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08/09/19431 e Com` 1 1 145 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAFERS, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1943 AT 8:00 P. M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Charles H. Garland presiding with Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, McKay, Campagna and Halverson respondipl}g to the roll call. Alderman Lemke was absent during the entire meeting. he clerk re- ported ( 9 ) aldermen present. Mayor Garland announced that this is an adjourned meeting, adjourned from August 2, 1943. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: The Clerk then submitted his report for July 1943 aa iiell'_asrhierbeai44hpub:alareport.for the first six months of 1943. He also submitted the report for July 1943 of Harold J. Abbe, City Treas- urer. The Mayor ordered the said reports placed on file. DENY ZONING PETITION: The clerk then read the following recommendations. RECOMMENDATION To The Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois On July 20, 1943 in the Municipal Building in Des Plaines, your Zoning Board of Appeals held a meeting in accordance with duly published notice concerning the petition of Mrs. Toner for the rezoning of the following described property from Class A to Class AA usage. The property is known as Lot 47 of Des Plaines, Manor, Tract Number Three. This property is located northeast corner of Greenview Ave. and Wolf Road. • There were objections to this rezoning from property owners along Thacker Street, and Mrs. Toner, in her own testimonial manner, stated that she wasn't particularly concerned whether it was Class A or Class AA, but the principal interest she had was to dispose of this three acre tract. We understand that only utilities availabe are along Greenview Avenue and it might be somewhat of a problem to get the necessary priorities for developing this tract. We, therefore, recommend that the property be left as a Class A Residential District at this time. A. H; JAMES • Secretary, Zoning oard of Appeals • The motion was made'by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Napieralski to concur in this recommendations. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declare& the motion carried, the said recommendation concurred in End Mrs.'Toner's petition denied. COMPLAINT -GENERAL MOLDED 'PRODUCTS CO.: The clerk then read the following; com- plaint: Mr. Frank Scharringhausen Building Commissioner Des Plaines City Hall Des Plaines, Illinois Dear Sirs: We the undersigned property owners of South Lee Street betwen Ashland and Oakwood Avenues do hereby complain to you, the building inspector, in regard to the company knwn as General Molded Products Inc,. located at 1300 Oakwood. Our complaint is based principally upon the fact that this company is operating in a locality not zoned for factory purposes. The noises opuse by the machines which operate twenty four hours a day can be heard all over the neighborhood. The only two windows in the factory are in the rear and directly opposite the properties of 925 and 927 Lee Street. These windows are only fifty feet from the sleeping rooms of these homes. An exhaust fan which also operates twenty four izours a day makes a noise similar to an airplane. It every shift, 8:00 A. M., 4:00 P. M., and 12:00 midnight, the employees distrub the peace of the neighborhood by slamming factbry doors and starting cars. The loud voices, especially at midnight, are certainly unecessary and most annoying. A motor cycle that takes several minutes to warm up makes a noise that only a motor cycle can make. The air hose that whistles can be heard in the houses on the west side of Lee Street which are at least four hundredfeet from the 146 COMMITTEE REPORTS CONT'D FACTORY. There is an air compressor which pounds continually and this clank of metal can also be heard at all times. The vulgar expressions from some of of the employees can be heard by all of the samll children in the neighborhood. We submit this complaint to you and request that you bring it to the attention of the city council and the zoning commission. We demand that im- mediate action be taken in regard to this matter. Signed, Fred H. Meyer 930 Lee St. Alma Meyer 930 Lee St. Alfred G. Wille 916 Lee St. Luella Wille 916 Lee St. J. T. Raymond 92 Lee St. Ella Raymond 925 Lee St. Lucille Collegnon 927 Lee St. Roy Coilignon 927 Lee St. The Mayor referred this complaint to the Building Inspector and the Police Depart- ment. APPROVAL OF BILIS: The finance Committee, through its