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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/15/1958 VB minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUST~ES HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, MT. PROSPECT, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, JULY 15, 19~8 The meeting was called to order at 8:12 P.M. by President Lams and the Clerk was then directed to call roll c~ll the roll. On roll call, the following trustees answered "Present": Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Absent: Trustee Willer. All trustees having previously received copies of minutes the meeting held July l, 1958, it was moved by Trustee approved Norris and seconded by Trustee Broad that the minutes be approved as submitted. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Nays: None. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and said minutes approved as submitted. It was moved by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee bills Casterline that the list of bills to be paid as of July l~, 1958, be approved for payment. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Willer. Whereupon the Presiden~ declared the motion carried. The following petition was then read from the floor by Mr. Ernest H. Gager, of 10~ South Ioka Street. VerneDe~0sey PETITION: July 15, 19~8 sewers To The Trustees of the Village of Mt. Prospect: Re:Verne Dempsey Construction of Home at 509 S. Pine Street, Mt. Prospect Now comes your petitioner, Verne Dempsey, by his attorney, Ernest H. Gager and respectfully represents unto this honorable body as follows: 1. That Petitioner is in the process of constructing a residence at the above address and is ready to connect the drain pipe from the house to the lateral feeder from the street main. 2. That the lateral feeder running from the main sewer under the paved street angles in a downward direction instead of an incline to such an extent that the end of the lateral feeder towards the house is two feet below the level of the main sewer; that if petitioner s contractor were to connect the house drain with the lateral feeder, the sewage, or water would have to run uphill to get to the main sewer. 3. That the lateral feeder is 12 feet long, and in order to correct the above condition it would be necessary to tunnel under the street and fill in, which would cost petitioner approximately $200.00. 4. That petitioner is informed and believes that the construction and repair of the sewers and lateral feeders is under the jurisdiction of the Village of Mt. Prospect, and that it is the Village's duty to repair same. WHERE_ORE, your petitioner respectfully prays this Honorable Body to order the proper Village Department to correct the above described condition in the front of petitioner's property, or, in the alternative, to authorize petitioner's contractor to proceed with the work, and reimburse petitioner the sum of $200.00 expended in connection therewith. VERNE DEMPSEY S/ Ernest H. Gager. Attorney for the Petitioner This matter was referred to the Street Committee for their consideration. President Lams then read the following Letter: July 3, 1958 Village of Mt. frospect Mt. Prospect, Illinois Attention: Mr. H. G. Appleby Dear Mr. Appleby. Sunset Sch&el parking Our Sunset Park School is in advanced stages of construction. and wslks One detail we are trying to work out now is space for teacher parking. We are trying to anticipate future needs of this school and would liSe Village approval to install the Can Dota Street sidewalk 20 feet from the back of the east curb line. This would permit right angle parking that would be off-street and would be similar to the sidewalk installation at Lincoln last year. We propose to run the entire CanDota frontage of our property with this ~ foot parkway walk and bend it back to tis in with the walk DiMucci will install upon completion of his house adjacent to school property. The walk installation is a part of a major grading project needed for the site and we would like village approval at the earliest time possible as the grading should be done prior to the sidewal'k installation. If there is any question in regard to the above request, kindly advise. Very truly yours, S/ Howard J. Wilson Business Manager This matter was referred to the Street Committe by President Lams. Serafine Trustee Broad referred to the proposed moving of two house buildings by Mr. Serafine. He stated that Mr. Serafine had moving agreed to delay the move pending further developments. Mr. Henry S~ala informed the Board that he represented the group of citizens protesting the moving of the two buildings. Trustee Broad informed Mr. Szala that he would be notified by the Village Clerk of any further developments pertaining to the moving of the two buildings by Mr. Serafine. Trustee Broad read proposed ordinance No. 618: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS FOR SEPTIC TANKS It was moved by Trustee Broad and seconded by Trustee Airey that Ordinance No. 618 be passed. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with t he following response: AMes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Willer. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and Ordinance No. 618 passed and approved. Trustee Schlaver then read the following letter: July 8, 1958 Mr. Harold Appleby Municipal Building Mt. Prospect, Ill. Subject:Well No. k - Standby Pump C.T.& A. Project 57-170 Dear Mr. A · ppleby. We enclose proposals from the three invited conDrac~ors on Bids - all mechanical work necessary to place engine and pump in Waterworks operation at Station No. 4. The bids are as follows: repairs W. Wanzenberg & Co. $4,492.00 John Erskine Co. 4,724.00 Johnson Bros. Htg.Co. 4,950.00 All three contractors are well qualified, and we recomm~end award to the low bidder. Award may be accomplished by motion or resolution, with formal notice of such action to the successful contractor. Very truly yours, CONSOER, TOWNSEND & ASSOC. S~ Arthur H. Lewis The following motion was then made by Trustee Schlaver and seconded by Trustee Broad: Waterworks "I move that contract be let to W. Wanzenberg repairs & Co. of 2128 Ashland Ave., Evanston, Ill., to contract let furnish material and labor for the su~ of to $4,492- for water works improvement addition Wauzenberg of dual drive pump at Station No. ~". The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver N · · ays. None. Absent: Trustee Willer. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. It was moved by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Treas. Casterline that the Treastu?er's Report ending June 30, 19~8 report be approved and placed on file. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following · e response: Ayes: Trustees Amr y, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Willer. Where- upon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Airey reviewed Proposed Ordinance No. 619: Ord. 619~ THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE Appropriation PERIOD OF MAY l, 19~8 TO APRIL 30, 1958. for fiscal year It was moved by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Broad that Ordinance No. 619 be passed. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Willer. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and Ordinance No. 619 passed and approved. juLY 15, 19~8 Ord. 620 Trustee Casterline read proposed Ordinance No. 620: Free Shopper AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FREE SHOPPER PARKING Parking ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN METERED PARKING LOTS. It was moved by Trustee casterline and seconded by Trustee Schlaver that Ordinance No. 620 be passed. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris and Schlaver. Nays: None. Absent: Trustee Willer. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and Ordinance No. 620 passed and approved. American President Lams read a resolutica requesting annexation Legion of proper~y known as The American Legion Property to the PrepertyVillage of Mt. Prospect. This resolution was referred to the Village Clerk for file. President Lams read a proposed ordinance: AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN LEGION PROPERTY. It was moved by Trustee Casterline and seconded by Trustee Broad that the proposed ordinance be passed. Mr. James Viger, speaking from the floor, inquired if the property would be annexed as R-1 and would require a public hearing if it were to be rezoned to business property. In view of the question raised by Mr. Viger, Trustee Casterline withdr~w his motion and Trustee Broad withdrew his second and the matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee for further study. Golfhurst A plat of subdivision of property known as Golfhurst Meellen- Subdivision was presented to the Board. It was moved by kamp. Trustee Norris and seconded by Trustee Broad that the plat Semmerlingof subdivision of Golfhurst Subdivision be referred to the Bldrs Plan Commission for study and recommendation. The President ~-~ put the question and the vote was taken by acclamation. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. President Lams read the following letter: July t0, 19~8 Board of Trustees Village of Mt. Prospect Mt. Prospect, Ill. LinccluSt. paving Gentlemen: Fiorda co~plaintThe undersigned owns and lives in the ~ome at 1000 East Lincoln St. in Mt. Prospect. I have lzved here since 19~. Lincoln Street itself, on which my home fronts, is and has been in deplorable shape for years. There appears to be no apparent interest on the part of your esteemed Board to do anything about it, despite the fact that taxes on my particular property are paid regularly and ostensibly some of those proceeds would normally go for improvement ofstreets, let alone sidewalks. Lincoln Street between Albert and Mt. Prospect Road is as dilapidated and miserable a street as may be found in the worst sltuns of Chica~o, It is a hole of mud, weeds, and after a rain, a cesspool of stagnant water. I submit that this is certainly nothing for your esteemed Board to be proud of. Naturally I feel quite irked that tho I pay my taxes the same as others of my more fortunate neighbors, they ~njoy streets that are paved, gravelled or at least cleaned up. What traffic that DARES use that street has to ride on the parkway on my house, and each day they edge closer and closer to my sidewalk, and I have caught many t.hat have used the sidewalk, destroying same. July 15, 1958 am insisting the street mentioned be cleaned up, curbs established and if it cannot be paved, at least gravelled. If you have the interests of the community at heart, you will do something about this NOW. May I hear from you? S/ Anthony L. Fiorda This matter was referred to the Street Cor2nittee by President Lams. President Lams then read the following letter: July 10, 1958 President & Board of Trustees Mt. Prospect, Ill. sewers WaPella & Gent I emen: Lonnquist My name is Lucas Anthony Curalli, and I work for the . Santucci Santucci Construction Company, %025 Church Street, Skokze, Constr. Co. Illinois. ~er to We are now in the process of installing the Mt. Prospect Willis Combined Relief Sewer. WaPella and Lonnquist Blvd., as letter mentioned in the letter dated July 1st, 1958, written by Mr. Donald A. Willis, ~23 N. Emerson St., Mt. Prospect, Illinois, addressed to you. I had access to the construction of the sewer in Morton Grove, Illinois and many other places for Santucci Con- struction Company and the comments of Mr. Willis made on our behalf in Morton Grove is not the truth. All Mr. Willis has to do is investigate further with the Village Board of Morton Grove and the engineer who was in charge of the work. Find out the truth first, before making a comment on any work~ We ~ake orders from supervising engineers on all jobs and proceed accordingly. As far as the Property Owners Association of Morton Grove complaining, it is a political purpose and I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Willis' command is in the same category. If he wants to spend time and check the way we prcceed with our work he is entirely welcome to do so, since we have nothing to hide; but, his making a comment of this type, the Santucci Construction Co. take pride in doing their work and feel that Mr. Willis is entirely wrong in making his statement. Msking a comment on work while it is progressing a person in charge should be contacted before anyone would make a statement; evidently Mr. Willis is interested in the poles at the next election~ If anyone in Mt. Prospect wants to take his comment for granted and believe what he hears all he has to do is approach our work and see what we are doing himself. The proof is in the pudding and we are not ashamed of our work and would be glad to have an interested taxpayer see it~ Yours very truly, S/Lucas Anthony Curalli This matter was referred to the Village Clerk for file. President Lams then read the following cor~uunication: July 12, 19%8 Library Mt.Prospect Village Board expansion Gentlemen: At its meeting on July 8th, the Library Board dis- cussed thoroughly the problem of overcrowding .which the library now faces, and it was decided that the question of providing an addition to the present building should v 15 ~ 1R58 ibrary be submitted to the voters as provided by law, if the Village Board acquiesces to the issuing of bonds to cover the cost, at the proposed special election this fall. As you know, the library owns the property to the West of the present building, facing on Busse Avenue. To build an addition at this end would give us almost one- third more space and would solve immediate difficulties. Furthermore, the building was designed with this in mind. The entrance would then be centered. The large west window could be removed to give a wide archway to the new section without sacrificing much-needed wall space. We also discussed the possibility of rounding out the property and providing for further growth by acquiring the Chris Busse lot to the North of the present building, facing on Emerson. This would mean that in the design of the town there would be only school and library facilities in this block and that neither one would be flanked by a store or other business building. If the cost of the lot could be included at this election it would save going to the voters again a few years hence, and would insure Village ownership. We discussed the possibility of using~the Chris Busse house as is, or with minor alterations, as a library addition without going into the cost of a new building. We find, however, that this house is not heated upstairs except by portable oil burners or other stoves. The furnace whi6h heats the downstairs part is old and in poor order and would have to be replaced. The house would need decorating and there are other repairs necessary., which would be expensive -- and we'd still have an old house~ Moreover, there would be difficulties in'library administration with two separate buildings. Full time help would have to serve in both places; patrons would often have to make two stops instead of one to take out and return adult and children,s books, for instance. There would always be a problem of shifting boo,ks from one building to the other; new books which had just been catalogued, repaired books, etc. In other wor~s, to acquire this building would seem to add more expense and difficulties than its use would solve. The Busses, have been approached and have named as the lowest figure that they would consider for the property, $32,~00.00 They have declined to accept $100.00 ag a binder to insure that the library could purchase the property at that figure if the voters approve. It is a valuable lot and we should like to have it, but the house has little value, and it is a question as to whether the village should pay that much for land value, and it is a question ~as to whether the village should pay that much for land value alone. The house might possibly be rented for a few years after extensive -- and probably expensive -- repairs. The matter is still open and we may hear further from the Busses' in a few days. They do not want to be rushed into a decision, nor do we wan~ to push them into too hasty action. 