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04051948MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 5. 1948. AT 8:30 P. M. CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order by Mayor G. Walter Pflughaupt, who presided with Alderman Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava responding to roll call. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS. The Clerk submitted the reports of Building Inspector, Frank. Scharringhausen and Electrical Inspector, Arthur Rieck. The Clerk also gave the report of the cash receipts for March. City Engineer, E. N. Fletcher, made a verbal report in regard to the railroad crossings being installed. I Superintendent of Public Works, E. R. Warnicke, reported on the com- pletion of the repair of City streets in need of grading and crushed stone. Mr. Warnicke also stated that the alleys and other streets would soon be repaired, hydrants are being flushed, and a check had been made on drains and sewers to see which needed cleaning. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Alderman Halverson, Chairman of the Water Committee, reported that the State Department had approved the plans of improving the City water system. Alderman Halverson thelmade the motion, which was seconded by Vavrinek, that the plans and specifications for feeder mains and addition to water mains and also the storage and repair shop be accepted. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. Alderman Morava reported his attending the meeting of the City Officials at Elmhurst regarding the National Guard. (Des Plaines is in Zone nine, which also in- cludes Park Ridge, Niles, and Morton Grove.) The Federal government desires to erect. a building of which they will furnish eighty per cent of the funds --the other cities to pay the balance. MRS. MICHAEL HUCK'S LETTER. The Clerk read the following letter: April 2, 1948 City Hall Des Plaines, Illinois Gentlemen: Re: Your letter 3/30/48 Subject: The Widening of Prairie Ave. I do not believe I am responsible for the "parking problem" in front of nr property on Prairie Avenue, because: 1- The area is City and public property 2- It is a business district 3- Business taxes are being paid 4- Business licenses are being paid This is a city "parking problem" just as is any other "parking problem" in any other part of the city, downtown city business district, and scattered business districts. Therefore, if any widening of the street is to be done, it is definitely the city's responsibility and expense not mine. Let me also remind you that another businessman was confronted with the same problem, and at his own expense, he paved the area along his property making a "lot" for his patrons, only to have the city .install parking meters on his parking lot. ing letter: Yours very truly, Mrs. Michael Huck The Mayor ordered the letter placed on file. SANITARY DISTRICT (J. L. FRIEDMAN) LETTER. The Clerk read the follow - March 29, 1948 Mr. Otto W. J. Henrich City Clerk, City of Des Plaines Des Plaines, Illinois Dear Mr. Henrich: At the request and insistence of Mr. Frank Jaral and in reply to your letter of March 24th making inquiry relative to the installation of larger pumps in the Des Plaines Pumping Station, I wish to advise as follows: I 1 33 SANITARY DISTRICT LETTER, CONT'D. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on March llth, the Sanitary District awarded a contract for the furnishing and delivering of larger pumps for the Des Plaines Pumping Station. In accordance with this contract,the pumps should be ready for installation about July 1st, 1948. We realize the necessity for the installation of these pumps, and we will do everything possible to expedite the work with the greatest speed. Very truly yours, J. L. Friedman, Trustee Alderman McKay informed the Council he appreciated whatever help they can receive from individuals to get the larger pumps for their sewer system, but he thought it rather strange that with all the effort which had been made by the City Council, City Engineer, and the City Clerk that an individual could get a Trustee of the Sanitary District to get the pumps installed. (Alderman McKay said he believed the pumps would have been installed regardless.) LETTER OF COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS. The Clerk then read the following letter: March llth, 1948. Mr. Fletcher, City Engineer, Des Plaines, Ill. re: Sec. 022-1313 River Rd. C. & N. W. Ry. Co. Grade Crossing Pavement. Dear Sir: River Road is a State maintained road. Mr. Arnold, Maintenance Engineer for District No. 10, says that the State will smoothe up this grade crossing. The County will prepare a plan for the installation of a removable pre- cast concrete railroad crossing pavement for this intersection. We will endeavor to have this crossing under contract as soon as possible. Yours very truly, DMC:Des:VM D. M. Campbell, IIII CDR Chief Engineer. The