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03/17/1941ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Dopheide and seconded by Johnson that the meeting adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation -whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the Counci gul� di ;,.urned. EDRICH, CITY CLERK MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHALJBERS ON MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1941 at 8:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hobart M. Abbe presiding, with Aldermen Carroll, Johnson,°Henrich, Loos, Carlson, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll call. (Alderman Dopheide was absent during the entire meeting.) The Clerk reported nine Aldermen present. REPORTS OF STANDING' COMMITTEES: None, of the standing committtees of the Council had a report to offer. A TREE SURGERY FOR CUMBERLAND: The Clerk then read the following letter: • 1 f q CUMBERLAND MAINTENANCE CORPORATION • Des Plaines, Illinois CITY OF DES,PLAINES, Des Plaines, Illinois. Subject — Pruning Parkway Trees Gentlemen: March 17 1941 With reference to our letter of January 3rd and subsequent authorization by the City Council to pay one—third of the cost of pruning trees when a local community will sponsor two—thirds the expense to prune all trees within a specified area, we are pleased to advise that we are agreeable to pay two—thirds of the cost of pruning all parkway trees in Cumberland. We have been given bids by four responsible tree pruning services and have determined the lowest bid to be that of Donald R. Hoyt, 5410 N. Lovejoy Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. His bid is a sum of $585.00. His bid covers trimming services which consists of removing all dead, diseased and interfering branches. Particular attention to raising crowns properly and to training out trees to develop strong permanent structures. All wounds to be made properly so the bark will heal over and sealed to prevent decay. All existing wounds, places wher&the bark has died and split areas, to be correctly treated and sealed over. To brace trees by means of cadmium —plated rods, a total of 111 brace rods, 85 of 3/4 inch diameter and 26 of one—half inch diameter. To thoroughly spray trees with a scale oil at the proper strength to control oyster shell scale and European elm scale infesting most of the elm trees. To remove all branches and rubbish from the premises as the work progresses. To furnish all labor and material and complete this job entirely to our satisfaction. Mr. Hoyt advises he is insured by the Central Surety & Insurance Corp. of Kansas City, Mo. Employers Liability and workmen's dompensation insurafice, also public: liability and property damage, in the amount of 0,000 and $10,000 each. Agents Quinland and Tyson of Evanston, Illinois. ' We respectfully request the City of Des Plaines appropriate 195.00 -for one—third of this'expense and sign a contract immediately with Donald R. Hoyt so that he can complete the pruning of all the maple trees by April 1st and all the elm trees by May 1, 1941. 1 (Letter conttd) The Cumberland Wd ntenance Corporation is prepared to submit payment of $380.00 to cover two—thirds of this expense at the direction of the City. As covered in our Letter of January 3rd we request that the work be approved by the Chairman of our Grounds and Parks Committee, Mr. Otto Damgaard, before its completion is, accepted by the City. Respectfully submitted, (Signed)Louis F. Stuebe, Secretary The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Henrich to authorize and direct the Mayor and City Clerk to accept the offer of the Cumberland Maintenance Corporation and to enter into a contract with Donald R. Hoyt, as outlined in the above letter. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor de— clared the motion carried. VOID PUBLIC SERVICE CO. SURnTY BOND: The Clerk then read the following proposed resolution: State of Illinois ) County of Cook ) SS. City of DesPlaines) Whereas, on November 15, 1926, the City of Des Plaines entered 0"-+ into a street lighting contract with the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois; and Whereas, under date of January 10, 1927, the said Public Ser— vice Company of Northern Illinois did give to the City of Des Plaines a United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company Bond No. 15-12-242-27 in connection with said street lighting con— tract executed November 15, 1926; and Whereas, by Resolution on May 3, 1927 said City Council of the City of Des Plaines did cancel said street lighting contract dated November 