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MINUTES OF A REGULAR ME aING
OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL
BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1954
The meeting was called to order by President Lams
at 8:20 P.1 . add the Clerk was then directed to call the roll.
On roll call, the following Trustees answered "Present ":
Ibbotson, Schlaver, Willer and Wright. Trustees Viger and
were absent.
The Trustees having previously received copies of the
minutes of the meeting held December 7, 1954, a motion was made by
Trustee Willer, seconded by Wright, that the minutes be approved as
submitted. The President put the question, the Clerk called the
roll, with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon
the President declared the motion carried a` d said minutes approved. 4
A motion was made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by
Filler, that the Treasurer's Report for the period ending November
30, 1954, be approved and placed on file. The President put the
question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following respense:
Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the
motion carried.
A motion was then made by Trustee Biller, seconded by
Aright, authorizing the Village Engineers to obtain bids pertaining
to the drainage problem correction in Northwest Meadows in vicinity
of Withorn Lane. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, where-
upon the President declared the motion carried. 5
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assessments on the following vacant real estate: 463
Lot Four (L) in Block Twenty- three (23) in
Busse's Eastern Addition to Mount Prospect
in the East One -Half (i) of Section 12,
Town 41 North, Range 11.
General taxes will be paid up to date and the same
applies to drainage taxes.
We will produce a bidder who will bid not less than
thirty -five per cent (35 %) of the principal and we hereby agree
to pay all expenses including attorney's fees and the sum of
05.00 for distribution fees, hereby indemnifying the Village
against any expense in this connection.
Sincerely yours,
Fleetwood Homes, Inc.
lb.. M. E. Silverthorne
November 30, 1954
President aid Board of Trustees
Village of Yount Prospect
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Attention: Mr. Bayne
Gentlemen:
Request is hereby made for the foreclosure of special
assessments on the following; vacant real estate:
-' Lot Thirty -nine (39) in Maplewood Heights, being
a subdivision of the East 15.00 chains of that
part lying North of Railroad, of Southeast Quarter
( *) of Section 12 (except the Southerly 66 feet
for road) also of Block Twenty -six (26) in Busse's
Eastern Addition to Mount Prospect, in East Half
(2) of Section 12, all in Town 41 North, Range 11,
East of tne Third Principal Meridian.
r General taxes will be paid up to date and the same
applies to drainage taxes.
We will produce a bidder who will bid not less than
thirty -five per cent (35 %) of the principal and we hereby agree
to pay all expenses including attorney's fees and the sum of
05.00 for distribution fees, hereby indemnifying the Village
against any expense in this connection.
Sincerely yours,
Fleetwood Homes, T c.
M.E. Silverthorne
A motion was teen made by Trustee Willer, seconded by
Schlaver, that the Village Attorney be authorized to prepare
a resolution covering foreclosure proceedings, as requested,
subject to approval by Leonard C. Meade. The President put the
question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following
response: Ayes: L11; Nays: None. Thereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
The following petition was then read:
November 17, 1954
President and Board of Trustees
Village of Mount Prospect
Village Hall
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Gentlemen:
As attorney for Harold 0. Meisenheimer, the owner of
the legal title, and Kenneth R. Whitton, as contract purchaser
of the real estate hereinafter described, I respectfully request
that said real estate be rezoned from its existing residential
use to its original commercial use.
The real estate asked to be so rezoned is located in
the Village at the Northwest corners of Northwest Highway and
Prospect Manor Avenue and is described as follows:
November 7, 1954
Lots 15, 16 and 17 in Block 22 in Prospect l °anor,
being a subdivision of part of South 3i4 of the
A motion was mace by Trustee ?Rri :ht, ��
seconded by Wtller, to accept the plans submitted by [l
Consoer, Townsend & Associates under date of November 22,
for the construction of pavement, curb and gutter, and sidewalk
to serve the lots along Russell street, between Highland Avo.
and Memory Lane. The motion was voted upon by acclamation,
whereupon the Presi. dent declared the motion c <Irried.
A motion was made by Trustee Willer, seconded by
Ibbotson, to accept the recommendations of the Village Engineers
in their letter of December 9, 1954, regarding the yaple St.
paving, from Henry to Gregory with the exception that the total
amount of 04,017.55 will be paid instead of 33,615.79, as
recommended, and the amount of 0230..50, the Village's share,
r ft cov ering paving at . aple & Henry Street, will be withheld until
completion of work. The President put the question, the Clerk
called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nys:
None. Thereupon the y re si den t declared the motion carried.
A motion was then made by Trustee Bright;
seconded by Willer, that the Village Clerk be authorized to
notify the M "t. Prospect State Bank that the paving of Maple
Street, between Henry and Gregory, has been accepted by the
Board of Trustees. The motion was voted upon by acclamation,
whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee Willer, seconded
by Schlaver, authorizing a deposit of .n500.00 with Edward M.
