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12/06/1937535 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUN- CIL CHAMBERS ON THE 6th DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 193? AT THE HOUR OF 8:1* P.M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hobart M. Ahbe, presiding with Aldermen Cattoll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, Henrich, Garland, Dopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck, and Campagna responding to the roll call. The Clerk reported all members of the Council present. MONTHLY REPORTS OF 0EnCERS: The Clerk then read the regular monthly reports for November 1937, of the following officers: The report of H. A. Becker, Captain of Police. The report of Edgar J. Friedrich, City Clerk. The report of Chas. M. Larson, City Treasurer. Mayor Ahbe ordered these reports placed on file. THE JUDICIARY & ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. THE POLICE & LICENSE COMMITTEE: The Clerk then read the following report: To the Chairman Carroll and nenneth U. Meyer, City Attorney, at the meeting of the City Council, held Nov. 15, 1937 the follow- ing matter was referred t: o your committee: The letter from the RETAIL LI©UOR DEALERS PROTECTIVE ASSN. of ILLINOIS - DES PLAINES - LOCAL #33 with the matter of revi- sion and enforcement of the City's Liquor Ordinance. You will find a copy of each of the said lettersattached hereto. E.J. FRIEDRICH, City Clerk To the Mayor and City Council: Your Committee on POLICE & LICENSE has investigated the above and submits herewith an Ordinance amending the present Liquor Ordinance. The Committee has not agreed upon the change to be made with respect to the license fee. We, your Committee on POLICE & LICENSE, therefore recommend: the attached Ordinance for adoption after the Council decides the amount of the license fee. Signed, Committee, T. CARROLL W. DOPHEIDE T. SCHWANBECK The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Lemke to have the Clerk read the draft referred to in the fore- going report, for first reading. The Clerk then read in its en- tirety the proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED *AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE OF ALCO LC C. LIQUORS IN THE CITY OF DFS P1XE3, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS* PASSED FEBRUARY 13, 1934, AS AMENDED. The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Lemke to instruct the City Attorney to include Section 1 , as proposed, in his final draft, the said section to read: 36 *SECTION 1. That Section 3 of an ordinance entitled *An Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Alcoholic Liquors in the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois* passed February 13, 1934, be and is hereby amended to read as follows: *SECTION 3. ONE CLASS OF LICENSE. That from and after Tanuary 1, 1938 there shall be issued only one class of liq- uor license in the Lity of Des Plaines to be known as the 'Retail Liquor Deal- ers' License'*. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Lemke t� instruct the City Attorney to revise Section 2 of the draft as proposed by adding the words *Or give away" and to include in his final draft the said Section 2',so revised and reading as follows: *SECTION 2. That Section 4 of an ordinance entitled *An Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Alcoholic Liquors in the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois* passed February 13, 1934, as amended be and is hereby amended to read as follows: *SECTION 4. UNLAWFUL TO SELL WITHOUT LICENSE. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, give away or offer far sale any wine, spirits, brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, beer or mixture thereof, or other spiritous liquors, whether in the original package, in bulk, or for consump- tion on the premises where sold, without having first obtained a license therefor from the City of Des Plaines. Such Retail Liquor Dealers' Li- censes shall be purely a personal privilege good for not exceeding the calendar year in which it is issued unless sooner revoked for cause as provided by law.* The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The Motion was then made by Alderman Schwanbeck and seconded by Lemke to insert the figure taso.00 into the blank left for the purpose of filling in the amount to be charged for the annual liquor license feeAn Section 3. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Lemke, Schwanbeck, and Campagna. Nays; Aldermen Pflughaupt, henrich, Garland, Dopheide, and Friott. The Clerk announced the vote a five to five tie whereupon Mayor Ahbe cast his vote as *Aye* and declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Garland to strike from Section 3 the following portion: - *In the event application for such license is made after Tune 30 of any year, the fee for the remainder of said calendar year shall be $ No other apportioning of such license fees shall be permitted.