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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/1958 VB minutes ~I~uTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND 'BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HELD IN TEE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, NAY 20, 1958. The meeting was called to order at 8:14 P.M. by President LAmS and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. On roll call, the following Trustees answered "Present": Airey, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Absent: Trustee Broad. All Trustees having previously received copies of the minutes of the meeting held May 13, 1958, it was moved by Trustee Norris and seconded by Trustee Willer that the minutes be approved as corrected. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Broad; whereupon the President declared the motion carried and said minutes approved as corrected. It was moved by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Casterline that the List of Bills to be paid as of Ma~ 20, 1958 be approved for payment. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes~ Trustees Airey, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Broad; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Village Clerk read the following letter: May 18, 1958 President and Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: At the ~ch 28, 1958 meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals a reference was made to Article XII, Service Station, Sections 14.1205 and 14.1206. Frontage Consents by a property-owner spokesma~ in connection with Case 58-5. On April 22, 1958, at the meeting of the Board of Trustees, this same spokesman asked if the Village Board intended to enforce the above mentioned ordinances and received an affirmative answer from Village President On May 12 and 13, 1955, Mr. Leo Koltz, Real Estate Representative of Cities Service Oil Company, called upon the owners of the homes at 520, 521, ~22 and 525 North Elm Street that a~e within one hundred' and fifty feet (150) of a proposed gasoline service s~atton at Highland Avenue, extended, and Band Road in an effort to obtain the required written consent of these property owners before requesting a Building Permit. As previously predicted, none of the affected property owners were willing to siga written consents for a gasoline service station and therefore none did so. At this point, the Cities Service Representative implied that if frontage consents could not be obtained he would get a permit to build by going to higher authority. The property owners are considerably concerned about such an implication being made since they are relying upon the Village of Mount Prospect to protect ~them from the disturbances, odors, dirt and the increased vehiculs~r Sraffic that would accompany a gasoline aervice station in this location. As citizens of this Village these property owners will demand tha't Village Ordinances on Service Station Frontage Consents be upheld a~d vigorously defen~ed by legal means if necessary. Property owners have a right to protection of the value of their property as just one of the duties of the Village Board whe~ it comes to matters of zoning or ultimate land use. We sincerely trust that our faith in the present Board of Trustees has not been misplaced but will be reaffirmed by steadfast ad~rence to'~ts established ordinances. Veery truly your~ 503 N*Emersc~x, Mt. Prospect, Ill. President Lams referred this letter to the Village Clerk for file and directed the Village Clerk to send a copy of the above read letter to the Village Attorney. President Lams then read the following letter: Mt. Prospect, Illinois May 12, 1958 Mr. Theodore Lams President, Village Board Mt. Prospect, Ill. Dear Sir: May we avail ourselves of this opportunity to inform you and the members of the village board of our fullest appreciation for the prompt response to a telephone call to the Mt. Prospect Police Department, shortly after eleven o'clock on the night of April 11, 1958. It was at that time that our dear wife and mother, as is already perhaps known to you, suffered a very sever and fatal heart attack. Immediately after completing the urgent telephone call to the police ~fficer on duty that night, the siren s~mmoning the Inhalator Squad was sounded and within ~a few short moments they arrived and had the inhalator equip- ment in operation. Although their efforts were in vain, we know that no more prompt service could have been rendered, and that all h,,m~ effort would have proven futile. We are most grateful fo~ the great kindness accorded us by the very efficient performance of duty on the part of the Mt. Prospect Police Department and Inhalator Squad and ask you to please convey our expression of profound thankfulness to the members of the two organizations serving our community in a most dependable manner. Again expressing our sincere thanks, we remain, Very truly yours, S/ John A. Wag~er 15 S. William St. Ellen R. Cropper The following communication was then read: Ma~ 19, 1958 President and Board of Trustees Mt. Prospect Village Hall Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gent lemen: We wish to compliment the 'Mayor and Board of Trustees on the action taken by the Village Council