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City Council Minutes 1917 03-05-17 Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois March,5th,1917. The President and members of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Yorkville,convened in regular session in the council rooms in the Hose house,Monday Evening.Marah,5th 1917. President McClelland called the melting to order at 8 o'clock P.Pd. The roll call was taken the following members responding as present; President McClelland, Trustees; George OhsoaW.G. Wollenweber,A.C.Merkle,F.E.Ament and M.N.Beeeher. The minutes of the previous regular and spacial meetings were read and aprroved as read. The matter of bills was nett taken up, and the followlig were read by the clerk, A.C.Merkel, Sidewalk bill, $13.68 . A.C.Merkel, Fittings and placing meter ateL.W.Mason's 1.68 Pittsburgh Meter Co. ,Meter Press and Lead Wires, 4.76 Independent Times Prt.Co. Election supplies, 18.57 A.J.Cart��r, Bill to Fcb.6th,1917, 9.25 Public Service Co. , Lighting,Dec,31,Jan,31,19170 78.00 Public Service Co. , Pumping,Nov,20,1916-Jan,24,1917, 26.55 Harry Hiskey?Labor,Gravel,4 Mashine.Val. 'ar.Coossing 10.15 Contractors Inter Insurers Ezo, Balaaee on policy .66 F.G.Hill 4 Oo. , Bill to Mar,let,1917. .84 J.C.Hunter, Bill to Mar.lst,1917. •15 W.B.MoOwan, Bill to Mar.let,1917. 9.50 Henry Ahrens, Grading,1/3 day,May,18th,1916, 2.50 Valley Garage Corp. Draging street, 4.50 George Moenkemeisr,Dragging streets,Mar,16,1916. 2.50 Jay Widney, One Cement Crossing, 125.00 A motion was made by trustee 0hse seconded by Trustee Beecher that the above bills be referral to the finance sommitts and if the same were found sorr ect orders were to be drawn for the p y a ment of same. At this t6me Trusts: of the Committe on lights report id that the street lights were not burning on the nights -of Fob. 21st & 22nd 1917.He further suvessted that payment for service on those dates be with-held. After a general discussion concerning the appoint- i ment of Judges and Clerks to serve at the primary election Mar,13th and the regular Election April 17tk,1917, A motion was made by Trustee Ohse that A.H.Van Emon,L.Hafenrichter & Elias Ellis be appointed to act as Judges and J.E.Moore and C.W.Beecher to act as clerksat the ebections - above mentioned The motion was seconded by Trustee Ament and unaminously approved. The Clerk at this time read allowed the written resignation of A.H.Van Emon, Police Magistrate. The same was accepted on a motion by Trustee Chas seconded by Trustee Ament. The ,resignation of Trustee Beecher was read by: ty clerk and on a motion by Trustee Merkel seconded by W.G. Wollenweber and unaminausly carried the same was rejected.' The Clerk at this time mad& averbal application for water service on behalf of Miss Lilly Wesahe with the understanding that she was to be---r the expense of installing . the same. The permit was granted on a motion by Trustee Beecher, seeonded by 'Trustee Ohee. The clerk read a communication to the board from Mr.Fred Martin concerning the water meter and rates for water. A general diastLesion of the water and water meter subject followed. A motion was made by Trustee Merkel and seconded by Trustee Beecher and carried that the matter of Mr.Martin' s water meter and water rate be left to the water committee. Concerding the water rate to Mr. Nading, Trustee feeskeV moved and Frank E.Ament seconded the motion,that the water committee be instruoted to notify Mr. Nadin` to within ten days lase a water meter on the sonneetion at his plaiee of business and to further notify him that he was to pay for water at the meter rate established in the village,and as registeded by said meter, on and after July,let,1917. The motion was carried,all members of the board affirmiag the motion. These being no further business the meeting was adjourned on a motion by Trustee wolienwiber seconded by Trustee Merkel, Village Clerk.