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06/15/1931TER MINUTES of THE REGULAR ItETIIG 07 THIS CITY COUNCIL OF'TFIN CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL HAIdBERS ON THE 15th DAY OF RUNE AD. 1931 AT THE HOUR OF 8 O'CLOCK P.R. Mayor Rammer' called the meeting to order with Aldermen Ahbe, Collet, Buster, Pflug. ¢ upt, Kinder, liettin, Enzenbacher, and Meinehaueera answering . he roll call. The report collections by- the the City Clerk and The report City °Clerk and ref render. The J .ici of W . ter Tallant, City Collector, covering CIA Collector to June 15th, 1931 was read by ref rred to the finance committee by the Mayor. o Otto;Rexses, City Treasurer, was read by the ed to the finance committee by the Payors ry and Assessment Committee had no report to The repo t of Chief of Police Wegner vas re Police r,•d License •mmittee had no report The St eeter and Bidet/ s dommnittee had no ort to render. an. 385 laced on file. t: ander. Ir. einehaueen, Chai reported t• he -had engaged 1r in -aas much : e -they- were in need dermal' feet t in epor tage of ree dumping at a ci that t re are still few Seke ed of the Buil= . Gniot to regular car that many dump, and Tellable f The Tater Committee ad. no report t The Fire Committee d no report t The Clerk then r the'followtn contract attached thereto 0 BES, the ity SECT emplo Plaine copy of ordinanc SE + I of Des P1 eyed go ex of which i= RECTI In coiafi SIFT I and effect according to PASSED AYESs APPROVED A arra• de r an •i8 d1 c nd date Committee, up the City Offices tis n ailed ree d ender. render. rdinance DI $ANC E car * { the Mayor and Ci , Cook County, That ' rte enkins limed a" engl,.-er for eub3ee t cond ereto a , •rued and $ Th- e and ontract t e o attache the .e. yor a re he the were tai: tention _ping. a . g advan- to the fact proposed cil of e is hereby of Des of a contract, •art of this d City Cle \ of the City eby authoriz:a. and empow- id Carter Jenkins, copy 31 That all ord ances or parts of ordinances erew, th, be, and he same are hereby repealed. 4s That this dinanee shall be^in full force ori and after i passage and the approval law. this day of AD.1941 NAYS: day of AD. -1931 Attests this Mayor of the City Irr Deep filAihe.* Cook County, Illinois City Clerk 386 This being the first reading of the above proposed ordinance a motion was made by Alderman Euxmann and seconded by Meinehausen that this proposed ordinance be referred to the Judiciary and Assess. Went Committee to report at the next meeting. The roil was called by the Mayor with the following result: AYES: Ahbe, Collet, Pflughaupt, Suzann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, Enzenbacner, and Meinshausen. ':AYES: None. Alderman Suster did not vote on this motion. There bang a majori- ty the Mayor declared the motion carried. Carter Jenkins, City Engineer, arose at this point and ex- plained to the Council that as the City Engineer he is called upon frequently to spend time in meetings or conferences, or to give aer- vice to citizens for which he receives no remuneration. He explained further that it is for this reason that he included in his contract , special charge for this kind of service. Alderman Huxmann made the motion, seconded by Wettin that the City pay Mr. Jenkins one hundred dollars 4100100) on accoun.t.of nis services rendered. The roll was called by the Mayor with the following results AYES: Ahbe, Collet, Pflughaupt, Kuxmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, Enzenbacher, Meineahueen, Alderman Buster not voting. HAYESs None. The17_,_ or therefore de- elared the motion carried. The Clerk then read the following ordi nce air first reading: The motion w this ordinan the Mayor wi Hu a b.: nn, K Su the made adopt AYES: wa - AN ORDINAI AMENDING ARTICLE LLL, OF r ALTH* OF CHAPTER THE Y OF DES PJ AI MARCH 2 . t 1928 • de by Ald e •e put taro the fellow er, Lac%, w ting. e Mayor d` erman O 11et e roll \\wast Ahb Collet, P Me insha - en, Alderme There being a motion carried the office o The motion wa Ralph Davis be with the Thistl was voted upon motion carrie n ;•Ile for pas result: n, Enzenb ne. The ed the mot d seconde c lied ny t Haupt, H ster and in favor of he inance adopt LED ,:.ARD THE COD OF ADOPTED ' H the Clerks ina clai in, that ]led by , Pflughaupt, ausen, Alderman ty ih favor of motion was then is ordinance be following results oey, Wettin, and voting. HAYES: none. he Mayor declared the etter