03/10/1930MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED ¥RT IN& OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES 1D'L1) IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HAIL ON THE Lath
DAY OF MARCH A. D. 1930 AT THE HOUR OF 9 o'clock
• P . M.
Mayor Hammerl called the meeting to order with Aldermen
Collet, Ahbe, H eesch, kinder, Schlagel, Lacel, Schroeder, and
Knabb answering to roll call. Aldermen Suster and E'nzenbacher
being absent.
Mayor iammerl explained that this was an adjourned
meeting of the City Council being held for the purpose of con-
sidering such business as might come before the Council at this
time.
The Public Works, Fire, .Building, and Uity Plats com-
mittee presented the following report:
March 3rd,1930
To the Mayor and City council:
Your committee on Fire has investigated
the above and has found: That it is necessary
to make a change in the Fire Department personal.
We have carefully investigated the matter .and
wish to recommend that kr. .r3en 5tangor be em-
ployed as night fireman and that his salary be
set at #175.00 per month beginning as of Feb-
ruary, ist, 1930.
Signed, Committee
CHAS. J. SCHROEDER.
Alderman aehlagel a member of the Public Works, Fire, .building,
and City Plats Committee then presented the following letter:
Public Works -Buildings -City Plats: and Fire Dept.
Minority Committee Report:-
io the Honorable Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen:-
At
entlemen:-
At a recent meeting of the Chairman of this
Committee and the Fire Chief and presumably the
Fire Department the appointment of a night fire-
man was made. This is no doubt a great necessity
and should be concured in, but the amount of
salary to be paid #175.00 per month or #2100 per
year seems to have been agreed upon with out any
thought having been given to the subject.
Upon investigation 1 find that the pay on
firemen in other communities having paid depart-
ments ranges from #1650 to #1800, and this int
towns of 30,000 or more inhabitants. Salaries of
$2100 to #2750 are paid to ment in charge of
departments ranging from 17 to 37 men. In view
of thisfact, 1 deem the proper salary at this
time should be #160 to $165 per month or 1920
to 1980 per year.
Respectfully submitted,
ED. R. SCHLAGEL
Pub. Works, Buildings,
City slats & Fire Dept.
Alderman Schroeder moved that the report of the Committee be
accepted. Alderman Kinder seconded this motion and the matter
was Jefore the Council for discussion. Alderman Enzenbacher
arrived and took tile seat at tnis time. Alderman Suster arrived
and took his seat at this time. A heated discussion followed the
motion to accept the report. Alderman Scalagel, Alderman Lacey,
Alderman Collet, Alderman Enzenbacher, Alderman Ahbeviere all of
the opinion that tae salary established in the report was entirely
to high to start a paid fireman. Ar. Victor Spiegler, Secretary
of the Fire Department was present and addressed the members of
the Council with regard to tne matter. Following which tne
Alderman called for tne question* Ine roll was called with the
following results (Ayes) Aldermen Ainder and. Scnroeder. (Mays)
Aldermen Collet, Ahue, heescn, Buster, Schiagel, Lagey, i.nabb,
and Enzenbacner. Whereon tne Mayor declared the motion lost and
the report as not acceptable to tne City Council.
Alderman Lacey moved that a man be hired as per the
Committee report at a salary of *155.00 per month from ffebruary
1st to May lst,1930. Alderman Scnlagel seconded tais motion and
the roll was called with the following result: (Ayes) Aldermen
Collet, Ahbe, Heescn, Buster, Ainder, chlagell bcaroeder, Lacey,
Knabb and snzenbacher. lone voting nay tne Mayor declared the
motion carried.
Alderman Heesch moved that the report of the Committee
with the exception of the salary to be paid be accepted. Alder.
man Lacey seconded this motion and tne same carried by vote of
acclamation*
in honor of ex.presedent xaft, Mayor hammerl directed
that all municipal flags be flowptt half mast the following day.
There being no further business to come before the
Council at this time, on motion of Alderman Anabb seconded
by Alderman Schroeder and carried by unanimous vote the 06uncil
adjourned.
City Clerk
THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL IN THE CITY OF DESPLAIHES HELD IN THE
COUNCIL CHADORS ON THE 17th DAY OF MARCH A. D.
1930 AT THE HOUR OF 8 o'clock P. M.
Mayor Hammerl called `the meeting to order with Aldermen:
Collet, Ahbe, Heesch, Suster, Kinder, Schlegel, Schroeder, Lacey
Enablik, and Enzenbacher answering to roll call.
