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Village Clerk
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF' THE PRESI DENT AND BOARD
OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL
BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1957
The meeting was called to order at 8:38 P.M. by
President Pro-Tem Willer appointed to serve in the absence
or President Lams.
On roll call, the following Trustees answered
"Present": Airey, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Absent:
Trustees Broad and Casterline. Absent: President Lams.
All Trustees having previously received copies of
the minutes or the meeting held August 13, 1957, a motion
was made by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Norris
that the minutes be approved as subni tted. The President
Pro-Tem put the question and a vote was taken by acclamation,
whereupon the President Pro-Tem declared the motion carried
and said minutes approved.
, All Trustees having previously received copies of the
Treasurerts Report ror the Village or Mount Prospect for
the month of July, 1957, a motion was made by Trustee Airey
and seconded by Trustee Norris that the list or bills incurred
during the month of July, 1957 be approved for payment and
placed on record. The president Pro-Tem put the question
tlnd the Clerk called the roll~ with the following response:
Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon t~e President Pro-Tem
declared the motion carried.
It was moved by Trustee Airey and seconded by
Trustee Norris that the Treasurerts Report be approved and
p+aced on record. The President Pro-Tem put the question
~nd the Clerk called the roll, with the following nesponse:
Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President Pro-Tem
declared the motion carried.
. A motion was made by Trustee Airey and seconded by
Trustee Willer that the Treasurer's RePort of Special
Assessment Fund for the Village of, Mount Prospect dated
July 31, 1957 be approved and placed on record. The
President Pro-Tem put the question and the Clerk called
the roll, with the following response:~es: All; Nays:
None. Thereupon the President Pro-Tem declared the
motion carried.
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Trustee Willer read the rollowing letter:
August 19, 1957
Board of Trustees
V~llage or Mt. Prospect
112 East Northwest Highway
Mt~ Prospect, Illinois.
Gen tl emen:
Concerning application 57-5: This application was made to
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rezone four lots of 25 feet each, totaling leo 33'7
feet, fronting on Central Road, Prospect Avenue, an~
HiLusi from R-3 Apartment to B-Business. The
applicant in this case proposed to utilize said lots
for a filling station for local trade.
The Zoning Board unanimously rejects the application
and feels that the R-3 Apartment zoning is the
proper one.
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Concerning application 57-6 relating to two 25 foot
lots on the South side of Prospect Avenue between
HiLusi and Ioka: The applicant in this case proposes
to develop the lots with a professional office'
building to be used by a dentist. The Zoning Board
unanimously rejects this application, feeling that
the R-3 Apartment zoning is the appropriate one.
Yours very truly,
S/ Eugene W. Martin
Chairman of the Zoning Commission.
S/ Edward C. Hofert
Acting Secretary.
A motion was made by Trustee Willer and
seconded by Trus tee, Norris that the Village Board
concur with the decision of the Zoning Commission
in their decision to reject Application 57-5.
President Pro-Tem put the question and the Clerk
called the roll, with the following response: Ayes:
All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared
the motion carried.
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A motion was made by Trustee Willer and
seconded by Trustee Norris that the Board concur with
the decision of the Zoning Co~ssion to reject
Application 57-6. The President Pro-Tem put the
question and the Clerk called the roll" with the
following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None, whereupon
the President Pro-Tem declared the motion carried.
The Village Clerk was instructed by the
President pro-Tem to notify the petitioners involved
in cases 57-5 and 57-6 of the decision of the
Village Board'.
Trustee Willer submitted ordinance No. 564"
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
ZONING ORDINANCE AS AMENDED BY ABOLISHING B DISTRICT
ZONING AND REPLACING IT WITH B-1, B-2 and B-3
DISTRICTS. A motion was made by Trustee Willer and
seconded by Trustee Schlaver that Ordinance No. 564
be passed. A motion to amend was made by Trustee
Willer and seconded by Trustee Norris, to strike out
the numeral 13 in Section 7.3, Item 3 and add the
nume:ualL 14. The President Pro-Tem put the question
and the Clerk called the roll, with the following
response: Ayes: All; Nays: None, whereupon the
President Pro-Tem declared the motion to amend carriec
.Trustee Willer restated the motion to adopt
Ordinance No. 564. The President Pro-Tem put the
question and the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None, whereupon
the President Pro-Tern declared the motion carried and
Ordinance No. 564 passed and approved.
Trustee Willer submitted Ordinance No. 565, AN
ORDINANCE Al'iENDING THE VILLAGE DF MOUNT PROSPECT ZONlli
ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE P-I, P-2, P-3 and p-4 DISTRICTS.
A motion was made by Trustee Willer and seconded by
Trustee Airey that Ordinance No. 565 be passed. The
President Pro-Tem put the ques tion and the Clerk callE
the roll, with the f'ollowing response: Ayes: ,All;
Nays: None. Thereupon the President Pro-Tam declared
the motion carried and Ordinance No. 565 passed and
approved.
