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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-21-1968 Council Meeting Minutes � g May 21, 1968 Canton City Council held a regular meeting on May 21, 1968 in the City Council Chamber. Mayor. Woods called the meeting to order at 5:30 P. M. Present for roll call: Aldermen TRusnak, Howard, Jacobs, Sepich, Skinner, Long, Ellis, Kroell, spencer, Yerbic, Danner, and George. 1bsent: Alderman Svob. Alderman Farr arriving at 5:35 P. M. Pledge of Allegiance was followed by Invocation by Alderman Danner. Alderman Kroell moves, Alderman Yerbic seconds motion to dispense with reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, accept same and place on file. Voice vote. Carried. Petition requesting annexation to the City -- "ssembly of God Church. Alderman Ellis moves, Alderman Danner seconds motion to accept same and that an Ordinance be drafted for this annexation. Carried by voice vote. Petition No. 159. Standing commmittee reports. Water and Sewer Committee meeting at the water plant on May 14 was reported by Alderman Long. Inspection of the new accelerator, problems that need to be salved (one being a fenae.). Further study to be made. Lake Canton Beach will on_ en on May 30 reported by Alderman Jacobs of the Lake Development committee. Civil Defense Committee to meet f ollowinn the Council meeting announced by Alder- man Danner. Alderman Farr arrived in the Council Chamber at 5:35 P. m. Alderman Farr announced that one of the Police has been taking the police training course and asked Chief of Police Lindzey to make a report. Mr. Lindzey stated that Kenneth Kington had been taking the police training course offered at the University of Illinois -- beginning on April 2J, 1968 and that Mr. Kington will graduate on May 24, 1968. Special committees. Mayor Woods reported that temporary firemen had been selected for the vacation period: Howard H. Din, Charles M. Greely, and Roy D. Walters. Communications to the Council. Invitation to attend the dedication ceremony for Woodland Palace in Kewanee on May 30, 1968 read. Division of Highways approval of Route 9 between Plain Street in Canton to Orchard Mines for use by 65 feet overall dimension vehicles. To be filed. Request from. Health Officer Nobergall for Council approval to take action regarding the unsanitary condition of a college rooming hmzse, 720 Keeling Court. Alderman Yerbid moves, Alderman Danner seconds motion that the City Attorney and Chief of Police take whatever action is necessary to improve the unsanitary condition and that a copy of 111r. Nebergail's letter be sent to the College Board. Carried by voice vote. Request from the Laborers International Union of North America to address the City Council at one of their regular meetings regarding organization of city employees. Alderman Howard moves, Alderman Kroell seconds motion to table this request. Dis- cussion. Voice vote. AYE: (except for one dissenting vote: Alderman George). Forget-me-Not day request by the Peoria Chapter �l, Disabled American Veterans for July 27, 1968 read. Alderman Jacobs moves, Alderman Yerbic seconds motion. Carried by voice vote. Request for tag day, Veterans of Foreign Wajrs Auxiliary Junior Girls to hold a tag day June 7 and 8, 1968. Alderman Yerbic moves, Alderman Long seconds motion to grant this request. Carried by voice vote. Seventh Day Adventist Church request to hold a tag day on June 21 or June 28, 1968. Alderman Jacobs moves that the request be granted for June 21st, with a rain day set for June 28, Alderman Sepich seconds this motion. Carried, voice vote. 89 BILLS ALLOT.VED FOR PAYMENT APRIL, 1968 WATER & SEWER CO?TT'D: BLDG. & GROUNDS: LIGHTS Am. Pest Control $Z4.00 C. I.P.S. CO. 2618.16 Kind; Auto Elect . $ C.I .P.S. Co. 1.00 PARKING METER FUND: Miller A?i.tobody 1 C.I.P.S . Co. 121.;7 Ledger 9.80 Carbage Disuosal Costello Mfg. Co. 38.52 Postma^ter 240.00 Cummings & Emerson Homer Electric Co. 75.01 Colonial Refiring 412.50 Canton Auto. Pt. Mason Hardware Co. 21.99 Crawford,Biantc,,Roden 89.50 Mid-County Press Pekin Clean Towel 9.85 Dillefeld's Conoco 23.00 Badger Meter 1 Peoria T11-pewriter 418.50 Homer Electric Co. 2654.87 Misco-Care 1 Sherwin-Williams 7.59 Leon Short & Sons 6.64 Spoon River Elect . Sutton & Moore * 72.44 Sutton & Moore 8.15 Watson Trucking Swearingen Whlse. 