Mayor ordered the letter placed on file. HARVEY M.."ADAMS' LETTERS. The Clerk reported his receiving two letters from H. M. Adams regarding the rezoning at Touhy and Wolf Road. DES PLAINES TRAFFIC COMMISSION LETTER. The Clerk read the following March 30, 1948 letter: Mr. Otto W. J. Henrich City Clerk The City of Des Plaines Municipal Building Des Plaines, Illinois Dear Sir: At the last meeting of the Traffic Commission we discussed the problem of parking of cars on portions of Prairie Avenue, and we recommend to the City Council that the parking of cars be eliminated on the north side of Prairie Avenue from the alley between Lee and Graceland to Graceland Avenue until such time as the street may be widened to provide sufficient room for this purpose. VLS:ss • letter:: Respectfully yours, DES PLAINES TRAFFIC COMMISSION V. L. Spiegler Secretary The Mayor referred the letter to the Public Protection Committee. H. TRUE WILSON'S APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED. The Clerk read the following March 26, 1948 To his honor the Mayor and 'r City Council Des:: Plaines, Illinois I am interested in the purchase of lot 36, block 3 of Ira Brown§ addition to Des Plaines, Illinois. H. TRUE WILSON'S LETTER, CONT'D. The city of Des Plaines holds a tax deed to this lot. I will appreciate your consideration of my offer of $25..00 for the above mentioned lot. Enclosed please find my check of that amount in full payment if you are favorably inclined to my offer. City Attorney. . Yours very truly, H. True Wilson The Mayor referred the letter to the Finance Committee and to the COMMITTERS' PETITION * *"PARKING METERS".. The Clerk read the following petition which had seven signatures: To the Honorable Mayor and Council of Des Plaines Des Plaines, Illinois March 20, 194$ Gentlemen: Along with dozens of other citizen=commuters, many of whom drive their automobiles to the railroad station, we are bewildered by the parking situation in Des Plaines. Inasmuch as approximately half of the members of the city council are also citizen -commuters it should not be necessary to dwell on the fact that Des Plaines is a commuters' community. The basic consideration is that we who work in Chicago and other nearby communities go there, to earn the money we need to pay for our living -- money that is largely spent in Des Plaines. Admittedly, parking is one of the most pressing problems of every municipality today--andespecially serious in suburban communities. We can appreciate this. But the question arises as to whether the city has been "sold a bill of goods" by a parking meter company. Surely, some thought must have been given to both the immediate and future needs of commuters who park daily and some provision must have been made for taking care of these cars. A statement from the council would be most welcome. Sincerely yours, (Seven commuter's signed their names and addresses here.), The Mayor instructed the Clerk to acknowledge the letter and inform each commuter that the committee is making a study of this problem. MRS. AUDREY MEYER'S LETTER CONCERNING WELLER CREEK. The Clerk read the following letter: 1311 Willow Street Des Plaines, Illinois March 25, 1948 To: Mayor G. Walter Pflughaupt City Hall Des Plaines, Illinois Dear Sir: I should like to bring to your attention a problem which concerns not only tri family, but the families of this whole neighborhood. In the last two or three years,many homes and apartments have been built on Evergreen, Willow, and Graceland Streets. In most of these homes are families with young children, many of pre-school age, bursting with energy and natural interest in their surroundings. Between Laurel Avenue and Graceland Avenue on Willow Street is a fine open field which attracts these children for play and exploration. Mr. Himel has gone to some expense and trouble to level and seed this field and put in some play equipment for them. However, the greatest attraction to the children is also the worst hazard --Weller Creek, which cuts across the field and goes underground into a sewer at Graceland Avenue. During a summer drought, this creek would hold only a good wetting for any but the smallest child, but after any kind of a rain, it runs deeply and swiftly into the sewer openings. That, of course, is the time it is most interesting too. Just this week a little three year old girl was rescued by a trainman from being swept beyond reach. My. Meyer has pointed out the danger existing here to our aldermen and to the Superintendent of Public Works. That was last summer, and I understand that . in consquence, there was to be a grill dropped over the sewer.opeing which could be lifted at intervals to let any accumulated debris through. This grill would eliminate 1 MRS. AUDREY MEYER'S LETTER, CONT'D. the possibility of a child being swept into the sewer out of reach of rescue. The ideal solution, however, I feel, would be to continue the sewer