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Home My WebLink About08-04-1953 Council Meeting Minutes t 79 Canton, 111inois August 4, 1953 A regular meeting of the City Council held this day convening at the hour of 7:30P.M. with Mayor Woods presiding. Roll call showed the following present: ,ilderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Pliller, Smith, Linder, 'skinner, fink, Coleman, Cook, St"ley, Kl.obuchar and Puskarich. Absent: None. I Minutes of the previous meetin€, were read and stood arlproved as read. I The following claims were presented, and ordered pa .d when funds are available: I ',later Dept: General Funds: T. F. & W Rwy.- - - - - - - - -177.9,9 .i. I�llzl ',foods- - - - - - - - - -19.20 Ill. Sell '''eleohone - - - - - - 1.7.85 L. jel_ler, �t,"amns- - - - - - - -30.00 C 1 r 5 - - - - - - - - - - ?79.52 Goo. Campe:r- - - - - - - - - - 1 87. John Taylor - - - - - - - - - - 2)-j.35 Canton Clean l'owel- - - - - - - 13.00 Jari,-i.s, 'fielder- - - - - - - - -136.68 r'red Buthovich- - - - - - - - - 2.1.84 W. b. '2anquaryT- - - - - - - - -1,�O-50 Flyini i31dg. viate.ri�,ls - - - - - 67.59 Orval Juhn- - - - - - - - - - - 82.x)0 ilynn 31d.g. 1`lateri.als- - - - - 66)4.05 Gene t04'addell- - - - - - - - - -124.00 State of Ill.- - - - - - - - - 6.00 -I��rr;,� Luk:=r- - - - - - - - - - 8.68 J11ies _>t�n,' era.- _ _ - - - - - 5.12 Virgil Dorothy Heat1nF3 - - - - 66.00 L.rberty `ara„e- - - - - - - - 2.98 •-� Swartzbaug,h - Nelson- - - - - - 3.67 "elcirks- - - - - - - - - - - 7.60 Dill man 1°iotors- - - - - - - - - 4.66 _'Macomb Corun. Service- - - - - 66.09 E'lynn I31dg. °laterials - - - - - !_49.1i� Pgos. Heller- - - - - - - - - 134.00 Canton 'Plumbing Co.- - - - - - -21.88 Canton. i'i e - `Jule.- - - - - - 78.20 rhillips i-etroleurn- - - - - - - 27.45 Dillr,iari Au tors- - - - - - - - - 10.78 Higgins Oil- - - - - - - - - - 112.01 -ing Auto �'Iec.- - - - - - - -- 24.60 Continental Oil- - - - - - - - 20.58 C. A . S. - - - - - - - - - 606.57 1111i.d-Continent- - - - _ _ _ _ _ 116.2.6 Tinton Tructor- - - - - - - - - 7.(-')2--Street Babcock Job Prinerty- - - - - - 68.55 C nt-) i _- pint 4"..66 Mason Hdwr.- - - - - - - - - - -19.76 ioore jonoco- - - - - - - - - - 1.05 .�hite's Book- - - - - - - - - - 31.58 Sw ri,zloaumi «, i°elson- - - - - -114.04 Kroell Elec.- - - - - - - - - - 3.18 J. 1. Holcomb- - - - - - - - - 156.74 Ill. Blueprint- _ - _ _ _ - _ _ 4.72 Ill. Bell elenh )ne- - - - - - 32.2.0 Libert- Y, ge- - - - - - - - - 3.00 l h:i_te 's Book- - - - - - - - - - 81.58 s. B ?'i1_cher- - - - - _ _ _ _ 27.00 I1.1. .1uni_cipal League- - - - - 135.00 A. C. �E)nenley & �,on- - - - - - li�6.88 Owens 'Ji.l_ _ _ - _ - - - - - - 222.38 Difco Lab.- - - - - - - - - - - 13.93 Bernard Smith- - - - - - - - - 1.`�0 King Auto lilec.- - - - - - - -10814.34 She,_1e�; �r. on- - - - - - 638.86 Missuss.i.r) i Lime- - - - - - - -' 0�i.41 �� - - - -- - - - - - - 30-00 Rockwell _1'lfg. Co.- - - - - - - 187,50 F, J. i'iaxzJell a„dit- - - - - - 51 .00 Elliott 'Machine Siion- - - - - - 40.79 �lrbage. E. H. Sargent- - - - - - - - - 32 :filler Auto Body- - - - - - - 1.2.8 ennIndustri.al '` o.- - - - - - 18.112 L. J i-o. - ioli. - - - - - - - 90.x:)0 'A_ Flynn 1d-g. Mate_°ials- - - - - 417.?il Dillir n .,-o ,or- - - - - - - - - 15.00 Chicago I'uliip- - - - - - - - - 319.27 Li.berta Garage- - - - - - - - 10.0'' i-[cK.osson (-, Itobb ins- - - - - - 223.38 Miller Auto '�ody- - - - - - - 1.208.87 Fire Dent i'iax7v ell Audit- - - - - - 175.00 Reeder 'vJalhi ce- - - - - - - 1..1.`)2 Auto glee.- - - - - - - - 1i l.53 The following officer's monthly reports were submitted: Chief of rolice; City Engineer;3ldg. Coinm; Sunt. of Streets; Sec;age Disposal I,lant; Water treatment plant; Water & hewer Dept; Plumbing ins ,ector; City Treasurer; Treas. of r'ire De-,artment. It was moved by Alderman. Moore, seconded by ilderman Duncan to a cce;)t the re-;orts and place on file, any? the motion car-ied by a viva voce vote. A communication from the Dept. of I'ubl_ic health, approving the plans and svecificatioa for the por.osed improvement to the waterworks, including extensions: and a communication from the Sanitary water Board, relative to the necessary repairs at the sewage treatment plant were on motion of Alderman .Moore, s conded by Alderman Cook, accepted and ordered filed. Resolution for installation of l Overhead stre:!t Lamp at Cherry Street, between lst and 2nd avenue, was submitted. It was moved b„ Alderman skinner, seconded. by Alder- man Cook, adopted by the following mull call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, Tim,-, Coleman, Cook, Klobuchar and i')�skarich. STAY: Alderman ,Maley. The chair d-clarPd the resol.uti.o i adopted. It was m -v d by Alderman Cook, seconded by Alderman Skinner, the Ordinances up for the second reading, be read by title onl,r. Roll c<,11 vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, 'Pink, Coleman, Cook, Klobuch-,r, uskaricft. NAY: Alderman