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Home My WebLink About12-27-34 Council Special Meeting MinutesMINUTES. Be it Remembered that the Common - Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the 6461;at Session Of the City Ka.lL�T ib. §dajtevening. December 27th, 1934 at the hour of 7 :45 o'clock P. M. All members present. President Nelson presided. STATE OF INDIANA CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SS: COUNCIL. CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF.THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. You are hereby notified that under and by virtue of the authority by law vested in me as Mayor•of the City of South Bend, of the State of Indiana, a Special Meeting of the Common Council of said City is hereby called to meet at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M., or as soon thereafter as convenient, on Thursday evening December 27th, 1934 for the purpose of rece a Report and taking aetiorx on the following Ordinance, which title is as follows: " An Ordinance Prohibiting the scattering -of advertising matter on Public and Private Grounds and buildings of the City of South Bend,.Indiana, Providing for a License Fee for the Delivery and Distribution of advertising Matter and otherfArticles within the City, Providing. a Penalty and repealing Ordinance No. 1056 adopted it July 8, 1901 also being known as Sections 150 and 151 of Ordinance No. 1827 Printed in Book Form and adopted February 14, 19ml6". ALSO Fdr the introduction of the following Ordinance, which Title is as follows: " An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the City of South Bend to petition and request tb State Highway Commission of.Indiana to improve certain streets in said City with Federal Funds and to enter into an Agreement binding said City to maintain suchstreets, providing for the future, maintenance of said streets and for the enactment of Ordinances for protection -of said streets and the regulation of traffic thereon and matters connected therewith ". ALSO For the Introduction and approval of Surety Bonds of the following: "Official Bond of Mary B. L. Naylor, City Clerk. Offioial Bond of Thomas Atkin Brandon, Chief Deputy City Clerk. Official Bond of Irene Vargo, Deputy City ClerkV ALSO " For donsideration of the question of appeal from the Public Service Oommission finding and order on the Case of'City of South Bend, Indiana VS from-the Indiana Public Service Company". Dated this 26th_day of December, A. D. 1934. W. R. Hinkle MAYOR OF THENCITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. ATTEST: XOFFICIAL SEAL) Gladys M. Monroe CLERK .O.F,_ THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. This writ came to hand this 27th day of December, A. D. 1934, and I served the same by 1 a copy thereof at the last and usual place of residence of such members as I was unable to se personally, as' follows: Geo. F. Hull OX December 27th, 1934. Geo. Goetz On December 27th, 1934. John Co Nelson On December 27th, 1934. Glen Oakley , On December 27th, 1934. Joseph Jaworski On December 27th, 1934. Kazmier Fiwek On December 27th,-1934. Julius Altfeld. On December 27th2 1934. Grover Do Whiteman Qn December 27th, 19340 Zarl $. Gustin On December 27th, 1934. Andrew Rokop On December 27th, 1934. William Brennan On December 27th, 1934. Dated this 27th day of December, A. D. 1934. Paul McCarroll MEMBER OF THE SOUTH BEND" "POLICE FORCE. The 2 Report of the Call was accepted by the Council. 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 An Ordinance Prohibiting the scattering Advertising Matter on Public and Private Grounds and buildings of the City of South Bend, Indi: providing for a License fee for the Delivery and Distrimbution of advertising- matter-and other articles within the City, providing a Penalty and repealing Ordinance No. 1056 adopted July 8, 1901 also being known as Sections 150 and 151 of Ordinance. No. 1827 printed in Book Form and adopted February 14, 1916. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that.in their opinion the said Ordinance should be reported Unfavorable. Grover D. Whiteman, Chairman. The report was accepter by the Council. ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance Prohibiting the scattering of advertising matter on Public and Private Grounds and buildings of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Providing for a License Fee for the Delivery and Distribution of Advertising matter and other articles within the city, providing i Penalty and Repealing Ordinance No. 1056 adopted July 8# 1901 also being known as Sections 150 and 151 of Ordinance No. 1827 printed in Book Form and adopted February 14, 1916. The Ordinance was given its third reading by title, and was placed upon its passage and was Lost by the following vote: Nelson., Whiteman, Rokop, Goetz, Hull, Jaworski,,Altfeld, Breni Oakley, Fiwek, Cripe and Gustin voting AX