Establishing New Account "Other Equipment" Transferring $7,000.00 to this new Account

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Department of Pablie Parks Administration Building St. Louis Boulevard at Wayne Street South Bend 17, Indiana August 20, 1974 Mr. Peter Nemeth, President South Bend Common Council County -City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana Dear Pete: The Department of Public Parks is requesting the Common Council to transfer $7,000.00, from the balance in Revenue Sharing, Account #261, Other Contractual Services, Rum village Nature Education Center, to Account #726, Properties, Other Equipment. As you are aware, the Council appropriated $150,000.00 for the Nature Center Complex. The building and perimeter fence cost $127,962.009 architect fees were $8,765.94, leaving a balance of $13,272.06. The D building is now finished and in order to institute the programs in the building equipment must be purchased. A list of the proposed equipment will be submitted to the council at a later date. The balance of the money in Account #261 will be used for nature trail development. The new Nature Center is definitely an asset to the park system and the Park Board is confident that the program that is being planned by the Recreation Department will make the above expenditures beneficial to the citizens of South Bend. Very truly yours, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS James R. Seitz, Superintendent