20.21 Traf-O-Teria System 257.14 Sutton & Moore E. C. Walljasper. 12.00 John Wherley 115-00 Utility Sales Co. 1 873.08 3816.60 Pschirrer Coal Co. CIVIL DEFENSE: POLICE DEPT. : Luker. Plumbing Canton Sas7: & Door 1'.80 Bob's Towing; Serv. 105.00 Jarvis Welding C.I •P.S. Co. 26.71 Francis Crosier. 28.80 Demler Lumber. Co. City of Carton 2.90 Kenneth Lindzey 420.00 Pekin Towel Serv. Drow Hardware 21.75 Kenneth Lindzey 35.00 Swearingen Whlse. Dr. M. K. Hauber 100.00 Donald Wilcoxen 29.20 Mason Hardware Ill. Bell Telephone .66 Garbage Disposal 241.12 Homer Elect. Postmaster 10.00 Pekir. Towel Service 3 .50 Gulf Oil Corp. Taylor' s Radio 13.41 Ray O'Herron Co. 154.10 I11. Bearing 180.23 Graham Hospital 4.00 Ludlow & Rensselaer. COMFORT S!Xt1 7CN: III. Bell TelP. 17.61 Elliott's Machine n:... Pest Control 20.00 Commnni. 65.00 Fulton Service C.I.P.S. Co. 2.24 Mason Hardware Co. 1.08 Wright Equipment City of Canton 14.55 Sherle- R. Son 134.00 EZ Plumbing Pekin Toael Serv. 11.00 Whaler Glace Works 9.67 Drow Hardware Co. Lynn Porter 45.75 White's Book Store 9.53 Brown Specialty Co. E.C. Walljasper 12.00 Wrestler Chevrolet 260.00 Canton AutoBody 105.54 1517.62 McLuckies Store FIRE DEFT.: STREET & ALLEY DEPT. : Jol n E. ITyers 3 Bob' s Towing Serv. 38.28 Canton Automotive 1.80 Thomas Gibbons Campus Book Shop 2.96 Canton Daily Ledger . 22.40 _ Swartzbauugh Imp. 9 Chuck's 66 Service 78.91 Canton Tire Co. 22.75 Ill. Bell T-I . Glaz?brook Fire Equi. 18.17 C.I.P.S. Co. 177.24 Petty Cash I11. Bell Tele. .79 Demler Lumber Co. 5.25 White' ^ Book Store Mason Hardware 9.63 Don t e 6.74 Ledger Mid-States Auto Pts. 11.09 Duce Island Sand. 15.72 Shepley Son Penneys 17.82 EZ Plumbing Co. 6.30 85 Royal Chem, ical,Iiic. 1.02 Houser Pp.int Co. 9.45 206.67 Ill. Bell Tele. 27.53 GARBAGE DISPOSAL: Jarvis Welding Co. 10.21 Share of gas 285.17 Linn M4teria.ls 68.80 Am. Pest Control 50.00 Mason Hardware 1.85 Canton Tire Co. 13.50 Key Equipment Co. 18.32 Leon Chevillon Oil 57.72 Lyle Signs, Inc. 54.99 Co .tinental Oil Co. 587.50 !,lid-States Auto Pts. 13.69 Cummings & Emerson 9.12 Miller Auto Body 40.56 Drumm Oil Equip. 65.50 John Myers Excava. 20.00 R.E. Flowers 25 .00 Neenah Foundry Co. 493.00 Ill. Bell Tele. .25 Pekin Towel Service 3.50 Mid-States Auto Pts. 1.37 Pscti,irrer Coal Co. ''09.70 TOTAL $43.,361.F6 Miller AutoBody 4.25 Shepley & Son 114.00 Mobil Oil 267.97 Sutton & Moore 9.50 Spoon River Elect. 22.80 Truck Equipment Co. 4.44 Watson Trucking 108.95 Watson Trucking 3 941.5 3 1213.93 Wheeling Cor r,,7?ting 229.7' GF°7ERAL FUND: Wiegand&Storrer 1838 .00 Cantor Ledger. 24.20 23912.00 C.I.P.S. 10, 19.61 WATIFR & S,,T77: Farmers Coop. Co. 28.62 C.I.r.S. Co. 1523.09 Ill. Bell Tele. 21-.66 Continental Oil 194.94 Ill. Municipal League430.00 Jack Russell 234.00 Mid-County Press 37.00 Valley Chemical 1089.15 Phillips & Assoc. 23.13 Join Harris,Inc. 701.37 Petty Cash 14.87 Menke Stone D• Lime 420.00 Shepley & Son 100.00 Pollitt Signs 36.00 Three M Business 89.49 idid-States Auto Pts. 12.62 White's Book Store 23.39 Canton Tire Co. 14.50 936.97 May 21, 1968, Cont. (2) Old Business. Ordinance, Street improvement 68-A (E. Chestnut, E. Elm, So. Seventh, and No. Eighth Ave.) for second reading. Alderman Ellis moves, Alderman Yerbic seconds motion that the Ordinance be read by title only. Motion carried. Title read. Alderman Spencer moves, Alderman Yerbic seconds motion to place this Ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote. AYE: Aldermen George, Banner, Yerbic, Spencer, Kroell, Ellis, Long, Skinner., Sepich, Jacobs, Farr, Howard, and Rusnak. NAY: None. This being Ordinance No. 249. Ordinance for street improvement 68-C (E. Ash, N. Twelfth, and N. Fourteenth Ave.) for second reading. Alderman Ellis moves, Alderman Yerbic seconds motion to read same by title only. Carried. Title read. Alderman George moves, Alderman Danner seconds motion to place this Ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote. AYE: Alder- men Rusnak, Howard, Farr, Jacobs, Sepich, Skinner, Long, Ellis, Kroell., _Spencer, Yer- bic, Danner, and George. NAY: None. This bein- Ordinance No. 250. Ordinance pertaining to fishing at Lake Canton read for second time. Alderman Jacobs moves, Alderman Sepich seconds motion to place this Ordinance on its passage. Roll call vote. AYE: Aldermen George, Danner, Yerbic, Spencer, Kroell, Ellis, Long, Skinner, Sepich, Jacobs, Farr, Howard, and Rus_aak. ?:TA`':None. Ordinance No. 251. New business. U_ Second and Final estimate for the Wiegand and Storrer, Inc., in the amount of 4$2,002.30. Alderman Long moves, Alderman Kroell seconds motion that the estimate be allowed. Roll call vote. AYE: Aldermen i�usnak, Howard, Farr, Jacobs, Sepich, V Skinner, Long, Ellis, Kroell, Spencer, Yerbic, Danner, and George. NAY: :`lone. L.� Agreement for Engineering Services with Crawford, :Murphy and Tilly Engineering Firm for improvements to sewage treatment and sewer facilities, if needed, to meet stream quality requirements of the Ill. State Sanitary Water R oard, $3,000.00. Alder- mar Long moves, Alderman Yerbic seconds motion to refer this contract to the Water €.. Sewer Com. and Pity Attorney for study and report to next meeting Carried. No. 145. Waterworks and Sewerage Improvements, Divisions 9A and 9B (storm relief sewers and channel relocation. Alderman Jacobs moves, Alderman Farr seconds that the City Clerk be authorized to advertise for bids to be -received by June 18th, 1968, 5:00 P. M. and opened at the Council meeting on that date. Roll call vote. AST: Alder- men George, manner, Yerbic. Snencor, Kroell, '1171?_i..^, Long, Skinner, Sepich, Jacobs, Farr, Howard, and Rusnalc. NAY: None. Ordinance pertaining to Dogs (second section reworded from the original. read on May 7, 1968) read. Alderman Spencer moves, Alderman: Ellis seconds motion that the Ordinance be tabled. Roll call vote. AYE: Aldermen Rusnak, Jacobs, Skinner, Long, Ellis, Kroell, Spencer, and Yerbic. TAY: Alden-.ien Howard, Farr, Sepich, Danner, and George. (8 A)':ES and 5 NAYS). Motion lost. Alderman Sepich moves to place this Ordinance on its passage, Alderman George seconds same. Roll call vote. AYE: Alder- men George, Danner, Sepich, Farr, and Howard. ? -, : Aldermen Yerbic, Spencer, Kroell., Ellis, Long, Skinner, Jacobs, and Rusnak. (5 A7�7,S and 8 NAYS) . Motion. lost. Notion b,,T Alderman Howard and seconded by Alderman Farr that the Ordinance Committee be authorized to bring a suitable Ordinance before the Council. Roll call. vote. AYE: Aldermen Rusnak, Howard, Farr, Long, Ellis, Kroell, Danner, and George. ITAY; Alder- men Jacobs, Sepich, Skinner, Spencer, and Yerbic. (8 AYES and 5 NAYS) . Carried. Life guards appointed for the JGyCee Leach for the summer of 1968: Bill Waldorf, Curt Putman, Harty Brown, Dan Beadles with Larry Farr as an alternate. Alderman Jacobs moves, Alderman Kroell- seconds motion that the annointments be confirmed. Carried by voice vote. Resolution, repair and construction of existing sewage pumping station at Anderson Pl. and S. Ninth Ave. Alderman Long moves to a.gont this Resolution, Alderman Sepich seconds motion. Roll_ call vote. AYE: Aldermen George, Danner, Yerbic, Spencer, Kroell., Ellis, TIong, Skinner, Sepich, Jacobs, Farr, Howard, and Rusnak. NAY : None. No. 486. Motion by Alderman Long, seconded by Alderman Sepich that the City Clerk open bids on Water-sewer extensions. Carried. One bid received, Wiegand & Storrer, E.Peoria in the Amount of $38,615.00.Alderman Ellis moves,Alderman Jacobs seconds that same be referred to Water-Sewer and Finance Com. for stud and retort to next meeting. Voice vote.Carried. Ken Russell will be in. Canton May 28th to answer any questions re. fishing, Lake Canton. Alderman Yerbic moves,Alderman Jacobs seconds motion to adjourn. Carried. Canton City Council adjourns at 6:23 P.M. APPROVE; YJ_1��YOR.