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ORGANIZATION MEETING
JARJART 5th. 1948
Be it remembered that the Common Council of the .City of South Bend, Indiana, elected on'November 4th, 194%
after having gitalified: as required by law, met in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, on MondsV, Jan uary
5th, 1948, at 7:30 P.M.
The Honorable Mayor George A. Schock called the meeting to order, and the following Councilmen were presents
Councilman -at -large Stanley Korpal and*eouncilmari -at -large Albert Tellson; First District, Cloyd A. Bestle;
Second District, Clem Niezgodski; Third District, Walter G. Glass; Fourth District, Alvin P. Kemper; Fifth
District, Walter D. Erler, and Sixth District, Chester E. Muszynski. Councilman -at -large Gilliam J.
Richardson was absent.
Mayor Schock thanked the Councilmen for their promptness in attendance and also expressed a hope for an early
recovery -of Councilman Richardson, who was confined in a hospital, and after stating that the meeting was
primarily for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, the Mayor announced that nominations
for President of the Council were in order:
Councilman Glass nominated Councilman Kemper, which nomination was seconded by -Councilman Erler. Councilman
Tellson nominated Councilman Niezgodski, which was seconded by Councilman Korpal: A motion was made by
Councilman Erler and seconded by Councilman Muszynski that nominations be closed, was carried unanimously.
A roll call was ordered, and resulted as follows:
Mr.
Bestle
voted for
Mr.
Kemper
Mr.
Niezgodski
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Glass
"
"
Mr.
Kemper
Mr.
Kemper
"
"
Mr.
Kemper
Mr.
Erler
"
"
Mr.
Kemper
Mr.
Muszynski
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Korpal
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Tellson
Tellson
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Neither of the nominees having received a majority vote, Mayor Schock asked the 'Council what was its pleasure.
Councilman Erler moved that the :Council recess for a few minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Korpal and unanimously adopted.
Upon reconvening, the Mayor asked the Clerk to call the roll, which resulted as follows-
Mr.
Bestle
voted
for
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Niezgodski
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Glass
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Kemper
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Erler
"
'"
Mrs
Niezgodski
Mr.
Musgynski
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Korpal
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Mr.
Tellson
"
"
Mr.
Niezgodski
Councilman Niezgodski having received the vote of each Councilman present was declared by MeV or Schock as
being unanimously elected President of the Common Council for 1948.
President Niezgodski was called to the rostrum to preside at the remainder of the meeting. After thanking
the Council for the confidence placed in him by electing him President, Mr. Niezgodski stated that the
next order of business was the election of a Vice - President, and announced that nominations therefor were
in order.
1.
Councilman Erler nominated Councilman Kemper. The nomination was seconded by Councilman Muszynski, and
upon motion the nominations were closed, and the Clerk was instructed to cast a unanimous vote of the'
Council for Councilman Kemper for Vice- President.
Next -were nominations for the Chairman of`the Committee of the 'Whole. . Councilman Tellson nominated Councilman
Korpal. The nomination was seconded by.-Councilman Erler, and closed upon the motion of Councilman Glass.
There being no other nominations, the Clerk was instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Douncil for
Councilman Korpal for Chairman of the Committee of the WVhole.
President Niezgodski appointed Councilman Erler as the Councilmanie member on the City Planning Commisssion
for the ensuing year.
President Niezgodski pointed out that the Mayor is generally designated as Chairman of the Finance Committee,
and upon motion of Councilman Korpal, Mayor Schook was unanimously chosen as Chairman of the Finance Committee.
President Niezgodski announced that Standing Committees of the Council would be designated at the next regular
meeting of the Council.
There being no other business before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 9 :00 P.M.
ATTEST. APP EOVEDi
M. ERK PRESIDENT