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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/21/1957 VB minutes ()9' iJ ~ . .1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1957 The meeting was called to order by President Lams at . 8:45 P.M. The ,Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call, the f'ollowing Trustees answered "Present It : Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Absent: None. The Trustees having previously received copies of' the minutes of' the meeting held May 14, 1957, a motion was made by Trustee Casterline and seconded by Trustee ~orris that the minutes be approved as corrected by the Village Clerk. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing result: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. -:o:--oJ Trustees having previously received copies of' the Treasurer's report f'or. the Village of' Mount Prospect dated April 30, 1957, a motion was made by Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Schlaver, that the Treasurer's Report be accepted and placed on f'ile. The President put the question, the clerk called the roll, wi th the f'o110wing resu1 t: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried, and the Treasurer's Report accepted. .-"'1......" A motion was then made by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Casterline that the Treasurer's Report of'Specia1 Assessment Funds f'or the Village of' Mount Prospect dated April 30, 1957 be approved and placed on f'i1e. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the me tion carried. Trustee Airey rnade a motion that was seconded by Trustee Norris, that a list of' bills incurred during the month of' April, 1957, as submitted by the Village Treasurer, be approved f'or payment. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing result: Ayes: All, Nays~ None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Lams called f'or Committee Reports. Schlaver reporting f'or the Water Depar tment sta tad would ask f'or bids f'rom 3 f'irms,to paint the words Prospeetlt on the water tank in 8 ft. letters. A motion was made by Trustee Casterline and seconded by Trustee Norris, tha t the Village Attorney be ins tructed to prepare an Ordinance f'or erection of stop signs on Hi Lusi Avenue at the intersection of Evergreen and Hi Lusi. Discussion f'o110wed and included participation from pBrsons present. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing result: Ayes: ~rustees Broad, Casterline, Norris and Sch1aver. Nays: Trustees Airey, and Willer.. Thereupon the Pres- ident declared the motion carried. Trustee that he "Mount ,Trustee Sch1aver recommended that logs be removed f'rom Prospect Avenue between Main Street and Emerson Street. Police Chief Whittenberg recommended removal of' the logs and the installation of' curbs. This matter was ref'erred to the Street Commdttee for study and recommendation. Trustee Willer then inDroduced Ordinance No. 553 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER V of THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECIJ:I OF 1957, AS AMENDED BY ADOPTING CERTAIN ADDITIONS THERETOu. This Ordinance pertains to the Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, and covers member- ship, term and duties of these off'icers. A motion was made May 21, 1957 2~2 by Trustee Willer, that this Ordinance be adopted and the motion was seconded by Trustee Schlaver. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing result: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried and Ordinance No. 553 passed and approved. Trustee Willer then recommended the passing of Ordinance No. 554 entitled ttAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 of' CHAPTER VI OF WE MOUNT PROSPECT BUILDING CODE OF 1957". Thi s Ordinance pertains to procedures to be followed in connection with the construction of any new building or structure. There ,was some di scussion of' the wording of this Ordinance by the Board and minor corrections were made. Trustee Willer made a motion that Ordinance No. 554 be passed and this motion was seconded by Trustee Airey. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, wi th the following result: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried, ~nd Ordinance No. 554 passed and approved. Mr. Robert Teichert spoke from the f'loor requesting permission on behalf' of Mr. Joseph Brickman to pave 4 blocks of' Highland Avenue, as set forth in a letter from Mr. Allan R. Bloch to the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect. Details of this letter were included in the minutes of' April 16, 1957. A suggestion was made to Mr. Teichert that he meet with the Village Attorney during the coming week to discuss proper ways and means of submitting his application to the Village Board, f'or consider- ation during the meeting to be held May 28, 1957. President Lams stated, that he wished to go on record as f'avoring a special assessment in this case. Trustee Willer read a copy of Resolution No.9-57, a Resolution to object to and oppose so much of House Bill 966 as curtails the p0wers of the County Zoning Board of Appeals, and to favor so much of said bill as would give the said Board authority to consider adequacy of provisions for schools, transportation and other public services. The motion was seconded by Trustee Airey. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following result: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried and said resolution adopted. Trustee Willer then made a motion, which was seconded by Trustee Norris, tha t the Presiden t and Vill age Clerk be, au thor- ized to sign an agreement wi th the Barrington Trucing Company f'or the removal of household rubbish. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, wi th the f'ollowing reSlut: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Lams then read the f'ollowing letter: May 20, 1957 The Honorable Members of The Board of Trustees . Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: On May 7, 1957, the undersigned appointed Frank J. Biermann, Jame s J. Murray, and Jerrold T. Shutt to the Fire and Police Commission. Under statute, it is necessary to appoint one member f'or a one-year term, the .second member f'or a term of two years, and the third member for a three year term upon the f'ormation of said Commission. Thereafter, the term of office is three years for a full period. For the one-year term - Frank J. Biermann, May,1951 to May,1958 For the two Year term - James J. Murray, May,1957 to May,1959 f'or the three year term - Jerrold T. Shutt, May,1957 to May,1960 above Your concurrence in the terms of of'f'ice as designated is respectfully requested. sl Theodore A.Lams Village President Hay 21~ 1957 ') (.tl .r; ..(,J J ~1 A motion was made by Trustee Willer and seconded by Trustee Casterline that the Board concur in the terms of office as designated in the letter. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Lams then read the following communication:, May 20, 1957 The Honorable Members of' The Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: In addition to the appointment of' George E. Whi ttenberg as Chief of Po1i,ce on May 7, 1957 and concurred in by the Board of Trustees, I take great pleasure in appointing Chief' Whittenberg Captain of Police as well. .""'v"'"' .,. ~ Your concurrence in this appointment is respect- fully requested. sl Theodore A. Lams President. ~,"" '~..'" '''~I. A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Trustee Casterline that the Board concur in the appointment of George E. Whittenberg as Captain.of Police as stated in the letter. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The following communication was then read: 119 N.Emerson St. Mount Prospect, Ill. May 15, 1957 Mr. H. G. Appleby Ci ty Manager Municipal Building 112 E. Northwest Highway Mt. Prospect, Ill. Dear Mr. Appleby: The Mt. Prospect Camp Fire Girls Committee would like per- mission to have their Fund Drive (~house to house canvass) on Tuesday, November 12, 1957. May we also go on record at this time as requesting the use of' the kitchen and adjoining hall of the Municipal Building for the same evening? We will check with you again early in the Fall as to the avai1abi1i ty 0 f the se f aci1i ti e s. In order to obtain optimal cooperation f'rom our citizens, and success of' other Youth Fund Drives as well as our own, we would like to request that no youth organi.zation be given permission to hold a Fund Drive within approximately three weeks of' this date. We would appreciate early confirmation of' this date. Yours very truly, sl Mri. R. C. Becker General Chairman Mt.Prospect Camp Fire Girls Committee This matter was referred to committee for f'urther study and recommendation. A motion was made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Trustee Norris, that the Board concur in the recommendation of' the May 2l~ 1957 2~~4 Village Manager to employ the Municipal Services in cleaning catch basins as stated in Memo No.4 to the President and Members of' the Board of Trustees. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following result: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Village Clerk then read a letter from Mr. James Viger as f'ollows: May 13, 1957 The Village Board of' Trus tees Village of Mount Prospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gen t1emen: I, the undersigned James W. Viger, being a legally registered voter in the Village of Mt. Prospect, and having voted in the election held April 16, 1957, hereby request the Village Board of' Trustees to take the necessary action to cause the ballots for the offices of Trustees to be recounted. The Village Board of Trustees held in the election, according to the statute, April 16, 1957, and at the reg~lar1y scheduled meeting of the Village Board, April 16, 1957, canvassed the ballots of the election with the following results, in part: For the of'f'ice of' Village Trustee: R. L. Airey . . . . . . 