Commending Dr. James E. Bowes of St. Joseph Co. Health Dept in Their Efforts in the 1982 Anti-Mosquito Campaign for the City of South Bend

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RESOLUTION NO. 'fa-Q - gra A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMENDING DR. JAMES E. BOWES OF THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OTHER CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE 1982 ANIT-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA WHEREAS , Dr . James E. Bowes , Health Officer , of the St . Joseph County Health Department, overseed the 1982 Anti-Mosquito Campaign for the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS , the two-day tire pickup program held March 26th and 27th was designed to eliminate old tires which have been shown to be potential breeding areas for mosquitoes and other insects by the studies conducted by Professor George Craig of the University of Notre Dame; and WHEREAS, within this two-day period 3, 725 tires were collected at four sites throughout the City which were each manned by two St . Joseph County Health Department employees ;and WHEREAS , Baker Rubber, Inc . donated four trucks to assist in this operation by collecting and disposing of the tires ;and WHEREAS , McDonald' s Inc . donated over 3, 000 coupons for free "big mac"sandwiches for individuals turning in three or more tires ; and WHEREAS , through the cooperation of all of these individuals and organizations the 1982 Anti-Mosquito Campaign for the City of South Bend was a huge success . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows : SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana commends Dr . James E . Bowes and all of the members of the staff of the St . Joseph County Health Department who participated in the successful Anti-Mosquito Campaign for the City. SECTION II. The Common Council commends Baker Rubber, Inc . and McDonald' s Inc. for their generous donations to this program, which the Council believes are a fine example of private corporations working with the goverment to improve the public health and safety of our community. SECTION III. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to send a copy of this Resolution to the named individuals and corporations as the Council ' s way of saying "Thanks for a job well done" . SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor . FILED IN CLERK'S ovnc ;1 . .` _ 4,‘ . .I ' M- 'Ir-r of t e Colon Council PRESENTED 9-R` -g'4 APR 211982 NOT APPROVED Irene Gammon ADOPTED 3/4-Q6-t CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IND,