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Be it remembered that the members of the Common Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers of the City
<br />Hall, Monday, September 23, 1040, at 9:.03 P. M. All members were present. President John McCarthy presided.
<br />The reading of the minutegsof the Erevious meeting was waived. t,..
<br />C OMMiHNICAT YON
<br />Sept. 18, 1940
<br />To the Members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend
<br />Gentlemen: The undersigned owner of the following described real estate, to -wit:
<br />Beginning at the intersection o8 the East line of Portage Avenue,
<br />and the North line of the Michigan Central Railroad right -of -way,
<br />thence Northeast 127 feet; thence Northwest parallel with the
<br />East line of Portage Avenue to Ellwood Avenue; thence westalong
<br />the South line of Ellwood Avenue to the East line of Portage
<br />Avenue; thence Southe as.t along the East line of Portage Avenue
<br />to the place of beginning,
<br />respectfully petition your Honorable Body to change the zoning from "0" commercial district and "D" height and area
<br />to "D "light industrial and "E" height and area.
<br />In the event that it id thought impractical to rezone the entire tract so described, then the petitioner respect-,
<br />fully requests that you rezone the South half of said described tract as requested above.
<br />Very truly yours,
<br />Bryon B. Miller
<br />Nellie E. Miller
<br />A motion by Councilman Hull that this communication go the City Plan Commission was seconded by Councilman Pulaski.
<br />Motion carried.
<br />PETITION
<br />Sept. 10,1940
<br />Mrs. Marie Nelson
<br />Secretary, Common Council of the City of South Bend, Ind.
<br />City Hall
<br />South Bend, Indiana
<br />Dear Madame:
<br />Pursuant to a resolution adopted by a committee of civic leaders and representative citizens in meeting assembled
<br />on the evening of Thursday September 5, 1940 called together by the Portage Township Trustee, Alex Langel, the
<br />undersigned has been requested to file the enclosed petition with the Common Council of 'youth Bend, which petition
<br />signed by more than twenty -five residents of this city asserts fot the functioning of a housing authority in South
<br />Bend and requests the council by the adoption of an appropriate resolution to so declare and to promptly notify the
<br />mayor of such adoption.
<br />As secretary of the common council, kindly note the filing of this petition and notify that bod °:y of its pendancy
<br />by the reading of said petition at the next regular meeting of the council.
<br />Very truly yours
<br />J. Chester Allen
<br />Allen & Allen
<br />By J. Chester Allen
<br />TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE PETITION TO THE COMMON COUNCIL TO DECLARE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INKIM THE NEED OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN THE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDTxA.NA.
<br />WHEREAS, there now exists a shortage of safe or sanitary accommodations in the city of South Bend, Indiana availab7
<br />to persons of low income at rentals they can afford. And
<br />WHEREAS, there is a shortage of houses suitable for human habitation in the city of South Bend, Indiana in eompari-
<br />sion with the number of families needing and demanding homes. And
<br />WHEREAS, there are no*aa;,carge number of families living in houses in the city of South Bend., Indiana that are
<br />unsanitary and are detrimental to the safety, health and morals. And
<br />WHEREAS, there are a large number of houses occupied today by more than one family which has caused overcrowded
<br />conditions and said houses are not decent, safe or sanitary dwellings. And
<br />WHEREAS, private individuals and private capital have not seen fit and are not constructing a sufficient number of
<br />houses so as to relieve this overcrowded and unsanitary condition prevailing in the City of south Bend, Indiana,
<br />Now we, the undersigned residents of the city of ''outh Bend, Indiana, hereby petition your honorable body to adopt
<br />a resolution declaring that there is a need for a housing authority in the city of South Bend, Indiana due to the
<br />fact that
<br />A. Insanitary and unsafe inhabited dwelling »accommodations exist in said city. .0
<br />B. That there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accomodations in the city of South end, India
<br />available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford.
<br />which petitioners assert that there is a need for an authority to function in the city of South-Rend, Indiana and
<br />request your honorable body to so declare.
<br />(This petition signed by 47 citizens)
<br />Councilman Richardson made a motion referring petition to Committee . of the Whole. Seconded by Neizgodski.
<br />Motion carried.
<br />TO THE SOUTH BEND CITY COUNCIL:
<br />Realizing the necessity and importance of a Housing Program in South Bend and the need of a Local Housing Authoriti.
<br />and in order to fulfill the mandate of our recent International Convention, we are submitting herewith Resolution,
<br />relative to endorsement of Senate Bill 591, which was unanimously adopted by that body, same being self- explanator;
<br />WHEREAS: In the industrial cities of the country where autombblt workers,live there is an existing shortage of
<br />standard low rent housing; and
<br />WHEREAS: Many of our members at present living in houses which are not fit for human habitation in this twentieth
<br />century; and
<br />WHEREAS: The building of low rent homes constitutes one of the best methods of relieving.unployment both in the
<br />building industry and in supplying industries where many of our workers are employed; and
<br />WHEREAS: The effect upon the lives of the thousands of citizens already rehoused by the United States Housing
<br />.4e1thority Ux Uebiiic 7.ly good and worth the cost of maintening, low rents; therefore, be it
<br />RESOLVED: That the International Union, United Automiblie Workers of America, C.I.O., endoreses the present prograr
<br />Inaugrated by the United States Housing Authority for building low rent housing and urges all affiliated local
<br />unions to give their local public housing programs their support. And be it further
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