01-25-37 Council Meeting Minutes

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must-operate. The interest and cooperation given these departments by the Council have been we co ;ed.s and if there is any way In which we may be of service to you, we are waiting you call. ,. Very truly #ours, J. C. Weer Commissioner of Streets REPORT OF STREET AND SEWER DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR OF 1936 •22,099 paper cans emptied 4,605 loads of cinders hauled 25,556 small holes and cracks in asphalt pavement repa.ired•(cold —pack) 76 cuts in concrete pavement repaired 351 cuts in brick pavement repaired 1,152 cuts in asphalt pavement- repaired Z56 tons of scrap asphA_lt cooked and used on streets 2,89 blocks of pavement flushed 6 3QO blocks of streets and alleys cleaned by cart men (nights) ,0667 blocks of streets cleaned by hand 4, 213 street intersections - -cleaned 3,39 miles of streets cleaned by machine 51929 loeds of sweepings taken to dump 51,115 smell bericedes placed 392369 large baricades placed 1,322 danger lights placed 2,530 blocks of dirt streets and alleys graded .70 blocks of dirt streets oiled 4,004 dead animals taken to dump 176 'glass in street" calls s.mswered 69 street cane —ins repa.lred 34 trees cut doom 50 trees trimmed 12 trees removed after being blown down 1 viaduct repaired (twice)- 2,768 blocks of curb line weeds moved 504 street signs repaired 25.0 new street signs installed 1 stop sign installed 2,510 loads of snow dumped in river (does n ^t include W. 153 miles of snow plowed (sidewalks) 329 blocks of snow in streets pushed to curb by grader 15 manholes flushed $9 manholes repaired 6 new manholes installed 135 manholes cleaned 23,534 feet of main sewer cleaned 219 loads of sewer dirt hauled to dump 272 main sewers flushed :.4;main sewers repaired 115 private - sewers - flushed 11,530 catch basins cleaned 2,691 catch besins flushed 185 catch basins repaired 7 new catch basins installed 215` loads of scrap asphalt hauled to yard 37,1oads of old brick hauled to yard 139 loads of sand, gravel, and stone hauled to yard. Councilman Hull moved said reports be accepted and placed on.file. ed the motion. Motion carried. P. A.) Councilmen Rasmussen seco ORDINANCE NO. 3199 An Ordinance repea.lirg certein_perts of Ordinance Number 3196. The Ordinance wpb given its first reeding by title, its second reading in full and on motion of Councilman Goetz was referred to the Zoning Commission. Councilman Chambers seconded the motion. Motion •carried. ORDIXANCE NO. 3200 __ An Ordinance providing for the administration and enforcement of the regulations governing traffic upon the public streets of the City of South Bend establishing a city traffic engineer and setting forth his duties, also establishing a traffic division and bureau and wetting forth the membership and duties of such bureau, and repealing such parts of Ordinances that may be in conflict herewith only insofar as the conflict and supplementing the traffic ordfnences, but in no way repealing the intent or purposes of said ordinances. The ordinance was given its first reading by title, Councilman Hull moved that since each councilman has a copy to dispense with the second reading and refer said to.the Committee of the Whole for consideration. That it be a public hearing, asking the traffic engineer, Police Chief, Deputy City Clerk, Judge and Controller to present. Councilman Goetz seconded the motiox Motion carried. Councilman James reported that the Civil Service Committee which consists of three members of the Council, end three outsiders all appointed by the Mayor, had several meetings. Resolution and Preamble presented by the Civil Service Committee was read by Councilman James. RESOLUTION 'WHEREAS, The adoption of civil service has been widely recommended.and urged for.stet( and municipal employees throughtout the-United States, and WHEREAS, A committee has been heretofore appointed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend and by the Honorable Mayor of said -city for the purpose of studying suggested civil service end personnel merit systems as applied to municipal employees, and WHEREAS, Said committee has recommended that this Common Council memorialize the Gen- eral Assembly of the State of Indiana, now convened in its eightieth regular session, to adopt • • 0.1 •