HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-03-1957 Council Meeting Minutes 25
The Canton Cit- Council met o�, Ser
t. 3, 1957 at 7:35 .1. in the llit,:
Co,ancl.l. room.
Roll call -- Present':,: 11•.a,,:or Ldenman c ebret
Jones, Tin]%-, 1Ari,ht Turner,r, Shelby, ';,.Irit,ht, Roy Lester 111 11,
and Fender, 1,.bsent- Tardy
, -Arlerman On 7acation: Lawrence . c1V1ur, City. 1.ttorne-
inutes of the nrevious meeti.'-i.i, were read and a-nroved for f JA Ll�,
Aldermal) Turner read the bi-lls for the Zi,.,iance Cora-iittec, and made a
.notion that all b-11-is -)ronerl_-,� approved bey a.-tlowed for oa,,ment, seconded by
11der,qan Lester 11il.1. Roll call vote: 'VE iderreian 3encer, Lester
Rg,, TI ldm. Tin- Jo-es, A-Lllerl
Sw iC[e.I a-,d Sebree. `4ole. -`otion carried.
Alderman 11m. Wri,,ht read the bills for t�ie 'police and Legal- De,)artme,-t
and made a motion that all bi-lis -)r,)nerl-,,, a'-)-)roved )e allowed i'or
navrient, seconded b, '?(Dl , call vote: A_
Sebree, Martin, _"Wicl,, '111iller, J(.)ne,, T*.�, 7.1,,,1. Wri,,jill, 6helbv
I 1ri + T) T.Tj_]l, Lester a;'),d ?endler. ,IA7: None. floti ,)n carried.
Alderi-.a. Turner read the bi-1.1s for "",e Street I le- and Sidewalk
Com!!,ittee and, after so!,ie discussl_o!-, made Vie motion that all b-,.I--Ls
read that were nrooerl -roved lowed for na,,;Tent (tile 11. 1
P'Iillcr Co., Elvast )r., 1111.nol.s 11_,1i11 had not j.�an aY,nroved), seconded
b- Alder-ia Swic. '. call vot,': ,ldenqan ?ender,
Lester
Vill, Ro`. Hill-, Shelb-Ir 'Hri, ht furner, li . Tin%, Jones,
SwIc!r "lartin ard Sebree. .:A one. .lotion carried.
-q Turner also read a letter i_'rcr.: ir. Harold Swartz, a,', Silob.
deniia U
of !.he Canton Schools, for t�)e f:ne work had '',,,ien (�o,ie in connection
with naintlncr street sl_-ns 1ri V-)e v cinit 0� sc',-ools.
In the discussion that followed the readi-T-, of the W. L. Eiller Co.
bill., 11'1a,,,nor ?�Jloods gave instriictilo-s- to Pir. Cibbos to cease all won,- on
the street `Umnroveme.,It nrol-ram.
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Alderman Lester Hill read the for th , and '"ewer L"'el-,artments
and made a motion that all bills nronerl\, an )rov:;d be allowed for pal;,rtent,
seconded b-:r Alderman Sebree. Roll call vote: AYE.- Alderman Sebree
Narti_-i, Swicf:, hiller, Jones, fink, tiiin. 4,right, Tur,:er, 6helb-., 1.4'riGht,
I Lester I11,111 a,ld I.--der. ^11,7r I `,',-,,�e.
110�1�, 1111ill.1 -� 1 . - -otion carried.
Alderman Shelb,,- Wright read the bills for the Com_.;Iittee and
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made a motion that all b-1-1-ls nro-oerly a-oroved be allowed for payment,,
seconded by Alderman Martin. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Bender
Lester Hill, Roy.- Hill, Shelby Wri,,;ht, Turner, W. 1,7 rl ht Tnic, Jones,
'IT Y. 'Tone
IA Carried.
"wick, Martin, and Sehre,�.
