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The actual outlpy of money will be reduced for the taxpayers, and, from preliminary:esti-
<br />mates, we feel that a sum of $2 0,000.00 will carry on this project for a minimum of one and a
<br />half to two years time.
<br />The only reason for con S4 of the problem of building a Treatment Plant and. cross-
<br />overs Pt this time is because the Council must agree to provide funds,'when necessary, for the
<br />Sponsor's share of the cost,before the JqPAfunds will be released for the intercepting sezrers.
<br />It is „therefore, the thought of this Board that no further action be taken relative to the
<br />Treatment Plpr-rt end cross - overs, other than P. resolution by the Council pledging themselves to
<br />provide funds for the sponsor's share of the coat when necessary.
<br />The only desire of this Board, and we fire sure the Council concurs,, is that, if and whet_,
<br />a Sewage Treatment System is built for this city, it will have been built at the least possible
<br />expense to its taxpayers, and when completed that it will perform 100o /o those functions for
<br />(which it has been constructed. This being true, we pre not concerned with any pprticulnr type
<br />of n1pnt, except it be the proper type to perfbTm its functions best for South Bend_. In order
<br />to know the proper type of plpnt needed, exhaustive studies of the various types of sewage to
<br />..be treated., as well as mr-ny other factors which enter into the designing, construction and per -
<br />form nce of a pl^nt suitable to our City, must be completed.
<br />If the WPA allotment is to be saved, time will not permit the accumulating of the necessary
<br />information to decide on the type of plTpnt we need, and such information is,not imperative at
<br />the present time. The report, which the Council ordered from engineers at its 1.. ^st regular
<br />meeting, will of necessity be brief, incomplete and inpdequpte for taking conclusive action to-
<br />night.
<br />In conclusion, we «rish to summarize our thoughts on the entire matter as follows;
<br />1. The construction of a Sewage Treatment System, entailing as it does, theexpend.iture of a
<br />1prge sum of the taxpayers' money, should be approached with caution and only approved
<br />after careful and thorough investigation.
<br />2. If end when the decision is made, to proceed ttrith the construction of such a. system, then
<br />-a11 diligence should be exercised to see thpt it. is built at the least possible expense
<br />to the taxpayers, proper construction being considered.
<br />3. CPreful and thorough investigrtion should. br mpde of all types of Treatment Plants, as
<br />well as the sewage to be treated., in order to determine the type of plant which will
<br />serve South Bend. best,
<br />4. "It should be kept in mind thrt if ^nd when a Sewage Treatment System is built, we Went
<br />it built so thpt the Tpxpayerp will hpve value received for every dollar expended, end
<br />thpt the system is the best possible for South Bend.
<br />In view of the fpct thpt the matter of building p Sewage Treatment System is a problem of
<br />finance pnd thpt the Common Council must provide the mepr_c and methods of furnishing the neces-
<br />sary funds for the construction of r-ny such system, the matter of determining whether or not we
<br />shell proceed with the construction of theis project, is, in the finpl Pneiysis, one for your
<br />body to determine..
<br />If we to endeavor to- obt ^in the reinstatement of grr nt of funds from the Public 'forks
<br />Administration for the purpose of finpncing p part of the cost of the building the Sewage Treat -
<br />ment Plant and river cross- overs;,then it will be necessary for the Common Council,.by proper
<br />resolution, to indicate its willingness end intention to provide the, necessary funds for the
<br />Sponsor's sha=re of the entire system.
<br />Inasmuch as time is pn import?nt element for the procuring of Federal Funds Cnd assistance
<br />for the construction of this whole project, because of the necessity of obtaining the PGA
<br />grant end the retention of the WPA project before the expirption of the Government's fiscpl year
<br />June 30, we rre'submitting herewith for your consideration a form of resolution., which we be-
<br />lieve will sptisfy the agencies of the Federpl Government; in the event you feel, after proper.
<br />consideration of the matter, that this project should be undertaken rind that the pcsistance of
<br />Ithe Federpl Government should be sought in financing the construction of the System.
<br />Jesse I. Pavey,•Mpyor
<br />Clyde Willi?ms, Pres. .
<br />George N. Beemer
<br />Harry S. Driggs
<br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY.
<br />RESOLUTION:OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, RELATIVE TO THE BUILDING OF THE
<br />BUILDING OF INTERCEPTING S7TERS AND A SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM.
<br />;WHEREAS, thenumber of persons on direct relief in South Bend, Portage Township, Indians,
<br />is approximately 8,000 people, -nd. the prospects of materially decreasing the relief load in said
<br />City in the nepr future ^re negligible, and
<br />WHEREAS,.the City of South Bend is confronted with the necessity of putting men to work on
<br />useful projects, and
<br />,WHEREAS, the attitude of the State Bonrds of Heelth of Indiana and Michigan toward strum
<br />pollution is such thpt the City of South Bend may be compelled., in the near future, to abate
<br />the pollution of the St. Joseph River by the disposel of sewage, and
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