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I Supplement to m PL AIM DEALER Trowel . Hog wrir ger 900 ft. fire hose and fixtures. 6 wheel barrows 6 garden hose z picks . Set scales , . McHEMRT, ILL.. FEBRUARY <«, 1911 Brace and 6 bits BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. 2 post mauls 4 step lajrtctexs. 3 wedges. Official Procwdlaw of 8p«tol Carolina Meeting, 1910. Sickle grinder _. „ 2 set fly nets The Honorable Board of Supervisor* of 2 hand carts McHenry county, III., met in special ses- Potato© sprinkler "Blon pursuant to a request signed by ££r'y pum^e*X.den. , more than one third of the members ixtatoe planter or said board at the court house in -Emmery grinder Woodstock, on the 6th day or Decern- \ °8™<^el *."'.!! ber, A. D. 1310, at 10 o'clock a. m. .25 73 plates 6 00 .JS Coffee boiler l oo 60 00 2 tea. pots i oo 7 50r Coffee mill 60 1 00 6 cooking kettles 2 50 1 00 4 dripping pans . l oo 4 00 6 padlocks j gy .50 10 tubs r> <X) .50 440 lard jars io 00 .75 12 butcher knives a (Xt 1 U0 o hanging lamps 2 50 1 &0 Clearer .CO .75 oi> chairs 10 00 .40 Set laundry fixtures 1K5 00 150 (10 3 steels i 50 2 <ni 2 eehing brooms .40 2 00 1 barrei oil tank.. 150 3 W) 2 small tables 2 00 30 00 2u rocking chairs 35 00 x 00 (0 bed steads 300 00 1 uo 100 blankets 125 00 3i» 00 1/5 pillow cases 1") oo 7 60 MJ pillows 40 On 1 00 24 stands 4 00 .75 L'4 soup plates. Board was called to order by the 8 forks Chairman, Wm. Desmond. j* "barrels At roll call, the following named BU- 2 buck saws'... .. pervisors were present: N. Brotzman, D. Grub hoe M. Wright, H. E. Whipple, W. H. Ward, ^^tag tan* John Baldock, Wm. Desmond, F. D. Per- Six'^ham^nWs....... kins, J. E. Williams, H. F. Heinemann, 50 grain sacks-- E. C. Jewett, C. W. Thompson, U. M. Turner, L. B. Covell, J. B. Richardson. Shovel plow S. H. Freund, Ben Throop, and L. E. Mentch. The annual reports of the county cir­ cuit clerks and sheriff's reports were presented by the clerk and referred to the committee on fees and salaries with­ out reading. The annual report of Willium S. Mc- Connell was referred to the committee to settle with the treasurer. A list of claims for labor fees and supplies and county poor was presented by the clerk, and upon motion of Sup. Mentch, all claims be referred to their proper committees. 2 corn plows 12 <W Sewing machine Wire stretcher 2 post augers >et wagon springs... 2 disc pulverizers... 3 plows Fair tin shears 2 c«b!e chainr,. 2 pruning nippers Key hole saw Try square x air pipe tongs Grind stone 2 cultivators 2 funnels Oil stone 3 ladders Hay rack Bush scytfte 2 potatoe forks 4 garden rakes The bond of A. A. Crissey, ci^nty 2 hand saws collector, in the penal sum at y 120,000 wn a Bevel square . read by the clerk and upon motion of Hay^kniife Sup. Whipple, was referred to the com- 2 chisels....!.!. .... mittee on finance. On motion of Sup. Mentch board ad­ journed unhl 2 p. ni. 2 P. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment at roll call. All supervisors present. The poor farm committee made the following report, which was approved, to-wit: 1 fO 4 lanterns 1 0j - hot water bags 2 00 Syringe 1 00 3 pair crutches ,6u J coffee pots S OU Meat saw UU Spk tj 1111I1 1 00 20 granite basins , •) 00 lo mop pails 4 00 )v wash basins 5 00 s wash boards .75 100 towels ,2o ofilce lamp 1 00 ti clocks 4 00 8 dust pans 20 00 i platters 00 2 potatoe mashers .60 - oil heating stoves . 