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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 06/05/1961 - City Council REGULAR MEETING JUNE 5, 1961 The City Council met in regular semi-monthly meeting with Mayor Doherty presiding. Aldermen present: Bolger, Conway, Pitzen, Schaefer, Smith. Absent: Brown. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Pitzen, to approve the minutes `- of regular meeting held May 15, 1961. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Schaefer, to approve the treasurer's report as read. Motion carried. Motion by Conway, seconded by Bolger, to approve the collector' s report as read. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to approve the clerk's report as read. Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Bolger, to pay the following bills as approved by the finance committee: Motion carried. #14861 Walter E. W. Aeverman Salaries $375.80 62 John Behrendt " 97.00 63 Richard W. Clark " 364.85 64 Kenneth Espey n 358.75 65 Joseph C. Grobel " 407.10 66 Richard J. Lemker " 207.55 67 Fred J. Meyer " 530.40 68 James Miller 0 344.20 69 William Pearson " 348.75 70 John R. Weichmann " 378.75 71 Norbert Yegge " 358.75 72 Donald C. Howard " 128.50 73 Edward J. Tussey " 88.6o 74 Issued in error -o- 75 Joe M. Schaefer, Jr. Labor at city park 33.00 76 Ben Stilling " n " 33.Q0 77 Mayme Buss Salary 50.00 78 Naomi Meyer Steno.work-zoning 20.00 79 Carey .Appliance,Inc. Repairs 46.54 80 Carey Electric Contr.Inc. Street-traffic lites 4.50 81 B K Photo Supply Office supplies 12.95 82 Alexander Lumber Co. Supplies 19.96 83 Adams Bros. Repair Serv. Repairs 32.00 84 Bart Yegge Re-imbursement for sidewalk 26.40 85 Eugene Dobyns " " " 31.60 86 Butch's Auto Service Motorcycle 4.00 87 Joseph Grobel Re-imbursement for freight bill 2.46 88 W. R. Meadows, Inc. Prem-mix 65.64 89 Krause Office Supplies Supplies 19.07 90 McH.Sand & Gravel Co. Supplies 13.71 91 Keegan Sales Street signs 71.53 92 McH.Co.Farmers Co-op. Grass seed 2.75 93 McH. Sign Service Lettering 20.00 94 Anderson Tree Service Tree removal 45.00 95 Donald Howard Police magistrate supplies 1.44 96 Woodstock Clean Towel Towel service 4.55 97 Duncan Parking Meter Pay't. on new meters 46.00 98 Yycital's Inc. Supplies 35.82 99 Tongan Construction Co. Parks 24.00 14900 Tongan Construction Co. Constr.-Cor Wkg.Rd.& Rt. 31 1,362.00 01 Issued in error -o- 02 Ruck's Hdw. Supplies 37.42 03 W.A. Rakow & Assoc. City maps 36.00 04 Motorola C & E, Inc. Police radio 724.00 05 McHenry Plaindealer Printing and publications 323.54 1 Regular Meeting, June 5, 1961 - Page two 14806 McHenry Garage Truck expense $ 9.90 07 Karnes Music Co. Band expense 39.00 08 Lee & Ray Electric Street lights 25.25 09 McH.Co. Comm. Co. Police radio maintenance 31.00 10 Ed's Rental, Inc. Machine rental 25.00 11 Robert Lamz Extra police 5.00 12 Duro-Test Corp. Light bulbs - bridge 15.19 13 Buss Motor Sales Truck expense 17.10 14 Buchert's Garage Repairs 20.00 15 H. E. Buch & Sons Labor and repairs 8.46 16 Geo. R. Breber Music Co. Band expense 33.20 17 Bacon Bros. & Smith, Inc. Sts. & Alleys - Repairs 303.00 18 Atlas Printing Co. Police magistrate supplies 5.38 19 Stoffel & Reihansperger Official bonds 284.00 20 Earl R. Walsh " n 19.00 21 A.S.Blake Motors, Inc. Police car repairs 61.95 22 McHenry Tire Mart Battery(and truck expense) 34.92 23 Guettler Service Sta. Gas & oil, car and truck 281.90 24 Ill. Bell Telephone Co. Telephone service 43.19 25 Public Service Co. Power and light 573.98 26 McHenry Lumber Co. Supplies 9.83 27 Thennes Oil Co. Heating oil 55.18 28 McHenry State Bank Income Tax 463.30 29 Fred J. Meyer Use of car 25.00 30 Earl R. Walsh Clerk Salary 333.37 31 Earl R. Walsh Clerical help 325.00 32 Looze & Kinne Preparing building code 3,750.00 33 J. Alton Lauren Construction - Sts. & Alleys 8,477.75 34 Kenneth Espey Salaries - Vacation 179.37 35 Adams Bros. Repair Serv. Repairs 15.55 36 Helena & Clara Stoffel Sidewalks 22.00 WATER AND SEWER FUND: 2326 Joe J. Diedrich Salaries 417.10 2327 Ray West " 354.85 �. 2328 Issued in error -o- 2329 Mayme Buss " 309.43 2330 Al' s Welding & Repair Equip.Maint. 13.15 2331 Jos. H. Huemann & Sons Repairs 5.25 2332 Badger Meter Mfg. Co. Water meters 179.85 2333 Ruck's Hdw. Supplies 38.53 2334 A-1 Landscaping Serv. Sewer plant 35.19 2335 Thomas P. Bolger Supplies 1.57 2336 Yeomans Bros. Co. Equip.Maint. 