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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/01/1949 VB minutes 114 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, AT 8 O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 1949 The President, Maurice B. Pendleton, called the meeting to order and directed the Village Clerk to, call the roll. Upon the roll being called, Maurice B. Fendle- ton, the President answered "Present" and the following Trustees answered "Present ": Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig, Lams, Mott, and Welsh. The following Trustees were absent: None. The Clerk then read the minutes of the regular meeting held February 8th, 1949. A motion was made by Trustee Bayne, seconded by Lams, that the minutes, be approved as read. The Iresident 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 said minutes approved. A letter dated February 17th, 1949 from the Salvation Army requesting permission to hold Tag Day in the Village on June 14th or alternate day June 21st was then read. A motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Payne, that the request be granted. The notion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk was then instructed to write a letter thanking Druggist Brandt for his donation of the punch __ for our Open House Celebration, Sunday February 6th. A letter, dated February 23, and an Appeal from the Rend Building Corp. (Robert J. Bluett, Pres. Eugene R. Ward, Attorney) regarding permits for nineteen homes was then read. After a thorough discussion the matter was referred to the Board of Appeals for further study. March 1, 1949 Mr. Stuart W. Goodenough then presented, and 11 5 the Clerk read, a petition dated February 28th and signed by 46 citizens of ur Village requesting that 17 permits for homes to be built by Superior Home Builders in Frospect Manor, be held up. After a limited discussion the petition was referred to the Judiciary Committee for further study. The Clerk then read a copy of an Ordinance No. 824 from Rocky River, Ohio regarding building restrictions. The ordinance was referred to the Judiciary Committee for study. The following letter dated March. 1, 1949 was then read: Honorable Members Board of Trustees . Village of Mount Prospect Gentlemen: The following Judges and Clerks of election have been appointed to serve at the Village election April 19th. For Precinct #1: Mr. Roy E. Schlemmer, Mr. Geo. L. Busse, Mrs. A. Mason Brown, Mrs. Rudolph Stoelk, Mrs. Louis Hasz. i`- For Precinct #2: Mrs. Jack Gehringer, Mrs. Ernest Luckner, Mrs. Al. Hedke, Mrs. James Keithley, Mrs. Chas. Verrett. Your concurrence in these appointments is respectfully requested. Very truly yours, M.B. Pendleton President, Village of Mount Prospect. A motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Hartwig, that the appointments be approved. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk then read a letter dated February 25, 1949 from the Village Plan Commission regarding review of Flans and Specifications for Proposed improvements in Castle Heights East. The letter was referred to the Judiciary Committee together with plans and specifica- tions for their study and report. A petition signed by 25 qualified voters, to place the following proposition on the April 19th ballot was then read. SHALL THE VIL1AGE OF M0UNT PROSPECT ADOPT - "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SETTING APART' FORMATION, AND DISBURSEMENT OF A POLICE PENSION FUND IN CITIES VILLAGES, AND INCORPORATED TOWNS HAVING A POPULATION OF NOT MORE THAN 200,000 INHABITANTS" approved June 14, 1909 as amended. The petition was referred to the Judiciary Committee for their study and report. 7" The Clerk then read a letter, dated February 19, from Walter A. Wischstadt referring to Building variations on proposed theatre building for Mount Pros- pect. The letter was referred to the Building Committee The Clerk then read an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE RECTI'LATING PUBLIC II: FROVE;MENTS BY PRI- VATE CONTRACT, PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT THEREOF AND ESTABLISHI?`TG PERMIT FEES." March 1, 1949 11.16 A motion was made by Trustee Mott, seconded by Lams, that the ordinance be adopted. The President 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 and said ordinance adopted. A letter, dated February 26th, from Busse Realty Association on special assessment liens under warrants No. 9 and 26 was then read. The letter was referred to the Judiciary Committee for their study and report. Trustee Welsh, presented the detailed plans, specifications, and estimate of cost of the proposed imrrovements and extensions to the waterworks system of ,,,,,, the Village as revised, to show the location of the said water well on the east side of Waverly Place lying south and ad iacent to the first alley south of Prospect Avenue in lieu of Kenilworth Avenue and Thayer Street, and moved that said plans, specifications, and estimate of cost, as revised, be approved. The motion was seconded by Trustee Bydal. The President directed the Clerk to call the roll for a vote upon said motion and upon the roll being called the following Trustees voted "Aye ": Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig, Lams, Mott, and Welsh. The following Trustees voted "Nay ": None. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and ordered and directed that the detailed plans, specifications and estimate of cost, as revised, as so approved be placed on file in the office of the Village Clerk for public inspection. Trustee Welsh presented and the Village Clerk read in full an Ordinance entitled: March 1, 19 Trustee Hartwig moved and Trustee Lams seconded the motion that said Ordinance as presented and read by the Village Clerk be adopted. After a full and complete discussion thereof the President directed that the roll be called for a vote upon the motion to adopt the Ordinance. Upon the roll being called the following Trustees voted: Ayes: Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig, Lams, Mott, and Welsh. Nays: None. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the Ordinance adopted and henceforth in open meeting did approve and sign the same and did direct the Clerk to record the same in full in the records of the President and Board of Trustees. A motion was then made by Trustee Welsh, seconded by Mott, to authorize the Village Attorney to appear in answer to summons, in connection with disconnection proceedings of Arthur T. McIntosh & Co., and to defend the Village in such proceedings. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following response: Ayes: All; hays: None. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried and Village attorney so instructed. There being no further business to come be- fore the meeting a motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Bayne, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. - FMO*AGH 1&5c 3/1/49 3(9~ - AN ORDINANCE amending the preamble of an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordi- nance authorizing and providing for the issue of $50,000 Water Revenue Bonds of the Village of Mount Pros- pect, Cook County, Illinois, for the purpose of defraying the cost of improving and extending the present waterworks system of said Village, prescribing all of the details of said bonds and prOViding for the collection, segregation and deposi- tion of the revenues of the water works system of said Village for the purpose of paying the cost of oper- ation and maintenance thereof, pro- viding an adequate depreciation fund therefor, and paying the principal and interest of said Water Revenue Bonds", passed and approved February 8th, 1949 and published February 11, 1949. ****** WHEREAS. the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, on February 8th, 1949, passed an Ordinance entitled: hAn Ordinance author- izing and prOViding for the issue of $50,000 Water Revenue Bonds of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, IllinOis, for the purpose of defraying the cost of improving and extend- ing the present waterworks system of said Village, prescribing all of the details of said bonds and providing for the collec- tion, segregation and disposition of the revenues of the waterworks system of said Village for the purpose of paying the cost of operation and maintenance thereof, providing an adequate depreciation fund therefor, and paying the principal and inter- est of said Water Revenue Bonds", which said Ordinance was duly I I approved by the President on February 8th, 1949 and published on February 11th, 1949; and paragraph of the !/HERE!S, in the second/ preamble to said Ordinance, the location of the property owned by the Village for the con- I . .. -2- struction and installation of a new waternU" was through a typographica1 error shown to be located at Kenilworth Avenue I I. and Thayer Street and should have been shown as being side I on the east/of Waverly Place 1ying south and adjacent I I first alley south of Prospect Avenue in said Village. I located to the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIIlED BY THE PRESIDENT and BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: paragraph of the SECTION I. Tha t the second! preamble of an Ordinance entitled: vAn Ordinance authorizing andproviding for the issue of $50,000 Water Revenue Bonds of the Vil1age of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, for the purpose of defraying the cost of improving and extending the present waterworks system of said Village, prescribing all of the details of said bonds and pro- ,iViding for the collection, segregation and disposition of the I revenues of the waterworks system of said Village for the purpose of paying the cost of operation and maintenance thereof, provid- ing an adequate depreciation fund therefor, and paying the principal and interest of said Water Revenue Bondsn, passed and I approved February 8th, 1949 and pUblished February 11th, 1949, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: WHEREAS. it is deemed advisable, necessary and for the best interest of said Village that improve- ments and extensions be constructed to said ex- isting municipal waterworks system" such improvements and extensions to consist of the construction and installation of a new water well to be approximately 1500 feet deep and to be located on property owned by the Village 10cated on the east side of Waver1y Place lying south and adjacent to the first alley south of Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mount Prospect, said well to constitute an additional source of water supply, well pumping equipment con- sisting of a 400 gallon per minute pump, It.. 75 horse- power m6tor and all electrical controls incident thereto and a pumping station to consist of a build- ing with internal measurements of approx1mate1y 14 feet by 16 feet and having a height of approximately -3- 15 feet, such pumping station to house the well pumping equipment and all accessories incident thereto, an eight inch water main to connect the additional source of supply to the existing dis- tribution system, and together with all necessary fittings, connections, appurtenances and equip- ment incident thereto, all in accordance with the detailed plans and specifications therefor here- tofore approved by the President and Board of Trustees of the said Village of Mount Prospect and now on file in the office of the Village Clerk for public inspection; and SECTION 2. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and pUblication, ! according to law. ! I I Ii I! /, I PASSED: this 1st day of March, A.D. 1949. APPROVED: this 1st day of March, A.?-=:)949. ~~ 6I ~ President AT!EST: . --;fl~4.. ' X 7fPL.', '", II ~'r- 'I Village Clerk " PUBLISHED in the MOUNT PROSPECT HERALD ~ the.4?:. day of brch, A.D. 1949.