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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/27/1959 VB minutes MINUTES OF A REGUI~R MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD IN THE MUNICPAL BUILDING, ~iLLAGE OF MT. PROSPECT, TUESDAY, JANUAR~ 27, 1959 The meeting was called to order at 8:15 P. M. by President Lams and the Clerk was then directed to call the roll. T~ustee Wilier made a motion that in the temporary absence of Clerk Reynolds, Deputy r. oll call Clerk Gardner be appointed Clerk Pro Tern. Passed by acclamation. On roll c~11, the following trustees answered present: Airey, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Trustee Broad arrived later. All trustees had previously received copies of the minutes of January 20, 1959. Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved 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, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. minutes Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Village Clerk Reynolds arrived and took over the Clerk's duties. ~t was moved by Trustee Airey and seconded by Trustee Caster- line that the bills for the period ~nding January 27, 1959 be approved for payment in the following amounts: bill s $1 349 96 General , . Water 696.91 $2,046.87 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. President Lams invited Mr. M~er Engler of Consoer, Townsend & x-ing gates Associates to bring the Board up to date on the projected installati'en Central Rd of paving, crossing gates and traffic signals at the corner of Central Road and Northwest Highway. Mr. Engler, with the aid of a map, described the work to be done,stating that all was to begin in the spring. Trustee Broad arrived at 8:24 P.M. Village Cl~k Reynolds presented to the Board the Certificates Fire Bond of Results and tally sheets re the special election held January 27, Referendum 1959 for $75,000 Fire Fighting Equipment Bonds. Thereupon the President and Board of Trustees opened the Certificates of Results and canvassed the tally sheets. The results of this proposition were as follows: YES NO SPOILED Precinct #1 238 18 5 Precinct #2 178 12 1 416 30 6 Trustee Schlaver presented and Village Clerk Reynolds read in full Resolution 5-59: Res. 5-59 "CANVASSING RESOLUTION" - RE THE $75,000 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT BOND AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON JANUA~f 27, 1959. Trustee Schlaver moved and Trustee Norris seconded the motion that s~id resolution as presented and read by the Village Clerk be adopted. After a full and complete discussion the President directed that the roll be called for a vote upon the motion to adopt the resolution as read. Upon roll call, the following trustees voted aye: ki~ey, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and Res. 5-59 adopted. January 27, 1959 keep ballots Trustee Scblaver, seconded by Trustee Willer, moved for 60 days that the Clerk be directed to place the ballots in safe keeping for a period of sixty days. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Willer. N~ys, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. fire apparatus Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved that specs the specifications for the purchase of said fire fighting apparatus be placed on public file for one week and studied by the Fire & Water Committee. The motion was carried by acclamation. Trustee Norris of the Street Committee commended the Street snow Department upon the wonderful job of clearing the streets after the removal exceptionally heavy snowfall of the previous week. He brnught out the fact that the Street Department and Water Department spelled each other sround the clock to dig out the town, with an assist from Milburn Bros.' two pieces of equipment. Treasurer's Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved for the Report for approval of the Treasurer's Report for December 31, 1958, asking Dec. 31, 1958 that it be placed on file. 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. Trustee Willer mentioned the sale to the Village of a P~rchase of triangular piece of property located on Rte. 83, and moved that /__~ settlement be made for the acquisition of the triangle at R%e. 83, Main Street and Lincoln Street for the sum of $832.1~. Trustee property Airey seconded the motion, the President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schl~er and Wilier. Nays, none. ~ne~eupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Willer, seconded by Trustee Airey, moved that the Village Attorney be directed to cause said property to be removed from the tax rolls. The President put the question and the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Wilier. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Mr. McCoy, attorney for Brickman Bttilders, spoke from the Bd. of Local floor, stating that he regre%ted not being at the Board of Local Improvements Improvements meeting January 20th, wherein assessment'for improvement of Highland Avenue was discussed. He was told that this meeting is continued to February Dan Serafilne spoke from the floor regarding the Serafine Serafine Shop Shopping Center property, stating that he was contemplating setting Center land aside 6 acres of land or $~0,OOO in lieu of land dedication for dedication presentation to the Village as required by ordinance. This land is on the Northeast corner of the shopping~center property, on Westgate Road. The matter of land dedication was referred to the Judiciary Committee for stuc~y. A discussion was held regard~.~g the widening of Central Road widening of to a four-lane highway through the Village. The fact was brought C~tral Rd out that inasmuch as Central Road is a county highway and will be four lanes wide west of Highway l~ and east of Rand Road, that two lanes between will constitute a bottleneck; also that~refusal to allow four lanes in the village will further delay installation of signal lights and crossing gates at Central and Northwest Highway. January 27, 1959 Trustee Wilier, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved "that~ this Board advise the County Highway Dep~rtment of its interest in the completion of working drawings for the development of Central Road to a four-lane highway from Northwest Highway to Rand Road, Central Rd and that tentative approval be given to the preliminary plans", widening The President put the question and the Clerk c.alled the roll, with the following response: Ayes: Trustees Airey, Broad, Casterline, Norris, Schlaver and Wtller. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion carried. Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Norris, moved to adjourn, and the meeting regularly adjourned at 9:~ Po M. Respectfully submitted, January 27, 1959