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REGULAR MEETING
<br />MINUTES
<br />NOVE141BER 23rd, 1937
<br />Be it remembered th,c�t the Cormon Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the
<br />regular session in the Ca;nail Chambers of the City Hall, Mondey evening, November 22nd, 1937,
<br />;t the hour of 7;40 P.M. All members were present. President Fish presided. The minutes of
<br />the last meeting yes eprroved by the Council.
<br />COMMUNICATION:
<br />AITFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF U :IVFRSITY WOMEN
<br />SOTTTH BEND. BRANCH
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIAN ?A
<br />Mr. Guy Fish, President
<br />South Bend City Council
<br />City Hall. .
<br />South Bend, Indi -ne
<br />Icy de-,r Mr. Fish:
<br />Nov e'llber 13, 1.937
<br />The South Bend Branch of the AmericFn Association of University Women is h ;ving as-its quest
<br />speeker et its regular monthly meeting on December 7th, Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman, n?tionally -re-
<br />cognized authority on hol.ising. The Executive Borrd of A.A.U.W. voted to open this meeting, to
<br />r few, invited guests especinlly interested in this subject. An inviteticn is extended to you
<br />end to the members of your organization to attend. this meeting nt eight o'clock in the Progress
<br />Club.
<br />Vrs. Ho.ffrrpn,. Pfter mpny years' exrerie .ce in various phases of the housing problem, is Ft pre-
<br />sent Executive Secretary to t,e Washington Housing Assbcia.tlon es well r:s Consultant on Housing
<br />in the United States Office of Educat ion. Her subject is "Housing for X11 Families."
<br />Since housing is such a perplexing and ;cute problem in South Bend at this time, the American
<br />Association of University Women hopes.th•t you and the, interested members of your organization
<br />will be able to avail yourself of the opportunity of heFring A, rs. Hoff:ra.n.
<br />22, S. St. Joseph Street
<br />So.a th Berd, Indipna
<br />Very sincerely, yours,
<br />Helen Derrbr-ch, President
<br />South Bend Branch, A.A.U.N.
<br />Councilmen Kerner gloved thpt said comm :,nicat ion be accepted and placed on file. Councilmrn
<br />Rasmussen. seconded the T!otion. 'lotion carried.
<br />REPORT OF THE CITY CONTROLLER, TuE CIT`-T OF SOUTH BEYD FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1937
<br />Bpl ^lice on Hand. first of month - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v91-3,327.30
<br />Pal^nce on October, lg17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - $11OT1,905.18
<br />Respectfully Submitted, Cries. F. Zillmer, City Controller.
<br />plpc .d. on file.. Councilmen Kerner
<br />Councilmen Chambers moved tha=t said report be accepted and �___ e �
<br />seconded the motion . Motion carried.
<br />REPORT OF THE STRE'E'T 00ITMISSIOYERS
<br />A report of work done by the street r-nd sewer departments the morth of October, 1937
<br />Report accepted. by the Council end placed on file. "lotion. carried..
<br />REPORT OF THE CITY TRAFFIC EYGINrER
<br />CIT -Y OF SOUTH BEND- INDIANA
<br />POLICE DEPARTE�TT
<br />Board of Public Safety
<br />South Bend, Indi -.n �
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />Niovember 15- 1937
<br />I have investigated the need for an automatic traffic stop and go signal at -the intersection of
<br />Portege Avenue inhere it intersects with Angella. Boulev ~rd., Blaine Avenue wnd_ Diafflond .Avenue,
<br />as requested by residents in th ^t vicinity, through e petition presei)ted to the City Council,
<br />dated October 1�, 1937.
<br />I find after investigation that in spite of the approximately 2710 increase in vehi_cula.r traffic
<br />at this intersection since the improvement of Portage Avenue, there still is not r sufficient
<br />volume of traffic to wtl rrt the instnll^tion of an automatic traffic stop and go sign ^1, Th-e
<br />Tat rl volume of, vehiculrr traffic entering the intersection from, -,11 five; approeches i�verap�ec
<br />but ?06 vehicles per hour for the sverr-ge day.
<br />The accident experience at Chip. lop ;tior_ so far this Derr certrirly does not justify signrliza -,
<br />tion, es we have hpd but two property dnmrge collisions.
<br />The slivht increpse in >ve,.iculrr traffic et this intersection Fad the increece in speed on
<br />Portage Avenue due to the improvement of the ro ;dway surface mey ive the intersection the
<br />„nrenr;nce of a dangerous locntian t.o residents it that vicinity. However, the traffic signal
<br />is not the solution to the problem.
<br />Isolated. traffic signals in genern.l were designed to regulpte traffic nt intersections where
<br />the volume of tr ;ffic is so heavy that some sort of reguletion is absolutely necessrry for the
<br />safe mcvement of vehicles ?nd. pedestri'?ns using the intersection. That is, if vehiculhr trs.ffi
<br />for example on Port^,e Avenue wee so dense thpt motorists rrd redestri ;ns on the crops streets
<br />found it rr8cti.celly impossible to sxfeiv cross this Avenue after a rerscn =.ble wait, then of
<br />coarse some Dort of regulation would be necessary. At this loc,�tion, however, no such condi-
<br />tion exists. Votorists Pn.d redestri^r.s on the cross streets pre not corrpelled to wait for
<br />unressonrbly- long_ re.riods Before they czn safely cross, t-nd. there is no other extremely hf�zerd-
<br />ous condi_tor. or strte of confusion Ft this loc~t ion.
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