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Home My WebLink About05/07/1940 VB minutes 207 Minutes of a regular meeting of the President & Board of Trustees of the Village of Mt Prospect I11. '7 held on May 7th, 1940. at the village hall. President Besander called the meeting to order and upon the clerk calling the roll the following trustees were found to be present. Trustees Greinke, Haas, Haberkamp, Mortimer and Wille. The minutes of the previous sleeting were approved as read on a motion made by Trustee Mortimer seconded by Trustee Greinke The following report of the treasurer was ordered placed on file by a motion made by Trustee Haberkamp and seconded by Trustee Wille. Treasurers Report GENERAL FUND Bal. on hand last report (Deficit) $670.11 Receipts 454.03 218.08 rS7 Overdravm April 30th, 1940 16.00 W Total deficit232.08 VEHICLE TAX & ROAD & BRIDGE TAX FUND % al. on hand last report 656.58 ce o e ip t sa 720.05 1376.63 Disbursements 5.50 Balance 1371.13 WATER EXTENSION FUND ° al. on hand last report 157.41 No recipts or disb. WATER DEPOSIT FUND Bal. on hand last report 1030.00 ` 60.00 Balance 1090.00 OLD WATER FUND Bal. on hand last report 350.00 No reeipts or disb. GENERAL "A" FUND Deficit last report 532.08 No receipts 0* disb. A motion was made by TrusteeGreinke and seconded by Trustee Haberkamp to place the special assessment report on file. The motion was carried. It was moved by Trustee Mortimer and seconded by Trustee Greinke that 320 feet of aprons and sidewalks on the east side be installed on George, Albert and Evergreen Streets. The motion was carried with the following vote Ayes: Greinke, Haas, Haberkanp C Mortimer and Wills. No nays. The following letter addressed to the village attorney was presented to the board. The letter is as follows: Samuel Wodika, Atty. Village of Mt Prospect I11. 111 W Washington Street, Chicago Illinois. Dear Sirs It appears form statements made at the special board meeting of tin Mt Prospect, thursday night that the village is without funds to complete the audit. Prior to and since the inception of the audit I have tried to have it completed. 208 You will remember at the meeting I pointed out to the bead that another town had temporarily borrowed Special Assessment funds for audit purposes, suggesting that through this medium they could produce the 31500.00 necessary to complete the audit. At the time I made the statement the sum in mind before the board was 31500.00 to complete the audit, to borrow this amount from the special assessment account on 47 issues would be approximately 332. from each account from the cash that is already •n hand. belong- ing to the bond holders. Later the Mayor indicated he wanted to borrow somewhere around W5000. from the Special assessment account. As a taxpayer I would have no objection to the temporary transfer of this 31500. to oomolete the audit, providing that this indebtedness is properly acknowledgid in the special assessment books and recorded in the caperate books and is made an obligation of the Village being recorded in every monthly statement as presented and reported by the Village Treasurer. Further that the resolution provide from the anticipated corporate taxes that this 31500. sum illegally borrowed be retired and replaced in the Special Assess ment fund at the rate of not less than 3500. per year. If in your opinion for the protection of the tax - payers the village should not transgress illegally into the special assessmert fund than I submit that other ways and means be found to raise the necessary $1500.,possibly through the issuance of tax antivipation warrants as discussed. AS a taxpayer I object to the propose' of the Mayor to borrow the excessive sum of approximately 36600.00 to be taken out of the Special Assessment account. W111 you be kinf enough to present this letter, being my views as a taxpayer, to the the board at its next regular meeting and in the interm I will greatly appreciate your courtesy in aeknowleging the same. Respectfully Signedt James F. Boyland. CC: J. D. Binkley Chairman Judiciary committee. It was moved by trustee Mortimer and seconded by Trustee Haberkamp that all conversations and overtures regarding the borrowing of money fwsm the special assessment funds, as per the advise of the attorney. The motion