05-11-53 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING To the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana MAY 11TH, 1953 W). The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has requested an appropriation in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for application on the cost of acquisition of land and equipment for the collection and disposal by said City of garbage in said City and incidental expenses to be incurred in connection therewith, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. I recommend that said appropriation be made, and am submitting herewith, for the consideration of the Council, a form of ordinance authorizing such appropriation. In order to provide funds to meet said appropriation it will be necessary to authorize, issue and sell bonds of the City in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), and I am handing you herewith a form of ordinance drawn for the purpose. Dated this 11 day of May, 1953. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Granville P. Ziegler City Controller The City Clerk presented to the Council a petition filed by owners of taxable real- estate in the City of South Bend requesting the Common Council to issue the bonds of the Cit y.in an amount not exceeding $150,000.00, for the purpose of procuring funds to be applied on the cost of acquisition of land and equipment for the collection and disposal by said City of garbage in said City. Said petition having been examined and found to be sufficient, and to be properly verified and certified, on motion duly made, seconded e.nd carried, the same was approved and ordered. filed. Councilman Niezgodski thereupon introduced Ordinance No. 3926, entitled "An ordinance of the City of South Bend, Indiana authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds of said City for the purpose of providing funds to be applied on the cost of acquisition of the necessary land and equipment for the collection and disposal of garbage in said City, and expenses incurred in connection therewith," and moved that the Clerk be instructed to read said ordinan in full. This motion was seconded by Councilman Hahn and carried. The Clerk then read said ordinance in full. Councilman Korpal then moved that ordinance No. 3926 be read a second time by title and that an opportunity be given for the offering of amendments, which motion was seconded by Councilman Alford and carried. The Clerk then read Ordinance No. 3926 the second time by title and no 'amendment was offered thereto, Councilman Niezgodski then moved that said ordinance be carried over for further consideration at a meeting of the Council to be held on the 25th day of May, 1953, and that a public hearing be held on said ordinance at that meeting; that the City Clerk be instructed to publish a notice to taxpayers of such public hearing once each week for two weeks in the South Bend Tribune and Tri- County News, the same being newspapers published in the City of South Bend and representing the two leading political parties, and to post said notice in three public places in-the City, the first publication and posting to be at least ten days prior to said date. This motion was seconded by Councilman Hahn-and on call of the roll, was adopted by the following votes .Ayes: Councilmen Erler, Alford, Korpal, Pinter Bestle, Niezgodski, Glass, Hahn and Muszynski. Nays; None The`Presiding Officer declared said motion carried and instructed the City Clerk to publish and post notice of said public hearing as provided in the foregoing motion. RESOLUTION.. BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the Contract heretofore entered into by and between the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and M. H. Rhodes, Incorporated, 30 Bartholomew Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, for two hundred (200) Mark Time Parking Meters at $46.00 each, total $9200.00, less five percent (5/) for cash within thirty (30) days after delivery, is confirmed and approved. WALTER C. ERLER SR. Member of the Common Council Councilman Hahn made a motion for the adoption of the resolution. Councilman Niezgodski seconded the motion. Motion carried. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Common Council to the City of South Bend at a regular held meeting on the 15th day of October, 1952 transferred the Northeast Corner of Marietta and Sample Streets to the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of South Bend for park and playground purposes, which description is indefinite and uncertain and said Common Council desires to make this description of said real estate more definite and certain. BE, IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of South Bend does hereby dedicate and transfer to the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of South Bend for park and playground purposes the following described real estate, situated in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, to -wit: Lots numbered 46 and 47 in Gallagher's First Addition to the City of South Bend WALTER C. ERLER SR. Member of Common Council Councilman Glass made a motion for the adoption of the resolution. Councilman Hahn seconded the motion. Motion carried.