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February 20, 1978 Page 10 and car storage, a total of $350.00. She said $800.00 was allocated for travel this year, and since the National Trust's annual meeting this year is in Chicago, the expenses for that won't be so high. She then brought up another conference on the 6th and 7th of March by the Preservation Action group in Washington to which Mrs. Price and she would like to go. Discussion ensued as to the merits of attending; a conference of what was essentially a lobbying group. Mrs. Price was prepared to ask for $100.00 with the stipulation that any other expenses would come out of her own pocket. Ms. Peck asked for $162.00 for the trip to Washington, but then withdrew her request. Mrs. Price then urged that Mr. Oxian go to the Preservation Action confer- ence. Mr. Wasielewski then proposed that Mrs. Price be granted $100. to go to Washington and he also made a motion that Ms. Peck, if chosen, be granted $350.00 to go to Galveston. Ms. Sporleder seconded this motion. Mr. Wasielewski further said that if Mr. Oxian wished to go to Washington, he would be allowed $100.00 also. Mrs. Price suggest- ed that perhaps Ms. Peck could be sent to Evansville to study the pro- gram there. Mrs. Price further said that in March there is to be a conference for the Main Street program for the National Trust, and someone from the Commission ought to go to that, as well as the Landmarks Foundation state meeting in April. Mr. Oxian suggested that perhaps a portion of the $5,000 turned in to the county could be used for picking up the tabs for these items. The procedure would be to go before the County Council and make specific requests. The motion was finally put to a vote and unanimously approved. Ms. Peck then reported that the Commission has been asked to help with the National Register nomination for Union Station. Mr. Don Sporleder is going to record the visual information for the nomination form and one of Mr. Sporleder's architectural students at N.D., John DeMarre, is doing the historical research on that building. The Commission was also requested by the North Shore Triangle to have survey cards for each one of the buildings in that district and Mr. DeMarre will also be doing those. Ms. Peck then spoke about the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana's tours called Your Town Past and Future. The Foundation chooses four towns and in cooperation with Ball State does a tour of commercial or downtown areas. They are looking for towns to do this in in the north- ern part of Indiana. A letter must be written saying the Commission has an interest in this. The Landmark's staff person who was contacted did not know if they would take on a residential district or two - like the North Shore Triangle and the West Washington districts. Mr. Oxian then made a motion that this matter be pursued with the cooperation of SouthAold Heritage Foundation. Mr. Nimtz seconded this motion. This motion was unanimously approved. Ms. Peck said the question of books and subscriptions would be covered at the next meeting. Mrs. Price informed the Commission that J. Reid Williamson will be coming to South Bend the latter part of the week, and she would like to make the opportunity for any Commission member to talk to him.