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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-1950-06-26-19502E). Pi 1 Evanston, Illinois Municipal Building June 26, 1950 Regular Meeting of the City Council held June 26, 1950, convening at 10:00 o'clock -P.M. PRESENT: (13) Alderman Bersbach " Hemenway " Soule " Mo99 " L. Mitchell '! MacSteven " James " Beck " Christensen " Corcoran " Harwood " Th oma " Rolfes ABSENT: (3) " Barber " Rubin " J. Mitchell Mayor Ingraham presiding. Alderman MacSteven moved"that the minutes of meeting held June 19, 1950, be approved without reading. Duly seconded and carried. City Clerk Edward W. Bell, presented the following: Communication K.A. Evans, President Home Owners Improvement Assn. Inc. thanking the city officials and employees for their efforts in improving the streets of West Evanston. Alderman Beck moved same be received and placed on file. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman Soule for the BUILDING COMMITTEE sub- mitted an application received from Federal Enterprises, Inc., on behalf of Cadillac Motor Car Company, requesting permission to erect a roof sign forty feet lonq and five feet high on the top of the new building now under construction for the Cadillac Company at 1938-42 Ridge Avenue. The Building Code requires council action on roof signs when the length of any structure supporting the sign exceeds fifteen feet. Committee on Buildings recommends that this appli- cation be granted, and so moved. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman Hemenway for the FINANCE COMMITTEE presented and moved the payment of the following bills, and that the proper charges and transfers be authorized: 260 Contingent Fund Fire Department Health Department Legal Department Miscellaneous Fund Municipal Building Municipal Court Park Department Parking Meter Account Playground Department Police Department Public Works Department Salaries of City Officers Street & Bridge Department Veterans Housing Account Pumping Station Filtration Plant Water Mains Division Water Meter Division Water Revenue Bond Acct. 1948 Motion seconded by Alderman L. Mitchell. $40.70 47.61 100.50 104.50 4.00 606.47 58.20 260.80 635.55 945.93 266.41 47.19 11.45 4*634.01 1.00 47.28 17.01 71.59 32.54 139.75 Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes (13): Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman Hemenway presented and moved the payment of the following temporary payrolls to be paid June 30, 1950, same to -be charged to the proper accounts: Civil Service Commission Civil Service Commission Building Department Police Department Special Assessment #1207 Special Assessment #1207 Parking Meter Account Civil Service Commission Civil Service Commission Park Department. Park Department Park Department Public Works Department ,_Public Works Department Public Works Department Street & Bridge Repair Dept. Street & Bridge Repair Dept. Street & Bridge Repair Dept. Water Mains Bureau Water Department Playground Department Motion seconded by Alderman Harwood. $89.25 100.00 100.00 678.00 218.13 48.13 136.40 60.00 225.00 30172.53 538.80 24.00 545.09 684.60 21.60 471.21 45.20 10,652.03 517.25 102.60 2*667.87 Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes (13): }Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman Hemenway submitted two communications from the City'Collector relative to requests for refunds as follows: Robert B. Sawyer, 1031 Maple Avenue purchased two vehicle licenses for the same car. License #9861 has been returned with request for a refund of $5. 1 1 1 1 E"d 1 1 Don E. Stahler, 810 Michigan Avenue purchased vehicle license B-856 for $15 for a 1946 Chevrolet truck which he bought at a bankruptcy -sale. As it is impossible for him to obtain good title to the car he has returned it with request for a refund of $15. License and sticker have been returned. Both of these requests meet with the approval of the Finance Committee, and so moved. Motion seconded by Alderman Harwood. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes (13): Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman Hemenway moved approval of action of the City Treasurer in reinvesting,from the Water Works Revenue Bond Account 1948, $500*000 U.S. Treasury Certificates maturing on July 1, 1950, into the new thirteen month U.S. Treasury Certificates- 1 1/4%, with -authority to sell such portions as may be needed from time to,time. Motion seconded by Alderman Soule. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes, (13): Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman Hemenway submitted report from the Commissioner of Public Works relative to request received from the Supt. of Playgrounds for a petty cash advance -of $10 each for,the 17 play centers, or a total of $170. It is recommended - that the City Treasurer be instructed•to advance this amount, to be charged against account No. 562. This has the approval of the Finance Committee, and so moved. Motion seconded -by Alderman Mogg. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes (13): Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman Corcoran for the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE moved that the Council convene as of 8:00 o'clock P.M. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman Corcoran moved that after adjournment of the City Council tonight, that the next meeting be held July 5, 1950 instead of July 3, 1950. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman Corcoran moved that the Council meet as a Committee of the,Whole. Duly seconded and carried. Z WHEN COUNCIL RECONVENED: Alderman.Beck for the LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE submitted estimate No. 2 final in amount of $713.68 due Chas. Thumm Company for work on construction , of a sewer and water main in Nilles Sub. (Park Street wrist of Ridge Road) under Special Assessment No. 1219. It is recommended by the Board of Local,Improvements,that the City Treasurer pay this sum to the contractor by delivering to s4id contractor, bonds and contractor's vouchers to the accrued amount of $713.68, and so moved. Motion seconded by Alderman Christensen. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and.Rolf es (13): Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman Beck submitted estimate No. 2 final in amount of $434,70 due A.F. Scully & Sons for work on construction of ,a sewer in Clifford Street and Bernard Plane under Special Assessment No.1218. It is recommended by the Board of Local Improvements that the City Treasurer be authorized to pay this sum to the contractor by delivering to said contractor, bonds and contractor's vouchers to the accrued amount of $434.70, and so moved. Motion seconded by Alderman MacSteven. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg. L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes (13): Voting nay none., Motion carried. Alderman Beck.referred to document signed'in the presence of John E. Mersch, Chief of.the Fire Prevention Bureau, dealing with a one story frame shed located at the rear of premises at 1813 Hartrey Avenue,in the City of Evanston, which is in a dilapidated and dangerous condition. In accordance with the ordinances of the City of Evanston and the laws of the State of Illinois, said improvement can and should be condemned and torn down and removed. The owners of the property in signing this docurent agree to empower the city to cause said improvement to be razed and removed. Accord- ingly moved that the City proceed to do this work. Duly seconded and carried, Alderman Mogg for the PARK COMMITTEE submitted request received from Latter Day Saints Church, for permission to use Chandler -Leahy Park for their July 4 outing. There usually are about 150 in attendance. It is recommended that permission be granted, subject to regulations governing such permits and payment of a $5 attendant's fee, and so moved. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman Mogg submitted request from the Columbia Canoe`Club for Permission to put on a small fireworks display at the club house on Calvary Beach on July 4, 1950, and moved request be granted. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman James for the PUBLIC BUILDINGS COMMITTEE referred to sketch submitted by Eich & Reed, architects for the Municipal Building, relative to signs that -are proposed to be erected on the grounds of this building. Moved that this sketch be referred to the Art Commission for their study. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman Harwood for the PURCHASING COMMITTEE submitted report from the Commissioner of Public Works stating the Health Department is in need of two steel stenographic desks and listing quotations received. It is recommended that the Commissioner be authorized to accept the proposal of the low bidder, Chandler's to furnish two steel desks at $254.40, the expenditure to be charged to account No. 211. This has the approval of the Chairman of the Health Committee and the Purchasing Committee, and so moved. Motion seconded by Alderman Thoma. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes (13): Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman Harwood submitted report from the Commissioner bf Public Works stating the Water Department is in need of a soundproof telephone booth for the new Pumping Station. A quotation has been received from the Burgess Manning Co. for furnishing a soundproof booth as recommended by the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. for $199 f.o.b. Libertyville, Ill. It is recommended that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase 1 model 211 Burgess Accousti-Booth from Burgess Manning Co. at $199, the expenditure to be charged to the 1948 Water Revenue Bond Account. This has the approval of the Aldermen in Committee"of the.Whole, and so moved. Motion seconded by Alderman Rolfes. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes 113): Voting nay none. Motion carried. 2164 Alderman Christensen for the RELIEF COMMITTEE submitted bills of the Relief Administration in amount of $788.18 and moved that the Township Supervisor be authorized to pay these bills. Motion seconded by Alderman Beck. Voting aye Aldermen Bersbach, Hemenway, Soule, Mogg, L. Mitchell, MacSteven, James, Beck, Christensen, Corcoran, Harwood, Thoma and Rolfes (13): Voting nay none. Motion carried. Alderman James for the STREET COMMITTEE recom-. mended that permission be qranted by the City of Evanston to Henry C. Lytton & Co. and Wm. E. Schweitzer & Co. their general contractors, to extend column foundation footings into public property on Church Street and on Sherman Avenue, and into the alley on the east side of the building being erected at the northeast corner of Church Street and Sherman Avenue; said column foundation footings not to extend in any instance in excess of three feet beyond the property line. This permission is granted upon condition that Henry C. Lytton & Co. give to the City of Evanston in writing an agreement that it will, through adequate shoring protect all existing utilities and pavements and that it will replace and restore all surfaces, and hold and protect the City of Evanston harmless from any and all damage whatsoever in connection therewith, and so moved. Duly seconded and carried. CINDER CALL OF WARDS: Alderman Soule of the Second Ward stated that the.residents of Elinor Place have made their annual request to have Elinor Place from Ashland Avenue to Wesley Avenue closed by barricade with lights, for a street dance on Saturday, July 8 from 11:00 A.M. to Sunday A.M. July 9. Moved that this permit be granted subject to the usual regulations of the Department of Public Works. Duly seconded and carried. Alderman Mogg-of the Third Ward submitted com- munication from Samuel Wodika, 724 Forest Avenue relative to law enforcement, to be referred to the Chief of Police. Alderman Mogg stated he had received a number of telephone calls relative to the building on Chicago Avenue where a fire occured a few weeks ago. The heat from the fire broke open cans of fruits and vegetables and the odor is very effensive, and asked that the city spray this property to allay the odor and kill the flies and rats. Made a reference to the Mayor to see if some- thing cannot be done promptly. Alderman James of the Fourth Ward reported that for a couple of months or more an abandoned car has been left on the north side of Main Street about Grey Avenue, and made a reference to the Mayor to the end that this car be removed. Alderman Christensen of the Sixth Ward stated he had received telephone call from a resident in the area of Ridge Road and Park Street reporting that the lights are turned on while the sun is still shining. UNDER MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: Mayor Ingraham introduced the following name for confirmation at the next meeting of the City Council: Harry R. Dunn, Special Police - 6 months renewal For Council records, Chief of Police Geishecker has announced that the probationary period for Patrolman Mark J. Schwartzhoff has been extended another 60 days. Upon motion duly seconded and,carried, the Council adjourned at.10:40 o'clock P.M. Edward W. 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