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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HELD
IN THE VILLAGE HALL, MOUNT PROSPECT,
ILLINOIS, ON THE 26TH DAY OF JULY,
1 945 A.D.
The meeting was called to order by President Pendleton at 8:20 P.M. and
upon calling of the roll the following Trustees responded: Hartwig, Lams,
Mott and Welsh. Trustees Kirchhoff and Wax were absent.
1 The clerk then read the following communication from the President:
July 21, 1945
Mr. Roy E. Schlemmer, Village Clerk
Village of Mt. Prospect, I11.
Dear Mr. Schlemmer:
Will you please call a special meeting of the Village Board of
Trustees to be held at the Village Hall, July 26, at 8 P.M. This
meeting is for the purpose of acting upon certain resolutions in
connection with the settlement of the suit against Chris. Busse
and his Sureries.
Very truly yours
Signed: M. B. Pendleton
President Village of Mt. Prospect,
111.
Trustee Welsh, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, read the decree
of Judge McGoorty in the Superior Court case, Mt. Prospect vs. Christian
D. Busse, et al., No. 40- S- 16547.
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The following letter was then read;
July 14, 1945
Mr. M.B.Pendleton, President,
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Dear Mr. Pendleton:
Re: Mary F. Howie, et al, vs. Mt. Prospect -No. 37 S 4082
Judgment was entered in the above entitled cause in the Superior Court
of. Cook County recently.
I have advised Mr. Henry 0. Nickel, the attorney who represented you
in the above entitled cause, that if he is successful in settling the case
of Village of Mount Prospect vs. Christian D. Busse, et al, #40 S 16547, with
the defenants' sureties, and the judgment in the above entitled case will be
paid in cash, that it is agreeable tb me to pay Mr. Nickel toward his fees
10% of the total amount of the judgment entered in the Howie case. As you
know, I have already made substantial concessions but in order to effectuate
an immediate settlement and payment of the judgment in the Howie case, I am
willing to make this further allowance.
Yours very truly,
Signed: Leonard C. Mead
A motion was made by Trustee Welsh, seconded by Trustee Mott that the
Board accept the proposal made by Leonard C. Mead, attorney for the judgment
creditors in the case of Mary F. Howie et al, Superior Court No. 37 -S -4082,
to pay toward the attorney fees in the settlement of the case of�Mt. Prospect
vs, Christian D. Busse et al, No. 40- S- 16547, 10% of the total amount of the
judgement entered in the Howie vase. Ayes: Hartwig, Lams, Mott and Welsh.
No Nayes.
Memorandums of agreement for release by and between the Village of Mt.
Prospect and Christian D. Busse, et al, were read, signed and the official
seal of the Village affixed thereto.
It was moved by Trustee Welsh and seconded by Trustee Hartwig, that the
Village Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay out of the funds re-
ceived from the sureties in settlement of the case of Mt. Prospect vs.
Christian D. Busse, et al, No. 40- S- 16547, and out of the General Corporate
• Funds as authorized by a resolution of this date, the following ,judgments:
- To: Leonard C. Mead, attorney for the
judgment creditors in the case of
Mary F. Howie, et al, Superior
Court No. 37-S -4082 $14,673.56
To: Christopher F. Jones, Attorney for
the judgment creditors in the case
of John J. Kuebler, et al., Circuit
Court No. 42- C- 11,470, principal
amount $
Less 10% discount 174.92
Net amount 1,574.32
To: Christopher E. Jones, Attorney for
the judgment creditors in the case
of L. L. Cook, et al., Circuit Court
11110 r No. 36 -0- 13946, principal amount $2213.22
Less 10% discount 221.32
Net amount 1,991.90
To Gerald R. Gorman, Master in Chancery. 100.00
To: Mr. A. Zurakov, assignee, American
National Bank & Trust Company of
Rockford, judgment creditor, Superior
Court, case No. 44 -S -6289, principal
sum of judgment $5788.07
Amount Of discount allowed 503.80
Net amount 5,284.27
cont.
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IT IS FURTHER MOVED that the Village checks hereinabove authorized to be paid
to the respective parties be delivered to Henry 0 . Nickel, Attorney for the
Village, to be delivered by hiip to the aforesaid parties upon receiving satis-
factions in full° in each of the above mentioned cases. Ayes: Hartwig,
Lams, Mott, and Welsh. No nayes.
7-}` A resolution entitled "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF SPECIAL ASSESS -
MENT SURPLUS CASH TO GENERAL CORPORATE FUNDS" was read. It was moved by Trustee
Hartwig, seconded by Trustee Welsh that the resolution be adopted and placed on
file. Ayes: Hartwig, Lams, Mott and Welsh. No nayes.
There being no further business to come before this meeting, it was moved
by Trustee Welsh, seconded by Trustee Mott that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion carried. 0.%.
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