Trustee Willer read a proposed ordinance for thE
Aug. 20 ~ 1957
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firs t time. AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE FOLLOlrlING AS
THROUGH STREETS: ~1ERSON STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF
LINCOLN, EVERGREEN AVENUE AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCHOOL
STREET .
Trustee Willer read the following communication:
August 19, 1957
The president and Members of the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect
Gentlemen:
Attached hereto is the original tracing of Schavilje &
Knuth, Inc. Resubdivision, which was referred to the Plan
COlnmission for study and recommendation.
It is recommended that the plat be approved. Dedication
of land for public use for this area was previously made.
Respectfully submitted,
S/ A. C. Dresser
Chairman of the Plan Commission
S/ H. G. Appleby
Secretary
A motion was made by Trustee Willer and seconded by
Trustee Schlaver that the Village Board concur in the
recommendation of the Plan Commission in approving the
plat of Schavilje & Knuth, Inc. Resubdivlsion and that the
President Pro-Tem and the Village Clerk be authorized to
sign the plat on behalf of the Village of Mount Prospect.
The President Pro-Tem put the question and the Clerk called
the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays:,
None. Thereupon the President Pro-Tem declared the motion
carried.
T~stee Willer then read the following letter:
August 14, 1957
Town of MoUnt Prospect
112 East N. 'W. Highway
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Honorable President and Board of Trustees:
The Town of Cicero is Cicero is celebrating its Town
Centennial, 1857-1957, and on September 22 it will
climax its Centennial with a parade that will start
around 2:15 P.M.
The Centennial Parade Committee and the Town of
Cicero cordially extends an invitation to your Board
and the President of your Board to participate in the
September 22 affair by appearing in a car from your town.
A reply as to your acceptance of your appearance in the
Centennial Parade will be gratefully appreciated.
Yours very truly,
CICERO CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
S/ Florian Zurkowski
General Chairman of the Centennial
Parade
1he Village Clerk was instructed to furnish President
Lams with a copy of this letter upon his return from vacation.
Trustee Willer submitted a petition signed by 6 citizens
requesting the amendment of Resolution 15-57 by striking out
"1001& of the property owners in any blocktt and substituting
"51% of the property owners in ahy blooktf in paragraph 2 of
the Resolution. Mr. Robert Bjork, Attorney, spoke from the
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:floor on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. De Kempe o:f
400 S SeeGwun stated that the same situation exists
on S. SeeGwun. Mr. John Schumacher o:f 420 S. Emerson
spoke against curb sidewalks. A motion was made by
Trustee Willer and seconded by Trustee Airey that the
request contained in the petition submitted by Mr.
Cleven, Mr. I'urland, Mr. Bolsinger, Mr. Schaffert,
Mrs. Fergin_ Mrs. Joern be denied. The President
Pro-Tem put the question and the Clerk called the
roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees
Airey, Schlaver and Willer. Trustee Norris abstained
from voting. Absent: Trustee Broad and Casterline.
Thereupon the President Pro-Tem declared the motion
carried and the request denied.
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Trustee Willer submitted a petition signed by
254 citizens requesting that curb type sidewalks be
strictly prohibited. A motion was made by Trustee
Airey that Paragraph 2 01' Resolution 15-57 be
eliminated. As there was no second to this motion,
it could not be considered by the Village Board.
A motion was made by Trustee Schlaver and
seconded by Trustee Norris >that the petition signed
by 254 citizens be placed on file. President
Pro-Tem put the question and the Clerk called the roll
with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None.
Thereupon the President Pro-Tem declared the motion
carried.
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Village Manager Appleby read a notice
requesting the submission of bids for the seal coat-
ing of Village Streets. Mr. Appleby recommended that
this notice be published and that a bid be accepted
and approved on the September 3 meeting of the
Village Board. The President Pro-Tem put the
question and the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon
the President Pro-Tem declared the motion carried.
Mr. De Kempe, speaking from the floor, requesteo
information as to Special Assessment Procedure as
applied to sidewalks. He was informed by the Village
Attorney that the decisi.n would depend upon numerous
factors and that no definite answer could be given.
Mr. Parker Ekren, referring to a motion passed
at the August 13 meeting of the Village Board to
permit Mr. Poczatek to construct a temporary 6" house
service in the public street to the existing manhole
at Forest and Gregory, requested that the same
permission be granted Mr. Ted Skarr of 802 West
Gregory. Mrs. Skarr was present and was requested by
Trustee Willer to meet with Mr. Poczatek in an effort
to come to a mutual understanding.
There being no further business to come before
the Board, a motion was made by Trustee Norris and
seconded by Trustee Willer that the meeting be
adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation
whereupon the president Pro-Tem declared the motion
carried and the meeting regularly adjourned at 9:lo P.
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William H. Kei h
Village Clerk
Aug. 20 t 1957