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12/18/19441 1 1 MINUTES OF THE' REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1944 AT 8:00 P. M. CALL TO.ORDER: In the absence of Mayor Charles H. Garland, the meeting was called to order by Otto W. J. Henrich, City Clerk, with Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Halverson responding to roll -call. DESIGNATE MAYOR PRO -TEM: The motion was then made by Alderman Hal» verson and seconded by Lemke that Alderman Pflughaupt be elected Mayor pro tem to act as such during the temporary absence from the City of Mayor Garlands The Clerk put the question and called the roll With the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Halverson. Nays; None. Alderman Pflughaupt asked to pass his vote. The Clerk thereuponcbclared the motion carried, and Alderman Pflughaupt thereupon took the chair. OFFICERS' REPORT$: The Clerk then read the reports for November 1944 of the following: Harold J. Ahbe, City Treasurer Otto W. J. Henrich, City Clerk COMMITTEE REPORTS: The Committee on Streets and Sanitation through its chairman, Alderman Campagna, reported the expense of clearing the streets of -snow, and damage to glass in street lights caused by children throwing snow balls. Also reported on a site in Forest Preserve known as a "borro" pit, which may be obtained from the County Board to be used for dumping grounds and that he had presented a resolution to the City Clerk regarding this -site. The Clerk then read the said resolution: --- RESOLUTION WHEREAS, THE City of Des Plaines finds it necessary to procure, immediately, a new dumping ground for the disposal of ashes, tin cans and dry -rubbish, its Incinerator facilities taking care of garbage as such; and WHEREAS, a site that is suitable for this purpose is located on Route 62, and known as "borro" pit, and is under the control and jurildiction of the County Commissioners of(bok County, Illinois; and WUREAS, the site under consideration is an attractive nuisance to the children who use it as a swimming hole and for other youthful activities, and is n addition, a breeding.place for mosquitoes; and WHEREAS, said pit should be filled and levelled in the interest of health and safety; now, therefore: BE IT ROLVEQ by the City Council of the Qty of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois that request be and the same is hereby made to the Com- missioners of Cook County, Illinois for permission to use the "borro" pit on Route 62 for the purpose of dumping ashes, tin cans and dry rubbish, which pit should he filled and levelled. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the said Calk County Commissioners as a formal request with the desire that it receive4 immediate auction and apprcival. The motion was then made by Alderman Campagna and seconded by McKiy to adopt the said proposed resolution. The motion was voted upon by acclamation wherapon the Mayor pro tem declared the motion carried and the said resolution adopted. ORDINANCE: TRAFFIC AT CORA AND THACKER STREETS: The Clerk then read for first reading a proposed ordinance entitled: • . AN ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COITNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That all vehicular traffic travelling in and upon Cora Street shall, when approaching the intersection with Thacker Street come to a full stop before entering in or upon said Thacker Street. Section 2. Thit any person, firm or corporation violating the pro- visions of t',is.ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Hundred Dollars. Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication acoording to law. 337 338 INUTEs co 7T'D.-oRnrnAN ) The motion was then made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Halverson to suspend the rules and place the ordinance upon its final passage. The Mayor pro tem put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Schar- ringhausen, Lemke, '.'cKay, Gadpagna, and Halverson. Nays; None. The_ Maypr pro tem thereupon declared the motion carried, the rules suspended, and the said ordinance before the Council for final dispositioh. The motion was then made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Halverson to finally pass the said proposed ordinance. The Mayor pro tem put the question and_ the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Hohnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay Campagna, and Halverson. Nays; None. The Mayor pro tem thereupon declared the motion carr5ed and the said ordinance passed. The motion was then made by Alderman Johnson and seconded. by apier- alski to publish the ordinance in the Des Plaines Suburban Times. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried. ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 193- REVISED BLDG. CODE: jhe Clerk then read for first reading the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING. PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 193, OF ARTICLE XIX OF THE RE.= VISED BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF DESPLAINES of 1939. The motion was then made by Alderman McKay and seconded by fapieralski to sus- pend the rules and place the ordinance upon its final passage. The Chair put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, I'flughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Halverson. Nays; None. The Chair thereupon de- clared the motion carried, the rules suspended, and the said ordinance before the Council for final disposition. The motion was then made by Alderman Kehe and sedonded by McKay to finally pass the said proposed ordinance. After some discussion, the motion was then made by Alderman McKay and seconded by Napieralski to table the pas.- sage of the proposed ordinance. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Alderman McKay indsseconded by apieralski to refeZ the matter in the tabled ordinance to the Committee,on Water, Sewer and.Public Buildings. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chairs'declared the motion carried and so referred. APPROVAL OF BILLS: The Finance Committee through its Vice -Chairman Alderman Kehe, then introduced the proposed resolution that follows: RESOLVED THET THE FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK THE PROPER 15392 Pub. Serv. Co. of No. I1. 15394 Teresa A. Lucey 15396 Frank A. Bremer & Son 15398 Frank A. Bremer & Son 15400 Village Electric Shop 15402 Howard A. Becker 15404 Frank M. Opeka 15406 Rothery Storage & Van 15408 Purnell and Wilson 15410 The Texas Company 15412 Ace Hardware Store 15414 Hess Tire and Battery 15416 Des Plaines Motor Sales 15418 Des Plaines Vd. Fire Dept. 15420 Walter Lagerhausen 15422 Pennsylvania Salt Co. 15424 .Meyer Coal and Material Co. 15426 Joe Divito 15428 Nagel Sales and Service 1543P B. F. Kinder.; Son 15432 Socony Vacuum Oil Co. 15434 Hess Tire & Battery Serv. 15436 U. S. Postmaster BE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DRAW VOUCHERS IN PAYMENT OF THE SAVE $1,728.28 15393 SaVena B. Gorsline 13.20 15395 City Treasurer 2.04 15397 City Clerk's Petty Cash 1.58 15399 Hess Tire & Batt.Serv. 35.00 15401 - Prairie*Lee Paint Store 22.37 15403 Gunthrop-Warren Printing 15405 Scott Electric 15407 Chcgo.Regiona1.Planning 15409 Hess Tire & Batt. Serv. 15411 Pub.Serv.Co. of N.I11. 15413 Purnell and Wilson 15415 Western Tire Auto 15417 Des Plaines Drug Store 15419 Village Electric 15421 P. Manz 15423 Geo. Orlando 15425 Koehler Bros. Serv. Sta. 15427 City of Park Ridge 15429 Water Leak Detector 15431 Manning,Maxwell,& Moore 15433 James B. Clow & Son 15435 D. P. Motor Sales 154.37 D.P. Vol. Fire Dept. 12.65 31.41 92.43 5.40 2.32 86.27 36.54 350.00 500.00 11.25 102.38 40.00 30.88 .90 14.83 17.20 24.00 5.03 19'.61 21.45 1.21 485.72 34.64 25.00 95.60 25.25 28.45 13.0 32.00 7.50 21.00 37.50 128.06 599.61 3.29 Inc. 2.08 1,587.67 • 3.50 500.00 cora+D.) The motion teras then made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Vavrinek that the said resolution be adopted. The Chair put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following result: Ayes; aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, charringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna, and Hal- verson. Nays;.None. REZONING LOTS: The'Clerk then read the following lettOr: Des Plaines, Nov. 24th, 1944 Des Plaines Zoning Board Municipal Building Des Plaines, Ill. ATTr ITIOId Mr. Fred K. Howe Gentlemen, I am the owner of the following described parcels which at present time, I understand, are zoned for single family residential use. "Lots 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29, 30 and 31, in Block 4, in A.C. Robinson's Addition to Des Plaines, Section 20, Township 41,' Range 12,". Nor associates and I feel that there is a great 'need for small apart• ments in the City of Des Plaines and we contemplate the erection of court typo garden apartments on the above described propertyif it can be rezoned for apartment use. The buildings would containey1 3� room apartments and would be rr`▪ : three stories (approximately - ( pp y 32 ft. in. height). You maybe assured that the buildings would be well constructed and in keeping with existing building ordinances and would be attractively designed. The grounds would be skillfully landscaped. We wish to point out that these lots abutt he Soo Line Railroad and are not tcowwllsituated for single family improvement'and would admirably • accommodate apartments because a larger site would be odcupied, permitting the planned enhancement of the entire block. May I ask that this letter be considered as a formal petition to re- zone and that your Board take the rOquired action for public notice and public