Koza, Master in Chancery, to secure costs of suit of Dimucci
vs. Village of Mount Prospect case, No. 54518279. The
President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
The following petition was then read:
November 26, 1954
President and Board of Trustees
Village of Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect, 1.0 Gentlemen:
Request is hereby made for re- zoning from R -1 Residence to
B- Business of the following described real estate known as
Parcel 1.
From R -1 Residence to "B" Business
Commencing at a point 937.58 Ft. West of the East Line
of Town Development Company's We -Go Park Unit No. 1 and
50 Ft. South of the North line of Section 11, Township 4
North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian,
thence continuing South a distance of 301.65 Ft., thence
West on a line making an angle of 89 Degrees, 28 Minutes,
28 Seconds with the last described course measured from
North to vest 585.05 Ft., thence North on a line making an
angle of 90 Degrees, 31 Minutes, 32 Seconds with the last
described course measured from East to North 271.28 Ft.,
thence West on a line making an ai gle of 90 Degrees with
the last described course measured from South to West 140
Feet, thence North on a line making an angle of 90 Degrees
to the last described course measured from East to North
25 Feet, thence East to the point of beginning, all in
rift Cook County, Illinois.
%be Request is hereby further made for rezoning from R -1 Residence
to I -1 Light Industrial of the following described real'estate
known as Parcel 2.
From R -1 Residence to I -1 Light Industrial
Commencing at a point on the East line of Town
Development Company's We -Go Park Unit No. 1, said point
being 50 Ft. South of the North line of Section 11, Town -
ship 41 North, Raa ge 11, East of the Third Principal
Meridian, thence continuing .outh along said East line a
distance of 438.98 Ft., thence Northwesterly along a line
making an angle of 84 Degrees 32 Minutes, 59 Seconds with
D ec. 21, 1954
4(16 the last described course measured from North to 'pest a
distance of 177.46 Ft., thence continuing in a Northwesterly
direction 168 Degrees, 25 riinues, 53 Seconds measured from the South
East to North iest, a distance of 435 Ft., thence Narthwesterly on a
line making an angle of 191 Degrees, 23 Minutes, 59 Seconds, measured
from South East to North West, a distance of 77.69 Ft., thence
Southwesterly on a line making an angle of 186 Degrees, 15 Minutes,
23 Seconds, measured from South East to South West, a distance of
78 Ft, thence Westerly on a line making an angle of 1?7 Degrees,
42 Minutes, 09 Seconds, measured from South East to West, a distance
of 130.47 Ft., thence Northerly on a line making an angle of 90
Degrees, 31 Minutes, 32 Seconds, with the last described course, a
distance of 302.25 Ft., thence Easterly to the point of beginning,
all in Cook County, Illinois.
Enclosed herewith for your convenience a Plat of Survey covering the
above property, together with check for $90.00 covering costs as
provided by Ordinance.
I would appreciate your giving this matter your early attention.
CHICAGO TITLE & TRUST CO.
Trustee under Trust #36742
By
Asset Trust Office
E. J. Callahan
Its Attorney
A motion was then made by Trustee Willer, seconded by
Wright, to refer this petition to the Zoning Commission, for the
holding of a public hearing and their recommendations. The motion
was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the
motion carried.
The following letter was then read;
Chicago, November 29, 1 954
Board of Trustees
Village of Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect, Illinois.+
Gentlemen:
On Friday, November 26, at 8 :00 P.M., the Zoning
Commission, with all members present, conducted hearings on two
parcels of property. The legal description, as published in the
Mount Prospect Herald November 11, 1954, was as follows:
Parcel No. 1
Lot 33 in Block 22 in the Resubdivision of Lot 7, in Block
21, Lots 12 to 19 both inclusive in Block 22 and Lots 12 and 13 in
Block 23, in Busse's Eastern Addition to Mt. Prospect in the East 2
of section 12, Town 41, Range 11, East of the Third Principal
Meridian in Cook County, Illinois.
Parcel No. 2
Lots 7, 11, 9, 24, 25, 2P, 29, 30, 32, 33, 51 and 52 all in
Maplewood Heights, being a subdivision of the East 15.00 chains of that
part lying North of Railroad, of Southeast (uarter CO of Section 12,
(except the Southerly 66 Feet for road) also of Block 26 in Busse's
Eastern Add-_ tion of Mount Prospect, in East Half (I) of Section 12, '^1
all in Town 41 North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian,
Request for each parcel was for rezoning from R -1 Residence
to B Business.
The petitioner for Parcel No. 1 was Mr. William <tnnen. He
presented Torrence certificates indicating ownership of property involved.
