10/07/19406847 Public Service Co
6849 A.Ritter
6851 F.Tegtmeier Sr
6853 H.Bending
6855 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg
6857 Public Service Co
6859 Tibbitts Auto Rep
6861 Addressogr.Sales Agcy
6863 Westfield rotor Sales
6865 T"estfield Motor Sales
6867 D P Vol.Fi_re Dept
6869 E.N.F]etcher
6871 Arthur Rieck
4.44
5.00
3.60
3.60
Co 11.59
1.00
5.50
3.79
16.47
2.76
400.96
80.00
51.60
6848 F.Kaufman 59.40
6850 Bert Sweeney 25.00
6852 L.Radlein 3.60
6854 Marblehead Lime Co 252.50
6856 Gen1.Chem.Co. 32.68
6858 Sani-Craft Co 8.09
6860 Nept.Meter Co 115.50
6862 Inland Supply Co 19.10
6864 Public Serv.Co 16.32
6866 Chas.M.Larson. 916.87
6868 Wm. Pehlke 43.39
6870 Frank Scharringhausen
69.38
The motion was made by Alderman Carroll and seconded by Dopheide
that the said resolution be adopted. The Mayor put the question and
the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen
Carroll, Loos, Dopheide, Carlson, Friott,-'$chwanbeck and Campagna.
Nays: None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the
said resolution adopted.
ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and
seconded by Friott to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by accla-
mation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the
Council regularly adjourned.
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CH - City Clerk
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLA
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
SEPT ,. r- 3, 1940 AT 8 ..;.
CALL TO ORDER:
Hobart M.Ahbe, presi
Lemke, Schwan
duri
AI,
meeting wa led to order by Mayor
, with Aldermen Cerro ohnson, Friott,
and Campagna. Alderman Dopheide ived later
ntire meeting, while Aldermen Henrich, Loos Carlson
absent during the entire meeting.
REPORTS FOR
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MONDAY,
OCTOBER 7th,1940 at 8:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Hobart M.Ahbe, with Aldermen Johnson, Henrich, Loos, Dophetde, Carlson,
Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna.responding to the roll call.
Alderman Carroll was absent during the entire meeting. .The Clerk re—
ported nine Aldermen present.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
reports:
The report for September
The report for September
The report for the third
The report for September
The report for September
The Clerk then submitted the following
1940.of Edgar J.Friedrich, CityClerk
1940. of Charles M.Larson,City Treasurer
quarter of 1940 of Charles M.Larson,
City Treasurer.
1940, of Frank F.Scharringhausen,
Building Inspector.
1940, of Arthur Rieck,Electrical Inspector.
"Mayor Ahbe ordered the said reports placed on file.
THE STREETS & SIDEWALKS COMMITTEE was the only standing
committee to submit a report. The said report was read by the Clerk
as follows:
To the Chairman Schwanbeck - Streets and Sidewalks
Committee at the meeting of the City Council held Sep 16,1940
the following matter was referred to your committee:
The letter from George Brautigan, of the Northwest Tavern,
680 Lee Street, protesting the parking of the West side Bus in
front of his place of business.
A copy of the said letter is typed upon the reverse side hereof.
Edgar J.Friedrich,CityClerk
Your committee on Streets and Sidewalks has investigated the above
and has found: That the west side bus stand which was recently created
at 680 S.Lee Street is not serving the public to the beat advantage,
besides the protest of Mr. Brautigan, numerous complaints have been
registered regarding the inconvenience of this location by the bus users.
Cn We therefore recommend: That this CityCouncil, after due deliberation,
CI consider either of the two proposed plans:
(1)That the West Side Bus be permitted to continue its route east on
Ellinwood Street to a point at approximately 1583 Ellinwood Street
(Moldenhauer Resident) there to make a turn to the left, reversing
its travel to the west to the Regular Ellinwood Street Bus Stand
at the Depot. This regulation to be considered an experiment as
provided for in Sections 39A and 39B of the City of Des Plaines
Traffic Ordinance adopted February 20th,1939.
(2)That the West Side Bus be routed as follows:
East on Prairie Avenue through to Pearson Street, North on
Pearson Street to Ellinwood, west on Ellinwoos Street to the
Regular Ellinwood St.Bus Sand at the Depot.
Theo.Schwanbeck
H.E.Friott
S.Campagna.
The motion was made by Alderman Schwanbeck and seconded by Johnson
to concur in proposal #1 of the said report reading:
(i)That the West Side Bus be permitted to continue its
route east on Ellinwood Street to a point at approximately
1583 F» Inwood Street ( Moldenhauer Resident) there to
make a turn to the left, reversing its travel to the west to
the regular Ellinwood Street Bus Stand at the Depot. This
regulation to be considered an experiment as provided for in
Section 39 A and 39B of the City of Des Plaines Traffic
Ordinance adopted February 20th,1939.
