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DRIVERS HURT IN CRASHES (Continued from page 1) Berton E. Annis, 7618 Center drive, was charged with failure to yield following a two-car accident in which the Annis auto was not directly involved. State police said Annis was south-bound on Wilmot road and drove into the path of James W. Matthais of 329 Belleview drive, Round Lake, who was traveling east on Rt. 12. Matthais swerved to avoid the other car and struck a utility pole. Matthais, cut and bruised in the crash, was taken by the Johnsburg Rescue squad to McHenry hospital for treatment: Joseph J. Halhnan of 905 S~ Sauk drive, McHenry, was treated and released from McHenry hospital after he hit the rear of a parked car on River road Tuesday night about 9:90. He was taken to the hospital by the McHenry rescue squad. Hallman told deputies he was south-bound on River road and as he rounded a curve "something hit me". His car ran into a vehicle parked about 4 feet off the road near Drucker lane in Hickory Grange sub­ division. It was owned by Martin Lewandowski of 1503 W. Elm, McHenry. Hallman was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Gloria F. Schmaling of 3&04 W. Fairway drive, McHenry, was injured Monday night when her car hit a tree on River road at Scheid lane, near Griswold Lake. However, she refused medical treatment. • According to the police report, Ms. Schmaling was north-bound on River road when the headlights of an approaching auto frightened her. She drove her car off the roadway and hit a tree. John M. Schwartz of 1237 Madison, Wauconda, was taken to McHenry hospital by the Wauconda Rescue squad early Tuesday morning after his car ran off River road near Remus lodge at Griswold Lake. He was reported in satisfactory con­ dition Wednesday morning. According to the county police report, Schwartz was traveling south on River road about 6 o'clock Tuesday morning when he felt an ' epileptic attack coming on and he started to pull off the road but blacked out. A highway sign was damaged in the mishap and the car was listed as led" by county deputies. aw* w. rmm* m /aukegan road, McHenry, was ticketed by city police for driving while his license was suspended after an accident last Friday afternoon on Front street near Mitchell-Buick. A pick-up truck driven by Dale A. Zamastil of 1301 Miller road, McHenry, and the Pearson car collided at the entrance of a driveway at the auto agency parking lot. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) Ridge, Lake Zurich, Fox River Grove and Lamont - and these are only from Illinois. From out of state they came from Webster, Minn., Kenosha, Trevor, Walworth, Twin Lakes, Camp Lake, East Troy, Genoa Bristol, Lake Geneva, 10m and Darien, all in Wisconsin, and one from Ohio. These were among 341 from outside Illinois. KAF HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS TO SAVE BRIDGE (Continued from page 1) providing adequate traffic flow such as a new bridge south of the existing bridge on Rt. 120". Attached to the resolution was a copy of a letter written to the McHenry City Council, explaining that the Historical society was organized "to foster and endeavor to preserve the history of McHenry county. This includes artifacts, records, photographs, buildings and structures having to do with the history and culture of the county". BURGLARYCHARGE FILED FOLLOWING HIGH SPEED CHASE (Continued from page 1) call for assistance and established a road block at Ringwood road. To elude of­ ficers, Ink drove through a ditch, at which point he lost control. A front tire of the car he was driving blew as he struck a road sign. Ink then fled on foot, with Sexton in pursuit. When he was captured, the name of his juvenile accomplice was learned and the second arrest made. Authorities found the youths had opened a cold storage locker at the Cork 'n Cleaver and taken five cases of beer. Lawrence Guirlani of 5024 Barnard Mill road, Ringwood, was arrested last week after it was determined he had entered the home of Raymond Rode at 2204 W. Mill lane, McHenry. He was charged with burglary and theft over $150. Guirlani is currently serving a work release term at McHenry county jail for a previous offense and is released daily for employment purposes. Rode discovered his home was entered when he returned from work last Thursday evening. About $415 in cash had been taken from various areas of the home. Neighbors reported having seen an older model black auto in the driveway at about 9:30 Thursday morning. Only one person was seen approaching the home. Through a description of that person, officers determined the of­ fender to be Guirlani. Coach House, Ltd., at 610 Route 31, McHenry, was en­ tered sometime last Wed­ nesday night and $150 in cash taken from a cash box. Entry to the auto agency was made through an office window. William Beutel of 2207 W. Church street, McHenry, reported to deputies that sometime last Wednesday night, his 1972 Chevrolet El Camino truck was stolen from his back yard. A light blue, Huffy 10-speed, boy's bicycle was taken from a tool shed at the home of John Welsh at 118 Maple, McHenry. The bike was stolen sometime last week. Sometime during the past two weeks, several boxes of various gauges of copper wire were taken frc n a garage on the premises of McHenry County Well at 1 Pump com­ pany, 1511 W. River Terrace, McHenry. Thomas