to the railroad tracks. Not only would that relieve much anxiety from us (the parents) but it would also permit us to draw a deep breath without a certain unpleasant odor mixed with our fresh air. Fencing this creek has been discussed as a possibility also, but as Mr. Himel has pointed out, a fence is a challenge to.a boy and an impediment to an adult. I hope desperately that the authorities of this city will do something de- cisive about this creek and sewer before a shocking tragedy occurs. Very sincerely, Audrey Meyer (Mrs. Edwin F. Meyer) The Mayor referred the letter to the Sewer Committee. A PETITION REGARDING THE OLD PUMPING STATION ON DES PLAINES AVENUE. The Clerk read the following_ petition which had seventy-seven signatures: STATE OF ILLINOIS) ) SS. COUNTY OF C 0 0 K) PETITION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS. GENTLEMEN: We, the undersigned, residents and voters of the City of Des Plaines, do hereby demand that you take immediate steps to prohibit further parking of trucks, road scrapers, tar wagons, or any other types of equipment on the river bank adjacent to the old pumping station on Des Plaines Avenue. We further demand that the City and its employees discontinue dumping refuse into the river at this location, and demand that the City take immediate steps to beautify the parkway between Des Plaines Avenue and the Des Plaines River, which is controlled by the City. It is a disgrace to our City to have this natural beauty spot used as a common storeyard and dumping grounds. **The Mayor referred the petition to the Streets and Water Committees. A PETITION REGARDING THE PARKING OF THE UNITED MOTOR COACH COMPANY ON THE NORTH SIDE. The Clerk read the following petition: PETITI O N WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, RESPECTFULLY PETITION THAT THE UNITED MOTOR COACH COMPANY REMOVE ITS BUSES FROM PERRY STREET AND LAUREL AVENUE ---THAT THE SAID COMPANY BE REFRAINED FROM USING SAID STREETS AS THOROUGHFARES DUE TO THE FACT THAT: 1. When the bus garage was originally erected, a verbal promise was made to the residents that the side streets were not to be used. 2. The said side streets are too narrow. 3. Buses are kept running all night and are creating a nuisance by being used on streets in this area. 4. Gas fumes from said vehicles menace the neighbor- hood,'thus infringing on the residents'' health. 5. Employees tend to shout in the late hours at night, disturbing the peace. 6. Buses parked on Laurel Avenue causing motorists to cross the dividing line in order to get a clear view of Northwest Highway. - 7. There are times when motorists are unable to enter Laurel Avenue or Perry Street. 8. Buses parked on Perry Street and Laurel Avenue and in back of the residences at Perry and Laurel --buses' motors are kept running all night endangering the health of these people at these streets. 9. The sarcasm and disrespect shown on the part of the drivers and maintenance crew to the community is intolerable. 3' UNITED MOTOR COACH PARKING, CONTTD. The Trungale family living at 1243 Perry Street, are boxed in by these buses on Laurel and Perry Streets and in the lot in back of their home. The Schuldt family living at 1319 Perry Street have similar conditions existing. A. Mother is ill and under doctor's care. B. Buses parked within seven feet of house, running day and night, one comes in and one leaves con- tinously all day, and they keep the motors running all night in cold weather. Gas fumes are terrific. C. In warm weather buses start between 5:15 A.M. and 5:30 A.M. making noise and vibration. Gas fumes are terrific. D. Employees cut thru property, do not heed signs, have ruined the complete frontage of the house and have made walking paths thru all the property. E. Buses are serviced on streets. Employees pro- hibit people from parking in front of their own homes. Uses Perry Street intensively. Loadweight on Perry. CITY ORDINANCE "NO VEHICLES EXCEEDING 6000 LBS. GROSS WEIGHT SHALL BE DRIVEN UPON FOLLOWING STREETS: -- PERRY STREET FROM MINER TO DES PLAINES AVENUE GRACELAND AVENUE FROM MINER TO RAND ROAD" (164 people signed this petition.) The Mayor referred the petition to the Public Relation Committee. RECOMMENDATION, ESTIMATE, AND PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR THE STEWART AVENUE SEWER. The Clerk read the following recofttendation, estimate of cost, and proposed ordinance: 1&44 FMO*AGH 4/5/48 RECOMMENDATION AND ESTIMATE OF COST 'FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ShWER IN STEWART AVENUE IN CITY OF DES PLAINES. ILLINOIS To the MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. Gentlemen: 1 We herewith submit an Ordinance for the improvement of Stewart Avenue within the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, by furnishing and constructing therein a connected system of sanitary sewers and appurtenances, together with an estimate of the cost of said