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, r «•„• - v • • TH Part One .v' r- > '• '.vTT*> >* f.- / . "^r:.7 v.,,* *• > .'i-^ - Ls -j/ • •*<'" • »-f---p M j q ? * , w 1 ; , "• »«--•~r* Dtzx g^% wr /:•, • * * M c H e n r y C o u n t y , I l l l n o i l <_~%r' X * - i - r ~ ' ^; ' I - » . ^ f , V if im1" • ' - •• • * ' j .vVr".: :Official Report of the Proceedings for the Fiscal Year Ending April 1,1938, SUPPLEMENT TO-- r <. "* • r * • « 4 jv ^ - < , . • - ' * - - 1 ?i. '^ p. i' •% j*'.y|;..i wmf *% " . •J',r McHENRY PLAIN DEALER, McHenry, 111. A <J Special April Meeting, ;-_V_v, 1937 ; r?i 1 * tW Hondrable' Hoard £>f rs .lit i of McHeJlry County met m special sesi, Bion pursuant to a call signeu by more ?.""'• ttoiui one-third of its members at the Court House in the City of Woodstock, • ' on Tuesday, the 21th U£ty of April, A. %',iI). 1 nii at ten o'clock «A. M. .,-a-o <The newly elected Supervisors btjlr.g present S(.t the meeting presented their "J .*••">; qualifications or certificates of election and it was announced that if there were -'S - any objections to. the said supervisors - qualifying as members of the County - Board, now was the time to present them. ' ;'•• - N,o objection being made the. meeting ,-v.v [$.<t was caljed to- order by the retiring !\> ..-"j chairman, J.'G.'--Stevens. Arid the roll f, *'• being called by the Clerk the following ; members responded to their names, toi- i' " Wit: bupK-s. Li. A. Stockwell; D. M. - . ' Wright, Chas. M. Palmer, F. E. Beck, N. B. Clawson, Gilbert Carroll, E. F. Kuecker, Chas. H. Ackman, Frank C. ~ . Ferris, Roy J. Stewart, J. E. Harrison, • , Henry M. Turner, J. G. Stevens;-Frank May, 8. H. Freund, Henry C. Meier, j0ijn j piiip and Assistant Suprs. A. McConnell and Paul-Kosenthal constituting a full Board. The retiring Chairman, J. G. Stevens, y-;,..' thanked the members of the Board and County Officers for the splendid cooperation given him as Chairman of the - Board during the past year and stated that the first order of business to come before the meeting was the election of a chairman for the ensuing year. Supr. . Turner of Hebron Township stated that when he was first elected to membership on the Board of Supervisors, the . father of the present Supervisor from ^ Chemung Township was chairman of the Board and that it was a pleasure for him at this time to place in nom- : lnation for the office of Chairman Supr. ; > Frank E. Beck of Chemung Township. The nomination was duly seconded by Supr. May. The Chair then called for further nominations. There being no further nominations it was regularly . moved by Supr. Ackman and duly sec- •' onded by Supr. Wright that the nom- '• •-- inations be closed. Motion declared • unanimously carried and the Supervisor ' from Chemung Township was declared to b e the unanimous choice of the members for Chairman for the ensuing year and it was regularly moved by Asst. Supr. Rosenthal and duly seconded by Supr. Fllip that the Clerk cast the unanimous vote of the Board for • Supr. Beck for Chairman. Motion carried and the Clerk cast the unanimous • vote of the Board as instructed. The result of the election being announced the newly elected Chairman was escorted to the Chair by the Retiring Chairman, J. G. Stevens. Mr. Beck addressed the Board and thanked the members for the honor bestowed upon him stating that he did not desire . , to make any lengthy speech but that ' he did want to welcome to the membership of the Board, Suprs. Ferris, Carroll and Meier and also his colleagues who were today seated for a new term . and that it was his opinion that they • . ~ would serve with credit not only to themselves and their constituents, but •' • . ,1 also to the People of McHenry County as a whole. The minutes of the last preceding - meeting were read and on motion approved. Wr -V': The following report the County V Treasurer for the month of March 1937 was presented and read and upon moj. 1 ^ tion of Supr. Wright and duly seconded by Supr. Kuecker and declared carried ' i was approved and ordered placed on I : file, to-wit: couirrr tkeasu&es's ufom Por the Month of llarcb, 1937 Receipts Bal. on hand FeU 28. 1937 .. $74,671.92 Supervisors for County Home J265.97 Inheritance Taxes 170.70 Emergency Relief #,3fi2.00 Per. Property back taxea 106.80 Mothers' Pensions' ........ 459.71 Motor Fuel Taxes 714.14 Dividend, 1st National Bank of Marengo County Officers' Fees License Fees Dividend--1st Nat'l Bank of Marengo , 56.95 Highway Fund *.427.23 Anticipation Warrants 116.0o0.00 State Highway violations ...... 10.00 Old Age Assistant :. 326 35 Old- Age Assistance Salaried 29Q.00 Commissions 111. Bell Tfel. --. .08 338.11 1414.01 I 250.00 Total receipts for March 20,192.05 GrandTota ! Expenditures County Court Jurors County Orders Highway Orders Mothers' Pensions •Sheep Claims Court Reporter . J..„ Institute Fund Inheritance Taxes Probation Officers ; „.t. Stamps m. Insanity Jurors Distribution of Marengo" - Bank Dividend .......... Coroner & Coroner's juror**... Salaries Old Age Assistance Fund -- Emergency Relief #,362.00 Highway Violations 9.80 Unclaimed Witness Fees ......... 5.00 Grand and Petit Jurors 10.00 Motor Fuel Tax *,593.53 146.40. ....18,614.76 1,953.44 845.00 ^. 1,302,66 60.00 20.00 5.00 90.00 10.00 36.00 338.11 6 .00 770.00 326.35 Total Disbursements . 25,504.05 Balance on hand Mar, 81-In all funds -- 69,359.92 Grand Total ........^..:$94,863.97 The above and foregoing report is true and correct according to my best knowledge and belief. LESTER EDINGESt, Cp. Treas. Subscribed and sworn to 'before me this 22nd day of April. 