09-13-48 Council Meeting Minutes

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bendt September 13, 1948 Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred "An ordinance transferring $2000.00 from budgetary account 711, Properties, Building and Fixtures, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; sp propriating said sum of money for the uses and purposes of budgetary account 12, services personal, labor, care and upkeep of buildings, equipment and grounds, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; an ordinance transferring $200.00 from budgetary account 711, properties, building and fixtures, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; approprist ing said sum of money for the uses and purposes of budgetary account 2140 services contractual, telephone and telegraph, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; an ordinance transferring $165.00 from budgetary account 711, properties, building and fixtures, of the Park Department of.the City of South Bend, .Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; appropriating said sum of money for the uses and purposes of budgetary account 242, services contractual, printing and other office supplies, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; an ordinance transferring $330.00 from budgetary account 711, properties, building and fixtures, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; appropriating said sum of money for the uses and purposes of budgetary account 251, services contractual, repair of buildings, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; and,ordinance transferring $300.00 from budgetary account 711, properties; building and fixtures, of the Park Department of the 'City of South Bend, Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; appropriating said sum of money for the uses and purpose of budgetary account 252, services contractual, repairs, machinery and equipment, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; an ordinance transferring $1600.00 from budgetary account 711, properties, building and fixtures, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; appropriating said sum of money for the uses and purposes of budgetary account 321, supplies, coal and fuel oil, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; an ordinance transferring $750.00 from budgetary account 711, properties, building and fixtures, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; appropriating said sum of money for the uses and purposes of budgetary account 331, supplies, gasoline, of the Park pepartment of the City of South Bend, Indiana; an ordinance transferring 1200.00 from budgetary account 711, properties, building and fixtures, of the Park Department of the 'City of South Bend, Indiana, for the oaleridar year 1948; appropriating said sum of money for the uses and purposes of budgetary account 442, materiais,t•.park maintenance, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; an ordinance transferring $300.00 from budgetary account 711, properties, building and fixtures, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the calendar year 1948; appropriating said sum of money for the uses'an4urposes of budgetary account 451, materials, repair parts, of the Park Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana; declaring an emergency. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance should go to the Council as favorable. STANLEY C. KORPAL, =Chairman Councilman Glass made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Erler seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY Members of the Common Council City Hall South Bend, Indiana ,-jugust 27, 1948 Gentlemen: Attached hereto are copies of reports from Mr. William Qualls, Electrical Superintendent, on petitions for street lights at Catalpa and Garst Streets; Catalpa and Kerr Streets; Bertrand and Olive Streets; Lindsey and Cushing Streets; Greenlawn and North Side Boulevard; .Adams and California; Clover an0uskin Streets; Fellows and Bowman Streets; Ironwood Drive and Vine Street; On Cherry Street at the alley South of %ashington Street and Kemble and.- =Bruce Streeta. The Board .ordered these lights installed. %fr. Qualls informed the Board that lights ordered in at Dale and Donmoyer Streets; Adams and California; St. Vincent and St. Jpseph Streets; Clover and Ruskin Streets; Clyde and AAltgeld Streets; Calvert and Robinson_ Streets; Iroquois and North Shore Drive; Huey and Linden Streets; at the end of Robinhood Lane; Olive and Dunham 'Streets; Vassar and College Streets and on Irvington east of Marine. Street had all been installed and were now in service. Mr. Qualls also informed the Board that a change!. had been made in the lighting system on Chapin Street from the railroad underpass to Prairie Avenue Prom 15 2500 lumen lights and 3 4000 lumen lights underground construction, to 13 6000 lumen lights, overhead construction, at a saving to the city of $120.00 annually. Very truly yours, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY C. J. Pajakowski, Clerk Councilman Erler made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Bestle seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF THE CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1948 Balance first of month . $ 10842.758.64 Receipts during month . . 1080580.51 Disbursements . . . . 9 326,555.03 Balance August 31, 1948 . 1,624.784.12 Councilman Kemper made a motion that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Glass seconded the motion. Motion carried. ORDINANCT ` —'� 4N ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY ($180.00) DOLLARS FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER M -215, TRANSPORTATION, BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER V -216, TRAVELING EXPENSES, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND DECLARING AN EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY. The ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Korpal made a motion that the ordinance be referred to the Committee of the Whole for Public Hearing on September 27th, 1948, at 800 P.M. Councilman Kemper seconded the motion. Motion carried.