improvements, including a sum not to exceed six per cent(6%) of said estimated cost to be applied towards the making and collecting the assessment as is by law provided, and recommend the passage of said 0rdinanbe and the making of said improvement contemplated therein. Respectfully submitted this 5th day of April, A. D. 1948. LeRoy J. Vavrinek Secretary BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, City of Des Plaines, Illinois G. Walter Pflughaupt President R. G. Wolf Henry J. Kehe Percy Baines Henry C. Harm S. E. McKay Walter Morava Henry J. Halverson Elmer W. Johnson Eric G. Hansen ■ STEWART AVENUE SEIM, CONT'D. ESTIMATE OF COST To the Board of Local Improvements, City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. Gentlemen: I herewith submit an estimate made by the Engineer for the City of Des Plaines, of the cost of furnishing and constructing a connected system of sanitary sewers in Stewart Avenue, including the cost of furnishing all labor, equipment and materials, as follows, to -wit: STEWART AVENUE from the center line of Des Plaines Avenue to a point 358 feet easterly thereof. Be improved by constructing therein a ten (10) inch sewer and two (2) Manholes. One manhole shall be constructed on the existing twelve (12) inch sewer in Des Plaines Avenue at the point of its intersection with the center line of Stewart Avenue. Begin- ning at said manhole a sewer having an internal diameter of ten (10) inches shall be laid easterly along the center line of Stewart Avenue for a distance of 358 feet at which point a second manhole shall be constructed. The elevation of the flew line of said ten (10) inch sewer, which is the inside bottom of said sewer, shall be 44..49 feet at the manhole in Des Plaines Avenue and shall rise at a uniform rate to 45.15 feet at its point of termination, 358 feet easterly of the center line of Des Plaines Avenue. The above elevations indicate in feet and decimal parts of a foot the distance measured vertically above the city Datum Plane as established by section 205 of the Municipal Code of the City of Des Plaines of 1928. All the pipe used for said ten (10) inch sewer shall be vitrified shale or clay sewer pipe and shall meet the require- ments of the A.S.T.M. Standard for Sewer Pipe. Joints shall be of the bell and spigot type. The recess or socket of the joint shall be not less than 2* inches in depth and not more than 2 3/4 inches. All jointsthall be made as nearly water tight as possible by the use of untarred juts and cement mortar. All fine aggregate or sand herein provided to be used shall consist of quartz particles or other equally hard materials graded from fine to coarse with the coarse particles predominating. Said fine aggregate, when dried, shall pass a screen having four (4) meshes per lineal inch. Not more than twenty-five (25) per cent shall pass a sieve having fifty (50) meshes per lineal inch and not more than five per cent (5%) shall pass a sieve having one hundred (100) meshes per lineal inch. Said fine aggregate shall contain no vegetable or other deleterious matter and shall contain no soft, flat or elongated pieces. Coarse aggregate herein provided to be used shall consist of clean, hard, tough, durable crushed rock or pebbles, graded in size, free from vegetable or`other deleterious matter and shall contain no soft, flat or elongated pieces. The size of said crushed rock or pebbles shall be such as to pass a two (2) inch round opening and shall range down so that no more than five per cent (5%) shall pass a screen having four (4) meshes per lineal inch, and no intermediate sizes shall be removed. .g7 ESTIMATE OF COST, CONT'D. All Portland cement used in this improvement shall be sound and of the best quality and shall be of a fineness such that ninety-two per cent (92%) will pass through a sieve having one hundred (100) meshes per lineal inch. Briquettes made of mortar composed of one (1) part of said Portland cement and three (3)partsof torpedo sand exposed to the air for one (1) day and emersed in water for six (6) days shall have an ultimate tensil strength of two hundred twenty-five (225) pounds per square inch. Manholes shall have an internal diameter of thirty-six (36) inches and shall be built of precast cement blocks having an average compressive strength at the time of use in the work of not less than two thousand five hundred ,(2,500) pounds per square inch of cross-sectional area under the same conditions. The average absorption 'shall not be more than eight (8) per cent of the dry weight. The concrete blocks shall be laid on a bed of cement mortar and all joints between blocks shall be filled with mortar. The floors of all manholes shall be .built of concrete com- posed of a mixture of one (1) part Portland cement to not more than six (6) parts of aggregate. The thickness of the floor shall be six .