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PRESIDENT 'AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD
IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, VILLAGE OF
MOUNT PROSPECT,~ AUGUST 4, 1959
In the absence of President Lams, the meeting was called to
order at 8:10 P.M. by Village Clerk E. Robert Reynolds. Upon roll roll call
call, the following answered "Present": Trustees Airey, Casterline,
Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Absent, President Lams.
Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Airey, moved that Trustee appointment o~
Ncrris~be appointed President pro tom. This motion carried by accla- President
mation. President pro tem Norris took the chair at 8:16 P.M. Ro Tom
Trustee Gaw, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the minutes
of the previous meeting, July 21st, be accepted as read. The President
pro tern put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the Following
response: Ayes, Trustees Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver.
Pass, Trustee Airey. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tem declared
the motion carried.
Trustee Gaw, seconded by Trustee Casterline, moved that the
following list of bills for the two week period ending August 4th be
approved :
General $14,782.6§
Garbage 112.28 bills
Water 6,025.54
Parkg Syst. 820.44
Library 611.79
$22, B52. ?0
The President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the
following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris
and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tern declared the
motion carried.
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the Clerk
be authorized to open bids on MFT 14 CS, paving of various streets. The bids
President pre tern put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the MFT 14 CS
following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris
and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tem declared the
motion carried and the Clerk directed to open said bids.
1. Arcole Midwest Corp. Check for $10,000.00
Bid . . . 9Y,856.20
2. Allied Asphalt Corp. Check for $10,000.00
Bid . . . 92,248.48
B. Rock Road Constr. Co. Check for $ 9,600.00
Bid . . . 95,435, 07
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved that the above bids be
turned over to Mr. William Cadigan of Consoer, Townsend, Engineers for
study and recommendation. This motion carried by acclamation.
Later in the evening, Mr. Cadigan returned with his recommendation,
which was to award the contract to Allied Asphalt, the iow bidder. T~ustee 14 CS
Airey, seconded by Trustee Casterline, then moved that the Board concur contract
with the recommendation of Mr. Cadigan of C.T. & A., Village Engineers, awarded to
and award the contract for MFT 14 CS to Allied Asphalt Co., the low bidder,
subject to State approval of the contract. The President pro tom put the Allied
question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Asphalt
Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none.
Whereupon the President pro tem declared the motion carried.
August 4, 1959
Checks of Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved that the
l unsuccessful checks of the~unsuccessful bidders be returned to them. The President
bidders pro tern put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following
returned response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and
Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tern declared the
motion carried.
Trustee Schlaver of the Water Committee reported that Well #4
is in operation to a degree, but is pumping sand, and is not eXP~eted to __
be connected to the system for a few days. He asked for concurrence
Well #4 with the limited sprinkling as recommended by the Village Manager for
the rest of the summer because of the lowered level of Well #5 from a
year ago and the addition of 700 homes in the past year.
Trustee Schlaver, seconded .by Trustee Ekren, moved that the
sprinkling Board concur in the recommended sprinkling limitation by allowing
sprinkling nn even-numbered days by even-numbered houses and on odd-
numbered days by oddinumbered houses. This motion carried by acclamation.
Trustee Schlaver of the Fire & Water Committee explained that
after the payment for new fire trucks was allowed for out of bond issue
of last winter, there was not enough left to purchase all the fire equip-
ment needed, and it was necessary to wait for the..appropriation. The
purchase of appropriation has now been passed: and accordingly Trustee Schlaver
fire moved as follows, seconded-by Trustee Ekren: "That contract be let to'
equipment Great Lakes Fire Equipment Co. of Barrington, Ill. at a total price of
$8,45B.50 for assorted fire equipment to be mounted by the Village of
Mount Prospect on its new fire trucks as specified in notice to fire
equipment dealers March 5, ~959, and in accordance with bids submitted
March 24, 1959. The Village Manager is hereby authorized to complete
the purchase of this equipment in accordance with this lowest bid".
The President pro tem put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with
the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Ca~terli~e, Ekren, Gaw, --
Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tom
declared the motion carried.
