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09/07/1934401 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL 'TING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ON THE 7th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,A.D.I934 AT THE HOUR OF 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor George W.Kinder, with Aldermen Ahbe, Carroll, Fulle, Hu mann, Bishop, Frederick, Schwanbeck and Meinshausen responding to the roll call. Aldermen Pflughaupt and £+eal reported shortly after the roll call. follows: The Clerk then read the call of the meeting as September 6 1934 NOTICE OF SPECIAL W1 TING To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Des Plaines. Upon order of Mayor George W.hinder there will be a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines at the City Hall, on Friday, September 7th,1934 at 8:00 P.M. The purpose of the meeting is to consider further bids on Water Revenue Bonds, and such other matters as may need immediate attention: Respectfully yours, EDGAR I.FRIEDRICH (signed) City Clerk CERTIFICATE I, Ray Hammerl, hereby certify that a copy of the above notice of Special meeting was delivered by me to Mayor George W.Kinder and each of the Alder- men of the City of Des Plaines at the addresses specified above. I further certify that the respective copies were accepted and signed for by the person whose signature appears under *accepted and signed for by* at the time appearing adjacent to the signature. (Signed) Sergt. Ray Hammerl POLICE OFFICER DELIVERING NOTICE SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME BY (signed)Ray Hammerl THIS 6th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,I934. HAROLD J. AHBE . NOTARY PUBLIC WATER REVENUE BONDS: Mayor Kinder then stated that the Council is ready to receive further bids on Water Revenue Bonds to yield $85,000.00 cash for the purchase of the Cater Well. The best bids were as follows: A.C.Allyn & Co - 30 day option to sell the bonds net cost 5% C.W.McNear & Co - bid to purchase bonds at net coat of 5.1% The Clerk then read the following proposed contract: 402 TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES: We hereby offer such an amount of City of Bonds as willroduce the sand Dollars ($85,000.00, bonds such price that the received by the City will annum. September 7th,1934 and agree to purchase Des Plaines Water Revenue sum of Eighty, -Five Thou - and agree to pay for said interest cost of the money be 5.10 per cent per That the principal amount of Water Revenue bonds to be issued by the City of Des Plaines to realize Eighty-five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($85,250.00) Dollars at the interest cost aforesaid will be $92,500.00, bearing interest at 4j per cent, payable semi-annually. Said bonds shall mature serially, as follows: filth year, 32500.00 12th year, $3000.00 13th year, $3000.00 14th year, $3000.00 15th year, $4000.00 16th year, $4,000.00 17th year, 4,000.00 18th year, 4,000.00 19th year, 4,000.00 20th year, 4,000.00 26th year, 36,000.00 27th year, 6,000.00 28th year, 6,000.00 29th year, 7,000.00 30th year, 7,000.00 2lst 22nd 23rd 24th 25th yr -$5,000.00 yr- 5,000.00 yr- 5,000.00 yr -5000.00 yr- 5000.00 provided the debt service in any year does not exceed the amount available therefor, based on present oper- ating revenues and expenses of operation, maintenance and depreciation. Said Bonds to be dated the first day of the month during which the City expects to acquire possession and take over the operation of the property,and to be in denominations of One Thousand Dollars 1,000.00) each; both principal and interest to be payable at the office of the City Treasurer of the City of Des Plaines. IT IS UNDERSTOOD that the bonds will be payable solely from the income and revenues of the water works plant and system, and will be issued under authority of an act passed by the general assembly, known as House Bill 899, being an amendment of the Act of 1899. IT IS ALSO UNDERSTOOD that in addition to the bonds herein referred to, the City of Des Plaines is contemplating issuing and delivering to the United States Government, Seventy -Eight Thousand Dollars ($78,000.00) par value four per cent (4%) water revenue bonds, which will be on a parity with the bonds herein contemplated known as Series A, and are to mature serially from one (1) to ten (10) years from date of issuance. IT IS FURTHER AGREED that we will at our expense, obtain the legal opinion on said bonds, and furnish the necessary blank bonds. IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD that this offer is contingent upon our obtaining from Chapman & Cutler (at our expense'", their unqualified opinion on the legality of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of said bonds. 403 IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that we have the right to withdraw from our undertakings herein if within ninety (90) days from the date of this agreement, said bonds are not ready for delivery to us as per the terms hereof. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the issuance of the bonds contemplated herein, is subject to 1. Approval bythe United States Government (PWA) of proceedings relative t o execution of loan and grant Agreement appertaining to loan of Seventy-eight Thousand Dollars $78,000.001. 2. Passage and approval of Ordinance or Ordi- nances authorizing issuance of said Seventy - Eight Thousand Dollars ($78,000.00), four per cent (4%) bonds, and the bonds herein contemplated, and 3. Results of referendum, if any is required. As an evidence of our good faith, we hand you herewith certified check for Five Thousand Dollars $5,000.00) which you agree to hold uncashed, pending our compliance with the terms hereof, and whichvae agree shall be retained by you as liquidated damages in the event of our failure to comply with the terms hereof. In the event the terms of this agreement are fully complied with by us, then said check is to be applied toward the purchase price of the bonds herein contemplated. Further agreed that said bonds so issued shall be callable at a premium of irk% in their inverse numerical order. Acdepted by the City of Des Plaines ATTEST s CITY CLERK and the following proposed resolution pertaining to the above contract: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, is contemplating purchasing its source of water supply commonly known as the "`Cater Well", and WHEREAS, the City Council is contemplating taking the necessary legal action to authorize the issuance of Water Revenue Donds to realize sufficient money with which to purchase said *Cater Well", and WHEREAS, WILLIAM H.CATER, owner of said "Cater Well", has agreed with this City Council to accept Eighty -Five Thousand Dollars (485,000.00) cash for said well, equipment and property, and WHEREAS, the City C ounen ha,s