05-24-54 Council Meeting Minutes

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9`v(; REGULAR MEETING MAY 24TH, 1954 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in regular session in the Council Chamber, Monday, May 24th, 1954, at 8:17 P.M., with all members present. President Erler 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 be approved. WALTER C. ERLER SR. ) W. A. HAHN ) Committee Meeting of May 10th, 1954. STANLEY C. KORPAL ) Councilman Muszynski made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Pinter seconded the motion. Motion carried. COMMUNICATION Communication from-Mr. Keith A.Kjopfenstein, General Chairman of Housing Committee of South Bend, relative to Slum Clearance program. Councilman Glass made a motion that the communication be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Bestle seconded the motion. Motion carried* COMMUNICATION Communication from Northern Indiana Transit Co. Inc. relative to curtailment of bus schedules in South Bend and Mishawaka. Councilman Korpal made a motion that the communication be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Niezgodski seconded the motion. Motion parried. PETITION 11 Petition for change of zoning for Lots Numbered 1, 2 and 3, Recorded Plat of Riverdale. Councilman Korpal made a motion that the petition be referred to the City Plan Commission. Councilman Hahn seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY To Evelyn Hennessy, City Clerk CILty of South - Be3id Following is an excerpt from the minutes of the regular nesting of the Board of Public Works, this date - "A spokesman for the Truckers Association also called attention to the relief needed, from the standpoint of routing, and in this connection the Board, thereupon, declared Chapin Street open for truck transportation from-Western Avenue to Prairie Avenue. The Board stressed, however, that under rho circumstances is Chapin Street available to such transportation north of Western Avenue." Attached hereto is a revised drawing which indicates the nevl i.' established access route." WARD H. CROTHERS Clerk of the Board Councilman Hahn made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Niezgodski seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF CITY PLAN COMMISSION Common Council City of South Bend South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: Petition of Farris Ackil and John Borkowski to rezone Lots 2, 3, and 4 in Lincoln Manor Second Addition from B Residence and B Height and Area District to C- Commercial and D Height and Aregbistrict was legally advertised under date of April 26, 19549 and given public hearing under date of May 6, 1954. Subject property is located on the southwest corner of Ardmore Trail and Goodland Avenue. It is recommended that Lots 1, 2, and 3 of the above Addition be rezoned. -This excludes Lot No. 4 as petitioned for, for the reason that there exists a structure on said lot now in residential use and requested rezoning would make said struct non - conforming. Very t ru ly yours, CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Robert L. Huff, Secretary Councilman Niezgodski made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Korpal seconded the motion. Motion carried.