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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-33 Council Meeting Minutes-July 24th, 1933. REGULAR MEETING _ MINUTES Be it Remembered that the Common Council of the City- of.South_Bend, Indie.na,"dat in Regular-Session in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, Monday-evening July 24th, 1933 at the hour of 7 ;50 O'clock P. Al mbers Present. President Nelson presided. On Motion of Councilmen Altfeld the nlL Al previous meeting .were suspended Na:kk and the Council took up the regular work. Motion Carridda COMMUNI- CATION City of South Bend, Indiana Finance Department Office of City Controller July 24, 1933• . TO THE HONORABLE COIDMON COMTCIL: Gentlemen; The law privides• for the appointment by the Commissioners of Public Safety of an inspector of Weights and Measures and the Council shall provide for his eoppensatio and for his necessary apparatus and expenses, the same to be paid out of the city treasury. The inspector may also, when it is deemed advisable, act as inspector of Weights and Measures for the County and if the same person be so employed, the compensation and expenses of such inspector shall be devided between the City and County as agreed upon. The compensation shall not be less than $1,200.00 per annum in cities of the second and third class.' . Your Ronorable_ body, in its ordinance fixing salaries, fixed $150.00 per month as the salary to be paid by the City to said inspector. It has come to my attention that the County is also paying this inspector the sum of $119.00 per month,, making a total sum of $269.00 as his monthly compensation.. I have been informed that your Body wres not aware of the compensation which the present inspector was receiving, end that it fixed the $150.00 per month on the assumption that this was his entire. compensation. I would therefore recommend that you request the Fees and Salaries 00mmittee to investigate and make a report end if said compensation was fixed on a- minapprehension as to the salary paid him that the said Board of Public Safety be authorized to make an agreement with the County Commissioners as to the relative proportion of the salary to be paid, and an agreement as to the total amount of compensation to be paid. Very E. 0 truly yours, J. McErlein ityController. 4 ,u,eg On Motion of Councilman Goetz the Communication was referred to the Fees and Salaries Committee 14 Motion Carried.. REPORT-OF THE CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1933: Balance on Hand First of Month----- - - - - -- - ------- - - - - -- 969,546.351 Balance on Hand June 30, 1933------------------------------------------------ i - - - - -- 963,853-70 Respectfully Submitted, E. J McE lain, City Controller. The Report was accented and ordered to--be placed on file -. 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 A Report of the City Controller Relative to certain.Salaries, under date of July 10th, 1933. Respectfully report that they have - examined the matter, and that in their opinion the said Report should be accepted end placed on file. Jno. C. Hiss, Chairman. The Report was accepted by the Council. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: - Your "Committee of the Whole to wham was referred An- Ordinance approving a contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana., and the Indiana. and Michigan Ilectric Company Respectfully report that they have examined the matter, and that in their opinion the -said Ordinance should be reported Favorable. -Jno- 0._;Hiss, Chairman. The Report was accepted by the Council. 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 amending Ordinance No. 2331, adopted by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana on June 25, 1923,-commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance. Respectfully report that they have.examined the matter and thit in their opinion the -said Ordinance should be reported Favorable. John C. -Hiss, Chairman. ORDINANCE NO. 3025- An Ordinance Approving a Contract between the City'of South Bend, Indiana, and the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company. The Ordinance was given its third reeding by title, and was placed its passage and padded by the following- vote : - Nelson, Whiteman,'Rokop, Goetz, Hull, Jaworski, Altfeld, Hiss, Oakley, Grze kowiak, Cripe 2nd Dustin, Ayes 12,..Ne.ys � Ordina:nce'Adopted. ORDINANCE NO. 3026 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2331 adopted by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana. on June 25, 1923 commonly known as _Zoning Ordinance. The Ordinance; was given its third reading--by title and was placed upon its passage end passed by the following vote: Nelson, Whitemen, Rokop, Goetz, Hull, Jaworski, Altfeld, Hiss, Oakley, Grzeskowia.k,-Cripe and Gustin. Ayes 12) Nays 0, Ordinance Adopted. An Ordinance Licensing and Regulating Itinerant Produce Dealers. The Ordinance was given its first reading by title, tts second reading in full and on Motion of.Councilman Hull was referred to the Committee of the Whole,. Motion carried. ORDINANCE N0. MWrdinanc a s er certai funds fxoq the Track Elevation Fund and City Cemetery enance 'unrd n a to l Sum o� Thirteen Thousand and Ninety Dollars end Forty -eight Cents ($13,090.48) to the General Fund of the City of South Bend, Indiana. The Ordinance was given its first reading by title, its second reading in full and an Motion of Councilman Grzeskowiak was. referred to the Committee of the Whole* -- Motiori Carried. ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance transferring the sum of Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Thirty -five Dollars and seventy -four Cents ($12,335.74) from the Department of Aviation to the General Fund of the City of South Bend. The Ordinance was given its first reading by title, its second reading in full and on Motion of Councilman Jaworski was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Motion Carried. A A motion was made by Rouncilmen.Hike thet a letter be sent to the Board of Works, County Poor Relief Committee, and Mr. Beczkiewicz, `township Trustee, suggesting that they co- operate in trying to use,Dole Labor in the cutting of weeds on vacant property at this time this year. Motion Carried. On motion of Councilman Jaworski the Council adjourned at 5 :25 o'clock P. M. Motion Carried. �A _ _A _%0f%