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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 09/19/1960 - City Council REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 19, 1960 The City Council met in regular semi-monthly meeting with Mayor Freund presiding. Aldermen present: Bolger, Conway, Holly, Pitzen, Thennes. Absents Brown. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Pitzen, to approve the minutes of the last meeting as read. Motion carried. Motion by Thennes, seconded by Pitzen, to pass ordinance designated as "An Ordinance Authorizing Northern Illinois Gas Company, its Successors and Assigns, to Construct, Operate and Main- tain a Gas Distributing System in and through the City of McHenry, Illinois". Motion carried. Voting "Yes": Bolger, Conway, Holly, Pitzen, Thennes Voting "No" : None Absent: Brown Motion by Bolger, seconded by Conway, to authorize W. A. Rakow and Associates to transmit a letter of acceptance to D. 5. McGowan, District Engineer, State Highway Department, pertaining plans and estimates (State of Illinois $786.00; City of McHenry $1,274.00) for correction of storm drainage problem along the North side of Baur Avenue (State Routes 120 and 31). Motion carried. Motion by Thennes, seconded by Conway, to advertise for bids for Elevated Water Tank (capacity 300,000, 400,000, 500,000) to be furnished and erected, concrete foundations for tank to be provided under separate contract. Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Conway, to contract with Ed Reid for removal of seven diseased Dutch Elm trees at locations listed by Fred J. Meyer, Supt. of Public Works. Motion carried. Motion by Thennes, seconded by Holly, to pay bill of Testing Service Corporation in the amount of $350.00 for test borings Ck.#2156 at site of proposed new water storage tank. Motion carried. Motion by Conway, seconded by Thennes, to adjourn. Motion carried. EAR . ALSH, CITY CLERK GEORGE P. FREUND, MAYOR c