* The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. (CLERK'S NOTE: With the blank filled as to the amount of annual license fee, and the semi-annual licensing provision stricken, Section a of the proposed ordinance as amended reads as follows:) 537 "SECTION 3. That an ordinance entitled *"An Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Alcoholic Liquors in the City of Des Plaines, Cools County, Illinois'* passed February 13, 1934, be amended by inserting therein and adding thereto immediately after Section 4 a Section to be known as Section 4B "License Fee* and said Section 4B shall be as follows: SECTION 4B. LICENSE EFA. The annual fee far a Retail Liquor Dealers' License shall be $350.00. Said fee shall be paid in one payment to the City Clerk of the City of Des Plaines at the time the application for license is filed with the City Clerk." The motion was then made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Carroll to change the ward *thirteen" to *sixteen" and to in- struct the City Attorney to include Section 4, as revised in his final draft, the said section to read: - *SECTION 4. That Section 7 of an ordinance entitled *An Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Alcoholic Liquors in the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois"* passed February 13, 1934, as amended be and is hereby amended to read as follows: *SECTION 7. LIMITATION OF LICENSES. On and after January 1, 1938 not more than sixteen Retail Liquor Dealers* Licenses shall be issued and outstanding in any one calendar year.* The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Carroll to insert the words *Park District, Town- ship" into Section 5 of the proposed ordinance and to instruct the City Attorney to include in his final draft Section 5 as revised and reading: "SECTION 5. That Section 9 of an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Alcoholic Liquors in the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois* passed February 13, 1934, as amended be and is hereby amended to read as Ibllows: "SECTION 9. CLOSING HOURS. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale any alcoholic liquor in the City of Des Plaines after the hour of 4:00 A.M. and before 6:00 A.M. on week days, or after the hour of 2:00 A.M. and before the hour of 1:00 P.M. on Sundays, or during the hours the polls are open in the City of Des Plaines on any national, state, county, city, Park District, Township, or school election, inclu- ding primary elections. Each and every shop, store, tavern, drugstore, ice cream parlor, restaurant, or other place of business wherein alcoholic liquor is sold, offered for sale, given away, or kept for sale, shall be closed and its doors locked to the public during the hours of said days. it shall be unlawful for any person (except employees actually engaged in the performance of their duties) to remain in any shop, store, tagern, drugstore, ice cream parlor, restaurant, or other places of business wherein alcoholic liquor is sold, offered for sale, given away, or kept for sale during the hours of said days." The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman Garland to charge an annual fee for liquor licenses in the sum of 4500.00. However there being no second in support of the motion, Mayor Ahbe ruled the motion lost for want of a second. 538 Mayor Ahbe then instructed the City Attorney to submit a final revised draft of the proposed ordinance, for second read- ing, at the regular Council meeting to be held December 20, 1937. THE STREETS & SIDEWALKS COMMTTrEh: had no report to offer. TEE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS, & PLATS: The Clerk then read the following: Des Plaines, Illinois December 6, 1937 To the Mayor and City Council Des Plaines, Illinois. I herewith submit a set of specifications for a stoker for our new municipal blinding, Specifications are as follows: Sealed proposals addressed to the City Clerk will be re- ceived until 8:00 F.M., December 20, 1937, for an automatic coal stoker as described in the following specifications, completely installed with proper controls in the present boiler located in the Municipal Building at kiner and Graceland Ayes., Des Plaines, Ill. No bids will be considered from concerns offering a stoker manufactured by a company or individual with less than three years of manufacturing experience in underfeed stokers of a size comparable to this installation. Stoker shall be of a single unit construction with a ca- pacity of burning efficiently 150 pounds of coal per hour. It shall be of the underfeed screw conveyor type, with a min- imum of three speed adjustments, and capable of operating the fan or blower independent of the coal feed. The retort shall be rectangular in shape and equipped with sectional tuyeres of high fire resisting qualities. The stoker feed -worm housing and hopper base to be of heavy ribbed cast iron. The screw to be of the variable pitch type to eliminate packing of the coal. The stoker shall be provided with an approved devise for