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ADJOURNMENT. The motion was made by Alderman Behrel and seconded by Prickett to
adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the
motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned.
Otto
City
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J. Henrich
erk
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL,DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS,
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY,
MARCH 1, 1954
CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kenneth G. Meyer who presided
with Alderman Hansen, Wolf, Tures, Schallawitz, Jacobs, Behrel, Harm, Auck, Prickett,
Dahl, Blume, Davis and McKay responding to roll call.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES. The motion was made by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Prickett to
approve the minutes of February 15, 1954. Alderman McKay requested a correction on
Civil Defense item which is changed to read as follows: at a cost of $3100.00; $1200.00
to be paid by the City of Des Plaines, $350.00 by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce,
and an amount to equal these two payments, viz,$1550.00, to be contributed by the State
of Illinois. Motion was made by Alderman McKay and seconded by Jacobs that request be
granted. During discussion it was developed that the equipment when acquired will be
placed under control of and become property of, the City of Des Plaines. The motion
was then voted upon by acclamation and the Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried
with correction made.
ADOPT RESTAURANT LIQUOR ORDINANCE. Due to error on Liquor Ordinance adopted February
15 meeting, Alderman Jacobs made the motion to reconsider the ordinance, which was
seconded by McKay. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the
following result: Ayes: Alderman Hansen, Wolf, Tures, Schallawitz, Jacobs, Behrel,
Harm, Auck, Prickett, Dahl, Blume, Davis and McKay. Nays: None. The Clerk then read
for first reading a corrected ordinance on Restaurant and DiOinq-room Licensd, The
motion was made by Alderman Dahl and seconded by Jacobs to suspend the rules and
adopt the ordinance. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the
following result: Ayes: Alderman Hansen, Wolf, Tures, Schallalwitz, Jacobs, Behrel,
Harm, Auck, Prickett, Dahl, Blume, Davis and McKay. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon
declared the motion carried and the rules suspended. The motion was then made by Alder-
man Dahl and seconded by Jacobs to adopt the ordinance. The Mayor put the question and
the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Alde%•man Hansen, Wolf, Tures,
Schallawitz, Jacobs, Behrel, Harm, Auck, Prickett, Dahl, Blume, Davis and McKay. Nays:
None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried.
OFFICIAL REPORTS. The Clerk submitted the reports of City Clerk and Building Commission-
er for February.
TRAFFIC COMMISSION REPORTS.
Mr. Otto Henrichs
City Clerk
Des Plaines, I11.
Dear Sir:
The Clerk read the Traffic Commisdon reports.
February 25th,1954
Reference is made to your Committee report dated November 3rd regarding a sidewalk
connecting Cumberland Terrace with CuMberland, through the Wolf and Golf road under-
pass. We, along with a committee from the School Board, a committee from the Cumber-
land Improvement Ass'n., and some of the Aldermen, made an inspection, and found side-
walks and staircases already erected along the northwest side retaining wall with the
exception of one small gap. We therefore wish to make the following recommendations:
First: Ask the Council for immediate construction of a staircase, connecting the pre-
sent walks running adjacent to the retaining wall on the northwest side of the highway.
This gap is on the west side of the Northwestern Railway. When finished, there will be
a completed walk running under both the Railroad and the Northwest Highway.
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TRAFFIC COMMISSION REPORTS. (Cont'd.)
Second: We suggest that Council refer the construction of an additional sidewalk and
underpass to be erected on the south-east side of the ighway, to the Municipal
D&velopment Committee, to confer with the State Highway Department and the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway Co. for a major construction.
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We also recommend to the Council that the Municipal Development Committee and the Street
Committee, create plans to purchase sufficient vacant property on the southeast corner
of. first and'Oakwood Ave. in order to straighten out the approach to Graceland Ave.
south 'of the Soo -Line Crossing, thereby eliminating a bottleneck.
Respectfully yours
DES PLAINES TRAFFIC COMMISSION.
'J lL 414% (; V. L. Spiegler (Signed)
Secy.
The Mayor referred the item of sidewalk in paragraph one and two to the City Engineer
to contact the State Highway Department and Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company.
The Clerk was instructed to write to the State Highway Department for traffic count to
install traffic lights at Golf and Wolf Roads on the southwest side of tracks and a
count for traffic or stop signs at Golf and Wolf Roads on the northeast side of tracks.
110 The item of paragraph three, sidewalk on southeast side was deferred until the widening
of Wolf Road. The item regarding First and Oakwood Avenue was referred to City Attorney
to check on ownership of property involved`.
et REPORT NO. 2
February 19, 1954
Mr. Otto Henrichs,
City Clerk
Des Plaines, III.
Dear Sir:
Inreply to the Committee reports received from you recently, please relate our recommenda-
tions to the City Council.
IIIWe recommend the 4 -Way Stop Signs at the intersection of Wolf and Thacker Streets as
requested by the petition of the residents in this area, and suggest that the Council
ask the State Highway Department for a traffic survey with a request for the signs.
Relative to the request for a 20 mile speed zone on Thacker Street, we can see no
material benefit in changing the.present City ordinance which we believe is 25 M.P.H.
except in the School Zone, which is 15 N.P.H.:We believe 25 M.P.H. is a safe sped, and
violators would be inclined to exceed either speed.
Relative to the Prospect Ave. crossing over the Soo Line Railway, we recommend that the
Council refer this matter to the City Engineer for further study, requesting an estimated
cost of his suggestions.
Respectfully yours,
Des Plaines Traffic Commission
Sectetary
On motion by Alderman Jacobs and seconded by Hansen the report was concurred in.
OPEN BIDS ON SQUAD CARS. On motion by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Hansen the City Clerk
was instructed to open bids on squad cars. The following bids were received:
Rental Sale Allowance on 1951 Ford
Maine Leasing Corp. -Chevrolet "210" $ 263.00600.00
Maine Leasing Corp. -Oldsmobile "88" 315.00 600.00
Des Plaines Motor Sales-Chevrolet"210" 2,576.26 650.00
Holmes Motor Co. - Ford 2,283.00 883.00 -
Holmes Motor Co. - 6 Cyl. Ford 278.00 600.00
Brown -Orth - Champion 6 Cyl. 298.50 2,264.28 300.00
Brown -Orth - Commander V-8 324.50 2,459.78 300.00
Westfield Motor Sales -Hudson -Nash 333.00 2,700.00 540.00
Westfield Motor Sales-Hudeon-Super Jet 300100 2,200.00 540.00
On motion by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Behrel the Mayor called a recess and referred
the bids for study to the Mobile, Finance and Police Committees. After reconvening the
motion was made by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Auck to award the bid for rental of cars
to the Maine Leasing Corporation. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll
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with the following result: Ayes: Alderman Hansen, Wolf, Tures, Schallawitz, Jacobs,
Behrel, Harm, Auck, Prickett, Dahl, Blume, Davis and McKay. Nays: None. The Mayor
thereupon declared the motion carried. On advice of City Attorney Howard the Mayor
informed the Council the Pids must be on file ten days in the City Clerk's Office.
Alderman Harm reported the following regarding installation of door in building
occupied by Jordan Manufacturing Company: We recommend the City Attorney examine lease
to determine who should install exit requested by Chief of Fire Department, The Mayor
referred the item to City Attorney.
Alderman Auck reported the following on the investigation of Geisen Cab Company:
Your Committees on Police and License have investigated the above and report as follows:
1. The Committee Chairmen (Auck & Harms) decided to include all other cab
company owners besides Giesen in this investigation because of additional complaints
received by Alderman Auck and because the fare increase requested of Council affected
all cab companies.
2. The complaint alleged by Alderman Auck was outlined in detail to all cab
company owners. The other complaints were discussed, explained
and adjudged.
3. Considerable discussion developed regarding the practice of making certain
trip charges on estimates and not on actual metered charges.
4. That the Police Dept. is making the cab inspections recuired by City Ordinance.
at the correct intervals, that all cabs are mechanically inspected by a qualified
garage periodically as required by Ordinance.
5. That Section 601 (Bond of Chauffeurs), Section 608.4 (Insurance certificate
to City Clerk), Section 611 (Bond of Taxi Companies), Sec.612 (bond approval), Section
613 (City Clerk's register) of the City Ordinance Book of 1928 Lave not been complied
with for a number of years.
