HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/11/1948 VB minutes 79
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES HELD IN THE VILLAGE
HALL, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
ON Tu SDAY, MAY 11, 1948.
The meeting was called to order by President
Pendleton at 8:00 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and
the following Trustees responded: Bayne, Bydal, Hartwig,
Lams, and Mott. Trustee Welsh was absent.
The minutes of the regular meeting of April 15,
1948 and an adjourned meeting of April 20th, 1948, were
!' then read. A motion was made by Trustee Bayne, seconded
by Bydal, that said minutes be approved as read. 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 and said
minutes approved.
The Treasurer's report for the, period ending
April 30, 1948 . was then read. The motion was made by
Trustee Mott, seconded by Lams, 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. There-
upon the President declared the motion carried and said
t- report approved.
The motion was then made by Trustee Hartwig,
seconded by Bayne, that the Special Assessment report
be placed on file. The motion was voted upon by accla-
mation, whereupon the President declared the motion
carried.
A motion was made by Trustee Mott, seconded by
Bydal, that the bills as approved by the Finance Commit-
tee be approved for payment. The President put the
'"" auestion and the Clerk called the roll, with the follow-
ing results: Ayes: All; Nays: None. Thereupon the Pres-
ident declared the motion carried and said bills approved
for payment.
A "RESOLUTION TO FORECLOSE THE LIEN OF SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS" No. 7 -48 was then read. The motion was made
by Trustee Bayne, seconded by Hartwig, 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 said resolution adopted.
The Clerk then read a list of suggested amend-
ments to the Mount Prospect /Code as recommended by the
Building Committee. Building
A motion was made by Trustee Bydal, seconded
by Bayne, that in accordance with the amended water
ordinance the *5.00 deposit be refunded to consumers as
listed by Water Rate Collector, April 30, 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 refunded.
A memorandum was then read stating that Mr.
Frank Gerken had resigned from the Fire Department and
that Mr. Frank Schmidt was taking his place. The motion
was made by Trustee Lams, seconded by Hartwig, that the
Village Board of Trustees concur in the appointment of
Mr. Schmidt to take Mr. Gerken's place in the Fire Depart-
ment. The motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon
the President declared the motion carried.
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A motion was made by Trustee Mott, seconded by
Hartwig, that the Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois
be authorized to install a street light at Henry Street
and Elmhurst Road. The motion was voted upon by acclama-
tion, whereupon the President declared the motion carried.
Mrs. Peterson appeared before the board and re-
auested that the taxi cab licenses be limited to two in
number. A motion was then made by Trustee Lams, seconded
by Bayne, that the Taxi Cab Ordinance as now amended be
left and enforced as is. 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 communications from the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion Auxiliary
requesting permission to sell poppies in the Village on
May 24th. The motion was made by Trustee Hartwig, seconded
by Lams, that permission be granted. The motion was voted
upon by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the
motion carried.
Communications dated January 22, 1948, February
18, 1948 and May 7, 1948, from attorney Wild, regarding
Albert E. Busse's property on lot 8 in block 4 of Busse
and Wille's Subdivision were then read. This matter was
referred to the Judiciary Committee for their study.
The Clerk then read copies of letters dated April
28, 1948, and May 6, 1948 from Consoer, Townsend, and Asso-
ciates to Axel Lonnquist recommending payments of $11,129.40
and $10,588.00 to Milburn Bros. for paving work done to date
on Hi -Lusi Ave. from Golf Road to Lonnquist Parkway.
The motion was then made by Trustee Lams, seconded
by Hartwig, that the Village Board of Trustees convene for a
special meeting at seven P.M. Tuesday, May 18, 1948. The
motion was voted upon by acclamation, whereupon the President
declared the motion carried and special meeting so ordered.
A motion was 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.
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