HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-38 Council Committee of the Whole Meeting MinutesCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEET=
MINUTES
APRIL 4th, 1938
Be it remembered thtt the Common Council met 1n the Cor:�mittee cf ±r,e hole YFetinR in the
Council Ch•nmbers of the City Hall, 15onday evening, .? pril 4th, 193Q, at the hour of 7 :4F P. M.
A11 members were rresent extent Councilman Palicki. Chei-rm ^n Goetz presided.
Ri,P-,rj VILLAGE PAF:.K
Father Sabo str ted. thrt tie Northwest corner of-the Oliver addition containing eight (.a) �cre-s
could be riirchr- sed for $15,000.00, deed eeuld be gotten: rt once with no down payment. Payre n. ts
could nrobby- be tkrn c ^re of Over a period of five (5) years.
Co ncilman Jams moved thpt '-he Park Bo ,-rd - egotiate lviJ h the Oliver family for th:� purchase
of the lend. The City- Attorney was asked to work with the Ptak Bo:-7-rd to Prevent my legal
ent^nzle;r.ents.
Councilman BierTrrgen. seconded the motion. Mo +i(an onrried.
FIVE MINUTE RECESS
C01"iViITTEES REPORT OTC H(-'USI XG
Couuncilman Chambers read the following resolution:
R E S 0 L UTI O N
WHEREAS the City Council hr- s been yeti- tioned to es,+.eblivh a Housing Autho Tity in So :.th ?end .
by the South Bend. IndustrI r 1. i.'r-i_on Council of C. I .0. , South Bend Worker's A l i":nce Loom
#69, Local 4917 W.E.R. & V. W., Wo.rrOn's Consumers LFag.-ue, United Toil End Toy Furnitur- Workers
L. I. 155, South Bend. Counc _1 of Fede -gated CYurch Women, Arnericen Associ ^t ion of University
Women; finisteriel Association, Jourr_eymen's Berber Uni.cr� Locel #927, Bar Tender's Union I,oc =1
#1,03 Locrl ;p144 TJ..A..W.A. intern�^tiorn.1 Worker's Order, Oliver Local 4167 Internrticr.Fl. Union
of W, A. W. A., rnd the Women's Auxi11_i pry ;ru -11 Bendix LocE I #Q, and.
WHEREAS the petitioners hFve ,presented to the City Council very vividly the suostindard livir_g
conditions of the South Bend citizens on relief end in the verti lowest income group, and
WHE 7AS, the City Council relieves that t1 e suo- standard living conditions of the South Bend
citizens on relief rnk in the very- lowest income group should be improved, end
WHER-AS,.the City Council has found, upon investigation of the sever< -1 Housing Authorities
estrblished to date thpt families on direct relief end in the very lowest income group are
riot being cared for, rnd
WHEREAS, the existing St ^te law grrnts Housing Authorities, when estnblished, very wide rowers
and little restraint; but gives no guarantee that estn'olished Housing Authorities mill provide
for people on relief :end in the very. lowest income groin, an d.
WHER7AS the City Council believes thryt private enterprise using the facilities offered by the
Feder,-1 Houswnj;�-- Adnir.istration c ^n . --nd will take care of the housing reeds of =ell South Fiend
citizens except those on relief r - -nd in the very lowest income group.
THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED thpt the petititons be tabled znd thFt the gt~te LevisIrture be
memor.pli.zed to revise the ®xisting 1pw in order to guarantee the correction of holxsng condi-
tions of citizens on relief Pnd in the very lowest income group.
Councilmen Chambers moved that the s ^id
motion_. 'Votion cerried.
