City Council Minutes 1942 01-05-42 January 5, 1942
Yorkville, Illinois
The regular monthly meeting of the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Yorkville, Illinois was held in the i
'; Village Hall of said Village on January 5, 1942 and was called
' to order by President Devereaux at 8:00 P.M. li
Finding present on roll call were President Devereaux,
Trustees Loomis,Barkley,Iia.rshall,Price and Clerk Ament.
Absent Trustees Munson and Schulter.
Minutes of the regular meeting held December 1, 1941 and of
the special meeting held December 15, 1941 were read and so
ordered aonroved.
The regular monthly reports of the C1erk,Trea.surer, Chief of
Police and Police Magistrate were read and. so ordered approved .
Bills were then read as follows : -
Roger H Clark on salary -Village Attorney 115.00 is
Frant�.lin Ma-rtyn Dec.wagee & car exp. 125.00
James Barkley Dec . wages 55.00
H.W. Brettha.uer Dec . meeting f report 5.00
Delbert N Ament On salary- Village Clerk x-0.00
Public Service Co
SF124- 0 Br.C t. Psi.A. 12/41 $62. 53
5F1121-4-40 Orndm. 12/41 13.16
548-760 Toilet 11/41-12/41 8. 65
548-900 V.Hall �� �� 6.05
91.29
: Groybar Electric Co Street light globes & can. 30.07 !
Hayden Garage Labor, Gas,?dotor tuneup 5. 11
Illinois Municipal League Dues 1942 10.00
Ill . Bell Tel. Co Toll 3-1441 12/11/41 .25 ?.
Yorkville Hardware Lock 3.26
'' L.K. Devereaux Traveling expenses 10.00
I4.14. Beecher, Postmaster Stamped envelopes 22. 32
:' James Barkley December wages 55 00 I
Public Service Co
549-330 Pump house light 11/41-12/41 .95
546-76o Old Pump 7.98
SP124-10 New pump 12/41 51. 23 i
60.06
Pittsburgh Eq. Meter Co, Meter parts 12.19 i!
Walter E. Deuchler Test pumps 25.00 I
il Yorkville Hardware Pipe & fittings 3.07
James Barkley Express- bottles & water 1.o4
Franklin Martyn Postage- water bill collection .78
On motion by Trustee Barkley seconded by Trustee Price the
;; bills be referred to the Finance Committee and be paid if found
ito be correct. Roll Call-Ayes Loomis, Barkley,llarshall,Price l
fI Nays none. Carried and so ordered.
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Yorkville, Illinois
January 5, 19+2
A communication was read from Frank Pennuto,Asking eoilie :change
, of hours at his pool room and the matter was tabled for action
fiat the next meeting. I
i A communication from the Miller Engineering Service was read {`
and. ordered nlaced on file .
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A Communication from the Illinois Municipal League regarding
the estimated money needed annually by downstate municipalities
for _purposes of defense and victory, was read and offered filed.
President Devereaux stated that he had been called to the
office .of the highway engineer at Elgin to report on the amount
proposed street construction and repairs , the amount of motor
fuel tax funds available, the monthly allotment, and that he
was told that the Village might go ahead and black top east
Van Emmon street as had been proposed.
President Devereaux futher stated that he and Chief of Police
,11artyn had attended Governer Green' s defense meeting at Spring-
field . He stated that there had been no definite plans proposed
and few suggestions offered other thaft that municipalities
could not expect much aid from the State r„ilitia, but --ould have
to depend on their own police forces. in cases od trouble.
The matter of the protection of the fire truck and. the village '
truck and the pump house during the emerg&mcy.was brought up
and President Devereaux appointed Trustees Marshall and Price
; to investigate ways and means of protecting the fire truck,
the village truck and the pump house and report at the next
meeting.
President Devereaux reported that he had attended the meeting
on tire rationing held in Chicago where the tire rationing set
i! up had been explained. The plan being to make a one year supply
lof raw rubber last for four years, therefore the restrictions on
;` tire sales .
it The final report of collections of delinquent water rent
Iby Chief of Polce Ma.rtyn was read the Board commended Chief
11artyn for his good ,job of collecting and directed the report
11 be placed on file . I
!, The matter of obtaining trailer for use in garbage collection;
lwas brought up and President Devereaux appointed Superintendent I
Barkley to look into the matter of obtaining a chasis to convert
; into a trailer.
�I On motion the meeting
was adjourned.
Clerk President.
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