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10/05/1931433 MI?`TUTES OF T --T . REGULAR INTI`TG OF THE CITY COU" TCIL HELD ITT TT- COUiTCIL 0_-'.L' ERS 07 MO TDAY TIE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A. D. 1931 AT 8 O'CLOCK P.._ Y. The meeting was •called to order by Mayor Charles Harffmerl, with Aldermen Ahbe, Collet, Suster, Pflughaupt, Hu mann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettih, Enzenbacher and Meinshausen responding to the roll cavil. The following reports for the calandar month of September 1931 were read by the Clew and referred to the Finance Committee by the Mayor The Report of Chief of Police C. A. Wegner, The report of City Colector, Walter Tallant The report of City Clerk, E. J. Friedrich The report of City Treasurer, Otto Rexses Alderman Suster Chairman of the Judiciary and .Assessment. Committee reported that in the matter of the city's insurance, re- ferred to,ais committee, he recommends that there be no change in insurance companies. Ald erman Huxrnan urged that the polices be made to expire at the end of the fiscal year, to which Alderman. Enzenbabher replied that the policies should be written for a full year. He ex- plained that the Finance Committee would consider the matter at the end of the fiscal year and arrange the policies so that they will. expire simultaneously at the end of each fiscal year. The motion was then made by Alderman Suster.and seconded by Lacey that the in- surance premiums disallowed in the regular C:buneil meeting of_Septem- ber 21st, 1931, be approved for payment. The roll was called on the motion with the following result:. Ayes; Alderman Ahbe, Collet, Sus_ter, Pflughaubt, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin., Enzenbacher and Meinshausen. Nags; Alderman Hu mann. The Mayor thereupon decla. red the motion carried. The motion was teen made by Ald erman Kinder and seconded by Pflughaupt to refer the matter -of insurance to the Judiciary and Assessment Committee, with instructions to compile a record. of all the City's insurances policies, showing what each policy covers and the date of expiration of eadh policy, arrange to have all policies expire simultaneously on December 31st, the end of the fiscal year, and to report to the Council. as soon as possible; and with instructions to the City Clerk to supply the Committee with a list of the insurance policies in force. The roll was called on the motion with the following result: Ayes; Alderman Ahbe, Collet, Suster, Pflughaupt, Huxnnnn, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, Enzenbacher and Meinshausen. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. Alderman Ahbe Chairman of the Police 'and. License Committee requested the Clerk to read his report which was then read by the Clerk as follows: To the Mayor and City Council: Your Committee on Police & License has investigated the above and has found that all neighborhood communities are again adopting the metal license tag in preference to the sticker type. Investi- gation has developed they are not as perishable and in no way 'ob- struct the vision. We, your Committee on Police &License therefore recommend the continuance of the old style metal tag and recommend that we advertise for bids on these metal platesl -Round Plates. Des Plaines, Illinois, Oct. 5th Signed Committee, Hobart Y. Ahbe, Chairman J. B. Collet, ' John Suster. 434 The motion was then made by Alderman Huxman and seconded by Meinshausen that the report be accepted and the recommendations concurred in. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the m motion carried. Alderman Collet chairman of the Streets_and Sidewalks Comm- ittee reported that the cleaning of streets and the tarring of cracks in the same, referred to his committee at the September 21st, meeting of the council is well under way. He further, reported that the street crossings at all railroad tracks are being put into good con- dition, which was substantiated by a letter from the Soo Line Rail- road dated September 24, 1931 read by the Clerk, promising the City that the Soo Line street crossings will be repaired at once. Alderman Wettin suggested that the Clerk write a letter to the'°Belt Line"r`equesting the railroad to install warning signals at the intersections of Thacker Street, Oakton Street and Algcnquin Rd. and the Belt Line Tracks. City Engineer, Carter Jenkins, reported that there was a. discrepancy in terms in the proposed agreement regarding state main- tanence of state routes, namely Lee Street and Keeney Ave., and that he has therefore returned the agreement to the State Highway Depart- ment for correction. 