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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-19-1956 Council Meeting Minutes June 5, 1956 i On 111otion of Alderman Landry, Seconded by Alderman Smith, the meeting adjourned. t le rk i f 1 1 i I I Canton, Illinois June 19, 1956. 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 Duncan, Sebree, 1'andry, Swick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook and Jennings. Absent: Alderman Hill. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and stood approved as read. Request of the Hartester Club Girls to hold ice-cream social in Jones Park on June 29, 1956, was on motion of alderman Smith, seconded by Alderman Duncan, granted. Request of Mr. Casey, for use of the Square for the annual Recreation Program on July 6th, was on motion of Alderman Jennings, seconded by Alderman Sebree, granted. It was moved by Alderman 1'undry, seconded by Alderman Staley, to transfer one Police car to the Fire Department, instead of trading it in. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Duncams Sebree, Landry, Swick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook, Jennings. NAY: None. Alderman Duncan moves, seconded by Alderman Landry, the Plerk advertise for bids for repainting the Council room and city offices;" bids 'to'"b'e 'received and opened July 3, and the motion carried by a viva voce vote. It was moved by Alderman Jennings, seconded by Alderman Lundry, that John Morgan be sent to traffic school, as so named by the "ayor, and the motion carried by a viva voce vote. Ordinance entitled "Annual Appropriation 1956-1957" was read the second time. It was moved by Alderman Smith, seconded by Alderman Coleman to place the Ordin- ance on its passage. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Duncan, Lebree, Lundry, Swick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook, Jennings and Hill. NAY: None, AYE-13; NAY-0. The chair declared the motion carried and the Annual Appropriation Ordinance 1956-1957 passed, being Ordinance No.281, An Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing for the Publi- cation in Pamphlet Form of an Ordinance Relating to Maps, Plats and Sub-Divisions Code of Canton, Illinous and Contiguous Area" was read the first time. It was moved by Alderman Landry, seconded by Alderman Coleman to suspend the rules re- quirirg the second reading of the `'rdinance. Roll Call vote: AYE: Alderman Duncan, Sebree, "undry, Swick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook and Jennings. NAY: none.' It was then moved by Alderman Miller, seconded by Alderman Turner to place the Ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Duncan, Sebree, Lundry, Swick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook, Jennings. NAY: None. The chair declared the motion carried and Ordinance passed, being Ordinance No. 282. An Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing and Providing for the Publication `n Pamphlet Form of an Ordinance Relating to Regulating and Restrict- ing the Location, Construction and Use of Buildings, Structures, and the Use of Land in the City of Canton, Illinois, and for said purposes dividing the City into Districts" was read the first time. It was moved by Alderman Lundry, seconded by Alderman Coleman to suspend the rules. Roll call vote: AYE:ALderman Duncan, Sebree, Landry, Swick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Ti.bk, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook and Jennings. NAY: None. 194 Alderman Siwck moves, seconded by Alderman Jennings to place the yrdinance on its passage. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Duncan, Sebree, Lundry, Siick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Uook and Jennings. NAY: none. AYE:-13; NAY-0. The chair declared the motion carried and Ordinance passed, being Ordinance No.283. Ordinance entitled " Annexation-F. A. Coblei h's r'irst Addition" was read the first time. It was moved by Alderman Jennings, seconded by Alderman Siwck, to suspend the rules requiring the second reading of the "rdinance. Roll call Vote: AYE: Alderman Duncan, Sebree, Lundry, Swi.ck, Smith, 14iller, Skinner, Tink, Cole- man, Turner, Staley, Cook and Jennings. NAY: none., It was then moved by Alder- man Jennings, seconded by Alderman Smith, to pla.os the Ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Luncan, Sebree, Lurery, Siick, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tibk, Coleman, Turner, Staley, Cook and Jennings. NAY: None. AYE-13; NAY-0. The chair declared the motion carried andOrdinan ee passed, being Ordinance No.284. A,=Resdlution that the Comprehensive Plan recommended by the Planning Uom- mission be adopted as the Official Plan of the City of Canton, was on motion of Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Miller, adopted by the following vote: AYE: Alderman Duncan, Sebree,�Lundry, Swick, Smith, Miller, Skinner,.`rink, Coleman, Turner, Staley, and ook. NAY: Alderman Jennings. The chair declar- ed the resolution adopted. Report of Annabelle Ellison as census taker of Quality Hill, showing a total number of persona as 179, was on motion of alderman Smith, seconded by Alderman Jennings, accepted and ordered -filed. Official Bonds of John Myers and Acbert Derriekson as auxiliary police, and Carl Wolfe as treasurer of the Fire Dept., were on motion of Alderman Coleman, seconded by Alderman Smith, accepted and ordered filed. The mayor names is the Planning and Zoning CorLmittee as follows: Herman Raster, Chairman- - - - - - - -8 yr. term Dr. L. L. Vitt- - - - - - - - - - - - 7 yr. term Cameron Denham- - - - - - - - - - - - 6 yr. term Clarence Phillips- - - - - - - - - - -5 yr. term Harry Marshall- - - - - - - - - - - - 4 yr. term Rev. Dale Wellbium- - - - - - - - - - 3 yr. term Charles Weed- - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 yr. term Dave Watters- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 yr. term Lee Cook, Alderman- - - - - - - - - - 1 yr. term Lester Hill, Alderman - - - - - - - - 1 yr. term Gus Miller, Alderman- - - - - - - - - 1 yr. term BOARD OF APPEALS: Donald Schmidt, Chairman- - - - - - - 7 yr. term Fred Hand- - - - - - -- - - - - - - 6 yr. term Rev. Wm. Bennett- - - - - - - - - - - 5 yr. term Brenda O'Mara- - - - - - - - - - - - -4 yr. term Marcus Young- - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 yr. term Charles Wright- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 yr. term Manley Staley- - - - - - - - - - - - -lyr. term. It was moved by Alderman Duncan, seconded by Alderman Coleman to approve the above committees. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Duncan Sebree, Lundry, Siwck, Smith, Miller, Skinner, Tibk, Coleman, Turner, Staley, took and Jennings. NAY: none. On motion of Alderman Smith, seconded by Alderman Lundry, the meeting adjourn- ed. ity