05-13-35 Council Meeting Minutes

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 302 a 303 One (1 Man's coat One (1 Ladies Umbrella One (1 Box assorted canned goods One (1) Check protector Two (2) Gents' purse Two (2) Brief C?ses Five( Z) Bicycles Four( Used Tires One ( l ) Pail Two (2 5— gallon jugs One( 1 ) 2— gallon jug One (1) Lot of miscellaneous articles Two (2) Automobile bumpers Four(4) Metal stands, being of an Aggregate value of less than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, be sold by the City of South Bend, through its Board of Public Safety to such parties as may desire to purchase the aforementioned personal property, after legal publication for bids at public auction; and the Clerk of the Board of Public Safety is authorized to execute Bills of Sale to said property with the attestation of the mayor of said city, covering the items above mentioned upon k:k the receipt of the amount bid for said items at said sale. And said clerk of said board is in- structed to pay"over the proceeds from said sale over to the Treasurer of said City for the crediting of same to the General Fund. of said city. And said Bill of Sale when so consummated., shall be attested by the City Clerk, and with the seal of se id city. The terms and. conditions of the s-1e shall be published iii two newspapers of general circulation in the City 'of South Bend, Indiana. SECTION 11. This Resolution shall be in full force from end after its passage and signature by the 1Mayor. Fred G. Kerner Member of the Common Council Councilmen James, moved that'the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION. INTRODTCED BY COUNCIL':!AN HOWARD L. CHAMBERS. R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, the last codification of City Ordinances of the City of South Bend., was prepared in 1916, and, WHEREAS, it is almost - impossible to determine what amendments or additional ordinances or repeels have been made, relative to any subject matter by the Common Council of South Bend, subsequent to 1916, other than by an extreordinary amount of searching,-and, WHEREAS, an examination of ordinances in effect under the codification made in 1916, may disclose many that are obsolete and are not enforceable: .THERE70RE BE IT RESOLVED that the Committee on Ordinances of the Common Council of South Bend, together with the City Attorney, m2ke an examinatinn and codification of all ordinances now in effect and make reco-;menda..tions to this Common Council of any ordinances, which, in thei .opinion, should bd:,reneeled, amended or otherwise chenged, for the benefit of public health, safety, economy end general efficiency. Howard L. Chambers MEMBER OF THE CO1P,1ON COUNTOIL OF SOUTH BEND Councilman Cherhbers, moved that the Resolution be adopted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION. INTRODUCED BY COU'rCILIVAN HOWARD L. CHAMBERS. R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, an examination of the Annual Reports of the Citv Comptroller of South Fiend for the years 1926 to 1934 inclusive, discloses that there has been a failure upon the part'of a, numtxer of businesses to pay any - l-ic.ense fee, which are believed to be subject to annual license fee, according to Fees in Force per Codification of Ordinances as of 1916, and, WHEREAS the City of South Bend is in dire need.of additional funds; and, WHERF'AS these businesses which are believed not to have paid annual license fees, are subject to inspection and other special expense due to the nature of their business. THER.EFORF BE IT RESOLVED that this Common Council instruct the Committee on Fees and- Salaries to make Pn investigption and examination of the fees which should have been collected by the City, from such businesses according to ordinances now in force, and make report of thei findings to the Common Council. Howard L. Chambers MEMBER OF THE COMMCIN COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND Councilman James, moved that the Resolution be tabled. Resolution tabled. On Motion of Councilman James'the Council adjourned at 5 :52 o'clock P. V. - Motion carried. ATTEST APPROVED DENT