Kent of Riverside drive, McHenry, reported to deputies Saturday that his yellow, Ranger, 10-speed bicycle was stolen from McHenry Recreation at 1216 N. River road. He had left it against a wall of the building near the entrance while he went inside. The home of Roger Knauer at 126 Valley View, McHenry, was entered sometime last weekend. The burglary was discovered by a neighbor. A television set and a stereo set were missing from the premises. An auto abandoned at a home under construction at 7722 Maplewood drive, Wonder Lake, Tuesday was determined to be the stolen auto of a Woodstock man. Edward Vincent Of 344 Railroad street, Woodstock, had been reported stolen Tuesday to the Wood­ stock Police department. The auto was recovered at about 9 o'clock Tuesday evening. John Williams of 6105 Tryon Grove road, Richmond, reported to county police Tuesday evening that his male Blopdhound dog had been dognapped. Williams said he had been with the dog in front of his home when a dark colored station wagon drove up and the male occupant of the auto called to the dog, put him in the vehicle and drove away. The identity of the driver was not known. A large plate glass window at McKay's TV, 7224 Barnard Mill road, Wonder Lake, was shattered last Sunday night. It was not determined what had been used to smash the large showroom window. Gerald Freund of 3817 N. Spring Grove, McHenry, discovered that seven windows of his home had been broken with rocks when he returned home from work last Wed­ nesday afternoon. In addition, an obscenity had been painted on the side of the house with green spray paint. During a routine inspection of business places Tuesday morning about 1:30, deputies discovered two windows had been broken at the rear of Gem Cleaners, 3004 W. Route 120, McHenry. There was no evidence an attempt had been made to enter the building. POLICE TAKE STAND FOR SALARY RAISE (Continued from page 1) employees who will accept these responsibilities for $116 a week. It was raised to $140 in an attempt to hire and keep qualified people, Pepping noted. It was explained that the large increase in the Clerical category was to offset inequities in that department. Three years ago, the Police department also received substantial raises to correct inequities in that department. No changes in salary were proposed for the following categories: Summer Help, Mayor, Aldermen, Crossing guards, Auxiliary police, Police Commission, Board of Health, Lifeguards, Janitors, Parking Meter Maid, City Attorney, City Clerk, Treasurer and City Collector. Other recommendations of the Finance committee were: Patrolmen and sergeants are to work a 44-hour week and other city employees, a 40-hour week; the police force authorised bead count is to consist of 18 uniformed officers (1 chief, 1 lieutenant, 5 sergeants and 11 patrolmen); all new employees of the Police department will be required to purchase their initial uniform. This cost will be reimbursed after the employee satisfac­ torily completes one year of seryice; no changes proposed regarding holidays, vacation and benefits. The city will continue to assume the full cost of medical insurance coverage for the 1978-77 fiscal year. It was noted that a 25 percent increase is anticipated for medical insurance. At the present time, the city is paying approximately $100 a month for each of its employees which amounts to about $53,000 per month. To rationalize the Finance committee's stand on no raises lor Ihe Police department, Pepping presented a two-year wage and salary trend for municipal employees. He explained that during the past year on July 1, 1975, the city had changed the work schedule of the police depart­ ment from a 44-hour week to a 40-hour week with no reduction in salary. So in essence, the gross take-home-pay per week did not change but the hourly rate went up about 10 percent, Pepping stated. Then on March 1, 1976, the department went back to a 44- hour week but this time "we turned around and gave them more in terms of gross pay because we didn't change their hourly rate," Pepping ex­ plained. "So the net effect of those two actions was that during the past year, their hourly rate and gross pay have gone up 10 percent," Pepping contended. Considering all salaries on a two-year trend, experienced sergeants have received a percentage increase of 18.9; experienced patrolmen, 15.2; Sewer department, 12.2; Public Works and Water, 12.2; ex­ perienced communication desk, 16.2 - starting, 20.7; police secretary and payroll, starting, 9.3 - experienced, 5.5 and ex­ perienced clerical, 10.8 - starting, 5.4. In terms of dollars, present salaries are listed first, followed by proposed wages: Superintendent of public works (yearly) $18,600 to $18,980; Chief of Police (yearly) $17,880 to $18,200; Lieutenant (yearly) $18,670 to $17,004; Sergeants (weekly)maximum, $317.31 to $318 starting, $275, no increase; Patrolmen (weekly) maximum, $266.54 to $267, starting $210.68 to $211; Sewer (weekly) maximum, $242 to $259, starting, $158 to $168, person in charge (new category) $265; Public Works and Water; maximum $225 to $241, starting $158 to $168, person in charge (new category) $249; Communication Desk and Meter Maid: maximum, $162 to $168, starting $116 to $140; Police Secretary and Payroll: maximum, $158 to $164, starting, $110 to $116; Clerical: maximum, $148 to $164, starting, $110 to $116. Changes