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04251949237 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1949, AT 8:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order by Mayor G. Walter Pflughaupt who presided with= Aldermen Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava responding to roll call. The City Clerk having a cold had his Deputy Katherine Schmidt assist him in his duties. OFFICIAL REPORTS. The Deputy Clerk K. Schmidt submitted the report of Treasurer H. J. Ahbe for the month of March also the report of City Attorney Opeka on the Umbach case that the hearing on a motion to dismiss on April 19, 1949 was continued by Judge H. Fischer to May 27, 1949. City engineer Fletcher informed the Mayor that they were ready to start on widening of Prairie Avenue and would like the inspector"appointed. On motion by Vavrinek and second by Harm the appointment of Charles Fdrberg as inspector for Prairie Avenue widening was approved. CANVASS VOTES OF CITY ELECTION OF APRIL 19, 1949. Mayor Pflughaupt appointed Alderman Kehe and Johnson and Harm as a committee to canvass the Votes of the City Election held April 19, 1949 and the Mayor declared the recess for that purpose. Alderman Baines made his appearance at this time. ` RESOLUTION DECLARING RESULTS OF ELECTION. After about one hour recess the Council reconvened and the Deputy Clerk read the following proposed resolution: RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 19th. 1949. * * * * * WHEREAS, a regular election was held on Tuesday, April 19th, 1949, in the City of Des Plaines for the purposeof electing a Mayor, a City Clerk, a City Treasurer, a Police Magistrate and one Alderman for each of the five (5) Wards in said City; and at said election, the proposition for the adoption of the Civil Service Act was submitted to the voters of said City; and WHEREAS, the MgTor and City Council, as by statute in such case made and provided, have canvassed the votes cast at said election, find as' follows: (1) On the proposition: Shall the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, adopt and become entitled to the benefits of an Act entitled "An Act to Regulate the Civil Service of Cities," approved and in force March 20th, 1895, as amended? Total ballots cast Ballots cast YES 2010 Ballots cast NO 1105 Spoiled ballots cast 7 Defective ballots cast 26 Ballots cast not voted 1423 (2) FOR ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERS: FOR MAYOR: 'Vf7 4,571- X517 Total ballots cast Wit` Spoiled ballots 7 Defective ballots 26 Kenneth G. Meyer received 2152 George M. Enzenbacher received 1709 Samuel E. McKay received 654 T. J. Montgomery received 1 F. R. Wetterman received 1 FOR CITY CLERK: Otto W. J. Henrich received 3i,gn H. Coasch received 2 231 RESOLUTION, CONT'D. FOR CITY TREASURER: Lawrence C."BArrett received Peter J. Manz received FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE: 2311 2029 Albert L. Sengstock received 3486 Vince Connor received 1 FOR ALDERMEN: 1st. Ward: Total votes cast William N. Davis received 491 " John W. Lowell received 407 902 2nd Ward: Total votes'cast 874 Edwin F. Murphy received 298 Raymond W. Tures received 256 Reinhardt G. Wolf received 309 3rd Ward: Total votes cast 432 Herbert J. Behrel received 305 Earl E. Schallawitz received 119 4th Ward: Total votes cast 1084 William R. Leyns received 193 Carter A. Rehoff received 290 Howard W. Clement received 395 5th Ward: Total votes cast 1170 Walter L. Morava receiveid 662 Adolph Lanetot received 504 and are ready to declare the results thereof, NOW THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. That the proposition: Shall the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, adopt and become entitled to the benefits of an Act entitled "An Act to Reg- ulate the Civil Service of Cities," approved and in force March 20th, 1895, as amended? having received a majority of the votes cast upon said proposition, the said pro- position be and the same is hereby declared carried and the proposition adopted. SECTION 2. That KENNETH G. MEYER having received the highest number of votes cast, be and he is hereby declared duly elected to the office of the Mayor of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, to serve the full term of four (4) years, as is by law provided. SECTION 3. That OTTO W. J. HENRICH having received the highest number of votes cast, be and he is hereby declared duly elected to the office of City Clerk of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, to serve the full term of four (4) years, as is by law provided. SECTION 4. That LAWRENCE C. BARRETT having received the highest number of votes cast, he and he is hereby declared fuly elected to the office of City Treasurer of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, to serve the full term of four (4) years, as is by law provided. 