considered bids 40.4 for the purchase of sufficient water revenue bonds to realize Eighty -Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.001 to complete said purchase, and WHEREAS, C.W.McNear & Co. has submitted a bid whereby it agrees to purchase from the City of Des Plaines $92,500.00 par value 40 Water Revenue Bonds for $85,000.00, in accordance with the terms and sub- ject to the conditions of a contract, a copy of which is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and WHEREAS, the City Council believes it to be to the best interest of this City that said bid be accepted; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, that the bid of C.i'.McNear & Co. to purchase $92,500.00 par value 40 City of Des Plaines Water Revenue Bonds for $85,000.00 be accepted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk be and are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of this City, a contract with the said C.W.McNear & Co., a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. PASSED THIS DAY OF ,1934 City Clerk AYES: NAYS: APPROVED t The motion was made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Ahbe to adopt the proposed resolution as read. 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; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted, and signed the said resolution in approval thereof. The Clerk then attested said signature of the Mayor. Mr. R.W.Erbe, representative of C.W.McNear and Co. then signed the contract in the name of C.W.McNear and Go. Mayor George W.Kinder signed the Contract in the name of the City of Des Plaines, which signature was attested by -Edgar J.Friedrich, City Clerk, who impressed thereon the corporate seal of the City of Des Plaines. INVESTIGATE MILK STATIONS: The motion w as made by Alderman Huxmann and seconded by Frederick to instruct the Board of Health to investigate all milk depots or stations in Des Plaines and report such cases which the Board finds dangerous to public health. The motion was voted upon by acclamation,. whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. TAG DAY -PARK RIDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS; The Clerk then read the following letter: 405 PARK RIDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS PARK RIDGE,ILLINOIS Sept. 6,1934 Alderman Fred A.Fulle City of Des Plaines Des Plaines,Illinois My dear Mr. Fulle: As a friend of the Yark Ridge School for Girls May I again appeal to you for your valued assistance. Last year your City Council graciously allowed the Federated Charities to tag in Des Plaines, all fund collected thereby to be turned over to the School for Girls. We have just learned that our school will again participate in this Tag Day this year. The Tag Day is September 13th and again Maine Township donations to this cause will go to the school. I know many Des Plaines people are interested in the school and its work for orphan girls. Therefore, lkir.File, I am a gain asking if you will present the request to the city council, of which you are now a member, that the Charities be allowed to conduct that Tag Day on September 13th. I regret the late hour of making this request but we just found out about our participation in this Tag Day again and therefore our late request. 1 hope your city council will again be favorable to this request. The Park Ridge school for girls, you may be interested in knowing is filled to its capacity, some 130 girls be taken care of. This is our limit. At the. same time revenues have been greatly decreased and we are hard pressed to accommodate and take care of the girls in the manner in which they should be taken care of. The aid that can be extended us in this Tag Day will help greatly. I am positive of the friendship of many of your citizens in the School and the interest many of them have taken. Thanking you, Mr. Fulle, for at,ain helping us out. Sincerely, RUBY K.BADGER, SUPT. The motion was made by Alderman Frederick and seconded by Bishop to grant this request. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the request granted. CCC EMPLOYMENT: Alderman Bishop, chairman of the special committee on unemployment and relief reported that a Mr. Streff of one of the Civilian's Conservation Corpse Camps has requested some sixteen Des Plaines tradesmen to sign up for five or six months for service in one of these camps at a salary of $30.00 per month plus board and lodging. He reported further that he has recommended about thirty men to Mr. Streff from the list of unemployed compiled during survey of unemployed recently conducted by the Committee. 4Q6 RELIEF: Alderman Bishop further reported that his special committee on unemployment and relief will meet Mr. Joseph Moss, Director Of the Bureau of Public Welfare of Cook County, in a conference at Evanston, Illinois on Tuesday, September 11, 1x34 at 9700 ,AM.., and asked that his committee meet at the City Hall, at 8:15 or 8:30 on that morning and drive to Evanston with hien. Kenneth Meyer, City Attorney, then reported that he attended the recent meeting of the representatives of the Cook County Area and Country Towns Association held at maywood, Illinois. He reported that intensive work is being done by this association to prevent annex- ing the suburbs to the City of Chicago. The motion was made by Alderman Bishop and seconded by i'ulle to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Council regularly adjourned. EDGAR J.FRIEDRICH,City Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE 17th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,A.D.1S34 AT THE HOUR OF 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor George W'.Kinder with Aldermen Ahbe, Carroll, Pflughaupt, Fulle, Huxmann, Bishop, Frederick, Neal, Schwanbeck and Meins- hausen responding to the roll call. Mayor Kinder then introduced Mr.Leonard Detwiler and Mr.T.Healy who presented a beautifully illuminated and framed copy of the Constitution of the United States to the council from the Des Plaines Post No.36 of the Ameri- can Legion as a part of the Constitution Day excercises. THE JUDICIARY AND ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE had no report to offer. THE POLICE AND LICENSE COMMITTEE through its chairman Alderman Huxmann reported that Motorcycle Officer Edwin Meyer has sufficiently recovered from his broken leg to serve as desk sergeant in the police headquarters. He further reported that Officer E.Drexler and J.Wigham deserve praise for the capture of several robbers caught burglarizing the Pure Oil Service Station at Cumberland. It was found necessary to remove one of the robbers who was severly wounded to Bridewell Hospital in Chicago which entails an expense of 43.00 per day to the City for each day the prisoner is kept there as stated in the follow- ing proposed contract which was read by the Clerk: