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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD
HELD AUGUST 15, 1961
The meetin~ was opened by Deputy Clerk Gardner at 8:12 P.M. roll call
Upon rol call, the following answered Present: Trustees Casterline,
Bickley, Bruhl, Gawand Phillips. Absent, President Schlaver and
Trustee Ekren.
Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that
Trustee Arthur Gaw preside as President pro tem. This motion carried,~
by acclamation, whereupon Trustee Gaw took the seat of the President
of the Board.
Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved that the minutes
minutes of the previous meeting be approved as submitted. This motion
carried by acclamation.
Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved for payment
of the following bills: bills
~ General $ 2,938.60
~ Library 1,010,77
~ Library Bldg. Constr.
::E: 1961 3,487.80
Motor Fuel Tax 1,341.79
Water operation 3,882.48
~$1~661.42
The President pro tem put the question, the deputy clerk called the r611,
with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline,
Gaw and Phillips. Whereupon the President declared the motinn carried.
,-, Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved that bids Village-owned
for purchase of Village-owned Pine Street property advertised for sale property behi
be opened. This motion carried by acclamation. Deputy Clerk Gardner Water Dept.
then opened the one bid submitted, enclosing check for $500, and read
the following letter:
CHARLES L. SCHRAGER COMPANY
Inland Steel Building 30 W. Monroe Street, Chicago B
Phone RA-6-3500
August B, 1961
Village Clerk
Village of Mount Prospect
112 East Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to Ordinance #?68 passed and approved the 18th day of
July, 1961, and pursuant to "Public Notice of Advertisement for Bids on
Sale of Village Property" as follows:
"Public Notice is hereby given that p~rsuant to the provisions of
Ill. Rev. Stat. (1959) Ch. 24, Art. 59, and in accord with Ord. #?68 duly
adopted July 18, 1961, by the corporate authorities of the Village of
,,. Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, sealed bids for the purchase of the
unimproved :eal estateilegally described as follows:
That part of BI 1 in Busse & Wille's Resub in the W 1/2
of Sec. 12, Twp. 41 N, R 11, E 3rd PM described as follows:
Commencing at a pt in the E line of said BI 1, 165.59 ft.
N of the SE corner of said BI 1, said SE corner of said
BI 1 being the pt of intersection of the E line of said
Block with the SWly line thereof; thence N along the E
line of said Bi 1, 149.98 ft, thence W along a line parallel
to the N line of said BI 1 a distance of 154.50 ft to the
pt of beginning; thence continuing W along ~st described
line 97.44 ft to its intersection w. a line parallel to
and 141 ft NEly of the WEly line of said B1 1; thence SEly
along said l~ne parallel to and 141 ft NEly of the SWly line
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illage-owned of said Bi 1 to a line drawn at rt angles to the N
property, rear of line of said BI 1 thru the pt of beginning; thence N
Pine St. Water along said Rt angle line to the pt of beginning, all
Works im Cook County, Illinois"
the undersigned, Leonard W. Bishop, herewith submits bid to purchase
said property for the sum of FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000) DOLLARS according
to terms and provisions of said Ordinance, and herewith tenders the
sum of FiVW. HUNDRED ($500) DOLLARS by certified check attached, as --
a guarantee of good faith and for security f@r the performance of
this bid.
In the event this bid is accepted by the Village of Mount
Prospect, the bidder respectfully requests that the Warranty Deed
issued by the Village of Mount Prospect convey said property to the
bidder's Nominee, NORMAN K. SACKAR, who in turn will convey said
property to the AMERICAN NATIC~AL BANK and TRUST COMPANY of CHICAGO
as TRUSTEE U/T Agreement dated Septsmber 15, 1952, known as
Trust No. 9B41 and of which Trust the bidder is a beneficiary.
Respectfully submitted,
Leonard W. Bishop
931 Glen Flora Ave.,
Waukagan, Illinois
The Deputy Clerk then read letter of appraisal from Raymond S.