the elimination of smoke or gas. Tbe variable speed gear transmission shall tun in a bath of oil and be constructed of such materials as will guarantee reasonable life of the stoker. All moving -parts of the stoker mechanism shall be protected from undue strain caused by foreign materials in the coal by means of an automatic overload device that stops the fan, the motor and the screw and at the same time ringing an alarm to notify the attendant that something is wrong. Tbe hopper shall be of the closed type and constructed of a copper bearing steel. It shall also be of the non - arching type to eliminate the necessity of an agitator and having a minimum capacity of 500 pounds of coal. The motor shall be of the repulsion induction type, suitable for operation on single phase, 60 cycles, 110-220 volt alternating current and of proper size and speed to operate the stoker continuously at maximum capacity. All controls shall be made by reliable manufacturers and guaranteed by them for at least one year. All labor and materials furnished in this installation shall be approved by the City Council and the installation completed in a workmanshiplike manner, according to the methods of installation approved by the A.S.M.E. The complete installation to be guaranteed for a period of one year and any servicing during that period to be furnished at the expense of the installer. Very truly yours, SIGNED: JOHN W. LEMKE The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Johnson to approve these stoker specifications and to instruct the Clerk to advertise for bids, based upon these specifications, in the Des Plaines Journal. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the' motion carried. rte SEWER, DRAINAGE, AND SANITATION COMMITTEE, through its chairman Alderman Dopheide again called attention to the fact that the drainage of lots abutting on Prairie Avenue between Pearson Street and Des Plaines Avenue has not yet been corrected. Mayor Ahbe recommitted this matter to the Sewer, Drainage, and Sanitation Committee for investigation and report. THE FIRE COMBLITTEE had no report to offer. THE WATER COMMITTEE had no report to offer. rt1E FINANCE COMMITTEE through its chairman Alderman Pflughaupt announced that the item shown on the resolution to pay bills, as payable to MELZER AUTO SALES, Invoice 209 -and 160, $27.80 should read "MELZER AUTO SALES, Invoice 209, #11.11, and submitted the revised resolution as follows: 4808 4810 4812 4814 4816 4818 4820 4822 4824 4826 4828 4830 4832_ 4834 4836 4838 4840 4842 4844 4846 4848 4850 4852 4854 4856 4858 4860 4862 4864 4866 4868 4870 4872 4874 4876 4858 RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING BILLS AND SALARIES ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE VOUCHER - WARRANTS IN PAYMENT OF SAME. Middle States Tel.Co. 28.55. Frank A. Bremer & Son 4.95 Middle States Tel. Co. 13.45 Des Plaines Pub. Co. 14.80 Middle States Tel.Co. 3.00 Middle States Tel. Co. 20.10 Gniot Bros.Tire & Bat. 2.35 Johnson's Elec. Shop 2.47 Middle States Tel. Co. 3.00 Lund Bros. 34.00 Prairie -Lee Paint Store 4.22 Des Plaines Pub. Co. 4.00 Arnold Larson 10.80 Purnell & Wilson, Inc. 30.89 Rocky's Serv. Sta. 34.77 Lagerhausen Lbr.&Coal 22.50 Public Sery Co. 18.93, Prairie Lee Paint Store 2.45 City Clerk's Petty Cash .85 Clark & Holmes 9.00 Jessen's Serv. Station 10.00 Ernst t lenkle 36.80 Middle States Tel.Co. 3.75 Leonard Outland Carson Standley Public Serv. Co. Pure Oil Prod. Co. American Well Works A. G. Meier Co. Clark & Holmes Inland Supply Co. Pure Oil Prod. Co. Roy Schulander Herman kaierhofer 3.60 19.80 808.86 36.05 46.86 10.92 12.65 35.58 10.90 1.57 3.27 Perkins Elec. Co. 1,600.00 Bd.of Trsts. Pol Fd. 26.38 4809 Sub.Area & Country Tns 27.00 4811 City Clerk's Petty Cash 10.03 4813 Des Plaines Journal 6.50 4815 Frank A. Bremer & Sons 1.08 4817 Hartless Aust. Lin. Co. 1.50 4819 Pure Oil Prod. Co. 1.90 4821 Purnell & Wilson, Inc. 145.16 4823 Herman Garms 2.00 4825 Coffman Coal yd. 50.61 4827 A. G. Bade & Sons 19.45 4829 Public Serv. Co. 37.03 4831 Sanborn Map Co. 16.48 4833 Clark & Holmes 48.80 4835 Pure Oil Prod. Co. 8.36 4837 City Clerk's Petty Cash .66 4839 Austin-West.Rd.Mach.Co.125.34 4841 Nagel Company 12.05 4843 W. S. Darley & Co. 15.24 4845 Middle States Tel. Co. 5.58 4880 Melzer Auto Sales,'Inc. 11.11 4849 Harry E. Kruse 51.89 4851 Des P1. Lbr. & Coal Co. 35.40 4853 Union Linen Supply Co. 3.00 4855 Arnold Larson 3.60 4857 Standard Oil Co. 14.64 4859 Meyer Coal & Mat. Co. 17.50 4861 B. F. Kinder's Sons 10.56 4863 Middle States Tel. Co. 15.65 4865 Union Linen Supply Co. 3.00 4867 J. R. Wesley 28.88 4869 City Clerk's Petty Cash 10.43 4871 Emery Miles 2.85 4873 W.O. Ninnemann 1.17 4875 Hanor & Poyer 9.45 4877 Des Pl. Vol. Fire Dept.166.12. 4879 Bd.of Trsts. Fire. Fd. 1.14 540 The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Dopheide 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,lenrich, Garland, Dopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. ways; None. he Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and te resolu- tion adopted. the SMOKE EMITTED FROM C.