in the employee schedule included creation of three titles: Chief operator in the Sewer department, deputy inspector in the Public Works department and supervisor in charge for the Water depart­ ment. It was decided also to place the deputy city clerk's job on a salary schedule. After considering all the facts, Pepping said, "The effect of the combined increases of those departments does not, in my opinion, put the patrolmen or sergeants in the category of people that have been poorly treated for wages in the past year." The most drastic cut was in the salary of Lt. Robert Kranz. His yearly pay dropped from $18,670 to $17,004. Pepping explained this by saying that the committee felt the lieutenant is hired to be an assistant to the chief and not a shift commander. He went to a 44-hour week when there was a shortage of shift commanders and the Finance committee now recommended that the lieutenant go back to a 40-hour week and back to his pay prior to March 1, 1976. "This will mean no change in the hourly rate, just be working fewer hours," Pepping said. When Pepping said, "Our police officers have been at or near the top of the scale in McHenry county in wages," he was jeered at by officers in the atjdience and remarks such as "No way man" and "Where are you?" were voiced loudly. Alderman LaVerne Hromec argued that she felt the city was "too generous" with the raises in the clerical department. She has contact with clerical workers at McHenry County college and she said they are getting nowhere near what the city is paying. Alderman Edward Datz remarked that the proposed clerical salaries were not unusual and, in fact, were far below normal corporation clerical jobs. Alderman Walther Schaedel pointed out that the clerical help was getting a bigger raise than patrolmen. "I sure would stake my life on a patrolman before clerical help so far as protection is concerend," Schaedel announced. His remark drew cheers and ap­ plause from the officers in attendance and Mayor Stanek had to rap the gavel to restore order. Sgt. Michelsen stepped up to present the policemen'! side of the story and related that the department went back to a 44- hour week because they could see there was a problem with manpower in the department when two men left the force. Replacements were not hired to save money for the city. The officers decided they would give up two of their days off a month for the city and go from a 40-hour week to a 44-hour week. "The city can just pay us straight time and it will still save money for the city by not hiring two replacements," Michelsen explained "So when Pepping said we made 15 percent over the last two years, this looks good on paper but we are also working 10 percent more days by giving up our two days off to go back to a 44-hour week to help the city," he emphasized. Michelsen presented in­ formation regarding police wages in Crystal Lake and Woodstock. He noted that a patrolman in McHenry with three years experience can start at Crystal Lake at rock bottom for what he is making here right now. Crystal Lake has three vacancies right now and applications have been left at this police department, Michelsen related. "The city has a good in­ vestment in these men and if we are low on the wage scale and other departments are high, obviously you are going to start losing them," Michelsen said. "I believe that the whole police department feels the same that if the city was broke and couldn't afford a raise and they came to us and said 4we want to give you something but we just can't', I think every man sitting here would go along with it," Michelsen declared. Officers in the audience ex­ pressed their agreement. "We would just like to see a raise," Michelsen stressed. "Give us something." It was the police depart­ ment's feeling that the whole attitude of the Council seems to be, "We've got a Police department, the only reason we have got a Police department is because by law we have to have one. So guys, be thankful you've got a job." The officers didn't un­ derstand the Council's attempt to pass the salary schedule without contacting them. The sergeant mentioned that several men approached the Council a couple of years ago in regard to joining a union. The Council felt it was not needed because the police could come before it to negotiate their own wages as well as other matters. "I don't understand it, like you come tonight and say, 'o.k. guys, this is going to be passed in another 15 minutes, what do you want to talk about'?" Michelsen said The policemen asked that adoption of the salary schedule be postponed so officers would have an opportunity to sit down with the Finance committee and talk about the matter Attorney Narusis advised the Council could vote to repeal the ordinance requiring that salaries be set 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year. Mayor Stanek commented that he hoped the Council would give more money to the Police department. Their morale has been low and he noted that by running the department with eighteen instead of twenty men, the men had effected a savings for the city. "If we can be this generous with other departments, I believe the police should at least be given a token in­ crease," Stanek remarked. Alderman Harker and Pepping both advised that the Finance committee was charged with bringing in a budget that would conform to anticipated revenue. They