Alderman Collet moved that the minutes of the regular meet-
ing held March 3rd 1930, those of the adjourned meeting held
Mare- 5th 1930, and those of the adjourned meeting held March
10th 1930 be approved as written. Alderman Knabb seconded this
motion and the roll was called with the following result. (Ayes)
Aldermen Collet, Ahbe, Heesoh, Suster, Kinder, Schlegel, Schroeder
Lacey, Knabb, and Enzenbacher. None voting nage the Mayor."de-
clared the motion carried and the minutes approved.
The Judiciary and Assessment Committee had no report to
make at this time.
The Police and License Committee had no report to make at
this time. The
The Streets and Sidewalks Committee had no report to make
at this time.
The Public Works, Fire, Building, and City Plats Committee
had no report to make at this time.
'The Sewer Iainage and Sanitation Committee reported that
the Committee was working with the City Attorney upon the
question of placing the Garbage and Ash disposal expense upon
the General Tax list, and that they would file a report upon
the matter at a latter Council meeting.
The Water and Water Mains Committee bad no report to make
at this time.
The following letter from Milburn Brothers was presented
to the C unci1 at this time.
March 17, 1930
Board of Local Improvements
Des Plaines, Illinois
Gentlemen -
Enclosed please find check for $1,715.00
covering expense for maintenance on lights on
Special Assessment No. 137, known as Des Plaines
Center. This contract was completed in 1928 and
final settlement made in 1929.
Hoping this meets with your approval, we
remain
Respectfully yours,
Milburn Bros., Inc.
•
OSCAR 3. MI LBURN .
Alderman Heesch moved that the eommanication and check be
referred to the City Attorney for his reeomendation. Alder-
man Schroeder seconded this motion, and the same carried by
vote of acclamation.
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The attache d letter from the City Municipal Band. Committee
was presented to the Council At this time.
March 14,1930
To the Mayor and. City Council,
City of Des Plaines.
Gentlemen:
With a view toward increasing the enthusiasm and
further insuring the 'success of the Municipal Band,
your citizen committee wishes to propose certain
changes in financial administration which we urge
you give your careful study and consideration.
Realizing that the modern day amusements offer
seriaus competition to band practise and rehearsal,
and further realizing that the individual has
greater and more valued use of his time than just
to merely donate it, we propose that the city pay the
members of the Municipal Band for rehearsals, con-
certs and parade participation.
The plan we propose for your study is as follows:
The maximum number of members who will receive pay
will be 40. Eligibility to being a member in this
*40" will depend on regularity of attendance at
rehearsals, with the establishment of a rule setting
no more than three absences per member per quarter.
A waiting list will be set up for those members of
the band over 40 and not being paid, this waiting
list to become a member of the "409 when a member
loses his right to pay because of irregular attend-
ance. He in tura takes his place in the waiting
list to again become eligible for pay.
We propose that the 40 members be paid twenty five
cents each ($.25) for each rehearsal, $1.00 each
for each concert and $5.00 each for each parade,
with a maximum number of three parades per year.
le believe a member should receive remuneration
at 25 cents for his two or more hours of weekly
rehearsal. And in regard the $5 for parades, we
can hardly ask a man to take time off from bis
work, be docked from his wage or salary, to par-
ticipate in a parade without being compensated
for his loss.
This amount, assuming every member gets the maximum
amount he can receive, will be well within our bud-
get, or yearly tax appropriation. The following
figures will dhow you how we will be within the
figure. You will note that we are figuring the
maximum, knowing that probably not even one mem-
bat will receive the full amount he could receive,
absences cutting into the maximum total.
Maximum Pay One Member Could Receive:
42 rehearsals at .25 .10.50
10.00
1O concerts at $1.00
3 parades at *5.00 1 0
40 members
0
1420.00
1:1-9
Directors
Directors
For. Music
salary (52 weeks
at *15.00). .. 780.00
salary parades . . ., 1.00
and incidentals
795.00
2 00
2 0`Q00
You can readily see that if we do get 40.members with
one hundred percent attendance,(which would be entirely
OK with us as we know that such attendance would make
probably the best municipal band in the country) we
are well within our appropriation of *3000.00 per year.
We ask that you give this your serious. study and we_
hope for your approval. We are quite sure that it
will prove successful in making a real municipal
band organization for the city of Des Plaines.
We will, of .course, be glad to discuss the plan in
further detail with you. If it didn't work out sat-
isfactorily it could be discontinued by you at any-
time. However, we have no such pessimistic thoughts
and feel assured that the plan can work to no other
way than to success.
Very truly yours,
MUNICIPAL BMD COMMIT=
By FBED A FU1, Chairman..
Alderman Heeach moved that the communication be referred to
the B[unicipal Band '"ommittee for a report. Alderman Knabb
seconded this motion and the same carried
The following letter from the Public Service Company
was presented at this time.
March 10,1930
City of Desplaines
Deaplaines, Illinois'
Gentlemen:
From time to time, and recently in particular, it has
come to our attention that some of our larger power
customers are being approached by certain firms offer-
• ing their sevices as Rate Consultants, their service
consisting mainly in making analyses of the electric
and gas bills in an endeavot to effect a saving in
the future gas or power bills of their clients by
changing to a diff rate schedule of our Company.
Apparently it is the practtce of some of these firms
to make a deal with their clients whereby they re-
ceive, as compensation for their services, a per-
centage of the savings effected by the change from
one rate schedule to another.
While we have no hostility toward such firms, we feel
that it is our duty to acquaint our customers with
the fact that we have a staff of trained engineers mho
are qualified to make such analyses, and who will
gladly de so at any time without charge, upon request
of any of our customers. In other words, it is our
desire that our customers select the rate which is
mast advantageous to their operating conditions. At
times certain• dhanges in the operating conditions
of a =stamen make it advantageous to purchase elec-
tric or gas service on a different rate schedule
than formerly, and when such conditions are brought
to our attention we are very glad to analyze the
.situation and prepare estimates so that the customer
may decide whether or not he wishes to change to a
different rate schedule. We do not make a charge
for such service and are desirous of giving our
customers full benefit of any such saving rather
than to have them share it with anyone,.
Under date of January 28,1930, to become effective
March 1,1930, we filed with the Illinois Commerce
Commission a new Rate "DM, which is available fan
customers using our Large Power and. Light Service
and wall effect a reduction in, power costa for
many of our present Rate RC* customers.
Since the Rate '40M is a somewhat different form of
rate than our present Rate *C", our Power Engineers
are calling on all of our Rate "C' customers as
promptly as possible to give theme. complete analy-
sis of the new rate as it applies to their particular
conditions, whereupon the customer may elect to sign
a contract and start purchasing electricity in accor-
dance with the new rate, effective as of Hardh 1,1930
or continue to purchase service in accordance with
rate !CR, as the case may be. It is estimated that
from 60 to 90 days will be required for our Power
ngineers to call on all Rate "C' customers and
discuss Rate "II' with them.
Pending a call from one of our Power Engineers to
discuss the new Rate *DS, we Are calling this matter
to your attention at this time so that you will not
incur an expenditure for consulting service of thim
character, as some of our customers have done in the
short interim since March let, apd thereby obtain
full benefit of any rate reduction made possible by
our new Rate
You should also keep in mind that if at any tine in
the future your operating conditions change to the
extent that you feel it possible that a different
rate abhedule would work out to your advantage, you
should call upob us for an analysis of the situation.
J-GLIENN
The City Clerk was instructed to place sate on file and
the Alderman were reminded to give the substance of the letter
considerable thought and consideration in connection with the
present street light contract that was being considered. The
Streets and Sidewalks Committee were instructed to take the
matter up with the PUblic Service Officials.
Yours very truly,
JOHN G. LEARNED
First reading of:
AN ORDINANCE
APPOINTING TEM JUDGES AND CLERKS OF THE
ANNUAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 15.
1930 IN TBE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK
comr, ILLINOIS.
Same was laid over for second reading.
Iirst reading of:
AN ORDINANCE
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO =MT THE EXPENSES
OF THE CITr 07 DES PLAINES FOR CORPORATE PUR-
POSES DESIGNATED THB *ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
BILL* FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY
1,1930 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930.
Same vas laid over far second reading.
Mr. Mitchell of the Public Service Gompanymas present and
addressed the Council at this time on the question of the unpaid
street light accounts. Mr Kitchell stated that the matter of
having the Banat take a judgment for the amount had failed, and
the only solution mo&eras to sell tax anticipation warrants
sufficient to cover the amount of the account. `After consid-
erable discussion the 'matter was left with the pnderatanding
that the City Clerk would take care of the several accounts
as rapidly as possible, leaving two of the subdivisions acc-
ounts to be paid from the balance of tax warrants accounts at
1930 ta,x levy.
,Alderman Heeach moved. that Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
be transfered from the Judiciary and Assessment Find to:. the
Municipal Band fund as a loan to be re -paid upon the receipt
of monies from the General Taxes. Alderman Suster seconded
this motion and the roll was called with the following result:
(Ayes) Aldermen Collet, Ahbe, Heesch,Suster, Kinder, Schlagel,
Schroeder, Lacey, Knabb, and Enaenbacher. None voting Kaye
the Mayor declared the motion carried and directed such trans-
fere
Alderman Heesch as chairman of the Finance Committee
submitted the following resolution:
RESOLVED THAT THm FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUEL "
AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY
CLERE BE AUTHORIZED T0'` ISSUE THE PROPER
WARRANTS ON THEW CI T'± TREASURER IN PAYMENT
' ,OF SAME.