& N.W. STATION: The Clerk then read following letter: Chicago & North Western Railway Company Charles P. Megan, Trustee Chicago, I11. Nov. 16, 1937. Mr. Edgar J City Clerk City of Des Des Plaines . Friedrich Plaines , Illinois Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of November 4 with reference to emission of smoke from our passenger station at Des Plaines. I have had our General .Fuel Supervisor inves- tigate the matter, and he has instructed the forces at Des Plaines in regard to the proper firing of boiler at that point. If there is any further complaint, 1 should be glad to have you advise me. Yours very truly, Signed: P.G. CAMPBELL Superintendent Mayor Ahbe ordered this letter placed on file. PROPOSED "U" TURN AMENDMENT: The Clerk then read the following letter and report attached thereto: DES PLAINES SAFETY COUNCIL Nov. 29, 1937 Mr. kenneth G. Meyer, City Attorney Des Plaines, Illinois Dear Mr. Meyer: This is in reply to your letter of November 12th relative to establishing a. "Safe Distance" tote stip- ulated tip-ulated in the proposed amendment to the present ordinance on 8U" -turns. For your information I am attaching a copy of the Committee's report, since the original ordinance is decidedly a. regulation in the interest of public safety on our streets and highways. This council and engineers repre- senting the Suburban Safety Council have no reasonable medium to determine what is the *safe distance" between the vehicle intending to make the turn and a moving vehicle approaching or in line of traffic from the rear and for other reasons brought out in the Committee's report cannot concur favor- ably in the proposed amendment., Thanking you for the privilege of expressing our opinion in this matter and trusting that for the mutual interest of public Accident Prevention within our city, this matter will be given further careful consideration, I am Sincerely yours, Signed: A.C. KADLEC, President 541 November 29, 1937. The matter of "U" Turns within our City's loop has been under investigation since its inception and we are aware of the reasons for the lack of enforecement which in the anal- ysis results in that your safety council committee in is find- ings resolved that there should be no exceptions to the present ordinance in that it will tend, to break down the good record now achieved by the citizens of this community for the safety of themselves as well as others and, therefore, kindly submit the following for your consideration: 1.. The original ordinance was invoked in the interest of accident prevention. 2. if strictly enforced will eliminate any possibility of motor vehicle accidents upon our main streets, resulting from the undesirable practice particularly on a main thoroughfare. 3. The proposed local regulation of permitting one inter- section for "U" turns would not be benefitted by a major- ity and would increase and encourage violations at other places in the loop area. 4. We fail to find a definite necessity for a "U" turn in any part of our loop area. 5. It is obvious "U" turns are a definite hazard to the motoring public at large on any street or highway. 6. There is no reasonable medium of measure for distance of, on coming or in line of traffic from the rear that can be considered safe for a motorist who attempts to make a "U" turn for his safety or the safety of other motorists, therefore, we are unable to comply intelligently with the City Attorney's request for this information. 7. If it is the Bus Company that should be favored, we believe that a rood the block method is safer. 8. This would set a very desirable example for other motor- ists and would help, we believe, materially in enforcing the present ordinance. 9. We believe further in the interest of We the People" in whose interest we endeavor to prevent hazards from an accident prevention point of view, that the Bus Company can better and safer make its turns by heading into a main thoroughfare (by the around the block method) where the driver of the bus will better observe the traffic in either direction and proceed with safety for all when the road is clear and for the protection of their property and passengers (should there be any) as well as the motor- ist at large. 10. Motorists following a bus have no noticeeven if there is ,a law permitting the same at one isolated intersection within the City as large as ours for "U" turns and on a main thoroughfare they do not anticipate that a "U" turn will be made by the bus, thereby in healy Zraffic, this.. would tend to bottle up and slow down traffic, which will always create a hazard, and accident possibilities and in our opinion is unfair to the majority of the motoring public. The above has been also condidered and concurred in by Safety Engineers not residing in this city but affiliated with this Safety Council in the interest of Accident Prevention work, in general, who from their investigation quote as follows: "Several years ago the City Council of Chicago attempted to pass an ordinance prohibiting "U" turns. The passage of this ordinance did not succeed due to the powerful influence exerted by various taxi and bus companies operating in the city. 542 It is our opinion that the City of Des Plaines should not retract its present ordinance prohibiting "U' turns. This is decidedly a regulation in the in- terest of public safety on streets and highways.