1937. R. I). WOODS-, Co. Clerk. The following report of the Committee on Finance was. presented and read to the Board, to-wit: State of Illinois, County of McHenry, es. To the Chairman and Members of the Board of Supervisors: Your Committee on Finance met in the office of the County Treasurer of McHenry County on the 23rd day of April, A. D. 1937, and upon Investigation vour committee decj^ie'1 that it would be necessary to issue Tax Anticipation Warrants on the tax levied 1n September 1936, and recommend the adoption nf the attached resolution. All of which is respectfully submitted. F E BECK. Chairman RATI. ROS-ENTHAL E F. Kl'ECKER FRANK MAY -- r Woodstock, 111 , April t?» l>37 WHEREAS, there is not at this time sufficient money in the Treasury of McHenry County to meet and defray the ordinary expenses of the County, and it is necessary at this time to provide a fund to meet all such expenses v bv issuing and disposing of anticipation •warrants to be drawn against the County tax levied in the year of 1936 in the way and manner provided by the Statute of, this State for the issuing and disposing of warrants. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of McHenry that the County Treasurer of this County be and he is hereby authorized and directed to issue and sell as needed, anticipation warrants to an amount . not to exceed the sum jaf J20.000.ft0 against the County Tax levied in the year 1936. but in no event shall the anticipation warrants issued exceed 75c,'of the amounts of the appropriation t&x levied for the year 1936; that said warrants s.hall be issued as needbond to be to drawn so that the same shall draw interest at the lowest as aitable rate not to exceed per annum from the time of its issuance until paid or until notice is given that said warrant is recalled for payment, Which anticipation warrants are issued for tne purpose of creatng a fund from which payment of the ordinary and necessary, expenses.,of said County -may be paid. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such anticipation warrants shall when drawn show upon their lace tjiat they are payable solely out of the tax. When collected,, and not otherwise. . It was thereupon regularly moved by Asst. isupr. MCConneli and uuly seconded by Asst. &Upr. Kosenthal that the report of the Committee on Finance be approved and a resolution authorising tne issuing of Tax Anticipation Wairants be adopted by this L>oard. And the roll beng called Suprs. Stock well, Wrlg'ht, Palmer, Clawson, Carroll, Kuecker, Ackman, Ferris, Stewart, Harrison, Turner, atevens, May, Freund, Meier, Filip and Asst. Suprs. McConnell and Kosenthal voted aye. Nay none. Motion declared unanimously carried. Thursday, April 21, 193& The Special Committee appointed by the Chairman to have charge of the repair of the Adams Bridge in the Town of Greenwood made the following report, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors, McHenry County, Illinois; , iour Committee to whom wa? referred the matter of repairing the Adams Bridge over the Nippersink Creek in Section 12 in the Town of Greenwood, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them; That we met at the site of said bridge on the 12th day of March 1937 and found that the north abutment of sam bridge had settled and broken up and the water running through underneath the walls of same. That the Highway Commissioner acting with the advice of the County Superintendent ot Highways had secured the services of C. W. Button with his pile driver and nad driven four piles under the first panel of the bridge to hold the steel trusses in place so the bridge would not fall into the creek. We decided that a new abutment would be necessary and that the north west wing would have to be at least iifty (50) feet long. It was decided to interview the land owner P. H. Adams regarding the damage for extending the wing wall beyond the right of way ,ine, but we found him not at home. The matter of proceeding to repair the bridge by day labor was discussed and it was decided to have C. W. But- :on, a bridge contractor at Hebron, Illinois, who has built many bridges for this County, figure on the cost of ihe job and make a proposition as to rental of his equipment, and to act as foreman and proceed by day labor, hiring local help. Your Committee again met at the site of said bridge with C. W. Button, a contractor, on the 16th day of March, 1937, and he made a propositibn to furnish the use of his equipment, consisting of pumps, pile driver, steam double drum hoist, truck mixer, steel sheeting, carpenters tools, all at |10 per day not including fuel and lubricants, and $8.50 per 9 hour day to act as foreman. He thought the estimate of $3500.00 was vbout right under ideal conditions; but ;f bad digging, high water and unfavorable weather was encountered the cost would be greater, especially In view of Lhe long wing. After considering the lelay of advertising the work, the probibility of a contractor bringing in outride labor and the importance of the road which leads to Wonder Lake, we decided to accept the proposition and proceed to repair said bridge by day :abor, using the plans for the abutment formerly used on the Kuecer Bridge in Seneca Township. This Committee again met at the site sf said bridge on the .2nd day of April 1937 together with P. H. Adams, the awner of the land adjoining the bridge and he agreed to grant the necessary right of way for the northwest wing wall beyond the road limits for the sum of One dollar ($1.00). The excavation within the cofferdam was progressing and a very hard packed gravel .'ontaining large boulders was being encountered which was very hard to handle. Your Committee again met at the site of said bridge on the 26th day of April 1937 and found the cofferdam excavation behind schedule, but nearing completion and the piles on the ground md about ready to be driven. We tudited the bills up to Saturday night, \pril 24th, 1937, and recommend that the County Clerk draw order on th§ bounty Treasurer as follow®: C. W. Button-- hrsi. labor as foreman oil, Adams Bridge repair, month •. • . . of March and to Apr. 25, 1937 $358.25 22 hrs. rental on truck and hoist to March 11, 1937 20.25 Use of equipment from March 11 to April 14, 1937 -- 290.00 84.60 81.00 $(68.50 Robt. Schulta--326 Vi hrs. labor ori repair Adams bridge, March and April, 1937 163.25 John Brennica--211% hrs. labor n repair Adams Bridge March and April, 1937 Bill Kneef--202 V4 hrs. labor on repair Adams bridge March and April, 1937 Leslie Ogelsby--183 hrs. labor on repair Adams Bridge, March __ and April, 1937 .