chairman Pflug- haupt then introduced the following proposed resolution: RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DRAW THE PROPER VOUCHERS IN PAYMENT OF THE SAME. 13957 Koehler Bros. 13959 Public Serv. Cc. 13961 I11. Mun. League 13963 H. A. Becker 13965 Kenneth Graham 13967 Hart. Aus. Linen 13969 D. P. Publishing 13971 Prairie Lee Paint Store 13973 D. P. Journal 13975 B. F. Kinders 13977 W. Sub. Auto Parts 13979 S000ny Vacumn oil Go. 13981 Lagerhausen Lbr. & Coal 13983B. F. Kinders 13985 Western Tire Auto Store 13987 Niedert Motor Service 13989 Imperial Trucking Corp. 13991 Highland Park Fuel Co. 13993 Maringer & Co. 13995 Inaind Supply Co. 13997 H. Petterson $172.46 73958 Middle States Tele. Co. 2,196.31 13960 Mun. Fin Officers Assoc.. 82.00 13962 D. P. Journal 57.00 13964 D. P. Motor Sales 50.00 13966 Auth. Radio Serv. 1.65 13968 Johnson's 13.50 13970 D. P. Journal 24.73 13972 McCormick & Henderson Inc. 10.50 13974 Marjorie Wilson 22.35 13976 Auto Parts of D. P. 21.83 13978 Contour Saws, Inc. 23.97 13980 Pub. Serv. Co. 19.46 13982 Inland Asp. Corp 7.50 13984 Boyer Nash Sales 14.52 13986 Lagerhausen Lbr. & Coal 7486 113988 Pitts Equit. Meter Co. 7.49 13990 Merchants Chem. Co. 112.84 13992 Johnson's 63.29 13994 Minn., St. Paul & Sault Str. 8.36 13996 Authorized Radio Serv. 1.60 13998 stern Tire Auto Stores 13999 Brd. of Trust. Pol. pens. Fund 642.4 144000 Brd of Trust Firemen's Pens. Fund 228.39 CASH TRANSFERS No. 1 General Corporate Free Cash 1,485.00 $25.28 10.00 17.24 23.55 13.31 23.50 76.00 10.00 .78 3.00 46.14 31.37 2.50 41.20 1,260.00 124.23 4.80 1.00 7.50 .70 Streets free cash Garbage Free Cash Water Free Cash Fire Protection Free Cash 250.00 435.00 700.00 100.00 To transfer to the General Corporate Fund from street, Garbage dis- posal, Water and Fire Protection Funds said fund's share of administ- rative expense incurred by the General Corporate Fund during August, 1943. No. 2 Water tevenue Bond Cash Water Deprecitation Cash Water Free Cash 1,608.25 80.00 1,688.25 To transfer from Water Free Cash the monthly sewers stipulated in the Water Regenue Bond Ordinance for the month of August, 1943 1 1 COMMITTEE REPORTS COMM No. 3 General Corporate Free Caah Library Free Cash 45.52 45.52 To refund to the General Corporate Fund the portion of Janitors Salary chargeable to the Library Fund, but which was advanced by the General Corporate Fund during the Month of July as Follows: Salary for July 1943437.00 plus back pay for June loth, llth, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th 1943. The motion was made tY Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Kehe that the said proposed resolution be adopted. The mayor put the question and the clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Johnsen Napieralaki, Pflghaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe Scharringhauaen, Mc Kai* Campagna and Halverson. Nays; None. The mayor therefore 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 August 2, 1943 the motion was made by Alderman Pflughaup and seconded by Napierii,aki that the sa id minutes be approved. The motion was voted upon ter acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the said minutes approved. DENY ZONING PETITION,- GENERAL ENGINEERING MFG. CO. The clerk then read C� the following recommendation: RECOMMENDATION 1 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois On July 26, 1943 in the Municipal Building in Des Plaines, your Zoning Board of Appeals held a public meeting, in accordance with duly published notice, concerning the petition of the General Engineering Company for the rezoning of the property at 1544-1546 Park Place from commercial to light industrial usage. The Zoning Board of Appeals held meptitte dna hay,14414cOotObere194 and Mayy 18, 1943 concerning this pro$ect. In comparing the minutes of the last meeting on July 26, 1943, with the previous recommendations made to you, we find that there has been no new evidence admitted and practically the same people have testified at each hearing. It is interesting to not that those wtio testified in favor of the re- zoning were the people that were involved, such as the owner of t?e property and the tenants of the building. Those who objected through a petition that was read at the meeting consisted of seven property owners in the immediate vicinity. Since the basic testimony submitted is practically the same as outlined above, that is, there has been no change, we have the following comments to make: The location of this property is but one block from the center of the city. It