COMMUN I C AT I OV S :
The Common Council
City of South Bend
Gentlemen:
Geo . F. Full
Wai . iii erwagen
Dr. 1,1ex J. Ppl_icki
Willi?m Rpmussen
Geo. W. Goetz
Fred G. Kerner
Guy A. Fib
Wm. S. James
Hovr)-;rd L. Chambers
resolution be adopted. Councilman Hull
C I T Y O F S 0 U T H b E N D I N D I A R A
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
April 4, 1938
seconded the
I hive befoYe me contemfilPted projects furnished by the works Prop -reps Administr ti.on which
Pre an enlFr @7ement of rrojects now in operption. This project, in. r,,ddtion to work on gravel
streets End brick turning-, includec resurf. cing ell ^Gphalt streets th ^t require extensive
re?meirs. It is repyretted thpt nn .-snhelt plant wes not rrovided ?s requested by the 1f,^yor
some time PC o. This --ould be of erect help Pt this time es it wil -1 be imroesible to repair
asphalt streets rt r low cost without such c plant. In former years there= were three privately
owned nlFnts '.n South Bend, cnd. without these slants it is necessary to provide a city owned
plant. While the nr.;v^te rl .,nts were in operation it was possible to rurehnse rendv mixed
^sphpl-t rs n re^sonpble cost, but to ship same to the city from otheJ r ;lent,- mYkes the cost
very high,. and provides 1�=bor for others insteF-d of our orn citizens. It is believed thati t
would b_e un-ripe to ctternpt to resurface Fsphalt streets until such c rlant is rrovided, which
I trust von Trill tike i-n ±o consideration ? =hen the next budget is r _eared. The rroject ct
iced covers work for three veers cad will cost the City about 1879f,3 'I-m, or creund. $130=,00.00
per ye^ r,
I wish to call your rttention to the frct that ell our pcved s ±reels ware=, or ?re being,
paid for by the prop; -p; owners. Some hrve r.2id. for ',c -riany as three new ppvements. These
streets shoijid be kept in condition by t?-e Citv PP they r-re 'A,,crn out by the P-enerrl public Fnd
000.00 rjjOp4- of r�j-�
U ich `_s eprmp,rked for brick
not by the -property owner. There is On hPnrl 379 problem of the
turning and will nrovide for WPA 1�rcor this yepr. Rhile relief is prim-rilY the T)ro m,
To n,37iin Trustee end the County, the 04-ty Administr.rticn will do -11. in its rower t-- help them
.ws
by vrovidinp- lt-7bor.for. the jnem-ploved. We have th,r(-fore rp-proved and signed _,rojects Fmount-
is 26%. It is hoped thet this meets with voui
inw to $1 1_)06,q0r;.n0) of which the sponsors share the coming I will r-rovide for the sponsors share in th- cc cudgets.
and that you
roject calling for P 1�rqe au aunt cr, f WPA labor which depends on the
The Par Board hPP P P --bl body, Pnd
tPking over of certain A resolution ;�:pprovinp- this is before your horort- le b
this you its -Oassnwe will be of grent help r-t this time. I hope you wii-T give +.I T earnest consider
anon. If the Prrk Bcprd i F oi,ced to rjovide rls-,,gr ounds in the present Rum Village eeirk I
Pm sure it will be P mistake Find regretted by the entire city.
Very truly you-es,
p_ W. Freyermuth
Ma�ior of South Bend
CouncilmPr- Kerner moved said be accepted . and -,l,-ced on file. CouncilmFn Rasussen seconded
the motion. Moti-n carried.
—C I T I z E N I S H 0 U S I N G 00 M—M—I—T—T—E—F
April 1, 1938
To The Committee of the Wh-le
of the Common Council
City of South-Pend, Indi.,-tnca
Gentlemen: • . . .
Worrien T r- que P t ng_ t1, C i t'
4 C T,; %i e S! 4
Q Much np the -,Detitioil k-.he Ane-alic"In AsPo
In P reed has not -ve"t
Co ncil to determin whet her rr not :�, need for t-a TocFl. housing c.uthority exis
Citizen's Housing Coffimitteps now r-quests the Council to tr.ke definite
been acted upon, tl e Committee of the Whole, AT
4.
action on this petition nt the next meeting Of the Collfiffl,
This petition wPP first considered by the council. c-n Februpry 1G, 193 , although the JM a or
bird req,_iested the council to -aPss P resolution crepting, P Housing Aut,aority r early as June
1937. However, no definite 7-0 -on has yet beer. t^ken on ei ther of these two requests.
The Citizen's Eouq.inP' Committees has ui-ly pcauai.nted itself with all the rvznileble dot L, 1 - 'th
per-
tinent to this quest-lon --nd. is convinced t'tF�t -need exists and. should be met ii,�miediately 7,1 -
()at any further delpy. ytirip,m B. Chairmpn
jo.,n .9. Gillen, Vice ChpirmittIn
-er
i,; be pieced. on file. Council-men hierwp�� � seconded the.
Councj_1,,rF,n Jpmiies mcv-ed that said
-motion. 110tior, carried.
So. Bend, City-r0ouncil
So. Bend., Ind.
L;
At the last reFuT��r meeting of LocPT 1722 S.W.O.C. composed of 400 employes of +.-.P, South
Bend Lpthe Works the following neqo,lu'-ion vv,-?s adopted,
?s favoring . -,-sing Act and --sk the cc.embers of
Req--olved that we 0-0 on record orinv the Fe,-erPl H o
our city council to do P1.1 they can to further the same. Jos. E. ails, Rec. Sec.
725 - 24th St.
South 'Send, Ind.
Councilman Hul.1 mc�7ed that said be -c.,Jsced on file. Councilman Fish seconded, the mot-ion.
yotior carried.
ST. jOSEP�i COUNTY BUILDING TIRADYS 'COTTYCIL
NDTANA
SMTTH BEND T
, J_
To the City Council, SO. Bend: -
of So. Bend Tn1'r-na deem the functionong of P Local Fousinr ' r
The St. josenh Courty CO-Mcil Cj-,� c-, so. Bend, in th�4t it will wrrk towr-rd
Authority, -`o C, f 7 T 4 rn r ini 'Ai� t) o I t r n C F" t 0
the best interests Of -I!- So. Bend Citizens.
Therefore be it resolved:
y Council to
r,-d,e, s Council do hei.,eby- net it ion the C L
Thrt the St. Joseph County Building, T
SlDeedily PutbOTize such . an Puth^ritY to function.
Edwin Turnock President
L. Shannon Sects. . ProTem.
Councilmen_ Chambers moved thc--"- said be placed on file. Councilman bler wagen seconded the
motion. �Voti-n carried.
COUNCIL OF SOCIAL AGENCIES OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
SOUTH BEND, jy�DIANA Arril 4, l9 5P_-
To the Committee of the Whole
of the ComTon Council
South Bend, Ind! --nr,
Gentlemen:
-uthoritv hc,,r before the Cc_-,,
,,Icil hrns resulted in consider
The r
_,roposaj to establish -, housine,
able mi sunderBtanding Pnd citterness in P con e- unity which is solel , in need of hr r-rr.ony end
goodwill. Those interested in the housing `uthority ere motiv =ted by a sincere belief that
their b,ause is e just one; the members of the Council narparently believe the f-ets at hind do
not warrant such procedure.
As Q renresentrtive of the CIO ncil of Soci, l AP-ercieS, I irish to offer - nl_en 1rhich will in
no Ta,y violate the wishes of the Opponents in the controversy. The subject of housing is• P com-
rlex one end I mnintpin th t it has not been studied P,.dequately in this community.
In the interests of comm- .!nity hPrrr-ronv, I r)roaose the following: Th?t P committee of five be
erlaointed to Pct in an rdvi sort/ cennclty to the Council in order to st,id- the. situation thorough-
ly ^nd by •(ens of rublic hF'�rinP,- ^r) other :fev1cPq to obt?iTins much informs ti ®n Ps rOssible
in order to recommend_ suititble rroceaures to the Council.
This Committee should be ch ^,sin Ps
fclloms: One member lepreser_ting the Americ,- ^n FederPtlOr, of Labor, one member representi_ne
the Committee for Industrial OrV!nization, two Yrembers reNresertino, the AsG^ciation of Comm @rce
end ore member representing the socir 1 Pgenci es, the four first nnr -;ed to be selected by the
presidents of the stPted orgenizrticns, the 1Fst n=amed to le chosen by consent of the other
four from r Tist submitted bZ the -resident of the Council. of Social Agencies. All d.esigrntlons
sfi�ould tike nl. =ice within one week, -t which time the Committee sh,-11 begin to function.
This woul(i srbem to inlTolve three sters:
(P) Tabl_irg the hour M-7 rroposrn�l now 'cefc-1 e the council .
(b) Discl)P-rvirg the presen� Council Corr,rr -L - on Housing.
(c) Crehttng the new committee PP su�gected.
Respectfully,
FrPnk T. Flynn, Jr.
axecut ive Secrete ry
Councilmen Chpmbers mcved t`r,�:l- said be p',=�ced on i'i'! e. Couneili *;gin Bierws -g n seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
There being no further. business Ccuncilrf.en Chem, rt oved i,o {: dj Oar�n. Co•: 7. i1.r r
seconded the motion. Moti.a-n cr,rried. CorrJmittee of the ,iVh;le €djo,ar -ned < t 9-:15 P. M*
ATTEST:
CLERK
APPROVED:
CHAIRMAN -