6. That the city has provided curb space on Ellinwood Street for only 8 cabs,
that during rush hours all 14 cabs may be in operation and thus cause congestion and
double parking of cabs at the Ellinwood cab stand.
7. That Chicago cabs occasionaly pick up passenggrs in De
during the racing season at Arlington).
Plaines (especially
8. That cab drivers leave cabs unattended and double parkld to enter business
houses, to pick up and carry out merchandise for passengers in violation of Sec.606,
City Code.
Recommendations;
1. The existing complaints received by the Police Committee having been discussed
with all taxicab owners and adjudged, it is recommended that the City Clerk advise all
taxicab owners that the Police Committee interprets the word ''vulgar" in Section 606,
Article 1, Chapter 17 of the Des Plaines Book of Ordinances as meaning also any
language which is insulting, or malicious or derogatory to the cab passenger. Further,
that City Police will enforce the provision in the same Section forbidding drivers to
leave their cabs unattended while operating on city streets (such as double parking and
entering stores to convey packages therefrom for passengers). Further, that double
parking at the central cab stand on Ellinwood St. is prohibited and that strict observ-
ance of all other traffic laws of the City will be required andlenforced.
2. It is recommended that the cab owners request for 6 month mechanical inspec-
tions of cabs be denied and that the current 3 -month inspections continue.
3. It is recommended that Sec. 601 (requiring bond of chauffeurs) and Sec.611 and
612 (cab company bond and approval of bond) be deleted from the Ordinance Code as
being of no consequence and not enforceable.
.4. It is recommended that the City Clerk comply with Section 613 and establish
the required register and that Section 608.4 requiring the monthly presentation of
insurance certificates to him for initialing be complied with and the cab owners so
informed.
5. It is recommended that additional cab stand parking space be provided on
Ellinwood St. either by (a) creating additional cab space in front of the flag pole
and to the west thereof(leaving adequate pedestrian lanes therein) or by (b) having
the city Traffic Commission, city engineer, C.N.W. R.R. representatives and cab
operator's representative determine the feasibility of creating a cab lane on R.R.
property from Pearson St. to Center St. parallel to Ellinwood St., with some additional
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Recommendations: (Cont'd.)
space for bus standing East of Pearson St. if plan (a) is considered.
6. It is recommended that our taxicab ordinance be amended to make it unlawful for
Chicago or other citie's cabs to pick up fares while within the city limits of Des
Plaines. (This is merely reciprocity with Chicago who arrest Des Plaines cab drivers if
they pick up a fare in Chicago).
7. It is recommended that the cab companies be required to comply with Chap. 17, Sec. 615
of the City Ordinances which requires taxi fares to be computed from point of departure
to point of destination and that the practice of "estimating" fares based on travel from the
central cab stand be discontinued.
8. It is recommended that suitable publicity in the newspapers of Des Plaines be given
to this matter of "estimating" fares and other current cab operations in the city so that
the citizenry may be informed.
On motion by Alderman Jacobs and seconded by Harm the report was concurred in.
The Mayor referred the item of condition of "City Dump" at incinerator to the
Garbage Committee for investigation.
zn APPROVAL OF BILLS. Alderman Behrel presented the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES THAT THE
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FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE
AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE
AND HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PAYMENT
FOR SAME.
(A schedule of bills placed before each Alderman and affixed to resolution and on file
with the City Clerk.) The motion was made by Alderman Behrel and seconded by Hansen
to adopt the resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with
the following result: Ayes: Alderman Hansen,Wolf, Tures, Schallawitz, Jacobs, Behrel,
Harm, Prickett, Dahl, Blume and McKay. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the
motion carried.
Alderman McKay reported that Mr. Walter Jordan asked him to inform the Council
for record that he is opposed to the plan to lease the land back of the building he
rents from the City on Miner Street reported on by Alderman Wolf in meeting Feb.15,1954.
