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10/16/1939197 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1939 AT THE HOUR OF 8:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hobart M. Ahbe, presiding, with Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Henrich, Loos, Dopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll call. (Alderman Carlson was absent during the entire meeting.) THE JUDICIARY & ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. THE POLICE & LICENSE COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. THE STREETS & SIDEWALKS COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS AND PLATS submitted the fol- lowing report which was read by the Clerk: To the Chairman Fred Loos, Pub.Wks., Bldgs. & Plats committee, at the meeting of the City Council, held Oct. 2, 1939, the following matter was referred to your committee: The bids received for supplying the season's coal for heating the municipal building which were received and opened Oct. 2, 1939, were referred 0...4 to your committee with full power to act. You will find the said bids attached hereto. NOTE: Be sure to return this report together with your recommendation written at the bottom hereof. Also be sure to return the original bids herewith. -- EJF. Signed: E.J. FRIEDRICH, City Clerk. To the Mayor and City Council: Your Committee on Public Works, Bldgs. and Plats has investigated the above and has found: ' The bid of Lagerhausen Lumber and Coal Co. to be the lowest. We, your Committee on Public Works, Bldgs. and Plats, therefore report that the order for the season's coal has been placed with Lagerhausen Lumber and Coal Co. Signed Committee: FRED A. LOOS J.W. Lemke W. Dopheide The Mayor ordered this report to be placed on file. THE SEWER, DRAINAGE AND SANITATION COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. THE WATER O0M ITTEE: had no report to offer. THE FIRE COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. THE BAND COMMITTEE: had no report to offer. PEARSON STREET WIDENING (MFT SECTION 6 -CS): The Clerk then read the following telegram: Western Union TELEGRAM Springfield, Ill. 'Oct . 16, 1939 Edgar J. Friedrich, City Clerk CONTRCT SECTION 6 -CS APPROVED TODAY. Signed: GEO. H. BAKER, Engr. of County Rds.& City Streets. Idiayor Ahbe then announced the appointment of Adam bchillo to the post of City inspector on the Pearson Street widening project (MFT SECTION 6 -CS). The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Alderman Campagna to confirm the said appointment. The motion was voted upon by acclamation where- upon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said appointement confirmed. STATE PERMIT FOR WOLF ROAD SIDEWALK: The Clerk then read the following proposed resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City of Des Plaines located in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, wishes to locate, construct, operate and maintain a 5' concrete sidewalk on the west side of Wolf Road, which by law corns under the jurisdiction and control of the Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois, and WHEREAS, a permit from said Department is required before said work can be legally undertaken by said City of Des Plaines, now THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City of Des Plaines, County of Cook, State of Illinois FIRST: That we do hereby request from the Department of Public Works and Buildings, State of Illinois, a permit authorizing the City of Des Plaines to proceed with the work herein described. SECOND: That we hereby pledge the good faith of the City of Des Plaines and guarantee that all work shall be performed in accordance with the conditions of the permit to be granted by the Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois, and to, hold the State of Illinois, Department of Public Works and Buildings, harmless on account of any damages that may occur to persons or property during the prosecution of such work, and assume all liability for dam ages to persons or property due to accidents or other- wise by reason of the work which is to be performed under the provisions of said permit. THIRD: That we hereby state that the proposed work is not to be performed by the employees of the City of Des Plaines. FOURTH: That the proper officers of the City of Des Plaines are hereby instructed and authorized to sign said permit in behalf of the City of Des Plaines. I, Hereby certify the above to be a true copy of the resolution passed by the County of • , State of Illinois. Dated this SEAL day of A.D.1939. City Clerk The motion was made by Alderman Schwanbeck and seconded by Alderman Johnson to adopt this proposed resolution. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. C 8c N.W. RR. PERMIT FOR WATER MAIN: The Clerk then read the fol- lowing proposed resolution: RESOLUTI O N WHEREAS, the laying of water mains in that portion of Branigar's Cumberland Terrace lying west of the Y-connection of the Chicago and North- western Railroad, requires the construction, maintenance and use of an 8 inch water main under the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company's right-of-way, and WHEREAS, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad has submitted for execution by the proper City officials a form of agreement and blue -print dated September 22, 1939 showing specifications covering the said main instal- lation, which agreement and blue -print are attached Lereto and are hereby made a part of this resolution. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, that the said agreement ,be and the same is hereby approved and accepted, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute the said agreement for an din the name of the City of Des Plaines, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk transmit one certi- fied copy of this resolution to the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Com- pany. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, this day of A.D. 1939. EDGAR J. FRIEDRICH, City Clerk The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Alderman Dopheide to adopt this proposed resolution. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. CEDAR RAPIDS LIFE INS. CO. - JUDGEMENT: The Clerk then read the following letter: Mr. Edgar J. Friedrich, City Clerk Municipal Building, Des Plaines, Illinois Dear Sir: MADDEN, MECCIA & MEYER Attorneys at Law Chicago Oct. 11, 1939 In re: Cedar Rapids Life insurance Co. et al. VS City of Des Plaines. Circuit Court case No. 34C 18988. Please be advised that a judgment decree was entered in the above case on October 9, 1939, by Judge William Brothers, wherein a total judg- ment liability against the City for $12,142.95 was involved. This total is represented by individual judgments for the amounts and in favor of the following persons: B.P. Alschuler $ 2,690.49 A.W. McLean 484.25 Glen A. Wortman 60._53 U.A. Richardson 518.41 W.W. Myers Estate 558.41 C.F. & S.B. Rothschild. . 621.33 uir s . C.C. Watson , . . . 558.41 Charles F. Carner 1340.73 Daisy Wormley $ 18.63 Hicks A. Downing 36.09 J.A. Thompson 382.28 Mae L. McCurdy 35.46 Walter S. Anderson . First National Bank, Carl C. Peterwitz C.W. Whitten • . . 814.90 Petoskey 328.74 34.76 75.44 62.74 26.00 960.12 . 105.62 L.K. Devereaux 335.19 Rita P. Smith All St m1 Equipt. Co 670.36 Minna n. hnderson Albert Anderson 1340.68 Harry B. Stoner Fred E. Debridge 23.39 R.A. Schaefer Howard McDermaind 59.90 Total . . . $12,142.95 199 A copy of the judgment decree is in possession of the City Treas- urer for use in connection 'kith making payment on the special assessment bonds involved in said suit. If you need a certified copy of this decree for your records, will you please have one of your girls make a copy of the decree, which is in possession of Mr. Larson, as it exceeds fifty pages in size and the cost of having a photostatic copy made of each page would be quite large. Very truly yours, Signed: KENNETH G. MEYER, City Attorney. Mayor Ahbe ordered this letter placed on file. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES - EDWIN BRANDT: The Clerk then read the fol- lowing letter and the claim attached thereto: Chicago, Illinois October 10, 1939 City Clerk Des Plaines,I1l. Dear Sir: Enclosed please find bill for the amount of Six Dollars and 75,6 ($6.75) for damages which occured to me while I was driving down Illinois 200 Street near Oakton St. in Des Plaines, I11. on the 8th day of October, 1939 at about 5:30 P.M. Hitting a manhole in street which is projecting above the street about a foot, damaging the oil pan of the car causing me to lose all the oil. The damages for temporary repairs cost me Two Dollars to get home. I did not see any danger sign or barricade, or sign reading ,"Street under construction", "Drive under your own risk". I reported this to your Police Dept. which has report of the accident, also residence of the street saw it. Please have the Council consider this matter and reimburse the bill for all damages to me. Sincerely yours, Signed: EDWIN BRANDT 5723 N. Menard Ave. Chicago, Illinois HY-WAY SERVICE STATION 5451-59 Northwest Highway Chicago Sold To: E. Brandt 5723 Menard Ave. Oct. 9, 1939 Removal and repair to oil pan . . . $ 6.75 Paid Signed: Chas. 0. The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Alderman Friott to refer this claim to the City Attorney. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Alderman Henrich to instruct the Streets and Sidewalks Committee to take the necessary steps to prevent further accidents at the said location. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. THANKS TO MR. KENNETH W. DOWNING: The Clerk then read the following: RES 0 L U T I 0 N WHEREAS, Mr. Kenneth W. Downing has recently resigned from the Des Plaines Zoning Board of Appeals, to accept service with the Federal Government which necessitated his frequent absence from the City of Des Plaines, and WHEREAS, Mr. Downing has performed valuable services to the City and contributed much of his time as a member and secretary of the Zoning Board of Appeals without compensation of any kind. THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Des Plaines City Council send Iur. Downing a letter of appreciation or in some other suitable way recognize the civic spirit and theunselfish contribution which Mr. Kenneth W. Downing has made toward the welfare of our community. Signed: T.R. NAPIERALSKI, Sec. of Des Plaines Zoning Board of Appeals. The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Alderman Henrich that the Council concur in this resolttion of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The motion was voted upon by acclamatibn whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. CONDEMN OLD RIVERVIEW HALL: The Clerk then read a formal order from the Fire Marshal; dated October 9, 1939, ordering the City to make the following repairs on the old xiverview Town Hall: (1) Replace broken windows by either boarding up same or replacing broken window lights. (2) have fire-resistant roof placed on building. Mayor Ahbe refered the said notice to the