03-23-53 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: MARCH 23RD. 19 Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred "An Ordinance transferring monies from M -216, Building Depart- ment, Traveling Expense, Electrical Department, $100.00 to M -711, Properties for Electrical Department (to purchase T.V. testing equipment); from P -11, Police Salaries, $294.30 to E -11, Office of City Judge Salary of Bailiff (to bring salary up to 9f increase for 1953); from L -724, Engineer Properties, $1300.00 to ngineer L-11, Services Personal (for hiring summer -time draftsman); from P -11, Police Department, Services Personal, $2500.00 to P -334, Police Department, Other Garage and Motor Supplies ". Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance be held in the Committee of the Whole until the next meeting on April 13th* W. A. HAHN, Chairman Councilman Niezgodski made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred "An Ordinance for safeguarding persons and property and promoting the welfare of the public: creating the office of electrical inspector and prescribing his duties: establishing standards for electrical equipment and for its installation and requiring conformity therewith: making it' unlawful to undertake the installation of electrical equipment without a permit therefore, and creating an electrical examining board and a board of review and prescribing their duties: providing for the licensing 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 provided: providing penalties for the violation of this ordinance, and repealing all ordinances an garts of ordinances in conflict herewith% Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance go to the Council favorable as amended, and that the report be accepted* W. A. HAHN, Chairman Councilman Korpal made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Hahn seconded the motion* Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 3912 (AS .FENDED) AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ALL PARKING METER FEES AND FUNDS TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE USES AND PURPOSES SET FORTH THEREIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 236 OF THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA OF 1945, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 303 OF THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1951• Councilman Korpal made a motion that the ordinance be amended by striking out 1100 meters and inserting "500 meters" at $23,000.00 and the difference of $27,600.00 be transferred to the Street and Traffic Fund, making the total $52,600.OQ instead of $25,000.00. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. The ordinance was given third reading and passed by a roll call vote of 8 ayes - 0 nays - 1 absent (Councilman Bestle). ORDINANCE NO. 3913 (AS AMENDED) AN ORDINANCE FOR SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AND PROPERTY AND PROMOTING THE WEL'F'ARE OF THE PUBLIC: CREATING THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES: ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND FOR ITS INSTALLATION AND REQUIRING CONFOMAITY THEREWITH: MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A PERMIT THEREFORE, AND CREATING AN ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD AND A BOARD OF REVIEW AND PRESCRIBING THEIR DUTIES: PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING 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 UNIA WFUL TO UNDERTAKE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OR OPERATION OF MOVING PICTURE PROJECTORS WITHOUT A LICENSE EXCEPT AS OTHERPPISE PROVIDED: PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ". The ordinance was given third reading and passed by a roll call vote of 8 ayes - 0 nays - 1 absent (Councilman Bestle). ORDINANCE NO. 3914 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. (160 Shares of the Stock of South Bend Mfg. Co.) The ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Hahn made a motion for suspension of rules. Councilman Kor a1 seconded the motion. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 8 ayes - 0 nays - 1 absent (Councilman Bestle5. The ordinance wasgiven third reading.and passed by a roll call vote of 8 ayes - 0 nays - 1 absent (Councilman Bestle).