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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL
BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT ILLINOIS
ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1949 '
The meeting was called to order by President
Pendleton at 8:05 P.M. and the Clerk was then directed
to call the roll. On roll call the following Trustees
answered present: Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig, Lams, Mott,
and Stoelk.
The Clerk then read the minutes of the regular
meeting held November 8th and an adjourned meeting held
November 22nd. A motion was made by Trustee Hartwig,
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: A11; Nays: None.
Thereupon the President declared the motion carried and
said minutes approved.
The following communication was then read.
November 29, 1949
Mr. Robert F. Milligan
Village Clerk
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Dear Sir:
The resolution for Section 4 -05 adopted by
the Village Board at its meeting September 27,
1949 . was approved today.
This resolution provides for the improvement
of 1,470 feet of Arterial Street number 4 with a
gravel or crushed stone base course and bituminous
surface treatment 20 feet in width. The resolution
is approved with the condition that the base be
constructed to a minimum 7 inch compacted thickness.
The work is to be done by contract and 06,500.00
is appropriated from motor fuel tax funds for
construction.
December 6, 1949
Very truly yours, 1.61
Cal. Hathaway
Chief Highway Engineer
The Clerk then read the following letter:
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
November 28th, 1949
President Maurice B. Pendleton
and Members of the Village Board
of Mount Prospect, Illinois
Gentlemen:
I herewith tender my resignation, as Chairman
and member of the Zoning Commission of the
Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois, effective
as of November 30th, 1949.
Yours truly,
George L. Busse
A motion was made by Trustee Mott, seconded by
HartwiP, that Mr. Busse's resignation be accepted with
regret and that the Clerk be instructed to write to Mr.
Busse expressing the Board's appreciation for the services
that have been rendered by Mr. Busse. The motion was
voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President
declared the motion carried.
The Clerk then read a petition protesting the
proposed rezoning of property at N.E. corner of Main
and Central.
A letter, dated December 6, from attorney
Lewis and letters approving the rezoning were then read.
The motion was then made by Trustee Mott,
seconded by Bydal, that the rezoning matter be withdrawn
s from committee and placed before the Board for further
discussion. The motion was voted upon by acclamation,
whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
After a discussion, by interested parties
present, a motion was made by Trustee Hartwig, seconded
by Lams, to reject the recommendation of the Zoning
Commission dated November 16th and to approve the re-
/ zoning of the property from R -i to B(Business). The
President put the question and the Clerk called the
• roll with the following response: Ayes: Trustees: Hartwig,
Lams, and Mott. Nays: Trustees: Bayne, Bydal, and
Stoelk. President Pendleton then voted Aye and declared
the motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded
by Bydal, to authorize the Village attorney to prepare
an ordinance on the rezoning of lots 205, 206, 207
in Laudermilk Villa from R -1 to B classification. The
motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the
President declared the motion carried.
The Clerk then read in full ORDINANCE No. 318
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR BORROWING MONEY
AND ISSUING LIBRARY BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROS-
PECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN THE AMOUNT OF 435,000
AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF A DIRECT ANNUAL TAX
FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF SAID
BONDS."
A motion was made by Trustee Mott, seconded
by Hartwig, that the ordinance be passed. The President
put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the
following response: Ayes: Trustees: Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig,
Lams, Mott, and Stoelk. Nays: None. Absent: None.
Thereupon the President declared the motion carried and
the ordinance passed and approved.
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A motion was then made by Trustee Mott, seconded
by Lams, that the ordinance be published December 9th in
the Mount Prospect Herald. The President put the question
and the Clerk called the roll with the following results:
Aves: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared
the motion carried.
A motion was made by Trustee Bavne, seconded
by Hartwig, that the Clerk be instructed to write a
letter to the State's Attorney and Cook County Commis-
sioners voicing the Village Board's objection to the
foreclosure proceedings where improved property is in-
volved. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, where-
upon the President declared the motion carried. 100 `1
A letter,
dated November 22, from attorney
Wild regarding proposed settlement of amounts due on
Special Assessment Warrant #15 against lots 1, 3, and
4 in Block 16 in John Mern's subdivision was then read.
The letter was referred to the Judiciary Committee for
their study and recommendation.
There being no further business to come before
the meeting a motion was made by Trustee Mott, seconded
by Hartwig, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion
was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President
declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly
adiourned.
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