07-07-39 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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Be it remembered that the Common Council met in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Monday evening, August 7th, 1939 at the hour of 7 :30 P.M. All members were present. President McCarthy presided. South Bend Indiana August 5, 1939 0 THE CITY CLERK, PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. Gentlemen: - You are hereby notified that under and by virtue of the authority vested in me-as Mayor of the City of South Bend, in the State of Indiana, a special meeting of the Qommon Uouncil of the City of South Bend is hereby called to meet at the hour of 7 :30 P.M. on August 7th, 1939, in the Council chambers in said City, for the purpose of considering the budget for the year 1940. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forewith serve a copl of this notice on each and every membe• of the Common ouncil of said City and make due return of suchservice at said special meeting. J. I. Pavey 1'ayor of the Uity of Oouth Bend, Ind. it Marie Nelson, Clerk of trio C ityyof South Bend, Indiana, do hereby certify that a• copy of the above notice was served upon the President and each member of the Common Council of said City rioi to the date set for the meeting. Seal) • Marie H. Nelson City Clerk e within call came to hand this 7th day of August, A.A 1939, Which I have served.by reading t1f. me to each Councilman, upon the date designated, as.lo'llows; Wm. Richardson On August 55th —91939 Walter A. Bison '' " 5th ,1939` M. 0. Brannon " " 5th 11939 nd. by leaving a certified copy thereof at the last and usual place of residence of such members s I was unable to find, as follows: Georze Hull On August 5th ,_,;1939 John McCarthy(no'one home) " " 5th ,1939 Clem Neidgodski of " 5th 11939 Wm. F. Pulaski to '' 5th ,1939 Geo.Hki Heideman " '' 5th ,1939 Leo. M. Jordan to '' 5th ,1939 x ated this 5th day of August,1939 ecial call ordered placed on filed.. August 7, 1939 Officer Rhymer MEMBER OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPT. o the Honorable Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana. entlema.n :- present to you here #ith my recommendations in answer to departmental requests for operating fund or the year 1940. have based my recommendations upon what, I,bolievre: will be adequate funds to meet the situation hat confronts the departments in carrying out their activates in their respective department. evera.l depa.rtmets have requested additional personal assistance, which I do not se4 my way clear o recommend. he City is faced with the raisinf of funds to pay off Barrett Law obligations, due o a recent Supreme Court decision. This is a matter over which this Administration has no con - rol, nor are they responsible for the existing condition, but which thet must meet. I. there - ore, have recommended that 12¢ b4 placed in the tax ±ate this year to take care of the city's bligation so far determined. zere is�?:also an increase of 7¢ requested for the W. P. A. sponsor's appropriation this year. eginning January lst, 1940, the sponsor must provide twenty -five percent of the total cost of a .P.A* project, whereas records indicate that during the past fifteen monthe the city has provid zlyl6.9° of the total cost. ith these increases in mind, I cannot recommend many of the increases that various departments ave requested and certainly no increases in personal services. n view of the current years experience to date, I believe the City of South Bend can efficiently perate during 1940 with the same appropriations as those set out in 1939 with a very few excep- ions. I, therefore, submit the proposed budget and suggest t hat ypur:- b6&y- gi*4 ° drl.aus zoheidea ion to my suggestions, bearing in mind that money appropriated must come from the taxpayers and very considertion should be given them in seeing that the various departments function efficien*