hearing. The customary/I ge attached hereto. Yours very truly, W. J. Geode The Mayor pro tem instructed the Clerk to refer the letter to the Zoning Board for public hearing. CUMBERLAND TERRACE UIVIC CLUB: The Clerk then read the following letter: December 5th, 1944 Hon. Mayor and Members of the Council of the City of Des Plaines. Gentlemen: This request has to do with an area adjacent to the Imhoff tank in the Cumber- land Terrace Subdivision. It is our understanding that the City of Des P]a.ines owns approximately an acre or an acre and one half of ground which at the present time is just prairie. This organization would like to lease this piece of property from the city, if at all possible, with the idea in mind of providing recreational facilities for the children in the area. Leasing this ground to us would not put any burden on the Park Board inasmuch as this organization would take aver all responsi- bilities pertaining to the transaction. May we have your views on this matter some time in the near future? Yours truly, JWB:ed J. T. Bauer cc - S. E. McKay, .1d. Chairman of Improvement Commitee The motion was then male by Alderman McKay and seconded by Lemke to refer the letter to the City Attorney for recoemendation and report back at next Council meeting. The motion was voted upon by acclamation where'zpon the Chair declared the motion carried and the letter so referred. 339 340 (MINUTES COMT*D ) - PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF SOUTH SIDE MOTOR BUS SERVICE: The'Clerk • then read the following petition which had' about four hundred signatures: WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE RIVERVIEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE RIVERVIEW SECTION OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES DO HEREBY PETITION HON. CHARLES GARLAND, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, TO TAKE IMMEDIATE - ACTION WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. TO SECURE THE EXTENSION OF THE PRESENT TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES KNOWN AS THE SOUTH SIDE CITY OF DES PLAINES MOTOR BUS SERVICE, TO PROCEED SOUTH OF OAKTON STREET TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESIDENTS OF THY; ABOVE COMMUNITY. The motion was then made by lderman Halverson and seconded by Campagna to refer the petition to the t''ommittee on Public Relations for study and report. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the 'motion carried and so feferred. SCE[ SKATING: Alderman Napieralski suggested that the Fire Department be -asked to put water on the ice of the river to create better skating. He believe less water would be needed than any other flooding. Alderman Lemke suggested to contact Superintendent R. Fischer whenever water was canted for flooding for skating. APPROVAL OF MIPNTEz: Each member of the Council having been supplied a copy of the regular Council meeting held December 4, 1944, the .motion web' made by 1derman Johnson and seconded by Lemke that the said minutes be ap- proved. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor de- clared the motion carried and the said minutes approved. ADJOURNMENT: The motion was made by 'Aderman Lemke and seconded by Vavrinek to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation *,hereupon the Mayor pro tem dedlared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. OTTO W. J. (HNRICiI, CITY CLERK MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE OITY OF DES PLAINES HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MONDAY, JANUARY 2. 1945, AT 8:00 P. M. CAII,L TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor pro tem G. W. Pflughaupt, presiding with Aldermen Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, and Campagna responding tolroll call. Al- derman Halverson was absent during the roll call but arrived later during the meeting. following: OFFICERS' REPORTS: The Clerk then read the reports for December of the F. Scharringhausen, Building Inspector Arthur Rieck, Blectrical Inspector COMMITTEE REPORTS: The Committee on Municipal Development through its Chairman, Alderman Kehe, reporting on redistricting the wards, submitted the following: We do not believe this has anything to do with Municipal Development. Therefore, we recommend that the Mayor pro tem appoint a special committee to take up this matter. The motion was then made by Alderman Kehe and seconded by Napieralski to concur in the Committee report. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Chair declared the motion carried and the said report concurred in. The Mayor pro tem then appointed the senior aldermen, Johnson, 1st ward, Kehe, 3rd ward, Lemke, 4th ward, Campagna, 5th ward, and the junior alderman, Vavrinek, 2nd ward, as the special committee to consider the redistricting. Alderman Kehe was appointed Chairman.