Aldenrian. *3ender read the bills for tloe Bliiildln- and Crounds Committee
and made a motion that all bills nroperl,, a,-),)roved a, allowed for T)a,7,,-ment,
seconded by Alderman Jones. Roll call vote: AYE: Alderman Sebree,
Marti .,, Sw'Lc'c, 1iillerl Jones, Tink, IV�rq, 1V1j1r-.',_,,ht1 Turner, Shelby Wright,
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Roy- Hill, Lester Hill, and Bender. ,T 1j i V' "ore. iiotion carried.
Al der,!ian Q,o,,. Hill read the bills for the Clarha�-e Disnosal De,-art,Ient
Ind made a motion that all bills orooerly a-),-)roved be allow. ,d for
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na;,rent, seconded !D-T, Alderman . w.Lc_-. Roll. call vote: AYE: Alderman
3 Lester Hill Ro
ender., I Hilill lhel'Dy 'v'vlright, Turner, llm. laright, Tink,
Jones, 11'1_ller, Swicl-, Martin, and Sebr,:�(a. 'NIAY: '4one. lotion carried.
Alderman Sebree read the bills for the aid made a motion
V�1.t all bills T)ro,,)erl-,,, a -)-)roved be alloi,-Ted for nayment, seconded by,
1,
'I! Roll call vote: 11".": Alderman Sebree,
A dermtan Bender. 11 Marti , swick
1,1ill-er, Jones, Tink,
�!,ri-1 'r)t, '_uri,er, ShelO, Wright, Rohr
Hill, Lester
T ill and Bender. NT one.
Carried.
Alden-.an Jones com.,)_i_i2,,iented the Street De-oartmet-it on the fine work they
had been doing and sub-:rested that "Slow - School" sins be nlaced still
farther away on the four corners near the High .chool and also on Lain
Street near the New High School.
Reports of the Officers: Chief of Police, City Engineer) Building
Convmiss:i.oner, Supt. of Streets, Treasurer of the Fire Department,
Plumbing inspector, Water A Sewer D'cpartment, Water Treatment Plant,
and Sewage Treatment �lant were read. Alderman Lester Fill moved that
the reports be accented a�d placed on file, seconded by Alderman Omer.
Verbal vote: 977: Unanimous. Notion carried.
Mayor Woods made a recomn.endati.on that the Cite offices be closed at
10:00 A. A. on "cot. 14, 1957 in time for the Friendship Festival
Yarade. Alderman Jones made a motion that the Cite offices be closed
at _10:110 A. 1. on the lkth of SenteAber 1957, seconded by Alderma '.
Swic'k. Verbal_ vote: AYE! Onanimous, ;potion carried.
A letter from the Cantor; Junior Chamber of Commerce seeking nernission
to sgo:-nsor the sale of fusees in Canton durTian the months of September
ar,d October on Aor0 Zai_n Street sagewhere between Ash and 3irch Streets--
t he profits from the sale 'being used for ca Le civic project to we determiner-
later. Alderman Jones made a notion to grant peradssion to the Canton
Junior Chamber of Commerce to sponsor the sale of fusees, seconded by
Alderman Tink. 7erbaL vote: AY'Q Unanimous. Notion carried.
A letter was read from the 11l inois .. nicipal Retirement Fund reEardlnL
t',e nomination of a caldidate for the five-year term of Executive
Trustee on the Retirement Yund Board of 'trustees. Layor Woods recommended
that '`collie Crawford be named candidate from the City of Canton. Alder-
men Hiller made the motion that Nellie Crawford's na me be submitted tt: d as
card -date for the nomination for the Executive 'trustee, seconded by
AlOermar_ Turner and Rohr Hill. Verbal.. vote. A'.S: -lotion carried.
First reading of an Ordinance regarding "Yield Right of 1,lay" s . r,s was
read: 37� IT . V ' CITY CKIC .Y Tit C r 1 r -T , TT Y r , ;
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Section 1. That Yield Right of Way Sims shall be placed at the
"ortheast and S o ;thwest corners of Cass Place and Johnson Court in said
Cit- of Canton, 1:11i uis, and all vehicles enteriw said Johnson Court
shall_ reduce speed before enteri_cg said intersection so as not to inter-
fere with or hamper the use of said street or highway by vehicles
travel_in- thereon,,.. Section 2. Any person who shall oe conv:it9d of
a violation of this Ordinance, shall .;e punished by a fine of not less
than Thre Dollars (13.00) nor more than `L'.io 'iundyed Dollars (,:.,,2`),).00) .
