12-13-48 Council Meeting Minutes

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531 DECEMBER 13TH, 1948 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in regular session in the Council Chamber, December 13th, 1948, at 8110 P.M., with all members present. President Niezgodski presided. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was waived. COMMICATION To the Mayor and the City Council of the 'City of South Bend, Indiana Greetings: November 29, 1948 South Bend, Indiana We, the undersigned, as designated representatives of the occupants of Southmore and Beacon Heights, do hereby respectfully requests "That the City Council let their original resolution, designed to acquire these projects from the Federal Government, stand as is. "That the City Council pit in writing, a copy thereof to be forwarded to above named Committees, that the City Council, when the Federal Government concedes to the City of South Bend to buy said projects, will waive this right in favor of Tenant organizations". For Southmore Heights., (3 Signers) For Beacon Heights: (4 Signers) Councilman Erler made a motion that the =aommanication be accepted as read and placed on file. Councilman Tellson seconded the motion. Motion carried. PET IT,.. ION To the Common Council City of South Bend, Indiana November 23, 1948 The undersigned owners of property herein described respectfully petition your honorable body to amend the zoning law of South Bend as it applies to: A parcel of unplatted land at the Southeast corner of East Colfax Ave. and Eddy Street, being 158.6 feet frontage on Colfax Ave. and 18769 feet South from Colfax Ave. on Eddy Street and being rectangular in shape. This land now lies partly in the "B" residence district and partly in the "A" residence district. The height and area district is also part "A" and part "B" on an irregular pattern f or which there is no apparent reason. The undersigned petitioners pray that this entire parcel be made "B" residence and "B" height and area district JOHN L. WORDEN SADIE D. WORDEN November 229 1948. Subscribed and sworn before me, a notary public in Saint Joseph County. My commission expires June 14, 1951. MARGUERITE DEGROOTE Councilman -Erler made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Bestle seconded the motion. Motion carried. PETITION The Honorable Mayor and :Common Council of the City of South Bends November 5, 1948 We, the undersigned citizens of South Bend, living and residing within reasonable distance of the railroad trains passing through our city, are greatly annoyed at all hours of the night by sounding whistles and ringing bells on such locomotive engines at highway crossings and would request you to pass an ordinance providing that it would be unlawful to sound the whistle and ring the bell at such crossings as are protected by a watchman or automatic signal device, except in cases where it is apparent that a pedestrian or vehicle is in a place of danger. Respectfully submitted, (26 Signers- Residents of Sunnymede and the area South of Sunnymede) The Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of South Bend: November 1, 1948 We, the undersigned citizens of South Bend, living and residing within reasonable distance of the railroad trains passing through our city, are greatly annoyed at all hours of the night by the noises from the skrieking whistles on the trains and would request you to pass an ordinance in the interests of our health and nervous systems to at least partially relieve us of this disturbance. Respectfully submitted, (84 Signers- Residents of Sunnymede and the area South of Sunnymede and residents in the vicinity of the Test side of the city) Councilman Nrler made a motion that the petitions be referred to a joint committee of City officials and Railroad officials, and copies of same be given to Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, to refer to the Railroad Committee for discussion. Councilman Glass seconded the motion. Motion carried.