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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, DES PLAINES„ILLINOIS, HELD
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8,
1952. at 8:00 P.M.
Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Kenneth G. Meyer who presided with Alderman Hansen, Davis, Wolf,
Tures, Behrel, Schallawitz, McKay, and Auck responding to roll call.
The Council discussed the revision of the Code.
Adjournment. The motion was made by Alderman Tures and
seconded by Schallawitz 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
City Clerk
MINUTES OF.THE_REGUTAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES,
ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1952 at 8:00 PtM..
Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor
Kenneth G. Meyer, who presided with Alderman Davis, Tures, Behrel,
Schallawitz, McKay, Auck responding to roll call.
proval of Minutes. The motion was made by Alderman Tures
and seconded by Schallawitz to approve the minutes of the adjourned
meeting of November 24, and regular meeting of December 1, 1952.
The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared
the motion carried.
Official Reports. The Clerk submitted the reports of
City Treasurer and City Clerk for November.
City Attorney report on Zoning concrete mixing business.
The Clerk read the following report:
December 6, 1952
Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City of Des Plaines
City Hall
Des Plaines, Illinois
Gentlemen:
There has been referred to me the matter of amending
out` zoning ordinance to specifically place cement or concrete
mixing hoppers in a Heavy Manufacturing classification.
On examining the present zoning ordinance as to light
and heavy manufacturing respectively, I find that in neither case
are any specific industries listed, excepting only that under
Heavy Manufacturing there is a long list of obnoxious industries
which are altogether prohibited. Under such cirumnstances, to
amend the Zoning Ordinance to specifically bar one use only in
Light Manufacturing, would in my opinion subject such an ordin—
ance,to a charge of arbitrary discrimination. I seriously doubt
that any court would uphold such discrimination.
It seems to me it would be better, perhaps, to rely on
our present interpretation of the Light Manufacturing classifica—