-»•-- 78.2® Ben Toles--260 hrs. labor on Mr pair Adams Bridge March and April. 1937 ...104.00 Walter Lathrop--252 hrs. labor on repair Adams Bridge March and April, 1937 104.00 Walter "Lathrop--252 hrs. labor on repair Adams Bridge March and April, 1937 .100.80 Roy Norton--235 hrs. labor on repair Adams Bridge March and April. 1937 ...: _ 94.00. Keneth Stecker--118%-hrs. laboron repair Adams Bridge March and April. 1987 *'•*» rioyd Carr--30% hrs. labor on tractor, removing broken c«m- , crete - 12.20 Everett Stelzrid--9 hfs. labor on repair Adams Bridere '-®0 Clarence Schroeder--20% hr». rental truck hauling sheetin*.... 15.37 Treas. Town of Greenwood--48 hrs. rental Cat. 35 tractor haul- _ ing broken concrete and piles oa.Ow P. H Adams--Damage to land in full from west wing wall of bridge extending beyond right of way into field- Joseph t'neapher--50 trees for piles at $3.00 per tree 160.00 Dacv Lumber--3400 lbs. coal ...... 10.04 A. L. Peet--4 trees for piles at $3.75 each IJj.OO H Eckert--haul 4 piles to bridge 3.75 Kruse Hdw. Co.--50 lbs. dynamite. 100 caps, 100 ft. fuse -- 15.00 Wra. Gordon--gas for acetylene torch -- Hotirnn Oarage -- 52 gal. ga«, $9%88: 2 its. oil, 44c; 5 lbs. r-rease 65c >10.97 Hebron Lumber C«--5860 lb*. coal for hoi*t *5*.12. lumber • for rofT^rdpni $25* 44 5155 Superior Oil Co.--355 gal. gas 59.52 TUB 9.09 Fnrr"e_rs Ptore-- 23 «ral. keroseney and padlock for bbl. *-72 It was thereupon regularly moved by Supr. Freund and duly seconded by »upr. Stewart that the report be approved and that the County Clerk be instructed to draw orders on the County Treasurer to the claimants for tne amounts as set forth in said report. And the roll being called said motion was declared unanimously carried. The Clerk , presented lists of claims against the County and it was llieieu'pon regularly, moved by Supr. Wright and duly-seconded by Supr. Freusa that' all standing committees of this Boari. take charge of the business before', this meeting; mat the Chair Ue instructed u> appoint the same standing commit lees and the same number o.n each committee unless otherwise . changed by. the Hoard as constituted Ihe working force of the Board for the past year and thaC ihe Board adjourn to 1:30 o'clock P. M. D. S. T,' for committee work. Motion carried. / 1:30 O'clock T. M. 9. ». T. Board,met pursuant to adjournment and on roll call same members present constituting a,full Board. The Committee on Claims, Labor, Fees and Supplies made the lollowing report whiclj on motion of Supr. Ackman and duly seconded by Supr. Stevens and the roll being called was declared unanimously adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Vour Committee on Labor Fees and Sup. claims would beg leave to report that they have examined all. claims presented to them, and recommend the payment of the following, and that the Clerk be directed to issue orders on the County Treasurer to the Claimants for ihe several amounts allowed, as follows, to-wit: ' i . P. F. Pettibone & Co.. clr. elk. ftind $68.18 P. F. Pettibone & Co., Co. Treas. off.* sup $.70 Frank Thornber Co., co. elk. prtg. and sup :...174.8$ Frank Thornber Co., co. ctk. elec. sup. $7.54 Frank Thornber Co., co. elk. tax ' blanks ... .... 260.98 Frank Thornber Co., supr. prtg 12.4s) Frank Thornber Co., co. treas. oft. sup l.$7 Frank Thornber Co., shf. oft. sup. $.61 Charles F. Hayes, Judcy., justice fees ....J 40.00 Callahan & Co., Judcy. llbry- $.09 Lawyers Cq. Op. Pub. Co., judcy. libry 7.50 Knuth's Cafe, ct. jurors 8.45 Hoy Ins. Agency, ins. contingent 66.50 Ethel C. Coe, sup. sch. off. exp 23.59 Woodstock Journal, sup. sch. oft. exp 27.25 111. Bell Tel. Co., ct. hse. jail tel. 85.95 Anna Graves. Er. T. B. cat, fund 11.00 R. O. Andrew Co., C. H. jail coal 16.6S* Co. Clk. lirs Dep.-- Dr. A. V. Llndberg, Roy Spencer Dr. A. V. Lindberg Walter Spencer Dr. A. S. Romberger, Walter Spencer Dr. A. S. Romberger, Roy Spencer Dr. Henry W. Sandeen, Bertha Norton i Dr. Henry W. Sandeen, Luella Spencer Dr. Geo. H. Pflueger, Luella! Spencer .' : Dr. Geo. H. Pflueger, Bertha Norton PfeiIter's Pharmacy. Co. Treas. oft. sup Pfeifter's Pharmacy, shf. off. sup. Pfeiffer's Pharmacy, sup. achs. off. exp. Woodstock D. Sentinel, supr. prtg. fund -- Woodstock D. Sentinel, cir. clk.... Woodstock D. Sentinel, co. treas. prtg McHenry Plaindealer, co. treas. prtg ; Hebron Times, co. treas. prtg. C. L. Herald Pub. Co., co. treas. prtg C. L. Herald Pub. Co., ct. hse. sup. (co. judge) Marengo Rep. News, supr. prtg, Marengo Rep. News, co. treas. oft. sup L. V. Kiltz, co. treas. oft .sup Rockford Typewriter Serv. Co.,\V co. clk. prtg. and sup Henry A. Nulle, shf. per diwn, fees, serv Srf. jail supp. clo.-- Koblenti Dept. Store ... Trojan-' Products. Thorne & Son .....; Dolge Co. . Frank Mishler ...... Federal Labratoties .............. Worrell Maruif. Cor ; E. C. Bodenschatz H. G. Johansen & jail repairs Ct. House Jail Repairs--i Wm. F, Hallett Boiler Co. E. J. Field Sanitary Plbg. ft Htg. Co. David Rattray Karl G. Fritz....... ...I Frank Mishler ...... Court House SuppUgs--- Ludwig Wilson Co Woodstock Type. Co. National Tea Co. ........ Natl. Reemploy Serv " Sheriff Deputy Fund--- Armour Birk Albin Kuppe Martin Bohl ........ .......... Elmer Franke ..... Wayne HalMeib Martin Ekelund -- Rudy Hauk . ............... A1 Johannas Ora Nulle .........-- Homer Mann Homer Mann, shf. bailiff Henry G. Fisher, shf. bailtlt C. L. Tryon, co. hwy. maint. Sheriff Feeding Prisoners-- Pingel & Koch -- R. A. Pratt ........... Hoesley's Bakery ....' Oakside Dairy Western Un. Gas & Elec. Co. Kirkman Ice Co Marinda Bates .w--. Supr. Sal. Mil. Fm»fi-=:.. „-- L. A. Stock well D. M. Wright Chas. M. Palmer -- F. E. Beck N. B. Clawson E. C. Hughes ; E. F. Kuecker .....