The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared
the motion carried.
CUMBERLAND INTERCEPTOR SEWEREXTENSION: Upon the suggestion
of E.N.Fletcher, City Engineer, the motion was made by Alderman Johnson
and seconded by Henrtch to instruct the Clerk to write the Board of Trustees
of the Sanitary District of Chicago requesting the said board to provide
in its next budget for the construction of an interceptor sewer for the
purpose of carrying sewage from "Cumberland; "Cumberland Terrace" and
Cumberland East" to the interceptor trunk at Des Plaines Avenue. The
motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the
motion carried.
384
ADDITIONAL FIRE HYDRANTS FOR CUMBERLAND TERRACE: Alderman
Dopheide reported that the Branigar Organization has assured the City Engineer
that the contract for three additional fire hydrants has been let and that
work on the contract will proceed in a few days.
ELLINWOOD STREET RE -CONDITIONED: The Clerk then read the
following report:
To City Engineer, E.N.Fletcher at the meeting of the CityCouncil
held July 1,1940 the following matter was referred to you:
The matter of re -conditioning Ellinwood St., as per the
Committee report typed upon the reverse side hereof
was referred to you fon consideration.
Edgar J.Friedrich, CityClerk
Sep 27 1940
Your City Engineer has investigated the above and has secured
the approval of the W P A to include this work under our present
street project. The work was completed on September 20,1940
using material and labor furnished by W P A.
E.N.Fletcher, Engineer
Mayor Abbe ordered the said report placed on file.
DELINQUENT SIGN INSPECTION FEES: The Clerk then read the
following letter:
To the Honorable Mayor and
CityCouncil
City of Des Plaines, Illinois
Gentlemen:
October 7th 1940
Subject: Sign Inspection Fees.
Calling your attention to the number of merchants failing to
remit the fee for the privelege of maintaining signs over
sidewalks and billboards,
To date 80 bills were sent out, only 20 have responded and paid.
Inasmuch as the ordinance specifies that an annual inspection
be made by the building and electrical inspectors, and also
specifies the rates to be charged for the various types of signs
and billboards.
Out of these fees collected the inspectors are to receive their
compensation, therefore am asking for permission from the Council
for the right to send out a five (5) day notice to the delinquent
merchants, along with notice that their sign WILL BE REMOVED at
their expense if they do not comply.
Therefore requesting permission to hire a sign company to remove
these signs, and the city to bill the expense to the delinquent
merchants.
Attached hereto one of the bills returned by one of the merchants
( with remarks) which I would like the aldermen to give the once
over.
Respectfully
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING CONTROL AND INSPECTION
Frank F.Scharringhausen - Building Inspector
Arthur Rieck, Electrical Inspector
385
The motion was made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Friott to
instruct the Clerk to again write the Des Plaines Business men's Associ-
ation soliciting its assistance in the matter of urging merchants to
co-operate with the City by paying their respective sign inspection fees.
The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the
motion carried.
PASS "LIGHT MANUFACTURING" ORDINANCE: The Clerk then read
in its entirety for second reading a proposed ordinance defining "Light
Manufacturing" entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED:
"AN ORDINANCE TO CLASSIFY, REGULATE AND RES-
TRICT THE LOCATIONS OF TRADES AND INDUSTRIES
AND THE LOCATION OF BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR
SPECIFIED USES: TO REGULATE AND LIMIT THE
INTENSITY OF THE USE OF LOT ARRAS AND TO REG-
ULATE AND DETERMINE THE AREA OF YARDS, COURTS,
AND OTHER OPEN SPACES WITHIN AND SURROUNDING
SUCH BUILDINGS, AND TO ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARIES
OF DISTRICTS FOR THE SAID PURPOSES AND PRESCRIB-
ING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS"
Passed on the Fifth day of February, A.D.1923,
as heretofore Amended.
The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Carlson
to finally pass and adopt this proposed ordinance. The Mayor put
the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results
Ayes; Aldermen Johnson, Henrich, Loos, Dopheide, Carlson, Friott,
Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nay;s; None. The Mayor thereupon
declared the motion carried and said ordinance passed.
The motion was then made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded
by Lemke to order the Clerk to cause the said ordinance published in the
Des Plaines Suburban Times. The motion was voted upon by acclamation
whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried.
FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF SEAGRAVE FIRE TRUCK: The Clerk then
read the following letter:
AUGUST 8th 1 9 4 0
To the Honorable Mayor and
City Council of Des Plaines,Illinois
Gentlemen:
Your Fire Department takes great pleasure in formally presenting
trough your Honorable Body, to the City of Des Plaines for formal
acceptance:
The New Seagrave Fire Truck, a 500 gallon per minute, combination, hose,
pump and ladder truck, which was purchased by your Department after
considerable study as to the needs of our city; and competitive bids taken.
