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Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend net in regular session in the Council Chambers
<br />in the City Hall, Monday, May 27, 1940, sat 7:55 P.M., with all members present. The reading of the minutes of the
<br />previous meeting was waived.
<br />COMMUNICATION
<br />INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUT07MOBILE i;rORKERS OF AMERICA
<br />BENDIX LOCAL NO. 9
<br />May 18*, 1940
<br />Miss Marie Nelson, Rec. See.
<br />South Bend City Council
<br />City Hall
<br />South Bend, Indiana
<br />Dear _vUss Nelson:
<br />Our organization recently adopted the attached resolution and requested that it be sent to the City Councilmen of
<br />South Bend, urging them to do all in their power to see that same is carried out as soon as possible.
<br />No doubt if this condition had been taken.care of in the past-at least some of the child fatalitys which have occurr
<br />ed in these open. -ravel pits, would have been prevented, and we would not have suffered the loss of children which
<br />we have experienced.
<br />Please bring this before the City Council at their next meeting and urge their action on same.
<br />(SEAL)
<br />(attached) � {
<br />Sincerely yours,
<br />HARLAND D. BU RCHAM
<br />Recording Secretary Local 19
<br />Whereas,, open and unprotected gravel pits have proved themselves a great menace to public safety, particularly to
<br />children,,having within the past eight months taken the lives.of five children in this vicinity; one in South Bend,
<br />two in Ardmore and two in Elkhart. Cdunty- -the two dying in the pits in Ardmore 'being Children of Members of Local
<br />+9, UA'NA, and
<br />Whereas, these gravel pits are privately owned and are operated for private profit; and although they are on private
<br />land they are obviously attractive to the adventurous spirit of youth, which fact is not considered by the owners,
<br />who do not take sufficient caution against children being attracted to them, now therefore,
<br />Be It Resolved, that Local 1�9 UAWA, demand from our State Legislature laws to enforce the erection of woven wire
<br />fences at least six feet in height to be placed around all gravel pits within the State of Indiana, and that such
<br />fences have gates with secure locks upon them. And further
<br />That the recording secretary of Local #9 be instructed to send copies of this resolution to the City Councils of al
<br />Cities in this area, to candidates for office in the General Assembly, and to the secretary of the S +ate Industrial
<br />Union Council, Indiana
<br />Signed -
<br />HARLAND D. BURCHAM
<br />Rec. Sec. Local #9
<br />Councilman Richardson made a motion that the communication be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Pulaski
<br />seconded the motion. motion-carried.
<br />COM ,.'ZUNI CATION
<br />CENTRAL LABOR UNION
<br />of South Bend
<br />April 9, 1940 _
<br />Honorable Jesse I. Pavey
<br />Mayor, City of South Bend
<br />South Bend, Indiana'
<br />Dear Sir:
<br />.
<br />In accordance with a resolution adopted by our_body at the regular meeting held Monday, April 8, 1940, I am sending
<br />„you herewith copies of the resolution..
<br />We are asking your assistance in seeing that this reaches the proper person or persons to put it before your City
<br />Council, and further to see that the necessary preliminary steps are taken towards the erection of a Housing Project
<br />in this vicinity. V
<br />Your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
<br />Very truly yours,
<br />South Bend Central Labor Union
<br />By: Raymond Goethals
<br />(Housing Resolution attached)
<br />Councilman Brannon made a motion that the commnication be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Bishop seconded
<br />the motion. Motion carried.
<br />Councilman Pulaski made a verbal report of the Ordinance Committee on the anti -noise ordinance and made a motion
<br />that the ordinance be placed on the table. Councilman Bishop seconded the motion. Motion carried by a vote of
<br />8 ayes - 1 nay (Heideman)
<br />REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
<br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: May 27, 1940
<br />Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred "This Ordinance is amendatory of Ordinance #2331, adopted by the
<br />Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on June 25, 1923, commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance.
<br />Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance shall be given the
<br />favorable consideration of the Council.
<br />(Lots 54 & 55 Augustine's Addition and Lot 4 ?'boon's Addition)
<br />LEO M. JORDAN, Chairman
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