mmission r or t Lacey an• second a Thistle omrissio Davis applying for City of Des Plaines. by Collet that er in compliance t passed. The 2XXXXXIXXXXXXXI motion n, whereupon the Mayor declared the The mowing ordi ance was then given firat reading by - AN ORDINANCE - AMENDING ARTICLE LLL, ENTITLED *BOARD OF HEALTH" OF CHAPTER 4 of the CODE OF THE CITY OF DES PL INES AS ADOPTED ON MARCH 28th, 1828. The Clerk then read the following letters DES PLlI, I11. June 13th, 1931 To The Honerable Mayor and City Council City of Des Plaines, ill. Gentlemen: We the undersigned property owners wish to call your attention to Sidewalsk damaged by the Milburn Bros. Co 385 THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE A. D. 1931 AT THE HOUR OF 8 O'CLOCK P. M. Mayor Hammeri called tne meeting to order with Aldermen Ahbe, Collet, Pflughaupt, Hinder, W"ettin, Enz.enbacher, Auxmann and .L ,_. and Meinshausen answering to roii'call. Alderman auster being absent. The report of Waiter Tallant, City Collector, covering eoliections oy the City Collector to dune 15tn, 1931 was read oy the City Clerk and referred to tne kinance Committee by the Mayor. The report of Otto nexses, City lreasurer,.was read by the City Clerk and referred to tne finance Committee oy the Mayor. render. file The Judiciary and Assessment Committee nad no report to The report of Chief of eolice Wegner was read and placed on The Pelee and License Committee had no report to render. The Streets & Sidewalks Committee nad no report to render. Mr. Meinshausen, Chairman of the building and slats- Committee reported that he nad engaged mr. A. Cniot to clean up tne City Offices in as much as they were in need of regular care. Alderman wettin reported tnat many citizens were taking advan- tage of free dumping at tne-City dump. and called attention to the tact that there are stili few weeks availaole for free dumping. The Water Committee had no report to render The Fire Committee nad no report to render. The Clerk then r ead the following ordinance and the proposed contract attached tnereto; ORDINANCE Be it ORDAINED by the mayor and City Council of The gity of Des Plaines, 0o0K GoOnty, Illinois: SECTION I: That Carter Jenkins be andhe is hereby employed and retained as engineer for the City of yes Plaines under and subject to tne conditions of a contract, copy of which is hereto attached and made a part of this ordinance.. Clerk of the Cit SECTION 2: Tnat tne mayor and City y of Des Plaines oe and tney are nereoy authorized and empow- ered to execute contract to the said Carter Jenkins, copy of which is hereto attached. SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, ge, and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and the approval according to law. PASSED this day of AYES: NAYS: APPROVED THIS day of ATTEST: City Clerk. .D. 1931. AD. 1931 mayor of the City of Des P1. Cook County, Illinois. 386 This being the first reading of the aoove proposed ordinance a motion was made oy Alderman riuxmauu and seconded oy Meinsnausen that thAs proposed ordinance oe referred to the Judiciary and Assess- ment Committee to report at tne next meeting. 'rhe roll was called by the Mayor with tne following result: AYES: Ahbe, Collet, Yflugnaupt, Huxmann, Kinder, 14acey, Wettin, Enzenoacner, and Meinsnaumen. iiayes: None. Alderman buster did not vote on tnis motion. mere oeing a majority the Mayor declared tne motion carried. tarter Jenkins, City Engineer, arose at this point and ex- plained to tne Council tnat as the (pity Engineer ne is called upon' frequently to spend time in meetings or conferences, or to give seri vice to citizens for wnicn ne receives no recuneration. ne explained further that it is for tries reason tnat ne included in his contract special cnarge for tnis kind of service. Alderman ri uxmann made the motion, seconded by 'ettin that the City pay Mr. Jenkins one hundred dollars ($100.00) on account of nis services rendered. Tne roil was palled oy the Mayor with the following result: AYES: An.oe, Collet, k'flughaupt, H uxmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin,.1nzenoacner, £einshausen, Alderman Suster not voting. ivayes: none. `the Mayor therefore declared the motion carried. The (lertc then read the following ordinance as first reading: ►- AN ORDINANCE - CREATING THE OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF CANADA THISTLES AND PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES THEREOF. The motion was made oy Alderman (Joliet and seconded oy Wettin, that the ordinance oeput tnrou h for p g passage. jne roll was called by the Mayor with the following result; Ayes: Anbe, collet, t'fit, Huxmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, . nzenbaener, and Meinshausen, Alderman Suster not voting. .&ayes: none. T#ere being a majority in favor of the motion the Mayor declared the motion carried. The'motion was then made by Alderman Collet and seconded oy ^Abe that this ordinance be adopted. 1'he roll was called by tne Mayor witn the following result: AYES: Ahbe, Collet, rflugnaupt, H uxmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, and Meinshausen, Aldermen Suster and Enzenbacher not voting. NAYES: none, There oeing a parity in favor of the motion the Mayor declared the motion carried and the ordinance adopted. The Clerk then read a letter from Ralph Davis applying for the office of Canada Thistle Uommissioner for the City of l'es Plaines. The motion was made oy Alderman Lacey and seconded oy Collet that Malph Davis be appointed Canada Thistle commissioner iri compliance with the Thistle Ordinance just passed. The motionwas voted upon oy acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared tne motion carried. the Clerk. The following ordinance was then given first reading by - AN ORDINANCE - AMENDI1VG ARTICLEIII ENTITLED *BOARD OF HEALTH" OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINvES AS ADOPTED ON MARCH 28, 1928. The Clerk then read tne following letter: Des Plaines, 111. June 13th, 1951. To the Honorable Mayor and 4ity Council City of Des Plaines, 111. Gentlemen: We the undersigned property owners wisp to call your attention to Sidewalks damaged by the Hilburn bros. eo. 387 at several places along Dee Plaines Avenue between Miner Street and Rand Road. There are; two points we wish to mention speci- fically. One is in front of tne property of E. %. Priebe, 565 Des Plaines, Ave. The other is the sidewalk at the alley entrance on the Eaeet„ side of Des Plaines Avenue, just North of Perry Street adjoining the property of L H Ells and IR Krahl. At these points the sidewalks were ripped up by the steam snovel, undermined and cracked. Thevalk at the alley entrance was further damaged by the heavily loaded trucks of tne Milburn Bros. Co. We trust that the City Council will take proper action to have these and similar damaged sidewalks repairedoy the contractors before releasing them from responsibility. Yours very truly, J. H. KRAHI+ L. H. ELLS E. W. PRIEBE This letter was referred to tne Streets and Sidewalks Committee by the Mayor. The Clerk then submitted a bill from Zaleski & Zaleski atttorne s at Law in the amount of twenty six hundred and fifty dollarg {$265©.40) for legal services in connection with the litigation in the matter of opening of Ellinwaod Street from Lee Street to Graceland Avenue. A motion leas made by Alderman Baumann and seconded by Collet to refer the matter to City Attor- ney Maloney for an opinion. The motion was voted on by'acclaims- tion whereupon the Mayor deeiared the motion carried. The following letter was then read by the Clerks June 6, 101 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Des Plaines Cook County, Illinois Sentlemens I have been informed in meriting by ir. S. N. Iamb of the State Higfiws Department that the State expects to proceed shortly with the widening of Busse Highway pave- ment to a° total width of forty feet. I have asked that the return connection between the State pavement and the City pavement on Mason Lane be included in the State plans and that the cost thereof be borne by the State highway Depart- ment. In connection therewith, I note that there is a small piece of land which should be secured in°order to extend Masan Lane for its full width to a connection with Busse Highway. This small parcel of land is a part of Lot 15 of the County Clerk's Division of Unsubdivided Lands in Section 21, being a triangle approximately eight feet on each side. I recommend that your body order a survey of this small parcel from which a proper description may be written so that it can be secured by the attorney. Respectfully, CARTER JERKINS, Engineer A motion was madeby Alderman Hunn and seconded by Lacey to refer this matter. to Mr. Jenkins and instruct him to make a star- vey of this parcel in order -that the proper -description may be written so that it c be secured by the Attorney. The roll was called by the Mayor kith the "allowing results AYESt Abbe, Collet, Pflughaupt, HUsmannt, Cinder, Lacey, isettis, Nnsenbacher and Meins- hausen`,..Aldean Sutter not voting. NAt None. There being a maj crit_ in fair of the motion the Mayor declared the'motion carfied. ried. 388 The following letters were also read by tne Clerks Mr. G. N. Lambe, District hngr, State Highway Department Courtier -News Building Elgin, Illinois dune 6, 1931 Dear Sirs - Your letter of June 4, 1931 relative to the establishing of the stop sign after tne widening of Busse Highway has been received. I wish to thank you for your attention in this matter. When the plans for tne widening of Busse Highway are drawn, I trust that you will'find it com- patible with tne policy of tne Highway Department to include the construction of a connection between your pavement and that of the City now existing on Mason Lane. The dietrance between tne edge of your widened pavement and tne end of the City pavement will be ex- tremely short. I feel certain tnat this cost will bit negligible provided it is includedattne time the whole contract is let. The City will appreciate any efforts that you may make to assist them in this matter. Very Sinderely, CARTER JENKINS* Engineer June 6, 1931 Mr. G. N. Lamb, District Engr. State Highway Department Courier...hews building kigin, Illinois Dear Sirs - Several years ago tne City of Des Plaines construc- ted pavement on Jeanette, Margaret, and Second Amenues, terminating on or about the Korth line of Algonquin Road. Algonquin Road is now under contract for improvement by the State :Highway Department, and I am wondering whether the policy of your department will permit the construction of thenecessary connections oetween your standard pavement width and tne end of tne City pavement. At the Margaret and Jeanette intersections I believe that your Algonquin pavement is forty feet wide, which will leave an opening of approximately thirteen feet between the end of the City pavement and the edge of your pavement. I do not know the width, to be constructed at Second Avenue, but suppose it will be somewhat less than forty feet. If it is within the jurisdiction of your depart- ment to have these connections constructed, the City of Des Plaines will appreciate any action that you may take to.. assist it. Very Sinderely, CARTER JENKINS, Engineer Mr. Jenkins explained that these letters were merly read for informa- tion of the Council and required no action. They were therefore or- dered placed on file by the Mayor.after motion to do $Q was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by &einshausen and carried by a vote of acclaimation. Alderman Collet reported tnat the stop signs_ installed at various intersections in our City on trial snould be removed. The motion was made lay Alderman Wettin and seconded by Lacey that the Cleric notify National Street Lightipg Inc. to remove these stop- signs witnin ten days. The motion was voted upon by aoelaimation whereupon tne Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor hammeri then announced tne following appointments: Raymond Rannneri Edward Meyer Ben Meehan Ernest Drexler Richard•Knabb Arthur Imig • Richa rd Hammer mer Toe O'Donnell Wm Bulke air Mrs. Alma Nissen - A. L. Webster - Miss Mary Tglcott Mrs. Ella Raymond - Motorcyle officer k r r M Patrolman UPI Day Desk Sargeant Might Desk Sargeant Police Matron Member of Library Board * * M M The motion was made oy Alderman Adige and seconded by Collet to confirm the above appointments. The roll was called with the following result: AYES: Ahbe, Collet, Yflughaupt, ltutmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, Enzenbacher and Meinshaueen, Alderman Suster not voting. MAYES: None. There being a majority in favor of the motion, the Mayor .declared the motion carried, and the appointments confirmed. The motion was made ay Alderman Wettin and seconded by Lacey to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 1st, 1931 as written. The motion was voted upon by acclaimatien whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried, and the minutes of mmHg the regular meeting of June 1st approved as written. RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR ANB CITY CLERK .BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE PROPER WARRANITS Ill PAYMENT OF SAME. H. Veber Percy Cook Mr. Reason Public Service Co fames B. Clow & Sons Remington Rand Bus Sery Union Linen Supply Go Pennsylvania Oil Co Miedert Motor Service Co Smith Supply Co Gniot Bros Tire & Bat Frank Fischer George Meyer August 1 Gus ke „Wilson Ockerby Gniot Bros Tire & B Ser Public Service Co fohn Koelle Frank Gaebel G. Meyer American Library Assn Yale University Press Spieglers Dept Store B F Kinder's Sons Thorn French Mabel Daman Kuhlman & Nagel $ 5.00 5.00 5.00 1071.3? 58.63 4.84 1.50 20°.60 1.00 90.63 Ser 76.70 80.00 30.00 60.00 66.00 25.33 3.00 75.00 75.00 7.81 .65 24.00 4.32 5.48 5.00 150.00 5.55 Harry Hathaway Albert Baumann Ludlow Valve Manufacturing aflliam H Cater Valvoline Oil Co .0 1i' Kinder's Sons Sterling Oil Co Purnell & Milson Neptune Meter Co Middle States Telephone Marjorie Collet G. Bullis Peter Knaack Joe Walters Ralph Davis Meyer Coal & Material Co Casazma Co Charles Breitung Des Plaines Publishing Co G Bullis Follett Book Co Popular Science Monthly Frank A .brew & Sons A 0 McClurg & Co Catherine Hines Ujddle States Tel Co Standard Oil Company $ 5.00 5.00 Co 26.50 980.60 44.72 3.10 4.50 10.66 231.00 Co 38.75 40.00 52.5OP 8.25 75.60 60.00 65.62 167.00 75.00 6.90 7.81 .93 8.00 5.00 31.02 70.00 4.00 1.80 390 Public Service Co Ben Stanger Des Plaines Sig Works Sigwalt Lbr & Coal Co Hess Tire & Battery Sery Sterling fail Co George Weyer Albert Gniot 62.19 Lagerhauden Lbr & Coal Co 38.90 Middle States Telephone Co 3.50 Hartless Austin Linen & Tow- - el Supply Company 1.50 Middle States Telephone Co 28.36 $ 8.52 Bent‘min Mlec Mfg Co $ 82.50 Atlas Prin#ing Co 4.50 Western Contra Supply Co 1.95 Purnell & Wilson Inc 12.07 Monroe Electric Co 3.15 Marvin Wells 29.06 0 Bailie B 7 Kinder's Sons Alma Nissen Hulke Art Imig Ernest Drexler =dwis Meyer Christ Wegner Burroughs Adding Machine Frank A Bremer & Sons Des Plaines Publishing Co _ J Friedrich Otto Rexses Des Plaines Concrete Prods Pubiie Service Co Spieg iers Dept Store Public Service Co Albert Gniot Des Plaines Publishing Co 1.00 Gniot Bros Tire & Bat Ser 24.00 Joe O'Donnell 50.00 Dick Hammer 80.00 Richard Ebabb 82.50 Ben Meehan 82.50 Raymond Kammer l 100.00 Wm J Stratton 26.95 Legal Adviser Publg Co 57.89 Middle States Telephone 124.65 Fred Delbridge 125.00 Des Plaines publishing Co 150.00 8.74 16.00 5.38 .25 2.50 87.50 7.81 13.40 20.44 .50 25.82 3.75 38.50 68.63 50.00 75.00 82.50 82.50 82.50 4.00 4.63 52.90 10.00 41.74 The motion was made by Alderman Wettin and seconded by Ahbe, that the above resolution be adopted. The roll was called by the Mayor with the following results AYES: Ahbe, Collet, Pflughaupt, Htann Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, Enzenbacher, and Meinshausen. NAYESs None. There being a majority the Mayor declared tne motion carried and the resolution adopted. Alderman Huxmann stated that he had been approached by members and officers of the Maine Township Tax Payers League and had been told that the Tax Payers League had been left under the impression that the Mayor and City Council intended to appoint a Council Committee to cooperate with the League. The motion was • therefore made by Alderman HHummann and seconded by 'Stettin that the Finance Committee be appointed as a committee of the Council to - cooperate with the Baine Township Tax Payers League in their effort - to lighten the tax burden. The motion was voted upon by acclaima- - whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. Alderman Wettin stated that the Soo Line Trains Ejmed to be whistiing exceptionally loud and long while passing through Des Plaines, and requested the Clerk. to send the Soo Line a copy of the ordinance prohibiting excessive whistling within the City limits. The Clerk was then instructed to read a letter from the South Side Civic Association of Des Plaines under date of June 12, 1931 in which the Association condemned the employment of David B. Maloney as City Attorney under contract when a mere appointment would have been sufficient. The Association in this letter also • condemned the appointment of a City Engineer under the terms of a proposed contract now before the Council. The U Association also urges the Council to pass the ordinance MMS without. delay, regarding the reduction of tne City Collector's Salary. The Mayor discussed this letter at considerable length and orderelthe letter placed on file. It was moved by Alderman Wettin:,and seconded by Lacey to adjourn. The motion was feted upon by acclamation *hereupon the Mayor declared the Council Meeting adjourned► City Clerk