^js Chas. H. Ackman 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 7 42 «.«9 .93 855 82 66.29 10.$5 19.50 9.50 65.40 71.75 $.10 9.50 16.76 18.70 ....... 57.60 Chas. H. Ackman, teL $>, auto $2176 r.. Joseph Hemnier Roy J. Stewart ....--! J. E. Harrison'•-O:..-- H. M. Turner j.. J. G. Stevens.JEel $.09 29.18 4.34 12.50 2.78 197.00- 139.34 41.19 ...165.73 .. . 28.09 ... 26.65 ...246.65 ...715.80 27.86 47.82 56.64 i .314.39 ... 1.01 ... 37.55 i.. 8.00 i.. 4.00 ... 4.00 ;.. 4.00 ... 12.00 ... 1$.00 .. 4.00 ... 4.00 ... 16.00 .. 24.00 ... 40.00 ... 12.00 ...402.17 ... 76.50 ... 50.84 ... 22.26 ... 19.75 ... 6.08 ... 9.00 ... 2.00 1. 26.50 ... 84.^5 ... 77.00 ... 36.40 ... 32.10 ... 4.50 28.80 i, 76.20 ... 22.76 ». 18.30 ... 82.60 ... 70.50 12.80 2.05 Frank May S. H. Freund John J. Filip .... Paul Rosenthal A. p. McConnell 34.80 49.60 66.00 48.95 34.80 *2071.57 All of which re*r>»<-tfnlly submitted. N. B. CT,.»WPO*f > J F HA'"nTC'"*V B. "if. TURNER "f 1 C Tjrfs^Trj'on, County Superintend* . «"t o* TT'chn-avs for McTTenrv (jownty; < Maint. S. A. Rt 1® A. Sec. 4-IT 11.06 Illinois, hereby' approvw the above ma-,1 Eng. S. A. Rt. 8 A. Sec. 6 .-...lOOfi.l 9 tertals and amounts due the parties Eng. S, A. Rt o B Sec 8 4.3K above namerf S A, Rt 25 Sec 12 31.26 •;£. Im rAVGX. Co. stmt, of Hwj:a. |C.C. 4 Sf A. Bt « A Sec Henry A. Nulle, shf. Pjer diem, fees, serv. ,.... ..._.100.00 Ora 8. Nulle. shf. feed, pris 100.00 Philip E. Biordeman, shf. dpty. >...125.00 Vestie Muldoon, ct. hse, jail sal. 125.00 Dr. B. F. Kennelly, erad. TB cat. 140.00 Anna Graves, erad. TB cat 75.00 Daisy V, Moore, sup. schs, off. ex. 113.75 Ethel C. Coe, sup. sch. ofT. ex..... 30.00 A. A. Crissey, pro. officer (2 mo.) 150.00 City of Woodstock, ct. hse. jail It. and water 186.20 R. O. Andrew Co., ct. hs. jail coal 214.79 Hans Hansen, ct. hse. jail coal hauling 24 85 Maint. S. A: Rt. *2 Sec. 7-1 T 161.23 Eng. S. A. Rt. 26 Sec 10 365 38 R. O. W. S. A, Rt 11 Sec. 11 ...1.. 522 59 Eng. S. A. Rt 25 Sec. 12 .... .........:.133.55 Eng. S. A. Rt. 21 A. Sec. 14 187.32 Eng. S. A. Rt. 5 Ext. 4 A. ext. and 4 A. Sec, 13 163 36 Eng. S. A: Rt 25 |5ec 12 ..174.14 of highways to have complete charge of If" i i'1- Ext. < A. - , said matter. And the roll being called E*t 4 A. Sec. 13 ... - $8:50 said motion was declared unanimously All «f Which is respectfully submitted, carried. The chair appointed Suprs. Palmer, Clawson -and Carroll to act as Resolutions--S. f H. Freund, Frank i May, Minry C. Meier, G;- J. Carroll, ; C. Ferris. . ' - - K. B. CLAWSON , A. B. McCONNELL CHAS. H. ACKMAN The Committee on Claims, -County Poor made the following report' which on -motion ,of Sitpr. Wright and duly seconded by Supr. Kuecker and the° roll tieing called Was declared unanimously adopted, to-wit: ; - Mr. Chairman and Gentletheri of '-7the Board of Supervisors: , / - . Your Committee, on County Poor Claims would beg leave' to r'e|w>rt that they have examined all claims presented ti> them, and recommend the payment of. the following, and that the Clerk bef directed, to Tsf-ue Orders .on ihe County Treasurer to the Cteimant-s for the several amounts allowed' as follows, to-wit: - Chicago Ind. Home for Child. dependent children $432.92 T. B. Pat. Pauper-- Ottawa Sanatorium, Ada P.arrish 68.45 Ottawa Sanatorium, Hugh Walton 70.16 Ottawa Sanatorium, Marian Kuppe 68,00 Zace Sanatorium, M, Butts 10.00 Zace Sanatorium, Augusta Young 104 08 Old Peo. Rest Home, Etta Hibbard 45.00 Coral, Lydia Hale, Fred Hale 46.50 Dorr, Roy J. Stewart, Ed. Smith to M. Ward, A. & 1'., Dr. Brand 63.05 Dorr, Dr. E. Thos. Brand, Fred Larson, Elliott Plngrey, T. B.. Pauper $$5.00 McHenry, Lucretia Heeren, Carrie Miller, T. B. Pauper ...i 40.00 McHenry, Anna Freund, Mildred Freund, T. B. Pauper 35.00 All of which is respectfully submitted PAUL ROSENTHAL H. M. TURNER JOHN J. FILIP A petition for the repktr of a bridge in Riley Township was presented by. Arthur Kraft, Highway Commissioner of said Township, to-wit; Petition To the Board of Supervisors for McHenry County, Illinois: --... The undersigned commissioner of highways for the Town of Riley,...in said county, would respectfully represent that the bridge at the site where a branch of Coon Creek crosses the public highway that extends north and south past the Riley Town House near the center of the North East quartet of section 22 Township 43 North Range 5 East of the 3rd P. M. has washed out and failed and needs to be replaced by a new bridge for which work the Town of Riley is responsible. That the cost of a 'new concrete bridge would be $2600; that the population of said Town is less than U>o00; that the cost of said bridge is more than, four cents on the one hundred dollars on the lateBt assessment roll; and that the levy of road and bridge tax for. two years last passed in said Town was. in each year fur the full amount " allowed by law to be raised thereon for all road and bridge purposes, except for damages incurred in laying out, altering or vacating roads, or for ditches to drain roads, the whole of which levy is needed for the ordinary repair of roads and bridges in said Town. WHEREFORE, the said commissioner of highways petitions your honorable Board to deein it expedient to build said bridge at the entire expense ol" <aid County, find that you appropriate from the County Treasury, a sufficient sum of money to meet the cost of said bridge and that you direct the bounty Superintendent of Highways for said County, to prepare plans and specifications for said improvement, all as provided A»y Article V, section 34 of the Road and Bridge Laws of Illinois. Dated "this 24th day .of April, A. D. 1937. ARTHUR KRAFT, Commissioner of' Highways for the Town of Riley, McHenry County, 111. State of 111., County of McHenry, ss. Arthur Kraft, commissioner of highways for the Town of Riley, In said County, being first sworn, on oath says that the facts stated in the foregoing petition are true of his own knowledge ind that the matter is an emergency one. ARTHUR KRAFT Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day April, A. I). 