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06/22/1942690 MINUTES 0P THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1942 AT 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called.to order by Mayor Charles H. Garland.presiding with Aldermen Carroll, Pflughaupt, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna responding to the roll call. The Clerk reported six (6) aldermen present. (Aldermen Johnson, Loos, Dopheide and Kehe were absent during the entire meeting.) . READING OF THE CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING: The Clerk then read the follow- ing call and waiver of notice: June 19, 1942 To the Members of the City Council of the•City of Des Plaines, Illinois Gentlemen: •You are hereby officially notified that upon order of Mayor Charles H. -Garland there will be a special meeting of the City. Council of the 'City of Des Plaines at 7:30 P.M., Monday, June 22, 1942, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Des Plaines, for the purpose of appointing a City Attorney to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Kenneth G. "'Meyer, and to dispose of such other matters as may need Council attention. Very truly yours, EDGAR J.-FRIEDRICH, City Clerk. WAIVER OF NOTICE -We, the undersigned members of the City Council.of,the City of - Des Plaines, do hereby waive notice of the time, place, date and - purpose of a special meeting of the City.Council of the City of . Des Plaines, to be held on the 22nd day of June, 1942 A.D. at • 7:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers, and to the transaction of any . and all business that may come before such meeting: Mayor Charles H. Garland James J. Carroll Elmer E. Johnson G.W. Pflughaupt 2022911100=14XMX Walter L. Dopheide Henry -J. Kehe John W. Lemke Ernest H. Friott Theo. Schwanbeck Sanuel C. Campagna Kenneth G. Meyer Edgar J. Flet) cher FRANK M. OPEKA APPOINTED CITY ATTORNEY: -Mayor Garland then announced the appointment of Frank M. Opeka to the office of, City Attorney for the period be- ginning July 1, 1942, and ending April 30, 1945 or until his successor has been appointed and qualified. seconded tr The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt andAFrfot confirm the -,said appointment. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Pflughaupt, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and'Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the siid appointment confirmed. bond of APPROVE BOND OF OPEKA. CITY ATTORNEY: The Clerk then submitted for approval Frank M. Opeka - United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Bond #26098-07-1797-42 in the sum of $2,000.00 for the period beginning July 1, 1942 and endircAgr; 40, 1945. The motion was made by Alderman Carroll andA'r``io t hat the said bond be approved and accepted. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said bond approved. DECLINE.R.F.C. LOAN FOR CUMBERLAND TERRACE SEWER: The Clerk then read the following letter: (CUMB tLAND TERRACt S W - cont+d) June 15, 1942 Mr. Edge r J. Friedrich City Clerk Municipal Building Des Plaines, Illinois Re: City of Des Plaines, Illinois Docket No. PA -528 Dear Mr. Friedrich: On May 1, you advised me that the City Council expected to be able to determine the method of financing the above captioned project within the ensuing three weeks. Will'you please advise me what developments have taken place. Yours very truly, EDWARD EDELMAN. Counsel 691 seconded The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt anALemke to authorize and direct the City Clerk to notify the R.F.C. that because the residents of Cumberland Terrace disapprove the Sewer Revenue Bond plan of financing, the City Council must de- cline the said $30,000.00 B.F.C. loan offer. The motion was voted upon by accla- Oation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. letter: LAW REGARDING PAY FOR "OVERTIME": The'Clerk then read the following June 22, 1942 City Council City of D"s Plaines, Illinois Gentlemen: In accordance with your request for an'opinion on whether city employees fall within the provisions of the Federal Wage and Hour Law thus requiring payment of°time and a half for overtime, I wish to advise that in my opinion, employees of the municipality of Des Plaines do not fall within the pro- visions of the Federal Wage and Hour Law which requires pay- ment of time and a half for overtime work nor do they fall within the provisions of the Walsh -Healy act which forbids working more than eight hours in any one day. Very truly yours, KENNETH G. MEYERt City Attorney Mayor Garland ordered the said letter placed on file. COUNTY REZONING - ASSENT AND OBJECTIONS: The motSon was then made by Alderman Lemke angeglygagpt that the City Clerk be instructed to write the County Zoning Board ofAppeals expressing the Councils'views regarding certain applications for re -zoning, discussed at the public hearing held at the Park Ridge City Hall on Thursday June 18, 1942, at 8:00 P.M. substantially as follows: DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: That the petition be granted to reclassify approximately 1300 acres on the Southwest corner of Higgins Road and Manhheim (LaGrange) Road from F (Farming) District to I-2 (Industrial -Heavy) District,% and that the variation be granted in connection therewith permitting the es- tablishment of an airport and landing field less than three miles away from the nearest boundary of an existing airport or landing field. AMERICAN AIRPORT AND AIR COLLEGE: That the petition to rezone to Commercial District be denied and that the honorable Zoning Board of Cook County arrive at finding that a dining room or resturaunt is a use customarily incident to the operation of an aeronautical school. 692 TO DENY REZONING BUT PERMIT ERECTION OF A SIGN, on the east 234 feet of the south 471 feet of the south half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 29, Township 41 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, located at Lee and Howard Streets. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. ANNOUNCES MEETING TO CONSIDER PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT PLANT: Mayor Garland then announced that the local real estate men, the Plan Commission and the Zoning Board will meet in an informal: session on Tuesday, June 23, 1942, in the Council Chamber to discuss ways and means of deriving the greatest possible benefit for Des Plaines from the possible influx of population resulting from the erection of the new Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant to be erected at the southwest oorner of Higgins and Mannheim (LaGrange) Roads. He invited all members of the Council to attend this meeting. APPROVAL OF BILIS: The Finance Committee, through its chairman Alderman Pflughaupt then introduced the following proposed resolution: 11920 11922 11924 11926 11928 11930 11932 11934 11936 11938 11940 11942 11944 11946 11948 11950 RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING BILLS AND WAGES ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW THE PROPER WARRANTS IN PAYMENT THEREOF. Engelhard,Kyirogman Co.$ 122.17 Zephyr Cafe 1.33 Harold Petterson 11.70 C.&N.W: Railway Co. .58 Power Trans. Equpt.Co. 19.89 John Kray 5.00 K.E. Erickson Co.,Inc. 285.55 Charles Gatzke 585.00 Louton Paint & Varnish 3.47 Standard Oil Co. 15.38 Louton Paint & Varnish 55.29 C.&N.W. Railway Co. Ray Kolze Carl Manz The Seagrave Corp. Maringer & Co. .75 24.00 35.00 5.25 2.80 11921 11923 11925 11927 11929 11931 11933 11935 11937 11939 11941 11943 11945 11947 11949 11951 Meyer "Wenthe,Inc. $ D.P. Cafe Photo Service. Chicago Pump Public Service Co. Public Service Co. Louton Paint & Varn. Nagel Sales & Serv. Krema Trucking Co. DuPont DeNemours J.B. Clow & Sons M. Rathaker Ray Kolze D.P. Realty Co. Authorized Radio W.S. Darley & Co. 15.00 3.29 20.93 36.00 17.40 7.12 29.84 19.55 5.24 122.52 48.90 3.74 35.00 160.00 45.00 6.89 seconded by The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt andALemke that the said proposed re- solution be adapted. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Carroll, Fflughaupt, Friott, Lemke, Schwanbeck and Campagna. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. eco ded ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt angALemece tt the Council adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Council regu1 9 ad • • H Ci Clerk