Staley. ` he chair declared- the motion carried. An Ordinance tntitled "An Ordinana L r c orporate r' o s of th City )f Canton, for the Fiscal Year of -aid s , � - 4C" was read. Myr ��e second time by title only. 8 It was moved by Alderman Moore, seconded by alderman Smith, to place on ' its passage Ordinance enti.lted "Tax Levy Ordinance 1953-1954". Roll call vote: r,.YE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, `fink, Coleman, Cook, Staley, Klobuchar and Puskari_ch. NAY: None. The chair declared the motion carried and the ordinance passed, being Ordinance No. 181. An Ordinance entitled "Salaries-City Employees" was road for the second time by title only. It was moved by Alderman Skinner, seconded by Alderman Cook, to place on its passage Ordinance entitled "Salaries-City Employees". Roll call vote: AYE: Alder- man Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, i°filler, Smith, Linder, Skinner, `I'i.nk, Coleman, Cook, Staley, Klobuchar and T'uskarich. NAY: None. The chair declared the motion carried and the Ordinance passed, being Ordinance No. 182. An Ordinance entitled "Traffic Ordinance-Through Streets" was read for the first time. It was moved by Alderman Klobuchar, seconded by Alderman i-uskarich to suspend the rules requiring the Ordinance be read the second time. Roll call vote: AYE: Alder- man Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Hiller, Smith, Linder, Tink, Coleman, Cook, Staley%, Klobuchar and ?'uskarich. NAY: Alderman Skinner. the chaii declared the motion passed. UItwas moved b- Alderman Klobuchar, seconded by Alderman Cook, to place the ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Luncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Tink, Coleman, Cook, Staley, Klobuchar and ruskarich. NAY: Alderman Skinner. The&, chair declared the motioncarried and :_: dinance entitled "Traffic Urdinance- Thru Streets", gassed, beinF7 Ordinance Rio. 183. An Ordinance entitled "Auth.-)rizing the Granting of an Easement to the C. I. P. S.Co." was read for the first time. It was moved by Alderman Linder, seconded by alderman tal_ey, to suspend the rules req siring the second reading of the Jrdinance. moll call AYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder n , Skiner, 'link, Coleman, Gook, Staley, Klobuchar and i'uskarich. 1'I'he chair declared the motion c.a.ried. 'It was moved by Alderman Linder, seconded by Alderman Staley, to place the ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote: AY(?: Alderman Sebree, Ikuncan, Aoore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, Tink, Col« man, Cook, >taley, Klobuchar and t'uskarich. NAY: none. the chair declared the motion carried and the ordinance passed, being Ordinance No. 181 . An Ordinance entitled "Ordinance authorizing; the ,xecution of Agreement with the C. I. F. S. (;o. for Electrical Energy for 14unicipal Pumping" was read for the first time. On motion of Alderman T.,inder, seconded by Alderman Coleman, the Clerk was in- structed to open bids received on an End-loader, and the motion carried by a viva voce vote. The following bids were submitted: Miller Auto 3ody- - - - - _ _ _ _ -X2276.60 Canton Zord Tractor Co. - - - - - --t1835.17 Gil Boers ,o.- - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ :;;;3050. `01 A. E. Hudson Co.- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - -'„5023.50 ” " " - - - - - - - - - $3952. 50 The Council recessed to study the bids. Upon re-c-,nvening it wa^ moved by Alder- man Coleman, seconded by .aderman T'uskari.ch, to accept the low bid of Canton 1`ord Tractors at 'rlP35.17, and the i�iay or and Clerk be authorzed to enter into contract with the Cant )n ,'ord Tractors Co, for their End-Loader. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, 'Pink, Coleman Cook, Staley, Klobuchar and Puskarich. NA'': None. The chair declared the motioncarried. It was moved by Alderman Duncan, seconded by Alderman sundry, the Clerk) re-adver- tise for bids on a car for the police c?partment, bids to be received and opened on August 1"th, and the motion carried by a viva voce vote. On motion of Alderman Skinner, seconded by Alderman nlo''"uchar, the Junior J-C 's and CrandMothers Club, were granted the use of the entire `Scuare, during t')eir Fall-Festival for the erection of tents za.r.d. rides, and the motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. On motion of Alderman Lun6ry, seconded by Alderman Smith, the Optimus Club was granted the us: of Jones Park on Aug. 8th, to set up a booth to sell tickets for Lh&ir Circus, by a viva voce vote. It was moved by Alderman ,taley, seconded by Alderman Linder, that parking meters and other obstructions of the traffic view be removed to 15 ft. back of all crosswalks, and lino-narking" signs be installed where necessary, and the motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. Un motion of Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman Smith, he meeting adjour ed. i.ty r