City Council Minutes 1917 04-24-17 .yorkville,Kendall County,Illisois.
April,24th,1917.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment but owing to the
absence of the retiring President of the Board and the absease
of a sufficient number of the aamee board to sompose a quorum
and the newly eleeted President and Trustees being pres6at,they
took the oath of offise administered by the -Clerk and proseedsd
with business.
Predident Elect George D.Ament took the shair and
called the me,:ting to order at 8 o'Gloek P.M; The roll Gall was
taken with the following result, Present, President, George
D.AMent; Trustees, A.C.Merkel,A.H.Van Emox,George Ohs* and
M.N.Deeoher. Absent T. G.Wolienweber and F.E.Ament.
The Board first canvassed the result of the
annual election held in the Hose House, Apri1,17th01817 whiah
was as follows:
For President of the Board of Trustees,
George D.Ament, 29 Votes,
For Member of the Board of Trust.eGo
Frank E.Ament, 34 Votes,
A. C.Merkel, 21 Votes
A.Vii.Van Emon 17 Votes
J.U. Hubbard 6 Votes
S.O.Hagen 1 Vote
E.T. Smith 2 Votes
L.Rafenriehter, 1 Vote
Thos. Atherton 3 Votes
J. Nading, 1 Vote
For Polioe Magistrate,
S.O.Hagen, 3 Votes B.A.Cotton 24 Votes.
-
Tke minutes of the previnus regular and special meetings
were read and approved as read.
The clerk read a sommunioatioa from Martka
C.Hopkins notifing the board of tke expiration of a certain
lease or contract concerning a portion of her farm from wkiok
Water had been or was being obtained. On a motion by M.N.
fetcher seconded by A.C.Merkel tke letter was refered to Us
on water
committee for action.
Trustee Beecher of the StDeet and Alley
committee reported tkatupon investigation ke found that the
Village could obtain gravel in car load lots from the Conkey
gravel bet at $1.05 per yard on cars. in Yorkville, Furtker
that crashed rock could be obtain .from Doelee & .Skepardson
Of Naperville, Il'inois, at $1.65 per yard on track at
Yorkville, It was moved by Trustee Merkel and seconded by
Trustee Beecher that the Stteet and Alley committee obtala
a car load of gravel from the Conkey Gravel bed for use in th
Village. The motion was carried all members present affirming
the motion.
Village Treasurer Knudson was present and submitte
his annual repott to tke board,the same was accepted and" .
approved on a motion By trustee Okee,seconded by Trustee .
Beecher and unaminously car -ied.
The following bills were thew read;
S.Udetaad, Aurora, Repairing pump, 5.40
Jacob Armbruster, ]dill to April,34th,1917 117. 38
A. S.Jessup, Teaming, Bill to date, 64 hr.
A.C.Merkel, Dill to April,24th,1917, $31.35
A.C.Merkel, Water Works bill to April,24th, $ 3.30
On a motion by Trustee Ohse seconded by Trustee Merkel U
bills were referred to the finance committee with the iustrustios
that if they were found correct orders were to be draw& for
payment of same. The motion car-rigid all members present affirming t
the motion.
Mr. Ed Larson was present and made a vetbal application
for a dement walk to be placed upon and along his prpperty
abisutting state Street,in the Village of Yorkville, The petitio `
was granted on a motion by Trustee Beeoher seconded by Trustee
Merkel and unaminously carried.
Mr B.F.Herring was present and addressed the Chair
and members of the baodd and complained of the b#Ar.eonditiox
of the cement walk in ffont of Mrs Harrington's property in
Van Emon Street,whieh was laid by tke Rausok Coal Co. ,of A&rora.
The. matter was discussed in a generhl way but no action
tak e&.
On a motion by Trustee Osse,sesonded by Trustee
Van Emon' and unaminously carried, Mr. O.C.Knudsoa was appointed
Village Treasurer for the ensuing year.
On a motion by Trustee Ohse, sesonded by Trustee
Van Emon,and af-jUrmed by all members of the board present,
John A.feeoher was appointed Street Commissioner and Village
Marshall for the ensuing year,at a salary of $55.00 per month.
At this time the President of the Board announced th
appointment
of the members of the respective eommittees,whish were as
follows,
STRETT AND ALLEY COMMITTEE,
M.N.Beecher,F.E.Ament, W.G.Wollenweber,
Water and Power,
W.G.Wollenweber,George Ohee, A.C.Merkel,
ELECTRIC LIGiTi Fire and Police,
George Ohae, A.H.Van Emon, M.N.Neecher,
BOARD OF HEALTH,
A.H.VAN EMON, F.E.Ament, A. C.Merkel,
FINAXCE.
A. C.MERKEL, George Ohae, A.H.Ban Emon,
ORDINANCE, Frank E.Ament,
George Ohae, W. G.Wollenweber, M.N.B eecher.
There being no further bnaineaa tke board a
adjouned on a motion by Ohoe, aeconded by Van Emon.
Village Clerk.