regarding the rezoning of property at the Junction of Route 58 and Route 85. We have specific reference to the proposed fringe shopping center. The manner with which the results of your findings were expressed was very gratifying. We ~realize man of our members do not attend the Board meetings as often as we would like. Operating a business in times like these requires many hours of work after the regularily scheduled business hours. . Rest amsured ~he businessmen of Mt. Prospect, are continually endeavoring to facilitate the shopping, parking and safety of their customers. Very truly yours, S/ Richard T. McMahon, President Mt. Prospect Cb,tuber of Commerce. President Lams read three letters from citizens pertain- ing to .the removal of trees on Prospect Avenue. The letters were as follows~ embers of the Village Boax~i Mount Prospect, Illinois Dear Sirs: It is shocking to hear the report that the Trustees of the Village at their meeting of May 13 VOTED to remove the trees on Prospect Avenue between Emerson and Wille Streets. I PROTESTI It is lamentable that we have a Village Boar~ so 5~different to the ethical values of beauty as to destroy those trees - ~rees grown to the full beauty of maturity - to be willing to sacrifice them to mere commercialism. That street - the first impression those alighting from trains receive of the town - will become uglier and uglier, and with ugliness condoned, even fostered, the fine character qualities of the town and those who live in ~t, the boys and girls who grow up in it - deteriorate. It is only a couple of years ago that the trees in the block opposite the depot were taken out, some replaced by others and those "staggered" to widen the roadway. Are those trees no to be wantomly destroyed? We know of ~shall Field & Co.'s planting and nurturing trees in boxes under the sidewalk, at considerable expense, in the effort to bring the beauty of green living trees to their premises. In Mount Prospect such beauty apparently is not worth consider~ ~g. It is to be hoped that we are not to have a repitition of the dastardly action taken in the removal of the trees and shubbery on Maple and Emer$~Streets - the Village Board reportedly having taken action one evening and crews at work cutting down the trees and shubbery before eight o'clock the following morning with the job completed before noon of that day. That was action nothing short of despoticl Very truly yours, S/ Bertha T. Ehard 106 S. Maple Street Mount Prospect, Ill. May 15, 1958 Theo. Lams, ~yor Village of Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Ill. Dear Mr. This is in regard to the trees along Prospect Ave. from Emerson to Witle Streets being removed. It seems too b~d that progress must be served at the cost of the beauty of the town. Ail over the Northwest area Mt. Prospect has been spoken of as the beautiful suburb with the lovely tree lined streets. Surely there must be a better way than to sacrifice the beauty of our town. Very truly yours, S/ Mrs. H. Kolzow 119 Wa Pella Mt. Prospect, Ill. To M~yor Lams and the Trusteew: The trees of Prospect Avenue could be curbed and saved. Two of them Just cost us several hundred dollars. Take a few feet off the sidewalk and a few feet off the railroad - "~p the Town & Country Air". Highway 85 on. Main Stree~ is a far greater traffic hazard than those trees. ~85 on Main Street which is~ a real project to help business. SrJ? Mrs. W. K. Martin Mt. P. Wom~s Club Mental Helath Chairman Garden Club Civic Club Trustee Willer proposed that action be delayed on the removal of trees on Prospect Avenue and suggested that the Village sample the opinions of Village residents by including __ the question of the remova~l of trees on the ballot of the next bond election. Mr. Wa2~er Schroeder spoke in opposition to the removal of the trees on Prospect Avenue. Other citizens who spoke to some length on the parking situation and removal of trees were Mr. Meyn and Mr. Mokate. Eoa~rmembers agreed to dalay action on the removal of the ~rees for the present time. Trustee Willer read the following letter: May 15, 1958 Village Board of Trustees Mt. Prospect, Illinois Re: Brio~m~u Manor Rand & Foundry Roads Mt. Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: We are presentingyou herewith a final plat of Subdivision of the Brickmau ~or, a proposed subdivision of part of the N~ of the N~ of Section 54, Township 42 North, Range ll East of the 5rd P.M., in Cook County, Illinois and lyiug adjacent to the northeruboundry of Mt. Prospect, Illinois. This plat has been prepared in General conformance with the tentative Plat of Subdivision submitted to you previously and approved by Your Plan Commission in April, 1958. Your prompt submission of this document to the Plan Commission for final approval will be appreciated. Very truly yours, BRICKMANHOMEBUILDERS S/ David S. McCoy It was moved by Trustee Willer and seconded by Trustee Norris that the Plat of Subdivision of Brickman Manor be referred to the Plan Commission for study and recommendation. The President put the question and the vote was taken by acc~.m~tion; whereupon the President declared the motion carried.' President Lams read a report' of the Police Pension Fund as follows: VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT POLICE