Trustee Casterline reported from the Safety Committee regarding
swimming swimming pools. After stating that the Committee had studied problems
pools that had come up across the nation in this regard, he said that private
swimming pools offered the following problems:
1. Neighborhood nuisance. Can also raise or lower property values.
2. Health hazard. Sanitation.
B. Accident hazard - - drownings, cuts, etc.
Trustee Casterline summed up the findings of the Committee by saying
that the present ordinance should remain as is f~r now, and no
variation of said ordinance should be allowed Mr. Meyer of 4 So. School.
Trustee Castertine gave Committee report on parking at
parking Emerson Street and Prospect Avenue, in front of Kruse's Tavern.
Discussion was held concerning parking on Prospect Avenue. The Committee
recommended parallel parking on Prospect at Emerson in front of the
tavern because of extremely hea~y commuter traffic at certain hours
which enters and exits in Busse' s parking lot. It was the consensus
of the Board that angle parking should continue on the east side of
Emerson St. Just south of Prospect Avenue and Just/north of Northwest
Highway, but that the angle of parking be changed to 30'~degrees.
The President pro tem put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with
the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Gaw and~
Norris. Na~s, Ekren and Schlaver~ President pro tern Norris declared
the motion carried. The question of diagonal.parking to be tried out
on the south side of Prospect between Emerson and Main was referred
to the Public Safety Committee, with recommendation to be given at the
next meeting.
August 4, 1959
Truatee Airey of the Judiciary Commaittee reported on Case.59-20,
Dr. Frank Powles, D.D.S.
Zoning Case
Report of Zonin$ Board 59-20
Dr. Powles
This petition is a request for variation on property
located on the southeast corner of WaPella and Central
~-~ Road, now zoned R-B (apartments) to permit erection of
a building for dental offices. The Board of AppeaIs
voted 5-0 to deny this variation. There were two objectors.
Discussion was held by the Beard of Trustees in which it was brought out
that the Kincaid firm has recommended use of land on or near Prospect
Avenue for professional offices, and that the Zoning Board recommended
changing the area from R-3 zoning to B-2, meanwhile denying variations
of present zoning until the change can be made.
Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Gaw, made the following
motion: "That the Village Attorney be asked to prepare the ~ecessary
ordinance granting variation in zoning to Dr. Frank P~wles, Zoning
Case #59-20". The President pro tem put the question, the glerk called
the roll, with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline,
Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President
pro rem declared the motion carried.
Trustee Airey gave Committee report on the remaining question
in Zoning Case 59-1Y, concerning the allowance of apartments in Zoning Case
business districts (minutes of June 16th) wherein the Z~ning Board had 59-17
recommended denial of request. Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee
Gaw, moved that the Board concur with the Zoning Board of ~ppeals'
recommendation that residential apartments shall not be permitted in
business districts. The President pro rem put the question, the Clerk
--~ called the roll, with the foll~ing response: Ayes, Trustees Airey,
Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon
the President pro tern declared the motion carried.
Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Ekren, m~ved that the
Village Attorney be directed to prepare an amendment~to the "G" c~Assi-
fication in the Zoning Ordinance to read as follows, the underlined amendment to
· portions representing the additions to the present paragraph: "G" zoning
clas sificat ion
"Sec. ?.4 G-District. In the G-District, the only roses which may
hereafter be established are:
1. G~f Club including golf course and clubhouse with a portion of
the area to include paved off-street parking area. of such parking
space and access thereto, as the Village Board of Trustees, after
receiving recommendation of the Zoning .Board of Appeals and the
Plan Commission shall deem to be adequate for~ employees, members,
spectators, visitors and others".
The President pro tem put the question, the Clerk called the roll,
with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren,
Norris, Gaw and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tern
declared the motion carried.
Discussion was held between the Board and Mr. Alan Bloch, abrogation of
~'~ who represented the interests of Serafine Shopping Center at Rand covenant -
and Central Roads, regarding the abrogatinn of the covenant which Serafine Shop-
run~.with the lands. (Minutes of July 21, p. BBS). Trustee Airey ping Center
read a prepared ordinance which abrogated this covenant, but stated
that he wished to have further advices from the Village Attorney on
this matter, so the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 to talk with the
attorney on the telephone. The meeting reconvened at 9:55 and after
further discussion agreed to settle the matter at a special meeting
to be held the next Tuesday or before.