(6) inches and it shall extend for a distance of two (2) inches beyond the exterior wall of the manhole. Manholes shall be cylinderical in shape except that the top two feet shall be in the form of a truncated cone, being drawn into a diameter of two (2) feet at the top. Each manhole shall be provided with a suitable ladder formed by inserting five -eights (5/8) inch round bar bent in the form of a "U", each step being twelve (12) inches in width and the steps spaced sixteen (16) inches apart from the top to the bottom of the manhole. Each manhole shall be equipped with a cast iron frame and cover, the combined weight of which shall be not less than four hundred and eighty (480) pounds. The top of said cover shall be set at the elevation of the existing pavemeht on ground. All cast iron covers herein provided for shall be of tough gray iron and shall meet the requirements of the "Standard Specification for Gray Iron Castings", A.S.T.M. Designation A-48. The lid or grate shall so fit and have contact with the frame as to insure the lid or grate from jumping or rattling when struck by vehicles. All castings, after being cast and before cooling, shall receive a thorough coat of asphaltic paint. The necessary excavation shall be made for the purpose of con- structing all parts of the improvement to the depth necessary to secure the required grades, elevation and location. All open trenches for pipe except as otherwise provided, shall be excavated to a width at the bottom of not less than twelve (12) inches greater than the outside diameter of the pipe to be laid therein. The trench shall be so excavated as not to cause any abrupt change in the grade or line of the pipe to be laid therein, and shall be such as to allow each section of pipe a full bearing along its entire length. Suitable bell holes shall be provided at each joint so that there shall be no bearing on the joint. All trenches and special construction work must be kept dry from water until the jointing materials and other fresh°concrete work has been sufficiently hardened to prevent injury from flowing water. All trenches ahall be thoroughly braced for the protection of the work, and all such bracing shall be removed as the work progresses in such manner as to prevent caving or damage to the work. The bracing shall be left in place only when necessary to protect the work, the pipe or adjacent property. Pipe shall be laid with the spigot and toward the outlet and the sections shall be tightly fitted together. The bottom of the trench shall be shaped to conform to the outer surface of the pipe except at the joints where suitable bell holes shall be provided. ESTIMATE OF COST, CONT'D. The material used in backfulling the trench around the pipe and -to a depth of twelve 112) inches over the top of it shall be free from large stone. The backfilling shall be tamped in six (6) inch layers to a height of twelve (12) inches above the top of the pipe. Where it is necessary in the construction of this improvement to remove pavement or walks, said pavement or walks shall be re- placed with the same material as the original pavement or walk. All materials entering into the construction of this improvement shall be of the best kind and quality as specified herein and suitable for the purpose for which they are intended to be used. The entire improvement shall be constructed in a complete and workman- like manner and in accordance with the ordinance therefor. The estimate of cost, including a sum not to exceed six per cent (6%) of the estimated cost thereof to be applied towards the cost of making and collecting the assessment therefore as is by law provided, viz: ESTIMATE 358 lineal feet vitrified tile sewer pipe of ten (10) inches internal diameter @ $2.00 per lineal foot 2 each manholes thirty-six (36) inches internal diameter (4 $150.00 each in- cluding cast iron frame and cover 9 -WYE'S - 10 inches by 6 inches in- stalled in ten (10) inch sewer line t $5.00 each 20 lineal' feet of pavement tunnel under Des Plaines Avenue @ $20.00 per lineal foot Engineering - 5% Inspection - 2% 716.00 300.00 45.00 400.00 $1,461.00 73.05 29.22 TOTAL Labor, Equipment and Material $1,563.27 Cost of making, levying, and collecting the assessment and all lawful expenses attending the same as provided by law not to exceed six per cent (6%) 93.80 TOTAL cost of Improvement $1,657.07 And I hereby certify that in my opinion the above estimate does not exceed the probable cost of the proposed improvement and the lawful expense attending the same. G. Walter Pflughaupt President of the Board of Local Improvements of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. AN ORDINANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STEWART AVENUE WITHIN THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BY FURNISHING AND CON- STRUCTING THEREIN A CONNECTED SYSTEM OF SANITARY SEWERS AND APPURTENANCES. STEWART AVENUE S;WJt•, CONT' D . The motion was made by Alderman Halverson, and seconded by Kehe, to suspend the rules and pass the proposed ordinance. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried, and the proposed ordinance before the Council for final passage. The motion was then made by Alderman Halverson, and seconded by Johnson, to pass the proposed ordinance. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the proposed ordinance finally passed. RECOMMENDATION, ESTIMATE & PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR STEWART AVENUE WATER MAINS. The Clerk read the following recommendation, estimate, and proposed ordinance: 1&4c FMO*AGH 4/5/48 RECOMMENDATION AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATER MAINS IN STEWART AVENUE IN CITY OF DES PLAINES. ILLINOIS To the MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. Gentlemen: i We herewith submit an Ordinance for the improvement of Stewart Avenue within the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, by furnishing and constructing therein a connected system of water mains and appurtenances, together with an estimate of the cost of said improvements, including a sum not to ,exceed six per cent"(6%) of said estimated cost to be applied towards the making and collecting the assessment as is by law provided, and recommend the passage of said Ordinance and the making of said improvement contemplated therein. Respectfully submitted this• 5th day of April, A. D. 1948. BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, City of Des Plaines, Illinois G. Walter Pflughaupt President LeRoy J. Vavrinek Secretary R. G. Wolf ESTIMATE OF COST To the Board of Local Improvements, City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. Gentlemen: Henry J. Kehe Percy Baines Henry C. Harm S. E. McKay Walter Morava Henry J. Halverson Elmer W. Johnson Eric G. Hansen I herewith submit an estimate made by the Engineer for the City of Des Plaines, of the cost of furnishing and constructing a connected system of water mains in Stewart Avenue, including the cost of furnishing all labor, equipment and materials, as follows, to -wit: STEWART AVENUE from a point eight feet east of the center line of Des Plaines Avenue to a point 355 feet easterly thereof. Be improved by constructing therein a four (4) inch cast iron water main together with valve, hydrant and other appur- tenances. The four (4) inch cast iron pipe shall be tapped into the existing twelve (12) inch water main in Des Plaines Avenue by means of a suitable Cutin Tee. 1 ESTIMATE OF COST, CONT'D. The four (4) inch cast iron pipe shall be laid easterly in Stewart Avenue eight feet northwesterly from and Parallel to the center line of said street. One four (4) inch valve shall be installed in the four (4) inch main at the easterly line of Des Plaines Avenue. Said valve shall be enclosed within a Valve Vault having an internal diameter of 48 inches. One hydrant shall be installed at the easterly end of the proposed four (4) inch cast iron pipe. All cast iron pipe used shall be class 150 pipe and shall meet the requirements of Federal Specifications YIP -P-421. Joints shall be made with juts and lead firmly caulked. Each pipe shall be laid on an even firm bed so that there shall be no concentrated load on any one section of the pipe. Valve Vaults shall have an internal diameter of forty-eight(48) inches and shall be cylindrical in shape except that the upper two (2) feet thereof shall be in the form of a turncated cone being drawn into a diameter of two (2) feet at the top. ,The wall may be built of concrete, brick or concrete block. If built of concrete or concrete blocks they shall have a minimum thickness of six (6) inches. If built of brick they shall have a minimum thickness of eight (8) inches. The out- side of the wall shall be plastered with inch of neat cement mortar. The walls shall rest upon a concrete foundation having a thickness of six (6) inches and a diameter of four (4) inches greater than the outside diameter of the walls. Each valve vault shall be provided with a cast iron frame and solid cover weighing not less than four hundred and eighty(480) pounds. The top of the floor of the valve vault shall be twelve (12) inches below the bottom of the gate valve in the vault. The gate valve shall be supported by a brick pier, twelve (12) inches square, built from the floor to the valve. The fire hydrant shall have a valve opening of four (4) inches and shall be equipped with two (2) 2 -finch hose connec- tions. '.The outside diameter of the male thread on the 2f inch hose connection shall be 2.99 inches with seven and one-half(7f) threads per inch of length (interchangeable with the City of Chicago). Hose caps shall be fastened to barrel with a chain of at least 1/8 inch material. Each fire hydrant shall be equipped with auxiliary gate valve. Gate valves shall be either double -dish or made up gate type and shall meet the A.L.A. requirements for such types of valves. The necessary excavations shall be made for the