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08/23/1937460 CITY ' JPLOYEES NOT TO HOLD MORE THAN ONE JOB: Mayor Ahbe then asked the Council's authority to write a letter_ to all employees of the City informing them that no City employee Shall in the future be permitted to accept additional employ- ment in his spare time. The motion was made by Alderman Garland and seconded by Carroll to grant the Mayor authority to write such a letter. The motion was voted upon by accla- mation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. DRINKING PROHIBITED IN MUNICIPAL BUILDING: The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded 1)y Garland to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance prohibi- ting the sale or consumption of beer or other intoxicating beverages in the Municipal Building. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. HAZARD AT DES PLAINES AVE. & C & N W. R.R.TRACKS: Alderman Dopheide reported that two auto accidents have occurred on Des Plaines Avenue at the point where it was narrowed down to accommodate the safety gates proposed for the intersection of Des Plaines Avenue and the Chicago and northwestern Railway Tracks. The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Carroll to refer this matter to the Streets and Sidewalks Committee with full power to act. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Carroll to adjourn. The motion was votediipon by acclamation whereupon the lyor declared the motion carried and the Council regularly adj ourne • / Air V/ AR. 4 IEDRICH,City G erk . MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE 23rd DAY OF AUGUST,A.D.1937 AT 5:00 P.M. CAII TO ,ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hobart M.Ahbe with Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, Henrich, Garland, Dopheide, Lemke, Friott, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll call. ACTING CLERK: In the absence of Edgar %.Friedrich, City Clerk, Alderman O.Walter Pflughaupt was selected to serve as acting Clerk. READING OF THE CALL OF THE MEEETINa: The Clerk pro - tem then read the call of the meeting as follows: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING August 21,1937 To the Aldermen of the City Council of the City of Des Flaines,Ill. Gentlemen: Upon order of Mayor Hobart M.Ahbe there will be a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines at 8:00 P.M. on Monday evening, August 23rd,1937 in the Council. Chambers at the City Hall, Des Plaines,Iliinois for the purpose of discussing the advisability of allowing the P.W.A. authorities to occupy an office space in the City Hall free of charge; and to discuss what proportion of building operation expenses should be charged to the Library and Fire Department; and to discuss any other business which might come before the Council. Very truly yours, EDGAR J'.FRIEDRICH,City Clerk 461 WAIVER OF NOTICE & CONSENT TO MEETING We, the undersigned, being all of the members of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines,County of Cook, Illinois, do hereby jointly and severally waive noticeofthe time, place, date and purpose of a special meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City, to be held on the 23rd day of August,A.D.1937 at 8:00 P.I. at the City Hall, in said City of Des Plaines, and consent to the holding of such meeting and to the trans- action of any and all business that may come before such meeting: NAME Hobart lil.Ahbe James a `.Carroll Jr Elmer Johnson Otto W.T.Henrich G ..W.Pflughaupt Chas.H.Garland Walter Dopheide John W.Lemke Ernest Friott Samuel C.Campagna Theo.Schwanbeck Kenneth G.iteyer ADDRESS 2118 Miner St 1456 Perry St 33 Stratford Rd 812 Lee St. 846 Center 643 Parsons Ave 903 Grant Drive 918 Walter Ave. 653 Prairie Ave 1214 Center St Cora St 1055 Des Plaines Ave. SIGNATURE Hobart M.Ahbe Jas..T.Carrol1 E.W.J ohnson Otto Vi.J.henrich G.W.Pflughaupt Chas.H.Garland W.Dophe ide T.W.Lemke ii.E.Friott S.Campagna Theo.Schwarnbeck z enneth U.meyer N`HEE Oi?i'10E SPACE FOR W.P.A: Mr.J .Pohl of the W.P.A. then addressed the Council regarding the matter of free office space in the new municipal Building for the area supervisor of the W.P.A., which was requested at the Council meeting held August 16,1937. u'tr.P uhl reported that adequate accomodations could be had at Evanston, if Des Plaines does not see fit to provide them. The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Henrich to table this matter. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion to table carried and the matter tabled. PRO -RATING HEATING FOR LIBRARY AND FIRE DEPT .:Alderman Campagna, chairman of the Committee on Public works, buildings and Plats, to whom was referred the problem of recommending equitable annual pro -rated charges for heating the library as well as the Fire Department, stated that the said recommendations would be made at the next regular meeting of the Council. EXTENSION OF SANITARY DISTRICT INTERCEPTOR :Kenneth G.Meyer, then reported that an emergency exists in connection with the passage of the ordinance proposed by the Sanitary District of Chicago giving the Sanitary District certain rights in connection with the extension of the Des Plaines River Inter- ceptor Sewer. The Clerk then read for second reading the proposed ordinance described: AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE EXTENSION OF THE DES PLAINES RIVER INTERCEPTOR SEWER. The motion was made and seconded that the proposed ordinance be amended by striking from Section 4, paragraph (h) the words "Chief Engineer of the Sanitary District of Chicago and the" . The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the proposed ordinance so amended. The motion was then made and seconded that the said ordinance be passed as amended.'he Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Tohnson, Pflughaupt, Henrich, Garland, Dopheide, iriott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the ordinance passed. LICENSING LODGING HOUSES: The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded that the matter of licensing hotels, rooming houses, tourist camps, tourist homes and other public lodging places be referred to the Police and License Committee for study and report. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made and seconded to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation where- upon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. G .'ALTER PF.LUGHAUPT,Act ing Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE. CITY OF DES PLAIDS HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th,A.D.1937 AT : CO o'Clock. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting wascalled to order by Mayor Hobart M.Ahbe, presiding with Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, a'flughaupt, Garland, Dopheide,'riott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll call. Alders an henrich was absent because of illness. Mayor Ahbe then announced that this regular meeting of the Council was automatically postponed from Monday September 6,1937 because September 6th was Labor Day, a legal holiday. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: following officers' reports: The report for August 1937 The report for August,1937 The Mayor ordered these reports The Clerk then read the of Edgar J.Friedrich,City Clerk of H.A.Becker,Capt.of Police. placed on file. THE JUDICIARY AND AS ESSU7NT COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. offer.. to offer. THE POLICE AND LICENSE C01 MTTT.u;: had no report to THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS COtf'MTT't'r'.1+,: had no repor t THE COMUTTER TTTE1 ON PUBLIC WORKS,BUILDINGS AND PLATS through its chairman Alderman Campagna reported that the Board of Library Trustees has requested to meet with the Council sitting as a committee of the whole on Monday evening September 13,1937, for the purpose of arriving at an equitable annual pro -rated charge for heating and lighting the library.ayor Ahbe thereupon announced that inasmuch as there are several other matters to be discussed informally by the Council, the Council will meet as a committee of the whole in the Council Committee room on Monday,September 13,1937 at 8:00 .L�.