01-24-49 Council Meeting Minutes

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[I REGULAR MEETING. JANUARY 24TH, 1949 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in regular session in the Council Chamber, January 24th, 1949, at 8x07 P.I., with all members present except Councilman Bestle. President Erler presided at the meeting. Councilman Niezgodski made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. Councilman Kemper seconded the motion. Lotion carried. PETITION To the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana January 19, 1949 The undersigned, owners of the property know as Pinhook Manor,a recorded plat in the City of South.Bend, respectfully petition your honorable body to amend ordinance No. 2331 as it applies to the part of said property described as foll.owss All of the recorded plat of Pinhook Manor except lots numbered 1 to 22 inclusive., changing the same from A residence district to B residence district. LEO A. LIPPMAN BERTHA LIPPMAN Subscribed and sworn to before me a notary public this 19th day of January, 1949. My Commission Expires 12 *-1 -49 Myrtle Opfer, Notary Public Councilman'Korpal made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Niezgodski seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: January 24, 1949 Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred "An Ordinance providing for the appointment of an additional Barrett Law Clerk; fixing the salary thereof, and appropriating from the General Fund of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred (#2,200.00) Dollars to the following account of 1949 budget: Office of City Treasurer, D -11, Salaries, and declaring an extraordinary 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 Niezgodski made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Glass seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF THE.COMMITTEE OF THE-WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bends January 24, 1949 Your Committee of the Whole to whom wa$ referred "An Ordinance appropriating from the General Street and Traffic Fund of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000.00) DOLLARS t6 the following account of the 1949 budget: Street Department, S -711, Properties, and declaring an extraordinary 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 Niezgodski made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Glass seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT FROM TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT The Honorable Common Council January 15, 1949 City of South Bend South Bend 1, Indiana Ret Petitions in regard to the sounding of train whistles referred to Mayor Schock's railroad Gentlemens committee on December 15, 1949. The committee discussed this matter with the proper railroad officials at a meeting on January 11, 1949 and asked that any unecessary sounding of train whistles and bells be stopped. The committee asked that Ordinance Number 966, Article 1, Section 273, be strictly adhered to. This ordinance reads as follows Sec. 273. Whistles on Loasoiao tve. It shall be unlawful for any person running or controlling any locomoative in this City to sound the whistle thereof, or allow the same to be sounded within the corporate limits of this City except to prevent accident that cannot be otherwise avoided and except in giving signals for the target. Any person violating this provision shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. EHMscmp Very truly yours, ERNEST H. MILLER, City Traffic Engineer Councilman Korpal made a motion that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Kemper seconded the motion. Motion carried.