warned that if the budget was revised upward, money would have to come from the Police department or other depart­ ments. Pepping noted that other department budgets were going down next fiscal year but the Police department is going up. He advised that in terms of costs, the fastest growing costs we have had in the city has been the Police department. "I'm not saying it's a reflection on the police officers but that happens to be the area that is growing, in terms of total costs, faster than anywhere else," Pepping warned. He explained that he was not saying that it was money poorly Wonder Loko PAGE • • PLAINDCALCIUnttDAY spent because police protection is needed "and I am happy with the police protection we enjoy . - in the city ."However he said YOUtH Charged he was also trying to be 9 equitable in looking at the APRIL 2. Iff* situation as it related to the entire city compensation package "Don't take it per­ sonally." he told the officers. Following further lengthy debate among the aldermen and the officers. Alderman Harker made a motion to repeal the 30-day ordinance and have the police officers meet with the Finance committee U passed unanimously. Stanek instructed the Finance committee to conduct such a meeting and return as soon as possible with - a recommendation The meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. April 2. at city hall. Hie Council passed three ordinances which approved annexation of 15 acres of land owned by Edward Blake on the west side of Route 31 just north of McCullom Lake road. The annexation was requested by Edward and Ethel Blake and Edith and Edward Marinangel. They intend to use the land for recreational purposes The ordinances approved were: 1. Accept the pre- annexation agreement sub­ mitted by the petitioners; 2. Approve ordinance annexing the territory; and 3. Approve the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals' recom­ mendation to grant request to rezone annexed territory from H I residential to B-2 com­ mercial classification. The Zoning board based its recommendation on the fact that granting the petition would be in keeping with the present trend and present uses in the immediate area and was in harmony with the com- On Drug Counts Andrew Biju. 18, of 9108 Wondermere road. Wonder Lake, was taken into custody Monday night and charged with two counts of possession of controlled substance, am­ phetamines and LSD. and open liquor in a motor vehicle His companion. Cheryl Fa IT, 19. of 267 E Kimball. Woodstock, was also taken into custody and charged with possession of controlled substance The arrests were made after deputies investigated the . report of a suspicious vehicle parked on McKinstry road, north of Kishwaukce Valley road. Woodstock. The two youths were found in the van with open liquor in the vehicle. Further inspection produced a quantity of amphetamines and LSD CONDUCT CHARGE Michael T. Berent of 1488 Fair view lane, McHenry, ftiwf Scott A. Palmer of 913 N. c enter street, McHenry, were arrested for dlawdeily conduct following a street fight at 3814 W Main street last weekend The fracas started as the result of an argument in a tavern in the are* Officer Patrick Joyce made the arrests and charged the men Both are to appear in court April 14. BLOOD PREMIRE SCREENING The McHenry county Heart association is offering a free blood pressure screening at the First National bank of McHenry, Monday, April 5. from f a.m. to 1 p.m. All McHenry citiaens are invited to participate la the program.; ARREST DRIVER Gregory Smith of 517 Nor- thlake. McHenry, was arrested by county police Monday night about 6:30 for driving while his license was suspended and for disobeying a stop sign. Bond was set at $1,025, with court appearance scheduled for April 12. The arrest was made aher deputies on routine patrol observed the Smith auto disregard a stop sign at the intersection of Lily Lake road and Route 120, Ulymoor. prehensive plan of the city of McHenry. The next regular meeting of the Council will be held Mon­ day, April 5, at 8 p.m. On February 27. 1776 General Washington wrote to Gen Schuyler, noting the occupation of Dorchester Heights would give com­ mand of most of Boston harbor, enabling bom­ bardment of the enemy whenever there was suf­ ficient powder and shells He added: "If anything will induce General Howe to risque an engagement, it w*M be this I sm determined to do every thing m my power to bring on one end that aa soon as possible " Police Tickets Jackie Duke, 1116 Northeast Shore, McHenry, opening vehicle door into traffic. Robert Strossner, 3811 Millstream, McHenry, no city vehicle sticker. Thomas Pearson, 3915 W. Waukegan road, McHenry, driving while license suspen- (j^d Michael A. Gilio, 3308 W. Elm, McHenry, no city vehicle sticker. Roger B. Nelson, 4419 W Prairie, McHenry, no city vehicle sticker. Robert E. Lambert, 3714 Millstream, McHenry, no city vehicle sticker. Judith Gray, 4207 Crestwood, McHenry, no city vehicle sticker. Arlene Bartos, 5301 W. Shore, McHenry, no city vehicle sticker. David Sweeney/ 3703 W. Anne, McHenry, no city vehicle sticker. Paul J. O'Brien, 908 N. Wood, McHenry, disobeyed traffic signal. ^lillllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu 1 Hospital Notes McHENRY HOSPITAL Patients . admitted to McHenry hospital recently included Debee J. 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