193,7. CAKLTON ROBB (Seal) Justice of Peace It was thereupon regularly moved by Supr. Wright and duly seconded by Supr. Kuecker that the .prayer of the petition be granted and that the Chair appoint a committee of three supervisors> together with the superintendent of highways to have complete charge of said matter. And the roll being called said motion was declared unanimously carried. The chairman appointed •Suprs. Wright. Kuecker and Ackman to act as said committee. A petition for the repair of a bridge in Chemung Township was presented by Lee Cornwall, commissioner of highways of said town, to-wit: v Petition To the Board-yolf Supervisors for McHenry County, III.; The undersigned Commissioners of Highways for the Township of Chemung: In said County would respectfully represent that the bridge spanning a branch of I'iscasaw Creek on the section line between Sections 21 and 28 in said township haw been damaged during the recent high water and needs to be replaced. That such damage is of such an extent that tht> public road on said section line has been Closed to traffic and that therefore an emergency exists That said township of Chemung is responsible for maintainance of said pub* lie road. That the cost of said new bridge would be $5900; that the population of said town is less than 15,000; that the cost of said bridge repair is more than four cents on the one hundred dollars on the latest assessment roll; and that the tax levy of road and l.ridge tax for two years "laet past in said Town was in each year for the full amount allowed by law to be raised thereon for all, road and bridge puropses, except for damages incurred in laying out, altering or vacating roads, or for ditches to drain roads, the whole of which'levy is needed for the ordinary repair of roads and bridges In said Town. WHEREFORE the said commissioner of highways petitions your honorable Board to deem it expedient to repair said bridge at the entire expense of said County and that ym appropriate frmrtthe County Treasury a sufficient sum f money to meet the cost of said bridge and that you direct the county superintendent of highways for said county to prepare plang and specifications for said improvement: all as provided by Article V, Section -34 of the Road and Bridge laws of Illinois. Dated this 17th of April. 1937. LEE CORNWELL, Commissioner of Highways for the Town of Chemung. McHenry County. III. State of III., County of McHenry, ss. Lee Cornwell, Commissioner of Highways for the Town of Chemung, in salo Countv, being first duly sworn, on oath says that the facts stated in the foregoing j)etition are true of his own knowledge and that the matter is an emergency one. j LEE CORNWELL. Commissioner of Highways. Subscribed and sworn to before me fhis 17 April. A. D. 1937. (Seal) HENRY-E. FERRIS It was thereupon regularly moved by Supr. Ackman and duly seconded by Supr ""Wright that the prayer of the petition be granted and that the chair appoint a. committee of three supervisors^ together with the superintendent srt, Frank May. said committee > The following communication from C. L. Tryon, County Superintendent df Highways was presented . and read to the Board, to-wit: Woodstock, 111.. April $«thj?:i9$1. Board of Supervisors, McHenry County, Illinois. -t'.-v.'-V' Gentlemen: •••*'- ;' - '• ' . I have received- complaint that the south abutment of a< bridge on the Boone-McHenry County line has been damaged by flood water. The bridge •is alivut one-half mile south of State Route 172 and is closed to traffic. k, ' Under the law, bridxes t>n the county' line are a charge on the two counties, in proportion to the assessed "valuation thereof. The matter should re* ceive Immediate attention. Xaurs very truly, ' C. L. TRYON, • .County. Supt. Highways. Supr! stated that there was also a bridge north of his farm in Durham Township on the Boone, McHenry line road that needed repair. It was thereupon regularly moved by Sutfi". Wright and duly seconded by Supr. Palmer that the repair of the two bridges Joint with McHenry and Boone Counties be referred to the Road and Bridge Committee of McHenry and Boone Counties and that the Road and Bridge Committee of McHenry County be given full power to act. And the roll being called said motion, was declared unanimously carried. ; The Committee on McHenry County Home made the following report which on motion of Supr. Palmer and duly seconded by Supr. Clawson a"hd, the roll being called was declared unanimously adopted, to-wit: • April 14. 1937. Mr. Chairman and members of the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County: Your County Home Committee met April 14, at the McHenry County Home and audited the bills for the month of March, 1937, and respectfully submits the following report, recommending same be paid. August Rudat, 8185 lbs. of Corn ii $26. per ton „.««4106.41 F. W. Woolworth Co., notions .... 12.46 Brevs Bakery, bread .' i....... 53.28 .Seward & Rausch, fish, 9.01 Thorne & Son, clothes 5.12 Uacy Lbr. Co., building material 7.18 John Sexton & Co., canned goods 100.80 Sawyer Biscuit Co.. crackers, and cookies 21.47 Frank S. B'etz Co , hospital sup. .... 4ti.8-i A. W. Wagner, cans and sheet iron 4.43 Willis l.)isl>row, papers and gro 13.28 Royal Blue, -groceries 81.81 Ludwig Wilson Co., clean, comp. 70.11* R. O. Andrew, grinding, salt,- teed and coal 835.$6 Montgomery Ward Co., clothing, hardware, grease, etc. ......41.95 Corn Belt Hatcheries, chicken feed. 45.95 Uoyce Bros., gasoline and oil .... 17.4« Superior Oii Co., fuel oil and cup grease i.~. 63.24 Woodstock Wholesale Co., tobacco 64.09 Crystal Lake Trucking A Exc. Co. cartage on corn 8.00 Public Service Co., electricity .... 88.22 111 Bell Tt-Uphone Co,, telephone 18.88 tierakl Publishing Co., stationery 9.92 I'he Bohn Hdw. Co., paint &. hdw. 46.3'.' Albert Tessendorf, Shellanc gas ... 27.40 I'teiffer Pharmacy, medicine 33.61 J. W. Griswold, hospital laundry 9.70 Geo. A. Breon & Co., medicine .... 69.63 Wm. P. Allen, petty cash 44.2b iJeo. Nystrom, carpenter work*..... 120 00 James Halllsy, potatoes 39.91 Wm. P. Allen and wife, salary ...1,150.0u ' .... 7.V0O ..... 55.00 ... 40.00 .... 35.00 .... 55.00 .... 55.00 .... 55.00 tJuy Putty, cook Arthur Wendt, help John Borgeson. help .•live Filweber, help Margaret Gilmore, nurse Gladys Rapp, nurse Bess Muffley, nurse Check for hogs sold f$.l 26.73 ... 478.89 $1647.84 To the Board of Supervfiwfrs: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: Your County Home Committee met *t the County Farm April 14 and audited and drew orders for the monthly bills the summaries of which are as I ollows. , lermanent Improvement $197.50 Kunnhig expense -.806.15 > "loth ing -- 5.12 Tobacco 54.09 Medicine „..i......v.,.,........'.....«il03,24 Hospital ..j-.A.J. 1HB.34 Dieting 260.73 Fuel 884.60 $8079.77 Check for hogs sold ...... __._ _47_8_.8_9 -/ $1600.88 The Committee' also decided to rent for . cash the 140 acre farm that we rented on shares last year for $500. Respectfully submitted. J. E. HARRISON L. A. STOCK WELL - D. M. WRIGHT. • A. B. McCONNELL c . The Chairman presented the_ following list of committees as appointed by him to constitute the Standing Committees of this Board for the ensuing year which was on motion of Supr. V'^ight and duly seconded by Asst. Sup>- McConnell approved and ordered placed on file, to-wit: ' a BOABD OF BVFHTISOiB Standing Committees, 1937-1938 It. D. Woods, Clerk Frank E. Beck, Chairman Personal I'rop.-rty- H M. Turner, E. F*. Kuecker, S. H. Freund, N. B. Cl&wsoii, Henry C. Meier. Roads and Bridges--E. F. Kuecker,. L. A. Stockwell, N. B. Clawson S, H. Freund. D. M. Wright- Education--A. B. McConnell, Roy J. Stewart, 1) M. Wright, Henry C. Meier, <}. J. Carroll. ' Fees and Salaries-^C.. M. Palmer, H. M Turner, John Filip, L. A. Stockwell. I). M. Wright, Chas. H. Ackman, Roy J. Stewart. Lands and Lots-F. C. Ferris, H. M Turner, Paul Rosenthal, G. J. Carroll. J. E. Harrison. Claims. Labor, Fees and Supplies -- D. M. Wright, Chas. H. Ackman, N. B. Clawson, A. B. McConnell, E. F. Kuecker. • Finance--Paul Rosenthal, J. G. Stevens, S. H. Freund. E. F. Kuecker, Roy L ^tt-wart Public Buildings--Roy J. Stewart, S. H. Freund, H. M. Turner, Frank May, F. C. Ferris. Railroads--J. E. Harrison, J. G. Stevens, Frank. May, C. M. Palmer. A. B. McConnell. Claims County Poor--John Filip, H. M. Turner, Paul Rosenthal, A. B. McConnell. J E. Harrison. To .Settle With Treasurer--N. B. Clawson, J. G. Stevens. Paul Rosenthal, C. M. Palmer, D. M. Wright. McHenry County Home -- S. 'H. Freund. L. A. Stockwell, D. M. Wright, John Filip, A. B. McConnell. Rulefc---E. F. Kuecker, Chas. H. Ackman. Paul Rosenthal. , Elections--Frank May, J. E. Harrison, John Filip, Paul Rosenthal, Henry C. Meier ' -f ^ _ Purchasing--J. G. Stevens, Chas. HAckman, E. F. Kuecker. Relief of Blind--Henry C. Meier, J., E. Harbison. G J. Carroll. F. C. Ferris, Chas. H. Ackman. •Licenses---L. A. Stockwell, John Filip. N. B. Clawson. " ' KradicEUl"*1 of 'T. B. In Cattlei--O. J. Carroll. C. M. Palmer, L. A. Stockwell. Right of Way--Chas. H. Ackman, J. G Stevens. C. M. Palmer, Boy J. Stew- ' Asst. Supr. Rosenthal' addressed' the Board and stated that Some time ago a delegation of citizens from Nunda i ow.as.nip appeared before the. Board seeking relief With . regard•'to the. condition o'f a road leading o£it of the City of Crystal Lake toward McHenry and that t he road was now in a y bad .condition And 'that he would move that said matter be referred to the Road and Bridge Committee 'With a request fpri immediate action. Said" ' motion was duly seconded t/y Supr. Stewart and deV clared dnaniifibusly, -carried. ' The Committee cn, Roads and Bridges made the following report Athich on motion of Asst., Supr. McConnell and duly seconded by Supr. Stewart ttnd the, roll bejng called was declared unan-. imodsly adopted) to-wit: ^ • •: Mr, Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors, McHenry County,, Illinois: The undersigned members of the road and bridge cummittee for said County would beg le&ve to submit the following report oil tWe matters before them: That . e met at Woodstock, Illinois, March ij, 1937 and received bids on a gravel truck of a capacity to haul 4 cu. yds. of gravel and a rubber tired tractor to pull the Adams No. 62 road maintainer. • Seven truck bids and 3 tractor bids were received and we decided, tp recommend the purchase of one new Mack truck model E. H. for the sum ot $232~ for the truck and $387"for 4 yd. Gar-Wood body and hoist from the Mu- Connell Implement Co. of Woodstock, Illinois. We also decided to recommend the purchase of one new Allis-Chaliners model II', with wheel weights for $127 5, from the .H. B. Faith Road Equipment Co. of Rockford, 111. payment for tab above machines to be made from the County Highway Fund on or about June 1, 1937. A petition from the Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois for a pole line on a State Aid Road in Hartland .Township was examined and we decided to recommend that it be granted. Vour committee again met on the 22nd day of March 193 7 and received bids for. the Hartland Road improvement known as Section 10 M. F. T. •Twelve firms bid on one or more of the items of materials on which bids were asked. The bids were on unit pricesand The Shurtleff Co. of Hartland, Illinois was the low bidder on the following items. 