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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-1957 Council Meeting Minutes 2 �y Canton, Illinois March 5, 1957. A regular meeting of the City Co$ncil held this day convening at the hour of 7:OOP.M with Mayor Woods presiding. Roll call showed the following present: Alderman kmmm, Sebree , Swick, Miller, Skinner, Tink, Turner, Staley, Cook and Hill. Absent: Alderman Lundry, Smith, Skinner, Coleman. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. The following officer's monthly reports were submitted: City Engineer, Plumbing Inspector, Street Supt.; Bldg. Comm; Sewage Treatment Plant; Water Treatment Plant; Water & Sewer Dept; Om motion of Alderman Lundry, seconded by Alderman Swick, all reports were accented and ordered placed on file. Wat�rJhe'g;G;gwing trims were submitted and ordered paid when funds are available: Menke Stone & Lime- - - - - - - -280.00 Garbage Dent: Standard Oil- - - - - - - - - -- 17.05 Swartzbaugh & Nelson- - - - -6951.46 D-X Sunray Oil- - - - - - - - - -159.98 Miller Auto Body- - - - - - - 4.00 American City Maga zi.ne- - - - - - 4.00 L. J. Poggioli- - - - - - - - 99.58 Custon Kraft Floor- - - - - - - - 4.12 Petty Cash- - - - - - - - - - - - 36.60 Burroughs Corp.- - - - - - - -64.90 Parking Meter: Rhodes Transfer- - - - - - - - - - 2.00 Homer Elec.- - - - - - - - - - 35.82 Gene Lawver- - - - - - - - - - - - 7.00 Bell & Gustus- - - - - - - - -175.24 Harry -aker- - - - - - - - - - - - 8.13 Utility Sales- - - - - - - - - - 468.96 Fred Hanks Co.- - - - - - - - - - 7.19 General Fund: Iowa Valve- - - - - - - - - - - - 17.60 Mason Hdwr.- - - - - - - - - - -1.7.53 Capitol Plumbing- - - - - - - - -680.09 Locks Auto- - - - - - - - - - 163.35 Beckman Blueprint- - - - - - - - 1.30 L & W 'Motor- - - - - - - - - - 10.00 L. J. Poggioli- - - - - - - - - - 13.77 King Auto Elec.- - - - - - - - 64.40 Liverpool Materials Co.- - - - - - 4.00 Atlas Camera- - - - - - - - - - 5.84 rullerton Lumber- - - - - - - - - 17.75 Uarbage Dept.- - - - - - - - - 151.11 youth side Foundry- - - - - - - 291.60 White's Oook- - - - - - - - - -10.75 Spoon River Elec.- - - - - - - - 10.50 Macomb C anm.- Service- - - - - 45.41 Ill. Bell Telephone- - - - - - - -14.80 Swearingen Wholesale- - - - - - 1.40 MasonHdwr.- - - - - - - - - - - - 6.20 C. I. P. S.- - - - - - - - - - 708.50 C. I. P. S.- - - - - - - - - - - 886.59 Petty Cash- - - - - - - - - - - 3.20 Harry Whalen Glass Works- - - - - 5.35 Erancelle "arson- - - - - - - - 30.00 Swartzbaugh & Nelson- - - - - - - 5.16 Canton Ford Traitor- - - - - - - -18.29 Continental Oil- - - - - - - - - 148.28 Garbage Dept.- - - - - - - - - - -33.81 Crawford, Murphy & Tilly- - - - -218.89 Caldwell Engr.- - - - - - - - - -320.82 I Canton Ledger- - - - - - -- -- - 1.70 Swearingen Wholesale- - - - - - - 13.78 Bolon's R pair Service- - - - - - 4.35 Kamlager 2lec.- - - - - - - - - - 14.78 HomerElectric Go.- - - - - - - - - 3.61 Cities Service- - - - - - - - - - 76.06 Cummings & Emerson - - - - - - - 10.88 Industrial Products- - - - - - - 31.60 Elliott Machine Shop- - - - - - - 8.44 Pacific flush Tank- - - - - - - - 11.00 i Street Dept: Mason Hdwr.- - - - - - - - - - - 28.85 Ghlee Watson- - - - - - - - - - 139.45 Swartzbaugh & 'nelson- - - - - - 20.39 International Harvester- - - - - 29.20 R. Wallace- - - - - - - - - - - -19.50 Swearingen Wholesale- - - - - - -15.50 Macomb Comm. Service- - - - - - - 5.00 i .�i.d 2 4 The following canvass of the Primary Election pf Feb. 26, 1gg57 was submitted to the Coim cil: and on motion of Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman wick accepted: CITIZENS TICKET W. Pau oods received 2156 votes for Mayor. Manley E. Staley received 1981 votes for Mayor. Harry Sebree received 6 votes for Mayor. Katherine Snorer received 1897 votes for City Clerk. Nellie Crawford received 2256 votes for City Clerk. Carl N. Hill received 3549 votes for City Treasurer. Neil R. Baxter received 1076 votes for Police Magistrate. Lee Cook received 1902 votes for Police Magistrate. Floyd Morse received 1120 votes for Police Magistrate. Gerald B. Martin received 312 votes for Alderman-1st Ward Willis R. Harkless received 213 votes for Alderman-1st Ward. Cecil VanDyke received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-lst ward. Ed. Lewis, Jr. received 1 vote for Ward Committeemen-1st ward Clinton Weed received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-1st ward. Lloyd Snowden received 1 vote for Ward Committeemen-1st ward. Win. Fink received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-lst ward. Ben Turner received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-1st ward. Harry Sebree received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-1st ward. Ed. Kaiser received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-1st ward. Francis Murphy received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-1st ward. Raymond White received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-1st ward. Rolla McMullen received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-1st ward. L. b. Lun6ry received 492 votes for Alderman-2nd Ward. Leo May received 156 votes for Wzz"Alderman-2nd Ward. R. L. Shenley received 2 votes for Ward Committeemen-'Rnd Ward Geo. M. Weir received 65 votes for Alderman-3rd Ward. Elmer. H. Jacobs received 150 votes for Alderman-3rd Ward Wm. (Bill) Jones received 221 votes for Alderman-3rd Ward Paul L. Hurst received 210 votes for Alderman-3rd Ward. Wm. Jones received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-3rd Ward. L. R. Stevens received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-3rd Ward. Wm. S. Wright received 220 votes for Aldeiman-4th Ward Edward C. Ashton received 132 votes for Alderman-4th Ward. James Pitlik received 55 votes for Alderman-4th Ward James Murnh;r received 113 votes for Alderman-4th Ward. Oren Brown received 7 votes for Ward Committeeman-4th Ward. Shelby M. Wright received 187 votes for Alderman-5th Ward John S. Coleman received 103 votes for Alderman-5th Ward. Laura Miller received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-5th Ward. Joe Martin received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-5th Ward. Fred Briggs received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-5th Ward. Ed. Newcomb received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-5th Ward. Leo Berry received 126 votes for Alderman-6th Ward Roy L. Hill received 209 votes for Alderman-6th Ward Paul A. Jaeger received 23 votes for Alderman-6th Ward Dale St. Clair received 176 votes for Alderman-6th I-lard Raymond R. Watfield received 157 votes for Alderman-7th Ward Cecil (Red) Bender received 362 votes for Alderman-7th Ward Ronald Wilkinson received 114 votes for Alderman-7th Ward J. Victor Hamilton received 109 votes for Alderman-7th bard Wm. H. Malmgren received 185 votes for Alderman-7th Ward. INDEPENDENT-FUSION PARTY: W. Paul Woods received 21 votes for Mayor 1°lanely Staley received 7 votes for Mayor Harry Sebree received 142 votes for Mayor Katherine Snorer received 56 votes for City C1-irk Nellie Crawford received 78 votes for City Clerk Della Snyder received 18 votes for City Treasurer Carl Hill received 77 votes for City Treasurer Ed. Clannan received 1 vote for City Treasurer Geo. Rocker received 2 votes for City Treasurer Lee Cook received 1 vote for City Treasurer. Lee Cook received 93 votes for Police ila ;istrate. Floyd Morse received 21 votes for Police Magistrate. Neil R. Baxter received 11 votes for Police Magistrate Gerald B. Martin received 1 vote for kkdffxmm Polica Magistrate. Clyde Duncan received 1 vote for Police "+agistrate E. 't. Cla.nnin received 1 vote for Police Magistrate. Gerald B. Martin received 17 votes for Alderman-1st ward Willis R. Harkless received 4 votes for Alderman-lst Ward Merle Hannaople received 3 votes for Ward Committeeman-1st Ward Leo May received 3 votes for Alderman-2nd Ward L. B. Lundry received 6 votes for Alderman-2nd Ward. Gerald Martin received 1 vote for Alderman-2nd Ward. Sam Sebree received 1 vote for Ward Committeeman-2nd Ward. 225 Elmer Jacobs received 3 votes for Alderman-3rd Ward Wm. Jones received 1 vote for Alderman-3rd Ward James Aurphy received 3 votes for Alderman-4th Ward Edward Ashton received 6 votes for Alderman-4th Ward Wm. Wright received 21 votes for Alderman-4th Ward Joe Pitlik received 3 votes for Alderman-4th Ward Geo. Skinner received 12 votes for Alderman-4th Ward Geo. Coykendall received 1 vote for Alderman-4th Ward Warren Whites received 7 votes for Ward Committeeman-4th Ward Shelby Wright received 11 votes for Alderman-5th Ward Leo Berry received I votes for Alderman-6th Ward Roy Hill received 3 votes for Alderman-6th Ward Dale St. Clair received 3 votes for Alderman-6th Ward On the draw Roy Hill was winner-in the 6th Ward. Cecil Bender received 4 votes for -Alderman-7th Ward Victor Hamilton received 2 votes for Alderman-7th Ward Ashton received 1 vote for Alderman-7th Ward Wm. Malmgren received 2 votes for Alderman 7th ward Raymond Warfield received 1 vote for Alderman-7th Ward. Alderman Sebree, moves, seconded by Alderman Hill, resolution for street light on No. 10th & Olive be adopted by unanimous roll call vote. It was moved by Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Co©k?..that Alderman smith serve as Mayor-protem in the absence of the Mayor and the motionrarried by the following roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree, Swick, Miller, Tink, `turner, Staley, Cook and Hill. NAY: None. i Alderman Sebree moves, seconded by Alderman Cook, an Ordinance be drafted fixing the fee for Judges and Clerks of the Election at $15.00, and the motion carried by a viva voce vote. It was moved by Alderman Miller, seconded by Alderman Swick, the boxes containing religious articles in Jones Park be removed, and the motion carried by a viva voce vote. On motion of Alderman Staley, seconded by Alderman Tink, the meeting adjourned. City e i