August 4, 1959
Trustee Norris read the follow~ug report:
Central Road
Widening To: Village President and Board of Trustees
Subject: Central Road I~provement Project - Northwest Highway
~Report of to Rand Road
Street Date: August 4, 1959
Committee
As requested by the residents in the area of Central Road,
I sought to arrange another meeting with Mr. Hugo Stark of the
Cook County Highway Department.
In essence, Mr. Stark replied that he felt that nothing more
could be gained by such a meeting and gave several factors supporting
his position:
1. The number of meetings already held.
2.Prior agreements by the Village Board to the
widening (April 22, 1958)
3.State requirements of eleven foot lanes
4~. Traffic flow and engineering reports.
Members of the Board have presented the views of the petitioners
to the County Highway Department as best they could. As a result of
this activity the County is aware of the opinions of some of the
Mount Prospect citizens on this subject.
It is, however, important to realize that at this point and
in this situation, we have come up against a set of highway standards wh
which have been established for the benefit of the entire state area
and not just Mount Prospect.
The flow of traffic on Central Road is not $oing to decrease.
It is bound to increase. A two-lane .raad carrying a high traffic
load which has be~n compressed from four to two lanes at both ends
of a mile stretch is far more dangerous to all concerned than a
continuous four-lane thoroughfare%
The Village Board expressed its desires on April 22, 1958
as follows:
"I meve that the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Mount Prospect go on record as unanimously favoring the Central Road
paving improvements as proposed by the Cook County Highway Department,
for completion this year, namely, reconstruction and paving to a
four-lane width Central Road from State Road in Arlington Heights to
Northwest Highway in Mount Prospect this summer, and later this year
reconstruction and paving to a four lane width Central Road from
Northwest Highway to Rand Road; and that the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect express our sincere appre-
ciation to the Cook County Board of Commissioners, e~pecially Messrs.
Fulle and Chaplin; and to the Cook County Highw~ Department and
especially to Messrs. Mortimer, Starck and Kelly, to Mr. Frank Lynn
of the Mt~ Prospect Chamber of Commerce; and to our neighbor Arlington
Heights for their untiring efforts and co-operation in this important
road reconstruction and paving project".
(Motion carried unanimously)
The requests of the petition presented by residents of the
northeast section of Mount Prospect were relaye~ to the County
Highway Department by both President Lams and Trustee Norris. Because
of State Highway regulations, the County was unable to comply with
these requests.
STREET COMMITTEE
Lloyd No~ris, Chairman
Mr. Oonovan of the Northeast Homeowners Association read
Central Rd. the following report; this report was from the Northeast Homeowners
widening Association regarding the widening of Central Road;
August 4, 1959
August 4, 1959 Report from North-
east Homeowners
President and Board of Trustees Asso~ciation re
Village of Mount Prospect, Ill. widening of
Central Road
In an effort to clari~y our position and in order that there
mu~ be no further misunderstanding of our o~jections to the proposed
widening of East Central Road, this committee has caused the following
to be prepared:
~hese past few weeks during which the committee has been having
discussions with the board have been disheartening. We on the
committee, however, have been sustained by the realization that
on the one side of the issue stand you seven gentlemen while squarely
on the other side of the issue, with us, stand at least a thousand
of o~r fellow voter residents here ~n Mt. Prospect. It is a tenet of
the democratic way of life that those who govern do so only with the
consent of the governed, and it seems germane to the situation to
remind this board of that fact.
Perhaps a review of the major points of both the resolution of the
Northeast Home Owners Association ar~ the top sheet of the petitions
is in order. Both of these placed a specific limit of not to exceed
38 feet over the curb on any proposed widening of the road. The
reasons for this are many and varied, bat all agree that a road in
excess of 35 feet represents a very serious threat to the lives and
safety of our school children and also to cur adult citizens who must
enter into or cm~ss East Central Road. Even now since the present road
has been resurfaced an alarming increase in the speed of cars and
trucks using the road has been noted. ImAgine what a four lane road
wo~ld be like. Perhaps some members of the board have reasoned that
anyone who can sprint across a B$ foot roadway could just as easily
leap an extra four feet to safety. Such reasoning is on a par with the
statement that since Central Road does not carry as much traffic as
North Main Street, Central does not need to be any wider than North
Main Street. We reject both of these types of reasoning. It is a
fact that a 42 foot road would bring up mar~ additional problems.
The committee further feels that in view of the foregoing, the committee
cannot agree to a road exceeding 38 feet over the curb. If, in turn,
our insistence on such a maximum width means that we will have to settle
for the present two lane road, we are prepared to do so.
The Board has made much of the possibility that the present re-surfacing
may not stand up. One member even. suggested that the surface might
not last the balance of this year. We have it on good authority that
Rand Road is to be re-surfaced with the same type of material and to
approximately the same depth. It does not appear likely that the
county would re-surface Rand Raad with material which would not stand
up to much heavier traffic than Central Road bears. The Board has also
made mention of the possiblity that residents on East Central ROad might,
at some time in the future, be faced with a special assessment to repair
or re-surface the road. Since this is a county road, such an assessment
is unlikely. It wo~ld be just as logical for this com~ittee to go on
record as opposing the acquisition of Lincoln Road by the Village on
the remote premise that some time in the future traffic on Lincoln
might grow to a point that four lanes and curbings were needed and it
would be vastly cheaper to the Village tolet the County keep the road
and pay for the widening. The Board also questions the advisability
of a two-lane strtch from Main to Rand when the road beyond those
points would be four lanes. Well, lets take a look at Main Street as
it go~s thru the business district. Because of parking on both sides of
the street it is two-lane, and fuhther, there is a very heavy concentration
of local traffic. Main Street, by the way, carries a traffic load which
is at least half again as heavy as Central Road.
August 4, 1959
3411
Report of NE Homeowners
Committee on Central
Road widening -
continued Much more could be and at one time or another has been said in
objection to the proposed widening of .East Central Road. Time
and space do not permit their repetition now. It is our firm
intention to see the issue thru to a favorable conclusion, and we
are unanimous in our feeling that this Board shold subordinate any
personal opinions they may have and Join with this committee in
their efforts to restrict that widentng to not over 38 feet over
the curb. Again, if this means getting along with our present road,
so be it.
Signed - The Committee for the
Northeast Home Owners Association
by Karl Krembs - Chairamn
Representatives of the Northeast Homeowners Association inquired o f
the Board if there were any obJection to giving back the signed
petitions, that the Association might contact the County Commissioner
and ask thim to present them to the County Board. There seemed to be
none, so Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the
petitions on file with the Village Of Mount Prospect regarding the
obj ectinn to widening of Central Road by the County be released to
the NortheaSt Home, criers 'Association. This motion carried by acclamation.
Mr. Karl Krembs of the Association ar, use and thanked Mr. Norris for
his efforts.
Trustee Gaw read proposed Ord. ~688, and seconded by Trustee
Airey, moved for its passage:
Ord. #688
Tax levy AN ORDINANCE A~THORIZING 'th,: LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
TAXES FOR THE CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL PURPOSES OF
THE VILI~GE OF MOUNT PROSPECT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING MAY 1, 1959 AND ENDING APRIl. 30, 1960
The President pr~ tem put the question and the Clerk called the roll,
with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline,. Ekren,
Gaw, Norris and Sehlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro=
tern declared the motion carried' and Ord. #688 passecL
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by TrUstee Casterline, moved for
the adoption of pmoposed Res. #25-59:
Res. #25-59 A RESOLUTION FOR THE WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF
Widening and LONNQUIST BLVD., MFT 12 C.S. SUPPLEMENTING THE
i~orovement of ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION FOR SAME
Lonnquist - 12 CS
The President pro rem put the question, the Clerk called the roll,
with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren,
Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. WhereUpon the President pro tern
declared the resolution adopted.
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee.Gaw, moved that the
Testing lab Village E~4~ineers should be authorized to retain a testing laboratory
for 12 CS for testing materials on MFT 12 CS as required by the state, at an
estimated cost of $250-. The President pro tem put the question, the
Clerk called the roll, 'with the following response: Ayes, Trustees
Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none.