Parcel No. 2 was presented by Mr. Harold Ahbe. Torrence
certificates of ownership were also exhibited by him.
It was the unanimous decision of the Commission that
both parcels, as above described, should be rezoned as requested.
All of the property involved is on the Yerthwest Highway and many
of the adjoining lots are presently zoned for business. The Dec. 21, 1954
Commission believes that the property in question is 467
best suited for business purposes.
There were no objections to the zoning requests
for either parcel.
Yours truly,
6.1w. Goodenough
Secretary.
A motion was then made by Trustee Willer,
seconded by Wright, to concur in the recommendations of the
Zoning Commission and that the Village Attorney be authorized
to prepare an ordinance covering rezoning of thig property.
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with
the following response: Ayes: X11; Nays: None. Thereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
A letter under date of December 9th, from Harris
Brothers Co. was then read. This letter referred to the
securing of a Building Permit for the property at 228 W. North-
west Hwy., with the understanding that the property would be
used to erect 3 or possibly 4 model garages for display purposes
A motion was then made by Trustee Wilier,
seconded by Wright, that the request be denied, and that the
Village Clerk be instructed to so inform the Harris Brothers
Co. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the
President declared the :notion carried.
Summonses No. 54S18765 and 54417018 were then
read and a motion was made by Trustee Willer, seconded by
Wright, that the Village Attorney be authorized to file an
appearance and answer in these cases. The President put the
question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following
response: lyes: 11; Nays: None. Therupon the President
declare - d the motion carried.
A letter under dst e of December 15th, frIm
Pastor Stevens of the South Church, requesting permission to
place church signs on theouthesst corner of Northwest Hwy.
boor and south Emerson Street and the Southeast corner of
Elmhurst Rd. and West Sha -Bonee Trail, was then read. A
motion was then made by Trustee if :right, seconded by ?filler, that
this permission be granted, with the understanding that the
signs will be erected under the supervision of. the Police Chief.
The motion was voted upon by acclamation, thereupon the Pres-
ident declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded
by Ibbotson, that the audit of the water department funds for
the fiscal year ended July 31, 1954, be approved and placed on
file. The President put the question, the Clerk called the
roll, with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None.
Thereupon the President declared the motion carried.
A motion was then made by Trustee Echlaver,
seconded by Ldright, that in accordance with the ammended Water
Ordinance, the 45.00 Water Deposit be refunded to party as
recommended in Collector's Report of December 21, 1954. The
President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with
the following response: Ayes: All; rays: None. Thereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
A motion was then made by Trustee 1.►i_ller,
seconded by Schlaver, that the especial Assessments Report, for
the period ended November 30, 1954, be approved and placed on
file. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
A motion was then made by Trustee Schlaver,
seconded by ' to approve for payment the bills as listed
for the month of November 1954, with the exception of the bill
in the amount of 0_ for the Fischer and Porter Co. The
President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
Dec. 21, 1954 A letter under date of December from the
Village Ehgineers to Air. Sai.i, T. Winston, recommence n
` payment in the amount of $6,51 to Milburn Brothers,
(� Inc., for the Va -Pella Ave. paving project, was then read.
A motion was then made by Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Wright, to
concur in the recommendations of the Village Engineers and that the
Villa 'e Clerk be authorized to so advise the City National Bank and
Trust Co. of Chicago. The President put the question, the Clerk
called the roll, with the follow ng response: Ayes: All; Nays:
None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee Willer, seconded.
by Wright, authorizing the President and Village Clerk to sign the
Sanitary District of Chicago's Permits No. 1954 -181, 1954 -191,
1954 -185, on behalf of the Village. The motion was voted upon by
acclamation,; whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
A motion was then made by Trustee Willer,
seconded by Wright, to request the Mount Proqp ect Zoning
Commission to hold a public hearing onthe proposed rezoning from
R -1 Classification to B Classification of the Village property
where No. 5 Nell is being drilled. This property is legally
described as "the East 218.26 Feet of the South 215 Feet of the
West 575.43 Feet of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast
quarter of Section 34, Township 42 North, Range 11, East of the
Third Princtipal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois." The President
put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following
response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
A motion was made lnry Trustee Schlaver, seconded
by Ibbotson, to ao prove partial payment No. 3 to S. B. Geiger &
Co., in the amount of $12,345.30, covering Water Works Improvements,
Well No.5. This payment was recommended by Village Engineers under
date of December 8, 1954. The President put the question, the
Clerk called the roll, with the following results: ;yes: All;
Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried.
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, a motion was made by Trustee Wright, seconded by
Ibbotson, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted
upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion i „ *
carried, and the meeting regularly adjourned.
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