00 Commodes 1 Oo o bread boxes .40 pork barrels 1 Kraut bbl .tiO Butcher block 1 00 2 spring cots 5 ou 1 rubber cushion .20 20 pie plates .15 2 &; 4 00 1 00 .50 .75 1 00 .20 .60 .60 Mills and wife, as superintendent at a salary of $1200 per annum for running the poor farm and house, and for the proper care of all inmates who may be in the house on the first day of Janu­ ary, l:ill, or may be admitted <iurng the >e->r, the said superintendent to turnish and pay all n«<censary help, with the exceptions of one hired man and woman whom we recommend that the board employ ;a a salary of not to ea - cte»i per. month, the hired help to work at all times under the instruc­ tions and directions of the superintend­ ent or his wife. It is further recom­ mended that the superintendent or pom< responsible employe of nis or 01 me county shall at all times bo ,n p 1- sonal charge of the inmates. ti e su rermtendent shall be employed lor such tune as his services shall prove satis­ factory to the board of supervisors and 11s poor farm committee, not to exceed cne year from January 1, l'.Ul. u is turther understood and agrees! that th • entering upon th© duties of superintend­ ent of said poor farm shall constitute an acceptance of all foregoing provisions and be in part a contract bot wo n t:i • supei .ntendent and the board of tupcr v it ors. •vil of which is respectfu'iy submitted. II. E. Whipple, E. B. Covell, E. Jewett, H. M. Turner, yen 'l'hroop, •£S. Brotzman, JL. E. Mentch, , Committee. GROCERIES, PROVISIONS & 17 bars soap Draw shave 2 cross cut saws 2 pair wire pinchers. Caldron kettle Bumping Jack 76 00 Spring tooth harrow 1 00 Gasoline tank Hay rake Hack saw 100 ft. 1-2 in. hose. Tree spray pump.... Manure spreader Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Hay tedder Board of Supervisors: Your committee Grain binder On aJms house and farm would beg corn binder 4 sacks flour. 1 case borax 1 Cace &OAJ) 1 1-2 case washing powder. 1 1-2 lbs. dust down .35 IS gal. disinfectant 1 00 12 gal. do 2 00 25 gal. do .7.") 30 gal. do S 00 100 lbs. 8ugar 3 doz. eggs 3 gal. syrup The committee on fees and salaries made the following report, which was adopted, to-wlt: Air. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: • lour committee to whom was referred the semi-annual reports of the county clerk, circuit cl.-rk and sheriff, for the half year ending Nov. 30, 1V10, would beg leave to sub­ mit the following report on the nut­ ters oerore them: We have audited tiie books and accounts of said officers and find the same as follows, to-wit: County Clerk: Receipts Earned R...C d Probate and Co. court fees $HS0 tA $ 1.2; 4, County services ail 00 Miscellaneous 355 45 314 3., Total ear. hf. yr . ?2f07 30 Receipts of earnings pre­ viously reported n Hartland bo 70 Seneca 60 60 Coral 51 to Grafton 51 Oott, 1st 46 00 Dorr, 2nd 50 00 Dorr 3rd 46 10 Dorr. 4th 60 CO Greenwood go .0 Hebron to Richmond 61 go £u"on ....62 00 McHenry, 1st 51 20 Aictien.y. 2nd 61 -Nunda, 1st , 51 -q Nunda, 2nd GO iw Algonquin, 1st ......... 61 JO Algonquin, 2nd 62 uo Algonquin, 3rd &i .AJi of which is respectfully submitted. W. H. Ward, Chm. J B. Richardson. 1<\ D Ber bins, ». li. Ereund, H. H. Whipple. The committee on rules made the fol­ lowing report, on matter to change Ruin •b, to-wlt: , Rule 6 be amended to read as fol­ lows: in cases of contagious diseases a sum not to exceed 53.00 and ths amounts paid out for necessary livery aha!! Ua allowed ror fumigating the premises of said diseased patient tl. F. Heinemann, Chm. E. c. Jewett, John Baldock. u E. Mentch, Ben Throop. The committee to settle with the treas­ urer made the following report, j^hich was adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your committee to settle with the treasurer would beg leave to submit the following repoii on the matters before them: We have examined and checked the books and vouchers in the county treasurer's of- lice and find them correct and satis­ factory, showing q.s follows. Balance on hand as per report Dec. 1st 1909 | mil 96 Receipts from all sources dur­ ing the year 168865 06 .75 11 cans molasses H 00 6 gal. maple syrup.. .50 25 lbs. prunes 4 00 2 cases syrup 6 00 300 lbs. salt 90 00 32 lbs. butter 30 00 Candy llo 00 Nuts ?:k;T :i $ 1..1 jfioi.: u> tior, 00 12 70 Alfalfa cultivator 40 00 4 garden cultivators 2 set tackle blocks 1 road scraper 2 stone boats Extension ladder... 