meets with your approval. Yours very
<br />respectfully, Al Feeney, State Fire Marshal Director of Safety. AF:FM JJS Enclosure.
<br />On Mottos of Councilman Goetz the Communication was referred to the City Attorney to draft an
<br />Ordinance to conform with the State Fire Marshal. Motion carried.
<br />COMMUNICATION.
<br />South Bend, Indiana, August 27tj, 1934.
<br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Gentlemen: -- On behalf of the City Highways Employees, Union No. 19795, being composed of
<br />members of the Street Department, we her4by request your Honorable Body to withdraw a petition
<br />filed with your body_by employees of th4 street department on August 13t4v, 1934. Respectfully
<br />yoursm, CITY HIGHWAYS EMPLOYEES, UNION NO. 19795. H. E. Josephson, President. Cecil S. Smith,
<br />Vice- President. Clloyd_Cowan, Recording Secretary. Matt Haney, Treasurer.(Corporate Seal)
<br />On Motion of Councilman Hiss, the Communication was accepted and ordered to be placed on file,
<br />also that the City Highways Employees, Union No. 19785 be granted. Motion carried.'
<br />C OMMUBIIDATZOIL
<br />August 27, 1934
<br />Committee of the Whole
<br />Common Council
<br />City cC South Bend, Indiana
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />I f o . have submitted to your honorable body a contract with a Mr. Pierce for
<br />he collection and disposal of garbage for a period of five years beginning:
<br />January 1, 1935.
<br />At a meeting of the Committee of the whole committee.report was read, dis-
<br />cussed and accepted by said Committee disapproving the contract with pti-
<br />vate party for the collection and disposal of garbage and recommending that
<br />the City make arrangements for the collection and disposal of garbage by
<br />creating a Garbage Department.
<br />The past experience of the City in the collection of its own garbage has
<br />not been entirely satisfactory. The cock has been considerably greater
<br />than the contract before the Common Council provides.
<br />There have been a few statements made that the cost for collecting garbage
<br />today would be lower than it was in 1930. The actual facts are that the
<br />prices of trucks, tires, gasoline, oil, me chani cal maintenance and labor
<br />would represent a very slight reduction. between 1934 and 1930. When the
<br />1934 budget was prepared we requested the present contractor to gives us a
<br />reduction and showed him our estimates which disel.os:ecl that he was being
<br />paid apjr oximately $20,000. a year more than the actual cost of garbage
<br />collection would be, and this was true for practically the entire time of
<br />his contract. In other words, the present contract has cost the City
<br />0100,000. in excess of what it should have.
<br />We have obtained new estimates based on todays prices which show a slight
<br />increase over the 1933 estimates. If the City is to enter into arrange-
<br />ments for the collection of garbage through the establishment of a garbage
<br />department, and not by private contract, these figures should be analyzed.
<br />They area submitte& for your consideration.
<br />Labor Supervision
<br />Men paid 6 mos.or 26 wks.at 24.20
<br />tt tt tt it tt tt it tt 19.80
<br />Each man paid for 12 mos.work
<br />.Payroll of 12 men at $1144.00
<br />Equipment Trucks base chassis 9
<br />cab
<br />(lump
<br />extra wheels
<br />spare tire
<br />it tub e
<br />Total each truck
<br />6 trucks at X746.75
<br />12 shovels
<br />629.20
<br />514.80
<br />§1144.
<br />571.75
<br />85.00
<br />15.00
<br />40.00
<br />29.20
<br />5.80
<br />4,480.50
<br />16.50
<br />1,800.00
<br />13t728.00
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