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` Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in regular session in the Council chambers <br />in the City Hall, Monday, March 25,`1940, at 7:47 P.M., with all members present. The reading of the minutes of the <br />previous meeting was waived. <br />C OHw UNI CATION <br />KALEY SCHOOL <br />South Bend, Indiana <br />H. Nelson <br />Mrs. Nelson: <br />March 15, 1940 <br />e appreciate very much your letter of commendation sent us embodying the resolution passed by the Common Council of <br />outh Bend regarding the conduct of all here during the fire. As their director, I read your letter to the Boy <br />atrols at our meeting last evening. Their faces showed their appreciation which they also expressed. Such thou,ght - <br />ulness as shown by the Council and you helps us very much in our task of training for worthwhile citzenship. <br />Very t rely yours, <br />R. G. WRIGHT, Principal <br />SARAH M. O'NEILL, Sponsor <br />ouncilman Pulaski made a motion that the communication be placed on file. Councilman Niezgodski seconded the moti <br />otion carried. <br />ITION <br />To the Common Council, City of South Bend <br />Care of City Clerk <br />22nd March, 1940 <br />the North West .Civic Improvement Association hereby petition your honourable body to install traffic lights at the <br />intersection of Washington Avenue and Walnut Streets. <br />North West Civic Improvement Association <br />RALPH W. GORDON, President <br />A. C. HURLOCK, Secretary <br />, ouncilman Pulaski made a motion that the petition be referred to the traffic commission and placed in the Ways & <br />deans Committee for consideration. Councilman Jordan seconded the motion. Motion carried by a vote of 5 ayes - <br />(McCarthy, Jordon, :Richardson, Heideman, Pulaski) - 4 Nays (Brannon, Hull, Niezgodski, Bishop) <br />ITION <br />o the Honorable Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: <br />Vie, the undersigned property owners in the district of the following described real estate, hereby respectfully <br />)etition your Honorable Body to amend that portion of Ordinance No. 2331, adopted June 25, 1923, commonly known as <br />;he "Zoning Ordinance" and amendments thereto, affecting the following described real estate situation in the City <br />)f South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, to -wit: <br />The Southwest quarter (4) of Block Numbered Fourteen (14) in Cottrell's <br />1st Addition to South Bend,being located on the northeast corner of <br />Colfax Avenue and Notre Dame Avenue, being One Hundred Sixty -five (1651) <br />feet on the north side of Colfax Avenue and One Hundred Ninety -eight <br />(1981) feet on the east side of Notre Dame Avenue. <br />d thereby to change the above described property from "B" residence district to "C" Commercial District, and from <br />tt Height and Area District to "E" Height and Area District. <br />ERisFORE, we respectfully request that you cause public. notice to be-given and public hearing to be had upon this <br />oposal and that thereafter you make the change herein petitioned. <br />SCHOOL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br />BY: R. H. Downey <br />L. J. Harwood <br />ATE OF INDIANA )SS. <br />. JOSEPH COUNTY) <br />bscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this 18th day of March, 1940. <br />WINIFRED GREENWOOD, Notary Public <br />commission expires: February 17, 1943 <br />ncilman Pulaski made a motion that the petition be referred to the Zoning board. Councilman Bishop seconded the <br />ion. Motion carried. <br />CATION <br />March 22nd, 1940 <br />a meeting of the North Jest Civic Improvement Association on March 21st, 1940 a resolution was adopted opposing <br />installation of barking meters. <br />o the Common Council, City of South Bend <br />are of City Clerk <br />RALPH W. GORDON, President <br />A. C. HURLOCK, Secretary <br />motion was made and carried to accept the communication and place it on file. <br />REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES <br />o the Common Council of the City of South Bend: <br />our Committee on Ordinances to whom was referred an ordinance amending certain sections of, and certain schedules <br />ttached to and made a part of, an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance regulating traffic upon the public streets of <br />he City of South Bend, Indiana, and repealing all other ordinances and sections of ordinances in conflict herewith% <br />hich is Ordinance 3146. <br />spectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance as amended shall be <br />ven favorable consideration by the Council. <br />Wm. F. Pulaski } <br />Wm. J. Richardson) COMMITTEE <br />G. H. Heideman ) <br />