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COMMUNICATION
<br />So. Bend City Council
<br />So. Bend, Indiana.
<br />Gentlemen:-
<br />ST. JOSEPH COUNTY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
<br />103 W. LaSalle Ave.
<br />South Bend, Ind.
<br />Aug. 23, 1940
<br />At a regular meeting of the St. Joe Co. Bldg. Trades Council, August 23, the subject of a Housing Project for the
<br />City of So. Bend was thoroughly discussed.
<br />A Committee recently appointed to investigate the Housing problem in So. Bend, and the 'City was covered very thorou
<br />ly, report vacant houses in every district, but very few for rent, and of these a very small number that would less
<br />the problem of housing the class of families that are really in need.
<br />Aside of the fact that a Housing Project will furnish employment to a number of the Mechanics now unemployed, and
<br />the monies appropriated for these projects, will be used in other localities, if not used in the City of'So. Bend,
<br />we feel that a building program of this nature, is far more essential than many of the other projects sponsored by
<br />the Government.
<br />Again the St. Joe. Co. Bldg. Trades, pledge their support, and with the cooperation of the City Council,.am sure that
<br />enough support can be obtainedto put a project of this nature over, thereby relieving the housing difficulties, as
<br />well as raising the living conditions of a great many of the people, who, as our Committee reports have lost their
<br />self respect to a great extent, and if given a little lift, with a respectable place to call home, these same people
<br />again will become good Citizens, and have something to look forward too.
<br />Thanking you for your cooperation, and again assuring you the full support of the entire Bldg. Trades,Organization
<br />in your task of looking after the welfare of the City of So. Bend, We remain yours to command.
<br />Very truly,
<br />EDWIN TURNOCK Pres.
<br />L. SHANNON Seety.
<br />Councilman Richardson made a motion that the communication be acepeted and placed on file. Councilman Niezgodski
<br />seconded the motion. Motion carried.
<br />ITION PARKER, CRABILL, CRUMPACKER, MAY, CARLISLE & BEAMER
<br />o the Common Council of the City August 26, 1940
<br />f South Bend, Indiana.
<br />lemen:
<br />he undersigned Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company respectfully represents and shows to the Common Council that it
<br />s the owner of a right -of way abandon$d for railroad purposes within the borders of the .city of South Bend, that
<br />oins Western Avenue on the South and Laurel Street on the West, and extends in a Southwesterly direction from Laurel
<br />treet and Western Avenue to the right -of -way of the New York Central Railroad Company. That when the zoning ordin-
<br />nee of the city of South Bend was adopted, said property was being used for railway purposes, and has never been
<br />oned. That it is located in a section of the city that.is zoned as "D" light industrial and "F" height and area.
<br />hat since said property is no longer used for railway purposes it is the desire of the undersinned to have said prop
<br />!rty properly zoned to complymith the surrounding property, so that it may be used for such purposes as are permiss
<br />ble when the property is properly zoned. That it believes said property should be zoned for "D" light industrial
<br />ses"and "F" height and area.
<br />'he undersigned, therefore, asks that-this petition be referred to the City Plan Commission for its recommendations
<br />.nd approval, and be thereafter acted upon by the Common Council. .
<br />Very truly yours,
<br />GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD CQMPANY
<br />By SHERARD J. CRUMPACKER
<br />Its Attorney
<br />ATE OF INDIANA, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, SS:
<br />ARD J. CRUMPACKER being first duly sworn, 'upon his oath sayd that the matters stated in the foregoing petition
<br />true. Further affiant says not.
<br />SHEPARD J. CRUMPACKER
<br />bscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of .August, 1940.
<br />Lucile K. Weninger
<br />Notary Public
<br />Commission expires October 14th, 1942.
<br />ncilman Pulaski made a motion to have the petition referred to the Zoning Board. Councilman Bishop seconded the
<br />ion. Motion carried.
<br />ITION
<br />South Bend, Ind.
<br />Aug. 19, 1940
<br />r Sirs:
<br />I am enclosing a petition to have an alley closed. There are only four lots that join on this alley and there are
<br />three (3) that it benefits at all, and all three that it benefits wants it closed. The curb has never been broken
<br />3ut nor has never been graded. This alley runs between Pleasant St. and Kerslake Ct. west off of 25th St. 2 block.
<br />Tars and Trucks that drive through this alley are driving close to the house on lot ll,'and breaking my sidewalk, and
<br />also the wall in my basement. So would like something done as soon as possible. I'am buying lot 11, on a land con-
<br />tract and the man I am buying from also signed the petition.
<br />Yours truly,
<br />RAYMOND LATHAM - 1209 - 25th St., Soy Bend, Ind.
<br />(Attached Petition)
<br />Ve the resident and property owner's hereby petition the Mayor Board of Works the City Council to vacate the alley
<br />running east and west between Pleasant Street and Kerslake Court:
<br />:,aurence V. Neher - Elkhart, Ind. - Lot 9 F. E. Kerslake - 922 E. Jefferson - Lot 11
<br />Sherman Scott - 1203 S. 25th St. - Lot 12 Ray Latham - 1209 - 25th St. - Lot 11
<br />"laroline Scott - 1203 S. 25th. - Lot 12 Myrtle Latham - 1209 - 25th St. - Lot 11
<br />ouncilman Bishop made a motion that the Petition be referred to the Board of Works & Safety. Councilman Niezgodski
<br />econded the motion. Motion carried.
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