purpose of constructing all parts of the improvement to the depth necessary to secure the required grades, elevations and locations. All open trenches for pipe, except as otherwise, provided, shall be excavated to a width at the bottom of not less than twelve (12) inches greater than the outside diameter of the pipe to be laid therein. The trench shall be so excavated as to allow each sec- tion of the pipe a full bearing. The pipe shall be laid so that the top of the pipe is five (5) feet below the existing sidewalk on the north side of Stewart Avenue. The material used in backfilling the trench around the pipe and, to a depth of twelve (12) inches over the top of it shall be free from large stones. ESTIMATE OF COST, CONT'D. When it is necessary in the construction of this improve- ment to remove pavement or walks, said pavement or walks shall be replaced with the same material as the original pavement or walk. The materials entering into the construction -Of this-im— provement his im---provement shall be of the best kind and quality as specified herein and suitable for the purpose for which they are in- tended to be used. The entire improvement shall be constructed in a complete and workman- like manner and in accordance with the ordinance therefore. The estimate of cost, including a sum not to exceed six per cent (6%) of the estimated cost thereof to be applied toward the cost of making and collecting the assessment therefore as is by law provided, is as follows: ESTIMATE 355 lineal feet of 4 inch cast iron water pipe @ $2.30 per foot $ 816.50 1.Fire Hydrant with 4 inch opening, two 2- inch hose connections and with a 4 inch auxiliary -valve @ $200.00 each 200.00 1 four (4) inch Gate,Valve @ $60.00 each 60.00 1 - 48 inch diameter valve vault with cast iron frame and cover @ $150;00 150.00 1 - 12 inch by 4 inch cast iron Cutting - In Tee @ $250.00 each 250.00 10 lineal feet of pavement tunnel @ $20.00 per foot 200.00 5% for Engineering 2% for Inspection $1,676.50 83.83 33.53 TOTAL LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL $1,793.86 Cost of making, levying and collecting the assessment and all lawful expenses attending the same as provided by law not to exceed six per cent (6%) 107.63 TOTAL COST OF IMPROVEMENT $1,901.49 And I hereby certify that in my opinion the above estimate does not exceed the probable cost of the proposed improvement and the lawful expense attending the same. * G. Walter Pflughaupt President• of the Board of Local Improvements of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois AN ORDINANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STEWART AVENUE WITHIN THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BY FURNISHING AND CON- STRUCTING THEREIN A CONNECTED SYSTEM OF WATER MAINS AND APPUR- TENANCES. STEWART AVENUE,WATER MAINS, CONT'D. The motion was made by Alderman Halverson, and seconded by Johnson, to suspend the rules and pass the proposed ordinance. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava. Nays: 'bine. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the proposed ordinance before the. Council for final passage. The motion was then made by Alderman Kehe, and seconded by,Baines, to pass the proposed ordinance. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the proposed ordinance finally passed. OPEN POLICE SQUAD CAR AND GARBAGE TRUCK BIDS. The motion was made by Alderman Johnson, and seconded by Hansen, that the Clerk open the bids for the Police Squad Car. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. POLICE SQUAD CAR BIDS Des Plaines Motor Sales, Inc Net Price $ 698.00 Brown -Orth Motors, Inc " " 800.00 The Mayor suggested that the bids for the Garbage Truck be opened and then the Council recess, so the two committees could study the bids. The motion was then made by Alderman Baines, and seconded by Harm, to open the Garbage Truck bids. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. GARBAGE TRUCK BIDS Des Plaines Motor Sales, Inc Net Price $ 1,506.76 Brown -Orth Motors, Inc. . " " 1,713.00 Purnell & Wilson, Inc. " " 1,772.34 --The Mayor declared a recess -- After the Council reconvened, the motion was made by Alderman Vavrinek, and seconded by Baines, that all bids on the garbage truck be -rejected as not suitable and that the City Clerk readvertise bids. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The motion was made by Alderman Johnson, and seconded by Hansen, to accept the bid of Des Plaines Motor Sales, Inc. (net price $698.00) for the Police Squad Car. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS. Alderman Kehe, Chairman of the Finance Committee, presented the following proposed resolution: 19408 19410 19412 19414 19416 19418 19420 19422 19424 19426 19428 19430 19432 19434 19436 19438 19440 19442 19,'/,4 19446 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES THAT THE FOL- LOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AND ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR SAME. Koehler Bros. Serv. Sta.