04-26-37 Council Meeting Minutes

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REPORT OF THE CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 19 7. Balance on Hand first of month - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - 909,731-79 Balance on March 31, 1937--------------------- - - - - -- - 892,185.77 Respectfully submitt-ed, Fred Woodward, City Controller, Report accepted by the Council and ordered to be placed on file. Motion carried. • RESOLUTI-0N WHEREAS, the American Legion Post No. 50 of South Bend,'Indiana, proposes to hold a boat race on the St. Joseph River Sunday Afternoon, -May 23rd, 1937, and WHEREAS, in order -to effectiielly realize any funds by reason of said boat race it is necessary to charge a smell admission fee to the place and / or places of ventage along the proposed route of said boat race; and WHEREAS, in order to charge an admission fee to the place end / pr- places of vantage along the proposed route of said boat race it is necessary, control the ingress to said place and / or places; and •. WHEREAS, in order to control the ingress to said places and / or places of vantage it is nec- essary to - temporarily block off the ends of certain streets and / or avenues in the City of. South Bend; therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Common-Council of the City of South Bend; Indiana- that by end with the consent - of-the Board of Public Safety end- the Board of Park Commissioners of .said City, the American Legion Post No. 50 is hereby - authorized -end permitted to block off for e'temporary period,on Sunday May 23rd, 1937, the South ends of South St. Louis Boulevard, South St. Pe ter Street, South Notre Dame Avenue, South St. Francls,Street; the South Eddy Street entrance to LaSalle -Park, and the intersections of Arch Avenue and East Monroe Streets with Edgewater Drive. • Geo. F. Hull. MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Councilman Hull moved that said resolution be adopted. Councilmen Goetz seconded the motion. Motion carried. RESOLUTION OF CITIZENS' COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THE APPROVAL OF THE NORTHERN INDIANA STREET RAILWAY'S OFFER TO VACATE THE PORTAGE AVENUE STREET CAR LINE AND SUBSTITUTE BUS SERIICE THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED by the Citizeris''Committee, duly appointed by the Mayors of the Civil Cities • of South Bend and Mishawakp and the Chamber of Commerce of both cities in regular meet'ng assembled, that this Committee having held deveral meetins and,heard the reports and informatics of results obtained by the use of bus and street cars in various cities of the United States and having been informed of the financial condition of the Northern*India.na Street Railway Company end having carefully. considered $j the question of.substituting -bus service for street cars in the City of South Bend and having been informed by the Receiver and Attorney for the Northern Indiana Street Railway- Company, that they will agree to .a trial of busses on the Portage .Avenue Line providing said cancellation of street -car- -service on the Portage Avenue Line is_... approved by the St. Joseph Circuit - Court. This body does resolve and recommend to the Common Council of the City of South Bend that the said Northern Indiana Street, Railwey .Oomparpv be re- . quested to petition the St. Joseph Circuit Court for cancellation of street car service on Portage Avenue ..and the substitution therefore of bus service by 'sa;id company for the patrons of . said line, and that the said Northern Indiana Street Railway Company be asked to make a survey of the results obtained and the revenues derived and the general attitude of the•pstrons of said service during n period of six (6) to nine (9) months, and that in case said service proves satisfactory and desirable that the said Northern Indiana Railway Company be.requested by the Common Council of the City of South Bend to make such changes in their service in the City as will ultimately obtsin bus service for ell of the citizens of the City of South Bend. It is further the sense of this Committee that a copy of this resolution under the signature of the Chairman and Secretary be orde. °ed sent to the Clerk of the Common Council of the City of South Bend. This 19th day of April, 1937. • The Citizens' Committee appointed for investigation of desirability of bus service in the City of South Bend, Indi-sna.,�! (signed) C. W. Coen Chairman _(signed) J. W. Frevermuth Acting Secretary Councilman Hull moved that the resolution of the Citizens' Committee recommending the approval • of the Northern Indiana Street Railway's offer to vacate the Portage Avenue Street Car Line end substitute Bus service therefore, be accepted. Councilman Goetz seconded the motion. Motion carried. R E S O L U T I O N ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS OF -THE EAST SIDE ON APRIL 6, 1937. ' • WHEREAS the high school children their paretns, the citizens and tax payers living on the east side of South Bend have recognized for several years the urgent need for a modern senior high school located in their section ; end