2 lawn mowers leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: Said com­ mittee met at alms house -on Thurs­ day, Dec. 1, I910, for the purpose of making an inventory of the personal property on and about said farm and transacting such other business as should properly come before said com­ mittee. The Inventory is as follows: FARM STOCK. Roan gelding $ 200 00 Road mare 20000 * cabbage cutters Black mare 50 00 Gasoline stove Bay gelding 250 00 13 cuspidors Grey gelding 2f.O 00 » milk pitchers 15 cows 750 00 10 tin pans 1 bull 2000 3 chopping bowls 1 boar 25 00 Bread knife 15 hogs 39000 3 milk cans 30 shoats 225 0U Churn 110 00 5 boxes soap 1J f,o FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. 2 00 5 00 3 00 1 50 1 c0 I 00 1 00 30 guinea hens 750 12 deep dishes 100 . _ rww. til 600 chickens 200 00 60 tea spoons. V6 ducks 37 60 6 frying pans 20 geese 30 00 Eard press Rice boiler $2t>36 00 Invalid chair FARM PRODUCTS. Heating stove 6 ton old hay at 16 per ton.. ..? 25 00 2 bureaus 30 ton alfalfa at $17 per ton.. .. 510 00 4 settees 10 ton tame hay at $12 per ton.. 120 00 Milk tank Corn fodder 25 00 10 small lamps 60 bu. wheat CO 00 20 tin cups..... 400 bu. oats at 31c per bu 124 00 Pair t;caies 100 bu. shell corn at 65c per bu.. 82 50 Colender 1 doz. pumpkins 90 8 pr. scissors 1350 qts. can fruit 472 50 4 qt. measure*.,,, 4 barrels apples 1800 2 dippers 35 bu. onions 17 60 6 milk laddies Range in Supt. house $1*55 40 FARM IMPLEMENTS. Road wagon. 'I'op buggy 20 00 Dumber wagon Hog rack 2 single harnesses 4 lap robes Platform spring wagon 3 truck wagons 3 double harnesses 4 horse blankets-- Pair clippers 36,,. chambers 5 00 ti' dish pans Butter bowl 10 00 2 ranges In county house.. 1 00 2 milk palls 8 00 18 milk setters 1 00 60 bnives and forks 25 00 25 table spoons 30 00 6 dining tables 55 00 Lard strainer 3 00 Syrup pump Mower 10 00 ^ coal hods. fotatoe digger 3 spades 6 scoop shovels 4 hog scrapers 2 set currey combs and brushes 1 land roller 2 axes Water tank Seed drill Pair ice tongs. 40 00 Bread trough 1 00 2 meat grinders. 2 60 Bed room set .40 Office desk 1 00 20 bracket lamps., 4 00 20 pie tins .80 Doz. inops 1 00 30 arm chairs 25 00 2 qt. measure... .60 Sclmmer b flat Irons , 1 1-2 doz. salmon. V 00 1 sack beans 4 50 3 00 1 case lobster 11 00 4 00 cans sardines 2 90 7 00 3 1-2 doz. cans peaches s 40 J. 00 'bs. tea 61 00 j, 00 10 lbs. coffee 1 6,1 20 lbs. crackers 1 f>o *1231 90 *0 lbs. can meat 1 f>0 100 ll>s. rice 4 fKJ 1-2 bbl. oatmeal 2 50 2 1-2 cans oatmeal 6 50 Baking powder 2 <>u 1 gal. vanilla extract 4 50 1 gal. lemon ext 1 50 13 bot. boiled cider 3 2f. .75 22 cans soup 1 ?."> 25 11 cans mustard 1 10 Citron 1 f.O Caper sauce 1 10 1 doz. bot. pickles 1 29 Spices ti 00 fepper .45 1 1-2 doz. catsup 1 27 1 doz. olives 2 75 1 doz. cocoa 2 ou 1 box yeast .67 1 pail cocoanut 2 as b 00 lbs. currants 2 24 2 00 27 lbs. raisins 2 4:? 1 00 5 lbs. rice .40 .60 11 pounds macaroni .ks 2 00 U cases peaches 39 60 .75 8 1-2 cases plums 25 50 i case soda 2 70 1 ea.s<» corn starch 1 Tfl 1 case clothes starch 1 25 I case soap J 00 3 doz. corn and beans 2 88 .50 325 lbs. chip soap IS 25 15 00 Ham, shoulders and bacon ll't 0>i 2.50 2 bbl. rock salt ii 00 .