Whereupon the President pro tem declared the ~motion carriecb
Mr. Abe Cohn arose, stating that he represents Mr. Trendel
of Briarwood Lake interests, a sectio~ Of land north of the toll road
near O'Hare Airport (mentioned in minutes of May t2th, p. '285) in
which it is proposed to erect apartment units, 4 apartments per
building, around a man-made lake. This lake is fed by a spring and
by Higgins Creek, and provides natural drainage for the ground. The
Village has filed several objections to the plan, the property being
with i~ its 1½ mile jurisdiction. Mr. Cohn answered all the objections,
stating that agre~nent was bering reached with the school district~
adequate water supply was assured, being supplied from the same wells
as Waycinden Park; swwers were b~ing hooked into the Metropolitan
August 4, 1959
Mr. Abe Cohn arose, stating that he represents Mr. Trendel
of Briarwood Lake interests, a section of land north of the toll Briarwood I~ke
road near O'Hare Airport (mentioned in minutes of May 12, ~. 285) Subdivision
in which it is proposed to erect apartment units, 4 apartments per
building, around a man-made lake. ~T~is lake is fed by a spring and by
Higgins Creek, and provides natural drainage for the ground. The
Village has filed several objections to the plan, the property being
within its l½ mile Jurisdiction. Mr. Cohn answered all the objections,
s%ating that agreement was being reached with the school district;
adequate water supply was assured, being supplied from the same wells as
Waycinden Park; sewers were being hooked into the Metropolitan Sanitary
System; and the number of units per acre had been reduced. He then
asked that the Board withdraw its objections to an R-5 (apartment) zoning
by the County in order that the subdivider might get started before Fall.
After a little discussion, Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Caster-
line, made the following motion: "That the Village Manager be authorized
to inform the Zoning B~ard of Appeals of Cook Count~ and the Cook County
Board that the Village removes its objections at this time to the afore-
mentioned area in Elk Grove Township".
The President pro-rem put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with
the follew~ing response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Gaw, Norris
and Schlaver. Nays, Trustee Ekren. Whereupon the President pro tem
declared the motion carried.
Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved that the
final plat of Brickman Manor 1st Addition, Unit #2 be referred to Brickman Manor
the Plan Commission for study and recommendation. The President p~o 1st Addition
rem put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following Unit #2
response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and
Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tem declared the
motion carried.
Trustee Casterline, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that
the final plat of Elk Ridge Villa Unit #2 be referred to the Plan Elk Ridge Vill~
Commission for study and recommendation. The President pro tom Unit No. 2
put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following not in Village
response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Norris, Gaw and
Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion
carried.
Mr. Joseph Brickman offered plat and petition to annex for Brickman petit!
the consideration of the Board, property on the north side of Foundry to annex area
Road west of Rand Road, to be zoned for apartments and business. Foundry &
Trustee Airey, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the petition Rand R~s.
to annex be held in abeyance and petition for zoning be referred to
the Zoning Board, subject to payment of regular zoning fee. The
President put the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following
response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren, Gaw, Norris and
Schlaver. ~ays, none. Whereupon the President declared the motion
carried.
Dr. Gregory Padovani, dentist, and a resident of the Village, Padovani -
arose and requested the Board to ask the Zoning Board to hold a Vanoucek
special meeting before the regular stated time in September. He and Zoning
Dr. Vanoucek, orthodontist, were interested in purchasing property on Case 59-22
Prospect Avenue for dental offices contingent upon proper zoning and
desired to take advantage of their option agreement. Trustee Ekren,
seconded by Trustee Schlaver, moved that the Zoning Board of Appeals
be requested to hold a special ~eeting as soon as possible to hear
Dr. Padovani's case and also ar~ other cases pending to this time.
President pro tem Norris put the question, the Clerk called the roll,
with the following response: Ayes, Trustees Airey, Casterline, Ekren,
Gaw, Norris and Schlaver. Nays, none. Whereupon the President pro tern
declared the motion carried.
August 4, 1959
ew truck Village Manager Appleby explained that the Street Dept. was
Street Dept. in need of a new truck and plow, the two in use last year being 8
years old, and that the Street Dept. would like to take delivery
before winter set in. Trustee Ekren, seconded by Trustee Gaw, moved
that the Village Manager be allowed to advertise for bids for ~rack
and snow~low for use by the Street Dept. The President pro tem put
the question, the Clerk called the roll, with the following response:
Ayes, Trustees Airey, Ekren, Gaw, Norris, Schlaver and Casterline.
Whereupon the President pro tern declared the motion carried.
Trustee Schlaver, seconded by Trustee Ekren, moved that the
adjourn meeting be adjourned until next Tuesday, August llth, unless reconvened
at an earlier time. This motion carried by acclamation, and the
meeting was regularly adjourned at 11:57 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
E. Robert R~