was carried as follows. Ayes: Greinke, Haberkamp Mortimer and Ville. Trustee Haas passed his vote. A motion was made by Trustee Haas and seconded by Trustee Ville that the following resolution be adopted. • Resolved that the action of Samuel '9adika as attorney for the village of Mt Prospect in advising Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery that their agreement to audit the special assessment records of the Village of It Prospect, Illinois is considered abrogated and of no further force and effect, due to their refusal and failure to complete said audit, and that the village of Aiat Prospect js now making arrang- ements with other auditors to odmplete the audit of its special assessment records, be and same is hereby approved. Li Said resolution was adopted with the following vote. Ayes Greinke, Haas, Haberkamp, Mortimer and Wille. No nays. • It was moved by Trustee Haas and seconded by Trustee Mortimer that the resignation of Trustee Binkley be accepted as a member the Village board, due to Mr Binkley moving out of the corporate limits of the Village. The motion was carried by a vote of acclamation. i4 2,09 It was moved by Trustee Mortimer and seconded by Trustee Haas that a letter be sent Mr. Binkley, advising him that his re- signation had been accepted and thanking hit for his splendid services made in the past in behalf of the village. The motion was carried. A motion was made by Trustee Haberkamp and seconded by Trustee Mortimer that the V. F. W. and the American Legion be given permission to sell poppies on Poppy day. The motion was carried. It was moved by Trustee Mortimer and seconded by Trustee Greinke that the building on Lot 148, Colonial Manor be removed as per the building ordinance as it is a public nusianoe and very unattractive. The motion was (tarried by the following vote, Ayes: Greinke, Haas, C Haberkamp, Mortimer and Wille. No Nays. A motion was made by Trustee Haberkamp and seconded by Trustee Greinke that the Mt Prospect State Bank and the First Nat onal Bank of Chicago be designated 3s the official depositories in which the funds qnd moneys of the Village in the custody of Fred Mille as treasurer and collector be deposited. The motion was oarried with the following vote. Ayes Greinke, Haas, Haberkamp, Moetimer and Wills, No nays. It was moved by Trustee Greinke and seconded by Trustee Haas X that the fallowing bills be approvei for payment. The motion was carried with the following vote Ayes; Greinke Haas, Haberkamp Mortimer c..0 and Wille. No nays. Frank A Bremer 1.13 Winkelmans Sinclair derv. 1.25 Bittsburg Meter Co. 215.06 Albert Wills. 91.62 E. F. Aeawson 5.00 Charles A. Seidler 50.00r- Mt Prospect Lteview 36.60 Mt Prospect Womans Club 16.25i. Mt Prospect State Bank 20.00 Busse Motor Sales 26.25 Busse- Biermann 15.881 William Busse Jr. 10.00^ Republic Flow Meter Co. 10.67 Braun .Brothers Oil Co. 120.45?\ Public Service Co. 69.9&. 65.72, " 149.32 " 19.991\ * 149.32■ " 19.99 " .50c-- " .50 r. M .50;%. • 19.201\ • 20.40 It was moved by Trustee lreinke and seconded by Trustee Mille that voucher #291, pyable to Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery be can- celled. The amount 750.00. The motion was earriej with the following vote. Ayes: Greinke, Haas, Haberkmap, Mortimer arnd Mille. No nays. A motion was made by Trustee Wille and seconded by Trustee Haas that the summons res Bankers Life Co. be turned over to the village attorney. The motion was carried. E It was moved by Trustee Mortimer and seconded by Trustee Wills Q that a resolution employing the firm of Pearce •4c Granata, certified Q Public accountants to complete the audit and analysis of the special 144 . as records of the village to July 31st, 1938. The motion „ was carried with the following vote. yes: Greinke, Haas, Haberkamp Mortimer and Wille. No nays. aPstola,� ooa, It was moved by Trustee Haas and seconded by Trustee Wills that a special election be called for June 25th, 1940 for the purpose of electing a Trustee to fill the facancy due to the resignation of Mr. Binkley. The motion was oarried by the vote as follows: Ayes: Greinke, Haas, Mortimer and Wille. Trustee Haberkamp voted Nay. 210 There being no further business to come before std meeting it was regularly moved sevended and passed to adjourn • / > 3 • • 0