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Home My WebLink About11-01-38 Council Special Meeting MinutesMINUTES Be it remember ®d th -t the Co,� on Council met in the Special Session in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, November 1st, at the hour of 7:35 P. m. All members vrere present except Kerw Cojneilr n Chambers. President Hull presided. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING To the Members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, St. Jor-�.h Co nty, Indipna. Notice is hereby given th-t a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of South Berri, St. Joseph County, IndirnP- will be o hg ld in the Council Chambers at the City HPIT tit 7:30 o'clock P.V. on the lst dFy of November, 1030, for the nurnose of considering an offer of the United. �ItF-tes of Americp to Pid by v°Py of P grrnt in f.innncing the construction of extensions end J mprovements to r sewer-eFe.works, including 1,�boratory cnd other equipment, the acquisition of necessary land Pnd rights of rFy Pnd the im- rrovemen +s of the site and salon_ tin.q e resolution epiprovirgr end Puthorizing the acceptance of such offer. Dated this lst dRy of November, 1030, George W. Fre er:ruth 111 YOR (SEAL) CONSENT TO iviE?��TI1iG Ne, the undersigned be ng all of'.the members of the Common Council of the 0-Lt-.y cf South Bend St. Joseph County, IndiEna, hereby accept service of the foregoing notice, weiving any Pnd all irregularities in such service and such notice, and consent and agree th�:t said Common Council shall meet at the time and ,lece therein nemed, and for the purro�e therein stPtPd. 1�?x J. PAlicki . Geo. W. Goetz ;dim. Bierwpgen Hull Fred. G. Kerner _(Cha;mbers, out of town) S. Jp.r,es WilliCm Rasmussen Guy A . Fish SPecjPl Call vrPs acdepted by the Co;ancil and ordered placed on file. After discussion of the offer of the United Stites of Americ- to aid by wpy of prFnt in fin. c- inF the eonstruetior of extensions and. improvements to a sewerFge ?rorks, including lPborr:tory Pnd other mquipmerit, the Pcquisttlon .cf necessary 1Fnd a.nd. right: of wt y ^nd. the iTnrove�;en' s of the site the fo? lowing Res^luticn was proposed by Geo. F. Hull Fnd recd in full: R E R O L U T I 0 ;\T A RESOLUTION ACCEPTTYG THE CFFER. OF THE T`NITET) STATES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEI,TD ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA TO AID BY WL AY OF GRANT IN FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXTEivSI6NS AND I7,KPROVF,* *",7YN, TO AA SEWERAGE WORKS, TYCLUDIYG LABORATORY AND OTHER EQUIPMENT THE ACQUISITIOX OF NECESSARY LAND AND RIGHT.,$ OF 'NAY AND THE Ii12PRCVD,. VENTS OF THE SITE. Be it resolved by the Common Coungil_of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind!. ^ne. SECTION I That the offer of the United States of America to the City of South Bend.,* St. Joseph County, Indi8lna. to cid by wpy of grant in financing the construction of extensions and improve- ments to a sewerage works, Includitig la.borrtory and other equipment, the acquisitor of nec- essaxy land and. rights of way end the i nprovert,ent s of tree site e copy of which offer reeds as follows : FEDERAL E°�ERGET�.CY AD MINISTRATION OF PUELIC WORKS City of South Bend, St. Joseph Couthty, Indi, na Routh Bend, Ind.iene. $iashingtcn, D. 0. Dated: Oct. 31, 1938 Docket No. Ind., 1632-F 1. Subject to the Terms Pnd Conditions (PWA Form No. 230, Ps amended to the date of this Offer), which Pre made a Part hereof, the United Stetes of America hereby offers to aid in fir_anci_ng the construction of extensions and improvements to a sewer^,ge works, including lnb- orrntory end other equipment, the Fcquisition of necessary land and rights of way end the im- provements of the site (F11 herein called the "Project "), by rflnking e grFnt to the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indipna (herein cn].led the "Appli_cr±nt' +), in the rmount of 45 percent of the cost of the Project upon completion, ^s determined by the Federal Emergency Ad.ministrntor of Public `Nork;s (herein called the "Administrator "), but not to exceed, in tiny event, the sum of 503,1?1. 2. By acceptance of this Offer the Applicant covenrnts to begin work on the Project rs elr,rly Ps rcossible but in no event liter than F, weeks from the date of this Offe ° and to complete such Project with all prFCticPble disp?tch, end in Pny event within 15 months from the commence- ment of construction. 3. Notwi thstFndin_g tiny other provision of this Offer, or of the said. Terms and Cajaditions the United States of Amer•icF shall be under no obligation to make =ny pFVment or payments on � Pccount '°of the grpnt unless, prior to November 14, 193F,, the Applicant she 1]. h ;t ve e stFblished to the se.tisfection of the Administrator• thet there will be completed contemporeneoutly with the completion of the Project (or substantially so) P11 such sewers as are to be constructed to brin selme.ge to the sPwaP-e treatment Trorks but Pre not included in the scope of the Project. �4- 8 4. This Offer is made subject to the express condition the ^t, if the Administrator shall determine at €ny time that the Applieent has p?id or ^greed to nFy, whether directly or indiTec- ly, a bonus, commisbion or fee to any person, firm or corporation for attempting to procure an Fpprovel of the A ^plicant's applicntion,.or for alleged services in procuring or in attempting to procure such Approval, or for Fetivities of the nature eommcr�ly known r.s lobbying performed or agreed to be performed in connection with the Fpplicrtion, then the Administrator shall have the right, in his discretion, to rescind this Offer and Fny Pgree:hents resulting herefro,r., and, in the event of such rescission, the T'nited Stites of AmericF shall be under no further obligF_- tion hereunder. UNITED STATES OF AtiFERICA Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works ?y (Sgd.) H. A. Gray Assistant Administrator be fnd the same is hereby in all respects accented. SECTION II - That Grid 04.ty of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind.i,.rua agrees to abide by P,?1. the Terms and Conditions relating to such grant, F copy of which Terms and Conditions mere annexed to the Government's offer €nd made a part thereof. - SECTION III - ThFt the City Clerk of the City of South Bend, St. Jose h County, Indiana be and she is hereby authorized Fnd directed forthwith to send to the Federal Emergency Administ r tion of Public.Works three certified extracts from the minutes of this :meeting showing the adopti6n Fnd'conta.ining the full text of this Resolution, End such further documents or proofs in connection with the acceptFnce of the Government Is offer as may be requested by the Federal Emergency Aaministratior_ of Public Works. Geo. F. Hull President Officer The above resolution was seconded by. William S. James and was adopted, with the follow- ing voting eye: Jklax J. Palicki, Geo.. W. Goetz, Wm. aierragen, 'Wm. S. James, Ga A. Fish, Geo. F. Hull snd William Rasmussen with the fcilowin• limits t ions and restrictions, that this grant is accepted on condition that the United States Government approve th WPA application Indiana State Ser. 30499 providing for the construction of the intercepting sewers necessary to the completion of the project, and the following voting nay: None The Chairman thereupon declared said Resolution carried and the Mayor and City Clerk thereupon signed said Resolution in approval thereof, subject to the lirclitr -tions Fnd conditions above set 'forth. Th ®re being no further business Councilman James moved to adjourn. CouncilmFn Fish seconded the motion. Motion carried. Ccunc it ?djourned at 8:44 P. v. MA ATTEST'. C ERK 1 APPROVED: PRF. ENT