Appropriating Certain Funds from the General Funds to Purchase of New Equipment for South Bend Fire Department

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W ORDIPT DTCF -� 3 3/3 F ` vRD!T'Ai'CD .=PPROPRIIITI'G C'ERT �Ii.T DS FROTf_ r ` S, the Co=on Council of the City of Sout'_n Bend, Indiana appropriated in the 1540 budget for said City, the sur:? of Taelve Thousand Five iurde o 1 ., ;12,500.00) Dollars for the purchase of new equipment for the South Bend ='ire Department, LEAS, it v;as intended that said money be used for the purchase of a 1250 val lon riotori zed pumper, ,.,� , - ,a:_�°_ ?? S, on the 14th day of Decerlber, 1939, Fire Department Truce i ?o. 2 was involved in a collision, and as a result of v, :ich, the chassis of said truck was damaged beyond repair, and it was necessary to ? archase a nerr chassis at a cost of Yineteen i'urdred Seventy & YO/100 (t, 1970.00) Dollars, which sure was deducted from the Twelve Thousand Five Hmdred ?. 170 /100 (' 12,500.00) Dollars appropriated for cpe purc' - -ase of ne *., equi_omert in the 104-0 bud Get, and WHI'R AS, the :Board of Public udor.�s and Safety has advertised for,and received bids on a 1250 Callon pumper, w'__ich is needed by the Fire Department, and the lowest bid received in accordance with the sx,ecifications adonted,by the Board was Twelve Thousand Four riundred cc 25 /100 (:;x12,4 -00.25) Dollars, and because of the purchase of the new chassis, as above descr i eed, the Fire De-oartr'!ent T'ew i;qulpl":le nt ''�.LYI.d lac'_ ed Ei hteen Hundred Seventy c "c 25/100 (r1,670.25) Dollars of having sufficient funds to purchase said pumper, and "JTLR'oAS, there is reverted back to the General Funds from t he City of South De1d, Indiana, to the 1139 budget provided for the Fire TerrY'.�IPi✓ Department Suez- Tur_dred Forty & 13 /100 (:;740.13) Dollars, and l'I'l- IRTIAS, an e-r!ergency exists for t e purchase of th.is new equi-Onent for the _sire Department, ?otir, therefore, be it ordained to the Co=on Counsil of the C;ty of South Bend, Indiana,