1173 w. G. Casterline. . . . 110B L. H. Norris . . . . . 1094 J. w. Viger . . . . . . 1090 G. T. Tranter . . . . . 1049 c. M. Miller. . . . . . 100B c. E. Busse . . . . . . B06 R. E. Lux . . . . . . 733 E. A. Pfeif'er . . . . . 723 G. G. Flei scrillauer. . . IB7 L. Talbot . . . . . . 176 c. Besenhofer . . . . . 167 Subsequent to the canvass of the ballots, the Village Board did, by Proclamation, proclaim that the following candida tes were elected to the Off'ice of Village Trus tee: R.. L. Airey W. G. Casterline L. R. Norris In view 0 f the above results, I am reque sting a recount of'the ballots f'or the following reasons: 1. The tabulated results are so close for some of the candidates that a recount seems feasible. 2. The large number of split ballots cast in the election could have been conducive to human error in tallying the results. 3. There is, and has been, much discussion concerning the correct and legal manner in which ballots should be, counted wherein there is an "X" in a party circle denoting a straight ballot and also an IIX" in a box denoting a vote f'or a trustee in another party. There is an apparent discrepancy between the manner in which the Village Attorney would advise that these ballots be ~ounted and the instructions that the election clerks received f'or counting them. There is some doubt that the ballots of this type were counted in the same manner in all three precincts. These descrepancies should be cleared up and entirely clarif'ied. May 21~ 1957 f) ,..-, "^" .i.d~a Thank you for your consideration. Very truly yours, sj Jame s 'W. Viger Upon advice of' the Village Attorney, this matter was referred to committee consisting of Trustees Broad, Schlaver and Willer. Trustee Willer was instructed to act as. Chair- man by President Lams. This committee will act as a Board of Trustees sitting as an Election Contest Committee. There being no f'urther business to be brought before the board, a motion was made by Trustee Willer, seconded by Trustee Norris, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned at 10:15 P.M. ~~~ William H. Keith Village Clerk .-~ 'Z:'.: MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDEN T AND BOARD 0 F. TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1957. '^''''' ,-, .",..... ~W'(' The meeting was called to order by President Lams at 8:45 P.M. and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call, the following Trustees answered "Pres~nt\l: Trustees Airey, Casterline, Norris, Sch1aver and Willer. Absent: Trustee Broad. The Trustees having previously received copies of' the minutes of the regular meeting held May 21, 1957, a motion was made by Trustee Norris and seconded by Trustee Schlaver, that the minutes be approved as submitted. The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following result: Ayes: All, Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Lams called for Committee Reports. Trustee Willer reporting for the Judiciary Comrni ttee, stated that a new policy had been adopted. This policy calls for the voting on a proposed ordinance at the following meeting from that in which it is first submitted. It is planned that the meaning of' each ordinance be advertised in the Mount Prospect Herald for the purpose of informing the public of the intended consideration of said ordinance. President Lams commended Trustee Wil1e~ for this decision. A motion was then made by Trustee Willer and seconded by Trustee Norris, that Ordinance No. 555 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT OF 1957 BY AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE II" be passed. This Ordinance pertains to the erection of stop signs on Hi Lusi Avenue, at the intersection of Evergreen and Hi-Lusi. The President put the que stion, the Clerk called the roll, with the f'ollowing result: Ayes: Trustee Casterline, Norris, and Sch1aver. Nays: Trustee Airey and Willer. Absent: Trustee Broad. President Lams was called upon to cas the deciding vote, and voted UAye". Thereupon the President declared the motion carried and said Ordinance passed and approved. Trustee Willer read a copy of' Resolution lOfr57. This Reso1uticn pertains to the Secretary of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, and authorizes compensation in the amoun t of $10.00 :per each meeting of the Board ef'::Fire and Police Commissioners at which witnesses appear. A motion May 28, 1957 ::!'l"'""""~~~.3jl;~~~~==<<~"""'___'~",,,,,