PENSION FUND -- May 1, 1957 to April 50, 1958 To the Honorable President and Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois We ~ake great pleasure in submitting the annual report of the Board Of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund of the Village of Moun~ Prospect for the year ending April 50, 1958 as follows: Village of Mount Prospec~ Police Pension Fund Balance Sheet, April 50, 19~8 Assets Cash in Bank and Savings & Loan Associations $46,165.62 U.S.Government Bonds - at cost(market value ~i~,4~0.00) 1~.?06.25 $59.871.87 Liabilities Members' Investment in Pund $59,871~87 Village of Mt. Prospect Police Pension Fund Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the Fiscal Year ended April 30, 1958 Receipts: Village Taxes $1,021.07 Liquor Licenses (10~ of $4,250.00) 425.00 Business Licenses (10% of $11,011.00) 1,101.10 Dog Licenses (75% of $1,642.50) 1,231.87 Village Ordinances Fines (10% of $32,737.00 3,273.70 Salary Deduction (5% of regular salary 3,944.72 Interest on Investments lt46~.28 Total Receipts $12,462.74 %O Cash in Banks - May 1, 1957 $33,702.88 Cash in Banks and Bavings & Loan Associations April 30, 1958 $46.165.62 Respectfully, Board of Trustees Police Pension Fund S/ A. Kranz Secretary. President Lams then re~i the followingletter: m~ 14, 1958 Village of M6unt Prospect 112 East ~orthwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois In re: Ruth's'Wa-Pella Gardens Gentlemen: ~his is to a~vise you~t a mechanic lien foreclosure suit will be instituted by m2 client, E. M. Melah~ Cons'6ruct~on Co. of Algonquin, Illinois, against.'William Ruth and Salvatore Dimmcci for street improvements installed in Ruth's Wa-Pella Gardens. ~nce this litigation will be protected there is little likelihood the improvements will be completed this year. Hence future home owners should be advised of the delay. ~16ase have your attorney contact me regarding your policy issuing building permits in a situation such as mentioned. Sincerely, S/ Edmund J. Apcel. ?ne following communication was then-read: M~y 1~, 1958 Mr. Harold Appleby c/o Village of Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Ill. Re: St. Paul Fire &Narime Ins. Co. Policy No. 566JK6908 Dear Harold: We are enclosing Certificate of Insurance for the above Errors and Omm~ssione policy covering the operations of the Kirchhoff Insurance Agency. This policy provides added protection for the Village of Mount Prospect due to errors and omissions of the Kirchhoff Insurance~ agency in connection with ~the handling of your insurance coverages. We though you might be interested in knowing about this added protection and in keeping this Certificate of Insurance for your files. This policy is a renewal of policy ~63712 which will expire on June 3, 1958. Yours very truly, -- S/ Walter Kirchhoff Trustee Willer read the following letter pertainir~ to Case 58-1: 654 Graceland Des Plaines, Illinois May 19, 1958 President and ~Board of Trustees ~illage of Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, 'Illinois Gentlemen: In accorAance with previous statements regarding our request to locate an electrical distribution center on North- west Highwa~v near Mt. Prospect Road, we wish to svm,~rize our proposed "time-table" for this installation as follows: 1. With two months after our request is granted we will begin improving the proper~y by grading and enclosi~ the area with fenci~ and the brick wall as shown on the plan in your files. 2. Assuming the above will be completed this summer we will ~hen landscape the area as indicated on the plan by October 1958. 3. As soon as it is assured that this property can be used as requested, we will place an order for the electrical equipment for delivery and installation by August 1959. Should load growth accelerate to the 1957 pace it will be necessary to make this installation hy June 1, 1959 in order to supply the summer peak load expected in this area. We trust the above information will assist you in your deliberations in this case, and that we will have a favorable decision on your request in the very near future. Very truly yours, S/ R. J. Seitz District Superintendent Public Service Company Trustee Willer pointed out the fact that the Board of Appeals had recommended that the petition be granted in Case 58-1. It was -- moved by Trustee Willer and seconded by Trustee Casterline that the Village Board concur with the recommendation of the Board of Appeals with respect to ~Case 58-1 and that the Village Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary papers to bring about the recommended change. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Broad; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Willer read the following petition: ~ 18, 1958 President and Members of the Village Board of Trustees Village ef Mount Prospect ~Anicipal Building Mt. Prospect, Illinois Dear Sirs: We, ~e ~ersi~ea, being the Mers of Reco~, of the territo~ hereafter describe~, ~ by ~is petition ask th~ s~e be ~exe~ to the Vill~ of Mo~t Prospect~ respectfully, ~ition ~ submit, that: ~e l~d hereafter ~escribe~ is conti~ous to the ce~oate l~its of the Vill~ of ~ ~ospect, Illinois. ~ere are no electors resi~i~ within said te~ito~ as here~R- ~ter ~escribe~ ~d here~ so~t to be ~exe~. ~at it is o~ desire t~t sai~ territo~ be ~exe~ so t~t it ~11 come wi~ the~ cologne limits of theVill~ ~ Mo~t Prospect, ~ submit copies of the te~ito~ ~ plat fo~. ~i~ re.itoh, bei~ ~escribe~ as follows: Lot ~ ~ ~ers ~bdivision of Section i~, ~o~ship 41 ~{or~, ~ge 11, ~st of ~e ~ir~ Princi~l Me~, ~ Cook C~, Illinois Respeotfully sub~tted, S/ ~il ~oellin~p Sel~ Moelle~p State of Ill~ois~ SS Cowry of 0ook ~1 Moelle~p & Se]m~ Moelle~p be~ ~uly swo~ on oath, ~eposes ~ says that ~hey ~e the ~ers of Reco~ of the t~ito~ herein ~ this petition ~escribe~ ~ so~t to be ~exe~ ~o ~he Vill~e of Mo~t ~spect, Ill~ois, ~ t~t the fore~i~ petition by them subscribe~ is t~e ~ s~bst~ce ~ fa~t. S/ ~ 1 Moelle~p Sel~ ~elle~p Subscribe~ ~ swo~ to before me this 20th ~ of ~, 19~8 S/ R. J. T~ll, ~ot~ ~blic. T~stee Willer ~o~e~ the B~ t~t as yet no ~eement this ~tter ~ been reache~ re~ 1~ ~e~ica~ion for public benefit. T~stee Broad ~ive~ ~ ~ook his seat at 9~07 P.M. It ~s move~ by T~stee C~sterl~e ~d seconde~ by ~stee Broa~ to au~orize ~he Vill~ ~er to post si~s p~llel p~k~g on the north si~e of ~orthwest Hi.way, wes~ of the b~s~ess ~is%riot, to Fai~ew Avenue. ~e President put the question ~ ~e 01erk ~alle~ t~ ~11, with the follo~ response: ~es~ ~stees ~rey, Bro~, 0asterline, No.is ~d Willer. ~s~ee Schlaver; ~ereupon the ~esi~ent ~eclare~ the motion c~rie~ T~stee Cas~erl~e ~dic~ted his belief t~t the Village ord~ce ~ p~k~ was somew~t ~efective ~ t~t double p~llel p~k~ ~t be consi~ere~ leal ~ some locations. ~esi~emt ~s ~irecte~ the ~tter t~ be refe~e~ to the Judici~ Co~ittee. ~stee Airey exc~se~ himself ~ left his seat on the Bo~ at 9~16 P.M. T~stee Schlaver rea~ ~e follow~ letter: May S, 1958 President and Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect 112 East Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois Gentlemen: In consideration of the President and Board of Trustess of theVillage o'f Mount Prospect approving and accepting the water m~in system installed by this company in Bonnie Park Subdivision within the Village of Mount Prospect, it is h$~eby agreed by Surety Builders that: (1) The water mains with necessary appurtenances installed in said Subdi~isic~ shall become the property of the Village of Mount Prospecm upon their acceptance by action of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect at no expense or cost to the Village of Mount Prospect; (2) Surety B~ilders, Inc. guaranttes the water main system as installed for a period of one (1) year from the date of said acceptance. Very truly yours, SURETY BUILDERS, INC. S/ Albert Kaufman The following motion was then made by Trustee Schlaver and seconded by Trustee Norris: "move that the letter of Surety Builders dated 5-8-58 just read be ma~e a part of the minutes and that the water mains in Surety's Bonnie Park be accepted." The President put the q-.,estion and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Broad, Casterline, Norris, and Schlaver. Nays: None. ,Trustee Willer passed his vote. Absent: Trustee Airey; whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Norris reported on the proposed pavement of streets at the entrance to Lions Park and informed the Board that several meetings with property owners involved had proved fruitless. Ne stated that the Park District must agree before Special Assessment proceedings could be instigated. Trustee Norris closed his remarks with the statement that the Street Committe could take no further action and that any further action must be taken by the Park District. At the suggestion of Trustee Broad, Village Manager Appleby agreed to obtain estimates of a temporary seal coat on the streets involved. President TAmS requested the Street Committee to draft a letter to the Park District Board, stating the views of the Board of Trustees. Village Manager Appleby read a proposed Resolution. A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING WAPELLA AVENUE AS AN ARTERIAL STREET FROM LONNQUIST AV~UE TO GOLF ROAD. It was moved by Trustee Norris and seconded by Trustee Schlaver that the proposed Resolution be adopted. TrusteeWiller suggested withholding action on the adoption of the proposed resolution for the time being. Trustee Norris withdrew his motion and Trustee Schlaver withdrew his second and.members of the Board agreed to give the proposed resolution further consideration. Mr. William Mott reported on the progress of the Des Plaines, Arlington Eeig~ts, Mount Prospect and Palatine Water Commission. Mr. A. C. Sonnenberg of 100 N. Lancaster requested inform- ation on the proposed sewer to be installed in the area known as Centrmlwood. Village Manager Appleby read a letter from the Gladstone Realty Company dated May 14, 1958 in reference to Lot 25 in First Addition to CoUntry Club Terrace. Members of the Board nformed representatives of the Gladstone Realty Company that Village Policy requires the developing of Country Club Terrace as a whole, rather than as several units. There being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by Trustee Broad and seconded by Trustee Norris that the meeting be adjourned. The President put the question and the vote was taken by acclamation; whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the meeting regularly adjourned at 10:10 P.M. William H. Keith Village Clerk May 13, 1958