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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/12/1949 VB minutes 122 MINUTES OF A REGULAR METING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1949 The meeting was called to order by President Pendleton at 8 :00 P.M. and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. Upon the roll being called the following Trustees answered "Present ": Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig, Lams. Absent: Trustee Mott. Vacancy: One. The Clerk then read the minutes of the regular meeting held April 5, 1949. A motion was made by Trustee Hartwig, seconded by Bayne, that the minutes be approved as reed. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; April 12, 1949 Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried and said minutes approved. A letter dated March 11, 1949, from Arthur T. McIntosh & Co. regarding their sign on Northwest Highway just West of Fairview Ave. was then read. The Clerk was directed to answer the letter advising Mc- Intosh & Co. that the sign must be removed. The following communication was then read. April 12, 1949 „0„ The President and Board of Trustees Village of Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: In response to a request from the Trustees of the Library Board, the Plan Commission of Mt. Prospect held a meeting at the Village Hall. on Monday evening April llth, to review and pass on the plans for the proposed Library to be located at Emerson Street and Busse Avenue. The proposed building meets with our approval both in interior design and outside appearance, U- however, two suggestions were offered in deference to public safety. 1. Two additional fire exits should be provided one at the west end and one at the east end of the building. It would be possible to in- corporate these exits into the large windows at either end, without detracting from the interior appearance or design. The doors should be designed so as to open only from the inside. 2. The roof construction should be entirely fireproof and conform with the Village Building Code on public buildings. MVe understand these preliminary plans and estimates were submitted for approval only as to general plan, appearance, and costs, so as to en- able the Board to submit a Brochure and plan to the People of Mount Prospect for a special election to be held sometime in the near future. If, by election, public approval is obtained,a complete set of plans and specifications will be submitted to the Village Board for final approval. The plans as submitted plus our suggestions have the Commission's approval. Yours very truly, Plan Commission of Mt. Prospect E. H. eleven, Secretary A motion was then made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Bayne, to accept the recommendations of the Plan Commission as outlined in their letter of April 12 and to approve the preliminary plans of the proposed Library building with respect to conformance in design and general construction with local require- ments with modifications as outlined in letter of April 12th from Plan Commission. 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. April 12, 1949 124 A motion was made by Trustee Bydal, seconded by Lams, to deny the request of Alfred Juhnke to have the Village furnish water for his house just outside the Village limits on Golf Road across from Hi -Lusi Ave, The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A letter, dated March 3, 1949 from Consoer, Townsend, and Associates regarding the paving of Council Trail east of Elmhurst Road in Moehling's Pleasant Dale Subdivision was then read. A motion was made by Trustee Hartwig, seconded by Bydal, to approve the plans for the paving as submitted 0.44, with the addition of a concrete retaining strip of suit- able width, at the east end of the proposed paving. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following response: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The motion was then made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Bydal, that the Clerk be instructed to write to the County Clerk, with a copy to the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals stating that our Village Board has no objection to rezoning of Lots 1, 2, and 3 in Block 3 in Arlington Countryside Unit No. 2, from an F (Farming) District to a B -1 (Business) District. 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 Clerk so• instructed. A motion was made by Trustee Bayne, seconded by Hartwig, that a letter be written to the American Legion, Mount Prospect Post No. 525, formally thanking them for the flag and standard which was presented for use in the Council Chambers. The motion was voted upon by acclamation whereupon the President declared the motion carried and Clerk so instructed. .fw The Clerk then read a letter, dated April 10, from Mr. Frank C. Bascomb regarding the house to be built next to his. The letter was referred to the Building Committee. - The Clerk then read summons No. 124115, served April 9, 1949, in the matter of Axel Lonnquist, as Trustee and Edwin L. Christian for the disconnection of certain lands from the Village of Mount Prospect. The matter was referred to Village Counsel. The motion was then made by Trustee Bayne, seconded by Bydal, that the meeting be adjourned until 9 :00 P.M.., April 19, 1949. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and meeting adjourned. ,^ /