HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-1952 Council Meeting Minutes 3
Canton, Illinois
Sent . 1.6, 1052
A meeting of the City Council held this day convening at tre hour of 7.10 P.M.
with Mayor Woods presiding. Roll call show2d the following nresent: Alderman Sebree,
Bla&aby, Jones, Skinner, Linder, Hand, Tink, Ternening, St . Clair and Klobudhar.
Abseitt: Alderman Moore and. Cook.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read. and- stood, anproved as read.
Petition by nrone•rty oirmArs in Sian. View Terrace Ad.r?ition, for resurfacing
or black'-ton was on motion of Alderman St . Clair, seconded by Alderman Ternening,
referred to the Ponrd of Local Improvements, by a viva voce vote.
Request from the F111ton County Health Department for nar!--inF sTaace on the
square from Oct. 7 thru Oct. 17, to station an X Ray Mobile TTnit, was on motion
of Alderman Jones, seconded by Alderman St. Clair, granted by a viva, voce vote.
Request of the Fiwanis Club to sell peanuts on the streets on Sent. 27th,
designated ns "National Rids Day", was on motion of Alderman Hand, seconded by
Alderman Jones, granted by a viva voce vote.
Alderman Sebree, chairman of the Police. Committee, reported. on the findings
of the police committee in regard to Xnarebase of a car for the police department,
It was moved by Alderman Blackaby, seconded. by Alderman Klobuchar, to annrove and
accent the report of the committee, and to authorize the payment of the car,
when nroper.ly signed by the committee and. allowed. by the council. Roll call vote:
AXE: Alderman Sebree, Blacksby, Jones, Skinner, Linder, Hand, Tink, Ternening,
St . Clair and Klobucha.r. NAY: none. The chair declared the motion carried.
It was moved. by Alderman Hand., seconded by Alderman St. Clair, to re-a.dver-
tine fcr bids for improvements at the waterworks olant , on modified snecifications,
bids to be received until 7:00 P. M. October 21st. Roll call vote. AYE: Alder-
man Sebree, Bla.ekaby, Jones, Skinner, Linder, F7a.nd, Tink, Ternening, St . Clair,
and. Klobucha.r. ITAYbT none. The cia.a.ir declared the motion carried.
Alderman St. Clair moves, seconded. by Alderman Sebree, the. Mayor and City
Clerk be authorized to enter into contract with Swartabaugh and Nelson, for tre
purchase of a. 1c52 I. H. C. Truck for the street department. Roll call Vote:
AY7: Alderman 'Slacka.by, Jones, Skinner, Linder, Nand, Tink, Ternening,
St . Clair a,nd Klob��char. r?AY; none. The chair declared the motion carried.
After a. report by Attorney Martin, rega.rdimv! the hearing berore the Illino's
Commerce Commission realtive to increase in utility* rates of the C. I. P. S. Co. ,
it was moved by Alderman St . Clair, seconded by Alderman Jones, to leave t1,
matter in the hands of the Finance Committee, city attorney and Mayor, to take
whatever action they deem necessary, and. the motion carried by a, viva voce vote.
j Ordinance entitled "Regailating Traffic" was read for the second. tile. It
was moved by Alderman Jones, seconded by Alderman Nand, to reject the ordinance,
and the motion carried. by the following vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Rlackaby,
Jones, Skinner, Linder, Nand , Tink, Ternening, St. Clair and Kl.obaichar. NAv:Yone.
The c?iair declared the motion carried.
Ordinance "Eliminating parkingon the North si4e of Maple from Main to Ave.R"
wns read for the first time, Alderman Jones moved., seconded by Alderman Linder,
to suspend. the rules reouiring .n
the ordAnace he read the second time. Rol! ca 11
vote: AYE: Alderman Sehree, 111=&:aby, Iaaaa, Jones, Skinner, Linder, Nand, Tink,
Ternening, St. Clair and Klnbii.cha.r. NAY: None. It was then moved by Alderman
Jones, seconded by Alderman Linder, to place the ordinance on its na.ssa.ge. Roll_
call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Alackaby, Jones, Skinner, Tinder, Hand, Tink,
Ternening, St. Clair and Klobuchar . TTAY: none. The chair declared the motion
ca.rr.ied and ordinance passed, being Ord.ina..nce ?o. 173.
The annual. audit was referred to the Finance committee, to study and report
hack, on motion of A1cle-man Nand, seconded by Alderman Jones.
Glenn Thomas requested. use of t',e house in Jones Park durinr the next week,
for voters registration nur,7oses, and the prayer of the petitioner w.,c granted.,
on motion of Alderman i'la.ckaby, seconded. by Alderman Klobucha.r.
Representatives of the Grandmothers Club requested. nPrmission for a concessioner
to rrovide a number of children's rides and one major ride, and. a fow legimite
stands, airing +h.rir TTomecoming Sent . 19, 19 a.nd. 20. It was moved by Alderman
Terneninr, seconred by Alderman Klohnchar, to grant this renuest, under the suner-
I vision of the StreAt & Alley Committee, and Police and fire Chiefs, and the
motion carried. by a, viva voce vote.
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j It was moved by Alderman. Nand , smc-nded by Alrerman Jones, to waive all license
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fees to the Cra.ndmothers Club, brit the City to be free of any ez?>Pnae of lipht,
heat , or a,nv utility, a.nd. the motion cnrriee 'hy a. viva voce TMotP.
It eras moved by Alderman Y1orT,ch-r, seconded by AlAerma,n Terrening, the
absent Alderman be marked. present by the C?.erv, anrl the motion carried by a
una.nimo,is roll call vote.
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On motion of Alderman 5t . Clair, seconded by Alderman Terreninr, the meeting
ad,jonrned.
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