ADOPT WATERMAIN ORDINANCE FOR OAKTON GARDENS. The Clerk read for second reading the
following ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
OF OAKTON STREET AND OTHER STREETS
WITHIN THE CITY OF DESPLAINES,
ILLINOIS, BY FURNISHING AND CON-
STRUCTING THEREIN A CONNECTED
SYSTEM OF WATERMAINS AND APPURTENANCES.
The motion was made by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Schallawitz to adopt the ordinance.
The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result:
Ayes: Alderman Hansen, Wolf, Tures, Schallawitz, Jacobs, Behrel, Harm, Prickett, Dahl,
Blume and McKay. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried.
QUIT CLAIM DEED :LOTS 8 to 11, BLOCK 6, IRA BROWN'S ADDITION. The City Attorney presented
a Quit Claim Deed for Mr. and Mrs. Tony Collet. The motion was made by Alderman Behrel
and seconded by Prickett to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Deed. The
Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes:
Alderman Hansen, Wolf, Tures, Schallawitz, Jacobs, Behrel, Harm, Prickett, Dahl, Blume
and McKay. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried.
CARNIVALS. The Clerk read letters from Veterans of Foreign Wars for carnival July 1st
through 5th and St. Stephen's Holy Name for carnival August 25th through 29th. After
discussion the Mayor referred the letters to the Police and License Committees.
DOGS TO BE VACCINATED. The Clerk read a letter from the Department of Agriculture
"informing that all dogs in Cook County are to be vaccinated against rabies.
DIVISION OF HIGHWAY LETTERS. The Clerk read letter from State Highway Department
regarding the approval of changing special assessment number from 168 to 161 and
to 5% interest.
The Clerk read another letter from the Departmeht that they would install the
21,000 population signs.
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TWO REZONING APPLICATIONS OF PREMIER ROSE GARDENS,AND BAUSKE - NORTH OF TOUHY AVENUE
EAST OF S00 LINE TRACKS. The Clerk read the above two zoning applications for rezoning
from farming with nonconforming use to Class A Manufacturing and Lightlndustrial. On
motion by Alderman Schallawitz and seconded by Behrel the applications were referred to
The Zoning Board of Appeals sitting as a Commission to call a hearing.
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION PREMIER ROSE GARDENS. The Clerk read a petition from Premier
Rose Gardens for annexation of a 16 acre strip of land on east Vide of their property.
The Mayor ordered the petition placed on file for the City Attorney to draft an ordinance.
LEASE FOR PARKING REAR JORDAN BUILDING. Alderman Wolf presented a lease for F. W. Vaster -
ling for parking rear of Jordan Manufadturing Company building. The motion was made
by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Hansen that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to
execute the lease. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the
following result: Ayes: Alderman Hansen, Wolf, Tures, Schallawitz, Jacobs, Behrel,
Harm, Prickett, Dahl, Blume and McKay. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the
motion carried.
Alderman golf recommended that several parking meters be installed on the north
side of Ellinwood between the walks to railroad station. The Mayor referred the item
to the Parking Meter Committee.
Alderman Wolf reported about trees being cut down in the 1500 block of Campbell
Avenue and requested in the future he be notified when request for tree removals are
made in his ward.
INCREASE MINIMUM FEE OF BUILDING PERMITS. Alderman Prickett of
Committee made the following report:
MR. KENNETH MEYER, MAYOR
City of Des Plaines
Illinois
Dear Ken:
the Building Control
February 23,1954
Your committee on Building Control and Inspection has conducted a survey of building
permit costs in Des Plaines compared with those of surrounding municipalities. We
find that our fees are in line with others but for one exception. Our minimum fee of
$3.00, applicable primarily to garage building is too low, and it is recommended
that the ordinances be changed increasing the minimum fee from 3.00 to $7.50 applying
to structures under $1,000.
A.J. Prickett (signed)
William Jacobs II (signed)
COMMITTEE ON
BUILDING CONTROL AND INSPECTION
W. N. Davis
0. W. Blume
On motion by Alderman Jacobs and seconded by
The Mayor referred increase of vehicle
License and Finance Committees.
Auck the report was concurred in.
license and the cigarette tax to the
ADJOURNMENT. The motion was made by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Tures to adjourn.
The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the meeting,
regularly adjourned.
Otto J. Henrich
City C erk
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