Committee on Public Works, Buildings and Plats. APPROVE STREET DEDICATION PLATS: The Clerk then submitted for the Council's approval three street dedication plats bearing the following titles: (1) DEDICATION OF RIGHT- OF- AWAY FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY HOWARD STREET The north thirty-three (33) feet of the Northwest Quarter of the south- west Quarter of Section 28, Township 41 North, Range 12, East of the 3rd Principal Meridian. City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. (2) DEDICATION OF RIGHT-OF-WdAY FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY HOWARD STREET The north thirty-three (33) feet of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29 Township 41 North, Range 12 east of the 3rd Prin- cipal Meridian. City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. (3) DEDICATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY ILLINOIS STREET The East One-half of the Southeast Quar- ter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 41 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian. City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois. 201 The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Alderman Johnson to approve the said plats and to authorize and direct the i.yor and City Clerk to sign the said plats for and in the name of the City of Des Plaines. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor dedlared the motion carried and the said plats approved. CUMBERLAND TERRACE - Fire Hydrants: Alderman Dopheide, Chairman of the Fire Committee reported that the Fire Marshal, Walter Lagerhausen, has inspected the fire protection facilities of Branigar's Cumberland Ter- race, and has found that an insufficient number of fire hydrants have been provided. The motion was made by Alderuan Dopheide and seconded by Alder- man Lemke to instruct the Clerk to write the Mt. Prospect Realty Trust, subdividers of the subdivision in :.uestion, ordering them to provide such additional fire hydrants as the Fire Marshal and the City Engineer may specify. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. S00 LINE - IR.F, STREET CROSSING REPAIR: The City Engineer, E. N. Fletcher, reported that the State Highway Department refused the City permission to use Motor Fuel Tax moneys to purchase the materials for rebuilding the Soo Line crossing at Lee Street as was suggested by the Soo Line Railroad's letter dated September 15, 1939 (see minutes 9/18/39). The Clerk was requested to inform the Soo Line Railroad of the State's rejection of their proposal. APPROVAL OF BILLS: The Finance Committee through its chairman Alderman Johnson then introduced the following proposed resolution: RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING BILLS AND WAGES ARE DUE.AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE PROPER VOUCHER WARRANTS IN PAYMENT OF THE SAME. 4535 Middle States Tel. Co. 4537 Middle States Tel. Co. 4539 City Clerk Petty Cash 4541 Clark's Service Station 4543 Des Plaines Publ. Co. 4601 A. Kennicott 4546 Kenneth G. Meyer 4548 Middle States Tel Co 4550 Public Service Co 33.50 4536 Municipal Finance Officers 10.00 17.90 4538 Public Service Company 439.76 5.00 4540 Middle. States Tel Co 42.45 85.06 4542 Des Plaines Motor Sales 116.72 2.90 4544 Hudson Service Station 11.94 75.00 4545 Middle States Tel Co 7.75 4.75 4547 Middle States Tel Co 3.00 3.90 4549 Wm. Radlein 43.20 22.29 4551 Albert Ritter 15.00 4552 4554 4556 4558 4560 4562 4564 4566 4568 4570 4572 4574 4576 4578 4580 4582 4584 4586 4588 4590 4592 4594 4596 4598 4600 Public Sery Co Albert Ritter Purnell & Wilson Priebe's Texaco Sta. Middle States Tel. Nagel Sales Service Foyer Nash Sales Middle States Tel. Frank A. Bremer James Loeke Fred Kaufman Penn. Salt Mfg. Co. E.I. DuPont DeNemours Middle States Tel Co Johnson Elec. Shop John Rietz Sery Sta Carl Hoglund 0. Strobach J. Mattson H.W. Rose Dean Hobbs H.E. Dixon Am.LaFr.Foamite Corp. Public Service Co D P Vol. Fire Dept. 6.12 4553 42.50 4555 2.75 4557 17.91 4559 6.40 4561 19.23 4563 45.47 4565 4.00 4567 5.25 4569 13.26 4571 50.40 4573 11.25 4575 3.03 4577 18.35 4579 3.09 4581 31.74 4583 1.80 4585 1.17 4587 4.27 4589 2.36 4591 2.48 4593 .23 4595 42.12 4597 15.76 4599 50.00 Des Plaines Publ. Co. Bert Sweeney Socony Vac. Oil Co. Public Sery Co Joe Palmer Des Plaines Motor Sale s Union Linen Supply Co. Public Service Go. Bert Sweeney Albert Ritter General Chemical 'o. City Clk Petty Cash Public Sery Co Union Linen Supply Co Des Plaines Mere. Co. Inland Supply Co Frank Richardson Walter Hansen L. Schrom J.W. Murray E.G. Smith Chas. Nonemacher Gniot Bros.Tire & Bty. Middle States Tel. Co. 4.40 7.50 36.82 47.33 45.00 2.97 1.50 4.14 54.38 4.38 32.68 .26 4.30 1.50 .21 165.06 3.95 3.52 3.64 2.61 1.21 4.00 4.28 7.28 The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Alderman Lemke to adopt the said proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Henrich, Loos, Dopheide, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeckand Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Each member of the Council having been supplied with a copy of the minutes of the regular Council meeting held Monday, October 2, 1939, the motion was made by Alderman Schwanbeck and seconded by Alderman Lemke to approve the said minutes as submitted. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said minutes approved. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Alderman Schwanbeck to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Council regularly adjourned. EDGA J RIEDRICH3i City Clerk.