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11/20/1944330 (MINUTES CONT'D.) GREENFIELD HOMES SUB.: Through its Chairman,, lderman Kehe, the Committee on Municipal Development presented a plat of Greenfield Homes Subdivision, whith had been approved by the Plan Commission. After explaining the plat, Alderman Kehe made the motion and seconded by Napieralski to approve the said plat and to authorize and diredt the Mayor to sign the same for and in the name of the City of Des Plaines. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the said plat approved. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Each member having been. supplied copies of the minutes of the regular council meeting held Monday, October 1, 1944, and the special council meeting held Thursday, October 26, 1944, the motion was made by Alderman Hal erson and seconded by Lemke to approve said minutes. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the said minutes approved. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Campagna to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the council regularly adjourned. OTTO W. J&ENRICH, City Clerk MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1944 AT 8:00 P. M. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Chas. Garland presiding with Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Halverson responding to roll -call. COMMITTEE REPORTS: The Water, Sewer & Public Buildings Committee, through its chairman Alderman Lemke, reported they had investigated the tiolation of the Building Code by the Walter 6onstruction and Maintenance Company in constructing a sewer at 537 Harvey Avenue. The parties involved were called in for a hearing and the contractor has corrected same to the satisfaction of City Engineer Fletcher. The Public Protection Committee, through its chairman Alderman Johnson, reported the stop sign had been installed at Cora and Thacker Streets. The Streets and Sanitation Committee, through its Chairman, Alderman Campagna, reported the condition of C. & N. W. R. R. Co. crossings and recom- mended that,it being impossible at present to get the concrete slabs,that the crossings be repaired with wood timbers. Alderman Campagna then made the motion that the City Clerk be instructed to write the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company to have the crossings repaired with wood timbers. •The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the Clerk so instructed. ROLLER SKATING RINK: The Public Relation Committee, through its chairman Alderman Napieralski, reported on the roller skating rink. COMMITTEE REPORT To the Chairman Napieralski-Public Relation committee, at the meeting of the City Council, held November 6, 1944, the following matter was referred to your committee: The attached letter was referred to .your committee for study and recommendation. Please return said letter when finished with it. 0.W.J.Henrich To the Mayor and City Council: Your Committee on Public Relations has investigated the above and has found: That the owners of the Echo Theatre building have not made a detailed investi- gation of the prospective operators of a skating rink to be housed in the building but assure your committee that no use detrimental to the interests of the city would be tolerated on their premises. They also state that the tavern on the premises would be closed in the event the permit for roller rink was issued. Since there are but few commerical amusements in this city your committee recommends issuance of the permit for roller rink in Ebho Theatre Bldg. T. R. Napieralski, T. E. McKay The motion was then made by Alderman Napieralski and seconded by McKay to concur in the report. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair de- clared the motion carried and the said report concurred in. (MINUTES CONT'D.) REPORTS OF OFFICERS: The Clerk then read the report of City Engineer Fletcher on the Municipal League C6nvention. CARDINAL LINES INC.: the Clerk then read the letter from the Illinois Commerce Commission regarding the hearing of application of Cardinal Lines, Inc., to operate as a motor carrier to be held December 12, 1944. City Attorney Frank Opeka offered to attend the bearing as a representative of the City of Des Plaines. ALFINI CONSTRUCTION CO.: The Clerk then read the following letter: November 20, 1944 Hon. Mayor & City Council City of Des Plaines Gentlemen: The undersigned, being the owner of lots 13 to 20 in Spiking's Subdivision and lots 8 to 28 in Cherry Highlands Second Addition; said lots being located on the North and South sides of Rose Avenue betweenVWolf Road and the Des Plaines Valley Railway lands in the City of Des Plaines; herewith petition the City Council of the City of Des Plaines through the Board of Local Improve- ment to improve Rose Lvenue from Wolf Road West to the west line of lots 13 and 20 in Spiking's Subdivision; a distance of approximately 764 feet, by constructing therein, sewer, water, pavement, curb and gutter, and sidewalk. The lots above mentioned represent 77% of the total property that will be in- volved in this public improvement. Very truly yours, (signed) A. Alfini The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Campagna to refer the letter to the Board of Local Improvements. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the letter so referred. APPROVAL OF BILLS: The Finance Committee throughits chairman Alderman Pflughaupt, then introduced the following proposed resolution: 13#27 15329 15331 15333 15335 15347 15349 15351 15353 15355 15357 15359 15361 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. Pub. Serv. Co. of N. Ill. 1,760.04 Des Plaines Journal 33.50 P. F. Pettibone & Co. 6.84 Inter. Assoc. of Chiefs Police10.00 Des Plaines Publishing 0o. 115.00 C. Ti. Hanson Co. 93.00 Johnson's 3.57 Western Tire Auto Store 8.06 Elgin Softener Corp. 60.28 Hyre Electric Co. 1,190.00 D. P. Motor Sales 21.40 D. P. Realty Co. 50.00 Joe Divito 160.00 15328 Teresa Lucey 5.40 15330 Frank A. Bremer 3.06 15332 Des Plaines Journal 28.60 15334 H. A. Becker 32.50 15336 Des Plaines Motor 9a1es158.78 15348 Perfection Legal Blank 6.12 15350 H. H. Electric Co. 198.00 15352 Nagel Sales & Serv. 3.34 15354 Geo. Orlando 50.00 15356 Johnson Elec. Store 4.90 15358 D. P. Publishing Co. 42.50 15360 M S. Netherland 437.83 15362 U. S. Postmaster 45.09 The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Kehe that the said proposed resolution be adopted. The -Chair put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Halverson. Nays; none. The Chair thereupon declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. TELEPHONES SOUTH OF OAKTON STREET: Alderman Halverson reported about an article in ihelocal paper insinuating that the City Council was not doing anything regarding phones on the south side. Alderman Johnson then reported the telephone Co. was trying to get three hundred phones through the War Pro- duction Board. The motion was made by Alderman Halverson and seconded by Johnson that the City Attorney draw up a resolution to the War Production Board regarding these tilephones. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the(ity Attorney so instructed. 