04-24-39 Council Meeting Minutes

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WHEREAS, the Feder, -1 Government h -s, through the Works Progress Administration, made F v?il able in the sum of $1,335,773.00 for pn interceptor sewer,.provided the City of South Bend meets the conditions of the Works Progress Administration, and WHERFAg,it is r_ecessa-ry to mpke provisions to finance the sponsor's share of the Works Progress Administration project before work cp-n be stprted L-nd it is also necessary to provide for the treatment of the se -rpge after it is collected in the interceptor serer and conducted to a paint- below the City of South Bend, and WHEREAS,the City of South Bend made application with the Public :corks Administration for a 450/0 grant to aid in the fin7nncing of the sewpbe treatment plant, river crossings a.rd pumping stations and a communic^tion from the Public Works Administration, dated February lSth, 1939, indicates that a re- instatement of the application Pnd the grant of funds is possible, if application for such re- instatement is made immediately, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend th=_t the Board. of Public Works and Spfety be authorized to make application for re- instatement of P. grant from the Public Works Administration for the fin?ncing of the sewage treatment plant and river cross- ings. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thpt the Common Council of the City of South Bend declares its in- tention to issue general purpose obligation bonds or revenue bonds to cover the sponsor's share of the Works Progress Administration project in connection with the building of the interceptor sever; said bonds to be issued es said, project requires, Ior as they are required for the expe- ditious hendling of such project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of South "end declares its in- tention to pass the necessary ordinances Pnd resolutions as provided for under Chapter 61 of the Acts of 1932,'.t6 provide revenue bonds to pay for the City's share of the cost of the'seara.ge treatment plant, river crossings and pumping stations at such time as funds may be necessary for the building.,-of said treatment plant , rivers crossings and pumping stations. George F. Hull Member of the Common CouncEl A motion by CouncilmRn Richprdson that this resolution be referred to the Committee of the Whole a.t its next meeting ray 1, 1939. It arcs seconded by Council Heideman. Motion ca- rried. PETITIONS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA We, the undersigned, being owners all of the property herein described respectfully petitio: your honorable body to amend Grdinpnce No. 2331 Commonly known as the zoning ordinpnce to Lots numbered 23,24,25,27,29,29,rnd 30 in Leeper's 2nd. Addition to the City of South Bend, Ind. by by changing tree use district.of this property from A residence to C.•Commercisl and th,pt the heig.ht pnd Prep district of the aforespid lots with the addition of lot number 26, be chpnged from A to E clr— "ificetion. 4 ( signed) Kittle L. Metcalf Samuel Metcalf Mary L Maynard by Kittie L Metcalf attorney if fact by written poorer of attorney 'l St,= t e of Ohio` Franklin County Before me, a Notary Public in and for spid County, appeared the above named persons and acknoar ledged their signatures for the intent end purposes of the foregoing petition this 21st dzy of April 1939. (Seal) Gertrude Hamilton Mar commission expires RTotpry Public Sept, 19, 1939. Stpte Of Indipna.. ) Albert P. H^ns St. Joseph County. Ella C. Hpns Before me, allotary Public in and for spid county, eppeFred the above named persons end I ack- noarledged their signatures for the intent pnd purpose of the foregoing petition this ?4th d=ay of April, 1939. PFul N. Butler (Seel) My commission expires: June 27, 1939 Councilman Pulaski made a motion that this petition be referred to the City'Plan Commission".' Councilman Heideman seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORTS Report of Commottee of the Whole. ITo the Common Council of the City of South Bend. (Your Committee on Ordinances to who 'FPS riferr d aOrdenpnce `3245 respectfully report that they PxamirpH the mp'ttp.r and that in the Tr opin on Ms ordinnce should be held in the Odrinanoe