City Council Minutes 1938 04-04-38 April 4,1938
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The regular monthly meeting of the President and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Yorkville was held in the Village
Hall on April 4,1938 and called to order by President Devereaux
at 7:45 P.M.
Finding present on roll call were President Devereaux,
Trustees Barkley,Munson,Loomis ,Armbruster and Clerk Ament.
Absent Trustees Schumacher and Schulter.
Minutes of the regular meeting held 11arch 7,1938 were
read and so ordered approved..
Reports of the Clerk and Treasurer on the state of the
General Fund, the Water Fund, the Police Fund and the Motor
Fuel Tax Fund were: read. Following these the reports of the
Chief of Police and the Police Magistrate were read.
The reports of Treasurer,Clerk, Chief of Police and Police
Magistrate were unanimously approved.
Bills were then read as follovis and on motion by
Trustee Armbruster seconded by Trustee Loomis the bills be
referred to the Finance Committee and be paid if found to be
correct and if money was available.
Roll Call : Ayes, Barkley,llunson,Loomis,Armbruster
Nays. Noe Carried and so ordered.
L.K.Devereaux March meeting 81.00
E.J.Armbruster " " 1.00
C.O .Y.unson " " 1.00
F.G.Loomis ►' " 1.00
F.E.Barkley " " 1.00
H.W.Bretthauer " " 5.00
Joe Eccles March Wages 26.00
M.D.Behrens 2nd Half Far "lages 37.50
M.D.Behrens lst HalE April Wages 37. 50
Harold Tlextell Gas & Oil 9.86
Geo. W. Page Trucking 20yds. @. 50¢ 10.00
Chicago Gravel Co. Filling 14.00
Barkley Garage Gasoline 2.44
Hughes Service Station Gas & Oil 13.16
Franklin Martin lstHalf Apr Wages 50.00
Franklin 11artin 1st half Apr. Car Exp. 17. 50
M.N. Beecher P .P: . 500 stamped envelopes ( .03¢) 1 .08
James Barkley 2nd half 11arch Wales 37. 50
James Barkley 1st Half April Pelages 37. 50
C.B.& Q.R.R. Freight oA meter pts. Exp on water 2. 71
Public Serv. Co. N. Ill Power to Mar 24,1938 115. 63
Franklin Martyn 2nd Half March Wages 50.00
Franklin rartyn 2nd half march Car Exp. 17. 50
Ill. Bell Tel. Co Toll # 4 .30
April 4,1938
The clerk read the request and authorization of a maJorityl'
of the owners of the property on Van Emmon Street , formerly
known as the 'Yorkville Ball Park' , to transefer the said
property to the Village of Yorkville to be used for park,
Playground or recreational purposes only.
The Village then received a quit claim deed from Jacob
Armbruster, Trustee of the said property, the consideration
to be that the ground be used for park, playground or
recreational purposes only ,unless otherwise authorized,and to
assume and pay all delinquent taxes and assessments and accept
such title as may be conveyed to it by a quit claim deed.
It was moved by Trustee Barkley seconded by Trustee Munson
that the deed conveying to the Village of Yorkville the two
acre park be accepted, subject to all conditions therein contained
and that the clerk record said deed, together with all other
instruments showing title.
Roll Call. Ayes : Barkley,11unson,Loomis, Armbruster
Nays : None. Carried and so ordered.
The following resolution was then read:-
Be it resolved that in appreciation of the gift by those
now living of their interest in the park this day conveyed to
the Village of Yorkville and in memory of those dead whose
interests have been this day conveyed, the said park be named:-:.
YORKVILLE P.RF 10RIAL PARK.
Be it further resolved that thit-resolution be spread at
length upon the records og the Village of Yorkville and a copy
duly certified be sent the Trustee making conveyance to this
Village,and that a suitable plaque be erected in the Village
Hall.
It was moved by Trustee Barkley and seconded by Trustee
Munson that the foregoAng resolution be adopted,
Roll Call: Ayes- Barkley,naunson,Loomis, Armbruster.
Nays- None. Carried and so ordered.
Attorney Clark reported that the Chicago, Burlington,&
Quincy Railroad had withdrawn their petition for the discontinuance
of two trains on the Streator branch of their railroad.
April 4, 1939
Mr. Justus Nading was present at the meeting and
offered to the Village of Yorkville the narrow strip pf land
between the street and the side walk on the south side of
VanEmmon Street in front of his property if the Village would
excavate the dirt and build a curbing and gutter along the
north edge of the brick sidewalk there so as to widen the
street. Also he requested that the sewer ditch through his
property be leveled off.
On motion by Trustee Armbruster seconded by Trustee
Munson that Trustee Loomis be empowered to employ sufficient
number of men to level the sewer ditch on the Nading property.
Roll Call: Ayes; Barkley,Plunson,Loomis, Armbruster.
Nays; None. Carried and so ordered.
The matter of the curbing and gutter,on the south side
of VanEmmon street in front of the Nading property,was referred
to the Street and Alley Comittee for investigation.
On motion the meeting was adjourned.
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Clerk. Pr s i dent.