Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in regular session, Monday, April 22, 1940,
<br />at 7:34 P.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, with President McCarthy presiding. Councilman Richardson was
<br />absent. The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted without a reading.
<br />REPORT OF THE C%P5ITTEE 'OF THE WHOLE (Amended report of Streets & Alleys Committee)
<br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana:
<br />It is the recommendation of the Streets & Alleys Committee that the Ordinance governing the obstruction of public
<br />property be rigidly enforced where it interferes with public health and convenience, and that the Board of Safety
<br />be so instructed.
<br />LEO 1l1. JORDAN, Chairman
<br />Councilman Brannon made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Pulaski seconded the motion. Motion ca
<br />ied - 8 ayes - 0 nays - 1 absent.
<br />REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE N -
<br />(Referring to "An ordinance amending sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 17 of an ordinance numbered 2682, being an ordinance re
<br />lating the production,grading, labeling, handling, pasteurization, distribution, and sale of milk, cream and cert
<br />milk products and providing for issuing permits and licenses therefor -)
<br />This ordinance was given consideration in the Committee of the.Vdhole meeting on April 15, 1940.
<br />Councilman Niezgodski made a motion to hold.the ordinance in the Committee of the Niholeā¢. Councilman Richardson
<br />seconded the motion.
<br />Councilman McCarthy suggested that the motion be withheld until action was taken on ordinance setting up new milk
<br />code.
<br />Councilman Niezgodski withdrew his motion.
<br />This report of the status of this ordinance was given the council. Councilman Pulaski made a motion that the repo
<br />be accepted. Councilman Brannon seconded the motion. Motion carried by a vote of 8 ayes - 0 nays - 1 absent.
<br />REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
<br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
<br />Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred an ordinance defining "milk" and certain "milk products ", "milk
<br />producer ", "pasteurization ", etc., prohibiting the sale of adulterated and misbranded milk and milk products, re-
<br />quiring permits for the sale of milk and milk products, regulating the inspection of dairy farms and milk plants,
<br />the examination grading, labeling, placarding, pasteurization, regrading, distribution, and sale of milk and milk
<br />products, providing for the publishing of milk grades, the construction of future dairies and milk plants, provid-
<br />ing for the licensing of dairies - retail and wholesale distributors, the enforcement of this ordinance and the fi
<br />ing of penalties.
<br />Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance shall be kept in
<br />Committee of the Whole for further consideration.
<br />Councilman Hull made,a motion to accept the report. Councilman Pulaski seconded the motion. Motion carried 8 ayes
<br />0 nays - 1 absent.
<br />REPORT OF THE CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND (For the IKonth of March, 1940)
<br />Balance on Hand First of Month - - - - - -- --------------------------$1,146,312.08-
<br />Total Balance ,and Receipts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----------$1;261,777.57 -
<br />Balance 3- 31- 40 - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1,101,404.34-
<br />Councilman Bishop made a motion to accept the report. Councilman Pulaski seconded the notion. Xotion carried 8
<br />0 nays - 1 absent.
<br />RESOLUTION
<br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, that in view of the many statements in the press,
<br />radio and elsewhere, concerning the acceptance of a report submitted by the Streets and Alleys Committee of the Cit
<br />Council, pertaining to the investigation -of parking meters, that the Council considers it advisable to present in
<br />the form of this Resolution a statement to the public, and to record on the Minutes of the Council, their position
<br />on this subject.
<br />The Council considers it their duty to give due consideration to any and all subjects submitted to them by groups
<br />of citizens who are sincerely interested in the welfare of the City of South Bend, and the idea of considering park-
<br />ing meters by the City Council was advanced by certain groups and persons who are sincerely interested in continu-
<br />ing the safety record of the City last year, both by the municipal city and by voluntary groups of industrial and
<br />business establishments through the Safety Division of the Association of Commerce.
<br />At a joint meeting of the City Traffic Committee, a Committee from the Safety Division, the Streets and Alleys
<br />Committee of the City Council, and other persons interested in the safety program of the city, it was suggested
<br />that the parking meters be considered as a means of raising the necessary revenue for the city to continue its
<br />safety program, for the purchase of safety supplies and equipment, such as - "no parking" signs, "stop"-signs, speed
<br />warnings, labor and materials in marking off safety zones, installing "stop" and "go" signals where needed, adop-
<br />tion of uniform "stop" and "go" signals, equipment for making safety surveys and other miscellaneous expense inci-
<br />dental to continuing and improving the City's -program for the safety of the public.
<br />The City Council approved an amount of $11,245.00 for this work which was set up in the budget for the year of 1940,
<br />but it is recalled that through the pressure of a self- appointed and 'self- styled tax - payers' protective group, the
<br />St. Joseph County Board of Tax Adjustment was prevailed upon to eliminate this entire amount set up for the City's
<br />safety program, and in view of the f act that budgets were curtailed as much as possible from the other city depart-
<br />ments, there are now no funds available for the continuance of the City Traffic Committee's safety program.
<br />?Nhile there are a number of citizens interested in the installation of parking meters, both to procure revenue for
<br />the continuance of safety work and to improve parking conditions in our business district, the Council feels, after
<br />due deliberation, that, by far, the majority of the citizens and tax - payers of South Bend are opposed to giving
<br />parking meters a trial and the Council therefore resolves that the proposed ordinance, when introduced, be tabled.
<br />William F. Pulaski J. M. McCarthy Clem Niezgodski
<br />G. H. Heideman Melton 0. Brannan Wm. J. Richardson
<br />Leo M. Jordan Geo. F. Hull Walter A. Bishop
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