10-08-51 Council Meeting Minutes

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750 OCTOBER 8TH. 1 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in regular session in the Council Chamber, Monday, October 8th, 1951, at 8:12 P.M., with all members present. President Niezgodski presided. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes, would respectfully report that they have inspected the minutes of the previous meeting of the Council and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same fine approved. Meeting of September 24th, 1951. Councilman Kemper made a motion that the report be accepted. COMAUNICATION Mr. Clem Niezgodski, President . Common Council of the City of South Bend City Hall South Bend, Indiana Dear Air. Niezgodski: CLEM NIEZGODSKI ) A. P. KEMPER ) Committee STANLEY C. KORPAL ) CHESTER E. MUSZYNSKI ) Councilman Glass seconded the motion. Motion carried.) In view of the Resolution before your Honorable Body relative to action to be taken in conjunction with the Grand Trunk Railroad for the extension of Western Avenue to Lincoln Way East, may I suggest that the following persons be added to the Councilmanic Committee. I am sure that these representative business and professional men who have already done a great deal toward the immediate contemplated improvement of Western Avenue, will give you and the members of the Common Council every cooperation: C. S. Larry Haffner, P. G. Stahly Henry S. Lowenstein Clarence M. Hargrave Emil Johnson Gilbert M. Hart Paul B. Inwood Russell H. Downey I r emai n GAS;em _. !Chairman Eli Seebirt Arthur S. Simon Louis LaPierre Paul Gilbert Millard E. Stone William Ogden Robert Mahoney Stanley Ladd George E. Stoll Charles E. Lent- James Postma B. P. Minczewski B. F. Otolski George Lu zny Richard B. Ludewig W. J. (Jack) Morrow Respectfully, Geo. A. Schock Mayor Councilman Erler made a motion that the Citizens' Committee announced by the Mayor be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. PETITION TO: THE SOUTH BEND CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Gentlemen: October 1, 1951 The undersigned owners, husband and wife, of the property hereinafter described respectfully petition your Honorable Council to rezone a presently zoned B residence district and A height and area district to C commercial district said property being described as:- A lot or parcel of land in the City of South Bend, bounded by a line described as beginning at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter (NET) of Section four (4), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East; thence North Eighty -nine and 63100 (89.63) feet to the Southerly line of Lincolnway West in said city; thence Southeasterly along said Southerly line Five Hundred Twenty -two and 93100 (522.93) feet to the point of beginning of this description: thence South Four Hundred Seventy -two and 210 (472.2) feet; thence East One Hundred Fifty -five and 210 (155.2) feet; thence North Four Hundred eight and 410 (408.4) feet to the Southerly line of said Lincolnway West, thence North- Westerly One Hundred Sixty -seven and 110 (167.1) feet to the point of beginning; containing One and 57100 (1.57) acres and being known as Lot Numbered Three (3) in Rockstroh's Survey in Section Four (4), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range two (2) East and Section Thirty -three (33), Township Thirty -eight (38) North, Range Two (2) East, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Your petitions/respectfully make showing that it is their intention to use said property for the purpose of operating a machine shop, employing not more than five employees. Respectfully submitted, Harry R. Greene, Owner Mrs. Harry Greene, Owner Councilman Korpal made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Bestle seconded the motion. Motion carried.