* The study proves that the Bus Company operating in Des Plaines is seeking permission to execute 1J' turns within the intersection of Graceland Avenue and Miner Street, Such a movement, at this particular tim e location, appears to,be hazardous in view of the fact that traffic on Miner Street is of considerable volume and is approaching at a relatively higher speed from the west than from the business section east of Grace - land Avenue. Should such permission be granted, the Bus Company, it might be construed as granting a special privilege to a private company operating on public property for profit and, therefore, it would appear that the same privilege should be granted any other motorist desiring to make a similar turn at this or any other intersection in Des Plaines." After a free and frank discussion on the report, the motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Carroll to concur in this report of the Safety Council, to not amend the U -Turn Ordinance at this time and to enforce the U -Turn Ordinance in its present form. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. LIBRARY BOARD PRESIDENT RESIGNS: The Clerk then read the following letter: DES PLAINES PUBLIC LIBRARY Des Plaines, 111. December 5, 1937 Hon. Mayor Hobart Ahbe and. Members of the City Council, Des Plaines, Illinois. Gentlemen: 1 am herewith offering my resignation as mem- ber of the Board of Directors of the Des Plaines Public Library, to become effective January 1, 1938. Other duties rightfully demand more of my time than I have been able to give them. I feel that it was a privilege to have been permitted to serve the reading public of Des Plaines for almost thirteen years, and shall always look back to those years with great pleasure. With the Season's best wishes, I am Respectfully yours, Signed: ERICH H. SCHALK The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Henrich to accept this resignation with regrets, and to instruct the Clerk to so express the acceptance of the resignation in a letter to Mr. Schalk. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. EXTENSION OF INTERCEPTOR SEWER: The Clerk then read the followingletter THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO 910 So. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois November 19, 1937 Honorable Hobart M. Ahbe, Mayor, City of Des Plaines, Des Plaines, Illinois. 543 Dear Mr. Mayor: - In reply to your letter of November 3rd, I have considered the questions which you raise for the possible extension of the intercepting sewer of The Sanitary District on the River Road. You are correct that the District expects to end this sewer at the center of the intersection of the River Road and Rand Road. Originally it was intended to stop at a point opposite the pumping station of the City of Des Plaines - about 220 feet or more south of this point. This work is being done by The Sanitary District in cooperation with the PWA and at present all the funds available are allottCd, so that there is no money available for the purpose of extending the sewer to the north. The question of possible payment for the enlargement of size of the sewer which is to be built by the Township from an 18 inch to a 30 inch has b een discussed as to general policy with our Attorney and the Board of Trustees. It does not seem to b e practical from a legal standpoint for the District to contribute money towards the construction Of a larger sewer by the WPA, even if we had any funds available, which at the present time we have not. In taking up this extension with the P1A authorities, I had thought that I had done very well for the City of Des Plaines by securing their consent to extending the sewer north as far as we did. With very kind regards. Very truly yours, Signed: R. A. WOODHULL Mayor Ahbe ordered this letter placed on file,‘ GIRL SCOUTS REQUEST FINISHING THEIR QUARTERS: The Clerk then read the following letter: DES PLAINES GIRL SCOUTS DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS November 22, 1937 Des Plaines City Council, Municipal B .ilding, Des Plaines, Ili. Dear Sirs: The Des Plaines Girl Scouts have had their head- quarters in the library building for the past nine years, and when the old library was removed to make way for the beautiful new municipal building, the Scouts were given, in exchange, a room in the new basement. This new Girl Scout office is unfinished and un- usable in its present condition. In behalf of the Des Plaines Girl Scout Council, we are writing to inquire when our room can be completed. The Scout Council has made