•£, 300 lbs. salt pork 4C 00 115 'JO lbs. lard 35 00 1 00 5B lbs. cod fish 6 00 3 00 3 bbls. vinegar 18 50 4 00 2 l>hls. pickles 12 00 .50 Toilet paper 5 00 5 00 -{ ' cords wood 1W 0O .60 tons coal 330 00 2 50 ton coal , 225 00 1 00 4". gal. kraut 4 27 .60 4=> gal. gasoline 6 :>0 2 00 300 bu. potatoes l»io 00 1 00 2 00 3 60 2 00 12 00 H 00 i 00 1.50 .10 .20 .25 lo 00 1W.: 00 $ <m» !HI M 189 75 ? 4<m 28 Riding plow 15 00 Potatoe hiller 1 00 Pair horse clippers .76 Hay carrier, fork and rope 8 00 2 chopping knives 16 00 20 bu. carrots. 10 00 ti bu. parsnips 6 00 7 bu. beets .60 15 bu. turnips 1 00 50 head cabbage 30 00 1 bbl. kraut 20 30ii squash .10 1 00 Medicine cupboard 10 00 iunmary. 8 00 5 00 :! 50 3 75 2 611 6 00 30 0U $i;.7:: 2:: 6 hand fire ext. 10 corn knives. 2 work benches and vice.. Stencil plates Corn planter 3-section drag 10 wrenches 4 sprinklers 2 pruning knives Pruning saw 2-Inch Auger Pair compasses J pipe wrenches 1 00 2 office tables 2 00 18 brooms .to 46 comforters 12 00 125 sheets 6 00 * 20 mirrors 1 00 6 sugar bowls .60 60 cups and saucers .50 3 bells .76 26 bowls .60 6 bed pans ,2B Fountain syringe 3 00 35 gal. kerosene cans 75 00 Farm stock *263'> 00 .6U.^arm products 1465 40 2 On l-'arm implements 1234 !«• 4 50 t-urniture and fixtures 1388 10 70 00 Groceries, provisions and fuel 1573 3a 30 00 6 CO .60 Total $8286 73 Your committee would r.*n:orftniend that 5 '*< the county employ Dr. E. V. Anderson 2 60 as county physician for the year L'll 2 60 to attend the patients at the Poor Housa 0 00 at $" 00 per visit, h'e to furnish his own 1 60 medicine. Your committee would also 160 recommend the appointment of G. K. Total receipts Expenditures Clerk hire <.»1020 NS Aliscellaneoui 64 60 Clk's. salary hf. yr SOO 00 Balance duo Co Circuit Clerk: Receipts-- . Recording jioxs Fees in suits in court.... CS2 00 Miscellaneous 12 70 Days In court etc l"C 00 Total earnings hf. yr.iflMM 36 Itecelpts of earnings pre­ viously reported Totai receipts Expenditures-- Clerk hire J 700 (K) Refund docket fees ]b On Miscellaneous exp 40 ot> Clerk's salary Jif. yr 900 00 Balance dae county. Sheriff: Rece ip ts Fees in suits In court..) 219 75 Fees on executions,. .. 81 3S >erv. conveying prison­ ers etc 105 25 Earnings other than ct. costs 272 85 Total ean.ings hf. yr.f 779 Receipts of earnings pre­ viously reported 'total receipts Expenditures- Deputy hire and livery.? 450 00 Miscellaneous exp 126 4S Salary for half yr 700 30 1-75 4s Bal. due sheriff $ mo We further report thai we have ex­ amined the Jailer's account for dieting prisoners and we find tiiat there is due the sheriff as Jailer on said ac­ count Hi- fuiu ui i4.i3.uu, \vnich we rec- omm&nd to be paid to iiim. Your com­ mittee would further recommend that an order be drawn in favor of the ;;her- iff tor the sum of ?810.20. the amount shown to be due him on his report. We would report that the report of .he county clerk was accompanied by a re­ ceipt from the county treasurer for the amount shown to bo die the county We would recommend that the circuit clerk pay over to the county treasurer the amount shown to be due the coun­ ty Your committee would recommend that the amount allowed the circuit c1>tk hire be increased from SliW to 51-iT.O per annum. All of which is respectfully submitt-u H. M. Turner, Chm. W. 11. Ward, E. C. Jewett, John Baldock. L. E. Mentch, C. \V. Thompson, J, B. Richardson. The committee on elections made the following report,, which was approved, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board Of Supervisors: Your committee to whom was referred the expenses for returning poll books and tally sheets for the eleiction held Nov. 8th, 191), would beg leave to submit the follow­ ing report on the matters before them: Riley ^1 70 Marengo, 1st 61 20 Marengo, 2nd 61 V0 Dunham 61 -U Chemung, 1st 61 20 Chemung, 2nd 61 JO Chemung, 3rd 61 Jo Alden 61 30 '^o£al $169677 02 Disbursements for the year... .HJ6812 60 Balance on hand Dec 1st, | 12864 52 i lie county treasurer's itemized re­ port hereto attached, which, with the county treasurer's report showing of­ ficial collections and disbursements made (luring? tho past year, we submit as part of this report. We would recommend that the county treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to borrow at the lowest rate of interest such sums of money as may be required from time to time to pay the running expenses <n the county until sufficient funds shall have been collected from the cur­ rent year's taxes and turned over to the treasurer by the various town tol- lectors, to meet said expenses. All of which is respectfully submitted. lien 'l'hroop, Chm. » J. E. Williams, s. H. Freund, ii. F. Heinemann, U. M. Wright. M he committee 011 finance made the following report, which was adopted, to-wlt: .Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Ito^rd of Supervisors: Your committee to 'whom was referred the bond of Arthur A. Crissey as comi­ ty 00Hector for the year liilt) would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: We find said bond duly executed in the penal sum of $120,000 signed by Arthur A. Cris­ sey as principal and by William S. Mct'o-nnell, David R. Joslyp, George II. Hoy. John M. Hoy, l.'itiilus C. Jewett, Krastus 10. Richards, George L. Mur­ phy and Charles 11. Donnelly as sure ties; we would further report that We deem the said bond and the sureties thereon good and sufficient and wo therefore recommend that the same be approved by this board. All of which Is respectfully submitted. John Baldock. Chm. II. E. Whipple, D. M. Wright, c. \v. Thompson. J. E. Williams. The special committee on Cook county line bridge, made the following report, which was adopted, to-wlt: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Woard of Supervisors: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of county aid for McHenry and Cook coun­ ty line bridge over Spring Lake would beg leave to submit the following reper: on the matters before them: That said bridge was completed according to con­ tract and duly accepted by your said committee who met with the highway commissioners of the several adjoinius towns at said bridge on Nov. 19th, 1910. The contract price of said bridge wis $4195X3 and an addition of J9S.35 for extra filling. We would, therefore, rec­ ommend that the county board draw an crder in favor of H. S. Wetherell for the sum of $1073.34, which is »ne-fourtli of the actual cost of said bridge, as pet- law 011 county bridge^, and that the county clerk draw an additional order to Treasurer Highway Con.inissioner, H. M. Rosenthal, for th'- sum of seventv doflars <$70.00), being the proportion Df McIIcnry county for expenses of one end for grading and gravel for the ap­ proach of west end to said bridge, as per agreement by the sad committee1 and the commissioners of the several towns. All of which is respectfully submitted. N. Brotzman. W. H. Ward, S. II. Freund. The special committee on Coral bridge made the following report, whi<;h was adopted, to-wit: Union 111., Oct. 11, 1910. Hon. G. F. Rush ton. County Clerk, Woodstock, ill. Dear Sir: We the undersigned com­ mittee of three supervisors appointed by tho chairman of the county board to Act with the commissioners of higU-