12 in. metal culvert pipe per ft. $0.82293; ,15 in. $1.01554; 18 in. «i,2082; 24 in. $1.9717, delivered to the job; also 40 bbls. cement in paper sacks; also 43 cu. yds. sand and giavei at total of $107.12 and $51.60 respectively. The Material Service Corporation of Chicago, 111., was low bidder on the reinforcement steel at $3.4082 Cwt: and we recommend that the above bids be approved and that payment be made for said materials on delivery to the job. Representatives of the Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois were present and submitted a,, form df blanket permit for power lilies on the State Alii Roads of tlie County, and also a lettei from the bonding company accepting the additional liability in the matter, ol the existing bond. We examined same md decided to recommend that the petition be granted provided a satisfactory bond is executed. This committee' again met at Woodstock. Illinois on the 8tn day of April, 1937 and audited and ordered paid bills chargeable to the McHenry Count} Patrol. System of. Roads as a whole fri repairs and supplies for County owned machinery anu labor at the County tool house overhauling machinery to t. total of $1627.0; Bills chargeable to the various sec tions of the County Patrol System oi roads . for labor and materials heretofore approved as to rates were auditeo and ordered paid as follows; Section 1 ..........,...i.>„.^..,f Section 3 • Sections 4, 16, 1$ Section 5, 6 Sections 7. 10 .v................-- Section 8 Section 9 Section 11" Section 1$ •Section 18 Section 14 Section 15 Sectlonl7 : $4387.35 Bill wer» su*di4ed • and' ordered paid out of the Motor Fuel Tax Funds ae follows: State Aid Route--^ 60.90 322.8-. 414.94 87.3.. 340.21 73.25 163.21 146.4;. 217.7}. 65.05 428.0^ 1»2> 339.U 8A sec'. 6 Eng. labor and right of way ,....$970.62 13-13A sec. 4-IT Maint. labor 5.0ti 2 sec. 7-IT Maint. labor & mat. 125.25 26 sec. 10 Engl, lahor , 14.75 26 sec. 10 Right of way: M. Hanley $83.68; Harry G. Hempstead - $159.95 David R. Joslyn, $61.75; . John Collins $45.25: total . .850 68 11 se'e. 11 rt. of way & treas. fees 522.5; 25 sec. 12 Engi. labor and mat. 174.1-1 21A sec. 14, Engi. labor 9$.S6 5B ext., 4A Ext., 4A, sec. 13, Engineering labor 88.50 The matter of insurance on the County Road workers and motor vehicles was discussed and we decided to awar.. the County's Insurance to Donald 1' Tappan, of Woodstock. Illinois, representative of The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York. Several right of way plats from along Jhe Mcllenry-Lake County line wen received from. Lake County with the request that they be placed on record and then returned, to them. This was in fulfillment of an agreement of some tw. years standing wherein Lake < County took over the construction and maintenance of some two miles of road provided this County would designate a State Aid Road to meet the County lint road east of Spring Grove, Illinois. \\\ ordered the plats and deeds recorded and also any others eiXBting that had not been recorded. Two representatives from the County's machinery operators and truck drivers were present and asked" for n raise In wa^es and we decided to recommend that the wages of the machinery operators and truck drivers employed by this County be raised from 3 7 centsper hour to 4i> cent's per hour for work done when out of the County highway fund and frpin 50 cents per hour to 65 cents per hour for work when out ot the Motor Fu#l Tax Fund, also the tw< foremen to be raised 8 cents per hour on work paid for out of^ Hu?hway^ F be paid 80 cents .per hour for work pak. for out of the motor fuf 1 tax fund, al: of the above to.be retroactive to April 1, 1937. " The matter of next season's road patrol sections ywas discussed and wi think some of the sections could bi lengthened and the number of men employed be cut down, but decided to leavt this for the next road and bridge committee to work jut. The ' road am bridge committees have for .several years strove to hold the County's road organization together, but in view of the drop in valuations the County's highway tax fund has dropped from 467000 to $40000 necessitating -wagt cuts and part time work, however thisyear in view of . the small outlay for right of way expenditures .there «r* sufficient funds in the motor fuel tax fund to employ the floatin-,- grade' (jane and the crusher gang almost en tireK- t>> next Ifecmber I.- thus w should be able to employ the road patrolmen full time to . December 1,. 1937 out of the County's Highway tax fund. Your committee recommends the following method of control of, the County expenditures for roads for which the County is responsible for the ensuing year. <" At meetings of this Boai"d of Supe|p» visors, t'fye ro'fid and "bridge . committ^ . slilill make- an estimate of the amount " of' fund:?, within the tax levy for tin® . purpose, needed, to carry on the building and maintaining- of the roads tot; » uich the. County Is responsible, froak,. time to time. .If said estimate is aft*- proved fiy this Board, ft shall be 'collisidered a,s a.'limit'on, the authorized etf- „ pendltures of the County Road and : " Bridge Committee, ' oyer which -1'imSC sjud comim.iue shall not step. I'ndett said 'fund#'".appropriated, the said KotA'"'-' and Uridge QiJTnmjitco Ciay audit and order paid, the general road bills lh-;'„ yU'rred iii the care and "improvement of., the State ,*:Aid System of roads in tM* r Couruy, including salaries for patrol- •hinery rental, smalt* tools, cement cul» verts and bridges, paint, insurance onv County road workers, machinery and buildings, printing, fuel, greass, oil, gasoline, and incidentals. That the Road and bridge comrtjlt^S* be authorised to meet monthly to/T£tBSit and order paid bills and transact business of office. That a trip of inspection of the Cousir ty State Aid Roads 'be taken by tlgp Committee, and that so far as possibn the nearest member of the Cotnmittss ' handle emergency matters. That the County Superintendent ot Highways act as general . overseer ot the work and as clerH of the road and br.dge coiii....tt^>, unu that he be relieved of keeping a book showing each • and every expenditure of the Road a ad Bridge Committee as under a new sy»r tem the County Clerk draws all .order® and keeps the record of same. We further recommend that the rtgM of ways for roads built out of tire motor fuel tax funds be secured l>>" th« regular right of way Committee and that emergency matters that may develop in the administration of said ro4d improvements be handled by Jhe Rood and Bridge Committee. We further recommend-that the policy adopted by this Board at the specin) October. 