15, 1926; and Whereas, because of the cancellation and termination of said street lighting contract of November 15, 1926, said Bond is no longer needed or of value: 1 Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Des Plaines taht said United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company Bond No, 15-12-242-27, dated January 10, 1927, shall be and the same is hereby held, deemed and declared to be null, void and of no effect. Passed by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, this day of , A.D. 1941. City Clerk Approved by the Mayor of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, this day of , A.D. 1941. (Seal) Attest: Mayor City Clerk The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Friott to a dopt this pro— posed resolution. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. PASS 1941 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE: The Clerk then read for second reading a proposed ordinance entitled: 453 454 (Ordinance Cont'd) AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF DES'PLAINES FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES DESIGNATED THE "ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL" FOR - THE FISCAL YEAR COMrENCING JANUARY 1, 1941 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941. The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Carlson to finally pass and adopt this proposed ordinance and cause the same to be published in the "Des Plaines Journal." The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Henrich, Loos, Carlson, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the said ordinance passed. MAYOR Ahbe thereupon approved the said ordinance by affixing his signature which was attested by Edgar J. Friedrich, City Clerk. The motion was made by Alderman Henrich and seconded by Loos to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending the Salary Ordinance so as to makethe salaries of City Marshall, Police Sergeant and Fire Department lieutenant conform to the appropriations made therefor in the 1941 appropriation Ordinance. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. letter: RECONSIDER ACTION REGARDING INSURANCE: The Clerk then read the following DES PLAINES REALTY COMPANY 144 Miner Street March 15, 1941 Honorable -Mayor and. City Council Des Plaines, Illinois Attention: E. J. Friedrich, City Clerk Gentlemen: Referring to your letter of March 10th requesting us to cover two fire trucks in accordance with our bid of recent date, we desire to state our position in this matter and wish to call -your attention to the following. Item One of your bid calls for Workmen's Compensation insurance to cover the various employees of the -City. - Of this item we were the lowest bidder. As the City completely disregarded this fact and awarded the policy to the next highest bidder, in our opinion, you forfeited any rights you may have acquired as a result of this bid. - Being the lowest bidder and complying with all of the conditions of your proposal, we are entitled to the award of this policy. Item No of your proposal requested a policy to cover your automotive equipment. On this bid we were high, and therefore cannot but agree with your action in giving it to the lowest responsible bidder. Our only complaint is that we did not have a chance to rebid as was done in Item Three. Item Three requested coverage for the Volunteer Firemen and specified a principal sum of 0,000.00 and weekly indemnity of 25.00. Our bid was in accordance with your specifications; however, the policy was awarded to a company who submitted an alternate bid not in. accordance with the specifications and on which all of the other bidders had no chance_ to compete. After the bids were opened this company was permitted to chang their bid so that it would comply with the specifications called for in e the original proposal. This entirely disregards all practices covering sealed bids and tends to defeat its very purpose. Under the policy accepted the premium is based on a certain charge per individual member; and separate policies are issued to cover each in- dividual member. If the number of firemen is increased, the premium is 1 (Letter conttd) is likewise increased; whereas, under our policy, which is a blanket form, it covers any and all members regardless of the number at the same price. Under the policy accepted, the company's insuring clause provides payment on bodily injury sustained only while the firemen are actually engaged in performing the duties of Volunteer Firemen, and while going to or coming from a fire. Whereas, the policy that we bid