Cara Fisher
Phil Weber
Conn National School
E. R. Squibb & Sans
Pub. Service Co.
Albert Gniot
Richard Knabb
Middle States "lel.
Wm. H. Cater
Peter A•ope
Marjorie Collet
Albert Gniot
Wilson Ockerby
Marvin Wells
Tuf Tread Corp.
Des Plaines Sign Vim
Albert Gniot
Purnell & Wilson
Atlas Printing Co.
Des Plaines Tire &
Raymond Hammerl
Christ Wegner
Fayette 0. Merrill
Frank A. Bremer & So 35.75 '
Robert M. Sweitzer 16.00.
Blue Ribbon Bakeries
*r. R. A. Seabury, Dr.
°Dr. John Keller
Middle States Tel.'Co.
ueorge Meyer `
Charles Breitung
75.00- Frank G aebel
Co10.30- Public Service Co.
820.32-
•5.00-
30.0044
20.32h5.00-
30.00"'
26.57-
60.004
6.5760.004
87.50-
252.00-
. 2.00.
26.57
30.40-
35.71-
82.50-
100.00"
.75-
D. F, Kinder's moons
Lund Brothers
George Meyer
John Fisher
Frank Fischer
Public Service Co.
12.50"
60.00-
5.35.
0.00M5.35.
3.50-
Y1 0.63.
75.00"
75.004
751.76°
.15'
13.00
2 6.57•
81.60"
80.004
1558.60-
Des
558.60xDes Plaines Tire & Bat. 6.20•
W. I. Harris 30.00
George Meyer -26.57-
Johnson Electric Shop 1.25
Middle States Tel. to. 18.90"
Albert .eritz 80.00
Melvin Heaver 82.50 -
Ben Stangor 165.00^
Chicago Reginual Plan. 25.00.
Illinois Printing Co. 54.38'
Des Plaines Pub. Co. 16.50
121
122
Des P,laine8 Pub.. Co.
Legal Adviser .eub. C.
kiddie States Tel. Co.
Fayette 0. Merrill
M. A. Behrens
5.60K Des Plaines Pub. Co. -64.80
l.96 Spiegier's Dept. Store^ '5.00
15.55, Middie.States Tel Co.1 44.50
125.00A Walter H. Tallant 'Ab71.39
248.13*
Alderman Schroeder moved that the resolution be_adopted.Aiderman
Knabb seconded this motion and. Alderman Linder inquired with re-
gard to the first two items on the invoice register being paid
by the City Council out of Special Assessment Yunds... After an
explanation by the City Clerk, AldermarLheesch requested Alder-
man Kinder to investigate the records of the City Treasurer for
his own information. The roll was called oh.the motion to adopt
the resolution with the following result. (Ayes) Aldermen Collet,
Ahbe, HeesChl SuSter, Kinder, Schlagen Schroeder, Lacey, Knabb, and
Enzenbaoher. None voting naye the Mayor declared the, motion
carried,' the resolution as adopted and directed that proper warrants
be issued.
Engineer Jenkins reported on the progress being made on the
Atlas which the Council had ordered prepared. He submitted several
Sheets of the Atlas and stated that to complete same it Would re-
quire approximately $4,000.00. Alderman Schroeder moved that the
Council finance committee be instrUcted to include an item of (3,000)
Dollars in the Annual appropriation bill for the purpose of completing
this atlas. Alderman Knabb seconded this motion and the roil was
called with the following result. (Ayes) Aldermen Collet Ahbe,
Heeich, Suster, Schlage, Kinder, Schroeder, Lacey, and Knabb and
Enzen bache r.
The Engineer'reported that he had investigated the matter Of the
presence of wil in Weller Creek and had found that the condition seem-
ed to be present from the month oflieller Creek as far west as the
Benjamin'Electric Plant, and inhis estimation the benjamin Plant
was creating that condition. After considerable discussion re-
garding the method of proceedure to remedy this condition, Alder-
man 'Ahbe the City Clerk be instructed to write the
Penjamin Electric Lo. asking them to co-operate in clearing up
this matter. Alderman linzenbacher seconded this motion and the
same carried by vote of acclamation.
There being no further business to come before the council at
this time on motion duly made and seconded and carried, mame ad-
journed to meet again in an adjourned meting to be held. Monday
Evening March 24th, A. D. 1930, at the hour of 8:00 o'clock P. M.
Fayette 0. Merrill
Uity Clerk