1. We have contacted Mr. Andre Nielsen, a library consultant, who is on the staff of the Evanston Library. Mr. Neilson has been hired by Wheaton, Elgin, Ottawa, Elwood and Hinsd~ e, among others, in ~he last year or two to advise with them on library building design and the best use of space. Mr. Nielsen would be willing to make a survey at Mount Prospect the first week of August; to consult with the architect; and ~o submit a report of his findings -- for a fee of $200-. The Library Board believes that this would be of great help. Is the Village Board willing to finance this survey until library funds are available? 2. The architects for the present library building were Childs & Smith, and we found them very satisfactory and competent. It is our suggestion that t hey be engaged for the plans and supervision of the addition, library So far, due to vacation schedules, it has not been possible to contact Mr. Childs, but we hope to do so by or before Tuesday, July l~th. Will the Village underwrite the preliminary plans and estimates? 3. The Library Board will appreciate your advice and comments. We should like especially other opinions on the purchase (if possible) of the South Emerson property. The Library Board is meeDing at. the Library this Tuesday, July l~th; zf there is anything that has not been clearly stated, they can be reached there. Yours very truly, S/ Dorothy Kester Pres. Library Board The Village Clerk was~requested to notify the Library Board of action taken by the Board of Trustees at a meeting held June l?, 19~8. Trustee Casterline requested the Village Clerk to send a copy of Ordinance No. 620 to the Chamber of Commerce. President Lams read portions of a letter from Discennectiens Mr. Jerome A. Schneider of 606 South Elm Street Under from ruralfire the date line of July ll, 19~8 and addressed to the Board pretection of Trustees. In this letter Mr. Schneider informed the district Board of a desire to cause the disconnection of certain areas from the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District. Mr. Lamas informed Mr. Schneider that legal opinion was that responsibilit~ for disconnection originally lay with the subdivider but lacking such action, responsibility is now with the .individual property owners. Preskient Lams stated that it should be future Village policy to inform a subdivider petitioning for annexation that he must provide for disconnection from a rural fire protection district. President Lams then read the following letter: July 12, 19~8 To the President and Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect Gentlemen: Keith resignation In a letter addressed to PresidenD Lams and dated as Village June 6, 1958, I indicated my desire to be relieved of the Clerk duties of Village Clerk of the Village of Mt. Prospect. i hereby respectfully request that my resignation be accepted effective July 31, 1958. Respectfully yours, S/ William H. Keith Village Clerk It was moved by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Broad that the resignation of William H. Keith as Village Clerk be accepted with regret. The President put the question and the vote was taken by acclamation, whereupon the President declared the motion carried. july 15, 1958 President Lams then read the following letter: appointment ef July 15, 1958 Reynolds The Honorable Members Village of the Board of Trustees Clerk Village of Mt. Prospect, Ill. Gentlemen: Due to the resignation of William H. Keith~ I take pleasure in appointing Mr. E. Robert Reynolds, 305 Hi-Lusi, as Village Clerk of the Village of Mt. Prospect, effective August 1, 1958. Tour concurrence in this appointment is respectfully requested. S/ Theodore A. Lams President It was moved ~y Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Casterline that the Board concur in the appointment of Mr. Reynelds as Village Clerk. Trustee Willer arrived and took his seat on the Board at 9:59 P.M. Trustee Schlaver voiced the opinion that the position of Village Clerk should be a full time position. Trustee Willer pointed out that since the resignation of the present Village Clerk had been accepted, an increase in compensation of a full time Village Clerk could be considered. After some discussion of the matter, the Clerk was requested by the President to restate the motion to concur in the appointment of Mr. Reynolds as Village Clerk. The President put the question and the clerk called the roll with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Nays: None. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. 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 10:15 P.M. William H. Village Clerk JULY 15, 1958