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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/05/1953 VB minutes 3 c 3 ) MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF TLE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, LELD IN THE PVUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1953 The meeting was called to order by President Pendleton at 8:15 P.M. and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call the following Trustees answered: "Present:" Bayne, Ibbotson, Lams, Lange, and Wilson. Trustee Viger was absent on roll call. The Clerk then read the minutes of the Regular Meeting held April 14, 1953. The motion was made by Trustee Lange, seconded by Lams, 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. The minutes of the Special Meeting of Tuesday April 21st, were then read. A motion was made by Trustee Ibbotson, seconded by Wilson, 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 made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Bayne, to approve an expenditure in the amount of $13.26 for framing of past Village Presidentd pictures. 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 Lams, seconded by Lange, to approve the payroll in the amount of four hundred twenty -seven dollars and eight cents($42 7.08) due numerators and clerks for their services during the taking of the Special Census. 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. May 5, 1953 Trustee Viger arrived and took his place at 8:45 P.M. The following letter was then read: May 1, 1953 Finance Committee Board of Trustees Vil_tage of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: You have requested me to check the soundness of accepting a bid of par for 3 1 /2's on your proposed issue of approximately $140,000 Water Revenue Bonds. I have checked two bond houses who are nationally active in revenue issues and who have underwritten enough of this type of paper to have an excellent indication of what the revenue market is. In both cases, these bond houses were unanimous in their thinking that if your proposed revenue issue was brought to public sale in the present market, a bid for 3 2/4% bonds would be very optimistic and probably the best you would hear would be a bid for 4% effective rate. You might keep in mind that in the past sixty days the municipal bond market has been very much distressed, mainly due to the upward change of interest pattern in the United States Government Securities and also due to a severe tightness of money in the large banks. In my opinion, the bid which you have on hand for 3 1/2% bonds is very much above what you could =-i expect to get by public sale and I would strongly urge you to accept this bid. If you wish to check further into the matter, I have listed below the names of the firms which I checked; also the names of the individuals who would be in charge of buying revenue bonds. Respectfully submitted, Ronald M. Coutts Mr. Wilbur G. Inman 1 awes G. Brophy John Nuveen & Co. & Company 135 S.La Salle Street 135 S. La Salle Street Chicago 3, Illinois Chicago 3, Illinois A motion was then made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Wilson, that Mr. Santucci's offer to buy the Water Revenue Bonds, as outlined in his letter of April 21st, be accepted, and that the Village Clerk be authorized to write a letter of acceptance to Mr. Santucci. The Presi- dent put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. Summons No. 53 5.6149 Superior Court of Cook County was then read. ti motion was made by Trustee Bayne seconded by Lams, that the Village Attorney be authorized to file an appearance, The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Summons No. 53 C 7156 Circuit Court of Cook County was then read. A motion was made by Trustee Lange, seconded by Ibbotson, that the Village Attorney be authorized to file an appearance. £he motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Summons No. 53 C 7398, Circuit Court of Cook County, was then read. A motion was made by Trustee Bayne, seconded by Lams, that the attorney be authorized to file an appearance and answer in defense of the Village. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. • May 5, 1953 g � • MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF TEE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HELD IN TEE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1953 The meeting was called to order by President Lams at 9:15 P.M.. The Clerk then was directed to call the roll. On roll call the following Trustees answered "Present:" Coutts, Hinrichs, Ibbotson, Lange, Viger, and Wilson. Absent: None. The following Proclamation was then read: STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK ^' I Robert F. Milligan, the duly elected and acting Clerk of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook �_• County, Illinois, having charge and custody of the records and files thereof, do hereby certify that at an election held on the 21st day of April, 1953, the following named persons were duly elected to the office set opposite their respective names and each of them has filed in my office the oath of office required by law: Theodore A. Lams - - Village President Robert F. Milligan - Village Clerk Ralph E. Gould - - - Police Magistrate Edwin A. Lange - - - Village Trustee James W. Viger - - - Village Trustee Howard J. Wilson - - Village Trustee Ronald M. Coutts - - Village Trustee 2 yr. term Harold E. Hinrichs - Village Trustee - 2 yr. term Meta W. Bittner - - Library Director Ruth T. Carlson - - Library Director IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of May, A.D. 1953. Robert F. Milligan Village Clerk The Clerk then read Resolution No. 6 -53 "EXTENDING THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO MAURICE B. PENDLETON FOR HIS SERVICES TO THE VILLAGE DURING HIS TERMS OF OFFICE AS VILLAGE PRESIDENT." A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Ibbotson, that the resolution be adopted. 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 and the hesolution adopted. May 5, 1953 Bond No. 813,262, Standard Accident Insurance 339 Company, in the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000) covering President Lams and Bond No. 813,263, Standard Accident Insurance Company, in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) covering the Village Clerk were then presented. A motion was made by Trustee Lange, seconded by Viger that the Bonds be approved. 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. The following communication was then read: May 1, 1953 Honorable Members, Board of Trustees '""'' Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: In order to conduct the affairs of this Board in an orderly and efficient manner, I take pleasure in making the following Committee appointments. BUILDING: Trustees Ibbotson(Chairman) Hinrichs, and Wilson FINANCE: Trustees Wilson(Chairman); Coutts, and Viger. FIRE AND WATER: Trustees Viger(Chairman) Ibbotson and Lange JUDICIARY: Trustees Hinrichs(Chairman): Viger and Coutts POLICE, LIGHT, STREET & SIDEWALK: Trustees Lange ,t (Chairman) Wilson and Ibbotson. PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Trustees Coutts( Chairman) Hinrichs and Lange. Your concurrence in these appointments is respect- fully requested. Very truly yours, Theodore A. Lams, President Village of Mount Prospect. A motion was made by Trustee Wilson, seconded by Hinrichs, that the appointments be concurred in. 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. The following communication was then read: May 1, 1953 Honorable Members Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect, Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: In accordance with the authority delegated to me by statute, I take pleasure in making the following appointments pertaining to the Plan Commission, Zoning Commission, and the Zoning Board of Appeals. THE PLAN COMMISSION Mr. A. 1) resser, Chairman(Term expires in May 1954) Mr. Edmund H. Cleven (Term expires in May 1955) Mr. Richard Young (Term expires in May 1956) Mr. Philip R. Jeuck (Term expires in May 1957) Mr. Rudolph P. Smeby (Term expires in May 1958) THE ZONING COMMISSION Mr. Norman S. Falkanger, Chairman (Term expires in May 1956) Mr. Eugene F. Martin(Term expires in May 1957) Mr. Stephen G. Kline (Term expires in May 1955) Mr. William C. Turner (Term expires in May 1954) Mr. Stuart W. Goodenough (Term expires in May 1958) May 5, 1953 340 THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Mr. William T. Mott, Chairman (Term expires in June 1956) Mr. Robert L. Fontaine (Term expires in June 1955) Mr. Emmett E. Kraybill (Term expires in June 1954) Mr. Ben F. Kelis (Term expires in June 1957) Mr. hied E. Welsh (Term expires in June 1958) Your concurrence in these appointments is respectfully requested. Very truly yours, Theodore A. Lams, President Village of Mount Prospect. A motion was made by Trustee Ibbotson, seconded by Wilson, that the appointments be concurred in. 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. The following communication was then read: May 1, 1953 Honorable Nembers, Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Ill. Gentlemen: In accordance with the authority delegated to me by statute, I take pleasure in making the follow- ing appointments for a period of two years from the above date. Chief of Police: George E. Whittenberg Treasurer and Collector: Herman F. Hinz Village Attorney: Frank M. Opeka Building Commissioner: Alfred A. Schock Fire Marshall: Frank J. Biermann. Police Department: Lieutenant Ambrose Kranz, Sergeant Newell Esmond; Police Officers: Robert Creamer and James Creamer. Fire Department: First Assistant Fire Marshall: Edwin Haberkamp. Second Assistant Fire Marshall: Fred Meeske. Your concurrence in these appointments by this honorable Board is respectfully requested. Very Truly yours, Theodore A. Lams, President Village of Mount Prospect A motion was made b Trustee Lange, seconded by Hinrichs, that tYe appointments be concurred in. 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. The following communication was then read: May 1, 1953 Honorable Members Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: In accordance with the authority delegated to me b: statute, I take pleasure in making the following �. 4 appointments pertaining to the Police Pension Board. Edward F. Glaeser for a period of one year, ending in May 1954. Walter Kirchoff for a period of two years, ending in May 1955. our concurrence in these a::•pointments is respectfully requested. Very truly yours, Theodore A.Lams, President Village of Mount Prospect. May 5, 1953 A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded .) by Coutts that the appointments be concurred in. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. There - upon the President declared the motion carried. Bond No. 813,261 Standard Accident Insurance Company, in the amouht of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) covering Village Treasurer and Collector Herman F. Hinz was then presented. The motion was made by Trustee Wilson seconded by Lange, that the Bond be approved. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes:All; Nays: None. Thereupon the 0" , President declared the motion carried. timi ,, A preliminary plat of a proposed subdivision adjacent to the Village was submitted by Kim Builders, Inc. d motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Lange, that this plat be submitted to the Plan Commission for their study and comments. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President decl the motion carried. A preliminary plat of a proposed subdivision on North Maple Street was then submitted by Mr. Serafine. A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Ibbotson, that this preliminary plat be submitted to the Plan Commis- sion for their study and comments. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the t- motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Wilson, seconded by Hinrichs, that the Village Attorney be authorized to take the necessary action regarding the Atwood Construction on Public property on Foundry Road near Elmhurst Road. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the Presi- dent declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Trustee Vi er secon by Lange, to approve the plans and specificatio Is 4 'oi" fte 1953 Water Works Improvement Contract No. 2, covering a new reservoir and pumping station. (As prepared by Consoer, Townsend, & Associates) The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: all; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the notion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Viger, seconded by Linrichs, to authorize the Village Clerk to advertize for bids for the 1953 Water Works Improvements Contract No. 2, bids returnable at 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 2, 1953. 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 letter dated April 27, 1953, from the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District regarding the obtainment of water from: the use of fire plugs in Mount Prospect was then read. This letter was referred to the Fire and Water committee for their study anj report. There being no further business to come before the meeting, a motion was made by Trustee Lange, seconded by Coutts, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted r■* upon b3 acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. --- ; /'.