HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-1955 Council Meeting Minutes � 5
C,,nton, Ill.
May 1.7, 1955.
A regular meeting of the City Council held t'riis day conversing at the hour of
7:30 1'. M. with I'layor Woods oresi('i.ng. atoll call showed the following; nrese�lt: -lder-
man Duncan, Sebree, Ltzndry, Swici., Smith, Miller, Skinner, T ink, Coleman, Turner,
Staley, Cook, Jennings and Hill. l,bsent : None.
Minutes of the -revi.ous meet-in ; were read to include the name of Milured uray,
apno_inteed as SAcretary to the Mayor, onmotion of Alderman Skinner. , seconded by Alder-
man Tgjn(Yry.
Petition of residents in the 300 block S. hth Avenue, requesting removal of a
Diesel engine which runs c )nstantly, we s referred t ) the Chief of Police.
PeI tion of the Fulton County D's.vls on of Cancer Society, requesting nermi_ssi.on
to ?-,old Tag-'ay on i'4ay 21st, was on moti >n of 11derman Coleman, seconded by Alrierrr:an
Duncan, granted by a viva voce vote.
Alderman Smith moves, seconri ed b, Alderman Cook, to allow Richard Smith, one-week
vacation nay in acr�ord;incQ 14 �_U-i the Jrdinarme, and the mot i_on carried by a viva voce v:.
!i communication from the Board of v'ire ! olive Comrliss i_oners confirms an
by the i3o,xr,i of : Jtis beadles as -)olive ofi icer; Ronald WilklnS_)n, as police
officer durinE; vacation n,,ri_od of this jeer; Donald' Lingenfelter and Donald Vvilcoxen
as auxiliary police officers. '�
A corrmiunicati.on from Louis Uell,�r, postmaster, reque•wing the co-operat•Lon
of the Council in selecting site for another car _ve- in mail collection box, was on
motion of Alderman lnzncan, sec on ded by Alaezm,n Coleman, re�,�rred to the `fraf-'i c
Comrtiitee and Chief of olive.
Resolution for Agreement for VIAntenance of City streets and the State Divisi-on
of Highways for the year July- 1, 1955 to July 1, 1.956, was on motion of iilderman
Smith, seconded by Alderman -un ry, adopted by the foll >wing vote: AL ERP AN Duncan,
Sebree, L ndry, Swick, smith, I'lil.ler, Skinner, T ink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook,
Jennings an(I Hill. N:'.Y:none.
Bonds covering apT oi.ntees, annroved by the Finance Committee, were on motion of
Alderman Smith, seconded by ,Al,�erman "u rr r,, , accented rind ordered filed.
On motion of Al-ierman Smith, seconded by Alderman "ennings, the Junior S-Iortsman
League was granted nermission to hold a tag-day on June 11th, by a viva voce vote.
On motion of Elderman Tink, seconded by «l lei-man Coleman, the '1.'raffic committee,
was instructed to investi.f-rate the necessity of stor-.w;-signs at 6th jivenue and yak St.
and report back at the next meeting.
The Mayor reports to the Iouncil_ on t^e Legislative (,-)nf(,rence conducted by
the lllinoi° "Iuni ci-)al Lpa'vue >n Play 7th.
Un :notion of Alderman Smith, seconded by i,I..er,rnan Luncan, the meeting adjourned.
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