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06/18/1934355 The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Neal to adopt this proposed resolution. The roll was called on the motion, with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Ahbe, Carroll, Pflughaupt, Fulle, Huxmann, Bishop Frederick, Neal, Schwanbeck and Meinshausen. Nays; lione. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the re- solution adopted. The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Frederick to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by accla- mation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried, and the Council regularly adjourned.. EDGAR J.FRIEDRICH, City Clerk MINUTE OF THE REGULAR 1VEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHA%1BERS ON THE 18th DAY OF JUNE,A.D.15'34 AT THE HOUR OF 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by mayor George V..Hinder, with Aldermen Ahbe, Carroll, rflughaupt, Fulle, Huxmann, Bishop, Frederick, Neal, Schwanbeck and Meinshausen responding to the roll call. the Judiciary and Assessment committee had no report to offer. The Police Committee -Alderman Huxmann, chairman of the Police Committee reported that 'otorcycle Officer Edwin Meyer, who recently broke .his leg while on duty, is improving as well as can be expected. He further reported that the Des Plaines Lion's Club is devoting its regular meeting of June 1c,1S34 to the discussion of civil service for City employees and invites the members of the Council to attend. In order to reserve the proper number of plates the roll was called and the Mayor, C1erk,City Attorney and all aldermen signified their inten- tion to be present. to offer. The Streets and Sidewalks Committee had no report The Committee on Public Works, Buildings and Plats had no report to offer. The Sewer, Drainage and. Sanitation Committee had no report to offer. The Committee on Water and Water Mains- Alderman Bishop, chairman of the Water Committee, reported that water samples from three or four wells in Riverview have been analyzed by the State Health Department. Reports from the State Health Department show all of these wells to be contam- inated, and owners are advised against using water from these private wells. The Clerk then read the following proposed ordi- nance for final reading: 356 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING OF AN AS ESSITFITT OF TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COMT:MEivCING JANUARY 1, 1c34, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31,1.34. The motion was made by Alderman Bishop and seconded by Frederick that this proposed 134 Tax Levy Ordinance be passed and adopted. The roll was called on the motion with the following result: Ayes; :Aldermen Ahbe, Carroll, Pflughaupt, Fulle, tiuxman, Bishop, Frederick, ideal, Schwan- beck and 1-einshausen. Nays; one. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the ordinance unanimously passed. The Clerk then read the following proposed ordi- nance amending the Liquor Ordinance with respect to sani- tary regulations and closing hours on Saturday nights, (Sunday mornings) for second reading: ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC LI',UORG IN THE CITY OF DES PLAINS; ,COOK. COUNTY, ILLINOIS The motion was made by Alderman Ahbe and seconded by Pflughaupt to pass and adopt this proposed ordinance. The roll was called on the motion with the following result: Ayes; Alderman Ahbe, Carroll, Pflughaupt, -'ulle, huxmann, Bishop, Frederick, lyeai, Schwanbeck and Leinshausen. Nays; .None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and ordinance unanimously passed. The motion was made by Alderman Frederick and seconded by huxmann to ins -cruet the City Attorney to pre- pare a resolution asking the home -Owners Loan Corporation to do all in its power to give local contractors and trades- men preference on local repair work. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The Clerk then read the following letter: WILLIAM H . CATER City of Bes Plaines Des Plaines,I11. June 15,114 Gentlemen: It has been somewhat over a year that we have been negotiating with you for the sale of our Water Supply system in your City, and up to the pre- sent time, there has been little progress made to- ward the development of same. It is now necessary that we inform you that if this deal is not consummated by August 1,134, that we withdraw all propositions made to you to date, as after August 1st, we will not care to dis- pose of the water plant. Of course, you realize this does not take away your rights of purchase under the contract. however, we are in hopes that you will avail yourselfes of whatever savings that you might acquire at this time. V{im.H.Cater 357 The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Meinshausen to refer this letter to the Water Committee. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor delated the motion carried. The City Attorney, Kenneth Meyer, then recom- mended ecommended that the City enter into the following proposed agreement: THIS AGR ?'' NT, made and entered into as of the day of A.D.1934, by and between the BANKER.: LIQ' COMPANY, a corporation, duly organized and existing under and by virture of the laws of the State of Iowa, hereinafter referred to as party of the first part, and the CITY OF DES PL.4INES, Cook County, Illinois, a municipal corporation, duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Illinois, hereinafter referred to as party cf the second part, raTNESSETH: tiVHEREA3, the party of the first part iS the owner and holder of bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of Des Plaines Special Assessment iuo.62694, as follows: MATURITY DATE AMOUNT 12-31-32 $3,880.00 12-31-33 3,200.00 12-31-34 6,500.0C 12-31-35 7,100.00 12-31-36 6,800.00 12-31-37 6,300.00 12-31-38 5,900.00 12-31-39 5,900.00 12-31-40 5,900.00 AND WHEREAS, the party of the first part has re- quested that the party of the second part, and its treasurer, from time to time to apply that portion of the funds collected in the 1932 and subsequent install- ments of the aforesaid warrants which are applicable to the payment of the bonds and coupons of the first party listed heretofore so that when there are funds in the hands of the treasurer sufficient to pay some but not all of the bonds and/or coupons of the first party, first party's proportionate share of said funds will be used to pay bonds and/or interest coupons belonging to the party of the first part in full, to an amount sufficient to absorb the party of the first part's proportionate share of said funds, rather than have the said proportionate share applied pro -rata upon all of the bonds and/or coupons belonging to the party of the first part in the particular install- ment of the aforesaid warrant, and WHEREAS, the said party of the second part is desirous of applying the funds collected in the 1932 and subsequent installments of the aforesaid warrants in the manner requested by the party of the first part, to the end that the party of the second part may save the expense of pro -rating: and endorsing a large number of bonds and/or coupons, and also avoid a loss in interest in said funds, 358 NOW THEREFORE, for and inconsideration of the premises hereinabove stated, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: Section 1. That from time to time when there are funds available in the hands of the Treasurer of the party of the second part to pay some but not all of the outstanding bonds and/or coupons attached thereto belonging to the party of the first part, as listed above, the treasurer of said party of the second part shall notify the party of the first part of this fact, and the party of the first part, in lieu of having pro rata payments endorsed on all the bonds and/or interest coupons held by the party of the first part to which the funds then in the hands of the City Treasurer are applicable, shall present for payment to the 'Treasurer of the party of the second part sufficient bonds and/or interest coupons in the particular installment of the warrant in question - to absorb first party's proportionate share of said funds, measured by the amount of bonds held by the party of the first part in said installment as against the total outstanding bonds in said installment. Section 2. That the party of the first part, its successors and assigns, shall hold and save harm- less said party of the second part, its treasurer or any officials thereof, of and from any claims of or liability to any holder of the aforesaid bonds be- cause of the application of said moneys as herein requested and provided for, and waives any right of action, either in law or in equity, said party of the first part might have against the party of the second part, its treasurer or any of its officials, for failure to pro rate the several sums apportionable to and applicable upon the bonds heretofore listed, in accor- dance with the laws of the State of