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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/08/1948 VB minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY JUNE 8, 1948. The meeting was called to order by Presi- dent Pendleton at 8 :00 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and the following Trustees responded: Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig, Lams, Mott, and Welsh. The minutes of the regular meeting of May 11, 1948 and a special meeting of May 18th were then read. A motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Hartwig, 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 de- clared the motion carried and said minutes approved. The Treasurer's report for the period ending May 31, 1948 was then read. The motion was made by Trustee Welsh, seconded by Mott, that the Treasurer's report be approved as read and placed on file. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the President de- clared the motion carried and said report approved. The`motion was then made by Trustee Welsh, 4 seconded by Hartwig, that the Special Assessment report be placed on file. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Mott, second- ed by Hartwig, that the bills as approved by the Finance Committee be approved for payment. 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 said bills approved for payment. The Clerk then read a communication dated May 21, 1948 from the State of Illinois. Division of Highways, stating that the resolution for section 3 -CS; passed by the Village Board March 18, 1948; appropriating x$8,000 from motor fuel tax funds for crossing gates at Emerson Street has been approved. A communication dated June 3, 1948 from the Chicago & North Western Railroad System re- garding the installation of crossing gates at Emerson Street was then read. ,.0 A motion was then made by Trustee Mott, seconded by Welsh, that the Village Clerk be directed to publish a condensed version of the Appropriation Ordinance and Expenditures for fiscal year ended April 30, 1948. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President de- clared the motion carried and Clerk so instructed. June 8, 1948 84 The Clerk then read a letter dated May 27th 1948, from Albert L. Roderick giving data relative to the probable costs for making the annual examination of the accounts and records of the Village covering fiscal year ended April 30, 1948. The motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Bayne, that the Finance Committee be authorized to employ an auditor at a fee not to exceed $600.00 for making the annual examination of the accounts and records of the Village covering the fiscal year from May 1, 1947 to April 30th, 1948. 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 Clerk then read a communication dated April 27, 1948 from the Federal Works Agency - Bureau of Community Facilities regarding Federal advance for planning storm relief sewers. Copy of this letter was turned over to the Village Engineers for reply. A motion was made by Trustee Bydal, seconded by Lams that in accordance with the amended water ordinance the 5.00 deposit be refunded to consumers as listed by Water Rate Collector, May 31, 1948. 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 said deposits to be re- funded. The Clerk then read an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 3, 6, 8, and 9 OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT BUILDING CODE OF 1938." A motion was made by Trustee Bayne, seconded by Welsh, that the ordinance be passed. 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 passed and approved. The Clerk then read a letter dated May 29th, 1948 from the Mount Prospect Library Board giving a brief resume of the year's operation and also a financial statement and annual report covering operations for fiscal year. The motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Mott, that the street department be authorized to provide a temporary cinder pathway on the east side of Wille Street between Gregory Street and Isabella Street at a cost not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00). The Presi- dent put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: Trustees Bayne, Hartwig, and Lams; Nays: Trustees Bydal, Mott, and Welsh. President Pendleton then voted nay and the motion was declared defeated. A motion was made by Trustee Mott, seconded by Bayne, that in recognition of the fact that Harold Willson has in good faith deposited in escrow one half of the estimated cost of paving See -Gwun Ave. between Lonnquist Parkway and Man -a -Wa Trail, in accordance with Village specifications, permission is hereby granted to: (1) Lay, awma at his own expense, a temporary gravel half street on the west side of said street, or (2) Put in a permanent half street with curb and gutter on the west side and a concrete .4 retaining strip on the east, provided a lien or cloud on the titles to lots on the east side of the street could be placed to insure the eventual permanent paving of the east half of the street. The motion was voted upon by acclama- tion, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. June 8, 1948 A "RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE BUSSE FAMILY ON THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR SETTLEMENT IN ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP ", No. 8 -48 was then read. The motion was made by Trustee Welsh, seconded by Lams, that the resolution be adopted. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and said resolution adopted. A motion was then made by Trustee Welsh, seconded by Bayne, that the Chicago and NorthWestern Railway System be requested to make the driveway on the north side of the Mount Prospect Station a one - way drive from West to East or from Main Street to Emerson Street. The motion was voted upon by accla- . -,R oration, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Mott, second- ed by Hartwig, that the Village attorney be instruct - ed to prepare an ordinance permitting the payment of delinquent special assessments, on warrant number 15, as to principal only as is by statute provided. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following results: Ayes: Trustees Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig, Lams and Mott; Nays: Trustee Welsh. Thereupon the President declared the motion t- carried. The motion was then made by Trustee Bayne, seconded by Hartwig, that the Five Dollars 05.00) liquor license fee be refunded to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The motion was voted upon by accla- mation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and said fee to be refunded. A motion was made by Trustee Mott, second- ed by Lams, that the chairman of the Health and Drainage Committee be instructed to have an ordinance prepared concerning health regulations pertaining to communicable diseases. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The motion was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Bayne, that the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois be instructed to install a bulb in the street light fixture at Elmhurst Ave. and Central Road. The motion was voted upon by accla- mation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Clerk then read the following letter: Hon. Members June 8, 1948 Village Board Village of Mt. Prospect Gentlemen: I take - pleasure in announcing the appointment of Mr. Drew Walker and Mr. Garner W. Williams to the Board of Health of the Village of Mount Prospect, and respectfully request the concurrence of the Board in these .:, appointments. Very truly yours, M.B. Pendleton President, Village of Mount Prospect The motion was then made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Welsh, that the appointments of Mr. Drew Walker and Mr. Garner W. Williams be concurred in. June 8, 1948 The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the mot on carried and said appoint- ments approved. The Clerk then read the following letter, dated May 27, 1948, from William H. Rix & Company. Mr. M.B.Pendleton, President of Mt.Prospect Village. We are erecting 6 homes in the 200 block N. Elmhurst Ave. Would you be kind enough to inform us the information regarding street paving and oblige. Yours truly,"' William H. Rix. The following communication from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (dated May 19, 1948) was then read: President and Board of Trustees Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: This is to inform you that the Prospect Post #1337 • of the Veterans of Foreign Wars wish to donate a flag pole to the Village of Mount Prospect. Please acknowledge acceptance or rejection by letter. Yours very truly, PROSPECT POST #1337 VFW W.F. Niebuhr, Jr. Adjutant The motion was made by Trustee Hartwig, seconded by Bayne, that the offer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to furnish a flag pole to the Village be accepted. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President de- Blared the motion carried. A motion was then made by Trustee Mott, seconded by Lams, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned. " - July 7, 1948