789 RESOLUTION, CONT'D_ SECTION 5. That ALBERT L. SENGSTOCK having received the highest number of votes cast, be and he is hereby declared duly elected to the office of POLICE MAGISTRATE of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, to serve the full term of four (4) years, as is by law provided. SECTION 6. That WILLIAM N. DAVIS; REINHARDT G. WOLF; HERBERT J. BEHREL; HOWARD W. CLEMENT and WALTER L. MORAVA; having received the highest number of votes cast, be and they are hereby declared duly elected to the office of Aldermen of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Wards, respectively, of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, to serve for a full term of four (4) years, as is by law provided. SECTION 7. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED: This 25th day of April,A.D. 1949. APPROVED: This 25th day of April, A.D. 1949. G. Walter Pflughaupt Mayor ATTEST: Otto W. J. Henrich City Clerk The motion was made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Johnson 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, Harm, McKay, Halverson, and Morava. Naves: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the proposed resolution adopted. PROCLAMATION ELECTION ON CIVIL SERVICE. The Deputy Clerk read the following proclamation: PROCLAMATI 0 N WHEREAS. at the regular City Election held on April 19, 1949, there was submitted to the voters of the City of Des Maines, pursuant to order of the County Court of Illinois, the following proposition: Shall the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, adopt and become entitled to the benefits of an Act entitled "An Act to Reg- ulate the Civil Service of Cities," approved and in force March 20th, 1895, as amended? and WHEREAS, THE City Council according to the statute in such case made and provided, has canvassed the results of said election and has found that the said proposition has received the majority of the votes cast upon such proposition and has declared said proposition carried and was duly adopted. NOW, THEREFORE; I, G. WALTER PFLUGHAUPT, the duly elected, qualified and acting Mayor of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, do hereby proclaim and declare that an Act entitled "An Act to Regulate the Civil Service of Cities," approved March 20, 1895, be and the same is in force in the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of April, A.D. 1949. G. Walter Pflughaupt Mayor,'City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois ATTEST: Otto W. J. Henrich, City Clerk 24' The Mayor ordered the proclamation placed on file. NOTICES OF CONTEST OF ELECTION (LEYNS & MURPHY). The Deputy Clerk read the'following notices of election, affidavits and proof of service. NOTICE OF CONTEST OF ELECTION TO THE MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED and INFORMED that I desire to contest the election " of HOWARD CLEMENT as Alderman for the Fourth Ward in the City of Des Plaines based upon the election returns of the election held in the City of Des Plaines on the 19th day of April, 1949. The points on which I will contest the election are: • 1. The ballots were not'properly counted. 2. The judges of election erroneously declared certain ballots as "spoiled." 3. The judges to declare 4. The judges determined ballots. of election erroneously failed certain ballots as "spoiled." of election erroneously the proper vote on split I hereby request a hearing on this petition and a recount of the ballots on April 25, 1949. at 8:.00 P.M. • William R. Leyns Name 924 Hollywood Ave. Des Plaines, I11. Address STATE OF ILLINOIS) ) SS COUNTY OF COOK ) WILLIAM R. LEYNS, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he has read the above and foregoing Petition by him subscribed, knows the contents thereof and that the same is true in substance and in fact to the best of his knowledge and belief. William R. Leyns SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 23rd day of April, 1949. Kenneth G. Meyer PROOF OF SERVICE OF - NOTICE TO CONTEST ELECTION STATE OF ILLINOIS) ) SS COUNTY OF COOK ) WILLIAM R. LEYNS, being duly sworn on oath deposes and says that on the 23rd day of April, he served a true copy of the Notice to Contest the Election of HOWARD CLEMENT, by delivering a true copy of siad Notice to CARTER REHOFF at his residence on April 23; 1949. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of April, 1949. • C. Milner Peters. Notary Public William R. Leyns NOTICE OF CONTEST OF ELECTION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY'COUNCIL DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS YOU AFE HEREBY NOTIFIED and INFORMED that I desire to contest the election of REINHARDT G. WOLF as Alderman for the Second Ward in the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, based upon the election returns of the election held in the City of Des Plaines on the 19th day of April, 1949. The points on which I will contest the election are: 1) The ballots were not properly counted. 2) The judges of election erroneously declared certain ballots as "spoiled". 3) The Judges of election erroneously failed to declare certain ballots as"spoiled". 4) The judges of election erroneously determined the proper vote on split ballots. I request a hearing on this petition and a recount of the ballots April' 25, 1949 at 8:00 P.M. Edwin F. Murphy Name 1619 Walnut Ave., Des Plaines. t11. Address STATE OF ILLINOIS) ) SS COUNTY OF COOK ) EDWIN F. MURPHY, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he has read the above and foregoing Petition by him subscribed, knows the contents thereof and that the same is true in substance and in fact to the best of his knowledge and belief. Edwin F. Murphy SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 2 rd day of April, 1949. Kenneth G. Meyer PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF CONTEST 1T,FCTION STATE OF ILLINOIS) ) SS COUNTY OF COOK ) Edwin F. Murphy , being duly sworn on oath deposes and says that on the 23rd day of April, he served a true copy, of the Notice to Contest the Election of REINHAi.DT G. WOLF by leaving a true copy of said Notice with Reinhardt G. Wolf. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of April, 1949. Kenneth G. Meyer Notary Public E. F. Murphy 2/,2 The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Hansen to proceed with the recount of the votes in the Second and Fourth lards. Due to protest by Alderman Wolf the motion was withdrawn. The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Hansen to proceed with the recount of contest in the Fourth Ward. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Johnson to proceed with the recount of the contest in the Second Ward. The Mayor instructed the Depu Clerk to call the roll with the followinc result: Ayes: Johnson, Hansen, Kehe, Baines, Halverson,and Morava. Nayes:.kldermean Vavrinek, Wolf, Harm and McKay. Alderman Wolf again protested anal said he desired to have the Judges and Clerks of election of the Second Ward presentat the meeting. The motion was then made by Alderman Wolf and seconded by McKay to call a special meeting on Friday, April 29, 1949, at 8:00 P. M. for the 'recount of votes on contest of the Alderman in the Second Ward. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. FOURTH WARD BALLOTS OPENED. The motion was made by Alderman Hansen and seconded by Halverson to open the ballots of the Fourth Ward. The Mayor put the question and the Deputy Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Alderman Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Baines, Harm, McKay, Hai verson, and Morava. Nayes: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. Attorney J. R. Van Gorken requested permission as attorney for Howard Clement to watch with Mr. Clement the recounting. Attorney K. G. Meyer and Wm. Leyns were also granted permission to watch the recount. The Mayor appointed the followinoas clerks and judges: Judges: Aldermen Kehe, Johnson and Harm; Clerks: Aldermen Vavrinek and Morava. At 1:05 A. M. the Council reconvened and Alderman Vavrinek reported the result as follows: William R. Leyns, 397 votes and Howard W. Clement 399 votes. K The motion was made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Baines that the canvass of the ballots had been completed in line with the recount and have found that William R. Leyns received 397 votes and Howard W. Clement 399 votes, and canvass of the tally sheets stands and Howard W. Clement is hereby declared elected Alderman of the Fourth Ward. 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: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF DFS PLAINES THAT THE FOL- LOWING BILLS ARE BUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLEiK BE AND ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR SAME. 20808 Koehler Bros. Station 544.90 20809 20810 Publ. Service Co. 2,181.69 20811 20812 Otto W. J. Henrich 25.00 20813 20814 Des Plaines Journal 633.35 20815 20816 Hartless-Austin 6.20 20817 20818 Frank A. Bremer & Son 12.14 20819 20820 Churchill Mfg. Co. 4.41 20821 20822 W. H. Stewart, Inc. 16.47 20823 20824 Minneapolis, St. Paul R.R. Co. 1.00 20825 20826 Miller Meters, Inc. 18,52 20827 20828 Lagerhausen Lumber & Coal Co. 37.35 20829 20830 H - H Electric Co. 300.00 20831 20832 D. P. Public Schools 45.00 20833 20834 Wally's Mobil Serv. 29.70 20835 20836 Socony Vacuum Oil Co. 52.47 20837 20838 Tuthill Pump Co. 20.07 20839 20840 Worthington Gamon Meter Co. 798.00 20841 20842 Joe Divito 65.28 20843 20844 Triangle Sales & Supply Co. 2.43 20845 20846 Kuhlman & Nagle, Inc. 5.15 20847 20848 Petterson Safety Service 6.50 20849 20850 Meyer Coal & Material Co. 30.35 20851 20852 Leonard Anderson, Jr. 4.33 20853 20854 Kenny Company 27.03 20855 20856 American La France Foamite Corp32.90 20857 20858 Auto Parts of D. P. 1.94 2086C Middle Sts. Telephone Co. H. J. Ahbe, Treasurer D. P. Publishing Co. D. P. Publishing Co. Zephyr Cafe F. P. Sumner Walter W. Held Co.. C. H. Hoppe Foundry Co. Duncan Meter Corp. Skokie Valley Asphalt Co. Socony Vacuum Oil Co. H - H Electric Co. D. P. Motor Sales, Inc. Joe Divito Merchants Chemical Co. Westfield Motr Sales Joe Divito Louis Esser & Sons Either's Inca William G. trice & Co. Worthington-Gamon Meter Co. B. F. Kinder's Sons D. P. Motor Sales, Inc. Triangle Sales & Supply Co. E. F. Kinders Sons George Sibley 1 33.65 175.00 209.00 93.50 18.10 121.00 6.03 188.63. 792.08 108.00 46.51. 63.20 46.68 186.00 27.54 4. 405.1911 132.00 65.55 108.55 63.16 38.32 1.47 1.12 56.03 10.00 20861 20863 20865 20867 20869 20871 20873 20875 20877 20879 20881 BILLS, CONT'D. D. P. Motor Sales Trinity Lutheran Church Alvin B. Nelson South Side School Mildred W. Leis Mildred R. Johnson Florence M. Peatschman Alta Mercer Currie Harriet G. Carroll Emma Warren Helen Liewerenz 20883 Marguerite Hodgson 20885 Anna Huxmann 20$87 -suis eTFuchs s teiner 20889 Bernice Corby 20891 Melba M. Roepke 20893 Marie Crowley 20895 Ida McPherson 20897 Susan Churney 20899 Katherine E. Richter 20901 Helen Heron 20903 Gertrude Van Stockum 20905 Gertrude Lindgren 20907 Dorothy J. Tosterud 10.00 10.00 10.00 10;00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 -x.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 20862 20864 20866 20868 20870 20872 20874 20876 20878 20880 20882 20884 20886 20888 20890 20892 20894 20896 20898 20900 20902 20904 20906 20909 American Legion Home Churney's Ice Cream Store Charles J. Arrigo Hazel Froehlicher Charles Forberg Bernice Altenburg Florence A. Bollan Irene V. Anderson Ella Raymond Ferol Scott Evangeline Peterson Hertha G. Appold Rita F. McMahon Florence Olson Dorothy G. Swedberg Marie Lambert Edythe Stengel Marie Clergy Hazel A. Blume Caroline V. Carlson Frances Arrigo Lura E. Marshall Eleanor Koehler Joe Divito z43 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 2,267.40 The motion was made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Baines to adopt the pro- posed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Alderman Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Kehe, Bains, Harm McKay, Halverson and Morava. Nayes: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. ZONING BOARD OF APrEALS GRANT VARIATION AT 1096 LEE STREET. The City Attorney read the following letter: April 25th, 1949. Mayor and City Council City of Des Plaines, Illinois Gentlemen: Your Zoning Board of Appeals sitting as a Commission had referred to it the application of Mrs. Percy Baines to rezone the following described real estate from its present classification Residence District Area - A to District C - Commerdial, or to grant a variation for such use, to -wit: Lots 2 and 3 in Block 8 in Des Plaines Gardens, a Subdivision in Section 20, Township 41 North, .Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois (also known as 1096 Lee Street, Des Plaines, Illinois) and advises as follows: 1. That due notice to the parties and to the public of this proceeding of the public hearing was given as required by law and that the Board has jurisdiction of the sub- ject matter and of the parties. 2. That the property proposed to be reclassified from Residence Area District A to Area District C - Commercial, or a variation to permit the use of said premises as a Gift Shop, consists of two lots on which is a residence located at 1096 Lee St., Des Plaines, Illinois. 3. That petitioner wishes to utilize the property in question for a Gift Shop by making a few minor alterations in the building. 4. That there were no objectors to the proposed amendment or variation at the public hearing. 5. That the premises in question are in a block devoted to residential use. The area directly across the street is utiliaed for commercial purposes. The area to the north on the same side of the street as the premises in question is utilized as commercial. The trend in the area appears to be commercial. _ 6. That an amendment to rezone these two parcels within thatblock is not practical un- less the remaining lots in said block facing Lee Street are also rezoned. 7. That a variation is practical in view of the surrounding uses and is hereby granted. The Board of Appeals having heard and considered the evidence and being fully informed in the -remises, recommend to the Mayor aid the City Council that the pro- posed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance tie not adopted but that a variation is hereby granted by this Board to the peititioner to use said premises as a Gift Shop and that any necessary permits for remodeling or altering such structure to make it useful for such purpose be granted. This action was adopted by the concurrent dote & 5 members of the Board. Respectfully submitted: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF DES PLAI 1SS, James J. Carroll, W. H. McConnell, Arthur W. Kaphen, Fred K. Howe, By Alvah H. James Secretary cc: Building Inspection Department The Mayor ordered the letter placed or. file. C. & N. W. RLWY. REZONING ORDINANCE. The City Attorney read the following letter: April 25th, 1949 Mayor and City Council City of Des Plaines, Illinois Gentlemen: Your zoning Board of Appeals sitting as a Commission had referred to it the application of the Chicago and North Western Railroad Comapny to rezone the follow- ing described real estate from its present classification Residence District Area A to Industrial District I - Light Industry, to -wit: That part of the West half of the South East Quarter--0f--- Section 18, Township 41 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to - wit: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the South East Quarter of said Section 18, thence North along the West line thereof 1791 feet, more or les-, to a point, distant 850 feet south of the Northwest corner of the South East quarter of said Section 18, thence East along a line drawn parallel with the North Line of the South East Quarter of said section 18 a distance of 523 feet, more or less, to the Southwesterly line of Wolf Road as now located and established; thence Southeasterly along the Southwesterly line of Wolf Road 395 feet, more or less>, to a point, dis- tant 30 feet Northwesterly, measured at right angles from the center line between the two main tracks of the Des Plaines Valley Line of the Chicago and North 7lestern Railway Company; thence S`outhweserly parallelwithiaid rail- way center line 1620 feet, more or less, to the South line of the South East Quarter of said Section 18; thence West along the South line of the South East Quarter of siad Section 18 a distance of 50 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; advises as follows: 1. That Due notice to the parties and to the public of this proceeding and of the public hearing therein was igiven as required by law and that the Boardtas jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties. 2. That petitioner wishes to utilize the property in question for light industrial uses. A part of said premises are now occupied under lease, by the Lake Cook Supply Company, who for many years have maintained a bulk oil storage plant; Meyer Coal and Material Company, under lease, who for several years have used a portion of said Premises for the storage of building materials, and the Coffman Coal yard; under lease, which has been on siad premises for many ;;ears, The property is question has been devoted to industrial uses for many years, and are presently non -conforming ^use. 3. That there were five (5) objectors to the proposed amendment at the public hearing. 4. That the tract of land in question, triangular in shape, lies between two main freight lines of the Des Plaines Valley Railroad forming a wy_e and it was agreed by all present that said premises are not suitable for residential use. 5. That a hearing on the same subject matter -as held about a year ago and it was then recommended by this Bo;rd that the proposed amendment be granted; and that sence that time there have been no changes which would warrant A change of that recommendation. 6. That the highest and best use for said property is for light industrial pur- poses based on its location and the fact that said premises cannot be used for any other purposes. 7. That the evidence presented was convincing as to the desiraUility of reclass- ifying the petitioner's property into a light industrial district. The Zoning Board of Appeals, sitting as a Commission, having heard and considered the evidence and being fully informed in the premises, on a vote of Five members for a change and None __against a chan e, recommends to the Mayor and City Council that the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance in accordance with the recommendations herein contained, is submitted herewith for your consider- ation. Respectfully submitted, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, James J. Carroll, W. H. McConnell, Arthur W. Kaphen, Fred K. Howe, By Alvah H. James Secrda.ry The City Attorney read for first reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE, ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES_, ILLINOIS. The motion was then made by Alderman McKay and seconded by Wolf to refer the proposed ordinance to the Municipal Developement Committee for study and report. The Mayor put the question and after considerable discussion the Clark called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Wolf, Harm, McKay, Nayes : Aldermen Johnson, Hansen, Vavrinek, Kehe, Paines, Halvrson, and Morava. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion lost. The motion was then made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Morava 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, Kehe, Baines, Halverson, and Morava. Nayes: Alderman Wolf, Harm and McKay. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion lost and the proposed ordinance filed for second reading. APPROVAL CF M1NUThS. The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Hansen to approve the minutes of April 4, 1949. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT. The motion was made by Alderman Halverson and seconded by Harm to adjourn. The motion was voted_upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Council regularly adjourned at 1:45 P.M. OTTO N. J. $ i ICH, CITY CLERK