Illinois regarding pro ration of said special assessment money. Section 3. The said party of the first part further covenants and agrees not to sell or dispose of any of the bonds heretofore listed, unless and until it shall have served notice of this agreement upon any purchaser thereof and secured the consent in writing to this agree- ment, the same as though such purchaser were a party thereto, and in the event of failure so to do said party of the first part shall be liable to and shall save said party of the second part, or any of its offi- cials harmless from any claimesof or liability to any subsequent holder of said bonds because of the appli- cation of said funds as herein requested and provided for. Section 4. IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that this agreement is made for the convenience of both parties in the application and distribution of the money collected by the City of Des Plaines in the 1932 and subsequent installments of the aforesaid special assess- ment, and for the further purpose of avoiding a loss in interest, and that nothing in this agreement contained shall constitut a waiver by the party of the first part of any statutory right existing in its favor under the laws of the State of Illinois, nor shall it ever be urged as a waiver of any omission of duty on the part of the party of the second part or any of its officials, only and except, however, the duty of pro- rating the moneys collected by the City of Des Plaines, in the 1932 and subsequent installments of the afore- said special assessment. IN WITNNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed the day and year first above written. BANKERS LIyE COMPANY, a Corporation By U .4W .Fowler Vice President and Treasurer ATTEST: B..N.II111s secretary ATTEST: Party of the First Part. CITY OF DES PLAINS, a Municipal Corporation, BY Clerk 359 Party of the Second Part. and that the following notation be printed or typewritten afG�A�r,phl0r� on each bond and made a part thereof: p or'gn� i e°s,0� .irr '(N £"' et .5 f fe , NOTATION a9f ��o the s e� y{D p e "The holder of this bond, and coupons apper- taining �';S�hneS) thereto, has by written agreement with the City of Des Plaines consented to the payment in full of other bonds owned by the holder hereof, and issued aL:ainst this particular installment of Special Assessment y'4o.62694, and has waived the duty of said City to make a pro rata payment on all bonds held by the owner of this bond. Said consent and waiver of duty by said agreement is hereby made bind- ing upon the subsequent owner or owners of this bond." The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Pflughaupt to authorize and direct the Mayor and City Clerk to enter'into the above agreement for the City and to properly execute the agreement; also to instruct the City Treasurer to print or typewrite upon the bonds affected by this agreement the notation as suggested above. The roll was called on the motion with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen lhbe, Carroll,'flughaupt, Fulle, fluxmann, Bishop, Frederic, Deal, Schwanbeck and Nieinshausen. jvays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. The motion was made by Alderman Fflughaupt and seconded by ~LLeinshausen to -approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 4,1834 as written. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the minutes approved. 360 The Clerk then read a proposed resolution to author- ize the payment of current bills and salaries. The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by huxmann to adopt the resolution as originally presented. The motion was how - lever made by Alderman Ahbe and sectinded by Carroll to amend the proposed resolution by changing the salaries of Desk Sergeants B.C.Foote and J.Grindley for the first half of June, from $62.50 to `45.00. The roll was called on the motion to amend with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Ahbe, Carroll, Tulle, Bishop, Neal, and Schwanbeck. Nays; Aldermen Pflughaupt, huxmann, Frederick, and Meinshausen. The Mayor thereupon declared the amendment carried. The roll was then called on the main motion to adopt the reso- lution as amended with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Ahbe, Carroll, Pflughaupt, Fulle, Lishop, Frederick, 14ea1, Schwanbeck and Meinshausen. bays; Alderman Huxmann. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted in the following form: Edgar J.Friedrich Grace Rexses Des Plaines Pub.Co Public Serv.Co H.A.Becker E.Drexler J.Wigham J.Grindley J.Mergenthale r Mack's Ind.Motor Cycle Co Gniot Bros Des Plaines Motor Sales Imig's Max Mau Carter Jenkins Middle States Te1Co Carter Jenkins Henry Lucke `m.Gehrke Herman Meinshausen Geo.Henrichsen A.Sczech G. Kaufman G .Wendt B.F.Kinder's Sons Marion Malleable Iron Wk Continental Cas.Co Public Serv.Co Slade,Hipp, & Meloy D.H,Coffman Herman Meinshausen Melzer Auto Sales Public Serv. Continental Cas.Co Marvin D.Wells Max Maus Paul Gilmore Richard Gunther Herman Meinshausen Lee St.Garage B.F.Kinder's Sons B.L.Gates Louis Pyfer 112.50 40.00 13.75 464.10 90.00 74.25 72.00 45.00 32.60 4.85 115.40 19.07 8.75 52.65 100.00 1.40 15.00 10.80 10.80 14.41 18.00 25.20 25.20 36.00 1.85 17.36 50.00 3.00 13.52 67.50 9.60 9.50 3.0C 10.00 78.75 72.00 56.00 28.00 42.66 15.31 .2C 5.00 5.00 Chas.M.Larson Frank A.Bremer & Sons T+'rank Thornber Des Plaines Pub.Co R.Hammer1 1?.Cheever B.C.Foote A.D.Plentge J.Hammerl C.H.hanson Co Hartless Aust.L & Frank A.Bremer & Kenneth G.Meyer Public Serv.Co Carter Jenkins Public Serv.Co- John Shelffo James Toffal 83.33 1.12 1.00 7.55 74.25 72.00 45.00 45.60 3.50 2.50 T 1.50 Sons .92 83.33 19.14 10.00 11.38 10.80 10.80 Geo.Klein 10.80 Fred Scharringhausen 14.40 B.L.Gates 21.60 E.ensching 25.20 John Meehan 28.80 J. C.G raham 36.00 Lee St.Garage 2.03 Haroi1J. Ahbe 40.00 Chas.M.Larson 3.23 Ben Stangor 74.25 Alvin Winkelman 67 .50 Raymond Kolze 67.50 Des Plaines Lbr.& Coal -24.58 Hess Tire & Batt Ser Des Plaines Auto Co Pearl Koelling Frank Fisher Ed.Kurtz Fred Kaufman Geo.Osgood Public Serv. James B. Clow & Sons I.J.Hargus R.C.Campbell Clarence Dollan .40 50.24 40.00 72.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 70.40 1.45 5.00 5.00 5.00 The motion was made by Alderman Fulle and seconded by Ahbe to instruct the Clerk to write a letter of congratulations to the Des Plaines Camp Grounds Association upon the celebration of their 75th anniversary. The motion was voted upon by acclamation 361 whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Pflughaupt to call the City Treasurer's attention to the fact that no vouchers are to be released except upon order of the Finance Committee. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Kinder called the Council's attention to a note attached to a news paper clipping regarding the matter of limiting parking in front of the Prince Ice Cream Castle. the note charged bribery. The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by -ishop that the sender of this note be summoned to appear at the next regular meeting of the Council. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The motion was made by Alderman Frederick and seconded by Neal to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Council regularly adjourned. EDGAR J.F.HIEDRICH, City Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MELTING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PI_.AIEES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE 2nd DAY OF JULY, A.D.1934 AT THE HOUR OF 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor George 7,.Kinder, with Aldermen Ahbe, Pflughaupt, Fulle, Bishop, Frederick, Neal and Schwanbeck responding to the roll call. Aldermen Carroll, Huxmann and Meinshausen arrived shortly after the roll call. The Clerk then read the following reports: 1.The report of E.J.Friedrich,City Clerk for June 1:34 2. -The report of H.A.Becker, Chief of rolice,for June,1934 3.The report of Chas.M.Larson,City Treasurer,for June,1c34 (A copy of Treasurer's report of Chas.M.Larson was supplied to all of the members of the Council.) The Judiciary and Assessment Committee had no report to offer. The Pbliee and License Committee: Alderman Huxmann, Chairman of the committee reported that L:otorcycle oificer, Edwin Leyer is convalescing nicely. Alderman Huxmann, chairman of the Police and. License Committee further reported that the committee recommends that Desk Sergeants B.C.Foote and John Grindley continue serving 12 hours per day at the rate of '125.00 per month, up to and including July 31,1034. The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Meinshausen that the Police Committee's recommendation be concurred in. The roll was called on the motion with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, .flughaupt, Huxmann, Bishop, Frederick, Schwanbeck and Meinshausen. Nays; Aldermen Abe, Tulle, and Deal. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the recommendation concurred in.