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11/29/1937520 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, NOVJR 29th, 1937 AT 8$00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hobart M. Ahbe with Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, Henrich, Garland, Dopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll call. The Clerk reported all members of the Council present. READING OF THE CALL OF THE MEETING: The Clerk then read the following call and waiver: - NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING November 27, To the Aldermen of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois 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, November 29, 1937 in the Council Chambers, of the New New Municipal Building, Des Plaines, Illinois for the purpose of disposing of several matters in connection with the completion of the Water Works and the New Munhipal Building. Respectfully yours, EDGAR J. FRIEDRICH 1937 City Clerk WAIVER OF NOTICE & CONSENT TO MATING 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 notice of the time, place, date and purpose of a special meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City, to be held on the 29th day of November, A.D. 1937 at 8:00 P.M. at the New Municipal Building, in said City of Des Plaines, and consent to the holding os such meeting and to the transaction of any and all business that may come before such meeting: NAME Hobart M. Ahbe James J.Carrol,i r. Elmer Johnson Otto W.I. Henrich G.W. Pflughaupt Chas .H . Garland Walter Dopheide John W. Lemke Ernest Friott Samuel C. Campagna Theo. Schwanbeck Kenneth G. Meyer ADDRESS 2118 Miner St. 1456 Perry St. 33 Stratford Rd. 812 Lee St. 846 Center St. 643 Parsons St. 903 Grant Drive 918 Walter Ave. 653 Prairie Ave. a1214 Center St. Cora St. 11155 Des Plaines SIGNATURE H. M. Ahbe James J. Carrol Elmer Johnson Otto W.T. Henrich Mrs.G.W. Pflughaupt Chas. H. Garland W. Dopheide J.W. .Lemke H.E. Friott Samuel C. Campagna T. Schwanbeck Ave. Mrs. K.G. )Meyer TIME 5:50 P.M. 4:30 P.M. 4:30 P.M. 4:45 P.M. 4:40 P.M. 5:00 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 4:55 P.M. 4.30 P.M. 5:40 P.M. 530 APPROVAL OP BILLS: The Clerk then read the following proposed resolution of which each member of the Council had a copy: 4746 J.Albert 4748 Gaylord Bros. Inc. 4749 Fred Hammer 4751 James X. Carroll 4753 Otto W.J. henrich 4755 Charles Garland 4757 H. E. Friott 4759 Theodore Schwanbeck 4760 Edgar J. Friedrich 4762 Harold Ahbe 4764 Natalie Gatzke 4766 H. A. Becker 4768 E. Drexler 4770 F. Cheever 4772 A.D. Flentge 4774 B.C. Foote 4776 A. Kennicott 4778 Kenneth G. Meyer 4780 George Meyer 4782 Ray Kolze 4784 Fred Koelle 4786 Richard Guenther 4788 Albert Ritter 4790 Bert Sweeney 4792. Roy Fisher 4794 Clem Knittle 4796 Fred Kaufman 4798 Martin Graetz 4800 City Clk Petty Cash RESOLVED THAT THE OLLOWING BILTA AND SALARIES ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE PROPER VOUCHER WARRANTS LN PAYMRNT OF SAME. M. Robinson 735.00 1,265.00 6.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 112.50 70.00 37.50 90.00 77.50 74.25 74.25 74.25 50.00 104.17 20.00 67.50 67.50 67.50 58.76 15.82 72.00 56.00 30.00 12.60 7.20 4747 American Well Works 4744 Chas.B.Johnson &Son 4750 Hobart M. Ahbe 4752 Elmer Johnson 4754 G. W. Pflughaupt 4756 Walter Dopheide 4758 Samuel C. Campagna 4802 John W. Lemke 4761 Charles M. Larson 4763 Pearl Knelling 4765 Des Pl.Nrse.& Wlf.Assc.125.00 4767 R. Hammerl 80.00 4769 E. Meyer 74.25 4771 J. Wigham 74.25 4773 J. Grindley 74.25 4775 N.P. Strempel 74.25 4777 R. Robinson 59.52 4779 James Conte 65.80 4781 Ben H. Stanger 74.25 4783 Des Plaines Band 47.35 623.55 , Im9,073 .70 22.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 83.33 55.00 4785 Rolland Pagel 4787 M. D. Wells 4789 Joe Fetzer 4791 Martin Graetz Adolph Esser (4793 4795 Hugh Moore 4797 Bert Sweeney 4799 Albert hitter 67.50 78.75 32.40 3.60 72.00 56.00 40.68 4.52 The motion was made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Carroll to adopt this proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, henrich, Garland, Dopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupin declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted. (Alderman Dopheide requested that the Finance Committee and the City Clerk attempt to get a discount for cash for paying Gaylordh BT08. bill in full at this time as the agreement gave the City 4kee years to pay the CASH TRANSFERS: The Finance L4ommittee through its Chairman Alderman Pflughaupt induced the following proposed resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS: when the New Water works was started, the PWA required that there be placed into a special bank account known as "Construction Account for PWA Project #7270", a sum sufficient to pay all contracts in connection with this project plus a substantial additional sum to meet emergencies and to pay for authorized changes, and WHEREAS: after paying all contracts and authorized changes there is on hand in the said bank account a cash residue of $1,734.98. rEAREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to draw a cash transfer warrant upon the Treasurer permanently transferring the said residue in the sum of $1,734.98 from the "Construction Account for PWA Project i 7270" to the "Free Gash Account of the War Fund*. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines (SEAL) this 29th day of November, 1937 EDGAR J. FRIEDRICH City Clerk '531 The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Lemke to adopt this proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, henrich, Garland, Dthpheide, iiriott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. i'4ays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolu- tion adopted. The Clerk then read the following proposed resolution: RES©LUT I ON WHEREAS: the Water Revenue Bond Account has accu- mulated a cash surplus in excess of $3,500.00 and WHEREAS: it is deemed advisable to make this cash surplus availabe for the payment of past due bills and current operating expenses of the Water Department. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: by the MMyor and City Council of the City of Des Plaines that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to draw a cash transfer warrant upon the treasurer per- manently transferring the sum of p3,500.00 from the Water Revenue bond account to the "Free Cash Account of the Water Fund. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines this 29thday of November , 1937 (SEAL) EDGAR J. FR IEDRI CH City Clerk The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Carroll to adopt this proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the folhowing result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, Henrich, Garland, Dopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted. The Clerk then read the following proposed resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS: the following resolution was adopted on Augus 2, 1937: *WHEREAS it is necessary for the City to make certain loans between the various funds of the City from time to time. THEREFORE be it resolved by the City Council of the Uity of Des Plaines that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to issue 1936 and 1937 Tax Warrants up to 75% of the tax levies as extended by the County Clerk for the said years for the purpose of borrowing between funds of the City, and BE IT FURTHER resolved that the City Treasurer be authorized to accept and hold the said tax warrants as security for the said loans". and, 532 AREAS: subsequent to the passage of the resolution the following inter -fund tax warants were NUMBER ISSUED BY 1936-C-22 bond let. Gen. bbl. 1936-C-23 Gen. Corp. 193.936-C-24 Fire Protection 1937-C-21 Gen. Corp. 1937-C-22 bond Ret. Gen. Obl. and, said issued: HELD BY AMOUNT Garbage eund 2,300.00 Garbage zund 1,200.00 Library Fund 2,000.00 Vehicle .Fund 2,000.00 Garbage Fund 1,700.00 WHEREAS: it now appears that the "Open Account" method of inter -fund borrowing has many advantages over the '"Tax Tarrant" method and provides greater flexibility in the handling of the City's financial transactions, THERE ORE BE IT, and it is hereby resolved that the said tax warrants be voided, the borrowing transactions between funds for which the said tax warrants were issued reversed, and the moneys returned from the borrowing accounts to the lending accounts, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to draw upon the Treasurer a Cash Transfer Warrant ordering the prgoer cash transfers to void and nullify the said transactions. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, this 29th day of November, 1937. EDGAR J. FRIEDRICH City clerk (SEAL) The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Garland to adopt this proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll witri the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, Henrich, Garland, Lopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck, and Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted. 'APPOINTMENT TO PLAN COMMISSION: Mayor Ahbe then announeed the re -appointment of Henry Sigwalt as a member of the clan Commis- sion for an eight (8) year term ending, April 30, 1945 or when his successor has been duly appointed and qualified. The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by nenrich to confirm this appointment. The Motion was mated upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the appointment confirmed. USE OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS: The Clerk then orally presented a request from the Des Plaines business kens' Association asking for the use of the Council Chambers for a meeting on Wednesday cme held eyeing December 1, 1937, and for future meetings which may/a few times each year. The motion was made by Alderman Henrich and seconded by Garland to grant this request. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried, and the request granted. STOKER FOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING: Alderman Campagna, Chair- man of the Committee on Public Works, Buildings, And Plats submitted the following letter: SIGWALT REFRIGERATION COMPANY 519 Dempster Street Evanston, Illinois Des Plaines Office: 670 Graceland Ave. City Council, Des Plaines, Illinois November 29, 1937 Attention: Mr. Sam Campagna, Commissioner of Buildings & Plats. 533 Dear Sir: Attached, please find our proposal for the installation of an Automatic Goal Burner (Stoker) in the Des Plaines Municipal building. Our engineer has made a heating survey of the City hall, Library, and sire Department units of the main building and his findings were as follow: 1. That on the basis of coal consumption and degree days experienced so far this winter, your present heating plant is operating at an approximate efficiency of 47%. 2. That continuing on the sate basis of hand firing, your average annual coal consumption will exceed 66 tons of Pocahontas Mine Run (or coal of equal heating value). That by mechanical firing of your boiler, your average coal consumption will not ex- ceed 38 tons of Eastern Kentucky Stoker coal, or other coal of equal heating value. 4. That your overall boiler efficiency will be stepped up to 67% efficiency. 5. That you will require a 150 ib. stoker to take care of macimum heating load which may occur a few times during any winter. 6. That your annual net savings for a period of 10 years, after allowing for the amortization of the lielvinator Stoker, which is herein rec- ommended, including interest at 6% oxi the invest- ment, and -the savings in boiler repair bills will exceed $277.00 per year. . That Minneapolis -Honeywell controls will be installed for the stoker operation as follows: A Reverse Acting Aquastat that closes circuit on temperature drop. An Immersion type Aquastat that opens circuit on temperature rise, both Aquastats set to maintain a temperature differential of not more than 40 degrees at the boiler. A Stoker Switch with built in time relay to be set for short periods of hourly operation t o maintain the fire when the heating demands of the building thermostats are statisfied. 8. That the S -150 -B 1elvinator stoker and the control equipment specified in the accompanying proposal meets in detail all of your requirements for mechanical firing of your heating plant. We can install this equipment for you for the stated price in our Proposal, .if your order is given at this time. The equipment can be installed and put into opertion over the week -end, so that no hardship will be felt for lack of heat in the building. We maintain our own engineering and installation depart- ment and offer a 24 hour service. This equipment carries the Kelvinator Corporation guar- antee, plus our own guarantee for aervice. Kelvinator stokers are taking care of exacting firing jobs in schools, churches, theaters, hospitals, apartment build- ings, industrial plants, offices and public buildings. 534 The heating needs of the Des Plaines kost Office have been handled economically by a iselvinator commercial sized stoker for the past two seasons. As a Distributor of I:elvinator Corporation products, for the past few years, we maintain our central office and service headquarters in Des Plaines and feel we are qualified to handle this installation and service to your entire satis- faction. Thanking you for your consideration, we are Yours very truly, SIGWALT REFRIGERATION COMPANY Signed; Henry Sigwalt The motion was made by Alderman Garland and seconded by Carroll to refer this matter to the Committee on Public Works, Building, and Plats for study and report. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the matter so referred. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Doph.eide and seconded by Friott to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Council regularly adjourned. 4 u4a :+. J.. Nom' DRICH, City C