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1205194984'5 SECOND READING OF "LOTTERIES AND RAFFLES" ORDINANCE. The Clerk read for second reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1224, ENTITLED "LOTTERIES AND RAFFLES", OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 29 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, AS AMENDED The motion was made by Alderman Baines and seconded by McKay to adopt the proposed ordinance. After some discussion, the Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Davis, and McKay. Nays: Aldermen Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Raines, Behrel, Clement, Halverson and Morava. The rayor thereupon declared the motion lost and the proposed ordinance failure of passage. On motion by Alderman Morava and second by Davis, the City Attorney was instructed to file a charge with the Illinois State Commerce Commission that the Soo Line installgates and give proper protection at all their crossings in the City of Des Plaines. Alderman Halverson requested that the police department be in- structed to contact the owner of the fruit and vegetable stand on Des Plaines Avenue (near Touhy) to clean up the property at the stand. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. The -potion was made by Alderman Halverson and seconded by Morava to approve the minutes of November 7, 1949. Attorney Howard requested that a correction be made on page four of the minutes re- garding the Plan Commission letter on rezoning as follows: "to concur in the recommendations and suggestions and refer to the Zoning Board of Appeals sitting as a commission to call a hearing." The motion was voted uponlr acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the minutes approved with correction made. ADJOURNMENT. The motion was made by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Hansen to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. OTTO W. J. HENRICH ITY CLERK MINUTES OF THE REGULAR nEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, DECEv':BER 5, 1949, AT 8:00 P. M. CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kenneth G. Meyer, who presided with Aldermen Hansen, Davis, Vavrinek, Baines Behrel, McKay, Clement, Halverson and Morava responding to roll call. OFFICIAL REPORTS. The City Clerk submitted the November reports of Building Inspector Scharringhausen and the City Clerk. Inspector Scharringhausen reported on the zoning violation of the Louton Paint and Varnish Company, 1293 Oakwood Avenue. The r'ayor referred this matter to the Building Inspector and City Attorney. Engineer Fletcher reported that it was time for the Streets Com- mittee to formulate plans on what street work with Motor Fuel Tax money was to be due in 1950. The Mayor referred this matter to the Streets Committee and the Engineer. Alderman HcKay read the following letter: 3q ALDERFQAN F?OKAY ' S REPORT, CONT' D . Mr. S. E. McKay 334 Oxford Road Des Plaines, I11. Dear Sir: November 28th, 1949 Relative to your letter of November 17th, 1949 concerning the Nebel Property, situated just off of Oakton Street adjoining Des Plaines. An investigation was made by our Engineer on November 23rd, 1949, who found him in the process of installing sewerage to the Trailers. A violation notice was served and the work stopped. The matter has been respectfully referred to the States Attorney's Office for such remedial action as deems fit and advisable. JGJ:hrl Yours very truly, James G. Jamieson • Supervisor Building & Zoning Bureau Mayor Meyer referred the matter of conversion of City Hall heating system to oil or gas to the Public Buildings and Lard Committee. PLANS FOR ALLEY IN FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLOCK. The Clerk in- formed the Council he had blue prints for the alley in the block between Ellinwood, Lee, Prairie and Graceland. The"ayor referred these blue prints to the Streets Committee. **Alderman Wolf made his appearance at this time. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT ON TAXICAB STAND. The Clerk read the following report: At the last Council meeting it was suggested that an ordinance be drafted, or existing ordinances revised so as to provide that taxicabs take off or leave a cab stand in the order of their parking. A careful examination of such a suggestion has indicated to me the impossibility of drafting any legal ordinance to cover the same. It would be absolutely illegal, for instance, to require a cab which might be third or fifth in line from leaving tho line in response to a call. It would be illegalto deprive any citizen, if he so wished, the right to select a cab other than the first in line if he preferred a particular driver or company. 'While recognizing the confusion that does exist when cabs do this and recognizing the desirability from a traffic standpoint in making such a provision as was suggested, I feel it would be absolutely impossible to enforce it as a practical matter and as a legal matter. I would suggest as an alternative that the Chief of Police make a written request to the cab companies to observe such a rule as nearly as is humanly possible and to arrest any cab driver who might, in the course of such a maneuver, violate any other traffic ordinance, such as improper caution in moving out of line, illegal turns, etc. I realize this is a very weak suggestion, under the circumstances, but do not believe anything else to be of any practical value. Respectfully submitted, M. S. Howard MSH:AR City Attorney PASS TUB?_CtLOSIS AND VENEREAL DISEASE "FOOD DEALERS" ORDINANCE. The Clerk read for second reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 14, ETTITLED "FOOD DAL,ERS", BY ADDING THELETO SECTION 377.1 The motion was made by Alderman Vavrinek and seconded by Behrel, to pass the proposed ordinance. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen dansen, Davis, Vavrinek, Wolf, Baines, Behrel, -cKay, Clement,-"alverson and Morava. Nays: None. The Mayor t',ereupon declared the motion carried and the ordinance adopted. PASS BICYCLE ORDINANCE. The Clerk read for first reading the follow- ing proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINAi rCE AMENDING ARTICLE VIII RELATING TO BICYCLES IN THE TRAFFIC CODE OF TJE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ARE HERETOFORE AI!EDED . The motion was made by Alderman Vavrinek and seconded by Behrel, to suspend the rules and place the proposed ordinance on passage. The 'Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Hansen, Davis, Vavrinek, Wolf, Baines, Behrel, McKay, Clement, Halverson and Morava. Nays: None. The ;Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried, rules suspended and the proposed ordinance before the Council for final passage. The motion was made by Alderman Vavrinek and seconded by Behrel, to pass the proposed ordinance. The m=ayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Hansen, Vavrinek, Wolf, Baines, Behrel, McKay, Clement, Halverson and Morava. Nays: Alderman Davis. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the proposed ordinance adopted. PASS BICYCLE FEE ORDINANCE. The Clerk read for first reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINAINTCE RELATING TO FEES FOR PER ANENT LICENSES FOR BICYCLES. The motion was made by Alderman Vavrinek and seconded by Hansen, to suspend the rules and place the proposed ordinance on passage. The Payor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Hansen, Davis, Vavrinek, Wolf, Baines, Behrel, McKay, Clement, Halverson and Morava. ?lays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and. the proposed ordinance before the Council for final passage. The notion was made by Alderman Vavrinek and seconded by Behrel to pass the pro- posed ordinance. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Hansen, Davis, Vavrinek, .Wolf, Baines, Behrel, McKay, Clement, Halverson and Morava. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the ordinance adopted. WILLIAI, L. KUNKEL'S LETTER IN REGARD TO LIENS ON SPECIAL AS- SESSMENTS. The City Clerk read the letter of William L. Kunkel regarding the outstanding bonds,of which he is the owner, on Special Assessment Nos. 80, 88, 97, 76 and 78. He requested to purchase from the City of Des Plaines, the liens of said assessments against all of the property, thereby releasing the City of Des Plaines of any liability, if any exists on these assessments. The Mayor referred the letter to the Finance Committee and the City Attorney. It was requested that the Mayor and any aldermen that were interested be in- vited to attend. ENGINEER E. N. FLETCHER SUBMITS PLAN FOR PROPOSED WATER MAIN ON MIN? STREET, EAST OF GARLAND PLACE. The Clerk read a letter from Engineer Fletcher regarding plan for the proposed water main on Miner Street, east of Garland Place. Plan was attached to letter. The Mayor referred the letter and plan to the Water Committee. FIRST READING OF BILLBOARDS AND SIGNBOARDS ORDINANCE. The Clerk read for first reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 214 OF ARTICLE XXII OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES RELATING TO BILLBOARDS AND SIGNBOARDS The Mayor referred the proposed ordinance to the License Com - mittee. FIRST READING OF BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE. The Clerk read for first reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 348a, 348b AND 348c TO THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, AS AMENDED, ESTABLISHING LICENSE FEES The motion was made by Alderman Behrel and seconded by Hansen, to suspend the rules and place the proposed ordinance on passage. The Mayor put 34" BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE, COTT'D. the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Hansen, Vavrinek, Behrel, Clement and Halverson. Nays: Aldermen Davis, Wolf, Baines, McKay and Morava. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion lost. The Mayor ordered the proposed ordinance placed on file for second reading. FIRST READING OF SIDE YARD ORDINANCE. The Clerk read for first reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 14 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES AS HERETOFORE AMENDED The Mayor ordered the proposed ordinance placed on file for second reading. PETITION FOR THE EXTENSION AND DEDICATION OF CEDAR STREET. The Clerk read the petition for dedication and extension of Cedar Street from Welwyn to Cloward Street. The Mayor referred the petition to the Plan Com- mission. REQUEST FOR REZONING ON MINER STREET,100 FEET EAST OF GARLAND PLACE. The Clerk read the following rezoning application: December 3, 1949 City Clerk Des Plaines, Illinois Application is hereby made for a change in zoning classification or zoning variation of premises located in the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, owned by: Mrs. Frank Garland 1977 Rand Road, Des Plaines, Illinois Street and Number and described as follows: The South 200 feet of the West 200 feet of Lot 17 in Garland Division of Land in the South half (S) of the South half (S2) of Section 16 in Township 41 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd P.M., in Cook County, Illinois. (located on the North side of Miner Street and approximately 400 feet East of Garland Place) Change from Residential Area District "A" Classification to Commercial Area District "C" Classification Application fee of x'25.00 and . 10.00 fee for publishing notice of hear- ing inclosed. Mrs. Frank Garland Signature of Applicant 1977 Rand Road, Des Plaines, Ill. Address The motion was made by Alderman McKay and seconded by Baines, to refer the application to the Zoning Board of Appeals sitting as a Commission to call a public hearing. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, where- upon the Mayor declared the motion carried. THREE LETTERS FROM DES PLAINES SAFETY COUNCIL. The Clerk read the following letters: 9`/9 SAFETY COUNCIL LETTERS, CONT'D. "ov. 7, 1949 The Des Plaines Women's Club wish to bring it to the attention of the Safety Council regarding the lighting system on the following streets. 1. --Orchard Court, there are no lights on this street at all. 2. --Center Street and Prairie Avenue, the lights are there but are never in working order. We the members of the Des Plaines Woman's Club hope this matter will be acted upon and lights will be put in operation. Sincerely, Mrs. Walter J. Stengel Corresponding Secretary :november 28, 1949 We are in receipt of a request for the installation of overhead lights over the Northwest Hi -Way directly across the Cumberland Depot. We are submitting this for your consideration. We are also in receipt of a similar request for overhead lights for somewhere in the neighborhood of the Foundry on the Northwest Hi -Way, because of extremely poor walking conditions in this neighborhood after dark. le are very hopeful that something can be done for the safety and protection of our people. Respectfully, John E. Gallup President, Safety Council November 28, 1949 We have received several sug,estions from various people regard- ing the possibility of installing traffic lights at Pearson and Miner Streets, also Graceland and Miner Streets. These two corners are very hazardous for pedestrians attempting crossing over and also for the heavy vehicle traffic. It is our belief that with the installation of these lights, the flow of traffic would be more uniform, especially during the summer season when many cars use the Northwest Hiway traveling to the lakes and to the Arlington Race Tracks. We trust you will give this serious consideration at your earliest convenience. Respectfully, John E. Gallup President, Safety Council The Mayor referred the letters to the Streets Committee. PLAN COMMISSION LETTER IN REGARD TO ANNEXATION. The Clerk read the following letter: December 5, 1949 The City Flan Commission would like City Attorney Howard to in- form its members as to what percentage of land surrounding the proposed site of the drive-in theatre is necessary before that particular section can be annexed by the City. Sincerely, Otto W. J. Henrich, Secretary tal Des Plaines Plan Commission `The Mayor referred the letter to the City Attorney. STATE DIVISION OF HIGH JAYS * PERMITS AND RESOLUTION FOR SEVVE1t. AND WATER MAIN. The Clerk read the permit and resolutiorf from the Division of Highways for the sewer and water main on Des Plaines Avenue, between Fargo and Sherwin Avenues. The motion was made by Alderman Morava and seconded by Halverson, to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to adopt and execute the resolution and permit. TheMayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Hansen, Davis, Vavrinek, Wolf, Baines, Behrel, McKay, Clement, Halverson and Morava. Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolu- tion and permit adopted. APPROVAL OF BILLS. Alderman Baines, Chairman of the Finance Committee presented the following proposed resolution: RE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINS 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. (Schedule of bills placed before each alderman and affixed to resolution and on file with the City Clerk.) The motion was made by Alderman Baines and seconded by Behrel, to adopt the proposed resolution. Alderman Baines called attention to the Des Plaines Motor Sales bill of "285.41. Because this bill was in error, Alderman Baines requested that this item be voided. The Mayor put the question, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Hansen, Davis, Vavrinek, Wolf, Baines, Behrel, "''cKay, Clement, Halverson and Morava. Nays: "one. The Mayor thereupon delcared the notion carried and the proposed resolution adopted as corrected. Alderman Clement reported that the signs designating "Police Station"and "First Aid" are in bad condition and suggested they be repaired. Alderman Clement also suggested that signs be posted designating the "City Free Parking Lot" on Prairie Avenue. (The Nayer referred both of these items to the Public Relations Committee. City Clerk Henrich informed the Council that part of the old foundry on 'diner Street is for sale and that the Plan Commission suggested that an investigation be made for the purchasing of a City Garage. The Payor referred the matter to the Public Buildings and Finance Committees, City Engineer and Superintendent of Public .'orks. The City Clerk called attention to the fact that the City had no ordinance relating to the control of parking lots. The Mayor referred the matter to_the City Attorney to draft an ordinance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. The motion was made by Alderman Halverson and seconded by Hansen, to approve the minutes of November 21, 1949. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the minutes approved. ADJOURNMENT. The motion was made by Alderman Wolf and seconded by Behrel, to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. 1 / ? LMAII /L-20 OTTO W. J. HENRICH ,CITY CLERK MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1949. AT 8:00 P. M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kenneth G. Meyer, with Aldermen Hansen, Davis, Vavrinek, Wolf, Behrel, McKay, Clement, and Halverson, and Morava responding to roll call. Mayor Meyer presided. OFFICIAL REPORTS: The City Clerk submitted the November report of Treasurer L. C. Barrett. CITY ATTORNEY HOWARD REPORTS: The City Clerk read the following reports: