03-24-41 Council Meeting Minutes

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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, Monday evening, March 24, 1941, at 7:39 P.M. with all members present. President Richardson presided. The reading of the minutes of the previous .meeting was waived. COMMUNICATION Mr. Wm. Richardson 2/2 5,1141 Pres. Common Council South Bend, Indiana Dear Sir: I wish to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the resolution adopted by the Common Council of South Bend. Said resolu- tion voiced the opposition of the Council to House Bill #479, which bill, you will remember, deals with the matter of a City Treasurer in cities of the second class. Mr. Allen, Mr. Crook, and I, being cognizant of the purport and effect of that bill, have voiced strenuous objections to this bill. We will not deviate from our present sentiment. We from St. Joseph County are encouraged, indeed, by the fact that our constituents approve of our stand. Thanking you for your interest in this matter, I remain, Very truly yours, EUffAR?D OLCZAK State Representative - St. Joseph County COMMUNICATION Gentlemen: I wish to suggest that you make a rule prohibiting advertisement distributors from walking on private lawns when they leave advertising matter at residences. You allow door -to -door advertising - make them use the walks and pro - tect our grass. We try to keep our lawns nice but these men run over them in soft weather and tramp the sod full of holes. 'Weaver's men are the worst offenders. We don't have to put up.with this, do we? COMMUNICATION WHAT TO DO FOR THE.SAFETY OF OUR YOUTH? L. M. Coffman - So. Bend, Ind. ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE of South Bend, Indiana March 18, 1941 Your organization will be tremendously interested, I believe, in a unique program planned as part of the second annual Safety Exhibit sponsored by the Association of Commerce Safety Division. I refer to the luncheon meeting planned by the education committee at 12:30 P.M. Wednesday, March 26, in the Dose and Gold Room of the Oliver Hotel. The general idea of this meeting is outlined in the enclosed copy of the Safety Exhibit program. More pa rticularilyl the discussion will trace the development of safety as it applies to local boys and girls from what it was ten yearsi ago, what it is today, and what it may be ten years hence. May I suggest that your organization may want to send two or more members to this meeting? Tickets may be obtained at 75¢ a plate from the Association of Commerce Safety Division. COMMUNICATION City of South Bend South Bend, Indiana IGnntlemen: Yours very truly, B. A. GRAINGER Exhibit Chairman State of Indiana GROSS INCOME TAX AND STORE LICENSE DIVISION Department of Treasury March 21, 1941 Attention: City Council I. This department wishes to call your attention to the fact that gross income tax payments which are due from the municipality you represent are in arrears. You are aware no doubt that legislation seeking to relieve municipalities of this tax was introduced in the recent legislature but that it failed to pass. We can only interpret this as an indication that the Legislature's decision was to leave unchanged the status of tax liability as it existed previous to the session and as asserted by this department. We must, therefore, call your attention to the arrearage now existent and request payment or arrangements to pay by April 10, 1941. We have held in abeyance all statutory action for collection until this time. Now, however, some action is necessar; and we prefer to preface by this letter the formal issuance of warrant for collection. We hope that you will make some arrangements to pay your assessment by April 10`, 1941, otherwise, we will have no recourse but to proceed with the issuance of writs. Very truly yours, GILBERT K. HEWIT, Director Gross Income Tax Division By John M. o'Toole, Audit Section Councilman McCarthy made a motion that the above communication be referred to the City Attorney. Councilman Bishop seconded the motion. Motion carried. Councilman Niezgodski made a motion that the balance of the communications be placed on file. Councilman McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion carried.