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Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Irdia.na, met in the
Council Chambers in the City Hall, on February 11th, 1935 at the hour of 7 :45 o'clock P. M.
for their Regular Session. All Members present except Councilm =n James. President Hull li
presided. The Minutes of the two previous meetings were read and on Motion of Councilman Goetzi'
were accepted as read Motion carried. !!
COMMUNICATION:
Ignatius K. Werwinski
U.S. Commissioner of Deeds for Indiena
South Bend, Indiana
February 9th, 1935•
To the Honorable Members of the Common Council.
South Bend, Indiana.
Hmnorable Sirs: —
Enclosed find resolution self eaplenitory for your kind_ consideration and action.
The resolution is to memoria],.iae by your Common Ccuncil, for the Congress of the United States,
to approve GENERAL PULASKI'S VDIORIAL DAY RESOLUTION, now pending in U.S. Congress.
Very truly yours,
I. K. Werwinski,
The Communication was accepted and ordered to be placed on file. Motion carried.
Motion made by Councilmen Chambers , seconded�by Councilman Fish, to table Ordinance
No. 3094 , on the ground that said ordinance was invalid by reason of failure to give notice
to tax payers __end also failure to have public hearing. �,Iotion carried.
ORDINANCE NO .3
An Ordinance appropriating the sum of twenty —one thousand two hundred thirty —four and 71/1(
($21,234.71) Dollars from the General Fund of the City of South Bend, Indiana to the following
Departments: The Street Department, The Board of Public Works, The CeOetery Department, The
Sewer Department, The Building.Department, The Police Department, The Electric Department, The.
Fire Department and Dog Pound.
The Ordinance was given its first reading by title, its second reading in full end. on
Motion of Councilman Goetz was referred to the Committee,of the Whole, also that a Public Hear-
ing 'be held February 25th, 1935 at 7 :30 P. M. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION:
_Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to pass, end
The President of the United States to approve, if pessed the General
Pulaski's Memorial Day Resolution now, pending in Congress.
WHEREAS, a resolution providing for the President of the United States of America, to proclaim
October 11th of each year Ps "General Pulaski's Memorial Day" for the observance end
Commemoration of the death of Brigadier Ge.aersl Casimir Pulaski is now pending in the
present session 6f .the United States Congress; and
WHEREAS, the.11th day of October, 1779 is the datein American history of the heroic death of
Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, who died from wouhds received on October 9th, 1779,
wt the siege of Savannah, Georgia; and
WHEREAS; the States of Arkansas, California, Connecticut, pelaware, Illinois, Indiana,'K_entucky,
Louisiana, Marylend, Massachusetts, Michigan, IIninnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Yew
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, ?Rest Virginia., Wisconsin, and other States-of the Union, through legislative
enactment designated October llth of each year as "General Pulaski's Memorial Day "; a-nc
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the recurring e nniverseFy of this day be commemorated with suitable
patriotic and public exercises in observing and commemorating the heroic death of this
great American Hero of the Revolutionary War; and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States of America has by legislative enactment designated
October 11, 1929; October 11, 1931; October 11, 1932; and October 11, 1934, to be
GENERAL PULASKI'S ME11ORIAL DAY in United States of America: Now, therefore be it
RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, AND STATE OF INDIANA.
SECTION 1. That we hereby memorialize and petition the Congress of the United States to past
and the President of the United States to approve, if passed, the GENERAL PULASKI'S
MEMMMORIAL DAY RESOLUTION now pending in the United States Congress.
SECTION 2. That certified copies of this resolution, properly authenticated, be sent for-
thwith to the President of the United States, the Vice — President of the United States,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, and each of the
United States Senators and Representatives from Indiana.
On Motion of Councilman Bierwagen the Resolution was adopted. Motion carried.
On Motion of Councilman Kerner the Council adjourned at 8:20 b!c2ock P. M. Motion carried.
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