This piece of equipment has been passed by the Underwriters, Inspectors,
according to law, whose report is now on file with the City of Des Plaines,
and has been in the service of the Department for the past two months,
and has given excellent service.
The above mentioned truck has been fully paid for from the following
funds owned or administered by your Department according to the Laws
of The State of Illinois.
From: Sale of the old Model J. Reo Fire Truck
The 2% Foreign Ins. Tax Fund
General Fund of Dept raised from dances
and service rendered to outlying areas
T e t a 1:
(contd on next page)
$ 208.00
3,150.00
3.552.75
$6,910.75
386
(letter re: presentation of Fire Truck - contd)
We also wish to present: 500 feet of 2iA Bi-Laterial hose,
Billy paid for by funds received from the Rorest Preserve
District of Cook County for service rendered and to be rendered.
We trust that your Honorable Body will accept the above equipment
for the use of your Department in keeping down the fire losses of
this community with the same pleasure that the Department presents
it. Hoping that it will seldom be necessary to use it; but that it
always will be as ready as your department is for the service of
Des Plaines and its citizens.
Respectfully yours
THE DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
Walter Lagerhausen - Fire Marshall
The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Campagna
to formally accept both the truck and the 500 ft of 2" hose, and to
extend written thanks to the Volunteer Fire Department therefor. The
motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the
motion carried.
REQUEST PERMIT FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY: The Clerk then
read the following:
City of Des Plaines Fire Department
October 7 1940
To the Honorable Mayor and
City Council of Des Plaines,I11.
Gentlemen:
The members of your Fire Department respectfully request
that a permit be granted them by your honorable body for a
Fireworks Display for July the 4th,1941.
Respectfully yours
DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
H.A.Wolf - Secretary
The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Henrich to
grant this permit as requested. The motion was voted upon by accla-
mation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PLACARDS: The Clerk then read the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS pedestrian deaths are one of the most important phases
of the accident prevention problem, and
WHEREAS in its efforts to curb these deaths, the Chicago Motor
Club has devised a series of pedestrian posters, which it agrees
to supply free to the City of Des Plaines,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this group of Des Plaines citizens
that we endorse this campaign and request the Honorable Hobart
M.Ahbe, Mayor Of the City of Des Plaines, and the City Council
to give permission to the Chicago Motor Club to place these
safety posters in prominent places on traffic signals or electric
light poles in the City.
Domain Park Ridge this 1st day of October,194O.
by: Judge Albert L. Sengstock, Police Court
Edgar J.Friedrich, City Clerk
Ernest H.Drexler, Chief of Police
W.L.Fabian,President, Des Plaines Kiwanis Club
Ernest Spyrison, Secretary, Kiwanis Club
Dr.J.D.Pet t, President, Des Plaines Lions Club
Al Pieper, President, Des Plaines Safety Council
(see next page)
Resolution (contd)
, by George H.Eck, Des Plaines Safety Council
, Lee R.Foster, Principal, Central School
Fred A.Ftzlle, Des Plaines Publishing Co
The,motion was made by Alderman Carlson'and seconded by Johnson to
aonnur in this resolution. The motion was voted upon by acclamation
whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said resolution
concurred in.
STATE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT: The Clerk then submitted to the
council. an Agreement for Maintenance of such City streets as are used as
State Routes, the amounts being as follows:
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways, ,Dist.#10
City of Des Plaines Period July 1,1940 to June 30,1941
Route Length Square rate Estimated Cleaning
Ft. Yds. Cost
U.S. 14 1824 3,851 .084000 $ 268.17 $ 25.90 $29.41
62 3231 5.026 .033000 59.41 91.76 15.08
Overhead Total
Allowance
for Period$323.48
165.85
5055 8,877
.057376 327418 117 66 44.49
387
$ 489.33
The, motion was made by Alderman Schwanbeck and seconded by Dopheide to enter
into the said agreement and to authorise and direct the Mayor and City Clerk
to executive the said agreement for and. in the name of the City of Des Plaines.
The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion
carried.
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SUBDIVISION STANDARDS: The special committee
appointed to study the matter of subdivision standards, through its Chairman
Alderman Dopheide submitted for first reading a proposed ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SUBDIVISION OF
LAND LYING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS AND WITHIN
ONE AND ONE-HLAF MILES, THEREOF.
Mayor Ahbe ordered the said proposed ordinance filed for second reading.
JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB REQUESTS MEETING PLACE: The Clerk then
read the following note:
The Des Plaines Junior Garden Club would like to meet
in the City Hall every first and third friday of each
month. These meetings would be held from 7:30 P.M. to
10:00 P.M. The Club's membership includes twenty girls.
Approximately ten girls will attend each meeting.
