HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/20/1961 VB minutes REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JUNE 20, 1961
President Schlaver called the meeting to order at 8:20 P.M. roll call
with the following trustees present: Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren,
and Phillips. Absent, Trustee Gaw.
Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved that the minutes
~-~ of the previous meeting of June 13th be approved as submitted. The minutes
President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following
response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, BruhI, Casterline, Ekren and Phillips.
Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved for payment
of the following bills:
bills
General - $10,624.04
Garbage - 13.72
LO Library - -~ 2,505.73
~0 Municipal Bldg. Bond
~ & Interest 610.00
~ Fire Equip. Bond & Int.
~ Prior 1959 ~ ~!~30.00
Water - 7,281.19
. $21~0~4.68
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren and
Phillips. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved that bids for
"" library bonds be opened. This motion carried by acclamation, whereupen
Clerk Wilson opened the bids as follows:
Bids - Librar
Each bid was accompanied by a check for $4,000. bonds
Name Net Interest Rate
First National Bank of Chicago 3.650614
. Blunt, Ellis & Simmons, and
Mt. Prospect State Bank 3.726792
Northern Trust Co. 3.8265
McDougal & Cendon 3.865
Barcus, Kindred & Co. 3.92004
Mullaney, Wells & Co. 3.922959
Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that the bid of the
First National Bank of Chicago be accepted and bends awarded, subject to
the approval of our Village Treasurer.and the second lowest bidder; that
the checks of the unsuccessful bidders be returned, retaining the deposit
check of the successful bidder. The President put the ques~n, the Clerk
called the roll, with the f~llowing response: Ayes, Trustees BicEley, Bruhl
Casterline, Ekren and Phillips. Nays, none. Absent, Gaw. Whereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
Treasurer James C. King and the representative of Blunt, Ellis & Simmons
and Mount Prospect State Bank confirmed the bid a few minutes later.
Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved that fence
Samuel Thomas of 808 Dresser Drive be granted permission to erect a Thomas
Y-ft. fence, 18 ft. long and 18 inches from the property line, along the
side of his yard, contingent upon letter from the adjeining neighbor
stating ,no objection. The President put the question, the Clerk called
the i~ell, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl,
Casterline, Ekren and Phillips. Absent, Gaw. Whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
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ransfer of funds Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved for
Water surplus to transfer of $4S5.§0 from Water Surplus Fudd to the Water
Water bond redemption Bond Redemption Fund. The President put the question, the
Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees
Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren, and Phillips. Absent, Gaw.
Whereupon the President declared· the motion carried.
Trustee Bruhl, seconded by T~stee Ekren, moved for adoption
of Res. 18-61:
Res. 18-61
Redemption A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR REDE~F~DN OF
Water Rev. Bonds WATER REVENUE BONDS OF AUGUST 1, 195B
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren
and Phillips. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that the
Financial Financial Report for month ending May BI, 1961 be approved and placed
Report for on file. The President p~t the question, the Clerk called the roll,
May with the following response: ~ Ayes, Trustees Bic~ley, Br~bl, Casterline,
Ekren and Phillips. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Bruhl stated that he had received a 35-page report from
the Special Committee on Insurance and that the Finance Committee is to
Insurance meet with them en June 28th for discussion. President Schlaver and
Committee Trustee Bruhl commended the Insurance Committee for prompt and thorough
work.
Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved that the
VillaEe Public salary ef the public prosecutor be set at $2,400 per year from
Prosecutor - date of his employment to the end of the fiscal year. The President
salary put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the fbllowinE response:
Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren and Phillips. Whereupon
the President declared the motion carried.
.Trustee Ekren read the followirg note from the Chief of
Police:
Mr. Bic kley:
Just a comment en hew smooth Court was last Saturday. It is
really a step forward to have a prosecutor in Court; it takes the
pressure off the Judge and also m~self. I do believe the Village Beard
made a very good decision and choice in their selection.
George.
Park District Trustee Ekren reported that he had been asked by the Park
land Board to defer decision on rezening to B-2 of certain properties in
condemations Northwest Heights Subdivision because they Were under consideration
by the Park Board for condemnation. (Refer to PendinE Case 61-15,
hearing on June BOth).
Trustee Phillips read letter from Consoer, Townsend & Associates,
dated June 19th, as follows:.
Well #6
June 19, 1961
Mr. H. G. Apple~y; Village Manager
Muni. cipal Bldg., Mcu~t Prospect
Dear Mr. Appleby: Re: Well Nc. 6
We enclose several copies of a letter from M. P. Schneller & Associates
outlining the results cf running-in tests on the overhauled Byron-
Jackson pump in the subject wellJl They also recommend that the pump Ge
left at its present setting~of 608 feet for two to three years, and that
it be throttled to about 1,O00 gallons per minute (1.44 million gallons
per day) to prevent excessive sanding.
June 20, 1981
2 9'
C. T. &A.
This well is an exceptionally fine producer, having a reliable specific Well #6
capacity of ll.B gallons per minute as shown in the original well pumping (Cch'd)
test. Even if the pump were to be operated at 1200 gpm, it is our opinion
that the present setting would suffice through 1962, viz:
Present static water level 444,
Draw down 1200 gpm @ 11.3 106
Theore~i~al pumping levet'
6/19/61 550'
,-- Expected recession' of
artesian level in 1~61 and
1962 50
600'
If pumped at the recommended rate of 1000 gpm, the present setting in our
opinion would Just suffice through 1963, viz:
Present static water level ~4'
Draw down 1000 gpm @ 11.3 89
LO Theoretical pumping level
~ 6/19/61- 53~
0 Expected recession of ar-
~ tesian leve~ in 1961, 1962
~' and 1963 75
*Actual pumping level on 6/11/61 at estimated rate of 1050 gpm
was 524 feet.
It is our considered recommendation, therefore, that the pump be left at
its present setting of 608 feet, as recommended in Schneller's letter, and
that the well be pumped · a rate not to exceed 1000 gpm in 1961. After a
f~ll season' s experience, a recommendation will then be in order for future
course of action.
Mr. Schneller offers to lower the pump in 1962 or 1963 at the cost of labor
only, not to exceed $500.
Very truly yours,
s/ Arthur H. Lewis, Jr.
Consoer, Townsend & Associates
Trustee PhEllips read the following memo regarding setting up of
a Youth Commission:
Youth
"Recognizing that the responsibility for oar Youth rests princi~lly Commission
with the parents and other interestd adults in the community, it is Trustee
becoming more and more apparent that there is a need fsr a'ssistance Phillips
from our Village Government.
"It is not the intent that the Village should detract or take away from
those organizations already engaged in the promotion-of Youth activity
and welfare, but rather to encourage our Youth into taking an active interest
in commmnity affairs, and continue, intensify and devise additional operational
methods for co-operathn an~i~-'~ween t e-~ny youth-serving
organizations and agencies in the Village in order that all can be
increasingly effective in their work.
"Basically, this involves two general categories:
1. RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUTH TO THEIR COMMUNITY
A. Improve the standards of law and order among our
young people.
1. Close co-operation with our Police and Fire
Departments, Courts and school authorities.
9. Creation of youth governing bodies at the grade
and high school levels.
B. Improvement of opportunities for our young people --
availability of jobs and adult counsel.
June 20, 1961
outh Commission - 4. Strengthen the family supervision of youth.
T~nstee Phillips
(continued) II. YOUTH RECREATION
A. A co-ordination of effort among the Park, School
and private facilities in order to realize the
maximum benefits' available, and in accordance with
the needs of the various youth organizations.
"To accomplish this, it would be necessary to establish by Village
Ordinance a Youth Commission. Befere this can be done, however, a
committee composed of certain interested individuals should be formed
for the purpose of conducting a careful investigation to first deter-
mine what and where our problems and needs are, and with the assistance
of local organizations, and outside services if deemed necessary,
formulate the organizational structure need to properly establish a
Youth Commission."
Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, thereupon moved
that a committee of five be appointed by the President to serve as an
advisory Committee, the sole purpese and function of which is to
determine where and what are the problems and needs of our Youth in
Mount Prospect. Farther, that said Committee, through contact with
school, church, Park, police and fire department authorities and
various community organizations, with the assistance of outside services
if necessary, formulate a recommendation to this Board for the establish-
ment by ordinance of a Yeath Commission in the Village."
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren
and Phillips. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
President Schlaver thereupon appointed the following members
of the Committee for formation of a Youth Commission:
Chairman - Robert Meersman
Edward Boddy
Fred Turner
Edward Rogers
Neal Hardy
Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved to concur in the
appointment by the President. The President put the question, the
Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees
Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren and Phillips. Absent, Trustee Gaw.
Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Trustee Bickley read signed statement by Orlando Calametteo
M. P. Country Club of M. P. Country Blub giving his version of happenings at
Calametteo-Payne Charles Payne's house on June llth and his explanation of news-
paper stories regarding beatings, knifings and shubtings of certain
persons. This statement, as well as Mr. Payne's is on file with the
Police Department.
Advance Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved to
funds advance temporarily the sum of $2,B29.50 frum the Water Deposit Fund
to the Library Building Construction Fund for archiect fees now due;
this money to be repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the
$198,000 Library bonds.
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, w~th the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren
and Phillips. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Street lights .Manager Appleby reported having received copy of petition
Maple Court directed to Mr. Brickman requesting street lights along Maple 86urt
(private street) and lights around parking areas belongim~ to the
Maplecrest Townhouses.
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Mr. Appleby stated that Illinois Bell Telephone desired to Illinois
purchase property north of the Public Service building on North Bell Telephon
Arthur for purposes of erecting garage to house about 64 cars and
trucks, for parking of employees' cars, and outside storage. Mr. Jochim,
representative, asked Mr. Hofert if in his opinion the current Industrial
zoning allowed this use. Mr. Hofert stated that he did not believe such
use mas allowed under the Industrial zoning, but asked to give a written
opinion by the next meeting.
Mr. Appleby stated that House Bill #945 had passed the House House Bill
and was now before the Senate. This bill requires full publication in #945
the newspaper of detailed expenditures of municipalities, with penalty
of withholding apportionment cf taxmonies in event of failure to sc
publish. Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved to authorize
Mr. Appleby to make a telephone call to Senator Graham stating opposition
of the Village Board to Bill #945. This motion passed by acclamation.
President Schlaver reported receiving communication frcm Drainage - near
residents living on South Lancaster, We Go Trail and South Waverly, We Go Park
complaining of extreme flooding conditions in their neighborhood. Most
of these homes were erected within the last 2½ years. Mr. Oadigan of
Consoer, Townsend & Associates stated that he had made'an inspection and
that in his opinion it would be necessary to construct another catchbasin
in the area.
Z~ President Schlaver read the following letter from Attorney
Downing dated June 16, 1961: Kushner Case
36195
Re: Cosmopolitan National Bank of Chicago
(Kushner) v. Village of Mount Prospect
No. 36195
We are happy to inform you that the Supreme Court of Illinois
on June 14, 1961 reversed the Circuit Court of Cook County in
the above captioned matter. Enclosed herewith is copy of the
opinion.
This reversal will preserve the R-2 zoning as applied to
your property, as well as the attack on the setback require-
ments and the minimum lot area. The effect of the reversal
will be, of course, to nullify the Circuit Court's judgement
against the Village of Mount Prospect for paying Master' s
fees in the amount of $2,176.12.
As soon as the mandate is returned in this matter we shall
take such actions as are permitted under the statute to
recover statutory costs.
If there are any further questions in this connection,
kindly advise.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Downing
Village Attorney Hofert explained the case from the beginning
and commended Mr. Downing for doing a fine Job.
President Schlaver stated that the Village Hall would be closed Village
all day Saturday, June 24th, inasmuch as the Village Picnic is to take Picnic
place on that day.
~restdent Schlaver read the following letter of opinion addressed
to the President and Board:
June 15, 1981 Examination
Gentlemen: firemen
Re: Concerning Necessity for New Examination
for Firemen
Pursuant to a, request for clarification by the President and
Board of Trustees at a meeting held Tuesday, June 6, 1961, the following
opinion is given, based on the following state of facts which are assumed
to be true:
June 20, 1961
1. That the President and Board of Trustees have, by
Exams for previous resolution or motion, authorized a f~reman-mechanic and
Firemen (cont'd) a test for same, that publication for application for said position used the designation "fireman-mechanic".
2. That the designation "f~_,~em~n-mechanic" has no common
or established usage, infers no professional er pay status apart
from that of a fireman, but refers only te an aptitude.
B. That the test given was primarily a standard fireman's
test and that the scoring of same disqualified no person for the
reason of lacking mechanical aptitude.
4. That the Police and Fire Commission considers those who
have qualified on the prior examination as ~ qualified firemen and
entitled to eligibility as such under Section 14-8 of Chap. 24,
Cities & Villages Act, of the Illinois Revised Statutes.
It is therefore my opinion, under the circumstances described,
that no further examination for firemen is necessary unless a larger
eligibility list is desired.
Yours very truly,
s/ Edward C. Hofert
Village Attorney
President Schlaver read the following letter of appointment:
Appointment of
Board of Health June 20, 1961
Board of Trustees
Village of Mount Prospect
Gentlemen:
The ordinances of the Village of Mount Prospect call for the
creation of a Beard of Health consisting of three members who shall
have the powers and duties assigned by statute and ordinance. It is
further stated that this board shall be appointed by the president.
This board shall make recommendations to the village trustees
and president and if it deems advisable, and I shall so advise, will
select a physician member for counsel and directives. A change in the
present ordinances may thus be necessary.
Inasmuch as vacancies now exist in all three positions of
this beard it is my pleasure to appoint three persons who have
expressed their willingness to serve.
I ask this board to concur in the appointment of:
Joseph Civinelli - BOY N. Wille, Chairman
Paul Garvin - - BO9 N. Wille, Pharmacologist
Mrs. James R. King lib N. Waverly, Registered Nurse
Sincerely,
s/ Clarence O. Schlaver, President
Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved to concur in the
above recommendation for appointment. The President put the question,
the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes,
Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Ekren and Phillips. Whereupon
the President declared the motion carried.
President Schlaver read letter from Michell Mattrey,
proprietor of Breasted Chicken Royal, asking for waiver of requirement
for 2 lavatories, inasmuch as the business is mainly of a carry-out
type. The Board decided, to allow Mr. Mattrey to open on the following
day, on a carry-out baSis only, meanwhile referring his appeal to the
June 20, 1961
ewly-appointed Board of Health. President Schlaver asked that the
case of Jake's Pizzeria also be referred to the Board of Health.
Trustee BrUhl reported that he and Clerk Ruth Wilson attended
the Conference for l~ewly-Elected Officials in Springfield over the Springfield
week-end and were very favorably impressed with the caliber of Conference
speakers and had gained greatly from the conference.
Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved for
adjournment, and the meeting was regularly adjourned at 10:37 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth C. Wilson, Village Clerk
June 20, 1961