is bounded on the north, east and south by commerical and on the west, across an alley, by residential property. The Methodist Church owns the property west of this site, at the triangle formed by Park Place and Jefferson Street, and they have plans for the erection of a new church after the war. A public school is located across the street a half block north. A small public park to the east. The whole surrounding territory is comm er tial or residential. The parking of cars of enployess would be a sereoua pro- blem, since there is such a small area available for this purpose. To permit this zoning change wc}uld establish a precedent that other facotries located in commericail acreas would immediately seize upon as a basis for rezoning their particular areas. To derby them the same privilege would not be consistent and to do so would scatter the industrial sections throughout the city and would be in direct contradiction of a well-planned city. Property values would depreciate for the home owners would not consider building or buying in a commurit* where the zoning regualtiona were changed at the whim of a pressure group, and the established home owners would no longer have any faith in the laws of the city or their enforcement. 147 148 COMMITT -EEtTS CONT'D Having unanimously voted against this same petition three times within the past two years and our latest recommendation dewing this same petition, submitted only last May to the Council, we cannot change our position at this time. All facts and information presented to the board at our meeting July 26, 1943 were the same that have been presented previously and were thoroughly angAysed and discussed at our former meeting. As previously stated, we are not forcing this company to stop the manufact- ure of war materials, and as previously outlined }your body has given them per- mission to stay in this location for the duration of the war and six months thereafter. A. H. JAMES Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals. The motion was made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Pflughaupt to concur in the .sedd recommendation. lir. Vincent T. Conner representing the petitioner, was then given an opportunity to speak, and requested that consideration of this recommendation be postsponed until 9:00 P. M. in order to give Mr. D. B. Maloney, attorney for the petitioner, as opportunity to address the Council. There being no ebjeetio* Mayor Garland declared a recess until 9:00 P. M. A 9:00 P. M. the Mayor reconvened the Council. All Aldermen were present excepting Alderman Lemke. The Mayor then put the question on the motion to concur in the pending recommendation, and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen Mc Kay and Campagna. Nays; Alderman Halverson. The Mayor therefore declared the motion carried, the recommendation concurred in and the petition of the petition for re -zoning denied. ADJOURNMlWT: The motion was made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by Pflughaupt to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation where- upon the Mayor decalred the motion carried and 4e Co guLa>r adjourn- ed. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, AUGUST 16. 1943. CALL TO ORDER: - The meeting was called to order by Mayor Charles H. Garland presiding with Aldermen Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehey ' Scharringhausen, McKay and Halverson responding to the roll call. Aldermen Johnson, Lemke and Campagna were absent during the entire meeting. The Clerk reported seven (7) Aldermen present. AMEND GASOLINE FILLING STATION ORDINANCE: The Clerk then read for first reading a proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE, LIMIT AND RESTRICT THE PLACE OF BUILDING GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS AND OF GASOLINE STORAGE TANKS WITHIN THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS." * * * * * * * * * * * * WHE, the United States of America is now engaged in war and as part of the war effort the federal government has restricted the sale of petroleum pro- ducts to conserve vital war materials, andsuch action has caused many gasoline Service Stations to suspend business, now, therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. That section 9 of an Ordinance entilted "An Ordinance to Regulate, Limit and Restrict the Place of Building Gasoline Service Stations and of Gasoline Storage Tanks within the City of Des Plaines, C ok County, Illinois", passed and approved May 16, 1938 be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: