HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-07-1952 Council Meeting Minutes 51
Canton, Illinois
January 7, 1952
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Canton, held this day con-
vening at the hour of 7:00 I'. M. with Mayor Woods presiding. uoll call showed the
following present: Alderman: Sabres, Blackaby., Moore, Jones, Skinner, Linder, Hand
Tink, Cook, St. Clair and Klobuchnr. . Absent: Alderman Terpqning.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and stood approved as read.
The following claims were presented:
Water Dept: General funds;
llinois Bell Tel. Co.- - - - -14.90 C. I. P. S. Co.- - - - - - - - - -585.86
6. I. P. S. Co.- - _ _ .902.30 Macomb Comm. Service- - - - - - - 93.99
Continental Oil- -- - - - - - 130.76 Owens Oil- - - _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ 27.90
Eugene Waddell- - - - _ _ _ _ 100.00 Mattis Shell Service- - - - - _ _ - 6.10
H. C. McCoy & Sons- - - - - - 115.00 Liberty Garage_ _ _ _ - - _ - _ _ _ 5.80 -
Swearingen Wholesale- - - 18.99 Dillman Motors- - - - - - _ _ - _ 12.81
American City Magazine- - - - 4.00 Homer Electric- - - - - - - 36.08 -
Pschirrer & Sons- - - - - - - 6.58 Canton Paint & Wallpaper - - - - _ 3.06
^^ Jarvis, Welder- - - - - - - - 14.50 Jarvis, Welder- - - - - - - - - - - 12.05 -
"*' L. J� Poggioli- - - - - - - - 170.00 Hainline Sign- - - - - - - - - - - 2.00 --
goy alift- - - - - - - - - - - 70.40 Canton Tire °° Vulc- - - - - - - - 6.00 -
Bonded Service - - - - - - - _ 40.86 King Auto Elec. - - - - - - - - -152 .63
King Auto Elec.- - - - - - 9.09 Harry Whalen- - - - - - - 7.75
Campbell Citiee Service- - - - 21.81 Swar#zbaugh & 4elson- - - - 3.88
Harry WhalenGlass- - - - - - - 2.00 A. N. Jaeger- - - - - - - - - - - 4.90
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. anquary- - _ - - - - - -194.50 nomerin Oil- - - -
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Jaeger- - - - - - _ _ _ _ 4.90 Bonded Service- - - 53.88
Canton Tractor- - - - - - 17.65 Continental Oil- - - - - - - - 88.21
'glynn Rldg. Materials- - - - - 48.36 Drow Hdwr. - - - _ - - - - - - - - 3.32
T. P. & W._ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ - - 177.99 Canton Paint & Wallpaper- - - - - 3.48
American Waterworks Assn.- - - 10.00 King Auto Elec.- - - - - _ _ _ _ _ 23,41
Kroell 31ec.- - - - - - - - - -34.83 Princeville Stone- - _ _8.98
Mississippi Lime- - - - - - - 386.91 Hall Service Station- - - _ - _ _ 64.46
Standard Oil- - - - - - - - - 63.72 Dillman Motors- _ _ _ _ _ 2.o4
Iowa Valve- - - - - 121.20 Jarvis, Welder- - - - - _ - _ _ - 13.75
Sterling Else. Motors- - - - _ 3.80 Stamps- _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39.00
Diamond Alkali- - - - - _ _ _ _ 98.69 Ill. Bell Tlephone- - - _ - _ _ _ 21.30 ,
Petty Cash- - - - - - - - - - - 41.83 White' s Book- - - - 14.56 -
Whitehall Sewer- - - - _ _ _ - 418.85 Chester Claudon- _ _ 15.00 -
Link Belt Co.- - - - _ _ _ _ _ 50.82 Martin & Martin- - - _ _ _ - _ 6.24 -
Well Machinery- - - - - - - - - 69.79 Indianapolis Badge- - - - _ _ _ 9.14 -
James B. 0,low- - - - - - - - -2323.05 A. C. Shepley- - - - - - - - - - 30.00 -
Junior Knowles- - - - - - - - 27.33 Mason Hdwr.- - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8.20 -
Mason Hdwr.- - - - - - - - - - 18.71 Lewis Pharmacy- - - - - - - - - - 12.52 --
Fire Dept: Harry Whalen- - - - - - - - - - - 7.00
Wm. Lucas- - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.00-
Sears, Roebuck- - - - - - - - 12.70 Swearingen Wholesale- - - _ _ _ _ 25.00 -,
Associated Motors- - 3.45 L. J. Poggioli- - - - - - - _ _ - 12�.90_
Swartzbaugh Y `"elson- - - - - -8.41 Bonded Service- 2.92
Reeder Wallace- 21.44 Dillman Motots- 15.00
Jarvis, Welder- - - - - - - 5.00 Junior Knowles- - - - _ _ _ _ - _ 39.42 -
Canton Tire &Vulc.- - - - 1.50 Canton Tire & iulc.- - - - - - - - 1.75 -
King Auto lec.- - - - - - - 36.46 Harry Whalen Glass- - - _ _ _ _ _ 23.50
Miller Auto moody- - - - _ - _ _ - 113.31
On motion of Aldermen St. Clair, seconded by Alderman Jones, all claimslprroperly
