HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-01-1953 Council Meeting Minutes Canton, Illinois.
Dec. 1, 1953.
A regular meeting of the City Council held this day convening at the hour
of 7:00 P. M. with Mayor Woods presiding. Roll call showed the following present:
Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, Tink, Coleman,
Cook, Staley, Klobuchar and Puskarich. Absent: None.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and stood approved as read.
The following claims were submitted for approval, and on motion of Alderman
Linder, seconded by Alderman Moore, ordered paid when funds are available:
Water Dept: _ Street Dept:
P. & W R - - - - - - -177.99
T Campbell-Behrens Co-- - - - - - 5.98
Mason Hdwr.- - - - - - - - - - 26.03 Rhodes Transfer-
Ill. Bell Tel.- - - - - - -- - 17.1 r - - - - - - -- 1.29
5 Paul Ashyb- - - - - - _ - _ _ _ �5,
C. I. P. s.- - - - - - - - - -804.34 00
011ies Standard- - - - - - - - 17.00 Gavdnda Bros.- - - - - - - - - -22.95
Gene Waddell- - - - - - - - - 124.00 Knowles & Sons- - - - - - - - - 73.57
Garbage Dept.-
Slacks Ex. Serv. - - - - - - - 77.40 - - - - - - - - 86.75
tF� Swearingen Wholesale- - - - - -11.30
L. J. Poggioli- - - - - - - - 251.25 Parking Meter:
Miller Auto Body- - - - - - - 2.00 Homer Elec.- - - - - - - - - -74.83
. Canton Supply Co. - - - - - - 29.22
-� W. D. Tanquary- - - - - - - - 260.00 General funds:
Canton Plumbing- - - - - - - - 10.05 C, I, P, S,- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 570.40
H. W. Clark- - - - - - - - - - 15.00 A. C. Shepley Son- - - - - 258.47
King t'uto Llec.- - - - - - - - 2.00 Petty Cash- - - - - - - - - - 6.44
Continental Oil- - - - - - - -139.13 Bernard Smith- - - - - - - - 1.50
H. W. Dierdorff & Son- - - - -378.00 Lawrence McMunn-- - - - - - 150.00
Garbage Dept.- - - - - - - - -42.29 Ill. bell -e1.- - - - - - - - 17.35
S-Stton & Moore - - - - - - - 32.70 Sutton & Moore- - - - - - - - 11.55
Liberty Garage- - - - - - - - 2.00 Wm. Lucas- - - - - - - - - - - 4.00
Kroell Elec.- - - - - - - - - 55.92 Harry Luker- - - - - - - - - -64.78
Babcock Printery- - - - - - - 18.85 Macomb Comm. Service- - - - --81.52
Hach Cnemical 11o.- - - - - - -12.33 Knowles & Sons - 0 - - - - - - 3.50
Diamond Alkali- - - - - - - - 96.75 Jr. Knowles- - - - - - - - - 15.00
Elliott Machine- - - - - - - - 2.00 Garbage Dept.-Police gas- - 149.33
McKesson & Robbind- - - - - -235.25 Owens Oil- - - - - - - - - - 18.16
Rockwell Mfg. - - - - - - - -987.50
Crawford Mruphy & `r ill3r- - -1703.47
Cummings & Emerson- - - - - 5.13
G. 11. •Tillman- - - - - - -17,670.88
Fire Dept:
Reeder Wallace- - - - - - - - 15.22
Garbage Dept:
Jr. Knowles- - - - - - - _ _ 15.00
A. lluffield- - - - - - - - -150.00
Dillman Motor- - - - - - - - 15.20
Stephen Elam- - - - - - - - 59.65
The following officer's monthly reports were reqd: Plumbing lnspector;Jldg. Com.
St. Su t; Oity P ngr; Chief of Police; Water & Sewer Dept; Sewage Treatment Plant; Water
Treatment plant, Fire Dept. Secty. On motion of Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman
Duncan, the reports were accepted and ordered placed on file.
Ordinance entitled "Unlawful to park on the west side of N. First Avenue, from
Locust St. to Birch Street" was read for the second time. It was moved by Alderman
Moore, seconded by Alderman Duncan, to amend the ordinance to read the East Side of
N. First Avenue. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller,
Smith, Linder, Skinner, Tink, `'oleman, Cook, Staley, Klobuchar and Puskarich. NAY: None
It was then moved by Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman Smith, to place on its
passage, Ordinance as amended to read the east side of N. First Avenue. Roll call
vote: AAYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moorek Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner,
Tink, Coleman, Cook, Staley. Klobuchar and Fuskarich. NAY: None. The chair declared
the motion carried and Ordinance passed, being Ordinance No. 189.
Ordinance entitled "Fees of Chief of Police and Officers" was read for the
second time. It was rmved by Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Cook, to place
the ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree Dcan
Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith Linder, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, .Cook, globuchar
and Puskarich. NAY: None. �he chair declared the motion carried and ordinance passed,
being Ordinance No. 190.
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Ordinance entitled "4-way Stop at N. 8th and E. Chestnut St." was read for the
first time. It was moved by Alderman Skinner, seconded by Alderman Staley, to suspend
the rules req'uiring the Ordinance be read the second time. Roll call vote: AYE:
Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Smith, Linder, Skinner, T ink, Coleman, Cook,
Staley, Klobuchar and Puskarich. NAY: Alderman Miller. It was moved by Alderman
Cook, seconded by Alderman Staley, to place on its passage Ordinance entitled
"4-way Stop at N. 8th and E. Chestnut St.". Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree,
Duncan, Moore, Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, Tink„ Coleman, Cook, Staley,
Klobuchar and Puskarich. NAY: None. The chair declared the motion carried and
Ordinance passed, being Ordinance No. 191.
Ordinance entitled "Appointment of C, ief of, Police" was read for the first
time.
It was moved by Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Linder, an Ordinance be
pre°-ared and submitted, providing that in the future, the Chief of Police need not
be appointed from the regular police force. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Moore,
Lundry, Smith, Linder, Coleman, Staley and Puskarich. NAY: Alderman Sebree, Duncan,
Miller, Skinner, T ink, Cook, Klobuchar. Being a tie vote, the Mayor voted AYES
Ordinance "Annexing certain territory to the City of Canton" was read for the
first time.
It was moved by Alderman Linder, seconded by Alderman Tink, an order of 50
additional meters sent ax to the City by the Rockwell Mfg. Co., over the amount
contracted for, be retained. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore,
Lundry, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, 'rink, Coleman, Cook, Klobuchar and Puskarich.
NAY: Alderman Staley. The chair declared the motion carried.
It was moved by Alderman Duncan, seconded by Alderman Sebree, that k1r. Uuy
Willians, be granted two parking spaced on the west side of the square, for a
pop-corn stand. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Duncan, Moore, Lundry,
Staley and Puskarich. NAY: Alderman Miller, smith, Linder, Skinner, Tink, Coleman,
Cook and Klobuchar. AYE:-6. NAY-8. The chair declared the motion lost.
On motion of Alderman Moores seconded by Alderman Smith, the meeting then
adjourned.
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