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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransferring and Appropritaing from Street Department for 1955ORDINANCE N o. 4059 (AS AMENDED) Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, A. AUGUST 22ND, I Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, AUGUST 23RD, 1055 AV Clerk of Common Council Approved and signed by me AUGUST 23RD 193155— 'dH107 Clerk n ORDINANCE NO. ( As Amended) AN ORDINANCE TRA A1fRAFFIC FUNH/ APPROPRIATING FR ST�_ DEPARTMENT 5 -724 MOTOR EQUIPMENT $12,000.00 TO STREET DEPARTMENT 5 -43 MATERIALS FRT[RBW) $12,000.00; TMENT SERVICES CON - TRACfiVAL J -262 REPAIRS TO SEWER RE- PLAGENENT $20250.00 TO OFFICE OF CONTROLLER SERVICES CONTRACTUAL B-262 OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $21250.00, ALL OF THE BUDGET FOR THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR 1955 AND DECLARING AN EXTRA- ORDINARY EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I: The followin�gg u�m¢�Qf �4on y are hereby transferred and appropriated; from i��e `iie [&W fit bwl+ Motor Equipment $12,000.00 to Street Department 5-43 Materials (Street and Alley) $12,000.00; from General Fund Sewer Department Services Contractual J -262 Repairs to Sewer Replacement $2,250.00 to Office of Controller Services_ Contractual B-262 Other Con- tractual Services $22250.00; all of the budget for the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana for 1955 and declaring an extraordinary emergency. SECTION II: The above funds are required for the proper operation and functioning of the aforementioned departments under the budget for the year 1955 and an extraordinary emergency is declared to exist concerning said transfers and appropriations. SECTION III: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, its approval by the Mayor and the fulfillment of all statutory requirements relating to extraordinary emergency appropriations. Member of the Common Council 9st $ 2ad REA e' e'�S (ppgREE OF THE WME 61-1 z ilS7- Pam NEAIM Q 1> / SS 3rd REAM �oZ oUz - 5S HIT Am"YE11 WgM PA9M a a -• 6-u!' STATE °f INDIANA GEORG -,/���./� GOVERNOR DEPAR M dF CONSERVATION Mr. Walter Erler President of The City Council 310 E. Indiana Avenue South Bend, Indiana Dear Mr. Erler: July 22,1955 I have just had a conference with two of the federal government men regarding the Japanese beetle situation in South Bend. They are go- ing to attempt to have an airplane come in and treat between 800 - 900 acres and the cost of this material will run about $00.00, and I had hoped that the City of South Bend could at least pay 50'wo of the cost. So far the City of South Bend has not given us any . financial aid in our work. This whole trouble seems to have started at the Erskine Golf Course, and the park officials should have noticed this trouble on their course and done something about it before it almost got out of hands. We have done a very good job on the Erskine Golf Course - we cannot find a beetle there - so, of course, the City Park Board apparently feels that they have no interest in the rest of the city. This is not just a problem for our office. Now I am going to tell you frankly that if we can get the State to perrait me to spend the money we will treat this area and buy the material from funds in the Deparyment; but, we have so much other work over the state, that I feel from now on the City of South Bend should take care of this situation itself. I am just telling you this frankly because this may be the situation we will have to face next year. If there are any regulations governing the low climb of a plane over your City, can the Council take care of the situation to permit us to treat? The material is put on in granular form and there is prac- tically no dust, and it is not a health problem. The residents should be notified that if they have dogs and feed them out of doors the feeding pans should be turned over the day we treat. We will make a survey to see if there are any fish ponds in the area, and if there are, we will cover them with a tarpaulin, because, of course, this material will probably kill any fish in the ponds. If you have any questions I am sure that Mr. Dale W. Ware, who is in charge of our work at South Bend, can give you any information you might desire. _ I FNW :awe THE JAPANESE BEETLE The Japanese beetle was first found in the United States in 1916 in New Jersey and since that time has built up to the point where it is probably the major insect pest in the eastern part of the United States. There are infestations in other states in the east, but the Japanese beetle was never reported west of Columbus,Ohio until 1934, when it was found in Indianapolis,Indiana and in St.Louis,Missouri. The Japanese beetle is related to the Jame beetle group, and its life history is rather similar to that of the June beetle in that the grub or larva spends all of its existence under the ground feeding on the roots of grasses and other plants..The Japanese beetle has been particularly destmotive due to the fact that the life cycle covers only a one -year period and has few natural enemies in this country to retard its increase. Consequently it builds up to extremely large numbers in a relatively short time. The grub feeds on the roots of grasses, destroying lawns as well as other plants,,and the beetle feeds on a great variety of above- ground vegetation, ranging from field crops to fruit and shade trees, shrubs and flowers. One of the best means of controlling the Japanese beetle is an application of granular dieldrin to the soil which poisons the grub while feeding on the roots of its food plants. The applica- tion as generally applied consists of 3 pounds of actual dieldrin to the acre, and this treatment. lasts.._for several years. The treat- ment is beneficial not only in the control of the apanese beetle, but also in the control of other lawn insects, such as sod web - worms, June beetles, etc., and is generally recommended for lawns in areas where there is no infestation of Japanese beetles. The application of this material is not injurious to the grass, shrubbery or other plants and trees growing in the area. It is poisonous, however, by applying the material in a granular form the danger of adherence to the foliage and consequent ingestion by foraging animals is reduced to a. minimum. Feeding animals should be kept off of treated areas for 21 days or until 2 inches of rain has fallen prior to the termination of this period. The material, in the case of lawns that have been treated, can be washed into the soil with the hose or lawn sprink- ler. The United States Department of Agriculture is aiding in the treat- ment of these isolated infestations, knowing that this material will materi-ally hold the Japanese beetle in check.