03/12/1945360.
(LETTER COIITINUED)
These plans have been approved by the F.7.A. and by your vity
Engineer, and a contract has been entered into between the builder, Wallin
Homes Inc., and the Skokie Valley Asphalt Company for the improvement
of these immix streets as soon as weather will permit and after the money
for this work has been deposited with the City of Des Plaines and the
contract approved by the City.
The proposed improvement will provide a dust proof wearin surface
and also provide for a five foot crushed stone shoulder on each side of the.
roadway and also' parkway grea.ing.
Your City Engineer recommends your approval of this "ork and the
attached documents covering same.
Vory truly yours,
(signed) E. N. Fletcher,, Enginedr for D.P.
The motion was then made by Alderman Mr,Kay and seconded by Lemke to refer
the plans, specifications and contract to the Streets Committee and City
Engineer. The motion was voted upon br acclamation whereupon the Mayor
dedlared the motion carried.
ADJc !HENT; The motion was made by Lemke and seconded by Nap-
• ieralski to adjourn. The motion was voted upon by acclamation *hereupon
the Mayor declared the motion curried ani the meeting regularly adjourned.
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF TA CITY OF DFS PLAIN'J S
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CLAMBERS, MONDAY
MARCH 18, 1945, AT 7:30 P. Mi '
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called 'to order by Mayor Charle's H.
Garland presiding with Alderman Johnson, Napieralski, Pflughaupt, Vav-
rinek, Foie, Scharringhausen, Lemke, McKay, Campagna and Halverson
• responding to roll call.
THE READING OF CALL:
'WAIVER OF NOTICE
•
We, the undersigned members of the City'Council of the City of Des
P1lines do hereby waive notice of the time, place, date and purpose of
• a speical meeting of the City Council of theCity of Des Plain s held on
. March 12, 1945 b. D. at 7:30 r-. Iii., in the Council Chambers, and do hereby
consent to holding of such meeting for the purpose of the 1944 Tax rate and
to iransaction of any end all business thay may come before such meeting.
roll
The following responding to MAI call: Mayor Charles H. Garland,
Alderman Johnson, IJapiealski, Pflughaupt, Vavrinek, Kehe, Scharringhausen,
Lemke, McKay, Campagna and Halverson,
1944 TAX RATE: Mayor Garland informed the Aldarman that the tax rate
for 1944 tad been increased because the couir assessor had failed to include
considerable property in the valuation. All over the county rates habe
been increased due to the failure of adding property to the valuation.
Mayor Garland called on A. E. Goll of Maine Twons}tip High School Brd.,
T. Arndt, President Des Plaines Park Dist. , W. T. Merrian of P blit School Brd. a
R. D. Hams Township assessor who were present. Alderman Napieralski had
considerable data on the subject stating that through the loss of employees going
into the war service, cases before the appeal Brd. and time limit, to complete
the tax books were partly the causes of failure to get the items on the books.
After considerable discussion Alderman Campagna seconded by Kehe that the City
Attorney be instructed to draw up a resolution cf protest to the county assesor.
protesting the omissions of the property to the valuation. The motion was.
voted upon by acclamation whereupon the Mayor decalred the motion carried and the
City Attorney so instructed.
OTTO W. J. %iE RICH, City Clerk