'The Buildings and P1.. is Committee had no report to offer. Alderman Huxman then read a letter from Mr. Walter Amaden Attorney for Mrs. Bertha C. Radlein, dated October 5, 1931 asking the Council to grant Mrs. Radlein permission to _1 roceed with the install- ation of a filling station in accordance with permit #531 issued on September 9, 1931. The motion was then made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by'Suster that inasmuch as the matter is,a legal -one, it be referred to Attorney Maloney for an opinion. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The ':eater Committee had no report to ,offer. The Fire Committee had no, report to offer. `Alderman Huxmann chairman of the Band Committee reported that the Band has requested permission to purchase two sets of music books, at a total cost of Approximately $12.00. The motionw as then grade by Alderman Huxmann and seconded 1)y Buster that inasmuch as the Band has Shown a eplendid Spirit of loyalty, the Band Committee be author- ized to purchase thes books. The roll was Balled on the motion with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen Ahbe, Collet, Suster, Pflughaupt, Huxmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin Enzenbacher and Meinshausne. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon dedlared the motion carried. Alderman " ettin, Chairman of the atwar, Drainage and San- itation Committee, reported that the Committee recommends the aopoint- ment of A. J. Kohfeldt to the office of Special"police to guard the City Incinerator and Dump and see that the dumping is done properly. The motion was then made by Alderman Wettin and seconded by Suster that Mr. Kohfeldt be allowed 50% of all dumping permits fees collected by -him, as his salary, the remaining 50% to go the the City. The roll bras called on the motion with the following result: Ayes; Aldetrman Ahbft, Collet, Suster, Pflughaupt, Huxmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, Enzen- bacher and Meinshausen. .Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. The notion vias then made by Alderman Ahbe and seconded by Wettin that A. 3. Kohfeldt be,appointed as special police to guard the Incinerator and Dump. The motion was voted upon. by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. 435 The Mayor then announced the a dointment of A. J. Kohfeldt to the office of Special Police. The motion was.made by Alderman Enzer:bacher and seconded by Wettin that the a oointnent be confirmed. The cmotion•wat voted upon ty acclamation whereupon the ,Mayor declared the motion carried. The Clerk then read the following letter: Mayor and City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. • Gentlemen: • Oct. 5, 1931. I received from 1Ar. Tallant, City C011ector, letter dated September 22, 1931 from Joseph B. McDonough, County . Treasurer, which letter requested the City to advise him whether or not the City desired anst of the 1931 special assessments forfeited or whether the city desired the same withdrawn. Inasmuch as the property in Des Plaines which has not paid its assessments will come up for sale within the near .future I desire instructions from the City Council as to whether or not it desires the property withdrawn from sale in the event there are no bidders. Very truly yours, • D. B. MALONEY. The motion was made by Alderman Wettin and seconded by Lacey, that Mr. Maloney be instructed to withdraw property in Des Plaines which has not paid its Special assessments after it has been offered for sale, in the event there are no bidders. The r.oll was called on the motion with the following result: Ayes; Alderman Ahbe, Collet, Suster, Pflu haupt, Ruxmann, Kinder, Lacey, Wettin, Enzenbacher and Meinshausen. Nays; none. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. Alderman Susted stated that he had instructed the police to get a stove for the Felice room. This matter ` eferred th ' the Build- ing and Plats Committee by the Mayor. The Clerk then r ead a message of appreciation sent to the cmytheLI 74 the family of the late Michael H. Brown, for a floral piece sent to the family at Mr. Browns 4eath. The Clerk t hen read the following letter: Mayor and City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. Gentlemen: Oct. 5, 1931. In Re: Des Pla ines No. 99 I have heretofore advised you that certain bondholders have filed a motion in the County court of Cook County to vacate an order of reduction made as to certain property on River road. This matter recently came on for hearin in the County Court and the court, after the matter had.been continued for a number of times, finally directed the entry, of an order providing for the vacation of the order of reduction originally entered cancelling the assessments as to certain property on River Road and inli•eu the'reor, 'entered an order reducing the original to each lot its pro rata share of the total amount paid by the 436 State of Illinois for the paving of River Road. This amounted to approximately a 50`o reduction on the assessment of River Road frontage. It will restore to the roll and teduce the de- ficiency in this case between 05000.00 and $6000.00. This, however, leaves a very substantial deficiency in the case which can only be paid by supplemental a ssessment. DBM:CL Very truly yours, - D. B. Maloney The motion was made by Alderman Kinder and _seconded =by Wetti.n, to refer this letter to the Fiaance Committee with instructions to report at the Council's next regular meeting. The. motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupa.n the Mayor declared the motion carried. At this point Alderman Pflughaupt i.nqui-red whether or not it is true that coal dealers are under no circumstances- permitted to drive over curbs, walks and parkways - to deliver coal where there is no driveway accross the parkway. He was informed however that -the Ordin- ances of the City prohibited driving accross parkways in any event. Alderman Pflughaupt explained that the extra charge of 75 cents or one dailar per ton for is a burden to many citizens at this time. Alderman Pflughaupt then made the motion which was seconded by Hux- mann to have the police relax in enforcing the ordinance regarding driving accross parkways until further orders from the Council, but that 'coal dealers must take proper planking precaution to protect the curbs and,walks. The roll was called on the mation witht he- following result: Ayea; Alderman Ahbe, Collet,' Suster, rflughaupt, Kinder, Hux- mann, Lacey, Wettin, Enzenbacher and T.einshausen. mays none. The Mayor thereupon decalred the.rnotion carried. The motion was made by Alderman Lacey and seconded by Collet that City Attorney Maloney be instructed to draft an ordinance declaring Prairie Ave. a through street from First Avenue to-the� Belt Line Railroad tracks,and providing for the enforcement of Stopping at stop signs. The roll was called on the notion` with the following result; Ayes; Aldermen Ahbe, Collet, Suster, Pflughaupt, Huxnann, Lacey, '-tettin. Nays; Aldermen Kinder, Enzenbacher, and Meinshausen. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. City Attorney haloney stated that he has a letter from Fayette O. Merrill stating that he is -unable to pay the City the one thousand dollars $1,000.00) as agreed in his agreement with the City for making restitution for his shortage while holding the office of City Clerk. Upon the request of "I:r. Maloney'the Clerk read the follow- ing. RESOLUTION 'AREAS, since the passage of an ordinance pro#iding for the executicn of documents in connection with receipt ofmoneys in payment of the i> errill indebtedness, the said Fayette 0. Merrill has failed to fulfill hia portion of the'agreement; BE IT RESOLVED that David B. Maloney' be and he is. hereby authorized and directed to make demand upon the surety company for immediate payment cf the sum of Two Thousand ( 2000.00 dollars, the sun provided under the durety bond. BE IT PiJRTPIUR RESOLVED that -the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are.hereby authorized and empowered to make and execute a full release of the surety Company upon the payment of the said surety company tc the City of Des Plaines the said sum of Two Thousand ($2000.00) dollars. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this ?resolution stall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and the approval thereof according to law. PASSES this AYES: APPROVED t i s day of October, A. D. NAYS: 1931. day cf October, A. D. 1931. 437 Mayor of the City of Des Plaines, Cook, County, Illinois. ATT'STEA and FILED this day of October, A. D. 1931. .City. Clerk. • . • • The motion was made by Alderman Enzenbaeher and seconded by. Suster that the resolution be adopted as road. . The roll e.s .called on ,the motion with the following result: eyes; Alder::ien A be, Collet, Suster, Pflu;haupt, Huxmann, Kinder, Lacey, 'y•'ettin, Enzen' ac _er and 3=ei nshausen The Mayan thereupon .declared the motion .carried and the res.oluti,on adopted.. . Mayor Humeri then announced that arrangements had been made for a citizens Committee from Des Plaines to appear before the Board of ,assessors for a hearing on property volugtions for taxation onsFriday • gt. 9,. at 10 A. M., and appointed the .following as members of• this committee: Fritz !.':ettin W. .H. Tallant Geo.. Enze.i'o:c:_er John Custer. Au&ust Jarnecke • Carter Jenkins Fred Futile Victor S.; iegler Wm. icke August Schroeder Garfield Miller David Maloney .Henry He es ch . Chas. Harnrneri Carter Jenkins, City :ineer- reported that .the State Hihway Depart- ment has •agrLed to provide at its expense a walk .on both sides of the recor:strucded Rand Rd. bridge over the Maine Township drainage creek, and also to modify the superelevation at that point, as requested .by the council. • • . The engineer further reported.that upon the suggestion of the Mayor the Monroe Electric Co. was instrucded to install larructr*Tiort in Deli Plaines Ave. retaining wall -electrical conduit for future ins- tallation of .ornamental light standards. The matter of cost of in- stallation -as submitted to county Commissioner Homer J. Byrd, .who agreed to report the :-_.atter to .the County Board in a favorable light. . Mr. Jenkins further .rpported that the State Highway ay Depart- ment is .now proceeding Frith the .re-des-ign of the ':olf-Golf Road Tab - ray structure in Cumberland, .and that District Engineer Lame has re- Guested .that the City supply .him with the proper sidewalk grades on both sides of Golf Road in order to rop erly .design the retaining walks. It was exti.n :ted that the cost.of prepatins this information will .be about ""75.00.. The motion was made by Alderman.Huxmann and seconded by Lacey that Mr.. Jeni ins be instructed to furnish this grade information to the =.tate Highway Department. The roll was .called on the motion with the followin6 result: Ayes; Aldermen Ah e, Collet, 3uster, .Pflughaupt, Hux- mann, =cinder, Lacey, ''ettin, Erzenbachen and Meinshausen. lays; None. The Mayor thereupon decalred the motion .carried. . The motion was made by Aidermwn • ':7ettin and seconded by Lacey tO • prove .the minutes .of the re jular Council meetings of September 8, and September 21, as well as the minutes of .the adjourned Council meeting of September 14, 1931. It e°rag moved by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Suster that the motion be amended so that second sentence of the twelfth :aragr h- of the Minutes of .the regular .Council meeting of September rl, 1931 be correctea to read:*The Motion was •made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Suster that the Streets and Sidewalks Committee be in- structed to employ several men to repair all streets needing repair." The amendment and main moti.on were voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Liayor declared the motion carried as amended, and the minutes approved. 438 RESOLVED TEAT THE F OLLO" IITG BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE y AND THAT THE I;*Asy CR AND CITY CLERK ARE AUTHCRI7ED TO ISSUE THE PROPER WARRANTS IN PAYEE= 1TT OF SAIJE, Charles Hammerl Ho.0a. r t Ahbe e John Suster Paul Huxrnann Victor Lacry Louis Eeinshausen E. J. Friedrich The M. B. C-ook Co. Mid. Sta. Tel. Co. Otto Rexses Frank A. Bremer & Sons Mi d . Sta. Tel . C o . Christ Wegner Edwin -'eyer Ernest Drexler Ar thur Imi g Joe 0tDonneli Chas. Hintz Alma Nissen Henry . ; .ufmar: Bernard Meehan Mid. Sta. Tel. Co. Griot Bros. • Mrs. Ross Palmer John Bennett - Sigt alt Lumb. & Hartless-Austin V. VanKirk P. Zro; n George Meyer Joe '"alter Frank Fischer Marjorie Collet Union Linen Co. Rensselaer Valve Co. J. R. '.'e 7.s ey . Fred Cook Florence Nordbrook A..rloff Axel Jacobson .Frank Ciszali G. A. Bond Zohn woodard Mi d . Sta. Tel . C o . Elsie Earle Albert Kranz Ed.. C. Flynn Gaylord Bros. ,Inc. • Public Serucie Co. George Myer August Jarnecke Des Plaines Realty Co. Andrew Geisen Des Plaines Realty Co. Charles Breitung '"'alter Hass Meyer Coal & Material Co.6 .06 Union Linen supply Co. 1.50 Coal Co. Cc. 1125.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 125.00 6.00 23.30 50.00 2.00 2.30 90.00 74.25 74.25 72.00 45.00 19.35 21.60 12.00 2.00 '1.20 81.53 13.50 2.25 46.43 1.50 3.60 40.96 48.02 59.40 72.00 40.00 1.50 25.50 44.00 5.00 5.00 x.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 22.20 125.00 35.00 .75 1.1Q 2.00 11.86 31.50 223.59 30.00 1055.8207 .50 13.77 John B. Collet 15.00 r'alter Pfluhupt 15.00 George Kinder. 15.00 Fritz T::'ettin 15.00 George rnzenbacher 15.00 Mid. Sta. Tel. Co. 27.50 F.A. Brener & ;moons 7.30 Burroughas Lachine Co. 1.11 Otto Rexses 100.00 D. B. Maloney 250.00 Despl. Pub. Ca. :85.30 Mid. Sta. Tel. Co. 3.50 Raymond Haiimerl 74..25 Bernard Meehan 74.25 Ili ciard Knabb 74.25 Dick Harilrner 67.50 Wm. Hulke 45.00 John M erLantha1er. 19..35 John .�. i �, 24.25 ra.r,e r i Arthur Imi g . 50 Johnson Electric Shop ,1.40 Phi is Service Sta. .75 . Despl. Realty Co. 776.24 'fax Mau 34.65 Spieg ler's Dept. Store 2.88 B. F. Kinder's G. Bullis Hans Jensen, G. Bullis Wilson Ockerby Otto Bender Irvin Wells 1,58 4.80 3.60 59.89 59.40 81.00 78.75 Pennsylvania Oil Co. 1-75 B. F. Kinder's Sorts 7.89 Lar;erhausen Lumb. Co. 12.67 The Auto Mart 5.00 Wm. Roloff 5.00 Wm. hantufel 5.00 Mrs. 0has. Mausch . 5.00 J. Marks 5.00 T. C. , Ta.11ace 5. 00 ..4 G. Glay 5.00 4 Meyer Oao1. X Material 5.00 Despl. Realty Co. 5.00 Catherine Hines 70.00 . Despl. Mercantile Co. ..50 B. P. Kidder's Sons 1.90 The H. W . Wilson Co. 3.50 Johnson's Electric Shop .45. Albert Gniot 68.93 Pennsylvania 'ill Co. 4.50 Ben 0tanor 74.25 Mid. Sta, Tel. Co. 4.00 Frank Ga,ebel 67.50 Fred H. Koelle. 97.44 Thomas Lernmer 45.63 Despl. Motor Sales 37.63 Des Plaines Realty Co.302.72 .The motion was made by Alderman Ahbe and seconded by TEnzenbacher to adopt the resolution and pay these bills. The rollwas called en the motion with the folio'°:'ing result: Ayes; Alderman Ahbe, Collet, Baster, Pflughaupt, Huxmanr , Kinder, Lacey, ettin, Enzenbacher and.. Memmahausen Nays; none. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted. The = :.Tor then addressed the Council on the matter of the delinquent w,t- r bill of Wm. 2. Rexses. He stated that he had Liven orders to the Water Department to turnoff the "wt�r at once for all who are delinquent in the ,ca ment of their water .ills. Alderman HU.i_id n inquired as to :1.t action had been t .LY reL_ardine2 the !1att r of the Ci T. 'Y: atsr used by the recently raided still on the property of `/ra. G. Wine, Yr. Hirvin Wells, CuyJt. of Public ':orks stated however, that so far there is no evidence thLA the still had used any city water. 439 The I.iotion was made by Alderman Enzenbacher and seconded by ' ettlithat the Council adjourn. T s ..U- iCn ':as voted upon by acclama- tion, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. and the Council r: f ul rly adj curned. r,-0.