HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-03-1954 Council Meeting Minutes Canton, Illinois
Aug. 3, 1954
A regular meeting of the City Council held this day convening at the hour of
7:30 P. M. with Mayor Woods presiding. Roll call showed the following present:
Alderman Sebree, Moore, Miller, Smith, Linder, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, Cook, Staley
and Klobuchar. Absent: Alderman Duncan and Lurdry. Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and stood arproved as read.
The following claims were submitted and ordered paid when funds are available:
Water Dept: General Funds: '
Garbage Fund- - - - - - - - - - -46.42 Canton Ledger- - - - - - - 28.95
Security Lab.- - - - - - - - -- 3.66 C. I. P. - - - - - - -634.67
Ill. Bell Tel.- - - - - - - - - 18.85 Whites Book- - - - - - - - 4.38
Continental Oil- - - - - - - - - 53.99 Petty Cash- - - - - - - - - 4.00
Canton Transfer- - - - - - - - -108.80 Bernard Sm'th- - - - - - - 1.50
C. I. F. S.- -848.69 Ill. Bell Tel.- - - - - - -17.00
H. W. Dierdorff- - - - - - - - -204.00 A. C. Shepley- - - - - - -533.90
King Auto -6lec.- - - - - - - - - 6.00 Francelle Larson- - - - - 36.00
A. N. Jaeger- - - - - - - - _ _ 10.71 Canton Towel Service- - - 12.15
Canton Plumbing- - - - - - - - _ 50.17 Canton Plumbing- - - - - 3.60
Mason Hdwr._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47.24 Greenwell & Gray- - - - - 2.00
Standard Oil- - - - - - - - - - 10.95 H. Whalen Glass- - - - - - 2.40
A. C. bhepley & Son- - - - - -195.84 fired Butkovich- - - - _ - 31.98
Marblehead Lime- - - - - - - - -200.00 Harry Luker- - - - - - - - 1.67
Penn Industrial Co.- - - - - - - 9.60 Sam Freaner- - - - - - - - 46.90
Mueller Co.- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _314.06 . S. Larley O o.- - - - - 6.44
James B. Clow- - - - - - - - - -138.30 C. Wonderlin Co.- - - - - -36.60
A. Y. McDonald Co.- - - - - - - 114.72 Mason H dwr.- - - - - - - - 54.58
Rensselaer Valve- - - - - - - - 876.90 - _ _ _ 4.54
oarlock Faking Co.- - - - - - - 14.57 king Auto �'lec.- - - - - - 4.00 � . .
Jarvis, Welder- - - - - - - - - 17.50 Garbage Dept.- - - - - - -128.92
WhitesBook- - - - - - - - - _ _ 2.64 C,,nton Auto body- - - - - - 3.50
Roy Clift- - - - - - - - - - - 144.40 Canton Sup»ly 'o.- - - - - 5.34
Bader Motor- - - - - - - - - - 4.00 Tons Service- - - - - - - - 5.10
Canton Tire & Vulc.- - - - - - 12.25 Liberty Garage- - - - - - - 8.37
Swartzbaugh & Nelson- - - - - - 27.74 Macomb Com. Lervice- - - - 44.00
Street Dept:
Garbage Fuhd- - - - - - -101.20
Fire Dept: Elliott Machine- - - - - 3.00,
Jarvis, Welder- - - - - _ - - - 1.25 Canton Ford 'tractor- - - 13.27,r
3,nnett Ice Co.- - - - - - - _ -8.00 Jarvis, Welder- - - - - - 5.75-
Reeder Wallace- - - - - - - - -18.07 King Auto "lec.- - - - - 13.20
Macomb Com. Service- - - - - - 5.00 Canton Tire & Vulc.- - - 9.00
Ralph Taylor- - - - - - - 2.00/
Garbage Dent: Truck Eqpt.- - - - - - - 7.65-` �
King Auto Elec.- - - - - - - - 23.76 Bader Motor- - - - - - - 6.00-
Shell Oil Co.- - - - - - - - -201.48 Swart,baugh " enlson- - - 55.57'
Continental Oil- - - - - - - -198.20 Industrial bowel- - - - - 2.00'
L. J. Poggioli- - - - - - - 81.00 Mackinaw Lur►ber- - - - -2662-50 ---'
Owens Oil- - - - - - - - - - -197.10
Parking Meter Fund:
G. E. '"ill'_ams Co.- - - - -47.97
W. L. Miller Co.- - - - 7851.87 `
C. "'onderlin- - - - - - 27 420
The following officer's monthly reports were submitted and on zxd motion ofxlder-
man Moore, seconded by Alderman Coleman, accepted and ordered placed on file : Chief
of Folice;Water & Sewer Dept; Watei. plant;City 1''ngr; Sutp of Streets; Plumbing inst.;
Swerr Treatment plant;.
Request of Archie Turl for use of Jones park on Aug. 25th, for a Mark Peterman
address, was on motion of Alderman Sebree, seconded by, Alderman Tink, granted.
Request of S & L Coal Co, to have rights to prospect or coal o Canton Cit
Dumpgihound, was on motion of Alderman Moore, seconded by Alder man Mi. ler, referrtd to
the Buildings and Grounds committee, Mayor and City Attorney to report back.
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Request of Gene Casey, Recreation Director Canton P.rk District, requested
use of Jones Park for a i"usical on August 10th from 7:00 to 9:OOP.M., was on
motion of Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Cook, granted.
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It was moved by Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman Smith, the Mayor, City
Clerk, City Attorney, Treasurer and whatever Alderman may so desire, to attend the
convention of the Illinois r1unicipal League, and the motion carried by a viva voce vot�
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Alderman Klobuchar moved, seconded by Alderman Cook, that the question to
indroduce Fluoride i.n the City's Water System, be placed on the ballot at the next
City election in February. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Moore, Skinner,
Tink, Cook and Klobuchar. NAY: Alderman Miller, Smith, Linder, Coleman and Staley.
The chair declared the motion carried.
It was rroved by Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Moore, Ordinance entitled
"Alderman Salary" , be passed. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Moore, Miller, Smith,
Linder, Coleman, Staley and Klobuchar. NAY: Alderman Sebree, Skinner, Tink and Cook.
The I4a}nor voting AYE, to cast the deciding vote. The chair declared the motion
carried and Ordinance passed, being Ordinance No. 218.
The Junior League All-Star Baseball, were granted a Tag-Day on Aug. 13 and 14,
on motion of Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Klobuchar.
On motion of Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman Klobuchar, the local theatres
were denied permission to use advertising signs on cross-walks on the square by the
following vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Moore, Linder, Coleman, Cook and nlobuchar.
NAY: Alderman Miller, Smith, Skinner, Tink and Staley. The chair declared the motion
carried.
It was moved by Alderman Sebree, seconded by Alderman Moore, the Boiicd of
Local Improvements request the W. L. Miller Co. to donate Black-top for the brick
sidewalks in Jones Park, and the motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Alderman Miller moves, seconded by Alderman Smith, an Ordinance be drafted
eliminating angle parking on the S. side of W. Elm street from Main to Ave. A.
and to convert same to parallel parking, the motion carried by the following vote:
AYE: Alderman Sebree, Moore, Miller, Smith, Linder, Tink,, Coleman, Cook, Staley
and Klobuchar. N Y: Alderman Skinner.
On motion of Alderman Linder, seconded bJ Alderman j°bore, the meeting adjounned.
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