$ The D. P. Publishing Co. Copy Papers, Inc., The D. P. Publishing Co. C. M. Riley Des Plaines Journal D. P. Motor Sales,Inc. Eugene G. Craine Maringer & Co. E. N. Fletcher Bud's Service Station J. R. Bredar D. P. Agency, Inc. Skokie Valley Asphalt Co. H - H Electric Co. Des Plaines Journal U. S. Postmaster of D.'P. Merchants Chemical Co. Marblehead Lime Co. Homelite Corporation 526.98 * 19409 Middle States Tel. Co., 30.00 * 19411 Journal Printing Co. 30.19 * 19413 Frank A. Bremer & Son 5.50 * 19415 The D. P. Publishing Co. 10.00 * 19417 Des Plaines Cafe 53.35 * 19419 D. P. Tire & Battery Sexy. 108.47 * 19421 Village Elec. & Radio Shcp 33.92 * 19423 Kaufman's Electric Shop 61.74 * 19425 Lien Chemical Co. 100.00 * 19427 Hacker's 40.69 * 19429 Journal Printing Co. 5.00 * 19431 Hap's* Harley-Davidson Slop 6.73 * 19433 The Miro-Flex Co., Inc. 53.10 * 19435 E. N. Fletcher 490.00 * 19437 Joe Divito 3.30 * 19439 D. P. Motor Sales, Inca 15.03 * 19441 E. & E. Construction Co. 108.12 * 19443 Imperial Trucking Corp. 707.50 * 19445 Triangle Sales & Supply 64.75 * 19447 William E. Gass 53.45 13.50 11.58 5.60 4.75 34.54 65.50 1.84 7.74 41.70 5.75 894.28 57.70 100.00 5.00 194.11 74.20 16.64 6.34 24.00 19448 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 19450 Frank A. Bremer & Son 19452 Byron G. Sweazey 19454 J. DeMoen 19456 The Seagrave Corp. 19458 City of Des Plaines 19460 Firemen Pension Fund BILLS, CONT'D. 95.17 * 19449 Simplex Valve & Meter Co. $ 12.00 2.25 * 19451 U. S. Postmaster 75.15 3.12 * 19453 E. R. Tilden 2.56 .87 * 19455 Village Elec. & Radio Shop 15.00 .70 * 19457 Spiegler's Department Store 8.21 1,434.53 * 19459 Police Pension Fund 3,185.45 733.35 *'19467 Water Dept. Petty Cash 15.63 The motion was made by Alderman Kehe, and seconded by Halverson, to adopt the proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, McKay, Halverson, and Morava. Nays: Alderman Harm. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the proposed resolution adopted. NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTED * * "INSPECTION AND LICENSE". On motion by Alderman Johnson, and second by Vavrinek, the Council approved Mayor Pflughaupt's appointment of the new Inspection and License Committee; chairman, Alderman R. G. Wolf --committee, Eric Hansen and Walter Morava. APRIL FOOL LETTER IN'SUBURBAN TIMES". Alderman Johnson reported on a letter which was published in the Suburban Times, April 2, 1948. He said that the Aldermen and the City Clerk were receiving calls due to this letter. Alderman Johnson then made the motion (which was seconded by Harm) that the author retract the alleged letter of the City Council which appeared on the first page of the April 2, 1948, issue of the Des Plaines Suburban Times, and also inform the public that said letter was not authorized by the City Council, nor was it submitted by the Council for publi- cation, and furthermore,that no one is authorized to sign letters for the City except City Officials. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. BENNETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S FOUNDATIONS. Alderman McKay inquired whether the letter had been wiitten to the Bennett Construction Company regarding their foundations. City Attorney, Frank Opeka, informed the alderman that he would write a registered letter to the last known address. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Alderman McKay reported an error in the minutes of March 15, 1948. The error was the vote on the roll call in concurring the Zoning Hearing report. The motion was then made by Alderman McKay, and seconded by Wolf, to approve the minutes --with correction-- of the regular meeting of March 15, 1948, and the Special Meeting of March 29, 1948. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT. The motion was made by Alderman Wolf, and seconded by Halverson, to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried, and the meeting regularly adjourned. CITY CLERK 1.1 ji-;4ze . J. ICH MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES-PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 19. 1948. AT 8:15 P. M. CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order by Mayor G. Walter Pflughaupt, who presided with Alderman Johnson) Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava responding to roll call. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS. The.Clerk submitted the report of City,Treasurer, H. J. Ahbe for the month of March. Cit3r Attorney,- Frank Opeka, reported his attending the meeting re- garding the increase of telephone rates --a continuation of the meeting of March 3, 1948. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Public Protection Committee. Alderman Johnson re- ported that City Attorney, Frank Opeka, had an.ordinance regarding the parking on Prairie Avenue at Graceland Avenue.