Section 3, This Ordnance shall be in effect ten daT,s after its
nassa�,e n- the City Council, approval b-. the 01 or and publication
accord to lau." Ha. or Woods stated a mot'on to
suspend riles regardhnF the reading of drdi nances was in order. Alder-
man Jones moved that the rules oe S,:snended and t'iat the Ord ina,ace oe
nla gad on its nassa_,;e, seconded b-. Alrerman Vick. Hall_ call vote:
tlder;ian .ender, Lester ill , Rio, Fill , Sheldl Wr, 'hb, Tyr -r,
Q 00 ht, 'T'Lni., Jone,', ...jli?r, iluT:!_Cl, 1'Li.rti !, ,, n �. �-)'_tT'F? ,. �;!L' :?.
LotLon ca°rien hidernai E;Y & rncadR a notion t4at the 06 ianco
be Jaced on its na ,sa7e, s=ic , fed b Al ;e rmar Jones. Roll call A ote.
.iY".;'. " ervan Snbrgo, is art ' n. mipq � ..._ r, Jon--, .ny, On, .ir 'l_f
Tvry ','n Shel. i.? 'Jr1.; ht, it y 7 11 , Lester Hill,1, ower, A, n-.
,ot_c,n carried. '1'}Zi p r _ rdinar._ _ 1346.
zlderna, Miller s atoc r pf 90cp ,"_Pre were such an increasing
amount
of street signs being placed on t h- lantnn Streets, 't 05ht be well to
L�e a survey of traffic signs in the City, Discussion followed.
A&ernan 21_11-r reported on the ninety-day trial_ o , the Traf-O-feria
Coin collecting system. Chief of Police , in0e; gave a verl 1'a7or ale
re port - f _.nano i a tly aid better service. He stated that he was re-
ceiving about 7% better collection of -arkir , fines apd that the
nark narkinn I sic ._l" ties have increased, kl6ermai Hiller made a motion that
0e Council accent the `ra -n-er a Cniv anl3 ect inn Syste' , saconi d.
hKer'.an Gebree. hall call vote: ATE: l i-. ermar_ lenfer, L est'ar rill ,
Hoy 'ill, uhel r,ry, �..,�} ' 'n,ry.-.c.>r, 10. Wr L. ".t, f it, Jones, ,.._l icr, ..Jw he q
Narti..", a-6 S r"Dr^ ;,-tit,: '` fr-..`,e, otion carried.
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dyr„a'- _,star '?i_l.l rennet _ �� cr�,� ,i .ant n,a�?r� .. ._ _ Willard Li
n�'e�_?t"eLtE�,r
�ted �� a� 'o� �'`rs I Lar
ut nos "'for,led. that the Connell had denied. this ci-aiim fOr f )r a
Act. 3, 1 '57, Continued)
sewer stonnano in the nast a-d tKQ claty en id not 5e renvenod.
Aldenaaq Ailler made a motion t4ut t0 ox-erse of extra police to
assist with the traffic at the anto° arlends4in iestwal be
a0lorized for -alment iron Cit f -nOs, Seconded bl- AlPermai Um.
Wright. Roll call vote: A74 - Alder�an webrac, Eartiq Win,
ATIler, jonos, Thrk, 7m, WN-ho, Tprior, 0heloy ArKV0, Roy Hill,
Lester 9151, aZ 3ender. IT-! noce. Carried.
Aldernan Swick, Chairmaz of toe 3 ill U?' and no ds Committee, mentioned
that the wall av1roae5Iqt t"n Water Dc-artment slould be involod. hayor
Woods instructed 5r. Yoward Gi0nns, City Engineer, to coonerate wUh
Mr. Swic, nn this Project.
Aldermcn Ortin maVe a mntlan Ynr adjnnrnment, seconded Q, Alderman UL.
WrLLbt, Verbal vote: AYE- na--i-Iij.q ou s. Canton City Council
adjovrrad at 00 P. A.
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BTIAS A750
wee WD "5 n Cis.; Z& IrZ-3.11-tTfl, "T
Irig3s & Watson 045.50 labcock job Printery 119.0
Fred 3utknvicn 21.71 Garton Clean Towel Service 4-70
17.10 e Cook i9.00
Canton Cloap Towel Servo Le
Canton Faint _ Uallqaoer 2,51.79 ill. 9ell Tolenhone Co. 12,10
Greenwell I Gra-,, i 1,%I. ;��,,,Dtor Co. 12.50
Lewis -harman
5:15 lack's Auto �o. 200.00
Eason T-fardware Co. P-72 Loc'o 's Auto Co. 4.4
nay4 James T. 151').00 Garbage Lenartment 111.55
779165 Aaco.,-ib Com.municatloris 40.00
blason Hardware Co. 6.00
2TRE EEPART10"T.- QtIl. Disinfectant Co. 59,25
Canton Sun ,ly Co. 11-05 7olice De-artment (dogs) 40.00
Nacomb CaTaunicatinns 5.00 ,,�hitels Book Store 101.75
J.C.Penney Co.
Swartzbaugh A jelson 5.25
041.04 G•RNET & ANEY DEPARTAEAT:
Bolan's Repair Service 5.10
GARBAGE DE"�Inq& !T- Anton Tire L Vulcanizing 211,91
Canton Eotor Sales 10.92 Garbage Esenartment 136,16
Continental Oil Co. 261.06 Capitol tractor Equio. Co. 23.75
Higgins Oil Coo 4026 GA. E0. TToffman so.r-is,Inc. 161.15
Livio Wgloli 145.00 TnUstrial Towel A Ni form 4.40
Shell Oil Co. 57-94 King Auto Electric 3.00
Chlee Watson Trnclinn 214.7 ; Gcne Lawver Paint Sales 7-0
7 7-3 T7 `:Mason Hardware Co. 1.95
Li-vio FogCioli Q-00
GANEIAL ACCOPNT- Lwartzbaugh A Aelson 6.56
3a: lor A Siith 4701.0! iGhlee Watson 1'r,c: ing 350-37
American City 14.42 larry Whalen Glass Worlrs X
ill, 101 Telonhane Co. 13.24 STelb,,- Aright 24no
francele Larson 39.00 "1022.90
` alma McCaMetir 16.`x`)
A. C. Shepley � Son 2236.66 IiIATIE,1H & SEWER DEPARTATIT:
L. 2, Yclier 3(7-�)," Gardner-Denver Co. 1.89
E.- i". 11,eller 15.no Sears, Roebuck Co. 3.73
J201.21 Garbage Department 26o45
ill. Well TeleDhone Co. 25,10
LIGNS CQA: IT AI: C. To P. S. coo 114-73
C. lo ?. S. Co. 0790.26 Phillips retroleum Co. 45-36
Eason Hardware Co. 25-14
F Cuip.n,.inCs - Emerson 6.04
,3randt Automatic Cashier 19.60 Elliott's hachine Shop 14o39
Canton Daily Ledger 11.70 Canton Clean Towel Service 2.55
31-30
(over)
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11 T)T. (00�,TT`TjT`D:
3,,,.rroughs Cor-). 05•oo
fullerto-o- Lirriber Co. 25.13
Livio Poggioli 73-44
T; ernool -111aterials 7.70
James 0. Clow ?.: Sons 505-32
K c Co. 285-50
rooll. , i ec tr�--
Standard Oil Co. 7.92
A. -. J-eger V .75
Dif Co T aboratorirs 6.43
Earblehead LLne Co. 262.50
Infilco, Inc. 40.27
711, "-f ecta,-,,t 246.53
,ational Di s .... -
Ca ton vu-Lc. Co. 50
Gil- �'j
I-ec ' atsan Tr ,c':!ng 126.00
Austin Powder Co. 12.05
!Iver 'Elect.
Cite Clerk ~�r�
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