09-29-37 Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes

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MINUTES Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met inthe Committee of the whole in the council chambers of the City hall, Nedr_esday evening, September 29th, 1937, at the hour of 7:30 P. M. All'members were present except Councilmen Goetz and James. Councilmen Hull presided. MARY B . . L . T A Y L O R CITY CLERK SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO ALL COUNCI VTN: September 28, 1937 A special meeting of the Committee of the Whole has been called by Mr. Hull for Wednesday September 29, 19379 at 7 :30 o'clock to consider the Taxicab Ordinance. Accepted end ordered placed on file. COMMUNICAT IONS: Very truly yours, Mary B. L. Taylor City Clerk Y E L L O W C A B C O M P A N Y 710 NILES AVENUE SOUTH AND, Ir,?DIANA Sept. 16th, 1837 Traffic. Committee, City Council, South Bend, Ind. Gentlemen: We the undersigned taxicab operators in the City of South Bend, have acrefully investigated and condidered a proposed amendment to the present ordinance regulating taxicab operation in the city. It is our opinion that the present texicab-ordinance is entirely satisfactory, and that at the present time there is no need for the proposed amendment. Respectfully yours South Bend Cab Co. Otto Entzien, Pres. Yellow Cab Co. A. K Scanlon, ._Magr _ Communication eccepted by the council and ordered to be placed on file. 61 September 18th, 1937 Traffic Committee, South Bend City Council. Dear Sire: We the undersigned Taxicab owners. are in flavor of keeping, the taxi meters on the cabs and the Present rates and making no change in the Taxicab Ordinance. Yours truly, Ralph E. Heeter Richard Huston Clyde Hartman George H. Jackson Roy F. Huston Myrle Curtis H. H. Wolfe C. J. Gale G. R. Meerick Clyde Huanber.ger Accepted by the council end ordered to be placed on file. The followiniz report of the Traffic Committee was read: September 29, 1937 Honorable Body City Council South Bend, Indiana Meeting as Committee of Thole Following are the facts found by the traffic committee with reference to ordinance No. 3231, regarding operation of Taxicnbb: Out of 15 licensed taxicab operators in South Bend, 14 are satisfied with the present ordir..aance.. Out of a membership of 136 taxicab drivers, we find many who Are satisfied with the present ordinance. We also find that 65 per cent of the taxi users are satisfied with the present ordinance. After consulting with operators and.taxi drivers also a personal research with users, we re- commend that ordir_erc e No. 3231 be tabled.