03-09-53 Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes

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k TEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MARCH 9TH, 1953 i 1 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Committee of the Whole meeting in the Council Chamber, Monday, March 9th, 1953, at 8zO5 P.M., with all members present except Councilmen Bestle and Niezgodski. Chairman Hahn presided. ORDINANCE "An Ordinance prohibiting the passing of motor vehicles by trucks., trailers and certain other vehicles on public streets in the City of South Bend, Indianan. REPORT OF TRAFFIC CONMITTEE TO THE COUNCIL The Traffic Committee met with the Northern Indiana Chapter of the Indiana Motor Truck Association on Monday, February 16th,, 1953• In reference to the ordinance which would prohibit heavy trucks and tractor trailer units fre* passing other vehicles headed in the same direction, the truoking association offered to cooperate in a plan of voluntary self - policing• The erection of signs on all gateways to the City of South Bend and the sending of bulletins to all the industry and union publications asking trucking firms and employees to cooperate. The Traffic Committee agreed to give the plan a trial for a period of six months. The signs that are erected are to be approved by the Common Council. Therefore, the members of the Traffic Committee recommend that the ordinance be tabled for the period of six months. (Signed) W. Glass, Chairman W. C. Erler W. A. Hahn Stanley C. Korpal Councilman Erler made a motion that the Report of Traffic Committee be accepted and the ordinance be tabled for six months. Councilman Mu.szynski seconded the motion. Motion carried* ORDINANCE "An Ordinance for safeguarding persons and property and promoting the welfare of the publics creating the office of electrical inspector and prescribing his dirtiest establishing standard for electrical equipment and for its installation and requiring conformity therewithz making it unlawful to undertake the installation of electrical equipment without a permit therefor, and creating an electrical examining board and a board of review and prescribing their dirtiest providing for the licensing by the electrical examining board of persons, firms, and corporations undertaking the installation of electrical equipment, and operators of moving picture projectors, and electrical contractors and dealers in electrical equipment, and making it unlawful to undertake the installation of electrical equipment or operation of moving picture projectors without a license except as otherwise providedr providing penalties for the violation of this ordinance, and repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict hbrewith•n Councilman Erler made a motion that the electrical ordinance be referred to a committee of three for further study and to report back to the Committee of the Whole at its next meeting. Councilman Korpal seconded the motion. Motion carried. Councilman Erler appointed Councilmen Korpal, Glass and Erler to serve on the Committee, There being no further business before the Committee of the Whole, Councilman Muszynski made a motion to adjourn, which motion was seconded by Councilman. Alford. Motion carried, -and the Committee of the Whole meeting adjourned at 8113 P.M. ATTEST: APPROVEDt ///- CHAIRMAN tsss:: as:: ss::s::: :: ::ss:s:::s::ss:ss:s:::sss:::• , �, t�s�; ��s: 3s: s:::::: s::::::s::::: :::sssss : : :s :ss :s :sss :s: ::s: ::s C RK APPROVEDt ///- CHAIRMAN tsss:: as:: ss::s::: :: ::ss:s:::s::ss:ss:s:::sss:::• , �, t�s�; ��s: 3s: s:::::: s::::::s::::: :::sssss : : :s :ss :s :sss :s: ::s: ::s