Wright, dated August 8, 1961, wherein value of said property was
set - - Low @ $1.50 per square foot, or $4,B00, and high @ $2.00
per square foot, or $5,750. Herewith is set forth said letter:
P. O. Box 6933
Chicago 80, Illinois
August 8, 1961
H. G. Appleby, Village Manager
Village of Mount Prospect
112 East Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Dear Mr. Appleby: Re: Appraisal " of Land - Rear of Pine Street
This will confirm my telephone conversation with you in regard
to valuation of the triangular piece of property which is about in the
middle of the block bounded on the south by West Northwest Highway, on
the west by Elmhurst Avenue, on the north by Central Road and on the
east by Pine Street. This is a vacamt triangular-parcel at the rear
and west of your underground reservoir shown on 'the plat attached.
According to the survey the property which is hereby being appraised
is 100' on the north ~ifle, 57.5' on the east line - - this would give
us a square foot area of 5,750 square feet but as this is a triangular
shaped parcel we divide this in half and thus find a total square foot
area of 2,875 square feet.
In checking sales in the general area and reviewing appraisals
made by the writer in Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights, I find
that land on Northwest Highway has sold from $2.50 to $3.25 per sq. ft.
whereas on Central it averages from $2 to $2.30 per sq. ft., thus
making an average estimated value of land on Northwest Highway in this --.
gener&l area as $2.85 per square foot and on Central $2.15 ~oer square
foot.
Subject property is odd shaped and its main Value originally
lay in its use with that parcel of property known as Parcel "B" in
the survey attached; however, if you will refer to your Village map, s
you will find that the owners of the parcel at the northeast corner of
Elmhurst and West Northwest Highway and also the owner of the land at
the southeast corner of Elmburst and Central are materially hurt with
this triangular shaped parcel protruding, so-called into their parcels,
that is, if these two parcels were to be sold as one unit. It is my
understaading that these two parcels are going to be sold to one
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urchaser and said purchaser to properly develop these two parcels Village-owned
needs to eliminate this obstruction, so-called, in this triangular property rear
~haped parcel as the parcel on Northwest Highway has a 100' frontage of Pine St
with an approximate depth of 141' and the parcel on Central has a Water Works
width of 157.06' with a depth of approximately 1Bg'. You can readily
see why this ~perty has definite value, although it is what we call
landlocked, thus the purchaser cf these two parcels could well afford to
pay for this triangular shaped parcel to give him better use of the
land he is contemplating purchasing.
The odd shape of this parcel and the fact that it is landlocked
could not command as great a value as I have set up for Northwest Highway
and Central, but it is my opinion in evaluating this parcel that the low
valueof the 2875 square feet shold not be less than $1.50 per square foot
or $4,B00 and the high valuation should not be more than $2 per square
foot on the 2875 square foot p~r=el or $5,750. Thus you have a range
from low to high and I sincerely hope that your bids will allow you to
obtain the higher figure.
I will not comment in this report on what properties are in
the immediate area as your office is well conversant with these facts.
Sincerely yours,
Raymond S. Wright
Discussion followed; bid was handed to Attorney Hofert to examine.
After looking it over, Mr. Hofert gave the opinion that all was in
order. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Bickley, moved that
bid of Chas. L. Schraeger Co. be accepted for purehhse of property
behind Pine Street at Central Road in the amount of $5,000. The President
pro tom put the question, the clerk called the roll, with the following
response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl, Casterline, Gaw and Phillips.
Motion was declared carried.
Mr. Philip Blair of BO8 West Golf Road asked that weeds be cut Weeds
in three lots adjoining. He was told that this is regularly done and
bill sent to owners of vacant property, in cases where the owners neglect
the weeds, and that his request would be taken care of.
Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved to advance
temporarily from the General Fund to Special Assessment #62 the sum of Temporary
$$5.50 to pay the following bills: Advance
Paddock Publications, Inc. - Publish notice $B6.00
Louis Ancel - Printing notice ....... 9.50
$45.50
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Brnhl, Casterline, Gaw and
Phillips.
Trustee Bruhl reported that investigation by the Finance Committee
of the garbage situation is still continuing, that their report when Garbage
finsihed shall be thorough. He stated further that perhaps due to the
publicity in th$ press, certain citizens have the impression the Village is
not satisfied with Barrington Trucking Company; this is not so, the Village
believes that Barrington Trucking have lived up to their contract; the
problem is with the terms of the contract and how they may be changed more
advantageously without direct fee increase to the homeowner. Trustee Bruhl
read letter of August 15th from Barrington Trucking as follows:
~We would appreciate a clarification of your position with respect to the
quality of service being rendered to the Village of Mount Prospect. It has
come to our attention that there is considerable confusion in the minds of
the public over the official village attitudewith respect to the character
of the service now being provided. This has apparently resulted from
statements published in the local press as well as from private conversations.
"We have always appreciated the excellent relationship and spirit of ce-
operation which hasaexisted between your village and us. It is our under-
standing that the current discussion of scavenger service has been based on
a desire to expand the service and net on any dissatisfaction with the manner
in which we have carried out our contractural commitments.
August 15, 196t
3t4,
Garbage ~t would be most helpful if you could clarify at a meeting of the
(cont'd) Village Board of Trustees what the village's official position is.
If our service has been satisfactory and we are correct in believing
that your concern is with expanding the service, then we would
appropriate your making it clear that your concern is with the contract
and not with the service. If for some reason you are dissatisfied
with ou~ manner of performance, we would appreicate the opportunity
to meet with you and discuss what specific areas of service are under
question.
Respectfully yours,
John Vanderveld, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Barrington Trucking Company"
Discussion was held with the officers of Barrington Trucking Company,
who assured the Board that they were more than willing to negotiate
for any changes the Board might desire. Mr~ James King, Treasurer,
stated that the Village had always worked closely and ce-operatively
with Barrington Trucking Company; he also suggested that the contract
would be more workable if the 2-can limit were abolished.
Randhurst Trustee Phillips of the Water Committee reported that the
Water Committee had met with Mr. Flynn of Randhurst to discuss the metering
of their water supply. Randhurst intends to submit letter of agreement
in this respect. Trustee ~Phillips also stated that he was in possession
of the Engineer's Report on the efficiency of Well #6, which indicated
that the requirements for same had been fulfilled; would report in more
detail at a later date.
Police Dept. Trustee Bickley reported the tagging cf dogs was proceeding
dogs - very successfully; that one officer had been in charge cf mainly the
damage suit "dog detail"; so far 1030 tags had been sold and it was felt that the
Dog Ordinance would be observed more carefully in the future. Trustee
Bickley inquired of Attorney Hofert as to what steps should be taken
to insure collection of damages suffered by Village Police Car; this
case was heard in Judge Georgen's court and Defendant Ratkay found
guilty. Mr. Hofert advised that inasmuch as the Village Prosecutor
had handled this case from the beginning it would be easier to refer
it to him for collection if notresults were forthcoming after letter
was written to the defendant.
Parking
The question of parking along Judith Ann Drive with respect to the
shops there was referred to the Police Committee.
Treasurer's Trustee Bruhl, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved to
report for approve the Financial Report of the Treasurer's Office for July, 1961.
July, 1961 The President pro tem put the question, the Deputy Clerk called the
roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Bickley, Bruhl,
Casterline, Gaw and Phillips. Whereupon the President pro tom dec~ed
the motion carried.
alleys Trustee Casterline repo~ted re alleys paralleling Northwest
Highway on east side of town. Milburn. Bros. are reluctant to oil
these alleys because their condition is so poor that they fear damage
to the oil spreader; dust complaints have ceased because of the
frequent rains. It was decided to wait until after alley behind
West Prospect Avenue is paved and then discuss the situation with
the merchants on the east side.
Annexation & zoning Trustee Bickley, seconded by Trustee Phillips, moved to
petition refer certain petition for annexation to the Judiciary Committee and
Case 61-32 accompanying petition for zoning to B-B to the Zoning Board of Appeals
for hearing. These petitioms concern the~northeast corner of
Highway 83 and Euclid. This motion carried by acclam~ion.
Trees Trustee Casterline expressed interest in a tree replanting
program in view of the loss of elm trees in the Village from Dutch
elm disease. This matter was referred to the Street Committee for
study.
Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Bruhl, moved for
adjournment, and the meeting was regularly adjourned at 9:B5 P.M.
August 16, 1961 ~nylli~ A. Gardner, Deputy Clerk