09-26-38 Council Meeting Minutes

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MINUTES Be it remembered thct the Common Council met in the Regular session in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, Monday evening, September 26th, at the hour of 7:35 P. M. All members were present. President Hull presided. The reading of the minutes were dispensed. with on the motion of Councilmen Hull, seconded by Councilm *n Goetz. Motion carried. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS South Bend, Indiana September 27th, 193P I, Mary B. L. Taylor, City Clerk of the City of South Bend, Indiana, do hereby cert-Ty that a copy of the attached notice was published in the South _Bend .Tribune and the South Bend News Times, two daily newspapers, on the 16th and 23rd of September, 1938, both published in the City of South Bend, Indiana, also that I have posted notices in the following places: to -Tit: In the Corridor of the City Hall, South Bend, Indiana In the Corridor of the Court House, South Bend, Indiana In the Alley in the rear of the Court House, South Bend, Indiana all being public r.lacds in said city. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of South. Bend, Indiana, this 27th day of September, 1938- { SEAL) Accepted by the Council and ordered placed on file. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Mary B. L. Taylor City Clerk #3259 Your Committee of the Whole to whoa wa.s referred An Ordinance appropriating the sum of forty thousFnd dollars 040,000.00) from the funds to be received from the Auditor of St. Joseph County under order of the Portage Township Trustee for funds to be supplied to assist the Municipal City of South Bend in the sponsoring of projects pursuant to an agreement filed with this body entered into by and-'between the Board of Public Works and Safety and the Portage Township Trustee and to be a fund known as the special W.P.A. fund. 'Respectfully report thet they have examined the matter end that in their opinion should be 1eported favorable. Geo. W. Goetz, Chairman. The report was accepted by the Council and ordered placed on file. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE #3260 To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee of tee 'Whole-to whom was referred An Ordinance appropriating the sum of Six Thousand Dollars (th,c;00.00) from the funds to be received from the Auditor of St. Joseph County under order of the Portage Township Trustee for funds to be supplied to assist the Municipal City of South Bend. in the sponsoring of projects pursuant to an agreement filed with this body entered' into key and between the department of public parks and. the Portage Township Trustee and to be a. fund known as Account #712 A. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion should. be reported favorable. Geo. W. Goetz, Chairman. The report was accepted by the Council and ordered placed on file. COIiiITTEF OF THE WHOLE MEETING September 26th Mr. Chairman City Council South Bend, Ind. With reference to a petition referred to the Traffic Committee regarding taxi rates: After a tr.o ;ougn investigation of the conditions and rates in other cities our size; profits, overhead exbense etc., connected with the business, we wish to recommend the Council our report, which is as follows: That the City Attorney be instructed to amend the Section 13, paragraph #4 to reed: not more than twenty -five cents, in the taxi ordinance and presented same at the next council meeting. (signed) Councilman Hull moved that said report be adopted. Motion carried.. COMMUNICATION: Geo. F. Hull Chairman Wm. S. J-mes Geo. W. Goetz Councilman James seconded the motion. Doubtless all parents of South Bend are familiar withfthe tragic death of the. three childreh € rsulting. from the use of fire-works on 1 _ Mrs. Henry, President of the locel Parent Teacher Association City Council wne eplled bV a ion and the newspapers to inquire wha..t attitude the Parent - Teacher number of people - organisat Association would, take on the future use of fire -works meeting of the Safety Committee of the P.T.A. City Council held Wednesday, September 7, At a Mrs. Henry reported the active interest of these citizens t -oward this phase of public sef_ety. After much discussion of the ramifi.cstions of the problem it was decided that in as much as our neight oring states Ohio and Michig€_n - and the city of Mishaweka, hsve passed laws for-