1931 "meeting, namely of tho road and bridge committee," orderia irders drawn semi-monthly for roa3 work and materials under, contract entered in.t6 by this Board, to the extent', if 90 per cent of amounts due. be cen- ; tir-.ued. and that said policy be furthsr extended • to include the work beinv lone in this. County from the mot«* - 'Hel tax funds, by day labor construe* tioa. We further recommend the continii- »nce of existing agreements and methids in road matters for the ensuirt* year or un'til.such time as the neSI "<>ad and bridge committee shall mate liffere.nt recommendations for approval if this Board. We also recommenft that the Countt Treasurer keep the Road and Bridjp 'unds In a separate account and credit viid account with its proportionate share of buck taxes when same are r»» •eived and distributed. The suit in the Justice Court for lamages to , the County's Chevrolet ruck resulted tn n verdict for t|T ^ounty. in the amount of the Buss-PafB Jarage bill for repairing said truck. ibout $245. This committee again met on Aprtt ) mid 10, 1937 about 5 miles north-eaMt .f Woodstock ajid watched a trj out b«- Ween the Caterpillar R. D. 7 tractor .Hilling a Le Torneau 9 cu. yd. scrapw :ttd an Allis-Chalmers L. O. tractor * Hilling a Continental 7 cu. yd. scrap«r. *^" ioth machines worked fairly satisrac- * :ory but the ground was too wet and 'rozen to judge their output and we lecided to have the operators tryout At i later date and report to the commit* <;e at a later date. Your committee "again met at Wood* , tock, Illinois, on the 24th day of April 9X7, and on 51 close decision, decided to •eeommend the purchase of the Categ» lillar R. D, 7 and the Le Tourneau lit .•eraper for the sum of $10135.00 with n lumber 2 road rooter thrown in. alid iirned the order for same on behalf at dcHenry County, Illinois, payment • >e made ort or before June 15, 1937. *•, ;?Three petitions for power lines (HI . he State Aid roads from the Publltt . • Service Company of Northern IlllnoM vere examined and we decided to re®»:•' • mmend their approval, one on Stato, Vid Rt. 13 sec. 11 Town of Dorr, on* " •n State Aid Rt. 2»1 in .sections 26. 2:7, 4. 35 Town of Hartland, one on State \id Rt. 25, Sec. 18, Range 9 NundK Township. We' decided to order 2 thirty foot ;teel cables 1 Inch diameter with hooka o pull out-stumps and trees. 'We have received and turned over t® _Ue C-uuHt y Treasurer- !'<>r , the - Road' und .$1168.78 from the Andresen Cor* : Kiration for 2819.8 cu. yds. of Ston# urtiished !l>v the County for the Gree|>;_ vood black top road improvement. - Your Committee estimates there win »e, necessary for the care of the Melenry County Patrol System of roads in appropriation from the County High-, .•ay T.i x Funds the sum of $19,000.44 mtil the next meeting of this Boarit,?.\- ncluding $15000 to pay for new m*i 4 ; hin'erv recently purchased. • ' All of which is respectfully submitted^: . ^ S. H FRF.CNI) J. E. HARRFSIH^J". . D. M. WRIGHT • FRANK *iY The following petitions presented hy " he Public Service Company of Northr • rti Illinois and lecommendcd for apr iroval by the Comniittee on Roads ami--~ tridges were presented and read to tlio ward, to-wit: Be It BmoI tiA by the Board of Jnpervisors of the County of XcXnHy . SECTION 1.- That permission b<t.- tnd the same is hereby grantet! to tf|» 'ublic Service Company of Northern llinois,.it.s successors, lessees, and aligns, to erect, (operate,' and maintain: "I'pon and alon£r the southwesterly;; side of State Aid Route 25 from St;"; point approximately 875 feet nortlh.';.'; west of the east and west oent«f . line of Section 7, Nunda Township; ;• McHenry County. Illinois, souta-: • , easterly" for a distance of appro**- -- imately 1600 feet." ' • • • "I'pon and along the west side of :" r State Aid Route 26 from a point 8» . "' feet south of the south line of Hart- : >1| land-McHenry Road, southerly for distance of 2.800 feet in ll:irt!arw| // Township. McHenry County. Illinois* "I'pon and along the northeast* rly side of State Aid Route 13 from tho north line of Country Club RoapJ northwesterly for a distance of' ap*j proxiriiatelv 2525 feet in DoriPTownship. McHenrv County. 11U» tois." . "Cptrn a^vS along the northeasterly State Aid Routs 26 from the nortfc. line of l\ S. Route. 14 northerly fo* a distance Of approximately onf tnile. • Jlartland Township, McHenr^' County,'* • . >o!es, wires, and equipment necessarynd convenient "for the transmission; nd distribution of electric current. SECTION 2. Said . poles, wires, ani®*"' ticlpment shall be so placed as not t* nterfere with, public travel on sai4 •iphwiiy. ami the t'.oard riserves thii~ lower, through its engineers, to supepiso the erection and maintenance of aid .poles, wires., and equipment as f:-«r s may be necess«M»5 to protect the puhir in its free and safe use of said high-. vay. SECTI»>N 3. The permission hem iven shall contnuie for :i fet i nl nqi > "\cecl twenty years from the dati|. f the pass;ise of this resolution. pn»-^. »o«hV that t.he continuance and exerci* f this permission sKafl be sobject (.11 times as to the public convvnlemfe.'-'- n the use Of said highway as determiqw d atul declared bj-sa.d County Koai nd provided further that the said Putin..' lie Servtce Company of Northern Illinois will pav all damages to the ow^i