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City Council Minutes 1918 04-01-18 Yorkville, Illinois, April,lst,218 Regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Yorkville,was held in the hose house in Yorkville, . Monday Evening, April, let,1918. President Ament called the .meeting to order at 8 o' clock P.M. The roll call was taken the following members respondin A.H.Van Emen, M.N.Beeeher,George Ohse,and W.G.Wollenweber, Absent; A.C.Merkel and Frank E.An!ent. The minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved as read. The following bills were read by the clerk; O.C.Knudson, Bill to Dec.26th,1917 4.00 O.C.Knudson, 107 ;t Cement Walk, 412¢ X12. 84 A.C.Merkel, Bill to varch 23rd,1918. 23.84 Cyrus Niles, Bill for teaming t- March,23,1918 35 25 Public Servioe Co. ,Lighting Streets,Jan,3lst,Feb,28th,1f3 78.00 Public Service Co. ,Li�;hting,Sts,February,28thWMar,31,18.., 78.00 Public Service Co. ,Pumping,Feb. 20th,to Mar,19,1918. . 11.82. W. G.Wollenweber, Oct.15th, 1918. One gal. Ail. .60 S.Udstad, Bill of Arpil,21st,1917. 4. 68 F� On a motion by tristee Ohse seconded by Trustee Van Emon the bills were referred to the finance committee with the instructions that if they were found correct orders, to be drawn for the payment of the same. Motion earried,all members present affirming the motion. Trustee Beecher of and for the Street and Alley • Committee reported that that body had purchased of the Johnson Oil Refining Company Of Chkoago Heights, Ill. ,one 8000 Gal.Car of road oil at 08 cents per Gal.F.O.B.Yorkville, Delivery to be made on or about May.15th,1918. By a verbal statement the oil was to contain a Specific Gravity of at le&66 20-22 which was omitted in contract submitted by the Company. On a motion by 'trustee Beeeher, seccnded by Trustee Ohee, It was voted to reject the contract and return the same for eorrection,the clerk being instructed so to do. There beina no further business to come before the board the meeting; was adjourned until Wednesday 'Fven1'ng,Arril,17th,1918 8 o'clock P.M. 121 Village Clerk. Yorkville, Illinois, Apri1,17th,1918. The board met pursuant to adj o,-�rni .ent, President Ament called the meeting to order att o' clock P.M. The roll call as taken the following members respondii1g as present; President Ament, Trustees; T.G.wolleniveber, A.H.Van Emon, .N.Beecher, A.C.Merkel and George Mae. Absent,F.E.Ament. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and . approved as read. The following bills were submitted ,and read by the clerk; 1.1.Wol 1 enw eb e r, Car fare, Fred Ahrens, Dragging streets, two days, 5.60 Kendall County Record, Bill to April,llth,1918. 13.95 Jacob Armbruster, Bill to April,17th,1918. 11.04 Fa.rrrers Elevator Co. , gill to April,let, 1918. 27.77 n: Bieritz, Bill to April,lst,1918. 1. 85 £^ Cyrus Niles, Balance due on bill of April,3rd,1918. . 7.45 C.T.BePcher, Postage, 1.00 John Beecher, Horse and Wagon, Oni day, 3.00 . On a motion by Trustee Ohse, seconded by Trustee Beecher, She bills were referred to the finance comn.ittee with the instruct ions that if they were found to be correct orders were to be drawn for the payment of the same. The motion carried all members press affirming the motion. At this time Trustee Beecher retirAng chairman of the Street and Alley core-ittee reported a balance -of -18. 40 due the Village of Yorke lle from the Misses 14ason for sidewalk constructed during the year 1917. Payment being refused on account of a crack .appearing in one block of the sidewalk constructed. The annual rer�ort of O.C.Knudson,Viliage Treasurer, was submitted and read by the clerk,the same was accepted,approv d and ordered_published on a motion by Wollenweber seconded by Bee her and affirmed by all members of the board present. At this time, the clerk by and with the consent of the Chairman and members of the hoard,orened and canvassed the result of the Village rlection,Held in the ',qocP House in Yorkvil e Tuesday April,16th,1918, which was as follows; For Village Trustee, George Barkley, Received, 25 Votes . , w B.J. Stumm, „ 29 Votes H. r.Bretthauer, „ 14 Votes George Ohse, , , 22 Votes fl Tollenweber., „ 16 Votes Ed Smith , , 2 Votes Joseph Grimwood, , , 3 Votes J.U.Hub'.�ard, „ 4 Votes 9 L."',reason, , , 2 Voters ,... C.r.Beecher, , , 1 Vote. For Villege Clerk Jay E.Mor Received, 35 Votes C. ►.Beecher, 2 Votes x, J.U,Hub�_,ard, , , 1 Vote L.T.Mason, , , 1 Vote N.T.Morley, , , 1 Vote On a motion by mrustee Beecher seconded by Trustee Merkel and carried , the board accepted and approved the above report and declared that in as much as George Barkley,B.J. Stumn. and George Ohse,Trurate-�s elect and Jay F.Moore Village Clerk elect had recei-*ed the greatest number of votes cast at the said Village Election, that they be declared elected to serve as Village Trustees for the ensueing year and the clerk be instructed to so notify them. Motion unanimously affirmed. Trustees elect reorge Ohse and B.J. Gtuw, being present each came forward and assumed the oath of office in open meeting administered by the retiring Village Clerk C.`".Beecher. There being no further business the board adjourned. Village Clerk. ;+F 4 9 Al �1 e r