102.96 2337 Paragon Sales Co. Supplies 152.60 2338 Ill. Bell Telephone Co. Telephone Service 3.80 2339 Public Service Co. Power and light 463.66 2340 McHenry Lumber Co. Supplies 2.10 2341 Thennes Oil Co. Heating oil 36.74 2342 McHenry State Bank Income Tax 140.50 2343 Joe Diedrich Use of truck 25.00 2344 City of McH.Soc.Sec.Acct. Transfer 39.34 2345 Adams Bros. Repair Serv. Repairs 36.35 #1 (W.W.Impr.Fnd) Public Service Construction 705.00 2 (Bnd.&Int.Fnd) Nat'l.Blvd.Bank Interest & service charge 18,248.10 3 (W.W.Imrp.Fnd) Bacon Bros. & Smith Construction 25,753.79 4 (W.W.Impr.Fnd) Tonyan Constr. Co. Construction 31,500.00 5 (Bnd.&Int.Fnd) Am.Nat'l. Bank & Trust Interest & Serv.ch. 1,656.00 .-- 6 (Bnd.&Int.Fnd) Am.Nat'l. Bank & Trust Interest & Serv.Ch. 442.50 7 (W.W.Impr.Fnd) Al's Welding & Repair Parts & Labor 192.00 --� ...1 Regular meeting, June 5, 1961 - Page three Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Smith, to appropriate $300.00 to the Police Department for summer uniforms, including one pants, two shirts, and one cap for each policeman. Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Bolger,to approve the appoint- ment of a ZONING COMidSSION to present a new Zoning Ordinance, naming LeRoy Olson, Royal Bernier, Donald Johnson, Daniel Justen, Floyd Covalt and George P. Freund. Motion carried. Mayor Doherty appointed LeRoy Olson chairman of the Zoning Commission. Motion by Schaefer, seconded by Conway, to grant the petition of A. S. Blake Motor Sales, Inc. for a zoning variation from "B" Business to permit the use of light tool and die manufacturing, as limited in the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals following hearing held May 19, 1961. Voting "No": Bolger Voting "Yes": Conway, Pitzen, Schaefer, Smith. Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Bolger, to grant the petition of Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago as Trustee under trust number 30261 and Margaret Freund for a change in Zoning classification from "R-1" Residential to "B-1" Business as per recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals, following hearing held June 2, 1961. Motion carried. Following review of proposals for printing new Municipal Code books, a motion was made by Smith, seconded by Pitzen, to enter into agreement with the Double "A" Printing Company of McHenry to print 500 copies at a cost of $1950.00. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Conway, to install a street light at a location described as "E/S Third Street at South End". Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Schaefer, to extend a 10 inch water main Westerly on Maple Avenue to the C & N W Railway tracks under the Waterworks Improvements Project. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Smith, to hire Richard H. Burmann as a City Policeman at a salary of $415.00 per month. Motion carried. Motion by Conway, seconded by Bolger, to pay the American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago the following: Re: PA-11891 2 3/4% Sewer Improvement Refunding Bonds Ck. Interest $1650.00, Service Charge $6.00 #5 Re: PA-10050 3 Street Lighting Bonds Interest $437.50, Service Charge $5.00 Ck. #6 Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Schaefer, to pay the National Boulevard Bank of Chicago the following: Re: PA-747 41, 44 and 4 3/14% Water Improvement Bonds Ck.#2 Interest $18,233.10 , Service Charge $15.00 Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Bolger, to pay Bacon Bros. and Smith, Inc. $25,753.79 due on water main extensions contract as per certification Ck.#3 of W. A. Rakow and Associates (Estimate No. 3). Motion carried. • MIMI% 4.. • • Regular meeting, June 5, 1961 - Page four Motion by Bolger, seconded by Schaefer, to pay Looze and Kinne $3750.00 for legal services in preparing new Municipal Code. Ck. #14832 Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Conway, to accept authorization of the Board of Local Improvements to issue voucher to Preston Woodall Company in the amount of $6,500.00 under Special Assessment project known as Golf View Avenue and Other Streets Sanitary Sewer, said amount being `.. certified by W. A. Rakow and Associates, engineers. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Schaefer, to pay Tongan Construction Company $31,500.00 under contract for Waterworks Improvements Project as Ck. #1� per estimate and certification made by W. A. Rakow andAssociates, engineers. Motion carried. Motion by Pitzen, seconded by Conway, to grant the Illinois Missionary Children's Home permission to hold a Tag Day in McHenry on Saturday, July 1, 1961. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Schaefer, to adjourn. Motion carried. DO NALD P. DOHERTY, MAYOR