0. K.'d were allowed and ordered paid when funds are availably, by roll call vote.
The following reports were presented by officers for the month: Police Department,
Water & Sewer Dept; Water Treatment Plant; City Engineer; Supt. of Streets; City
Treasurer; Sewer Dept; Itias moved by Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman
Blackaby, the reports be rccepted and ordered placed on file by a viva voce vote.
It was moved by Alderman .Blackaby, seconded by Alderman Tink, to remove parking
meter back of Drow Hdwr. and one back of Swearingeh Wholesalg,for loading and unloading
purposes. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Blackeb y, Moore, Jones, Linder,
Hand, Tink, Cook, St. Clair and Klobuchar. Amt Nay: Alderman Skinner. The chair
declared the motion carried.
Report of the City Engineer regarding conditions of sidewalks in the business
district was submitted. It was moved by Alderman 5t. Clair, seconded by Alderman
Hand, the City Attorney and Engineer, send letters to property owners of sidewalks
in urgent need of repairs, and the motion carried by a viva voce vote.
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It was moved by Alderman St. Clair, seconded by Alderman Skinner, the council
go along with the recommendation of the Board of Local Improvements, that the
State Highway Department only widen to 22ft, Linn Street, Fifth Venue and North
Hain Street, and the motion carried by the following vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree,
Blackaby, Moore, Jones, Skinner, Linder, Hand, Tink, Cook, St. Clair and Klobuchar.
NAY: none. The chair declared the motion carried.
Resolution for Maintenance of Arterial Streets or State Highways under the
Motor Fuel Tax Law, 4vt appropriating the sum of $11,818.00 for maintenance for
the year 1953, was on motion of Alderman St. Clair, seconded by Alderman Moore,
adopted by the following roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Blackaby, Moore,
Jones, Skinner, Linder, Hand, Tink, Cook, St. Clair and Klobuchar. NAY: none.
Resolution transferring $2,000.00 from the parking Meter Fund to.the.Street
and Alley hind, was on motion of Alderman St. Clair, seconded by Alderman Moore,
adopted b; the following vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Blackaby, Moore, Skinner,
Linder, Hand, Tink, Cook, St. Clair and Klobuchar. . NAY: Alderman Jones. The
chair declared the motion carried and resolution adopted.
It was moved by Alderman St. Clair, seconded by Alderman Moore, the Ordinance
committee draw up an ordinance creating a 4-way stop at Locust and 8th Avenue,
gnd a stop sign at 7th & Birch, stopping the eaet.and west traffic on Birch St. ,
and- the motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Resolution deviding special assesment on Lots. 7,8,9,10, and 11 of Eyerly Bros.
Addition, was submitted and on motion of Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman
Hand adopted by unanimous roll call vote.
It was moved by Alderman Jones, seconded by Alderman Hand, to install a
street light at 4th Ave. and Birch St. , and the motion carried by unanimous roll
call vote.
On motion of Alderman St. Clair, seconded by Alderman Jones, the meeting
then adjourned.
City Clerk
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