Nay, Ayes 0, Nays 12. Ordinance Lost. ,QRDINANCE NO. 30910 An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the City of South Bend to petition and request the State Highway Commission of Indiana to improve certain streets in said City with Federal Funds; and to.enter into an Agreement binding sat'd City to maintain such streets, providing for the future maintenance of said streets and for the enactment of Ordinancefor protection of said streets and the regulation of traffic thereon and matters connected therewith. The Ordinance was given its first reading by title, its second reading in full and on vi ng 0 • wing e • ia, • ( Concluded ) Motion of Councilman Cripe the Rules were suspended by the following Rokop, Goetz, Hull,.Jaworski, Altfeld, Brennan, Oakley, Fiwek, Cripe Naps 0._b Rules suspended and Ordinance goes to third reading. THE Ordinance was given its third reading by title, and was pla passed by the followsing vote: Nelson, Whiteman, Rokop, Goetz, Hull, Brenhan, Oakley; Fiwek, Cripe and Gustin, Ayes�12, Naps 09 Ordinance vote: Nelson, Whiteman, and Gustih, Ayes-, 12, ,.ed upon its passage,and Jaworski, Altfeld, adopted. OFFICIAL BOND of Mary B. L. Taylor, City Clerk. The Official Bond of Mary B. L. Taylor,duly elected City Clerk of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Principal and The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, Surety in the sum of $5,000.00 Term of office beginning January 1, 1935 and ending on January 1, 1939- Signed sealed and dated this let day of December, 1934. Acknowledged by MarymA,. Venhoff,..Attorney for the Surety Company before Hilda Weber nee Rathz, a Notary Public in:and the County of Marion, State of Indiana on the let day of December, 193+. ( a Notary Seal) On Motion of Councilman Hull the Bond was accepted and approved by the Council. Motion carried OFFICIAL BOND of Thomas Atkin Brandon. `The Official Bond of Thomas Atkin Brandon, Chief Deputy Cify Clerk for the City of South Bend, Indiana, as Principal and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company of Hartford, Connecticut as Surety, in the sum of $5,000.00 Term of office four years, beginning January 1st, 193#45 and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Signed and dated on the 20th day -of December, 1934, nm and acknowledged by Wk1li H1. Wallace, Attorney -in -Fact for the S'irety Company on December 20th, 1934 before Fred J. O'Connor, Notary Public in and for, the County of Cook, State of Illinois. ( Notary.Seal) also signed by Wallace Stevens, Vice- President of said Surety_Company on November 26th, 1934 and acknowledgpdon said date before 0. M.`O'Dowd, Notary Public , in for the County of Hartford, State-of Connecticut. ( Notary Seal) On Motion of Councilman Rokop the Bond was accepted and a approved. Motion carried._ OFFICIAL ND of Irene Vargo, 2 Deputy City. Clerk. The ff icial Bond of Irene Vargo, Deputy City Clerk for the City of South Bend, Indiana, as Principal and Hartford-Accident and Indemnity Company , of Hartford, Connecticut, as Surety in the sum-of $5, 000.00 Term dry' foipmr' years feom- January let, 1935 and until her successor shall be elected and qualified. Signed and dated on the 20thvdayof December, 19340, and acknowledged by William H. Wallace, Attorney -in -Fact fk efd a F`redt4l.06'Con%or �,N6tary Public in and for the County of Cook, State of Illinois. ( No*ary Public). also, signed by Wallace Stevens, Vice - President of said Surety Company on November 26th, 1934 andiacknowledged on said date before C. M. O'Dowd, Notary Public, in for the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut. ( Notary Seal) On Motion of Councilman Altfeld the Bond was accepted and approved. Motion carried._ Mr. Romig, City Attorney s explained to the-Council the question of appeal fro& the Public Service Commission, finding and order on tfie Case of City of South Bend, Indiana 2 VS Northern Indiana Public Service Company, when the last date that was necessary in order, to file their Appeal , which should be on or bmfoas before January 5th3, 1935. Xx.Counoilman Cripe stated that as he has worked as a Member of the Utility Committee of the Council that he felt that it would no good to file -an appeal at this time as itbwould involved more money to be expended and .a, lot of time might be wasted, but if the City eared. to that.it could be taken up at a latter time. Asbthere has not been anything in a legal way before the Council, the question of appeal was: in no way answered, but Councilman Cripe thought it better that the new Council should know the feeling the outgoing Council felt on this matter. Remarks were next made by the 8n4cilmen and officials whose terms of office will expire January let, 1935, also by the new Members of the Council,.CityClerk, Mayor and City Attorney. On Motio# of Councilman Altfeld, the Council adjourned at 9;00 o'clock P. M. Motion carried. ATTEST CLEW • 119 W-1