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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/1935 VB minutes • c Minutes of regular meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois, held in the Village Hall in said Village on April 2, 1935, at the hour of eight o'clock P.M. The meeting was called to order by President Meyn and on call of the roll the following were found to be present: Herman F. Meyn, President, and Messrs. Alvin Beigel, Dudley W. Budlong, Arvid Carlson, Walter Niebuhr and Edwin Wille, Trustees. Absent: Herman Haas. It appearing that a quorum was present the President declared the meeting open for the transaction of business. Mr. A. W. Consoer of the firm of Consoer, Townsend & Quinlan, engineers for said Village, reported that he had checked and gone over the bids of the McKeown Bros. Co., Michuda Bros. and W. H. Lyman Construction Co., for the construction of improvements and additions to the waterworks system of the Village, received on March 29,'1935, and taken under advisement on said latter date, and fir.. the bid of McKeown Bros. Company, which appeared to be the lowest bid, was, as a matter of fact, the lowest bid received, and that he was informed that said bidder would be able to furnish the necess- ary bonds and obtain the approval of the Federal Emergency Adminis- tration of Public Works. Thereupon Mr. Budlong presented the following resolution and moved its adoption: "WHEREAS it appears from proof offered that notice was given of the receiving of bids for the construction of improvements and additions to the waterworks system of the Village of Mount Prospect, as provided for in and by an ordinance passed by the Board of Trustees of said Village and approved by the President thereof on the 7th day' of November, A.D..1934, under P.W.A.Project No.6906, and that notice was given as provided by law and in compliance witha resolution of this Board adopted on the 5th day of March, A.D.1935; and, "WHEREAS it appeared upon the receiving of such bids and the opening thereof on the 29th day of March, 1934, and C a check and examination of such bids, that the lowest bid re- ceived for the doing of said work contemplated was the bid of McKeown Bros. Company under its regular bid of $13,970.00; and, "WHEREAS it does not appear practical to award the contract for this work under the alternate bids received, as • c . the funds available will be insufficient to pay for the work under such alternate bids; "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, subject to the approval of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, the - Contract for the construction of the above described • work be awarded to McKeown Bros. Co. at its bid of $13,970.00. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon the approval of said award by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, and the presentation by the contractor of a contract,duly executed by it, in compliance and in conformity with'said bid and the plans and specifications covering said work, and the furnishing of bonds as required, with sufficient surety, the President of this Village be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute said con- tract on behalf of this Village, and the Village Clerk is hereby directed to attest the same and affix the seal of this Village thereto. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the bids of Michuda Bros. and W. H. Lyman Construction Co. be rejected and the checks accompanying such bids be returned to the respective bidders" The motion for the adoption of said resolution was seconded by Mr. Beigel and the roll was called with the following result: Mr. Beigel voting aye; Mr. Budiong voting aye; Mr. Carlson voting aye; Mr. Niebuhr voting aye; Mr. Wille voting aye. No one voting pay. Total ayes - 5: Nays - 0. Thereupon the President declared the motion for the adoption of the resolution carried and the resolution adopted. Upon motion made by Mr. Niebuhr, seconded by Mr. Budiong and unanimously carried, the Village Clerk was authorized to furnish the Chief of Police, Mr. Mulso, a vehicle license tag for the Village truck and auto. On motion made by Mr. Beigel, seconded by Mr. Wille and unanimously carried, the Village Clerk was authorized to issue a vehicle license. to members of the Fire Department free of charge. The. Treasurer's monthly report was presented, and on motion 0 made by Mr. Beigel, seconded by Mr. Wille and unanimously carried, it was ordered filed. The matter of purchasing fire hose for the Fire Depart- ment came up for discussion and on motion made, seconded and carried, the matter of the purchase of 150 feet of such hose was referred to the Fire Department for action. The Village Treasurer presented special assessment report, and on motion made by Mr. Beigel, seconded by Mr. Niebuhr and unani- mously carried, same was ordered filed. The following bills were presented: R. F. Meeker, gas and oil - - - - y ft34.631. Cook County Herald,advertising for bids - 39.60. Cook County Herald, election notice - - -- 4.00N Pittsburgh Meter Co., parts 2.43N Busse Bierman Co., merchandise - - - - - - 8.7170 Illinois Bell Telephone Co., service - .90 h... William Mulso, salary, 150.00N William Mulso, garage rent 2.50 George Wittenberg, salary 140.00N George Wittenberg, garage rent 2.50 Dr. Koester, examining school children - - Clerk of County Court, copy in 63093- 7 -15 -16 - Hugo J. Thal, legal services 20.00 Henry Scheffer, plowing snow 12.00t- Public Service Co. 125.0` Public Service Co. 125.10 , p)/10 Public Service Co. 19.99 Public Service Co. 39.50^ Public Service Co. - 19.33I\ Public Service Co. 11.27N It was moved by Mr. Beigel that said bills be paid. The motion was seconded by Mr. Budlong and the roll called with the follow- ing result: Mr. Beigel voting aye; Mr. Budlong voting aye; Mr. Carlson voting aye; Mr. Niebuhr voting aye; Mr. Wille voting aye. No one voting nay. Total Ayes - 5: Nays - 0. villowommimmimmomm Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. The Village Clerk reported that it would be necessary to purchase a new minute book for the use of the Village Clerk. It was moved by Mr. Budlong, seconded by Mr. Niebuhr that the Clerk be instructed to purchase such minute book. On call of the roll the motion was unanimously carried. The matter of auditing the Village books for the period ending with the present fiscal year came up for discussion and it was moved by Mr. Budlong that Mr. Roderick be employed to make such audit, the work to be done as soon as practical after the closing of the fiscal year, so that the audit would be available in ample time to prepare the appropriation ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carlson and the roll was called with the following result: Mr. Beigel voting aye; Mr. Budlong voting aye; Mr. Carlson voting aye; Mr. Niebuhr voting aye; Mr. Wille voting aye. �✓ No one voting nay. Total Ayes - 5: Nays - 0. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. On motion made by Mr. Beigel, seconded by Mr. Carlson and carried on roll call April 10, 1935, was fixed as Clean Op Day for the removal of rubbish. Mr. Beigel moved that the Village hire the necessary trucks for hauling gravel for such portions of the village streets as needed repairs. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wille and the roll called with the following result: Mr. Beigel voting aye; Mr. Budlong voting aye; Mr. Carlson voting aye; Mr. Niebuhr voting aye; Mr. Wille voting aye. No one voting nay. Total Ayes - 5: Nays - 0. Thereupon the President declared the motion carried. A petition was presented, signed by a large number of citizens of the Village asking that the President and Board of Trustees take action to prevent the distribution of handbills at the homes of the citizens. It was moved by Mr. Beigel that the petition be referred to the Judiciary Committee for investiga- tion and report at the next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Niebuhr and on call of the roll was carried. It was moved by Mr. Beigel that a new supply of arrest slips for use by the police be purchased from the Mount Prospect Review.. The motion was seconded by Mr. Carlson and on call of the roll was unanimously carried. The President made the following appointments of judges and clerks of election to act at the next annual Village Election to be held on April 16, 1935, namely: Ernst Kruse, C. H. Schwerman and Charles Homeyer, as judges, and Mrs, L. Wille, Mrs. Chas. Pankonin and Miss Mildred Haas, as clerks. It was moved by Mr. Beigel that said appointments be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Wille and on call of the roll was unanimously carried. There being no further business to come before the meeting, same on motion made,. seconded and carried, was adjourned.