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11/23/1943192 COMMITTEE REPORTS CONTD The motion was made by Alderman Pglughaupt and seconded by Kehe to adopt this proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, \,avrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Halverson. 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 October 18, 1943 as well as a copy of the minutes of the regular Council meeting held November 1, 1943 the motion was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Lemke that the said minutes be approved. 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 McKay that the meeting adjourn. Th: Lotion was oted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the moti�carrie4d ti= C. cil regularly adjourned. ' EDG City Clerk MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF DES PLAINES,wHELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON MONDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 1943 AT 8:00 P. M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Charles H. Garland presiding with Alderman Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna and Halverson. (Alderman Johnson was absent during this roll call, but arrived later during the meeting.) The Clerk reported nine (9) Aldermen present. READING OF THE CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING: The clerk then read the following: November 20, 1943 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 a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines will be held at 8:00 P. M. Tuesday, November 23, 1943 in the Council Chambers for the purpose of taking action to insure an adequate and suttable water supply for the City, and to dispose of such other council business as may be necessary. Sincerely 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 23rd day of Novmeber, 1943 A. D. at 8:00 P. M., in the Council Chambers and do-hereb y consent, to the holding of such meeting and to the transaction of any and all business that may come before such meeting: • CHARLES H. GARLAND • ELMER W. JOHNSON ' T. R. NAPIERALSKI ' G. W. PFLUGHAUPT ' L. J. VAVRINEK HENRY J. KEHE PAUL -J. SCHARRINGHAUSEN JOHN -W. LEMKE SAMUEL MCKAY HENRY HALVERSON SAMUEL CAMPAGNA FRANK M. OPEKA 193 COMMITTEE REPORTS CONT'D WATER COMMITTEE REPORTS ON WATER SUPPLY: The clerk then read the following report: To the Mayor and City Council: Your committee on water have the following recommendations to make to give the city ample water supply for some time to come: (1) To build a one million gallon reservoir at the south side of town for treated water.- Equipped with a five hundred gallon per min. pump, and this -pump is to operate at leastthree hours per day. (2) To build a one million gallon reservoir at the north side of town with the same kind of equipment, and to operate in the same way as in number one. (3) The reason for these two reservoirs is to give the city amply supply of water in emergencies and the summer months, and in case of a break in our two mains that feed the softening plant at present. This, of course, is all based on if the city drills another welll west of the present softening plant, or any other location best suited for a well. To build a million gallon reservoir for raw water at the softening plant. The reason for this is that the city would have ample supply of raw water above ground and should a well pump or motor fail the city would have enough water to carry them f r a week until repairs could be made. The above recommendations are all on the assumption t hat the city drill a new well. be The proper answer to this water problem would/to get Lake Michigan water. This would mean about four and one-quarter miles of sixteen inch cast iron pipe and a million gallon reservoir near the MIX Maine high School with pumping equipment to deliver enough water to supply the city, -- Two 500 gallon per min.pumps to deliver the water into our mains form the reservoir. This, of course would mean the changing of water mains at the new reservoir to feed the city. Your committee has investigated two other sourced of supply, but found that normal capacity could not be supplied a all times. So your chairman on water contacted a consulting engineering firm on water as to their recommendations on water supply, Mr. Maxwell of the Alvoid Burdick & Howson, 20N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, said he would cover enerything in detail as to fees, etc. Sy letter, which is attached hereto.• Your committee very strongly recommends that action be taken at once to emply the above consulting company to work with our city engineer, or to go ahead on a well as recommended. Twnrwell drilling companies also offered to be at hand to give the council whatever information they want on•wells. Your committee's slogon is "Let's get waterbefore we get thirsty." It is also recommended by the committee that federal aid be asked for this work. Your committee further recommends the purchase of two two -hundred hoilrse power slip ring motors 440 -volts 60 -cycles, 3-phase, and three 125 K. V; A. 2300 to 440 volt transformers, one control switch for above motor. The reason for 200 -horse power motors instead of 175 -horse power is we will have to lower the well pump in the very near future. This will give us a spare motor. Your committe further recommends an over -head crane at the pump house. This will save a day's time of three men in case of pulling the pump or changing a motor. 194 COMMITTEE REPORTS OONT'D Last but not lea st is to enlarge the softening plant to one million gallson of water in addtion to our present plant. It is also recom- mended by the committee that federal aid be asked for this equipment. Your committee is willing to offer these suggestions to any con- sulting engineering firm that the council may see fit to hire, or in any way that the committee can be of any further assistance to the cause, John Lemke, Chairman H. J. Halverson S. Campagna E. W. Johnson LeRoy J. Vavrinek Mayor Gatland ordered the said report placed on file. ENGAGE CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM: The Clerk then read the following proposal: November 19, 1943 Mr. J. W. Lemke Chairman, Water Committee City Hall, Des Plaines, Illinois Dear Sir: At your request we present the following proposition covering our services in advisiong the City of Des Plaines as to the best means of increasing its water supply. WORK TO BE DONE We will investigate the practicable sources'of supply and their most enonomical developemnt, inclusing the possibility of supp- lementing your present supply from another source. We will then prepare comparative estimates of construction cost and annual cost of several sources considered. That is, we will compare the cost of suitably increasing your present well supply with xm the cost of such other sources as may seem worthy of consideration, developed on a comparable basis, or developed to supplement your present supply. In making this comparision we will take into account not only the present but the probable requirements ten years hence, based on a considered forecast of your near futrue growth. Due allowance will be made for fire protection in addition to max- imun domestic consumption. Having completed our anaylsis we will prepare a concise report setting forth our conclusions and recommendations. The report will include a bried description of each of the several practicable sources,, including a summarized estimates of construction cost and annual cost, together with such diagrams as will serve to make the text more readily understood. We will furnish five (J 5) copies of the report suitably bound. It is understood that all data bearing on this study that may be available from the records of the city will be furnished to us without cost. REMUNERATION For the services above outlined, we would expect to receive the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) which would be due and payable upon the.bubmission of the report. 195 COMMITTEE REPORTS CONT'D EXPERIENCE Our experience in work of this kind has been very extensive, covering all sections of the country and a period of over30 years, during which time we have been engaged on all types of water supply development and water treatment. For some years we have served the City of Evanston in water supply and similar matter*, and refer you to Mr. Joseph L. Rose, Comm- issioner of Public Works. At Glencoe, we refer you to Mr. Mr. Geo. R. Young, Village Manager. At various times we have served among otherg, the Cities of Chicago, Chicago Heights, Blue Island, Western Springs, La Grange, and North Chicago, and the Brookfield Zoo, in water works matters. We have a wide familiarity with the local deep well water supply situation and deep wellcbvelopments, both public and private, in this vicinity as well as with the water supplies from Lake Michigan. We have had an extensive ex- perience in water purification. Trusting thay wi may have the opportunity of serving your city, we are Yours very truly, ALVORD, BURDICK & HOWSON, DHM:VB By and followed by the reading the following proposed resolution: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PROPOSAL TO MAKE SURVEY OF WATER SUPPLY. * * * * e w * * w WHEREAS, The water'Committee of the City Council has heretofore submitted its report regarding the water supply of the City of Des Plaines, and have made certain recommendations to alleviate the ex- isting danger attendant thereto; and WHEREAS, the Engineering firm of Alvord, Burdick & Howson, of Chicago, Illinois have submitted their proposal to make an extensive survey to determine the needs of the City in regard to a water supply for the sum of $500.00; and • WHEREAS it appears to the City Council that an emergency exists and that is would be for the best interests of the City of Des Plaines that such a survey be made; now, therefore: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY. ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. That the proposal of the"lvord, Burdick and Howson, Chicago, Illinois to make a water survyly of the City of Des Plaines be accepted and the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby directed to execute an acceptance of said proposal at a cost d $500.00. SECTION 2. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED this 23rd day of November, 1943. APPROVED: this 23rd day of November, 1943 Mayor ATTEST City Clerk The motion was made by Alderman Lemke=and seconded by Napieralski to adopt the said proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Napieralski, Pflughaupt,. Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna and Halverson. Nays; None. The Ma or thereupon declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. 190 • COMMITTEE REPORTS CONT'D NOTE: At this point Alderman Johnson arrived and took his seat. PROPOSES TAX AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FORCLOSURE OF DES PLAINES GARDENS: The Clerk then read the following letter: Mayor and City Council of The City pf Des Plaines, City Hall, DesPlaines, Illinois Gentlemen: November 20, 1943 • In re: Delinquent property in Des Plaines - DES PLAINES GARDENS SUBDIVISION Almost a year ago we completed the cleaning up of a tract of property in the Westerly portion of Des Plaines, known as Sun- set Gardens Subdivision, which had been delinquent in payment of general tames and some special assessments for a number of years. This property is now on a current tax paying basis, and much of it has been disposed of to future potential residents of the City of Des Plaines. There lies Westerly of the Soo Railroad right -of way, and be- twen Thacker Street and Algonquin Road, a large number of vacant lots ( in excess of 100) on which the taxes have been not paid for more than ten years and against which there have been confirmed a large amount of special assessments which are now delinquent, together with the pehalties which have accrued. There are a few scattered houses in the subdivision, but, by reason of the large amount of accrued delinquent taxes and penalties, together with the special assessments and accrued penalties, interest and omsts thereon, this property could not be disposed of unless the taxes and special assessments are liquidated by foreclosure proceedings. I represent clients who are interested in this property and who are willing to bid a reasonable price for the property at foreclosure sales. Steps have been taken for the cleaning upof the general taxes. We do not deem it advisable, at this time, to include in any proceedings other properties which do not have common restrictions or conditions. We submit herewith a propsal for the institution of a special assessment foreclostare proceeding against this property by the City of Des Plaines: 1. We request that the undersigned be authorized by a resolution of the City Council, to instutute such special assessment foreclosure proceedings in behi.f of the City of Des Plaines. 2. We are to handle such proceedings in such a manner that the purchaser at the sale will obtain a certificate which'will insure the purchaser of a good title to the property purchased, upon compliance a good title to the property purchased, upon compliance with the requirements of the Revenue Act, unless redemtion is made. 3. We offer to provide all of the evidence necessary for the proof of the special assessment liabilities £gainst the said properties, in order to obtain a proper decree. 4. The proper officers of the City of Des Plaines are to cooperate with us and to provide of certificates Ae"'.may beregired to`ea- tab fished' t ierne6essary.' facts"relating to ,the- special assessments foreclosure proceedings and the condition of the assessments; the reasonable charges for such certificates to be paid by us. COMMITTEE REPORTS CONT'D 5. We are to handle the said foreclosure proceedings under the direction of, and subject to the direction of, The Mayor and City Council of the City of Des Plaines. We respectfully ask your favorable consideration of this request. Very truly yours, DAVID B. MALONEY DBM : MCW • The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Napiel;alski to refer this letter to the Finance Committee and the City Attorney for study and recommendation at the next regualr meeting of the Council. APPROVAL OF BILLS: The Finance Committee through its chairman Alderman Pflughaupt then introduced the following proposed resolution: 14291 14293 14295 14297 14299 14301 RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE HEREBY' AUTHORIZED TO DRAW THE PROPER VODUH*- ERS IN PAYMENT OF THE SAME. • Tibbitts Garage Co. Lagerhausen's James Schimka R. W. Fisher F. A. Bremer Bd. of Trust: Fire Pens. Fd. 12.54 41.20 33.00 10.30 3.00 3.86 14292 14294 14296 14298 14300 197.. Contour Saws Inc. 3.00 Soc. Vac. Oil Co. 15.91 Gen. Blower Co. 75.54 H. Peterson 1.60 Bd. of Trust Police Pens. Fd. 40.29 The motion was made by 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 Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughautp, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke McKay, Campagna and Halverson. Nays: N„ne. The mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the said resolttion adopted. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Vavrinkk that the meeting adjourn. The motion was voted upon by council regularly adjourned. acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared th tinn r • and the