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Be it remembered that the Common Coincil met in the Special_ Session in the Co_;ncil Cht:ribers
in the City Hell, November 5th, at the hour of 4 :00 Pm. All members were present except
Councilman Chrmbers and. PHl _icki. President Hull presided.
NCTICE OF SPECIAL 1,1EETING
To the 14embers of the Common Council of the CitzT of South Bend, St. Jopep..h County, Indiana.
Notice is hereby given thht a special- meeting of the, Com -rcn Council of the C ty of south
Bend, St. Joseph Ooljnty, Indiana trill be held in the Council Chrmbers at the City 14a11 ~t
4: n, o o, clock P. Y. on the 5th dry of November, 19- for the purpose of considering. 2r. offer
of the United Stags of America to aid by way of e grant in financing the construction of
extensions and improvements to a sewerage$ works, ir_cludrg laboratory end other equipment,
the acquisition of necessary lend -nd rights of wfy r.nd the improvements of the aite and
adopting a resolution rrproving and authorizing the acceptance cf such offer.
Dated this 5th dry of Novembe =r, 1938.
(SE AL)
CO vSENT TO h EETING
George W. Freye rmuth
PYfAYUR
We, the undersigned being ell of the members of the Common Ccuncil of the City of South Bend,
St. Joseph County, Indiana, hereby accept ; service of the foregoing notice, waiving my and.
g=all irregularities in such service and such notice, and consent and cgree that said Corn;ron
Council shall meet at the time sand place therein gamed, and for the purpose therein Gt: ted.
Gec.
W. Goetz
M�:x
J. Prlicki
Geo.
F. Hull
W.
E. Resmuscen
Guar
A , Fish
Accepted by the Council end ordei-ed pieced on file.
7^f] S. J a;r: (--.q
Fred Kerner
Chambers, out of t owin
v�tri . Bi erwY �-en
After discussion of the offer of tee TT ited States of America to aid by Tray of grant in fin-
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the construction of estensions and improvements to a sewers e works, incl_udi.ng ipbora-
tory end other equipment, the ?cquisi.stion of necessary land and rights of wry and the- im-
nrovements of the site the following Resolution was proposed by Geo. r'� t ml and re pd. in fu1_"
R E S O L U T:I O N
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE OFFER OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY, III DTAi�A TO AID BY FAY OF GRANT IN FINANCING THE CONSTR:TCTION OF EXTEYSICiVS AND Thu PROVEA,
MENTS TO A SEWE A07E WCRKS, IP CLT?DI YG LABORATORY AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, THE ACQUISITION OF NEC -
ESSARY LAND AND RIGHTS OF 17AY ADD THE IMPROVF, ZNTS OF THE SITE.
be it resolved; by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Irld'_rn`
SECTION,' I - That the offer of the United States of Ir,ericfz to the City of South Bend, St.
Joseph Co � -nty, Indians-, to e id by way of grt;nt in fin &eking the constructicr, of extensions
and improvements to ^ sewerEge works, including lKboratory end. other equipment, the acquisition
of necessary ifnd and rights of way and the improvements of'the site e cosy of which offer
reads r s follo -s :
FEDERAL EMERGENCY AID,r1INISTRATION
OF PUZ")LIC WORKS
04!t-,, of South Bf-nd,
St. Joseph County, Indiana-
South Bend, Indi-Pna..
Washington, D. 0.
Dated: Oct. 311 1.43
Docket No. Ind. 1632 -F
le- Subject to the Terms and Conditions (PIMA Form No. ?30, ns amended to the date of thip
Offer), which nre� m de a part heTpof, the United States of Ame pica h.erebv offers to rid in
finarcin the construction of extensions and improvemen"s to a ^ewercWe works, includirp7
laboratory and other equipmesnt, the ^cquie itirr�of necesspi: l end rnd rights of why and.'the
improvenle.n.ts of the site (all herein cnlled the "Project "), by mak F, a �;rrnt to the City of
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind, ,r,na (herein. c� ;led the "App li.ctnt'') , In the tmou nt of" L?r-
percent of the cost of the Project upon completion, rs determined by the Federal Emercrency
Administrator of Public 17orks (hewrein crl?_ed the "Administrator "), but not to exceed, iri Any
event, the sum of�03,
2. By acceptance of this 6ffer the Applicant covenezi-ve to begin work on the Project a, s
early as possible but in no event later thnn 8 weeks from the date of this Offer Vrd to'
cpmplete such Project with Ell practicable disprtch, endin any event within 15 months from
the commencement of construction.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of t.-..is Offer, or of the said Terms end. Conditions
the United States of America shall be under no obligation to make any peyment or payments on
account of the grant unless, prior to November 14, 1938, the Applicant shall hs.ve e:steblished
to the setisf =ction of the Administrator that there will be completed contemporaneously with
the completion of the Project (or substentielly so) all such sewers cs are to be constructed
to bring sewage to the sewage t reetment works but are not included in the scope of the Project;
4. This Offer is made subject to the express condition tht, if the Administrator shall.
determine at any time th= t the Applicant has - id or agree=d to p ~y, whether directly or indire c
ly, a bonus, comrnisi on or f Af to any pe1'son, firm or corperF,tion for attempting to procure-
an approval of the Appli.cen+,s atplicftio.., or for elleged services in procuring or in attempt -I
ing to procure such approval, or for ctivities of the nature commcnly known as lobbying per-
formed or agreed to te performed in conr_pcti n with. the rpplic&tion, then the Administrator
shall hEve the right, in his discretion, to rescind this Offer and a-ny - gxeeients resulting
herefrom, rnd, in the event of such rescission, the United States of America shall ue under
no further obligrtion hereunder.
UNITED STATES �, F Af ERICA
Federal_ Emergency Administrator
of Public Works
By. (Sgd.) H. •A. -Gray
AssistEnt Administrator
be Seal the same is hereby in all ryspects accepted.
SECTION II - Thrt said City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indi.��np agrees to abide by all
the terms snd Conditions rfl_pting to such grr=nt, a copy cf which Terms and Cond.i_ticns were
arnrxed to the Governmernt's offer and made n pert thereof.
SECTION III - That the City Clerk of the City of South. Bend, St. Joseph County, Indi, -rne be
pr_d she is hereby authorized find directed forthwith to send to the Federal Emergency Adrnini etrr
tior of Public Xorks three certified extrnets from the minutes of this meeting slhofii.np the
Pdopticn and contrintnp the full text_ of this Resolution, and such further elocumnents or rroofs
in 'connecticr with the rccertrr_ce of the Government's offer ss may be requested by the Tedorf•.1.
Emergency "dministrption of Public VVork.s.
Geo. F. Hull
zn
Presidin &_Officer
The Pbove resolution waft s -econded by Fred. Kerner and waG adopted., with the
following voting rye: George F. Hull, Gecrge W. Goe tz, Fred Kerner, dray A. Fish, Nilliam
Rasmussen End the following voting nay: William Bi_earwagen, il_liarn C. James.
The President thereupon declared, sT,i.d Resoll).tior carried «r.d the ya.yor and Clerk
thereupona signed said Resolution in approval thereof.
STATE OF INDIANA ) CALL FOR SPECIAL IAEETING 0_F
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) SS
CITY OF SOUTH BEND ) THE COT:IMON COUNCIL
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE 0011MON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND INDTANA:
You are hereby notified thft under and virtue of the authority by lave vested in me Ps M yor
of the City of South Bend, of the St-,'e, of Indipna, r Special meeting of the Common Council
of said. city is hereb.,1 called to meet Pt, the hour of 4 :00 o'clock Pad. or as soon thereafter as
convenient, on Saturday afternoon November 5, 193 -, for the pur ose 011" considering the follow-
convenient,
ORDIYANCE NO. ?
AN ORDI YANCE TRANSF.E+RP IYG TFE SU7,, OF $4,000.00 FRO111 ACCOUNT
B 14A UNDER THE •OFF?CE OF CONTROLLE't TO ACCOUNT L lr; UNDER
ENGINE'ERIYG DEPARTMENT TO COVER COST OF PREPARING APPLICATIONS
FOR P.W.A. GR4NTS AND W.P.A. PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEEiN1,ED
AS AN EMERGENCY.
Dated this 5th`dny of November, 193F, A.D.
George W. Freyermuth
.;MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEYD
IEi111AINTA
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
Irene Vargo
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
The within call came to hand this 5th day of November, 19380, which I served by reading the
same to erch Councilman, upon the dpl.e design^ted, as follows:
Geo. W. Goetz November 5th, 1939 -.
Ma.x J. Pelicki
Geo. F. Hull '� " it
Wm. E. Rfsmusen '� it
Guy A. Fi sh
Wm. S. Janes
Fred Kerner
Wm. Bierwppen n It u
Chambers, out of town
Dated this? 5th day of November, 1Q35
Tholander
r.TE^ "BER OF SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPT.
Special Cell Orr s rcce -oted bIT the Council and ordered rlaced on file.
ORDI"1AICE NO. 3264
An Ordin ^nce•tra.nsferrinw the sum of $4,000.00 Account B 14A un^er.the office of Controller
to Account L 15 under Engineering Department to cover cost of preparing applications for F.W.A.
gr ants and W.P.A. projects Tnhich have been deemed E:s an emergency.
The Grdin-nce was given its first reFd.ing by title, tie second reading in full. Cr�ancil:a.an
Rasmussen moved for suspension of rules, seconded by Co.,, ncilrnan Lieiwagen. Yot icn c erri ed.
Roll call for suspension of rules as follows: Hull, Goetz, Bie�wagen, Jerr:es, Kerner, Fish,
and Rasmussen. 7 ayes. G nays.
`The Ordinance we.s given its third reading, by title end was placed upon its pasecge and passed
by the following vote: Hull, Goetz, bierragen, Jemes, Kerner, Fish, end Ra mussen. 7 eyes.
0 nays. Ordin ^nce adopted.
There being no further business, Councilman Goetz moved to e•djourn. Councilman Rasmussen
seconded thr motion. groti )n carried. Council adjourned at 5 :15 P1 M.
ATTEST:
CLERK
APPROVED:
0-9 DENT