06-26-39 Council Meeting Minutes

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— - RESOLUTION RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF $10,000.00 FROM A SPECIAL W P-A FUND TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR ENGINEERING :'FORK ON INTER- CEPTOR Sr,.,VrR PROJECT. Councilman Niezgodski m ^de P motion that the resolution be adopted. Councilman Pulaski seconded the motion. Motion carried. TO THE PRESIDENT OF -THE SOUTH BEND CITY COUNCIL: Resolution adopted by the 5th District Civic & Democratic Club, in meting June.13th, 1939. Whereas, we, the entire membership of the 9th District Civic & Democratic Club, feel that Mayor Jess I. Pavey and his administration should. be complimented and encouraged in their.attempi to re- organize end establish in South Bend. P modern and efficient police force, and Whereas, it has come to our Pttention through the local newspPper that certain people have been critical of the attempts of Mayor PPv ey Pnd his administration to re- organize the police divisic so Ps to promote honest Pnd efficient law enforcement in our city, and Whereas, certain self - styled groups, for selfish reasons, have threatened to bring legal Fction for the purpose of attempting to remove Chief Ingram from office, therefor (- BE IT RESOLVED, by the 5th District Civic & DemocrPtic Club, that Mayor Pavey and his edminis- tration be commended for hiring Chief Ingram, P non - partisan, Pe Chief of our Police Department for the purpose of re- prganizing Pnd. modernizing the local Police Department and promoting efficient Pnd honest l,pw enforcement in the city of South Bend., and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of our organization be instructed to send P.copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor, the South Bend City Council Pnd to the Board of SPfety of the jOity of South Bend. BOARD OF-DIRECTORS Joe B?log CHAIRMAN F. S. C1eghorn A, P. Filchak Michael J. Pinter Al Stenhans John YagPdisch R E S 0 L U`T 10 N W. Kromer PRESIDENT Charles Chaplin VICE- PRESIDENT Mike Lenyo SECRETARY WHEREAS, it has come to our Pttention that certain people have been critical of the Pttempts of Mayor Pavey Pnd his Pdministration to re- organize the South Bend. Police Department and to pro- mote honest Pnd efficient law enforcement in the city of South Bend; and WHEREAS, certain groups for selfish reasons have threatened to bring legal action for the purpose of attempting to remove Chief Ingram from office; Pnd WHEREAS, we feel that Mayor Pavey and his administration should by complimented Pnd encouraged in their attempt to re- organize Pnd establish in South Bend P modern Pnd efficient Police Depar meat: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Slavish Democratic Club that 'Mayor Pavey Pnd.his Pdminis- trPtion should be commended for hiring Chief 'Ingram ^s Chief of the South Bend Police De7pPrt- ment Pnd promotinQ7 efficient and honest lPV� enforcement in the city of South Bend. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that P copy of this resolution should be sent to the Honorable MayOr, the City'Council and the Board of SPfety of the city of South Bend. ATTEST: SLAVISH DEMOCRATIC CLUB By FrPnk DomnPnovich, President Stephen Horvath, Secretary Councilmen Brannon mAde P motion `thrt the communicPtions be placed on file. Councilman HeidemPn seconded the motion. Motion carried. Judge Geo. A. Schock arpenred before the Council and presented the following request: TO THE HONORABLE M"_!! !ERS OF THE COMITON COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND Gentlemen: Supplementing a verbal request mode to your honorable body several weeks ago for the removn.l of the City Court Pnd its necessary Pdjuncts to the city council chamber Pnd the space formerly occupied by the South Bend Park top-rd, it is the desire of the undersigned to hereby make a formal request for the use of the chambers of the Common Council as outlined in the verbal request mede here tofore Pnd pursuant to conversations relative thereto with various members of the Common Council, including its officers. It is the desire of the undersigned to effect such removal and occupancy at the ePrliest possibl moment consistent with the use by the Common Council and with the following niterations or physical improvements: The elevation of that part of the rostrum now occupied. by the presiding officer of the City Council to facilitpte the use thereof for the court's bench. A reil to be erected P1ong the east wall within the council's sPnctum to house city court prisoners during city court sessions. The placing of an Pttorneys' tPble now used in city court before such rostrum and the use of fourteen chPirs in such space between the rostrum and the desks of the members of the Common Council.