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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-01-1963 Council Meeting Minutes 2o6 Oct. 1, 1963 Canton City Council held a regular meeting on Oct. 1, 1963 in the City Council Chamber. Mayor Cook called the meeting to order at 7:10 P. M. 'resent for Roll Call: Aldermen Sebree, Howard, Wright, Duncan, 'Hurst, Whitehead, Skinner, Long, Gibbons, Horton, Bender, and George. Absent: Aldermen Abbott and Jennings. Pledge of Allegiance was followed by prayer by Alderman Long, Alderman Howard moves and Alderman George seconds a motion to accept the minutes of the previous meeting as presented and placed on file. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. Alderman George reported that a tree removed from the property of H. Mayall, 108 Johneon Court was not on the terrace and that the committee refused to accept the bill for this service. Mayor Cook called for the bills for the month of September. Alderman Hurst reported that on July 10 the I. H. C. started using the city dump and the Garbage Disposal Committee felt that, since the I. H. C. did not wish to pay the extra service ,f or Livio Poggioli pushing dump, the City should pay Mr. Poggioli for same. Alderman Howard moves and Alderman Duncan seconds a motion that the Poggioli bill be voted upon separately. Roll call vote. AVE. Unanimous. Alderman Hurst moves and Alderman Horton seconds a motion that the Livio Poggioli bill, as presented, be approved for payment. Roll call vote. AYE: Aldermen George, Horton, Whitehead, Hurst, and Wright. NAY: Aldermen Bender, Gibbons, Long, Duncan, Howard, and Sebree. Alderman Skinner asked to pass but after the vote, his PASS vote was counted as an AYE, thus making 6 AYES and 6 NAYS, Mayor Cook voted "NAY". Motion defeated. Alderman Howard moves that all other bills property approved be allowed for payment, seconded by Alderman Long. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. Mayor Cook called for reports of all officers. Reports of Superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery, Police Department, Zoning Enforcing Officer, Water Plant Superintendent, Plumbing Inspector, Water and Sewer Department, and report of payroll for month of September read. Alderman Hurst asked if the City Clerk would, in the future, make a report of monthts payroll for each Alderman. Alderman Long moves and Alderman Horton seconds a motion to accept the reports and place same on file. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. Alderman Whitehead asked to be excused from the Council Chamber at 7:58 a'. P'I. Permission granted. He returned at 8:00 P. M. Mayor Cook called for reports of Standing Committees. Mayor Cook called for reports of Special Committees. Mayor Cook called for correspondence to the Council. Mayor Cook called for Unfinished Business. Mayor Cook called for New Business. Resolution pertaining to the prei;ailing wage scale read. Alderman Wright moves and Alderman Skinner seconds a motion to adopt the Resolution. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. This being Resolution No. 361. Mayor Cook reported receiving requests for a bookkeeping machine -- to be used in the Water Department and for use by City Clerk for payrolls and re- quested that the Finance Committee meet with the city auditor for discussion of same. Outside contractors have been in the habit of coming into Canton and doing work without providing a bond or contract with the City Clerk. Alderman George recommends that all outside contractors be requested to furnish bond in an appropriate amount to the size of their contract for work. Mayor Cook stated that this should be referred to the Ordinance committee to have an ordinance prepared. Mr. Senift, City Attorney, suggested a license fee for all peddlers to also be included in this ordinance. Alderman George moves and Alderman Hurst seconds a motion to refer this matter to the Ordinance Committee for same to be drawn. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous,6 Alderman Hurst inquired if a Resident Engineer was employed on the Jones C I 2077 Oct. 11 1963, Cont. Park project and moves that if the contract does not call for a resident engineer that one should be employed at once_ . After discussion, Alderman Hurst withdrew his motion. Alderman Wright reported that the Illinois Bell Telephone had provided contracts for the Mayor to sign -- same agreement as the City had before removal, of booths from the four areas in Jones Park. Mr. Chester A. Carrara, representing the Illinois Bell Telephone Co stated that a new type of phone booth would be located at various places around the square at the Council's discretion. Alderman Wright moves that the Mayor be instructed to enter into an agreement with the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. Alderman Long seconds this motion. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. Alderman Wright moves and Alderman Long seconds a motion to give permission to Illinois Bell Telephone Co to install the new type of booths. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. Alderman Wright then moves that the Chairman of the Traffic Committee have authority to install booths where he sees fit (after receiving permission from the store owner for installation of same). �^ Alderman Long seconds this motion. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. First reading of a proposed Water and Sewer Revenue Bond Ordinance by Mr. D. M. Rutherford, representing the Benjamin Lewis firm. Alderman Howard moves that the Council first approve the plans as previously laid out for water and sewer extension in the City. Alderman Hurst seconds this motion. Roll call vote. AYE: Unanimous. Mr. Rutherford explained the procedure of recalling bonds now in force and reissuing same and the method of issuing new bonds. -- Entire project of making sewer and Ovate apacity available to all residents inside the City limits, a 1,500,000 sndpipe, trunk water main into the main business district, expansion of water fil- tration-plant (adding two new filters, making a total of eight filters), channel improvements of Big Creek by straightening same beyond the sewer plant -- at an estimated cost of $1;:825,000.00 was explained by Mr. Leonard Crawford, Consulting Engineer with the Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Engineering Co. General discussion followed the reading of the Ordinance and explanation by Mr. Rutherford and Mr. Crawford. Same to be considered at the next Council meeting. Alderman Wright moves, Alderman George seconds a motion to adjourn. Voice vote. AYE: Unanimous. Canton City Council adjourns at 10:20 P. M. . ��aty _ e t