331 332 (MINUTES CONT'D.) DEFICIENCY IN SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS #'s 76 and 52693: The Clerk then read the following report: November 20, 1944 To the Mayor and City Council: Your Committee on finance has investigated the two matters brought to the attention of the Council by Mr. Harry H. Talcott concerning: 1st- The deficiency in special assessment #76, and the necessity for a supplemental assessment 2nd- The deficiency in special assessment #52693, the extension, widening and paving of Ellinwood Street as affecting vouchers issued to Mr. Moore for his work in that regard. Inconsidering the first question, it has been brought to our attention that the records disclose approximately the following condition of that assessment: Bonds outstanding and unpaid amount to $7, 819.73 against which the receivables amount to $6,300.00. It is clearly indicated that a deficiency of approximately $1600. exists in that assessment. r'e are advised by the City Attorney that -the objection raised by the Chicago Title & Trust Company, and for which they charge a premium, possibly in excess of what a supplement assessment would amount to, to waive it, can be met by reducing the bonded indebtedness to equal the amount of_assessments receivable. A somewhat different problem presents itself in consideration of the second situ- ation. The vouchers in question are Class "C" vouchers which are to be paid out of the assessment fund only after all bonds, Class "Au and elass "B" vouch ers are paid off. These vouchers provide that they are to be paid out of surplus funds in that assessment and out of any supplemental assessment that may be levied. The outstanding and unpaid bonds, and vouchers amount to approximately $6,108.86 against which there are approximates $1,700.00 unpaid assessments together with about $300.00 in cash available for application on bonds and Class "A" and "B" vouchers, plus interest. A deficiency of approximately $4,000.00 plus interest appears and represents approximately the amount of the voucher in question. We are advised by the City Attorney that bonds or vouchers, in excess of the amount of the assessment confirmed, should not have been issued. The proper method would have been to have levied a supplemental assessment at that time to pay the difference between the actual cost of the improvement and the amount confirmed. We, your Committee onanance, therefore recommend: That as to the first problem, some steps be taken with the bondholders to reduce the amounts held so that the outstanding bonds would be equal to the amounts still uncollected. The spreading of a supplemental assessment in this regard is undersirable inas- much as the cost of spreading it would exceed the amount desired to be levied. On the second question, it xi is recommended that some steps be taken to com- promise or some other method to reduce the amount of outstanding vouchers by contacting the present holders, rather than to spread a supplemental assessment at this time. Respectfully submitted, G. Walter Pflughaupt, Chairman, T. R. Napieralski, S. E. McKay, H. J. Kehe, LeRoy J. Vavrinkk The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Kehe to concur in the report. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the report concurred in. The motion was then made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Johnson that the City Attorney draw up a letter en recomiendation the method to reduce the deficiency. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the City Attorney so instructed. RESOLUTION TO FORECLOSE THE LIEN OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS: The Clerk then read the following proposed resolutioN:entitled: RESOLUTION TO FORECLOSE THE LIEN OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF DES PLAINES The motion was made by Alderman Pflughaupt and seconded by Kehe to adopt the said proposed resolution. The Mayor put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Halverson. Nays; None. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. (MINUTES CONT'D.) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO OHRRECT ERROR: The Clerk then read for the first reading a proposed ordinance eltitled: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO CORRECT ERROR. The motion was made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Campagna to suspend the rules and place the proposed ordinance upon its final passage. The Mayor put the question on the motion to suspend the rules and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Johnson, "apieralski Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna and Halverson. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried, the rules suspended, and the said proposed ordinance before the Council for final disposition. The motion was then made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Campagna that the said proposed ordinance be passed. The Mayor put the question and the aerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, 3harringhausen, Lemke, 'ucKay, Campagna, and Halverson. Nays; none. The Mayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the said ordinance passed. POST=WAR PLANNING COMMISSION: The Post -War Planning Commission, through its chairman Alderman Napieralski reported the new name for the organization is Towners Home, Inc., and that they ikad applied for a state charter. This is to be a permanent organization for future projects. Each organization represented to have two delegates and one alternate. The motion was made by Alderman Napieralski and seconded by Pflughaupt that the Mayor appoint a delegate and al- ternate to Towners Home, Inc. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. The Mayor said he would make the ap- pointments before Bouncil adjourned. pun= PROTECTION COMMITTEE: Alderman Johnson made the motion, which was seconded by Halverson, that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up an ordinance amending the traffic code regarding stop sign installed at Cora and Thacker Streets. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the City Attorney so instructed. WATER SEWER AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS COMMITTEE: Tiis committee, through its Chairman Alderman Lemke, asked the City Council to meet with the Water Committee Monday November 27, 1944 as a Committee of the whole to discuss the water problem. APPOINTMENTS OF DELEGATES: The Mayor then appointed Alderman Kehe, dele- gate, and Alderman Vavrinek, alternate delegate, to Towners Home Inc., Alderman Napieralski continuing as the other delegate. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Each member of the Council having been supplied a copy of the minutes of the regular Council meeting held November 20, 1944, the motion was made by Alderman Halverson and seconded by Lemke that the said minutes be approved. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the moti.on carried and the said minutes approved. ADJOURNMENT: The motioh was made by Alderman Lemke and seconded by Halverson to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the(buncil regulary adjourned. (2144- OTTO W. HENRICH, CITY CLERK 333