tentative plans to furnish the room with the essential office equipment as soon as it is read for occupancy. The Girl Scouts greatly appreciate having their head- quarters in your lovely new municipal building, and are anxious to become established in their new quarters. Because our local Scout Council owns and operates its own camp, and because this camp enrolls girls from twenty-five towns surrounding Chicago, citiaens from all these towns visit the Des Plaines Girl Scout office several times a year. It is both because we feel the youngsters of Des Plaines deserve the best the town has to offer, and because we like to show the 544 citizenry of our neighboring towns that Des Plaines is a modern community, that the uirl Scout Council is so elated over having its headquarters in your new building. And this is also why we are so ancious to be able to use our office as soon as possible. Could you tell us what can be done to finish the room, so that we can get settled? Thanking you for all your generosity and cour- tesy, which the Girl Scoutshave always very much appre- ciated, and hoping to hear from you regarding our new headquarters, we remain Very truly yours, THE DES PLAINEi GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL Signed:(MRS. T. B.)MILDRED GIBBS Commissioner MARIAN HODGINS Local Director The motion was xcade by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Garland to refer this letter to the building & Plat Committee and the Library Board for study and recommendation. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. PERMANENT REGISTRATION: The Clerk then read the fol- lowing announcement: Voters who failed to register on September 27th or October 5th, 1937, may register with the village or city clerk from December 6, 1937, to January 20th 1938, and fromMay 2, 1938 to October 3, 1938 or with the County Clerk from December 7th, 1937 until the 28th day preceding the date of any election. LEASING TAX TITLE LOTS: The City Attorney then reported 'his findings regarding the following letter: 1232 Harding Ave. To the Hon. Mayor & Board of Aldermen Des Plaines, Illinois Gentlemen: I understand that the City has a tax deed issued in 1912 to lots 6-7-8 in Block 2 in Mechanics add. to Des Plaines. This property is vacant, on Harding Ave. just west of John Hahnls place. he has lot 5 bought from Des Plaines some years ago and this is the next 75 feet west of his lot. I would like to lease these three lots for the next three years as 1 want to fence them in as well as the next 50 feet west I now occup rented from Mrs. Rose Pritcherd. For the city's three lots, 6-7-8, I would be willing to pay rent of one dollar ($1.00) per lot per year for the three years. Yours respectfully, Signed: TIMOTHY P. REILLY 1232 Harding Ave. Des Plaines, Ill. He stated that legally the City has the right to lease the said lots, but advised the Council to demand that the lease be recorded and that the lessor pay the recording fee, in case the lease is consumated. he stated further that the Council might do well to consider writing into the lease a set of rules regulating the use of the said leased lots. The Mayor referred the matter to the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS, & PLATS, for study and report. 545 CASE OF MARIE THOMAN vs THE CITY OF DES PLAINES: Kenneth G. Meyer, City Attorney then reported that the Clerk has been served with a court summons in the case of marie ''homan vs the City of Des Plaines in which Marie Thoman is suing for damages to hera automobile. (See letter recorded in Council minutes of October 4, 1937 - Minute book Page 1490.) The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Pflughaupt to refer this matter to the City Attorney with full authority to defend the suit as he deems best. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. DANGEROUS BUILDINGS ON WILLOW AVENUE: Alderman Johnson requested that action be taken by the City to condemn and remove several unfinished buildings on Willow Avenue. mayor Ahbe refer- red this matter to the Building Inspector for attention. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Each member of the Council having at hand a copy of the Minutes of the regular Council Meeting held November 16, 1937 as well as a copy of the Minutes of the Special Council 1Leeting held November 29, 1937, the motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Lemke to approve the said minutes as written. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said minutes approved. ADVANCE APPROVAL OF PAYROLL: The motion was made by Alderman Campagn and seconded by Henrich to authorize and direct the Mayor and City Clerk to draw warrants covering the payroll due December 16, 1937 in time so that the said payroll checks will be in the hands of the City officers and emplo:ites on Decem- ber 16, 1937 for Christmas shopping. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Campagna, Schwanbeck, Lemke, Friott, Dophe'ide, Garland, Henrich, Pflughaupt, Johnson, and Carroll. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. FLOODING LOTS FOR SKATING: Alderman Dopheide suggested the flooding of several lots for the purpose of providing skating ponds for the winter. The motion was made by Alderman Garland and seconded by Johnson to refer this matter to the Water Committee for report at the next regular Council meeting. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. DANGER IN UNLOADING BUSES: Alderman Pflughaupt called the Council's attention to the fact that one of the United Motor Coach buses stops in the middle of the street in front of Walgreens Drug Store every morning at 8:00 A.M., and unloads a large number of high school students. He pointed out that this causes a definite hazard, especially because of the heavey auto and pedestrian traffic at that hour. The Mayor referred this matter to the Police & License Committee. WIDENING NORTH END OF PEARSON STREET: Alderman Johnson asked that a study be made as to whether or not Pearson Street could be widened from Miner Street to Des Plaines Avenue with the City's portion of State Motor Fuel Tax Funds. The Mayor referred this matter to the Streets and Sidewalks Committee for study and report. SUGGESTS REVISION OF CITY CODE: Alderman Garland suggested that some thought be Elven by the Council to revising the City Code and bringing the same up to date. PREPARING 1938 APPROPRIATIONS: Mayor Ahbe called the Council's attention b the necessity of giving some thought to the preparation of the 1938 Appropriation Ordinance. UNSIGHTLY LOT: Alderman Johnson asked that action be taken to order Chas. Dencker, the owner of a lot on Mason Lane to remove the unsightly rocks from his lot. mayor Ahbe referred this matter to the City Attorney for attention. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Garland to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by accla- mation whereupon the Mayor declared the o. ion carried and the Council regularly adjourned. RICH. City lerk 546 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE 20th DAY OF DECEMBER,1937. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor hobart M.Ahbe presiding with Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, kflughaupt, henrich, Garland, Dopheide,Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll call. The Clerk reported all members of the Council present. THE JUDICIARY AND ASSESSMENT G01NIT1EE: had no report to offer. THE SEWER DRAINAGE & SANITATION COMMITiEgt The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Garland to instruct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordi- nances for financing and constructing a 41,300,000.00 re- lief sewer system and to instruct the City Clerk to file an application with the Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) for a 41,000,000.00 grant to aid in the financing of this said 41,300,000.00 relief sewer system. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Alderman Carroll, Johnson, henridh, Garland, Dopheide, Lemke and Schwanbeck. Nays; Aldermen Pflughaupt, Friott and. Campagna. The Mayor thereupon de- clared the motion carried. The Committee on Public Works, Buildings and PLATS: The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Henrich authorize an expenditure of not to exceed $75.00 (Seventy-five dollars) for the purpose of decorating and improving the basement room under the Library so as to render it presentable for use as headquarters for the Girl Scouts. The Mayor put the question and theClerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Pflughaupt, Henrich, Garland, Dopheide, /a14, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nays; liOne. ThelaYor thereupon declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Lemke to instruct the Cletk to open the bids received for furnishing and installing a stoker in the New Municipal Building. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Ahbe then asked if anyone present had a bid to present.There being no further bids to present, the Mayor declared the time for receiving bids closed and instructed the Clerk to open the bids. The Clerk opened the bids and read them as tabulated: STOKER SOLD BY ANT Kol-Master F.A.Loos $810.00 Firetender Meyer Coal & Matl.Co 629.50 Eddy Stokers Eddy Stoker Corp. 677.00 (Wm.B.Clow) Firemaster Firemaster Corp 475.00 Hercules Stoker Sears,Roebuck & Co 700.00 Combustioneer Heimsoth & Held 768.00 Gehl Stoker Gehl Bros.Mfg Go (E.P.Reilley) 550.00 Link Belt Stoker Johnson Elec.Shop Stokol Kelvinator Iron Fireman Fairbanks Morse Free -Mn Stoker 1162.404net-dis.for cash alld.$209.20) Schwitaer-Cumrnins Co (Chas.F.Hardtke) 620.00 Sigwalt Refrig.Go. 638.50 Iron Fireman Mfg Co 777.00 Fairbanks,Morse & Co 763.00 Wm.Scott Elec.) Standard Sanitary Mfg. 551.82 The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Garland to refer these bids to the Committee on Public Works, Buildings and Plats for tabulation and report. The motion was voted upon by acclmation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried.