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\ - • i~. I ' * *£(**<vy %:>KA City Council Proceedings ^ COUNCIL ROOBl*:' " •ti&'kJ: May 7, 1951 , , The City Council met in regular ; Semi-monthly meeting with Mayor . fYeund presiding. Aldermen pre- ^|4ent: Althoff, Anderson, Freund, Jtotfiermel. Thennes, Vycital. At>- . lent: None. 1 4 Motion by Thennes, seconded by flothermel, that the minutes of the annual meeting and the spec- (JJial meeting held April 26, 1951 be approved as read. Motion carried. M0U01& by Anderson, seconded " ly Thennes, that the following ills be paid as approved bf the 'nance committee: . f ' . ,4 - Motion Carried. , ' > ' -Weber Plumbing & Heating Lead ft roding sewers $409.97 o,.;-jiVeund Oil Company, Gas, oil ft grease • 21.12 i f , West McHenry M o t o r s , ' Gas : ; * i - for police car • n...... 40.01 . ^.' ICarl R. Walsh, Insurance-- bond 10.00 . fitoffel ft Reihanspergsr, Insurance -- bonds 295.00 Althoff's Hardware, Supplies 7.17 Lairy J. Huck Service s||*. '• tlon, Gtiis for truck L*\ -J. 5.10 McGee's, Supplies .... 1.02 r W. B. Bjorkman ft Stp, '<9 J Street paint ft supplies .. 159.06 fe^orge P. Freund, Sup- * J plies ,.r 1.24 Nickel's Hardware, Supplies 3.67 Al's Welding & Repair S«fc» vice. Welding tt.73 ; Clark Chevrolet Sales. Truck storage ft repairs 32.58 George Schreiner, Labor rakin? park • 23.00 , , Downs Motor T r a n s p o r t , inc Freight 2.06 Butch's Auto Service, Repairs to truck 56.10 Clark Chevrolet 'Sales, Hpist S5.70 Buss Motor Sales, Oil for police car 3.26 Buss Motor Sales, Equipment for police car 471.00 James B. Clow ft Sons. V Pipe ft Waterworks sup-" *:£> Plies 473.11 James B. Clow ft Sons, " ; • Waterworks supplies aim r "-"Illinois Bell Telephone Co.," Telephone service 14.75 Duncan P a r k i n g M e t e r Corporation, Payment on parking meters 350.00 P u b l i c S e r v i c e C o m p a n y , Power ft light 225.11 SPECIAL SEWER FUND: Weber Plumbing ft Heat- % ing, Labor at disposal plant 2t,27 Public Service Company, Power ft light 64.00 Motion by Althoff, seconded by Rotheriuel, to designate monthly salaries in the police department •farting May 1. 1951 as follows: ^ . Police Chief, $250.00; Two Patroix Wen. $220.00 each; One Parking 'Meter Officer, $220.00. Motion V» carr'e<*- ^ Motion by Vycital, seconded fey Freund, to designate monthly salaries, starting May 1, 1951, for employees as follows: superintendent of Streets and Alleys, Waterworks and Sejger, $220.00; Two employees in 8tre«ts and Alleys, Waterworks and Sewer Departments, $210.00 each; Caretaker of Disposal Plant, $146.00. Motion carried. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Thennes, to designate the annual salary of the City Attorney as $200.00. Motion carried. Mayor Freund made tbe following appointments of officers and employees for the ensuing year: Attorney -- John E. Loose. Collector -- Mayme Buss. Police -- John J. McCarthy, Chief; Elmer R. Murphy; Clyde Rhoades. r Supt. Waterworks, Setrsr and Streets -- Jack Smith. Employees of Waterworks, Sewer and Streets Department -- Philip Thennes and Anton & Freund. Caretaker of Disposal Plant -- Fred C. Felts. Board of Health -- Dr. A. 1. Froehlich, A. J. Kamholx, Leo J. Winkel. . Motion by Anderson, seconded by Vycital, to approve the appointments of officers and employees as made the Mayor. Motion carried. Mayor Freund appointed the following standing committees for the ensuing year: F i n a n c e -- Vycital, Althoff, Freund. --' License -- Anderson, Rothermel, ThenneS. Street and Alley -- Thennes, Freund, Anderson. Water and Sew«r -- Althoff, Vycital, Freund. Sidewalks -- Freund, Anderson, Thennes. Public Property --- 1* r eu n d, Thennes, Anderson, Ordinance -- Rothermel, Anderson, Thennes. Purchasing -- Rothermel, Vycital. Anderson. Building Codes and Permits -- Vycital, Anderson, Rothermel. Band -- Thennes, Althoff, Freund., Athletic Field -- Aithoft, Rothermel, Vycital. Library -- W a 1 s h, Anderson, Rothermel. Motion by Freund, seconded by Rothermel, to approve the conr mittee appointments as made by the Mayor. Motion carried. Motion by Thennes, seconded by Anderson, to pass and approve o r d i n a n c e d e s i g n a t i n g Mayor Freund, Alderman Althoff and Alderman Vycital as the Board of \f W T<s. *fi^ Local Improvements. Motion carried. Motion by Althoff, seconded by Rothermel, to pass resolution to State of Illinois, Division of Highways for permit to install storm sewer along 111. Route 120, east from Intersection of 111. Route 31, as designated. Motion carried. Motion by Althoff, seconded by Freund, to adjourn. Motion car- Extra fiarv ftr Ltnpr lift Treat your wool blankets with the gentle care that precious possessions deserve. Textile scientists of the U. S. department of agriculture have pointed out that U. S. production of wool this year is one of the lowest on record. Frequent airing of blankets in use not only is |»od sanitary practice but helps them last longer and hold their fluffy warmth and com fort. When a blanket is thrown back loosely so fresh air reaches both sides, the wool has a change to get back its natural springiness which makes for warmth. But care should be taken not to throw a blanket over anything sharp, such as a peaked bedpost, which may piercs •r pull it, or on anything that may stafn it. Loose bed springs, sharp metal corners or even roughened wood may also catch and tear blankets or other bedding. For best service and comfort blankets should be large enough te come up well over shoulders and still tuck firmly in the bottom of the bed. Short blankets often wear out early because they take so ttiuch pulling and strain. A blanket stays clean longer if the bed is made so that the sheet turns back over the top of the blank ,et 8 to 12 inches. If the sheet is too short, a strip of cloth, basted ov#p the top or the full length of the blanket, is good protection against soiling the wool. A covering over tiie blanket jr e\ en a third sheet used on toy. tf»v«s added warmth because it holds still air In the fluffy wool. T I M 11 % I t H I 111 »H 11 l"M» HEALTH TA1KS WasMag Sweaters "Five don'ts to observe in washing sweaters: Don't soak sweaters Don't wash vigorously. Don't dousr up and down. Don't twist or wrin* Don't dry in sun or near heat Complete line of Lee's poaltry remedies at Wattles Drag Store, McHenry. 8tf ^HANDICRAFTS ~Cr - - Bird Houses* Lawn Chairs, Lawn Swings, Picnic Tables, Tier Benches, Flower BOXBK, Wheel barrows and Sand Boxes. Trellis, Pergola* Picket Fencee, Etc. Screens and Cabinets Made To Order. CLARENCE J. SMITH The Window of the Ear Otosclerosis is a disease of the ear which was once considered a hopeless state of deafness. The word «ttems from two Greek words meaning "ear'*- and "hardening" and it describes the formation of A* spongy bone*in the internal or middle ear which prevents the V i b r a t o r y d e v i c e s t h e r e from carrying out the normal function of transmitting sound, according to a HEALTH TALK issued by the educational committee of the Illinois State Medical society. • About 15,000,00ft persons in the United States F utter from 'some degree of otosclerosis. There is no pain, no middle ear infection and few symptoms beyond a ringing or buzzing in the ears. There is gradual and progressive loss of hearing. The small bones in the middle ear are called the hammer, the anvil and the stirrup. Sound waves striking the eardrum vibrate these small bones in sequence. The inner end of the stirrup fits into a window in the capsule which separates the middle ear from the inner ear. Through this window the vibrations of the stirrup are normally transmitted to the fluid of the inner ear. In otosclerosis, however, the spongy growth slowly closes the tiny window aseund the stirrup until it is held so firmly that no vibrations reach the inner ear. The auditory or hearing nerve Inside may be normal, but becaase of the blocked passage sound cannot be transmitted to the hearing area of the brain. In 1876 a German surgeon named Kessel made the first attempt to loosen the stirrup from; the closed window. Hearing was restored, but deafness returned when the bony window closed again. Through the years, various surgeons have tried to overcome this defect, but research is difficult because otosclerosis develops only in human beings who must volunteer as subjects. In 1938, a New York surgeon, Dr. Julius Lempert, published the story of twelve years' research, tbe development of an operative technique which created a new window in the ear. Later work overcame many obstacles in his operation, such as inflammation of the canal of the ear, damage to the nerve and recurrent closing of the window. In 1945 Dr. Lempert announced that the problem of the closing window was solved. He said that to keep a window open for hearing, the normal oue had to be first closed. J Then he plftced a small piece of ! cartilage taken from the outer I ear In a new surgical opening, 1 and drew over it a thin piece of membrane and a part of the eardrum. The piece of cartilage served as a new stirrup, transmitted sound vibrations to the inner ear, j and prevented bone formation i and possible damage to the audi- | tory or hearing, nerve. I This technique, called fefiei stration or the "window" opera- | tion. often restores persons formerly labeled "hopelessly deaf" to | complete hearing. It does not ap- ! ply to all cases of deafness. How- ! ever, when competent doctors adj vise the operation, ninety-eight i percent of the persons operated I on are- restored to normal hear- Few Burgeons perform this delicate operation which needs spec' s! training. It is suitable only for "properly selected cases" following careful preoperative examination to determine particularly that the hearing nerve Itself is intact. Spring Grove (hv Mr*. CharlM Frcaad) Mrs. I*eter May was hostess to the members of her club at her home oh Thursday afternoon. Games of five-hundred were played and prizes went to Mrs. William Engels, Mrs. Ben May. Mrs. William Britz, Mrs. Math Nimsgern and Mrs. May. A lovely lunch was served after cards. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Jordan, son, Bobby, and the twins, Pat and Mike, of Sharon. Wis., spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. abd Mrs. Math Nimsgern. \j, Jerry McGolgan celebrated his birthday on Sunday afternoon by inviting his classmates to his home for a party. Games were played and prises given. There j was a lunch which -included a large birthday cake and ice Mrs. Mark Pierce spent Sunday with her son, Clarence Pierce, and family in Chicago. They also attended the First Communion of their daughter. Barbara, at St. Lawrence church. Sterling Window Shad* and Venetian Blind Co. - 5640 W. Division St. COlumbus 1-8743 Have your windows dressed in Kar-O'lier removable slot Venetian Blinds, Duponl's washable Tontine Shades and Kirsch Draw Rods. Plate Glass and Dresser and Table Tops. (Polished and Beveled) ' Bstimaies Cheerfully Given. CALL FRIDAY EVENING Saturdays and Sundays call McHenry 651-M-l Mrs. Charles Behrens returned home from the Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, where she underwent an operation on her eyes several weeks ago. W:e are very happy to report that she is coming along splendidly and feeling fine. The bowling team of the Twin Lake league and their wives enjoyed a turkey dinner at the Villa club at Pistakee Bay on Thursday night Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Martin and family attended the First Communion of D a r l e n e S c h a e f e r , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Schaefer, at St. Mary's church in McHenry on Sunday and were also dinner guests in their home. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller and Mrs. Jake Miller visited the Alfred S m it h's in New Munster, Wis., on Sunday. It was the Communion Sunday' of their son* Larry Smith. Mrs. Frieda Wichort a&d son,. Joe, of Chicago were visitors te the Frank Micholeit home on. Wednesday. The card party held at 9L Peter's parish hall on Satarday " night was a great success. A, large crowd attended to eajof their favorite card game. A debeious lunch was served of ka|| dogs, potato salad and cakes. committee wishes to thank all; who attended and those who helped in any way to make this psrtjr a success. Members pf the Holy. Name society held their annual meeting at St. Peter's parish hall Monday night After the meeting; there were cards and a lunch was| served. * $ Complete line ;ef Lee's fe*MflT^; remedies: at . Watties Drag - Stsf%|V;^ McHenry. . FRESH DRUGS PLUS v PERSONAL CARE Fresh drugs, plus personal care, are a winning combination when you have your doctor's prescription filled. In our prescpiption department, only pure drugs are used, carefully compounded by registered pharmacists with great skill. For all prescription filling, see us. NYR (0cxlc|rc€ii (ftqencij Drtitj Stt t • 119 N. Riverside Drive Phoae 26 4 \ Jhe moment it comes into e.... JOHNSBURG PHONE McHENRY 583-J-l Now...a million owners of Bell Telephone . you'll recognize it as the newest new car dt the year! 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