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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/02/1953 VB minutes MINUTES OF A HEG'TLAR MEETING OF TEE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAI: BUILDING, MOTTNT PROSPECT, ILTINOIS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 2 1953. The meeting was called to order by President Lams, at 8:10 P.M. The Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call the following Trustees answered "Present:" Trustees Coutts, Hinrichs, Ibbotson, Lange, Viger, and Wilson. Absent:None. A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Lange, that the Clerk be authorized to open the bids received on Contract No. 2 for 1953 Water Works Improvements. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. P" The Clerk then opened the bids submitted, as tabulated below: AMOUNT OF CHECK TOTAL NAME OF BIDDER: OR BID BOND BASE BID Eastman Const. Co.- Chicago $7000 $125,065 W.H. Lyman Const. Co- Chicago 6500 113,843 E.W. Sproul Const. Co.- Chicago 6000 118,780 Huchsman Const. Co- Chicago 6500 121 Northern States Co.- Chicago 6500 116,996 Collins & Wilson, Inc. -La Grange 5300 105,570 LaSalle Const. Co- Chicago 7000 113,683 Santucci Const. Co.- Skokie 8000 137,975 Geo. D. Hardin - Chicago 8000 118,874 Keno Const. Co.- Highland Park 5000 95,51 W -M Corp. - Chicago 6000 109,436 Tine 2, 1953 John Erskine Co.- Chicago 6650(Bond) 132,231 Gaskill & Walton -Crete 6500(Bond) 121,800 344 A motion was then made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Coutts, that all of the bids be referred to the Village Engineers for a complete tabulation and report at the June 9th meeting. The motion was voted upon by acclama- tion, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. 0 motion was made by Trustee Coutts, seconded by Ibbotson, to authorize the Clerk to retain the checks which accompanied the bids submitted by the three low bidders: 1) Keno Construction Co., Inc.; 2) Collins and Wi &son, Inc.; 3) W. -M. Corp.; and to return the checks and bid bonds to the unsuccessful bidders. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. mg The Clerk then read the minutes of the regular meeting of May 12, 1953. A motion was made Trustee Wilson, seconded by Lange, that the minutes be approved as read. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was then made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Wilson, that due to a slcrtage of water sprinkling be permitted only as follows until further notice: North of Northwest Highway, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between the hours of 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. South of Northwest Highway, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday between the hours of 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. No sprinkling to be allowed on Sunday. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was then made by 'Trustee Viger, seconded by Lange, to authorize the expenditure of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) payable to the Production Instrument Company and also the installation of a fire hydrant at the intersection of Central Road with the easement as considera- tion for said easement, to be granted by the Production 0. Instrument Company. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Hinrichs, that the Village Attorney be authorized to prepare an Ordinance covering the easement to be granted by the Production Instrument Company. The Pres1dt t put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the follow- ing results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the Presi- dent declared the motion carried. A motion was then made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Coutts, to accept the Revisions of Contract No. 1, 1953 Water Works Improvements, as shown on sheet 50 -75 hevision dated May 19, 1953 by Consoer, Townsend, and Associates, and revision dated May 20, 1953, by Santucci Construction Company on sheet No. 50 -75. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Lange, to retain Mr. William Mulso as resident inspector at a rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) a day on the 1953 Water Works Improvement Contract No. 1, for a total cost not to exceed two hundred and sixty -five dollars ($265.00) The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: Trustees: Coutts, Hinrichs, Ibbotson, Lange, Viger. Nays: Trustee Wilson. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Coutts, seconded by Lange, that the President and Village Clerk be authorized to execute the Contract with the Barrington Trucking Company for monthly trash removal from the Village for the sum of eight hundred and eighty dollars ($880.00) covering the period from June 1, 1953 to April 30, 1954. The June 2, 1953 President put the question and the Clerk called the roll 4 5 with the following results: Ayes: Trustees: Couttd, Hinrichs Ibbotson, Lange, and Viger; Nays: Trustee Wilson. There- upon the President declared the motion carried. Summons No. 53C 7925 Circuit Court of Cook County and Summons No. 53S 8521 Superior Count of Cook County were then read. A motion was made by Trustee Hinrichs, seconded by Coutts, to authorize the Village Attorney to file an appearance and answer on behalf of the Village. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Se 4'4 A letter dated May 18, 1953 from the Mt. Prospect ' Plan Commission regarding the g g proposed Dan Serafine sub- division to be located on the east side of Maple btreet between Thayer treet and Eenry Street was then read. A motion was then made bj: Trustee Hinrichs, seconded by Coutts, that the Plat of the 6 erafine Subdivision be approved upon the condition that Mr. berafine deposit the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) as security to put in improvements affecting his side of the property, as provided by Official Plan Ordinance, this amount to be adjusted after procuring the Village Engineers estimate of cost. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: Trustees Coutts, Hinrichs, Ibbotson, Lange, and Viger. Nays: Trustee Wilson. U- Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. • A letter from the Mount Prospect Plan Comrission dated May 20, 1953 regarding the preliminary plans for the proposed Kim Builders, Inc. Subdivision, to be located adjacent to Mount Prospect at the Northeast corner of Busse Road and Lincoln Avenue and east to yeller Creek, was then read and placed on file. A motion was made by Trustee Hinrichs, seconded by Viger, that the Village Attorney be authorized to file a declaratory suit against the County of Cook, pertaining Le to our Village Plan. the President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes All; Nays: None. whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The annual report of the Mount Prospect Public Library for the year ending April 30th, 1953 was then read. The motion was made by Trustee Coutts, seconded by Hinrichs tlat the report be accepted and placed on file. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Lange, seconded by Viger, that a night Police Clerk be hired at a salary of $150.00 per month in order to make available 24 hour direct service in the Municipal Building, beginning June 1, 1953. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayesi All; Nays: None. there- upon the President declared the motion carried. The annual report of the Police Pension Fund for the year ending April 30, 1953 was then read. A motion was made by Trustee Lange, seconded by Wilson, that P^ the 1 Leport be accepted and placed on file. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by 'Trustee Linrichs, seconded by Lange, to submit the preliminary plat of the second Serafine Subdivision to the Plan Commission for their study and recommendation. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Wilson, seconded by Lange, to request the Village Engineers to take the necessary steps to include fully actuated stop and go lights at Central Road and Main Street, in the 1953 program covered by Motor Fuel Tax Funds. The President put the question and June 2, 1953 346 the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk tten read the following: May 12, 1953 I HEREBY CERTIFY, That according to the returns of the Special Census, taken as of April 22, 1953, the population of the Village of Mount Prospect, County of Cook, State of Illinois, was 6,113. The population was distributed as follows: Both sexes Male Female Total Population 6,113 3,072 3,O71 White 6,112 3,072 3,040 ""' N oriwh i to 1 -- 1 w/ Robert W. Burgess Director of the Census There being no further business to come before the Board a motion was made by Trustee Lane, seconded by° Hinrichs, that the meeting be adjourned. he motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned.