02-02-42 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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303 "We do not anticipate the necessity of going outside of South Bend for production employees in Plant #2." The Singer Manufacturing Company writes: "In response to the inquiry in your letter of January 5th, we may advise that although continuing efforts have been made to ' secure-defense work for this plant, they have met with such scant re- sults up to the present time that our employment problem is not likely to be influenced by the small amount of defense work which we are doing. Under the circumstances, we see no reason for expecting either an increse or a decrease in our present force of 1,300 employees in the fore- seeable future." The South Bend Lathe Works writes: " "Replying to your letter of the 5th, we do not have any definite plans at this time to increase our employment during 1942 There is, of course, a possibility we might require additional em- ployees, but we do not think the increase will be more than 10% or 15% of our present force. Frankly, we cannot make any definite estimate nor forecast at this time." The Bendix Aviation Corporation writes: "In reply to your inquiry of January 5th as to the anticipated increase of employees during the year 1942, we wish to advise as follows: "Our forecast at present anticipates approximately 10,000 employees in total for the year 1942. The present payroll_ has been around 9400 consistently for the past six months. "` I vn uld like at this time to thank the Local Authority for the splendid -job they have been doing, for the tireless efforts they have put forth and for their sincerity of purpose in trying and planning to properly house those that require it most. I have given you the information concerning the changes that have taken place affecting the Cooperation Agreement you authorized me to sign sometime ago, together with all other information I have at hand concerning the housing situation in South Bend. I have attempted to make the report as concise and still as complete as possible. With this report before you I would not like to have your consideration, guidance and recommendations. Respectfully yours, JESSE I. PAVEY Mayor of South Bend After a general discussion,.Councilman Richardson made a motion that the Mayor be instructed and directed to sign and execute the Cooperation Agreement. Councilman Brannan seconded the motion. Motion carried by five-'ayes (Richardson, Brannan,. Jordan, Niezgodski and McCarthy) and three nays (Hull, Bishop and Heideman) and one absent (Pulaski)`. The business of the meeting being concluded, Council adjourned.at 9 :25 P.M. ATTEST: OVEll: CITY CLERK e ESIDENT