would have furnished this coverage, and in addition provides protection for the firemen on drills, parades, and tests and trials of any fire fighting apparatus. The policy accepted makes no reference to indemnity for non -disabling injury; whereas our policy provides that if injury does not re- sult in any loss of time for which indemnity is payable, our company would pay any mdedical and surgical costs caused by this non -disabling accident not to exceed the weekly indemnity of one week. Item Four requested fire and theft protection on the two fire trucks and again we were the lowest bidder and were awarded this bid; but -we do not feel obligated to ac- cept this award due to the fact that the city did not award us the other policies on which we were the low bidders. We would be perfectly willing to write this business provided we were awarded all of the policies on which we were low. Item Five requested OLT coverage on the signs in the city. We bid a flat price of $50.00 based on the information obtained that the number of signs exceeded 250. The successful bidder bid a minimum price which is subject to change based on the number of signs. As all bidders were not furnished -with the correct number of signs to be covered, this appears to show favoritism in favor of the successful bidder who was albe to base his advance premium on a smaller number of signs to be 7r' covered than the other bidders. As all the rules and regulations covering sealed bidding have been disregarded, we desire to protest the action of the City Council in awarding these policies and request earnest reconsideration of your action. 1 1 We suggest that all bids be rejected and new bids taken from all bidders based on specifications prepared irr advance which will limit the bidding to specific conditions, giving each bidder an equal chance. Any award should be in accordance with the specifications written, and no alternates allowed or considered unless requested on the original bid proposal. The insurance covering the two trunks will be covered by binder until such time as you can arrange for coverage; however, if you reject all bids and readvertise, we will be pleased'to arrange to cover all items on binder until such time as permanent policies can be issued. Yours very truly, DES PLAINES REALTY CO. (Signed) By Walter H. Tallant, President CC: HM Ahbe E Johnson J. Carroll The motion was made by Alderman Schwanbeck and seconded by Carroll to reconsider the action taken on March 3, 1941 in letting the City's insurance. The Mayor pub the question a.ndau a lc �%�nrtilnar s�WitYAlt,dlp, 917- ilircst.le Sb Ayes: Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, emke Cason, an rio. e +.ayor hereupon declared the motion "To reconsider" carried and the insurance bids before the Council for consideration. The motion was then made by Alderman Schwanbeck and seconded by Johnson that all bids for insurance be rejected and that a call for new bids covering the said insurance be published. 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 Iienrich, Loos, Carlson and Friott. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Carroll, to authorize i.nd direct the Clerk to make the necessary arrangements to keep the City covered until the insurarice'is finally placed by the Council. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereu13on the Mayor declared the motion carried. Mayor Ahbe then referred the matter of. preparing 'spec'ifications for scull insurance as the City'may require to the Judiciary 'and Assessment Committee. `f55 456 DESIGNATE POLLING PLACES FOR APRIL ELECTION: The Clerk then read the following proposed resolution: RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES AND FIXING THE HOURS OF OPENING AND CLOSING THEREOF IN THE CITY OF DES PLAINES. WHEREAS a general City election is to be held in the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, on April 15, 1941, as required by law, and WHEREAS it is the duty of the City Council to establish voting places at said election, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, that the polling places for the City Election to be held in said City April 15, 1941, shall be as follows: First Ward First Precinct - Des Plaines Motor Sales , 1500 Miner St. Second Precinct - Geo. Sibley Residence , 615 Golf Road Second;, Ward -.American Legion Home - 722 Pearson_ Street Third Ward - Hudson Sales, 680 Graceland Avenue Fourth Ward - Dettlo's Barber Shop, 1115 Prairie Avenue Second Precinct - A. J. Wagner Residence, 277 S. Wolf Road Fifth Ward First Precinct - Henry Wiberg Residence, 1413 Algonr,uin Rd. Second Precinct - Ed. Butenschoen Residence, 1461 Prospect Ave. Said polling places shall open at 6 o'clock A. M. and ia11 be closed at 5 O'Clock P.M. on the day of said election. The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Lemke to adopt this proposed resolution. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. TO CORRECT "CUMBERLAND EAST" DRAINAGE: Alderman Johnson called the Council's attention to faulty drainage of some of the streets in "Cumberland East." The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Loos to refer this matter to the Superintendent of Public Works. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Each member of the Council having been supplied a copy of the minutes, of the regular Council meeting held Monday, March 3, 1941, the motion was. made by Alderman Carlson and seconded by Loos to approve the said min- utes as presented. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said minutes approved. 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 WARRANTS UPON THE CITY ThEASURER IN PAY- MENT OF SAME. 8062 Middle States Tel. Co. 14.05 8063 City Clerk Petty Cash 9.44 8064 Ditto Inc.8.45 8065 Des Pl.Publ.Co. 31.50 8066 Burroughs Add. Mach Co. 18.60 8067 Des Pl. Publ. Co. 7.05 8068 Frank A. Bremer & Son 2.68 8069 Public Serv. Co. 469.15 8070 Middle States Tel. Co. 3.00 8071 Frank Scharringhausen 42.00 8072 Arthur Rieck 19.24 8073 Middle States Tel. Co. 7.10 8074 Des P1. Publ. Co. 33.50 8075 John Maruska 48.60 8076 Force Flo (Kehm Corp) 10.10 8077 Prairie Lee Paint Store 2.39 8078 Public Service Co. 80%Johnson Llec. Shop 8082 Public Service Co. 8084 E. N. Fletcher 8086 Des Plaines Merc, Co. 8088 B.F.Kinder's Sons 8090 Bert Sweeney 8092 Public Service Co. 8094 Des Pl. Motor Sales 8096 Nagel Sales & Service 8098 Public Service Co. 8100 City Clerk Petty Cash 8102 Elgin Softener Corp. 8104 Pittsburgh Eq. Meter Co. 8106 Johnson's Elec. Shop 8108 Meyer Coal & Matl. Co. 8110 Carl Schmidt 8112 H. D. Jackson 8114 Union Linen Supply Co. 8116 Middle States Tel. Co. 8118 Harry E. Kruse 8120 Des Plaines Muncipal Band 33.00 8122 Bd. Trustees Fire Pens. Fd 18.50 8124 J. R. Murray 5.00 8126 Henry J. Dohm 2.17 8170 A. Hintz 55.00 8172 Mrs. Ethel Hammerl 18.75 8174 Middle States Tel. Co. 26.95 8176 Des Pl. Motor Sales 41.94 (Bills conttd) 4.20 1.48 4.67 16.00 1.98 2.25 23.13 2.76 21.83 22.49 4.10 1.94 226.60 42.09 4 .48 11.74 22.13 22.13 4.50 6.13 3.81 8079 8081 8083 8085 8087 8089 8091 8093 8095 8097 8099 8101 8103 8105 8107 8109 8111 8113 8115 8117 8119 8121 8123 8125 8169 8171' 8173 8175 8177 E. N. Fletcher Public Service Co. Middle States Tel. Co. Des Plaines Marc. Co. Purnell & Wilson Blenkle Coal & Mat. Albert Ritter Middle States Tel. H. Burlew Co. Union Linen Supply Co. Middle States Tel. Co. James B. Clow & Sons Burroughs Add. Mach. Socony Vac. Oil Co. Frank A. Bremer & Son Fred Kaufman Albert Ritter Bert Sweeney Public Serv. Co. U.0 Lite Mfg Co, Pure Oil Prod, Co. Bd. Trustees Pol. Pension Fund E. Fleming H. Barrett A. Hintz Oscar Mapes U.S.Postmaster Des Pl. Pub. Co. Edw. Melka 16.00 28.96 9.80 1.55 13.94 12.00 58.13 3.65 6.19 4.50 15.35 12.36 59.40 28.84 4.70 67.20 7.50 45.00 22.75 61.28 2.00 231.92 2.02 4.35 55.00 25.00 5.03 9.50 25.00 The motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Loos to adopt this pro- posed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Johnson, Henrich, Loos, Carlson, Friott, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nays; None. (Aldermen Dopheide and Lemke were absent during this roll call.) Mayo Ahbe thereupon declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Schwanbeck to adjourn. The motion was voted upo• .y acclamati.n whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Coun i1 regu1 rli .• . ned. ; Aar EDG*: J. F . -- CH, City Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HFID IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1941 at 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, Carlson, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll rail. The Clerk reported all members of the Council present. REPORTS OF 01'FICERS: The Clerk then read the reports of March, 1941 of the following officers: 'Edgar J. Friedrich, City Clerk Charles M. Larson, City Treasurer Frank F. Scharringhausen, Bldg. Inspector Arthur Rieck, Electrical Inspector Mayor Ahbe ordered the said reports placed on file. THE JUDICIARY AND ASSESSMENT COM1viITTi : Alderman Carlson, chairman of the Judiciary Committee then submitted the following minority report: Minority Report Re: Insurance Des Plaines, Illinois April 7, 1941. To the Mayor and City Council: 457