02/24/1930101.
MINUTES CF AN ADJOURNED Lfl STING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DES PLAINES, HELD IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS ON THE 24th DAY OF
J BRUARY, AT THE HOUR OF 8:30
O'CLOCK Y. M.
Mayor Hammer! called the meeting to order with
Alderman Suster and Lacey being absent. and Alderman Collet,
Ahbe, Heesch, Schlagel, Schroeder, Kinder, Knabb & -bnzenbacher
answering to Roll Call.
The following letter from the Illinois Municipal
League was read at this time, and the matter was referred to
the Mayor for his attention.
February 19, 1930
To the Officials of Municipal
Corporations in Cook County:
At the meeting of municipal officials of Cook County
last Saturday the following Committee Report was adopted:
"The Committee recommends that the Illinois Municipal
League invite each Coot{ County municipality to appoint a
committee of three or five members, to consist of the
executive head of the municipality and influential citizens
who are not directly connected with the local government.
It is suggested that this comliittee worx together with a
two -fold purpose: (1) to secure the sympathetic understand-
ing and cooperation of the newspapers, so that the position
of the municipalities and municipal officials may be pre-
sented tb and comprehended by the public; (2) to cooperate
with the assessors and the Board of Review with a view to
speeding them in the correction and completion of their
work.°
On behalf of the municipal officials in Coot{ County,
therefore, 1 would request that you, as executive head of
your municipality, act as chairman of a special committee
on this subject, with such other members of the committee
as you desire to appoint, and that this committee meet with
the members of the Cook County Board of assessors and Beard
of Revive, using your gond offices to urge them to expedite the
work of re -valuation, and the re-assess-ment and the levy-
ing of taxes. After a thorough discussion of the present
si#ation, it was the consensus of opinion of the munici-
pal officials present at last Saturday's meeting that the
only way out of the present situation is to complete the re-
assessment and begin the collection of taxes.
Apart from the necessity for immediate action on the
above matter, the officials of municipal corporations should
keep in mind that there are some rather fundamental legislative
changes needed. A special committee of the Illinois Municipal
League is working on this angle of the matter if you have any
suggestions as to what should be done to stabilize municipal cre-
dit and prevent the recurrence of a similar situation in the
future, kindly send them to Alexander H. Marshall, Attorney
(Chairman, Special League Committee) los,. La Salle Street,
Chicago.
Very truly yours,
Thos. H. Bartlett
4. D, cLa_rty PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
First Reading of
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING COUPONS AND
BONDS ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 130
Same is laid over for second reading.
First reading of
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING COUPONS AND
BONDS ON SPECIAL ASSESS-VT:NT NO. 134 -
Same is laid over fors econd reading
First reading of
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING COUPONS AND
BONDS ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 104_
Same is laid over for second reading
Alderman Enzenbacher moved that the Finance Committee
be given power to act with regard to payment of the Public
Service Accounts. Alderman Schroeder seconded this motion and
the same carried by the following vote "Ayes! Joliet, Ahbe,
Heesch, Schlagel, Kinder, Schroeder, Knabb, and Enzenbacher.
The Matter of Adjusting the ordinance prohibting the
drive ways for driving vehicles over the sidewalx was discussed
to considerable extend at this time following Which the ordinance
was referred to the streets and sidewalics Committee for a report.
The Chairman of the Streets and Sidewtlics ijommittee reported
that the question of changing the drivway of the Standard Oil Co.
on Webford Ave. had been taxen up with the officials and the
matter would be corrected within a short time.
There being no further business to come befog. the Council
at this time on motion duly made seconded and carried same
adjourned.
City Cleric.