The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Johnson to
refer the said note to the Committee on Public Works, Buildings and
Plats with full power to act. The motion was voted upon by accla-
mation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried.
AUTHORIZE ADVERTISING FOR COAL BIDS: The motion was made by
Alderman Loos and seconded by Campagna to instruct the Clerk to advertise
for bids to instruct the Clerk to advertise for bids for supplying the
necessary coal for heating the Municipal Building during the 1940-1941
heating season. Specifications for the said coal to be identical with
those for the coal used during the 1939-1940 heating season. The motion
was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: The Finance Committee, through its chairman
Alderman Johnson 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
DRAW UPON THE CITY TREASURER PROPER
WARRANTS IN PAYMENT OF SAME.
6951 Holland M.Cassidy 175.00 6952 A.W.Andre Co
5.00
:388
6953 Arthur Hintz
6955 City Clk Petty Cash
6957 Westfield Motor Sales
6959 Edw.G.Melka
6961 s. Ethel Hammerl
6963 Mrs.L.Willer
6965 Westfield Motor Sales
6967 Dr.A.M.Purves
6969 F.F.Scharringhausen
6971 Lien Chem.Co.
6973 Albert Ritter
6975 Genl.Iron & Steel Cp
6977 E.N.Fletcher
6979 Crown Rock Sales Co
6981 Westfield Motor Sales
6983 Fred Kaufman
6985 Rascher & B tzold Inc
6987 Public Service Co
6989 Union Linen Supply Co
6991 Westfield Motor Sales
6993 Addressogr.Sales Agcy
6995 Otto Bransky
6997 S.Suydam
6999 Mrs.R.Kennicott
7001 A.B.Clark
7003 H.Dejadon
7005 Chas.Drake
7007 C.J.Rogers
7009 R.G.Crawford
7011 John N.Faust
7013 M.T.Bolluyt
7015 Edw.Bruser
7017 Fred M.W&irinann
7019 V.L.Spiegler
7021 Alvin Dahlman
7023 Henry Wolf
7025 Carl Manz
7027 Wallace Kinder
7029 Ben Stangor
7031 Louis Bierman
7033 Homer Coffman
7035 Andrew Geisen
7037 Bd.Tr.Pol.Pens.Fd
55.00
5.03
100.16
20.00
18.75
60.00
2.63
6.00
117.38
12.05
72.50
11.67
100.00
141.37
28.84
66.60
9.01
759.86
3.00
17.18
3.06
2.04
2.79
3.50
2.37
4.50
2.71
2.02
1.23
3.33
1.78
1.00
1,10
6.00
6.00_
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.40
6.00
115.71
6954 Oscar Mapes
6956 Des Pl.Publ.Co.
6958 D P Motor Sales
6960 D P Publieh.So
6962 Mrs.L.Willer
6964 Mrs.L.Willer
6966 D P Nrse & Welf.Assn '
6968 Arthur Rieck
6970 John Maruska
6972 D P Lbr & Coal Co
6974 Bert Sweeney
6976 Westfield Motor Sales
6978 E.N.Fletcher
6980 D P Motor Sales Inc
6982 Union Linen Supply
6984 Bert Sweeney
6986 Calgon Inc
6988 McKee Door Co
6990 Purnell & Wilson
6992 James B.Clow & Sons
6994 Kennethl0uton
6996 Merle Hickman
6998 H.Vahrenwald
7000 Mrs.Helen Adams
7002 F.B.Leyas
7004 I.Martinek
7006 Harry Ebert
7008 C.Lonn
7010 Armand Tibbitts
7012 W.E.Sanford
7014 Rev.A.H.Achtermann
7016 Wilbur J.McCauley
7018 D P Vol.Fire Dept
7020 Alfred Wille
7022 John Hammerl
'024 Geo.Lagerhausen
7026 Ray Kol.ze
7028 Edw.Nagel
7030 Edw.Geisen
7032 A.W.Collignon
7034 Adolph Esser
7036 D P Journal
7038 Bd.Tr.Fire Pens.Fd
25.00
57.75
77.86
4.75
18.75
8.65
375.00
71.22
43.20
11.57
42.50
23.20
40.00
5.10
3.00
22.50
73.02
16.00
2.68
30.90
2.92
.51
3.50
5.00
3.26
3.72
2.77
.89
2.99
3.91
2.14
.61
125.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
15.59
105.40
The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Schwanbeck to
adopt the said proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and
the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes: Aldermen
Johnson, Henrich, Loos, Dopheide, Carlson, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck
and 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 a copy of the minutes of the regular Council meeting held
Monday, September 16,1940 the motion was made by Alderman Dopheide
and seconded by Friott 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 Friott to adjourn. The Motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon
the Mayor declared the motion carr and t� Co it regularly adjourned.
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%GAR 77TA 'ICH, City Clerk