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trntmu allowed, as follows, OF 3 Expenditures For auto hire For totacttlle For sheriff* salary for H yrtr *50.00 It 91 73 850.90 1,49173 jointly with fives at Ca Highways of th« d Mcc H«nry and and culverts on our- or which ctfuiljr labmltted. and two £2 w. M»' necessary " Your com fee contract ill W. F. Lang, respectfully aubettlbone ft Co., supplies Law Book Co., law' A industries, supplies r t In ting Co., supplies treasurer Printing Co., supplies Vt Woodstock) light and Bell Tel. Co* service Jrty offices Restaurant, meals for jur- Buehler. canvassing ballots Arnold, canvassing ballots Matthel, mdse. sheriff .... o. J. Bartelt. mdse. sheriff .... W. Barnes, auto del. ballots .. m. R. Burns, labor ft material court house ¥te,;.'®e®rg* Moncur, mdse. sheriff ...... •«et.c7 4I.M !M.» •8.76 1S.S0 (.00 6.00 7.20 47.31 IS.00 11.90 «.«© lt.9* 84.90 so.se 5.«0 fet: tobt. \V. Hall, bailiff , J. Field Hardware, mdse. . sheriff - v--» IB. H. Barber, spl. com. work .... Chas. H. Ackman, spl. com. work F. A. Walters, spl. com. work .... Vesty Muldoon, salary, janitor April and May - 450.00 A. M. Shelton, extra compensation April and May --. SOO.OO C- Wandrack, salary dep. shf., ' April and May - ITO.OO '"flr. H. Reed, expense of Wm. Hardy case -- 4.76 •iCharles Wandrack, expense Tony Marabella case ' 30.88 C. I». Tryon, exp. and salary Superintendent Highways J77.ll Woodstock American, ballots June flection - 105.75 Jtlarvard Independent, printing >. Supt. Highways 7.00 SfSerald Publishing; Co., printing ? .superintendent schools 178.CO la. G. Dvirliee, spl. com. work 12.00 A. H. Hale, do ... -- &C. Hughes, do \.--- . M. Turner, do -- i. W. Thompson, do ......--_ F. Kuecker, do H. W«rd. do B. McConnell, do M. Wright, do Balance due sheriff o $ 958.94 Tour committee WOOld report that on the 3rd day of J HIM* A. D. ltSl, they met at the Court How in the City of Woodstock, Illinois, fad audited, the respective account of the County Clerk, Circuit Clerk and Sheriff and find the same correct with the exception of the amount allowed to the Sheriff for dieting prisoners an adjustment of which aVcount will be made at the next meeting of this committee. Your committee would recommend that an order be drawn on the County Treasurer in favor of the Sheriff for the amount so shown to be due him in hlH said report and for the further sum of $1,224.00 -as shown by Jail Bill attached to said Report. All of which is respectfully submitted. H. Whipple, do A. H. Freund. do .... All of which is HtKtfed. <•' s%;> b i&. respectfully 27.70 50.10 37 70 11.10 17.40 6.20 «.«0 18.10 11.40 41.00 sub- , ^ H. VREUND, ChaUflaaa. . ' ». M. TURNER, . w.H.WARD, ' ; B. C HUGHES, CHAS. H. ACKMAN, ' B. P. KUECKER. V, S. Lumley, state's attorney, presented a report of the expenditures made by him in the conduct of his office since the December meeting 1920, which report was on motion approved. Said report being in words and figures as follows. to-wit: To the Honorable Board of Supervisors: Gentlemen--I herewith respectfully submit a report of the expenditures made by me from the 1st day of December. 1920, to the present time. State of Illinois, County of McHenry, ss. I, Vincent. S. Lumley, State's Attorney of McHenry County, Illinois, being first duly sworn on my oath, depose and say that the several items mentioned below are just and true expenditures made by me in connection with the. administration of my office, out of, the moneys set over to me by this Board of Supervisors for such purposes. 19 JO--- Dec. 7 Balance on hand, as per last report f 15.36 Dec. 7 Amount ai>prppriated 3MM>0 *$; D. M. WRIGHT. • CHAS. H. ACKHfiUt, K, C. HUGHES, E. F. KUECKER. ' The cotbmittee on claims (County I*oor) made the following report which fas on motion adopted, to-wit: tate of Illinois. County of McHenry, ss. Itr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors. v Your Committee on County Poor Slaims would beg leave to report that >ey have examined all claims preaentto them, and recommend the PWinent of the following, and that the Clerk be directed to issue orders on the Oo«aty Treasurer to the Claimants for ike several amounts allowed, as follows, Jo-Wit: ZJncoln State School 4 College, expense county patients $148.50 Dixon St. Hospital, expense countients cent's Industrial School, se Helen Splelman Mil 20.00 -A. H.'^Hale. pension Mrs. Grant 50.00 OMui. Johnson, board»& Mrs. F. 51.93 20.55 13.&2 22.45 55.19 Goelstrom Chan* Johnson, board ft Mrs. F. Gostetrom -- ..... F.'WTKruger mdse. Mrs. Schults H. M. Rosenthal & Sons, coal Mrs. Smith & Mrs. Heine Meier Bros., mdse. Mrs. .Smith & Heine - OOPSI-- .Qita H. Ackaun, pension Klsie Winkleman -- Dorr-- J. C. Koblents ft Co., mdse. Mary Olson Ferris A Turner, mdse. Mrs. Dan Marvin - J\ A. Walters, car fare 2 tramps F. A. Walters, pension--Rebecca Stamets, Emma Eckert & Flor- , ence Sheehe - -- lsl.00 F. A. Walters, burial baby <Morse) ... Algonquin-- Bros., mdse. Mrs. 7.1* 17.00 ,j|dk^eiieman Kalllna 52.77 <* * . Dr; Geo. H. Pflueger, care Ethel Brooke , T.M M-. ltrs. Theo. Bohl, care Louis Bohl -50.00 ? Greenwood-- K, Leslie Thompson, pension, Mrs. u Nichols W*M |A" Seneca-- f3 J. C. Koblents ft Co.. mdse. John ). Smith * Sf 1 Richmond-- fe Ueo. A Ostpond, mdse. Alva P- Rugg --- -- 6? A. Neumann ft Son, burial Mrs. Ifr'* Holmes -- £w George H. Rowe, board ft care ii Mrs,, H?lm<?S 1" 80 CAM 6U 6tsoh i.2.00 care Ole Olson 5.00 a-5 45 $216.36 1 9 8 0 -- • Dec. 7--'Telephone ......t 28.35 Dec. 16--EM. Wallace, constable, for meals, lodging, etc.. In Groetz case _.. 5.50 Dec. 27--Edna Neater,, testimony In Groets case 3.60 1921-- Jan. 6--Telephona__™._ -- 22,30 Feb. 1--Telephone Mar. 1--Telephone Mar, 1--Paid Purvey, (May&eld / case) --5.00 Mar. 1--Paid Ed. Wallace, (May- Held case) Mar. l--Paid Geo. Ehlert, (Haas Apr. 2--Telephone -- -- Apr. 9--Wm. Carrol, expense to Harvard on Fred Noble case May 3--Telephone May 13--Willis Jobe, Brown case May IS--Willis Jobe, Glidden May 12--Willis jobe. Sandman May 20--Juvenile Court, (Evelyn Hill case) June 6--Bob Hall, (McLreas case) Juoe..«--Ystsphy»y 10.00 5.00 2».a 5 1.25 2&.60 5.00 5.00 5.00 S.45 •.44 |219.b9 1216.16 Balance due V. S. Lumley --2 V. S. LUMLEY, 1.23 Ch«WUn& V; M. Ward, j tftesch, Mrs. paMafat of a boiMAa crfiwr beads a5id «r" yiwltaMlnir July I, amounts, manner and form as pr in the Acts of the General Ass. of the year 1907, for the payments U such bounties. Said resolution being necessary to comply with amendments to said acts, made by the general assembly of the year, 1909. Said motion to adopt was duly seconded and said resolution unanimously adopted. The following named persons were selected to serve as Grand Jurors at the September term of the Circuit Court of this County and on motion the list was approved and ordered certified to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. * Riley--Wallace Echternach. \ Marengo--Chas. Sullivan. Bid. Sears. Dunham--Wm. Wallace. ' ChemUnp--O. L Putnam, LM Crosby. Alden--o. W. Fitsgerald. Haitiand--Wm. Avartll. i.' 4 . SeHeca---Jas. Welch. Corn--Phil Boies. « praftOh--Frank Crowlev. JDorr---Fred Senne, Jas.' HMht , - , v . *>reenwood--Elmer Aavang, Hebron--Harry Woodbury. Richmond--J. A. Meissner. Burton--Wm. Kattner. McHenry--Edward Bell, Peter Nieaen. Nunda---H. F. Senne, A; H. Lund. Algonquin--Geo. Balesty, Earl Geer. Thereupon on motion of Supervisor Wright, duly seconded by Supervisor Thompson, it was ordered that this meeting stand adjourned to August 2, A. D. 1921. Thereupon the board adjourned. F. A. WALTERS, Chairman. A t f c p t e , ; , . S T I L L , •A Proceedings of Adjourned Jane r-r^_< A" ••niig. ,£•' of McHenry County, Illinois met pursuant to adjournment at the Court House in the City of Woodatock on y ®n<' 0<* August, A. I). 2,' at 10 o'clock a, m. The meeting was called to order by the chairman, F. A. Walters, and the roll being: called the following: members responded to their names, to-wit: H JI wrb£r' £• ^ JV^ht, H. E. Whipple,' W. H. Ward, H. G. Durkee, E. C. Hughes, E. F. Kuecker, Chas. H. Ackman, John Conley, F. A. Walters, L. W. Thompson H. M. Turner, F. a koConnell S. H. Freund, A. H. • H**e, WaA. R. E. Haeger, constituting a 4ti4im, ; The minutes of the regular June ^a^tiug were read and approved * The clerk caiiea the attention of the board to the fact that there was in his 15.00 25.06 54.00 l.#4 4745 pension -- Mrs. * Plankey, Mrs. Hawley ft rent Ruth Keeler ... llT.sO feoge ft Bauder, mdse. Gladys Utesch A Mrs. August Mar- ' shall J?\ E. Jtawson, moving Ole Olson ; to Greenwood -- It. Herelv & Sons to Mi rent, fuel for Roy SOOtt - McHenry-- S. H. Freund, exp. Miss Dolester Granger, Mrs. Geo. Beckwith + Wilbur Lumber Co., lumber Beckwith M. M. Niesen, mdse. Beckwith & Mrs. C. Slegmay ft Steve Har vey - - Dr. Arnold Mueller, service Mrs. Chas. Wright M-20 All **»Ch is respectfully pBb- ' : H M. TURNER^ b , H. E. WHIPPIA, R R. R. HAEGER,' - F. B. McCONNELL. The committee on," fees and salaries made the followiag report which was on motion adopted, to-wit: State of Illinois. McHemy County, ss. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your committee on Fees and Salaries , to whom was referred the semi-annual reports of the County Clerk, Circuit Clerk and the Sheriff, for the half-year ending June 1st, A. D. 1921, would beg leave to submit the followfng report on the matters and things before them. The semi-annual report of the County Clerk being as follows. COUNTY CLERK Receipts-- Earned Fot Probate Fees $1,570.50 Tot fees in suits in f court 2J5'«5 For couj»tj& sfft^ces »98.00 mfscellanednti^ ,695.33 Received $ 880.25 2SSA0 IfW For Bsrvices 'Total earnings of\ half year -- )7,249.05 Received of earnings' 'previously reporter Probate 'V Miscellaneous . 988.59 t.00 509.7 4S,2f«.«0 5 Total receipts .Expenditures-- For Clerk Hire . For Returned Docket Fees-* IfJ® For Miscellaneous -.. 31.74 Fbr clerk's salary tor % year --• 1,160.00 Balance due county .. .. .% «10.45 The semiannual report of the Cir euit Clerk -being as follows: CIRCUIT CLERK Recepits--• For recording $2,6Z4.»& For Fees in Suits in ^ " Court 1.726.60 For miscellaneous services ---- 457.18 For 65 days services \ ... in Court at $6.00 J90.00 Received $2,624 35 1,549.70 2M.18 j , Total earning for * * year $5,298.13 Received of earnings *, I)revlou«ly reportea 'j,: % 5.00 - Total Receipts : Expenditures-- For clerk hire, allowance .$1,590 Fr-- Refunded docket fees ; For misceHaneous expenses and extrft clerk hire For clerk's salary for % year 1, 678.23- 29.00 w* : !4 2,593.14 Balance due county 1,985.09 fbe ser"l-*nnaal report of'the Sher- * " •• """iimKirr Receipts-- Earned Fo-* fee« in suits In Court --~» «0T65 Rec'd on executions 202.54 For other than Court. Costs 1,051.55 •For miscellaneous services --- W.« Received rm Total earnings Sf^. Ifc year . State's Attorney. Subscribed Awl sworn to before me this 13th day of June, A. D. 1921. G, E. STILL, Clerk. The Commissioner of Highways of the Town of Hartland presented the following petition, to-wlt: To tjie Board of Supervisors of Mc- Hosqr County, Illinois: The undersigned Highway Commis- -gumr of tke Town of Hartland in said county would respectfully represent that the Cold Springs bridge on the -State Aid road leading from WoodstocK to Harvard in Section 6 in said Town over Rush Creek is unsafe and that a new bridge needs to be constructed at said site, for which said work the Town of Hartland is wholly respoasible; that the total cost of said work, will De eighteen hundred dollars which sum will be more than eight (8) cents on the $100.00 valuation on the latest assessment roll of said town and the levy for the Road and Bridge tax for the two years last past in said town was in each year for the full amount allowed by law, to be raised for all road and bridge purposes, except for laying out, altering, widening or vacating roads, the major part of which levy is needed fy tJtf ordinary • repair of roads and bridge*. ^ Wherefore, the said Highway Commissioner hereby petitions your Honorable Board (o appropriate from the County Treasurer a sufficient sum to meet the cost of said bridge, and that you direct the County Superintendent of Highways of said County, to prepare plans and specifications for said Improvement. Dated this 13th day of June, A. D. 1921. C. R. COONEY. Commissioner of Highways of the Town of Hartland, McHenry County, Illinois. State of Illinois, County of -McHenry, ss. C. R. Cooney, Commissioner of Highways pf fhe Town of Hartland. In said County, being first duly sworn on oath says, that the facts in the foregoing petition are true of his own knowledge. C. R. COONEY. , subscribed and'sworn to before mc, this 13th day of June, A. D. 1921. G. E. STILL, County Clerk. On motion the chairman appointed a committee consisting of Supervisors Turner, Thompson and Hale. The commissioner of highways of the Town of Dunham presented the following petition, to-wit: To the Board of Supervisors of the County of McHenry 'Jn the State of Illinois: Gentlemen:---The undersigned Commissioner of Highways of the Town of Dunham in said County, would respectfully represent that the bridge at the sitf known as Olbrich Bridge over a branch of Rush Creek on the State Aid road leading from Harvard to Marengo, in section 35 in said Town, has washed out and needs to be replaced by a new bridge, for which work the Town of Dunham is responsible. That the total cost of said bridge will be the sum of twenty-two hundred dollars; that the population of said Town is less than 15.000; that the cost of said bridge will be more than eight (8) cents on a hundred (100) dollars on the latest assessment roll; and that the levy of the Road and Bridge tax for two yeilrs past in said town was in each year for the full amount allowed by law to be raised therein for all road and bridge purposes, except for damages incurred in laying out. altering, widening or vacating roads or for ditches to drain roads, the vyhole of which levy Is needed for the ordinary repair of roads and bridees in said Town. WHEREFORE!. The said Commissioner of Highways hereby petitions vour Honorable Board to appropriate from the County Treasury a sufficient sum to meet the cost of said bridge, and that vou direct the C«Unty Superintendent of Highways of said County, to prepare plans and specifications for said improvement.' Dated this 13th day of June, A. Ti. 1921. >. THOMAS GREEN, Commissioner of Highways of the Towh of.Dunham. McHenry County, Illinois. . 8tate of Illinois, County of McHenry. ffs. Thos. Green. Commissioner of Highways of the Town of Dunham in said Countv. being first duly sworn on oath, says that the facts stated in the foregoing petition are true of his own knowledge. THOMA8 GREEN. . Subscribed and sworn to before ine this 13th day of June, A. D. 1921. G. E. STII,T«. ' County Clerk. On motion the chairman appointed a committee consisting of Supervisors Aokman and Thompson to represent the county. State's Attorney Lumley stated tlj^t he would be pleased to have tlja-WSard make a small appropriation for the running expenses of his office. It was moved by Supervisor WriKht and sefondpd by" Supervisor Hale, that the sum of $100.00 be appropriated and ordered paid to the said state's attorney under same conditions as former appropriations of this kind. Upon roll call saSd motion was carried. It waa moved by 'Supervisor Wright, and seconded by Supervisor Turner, that the Sheriff use commutation ticket in future instead of paying full railroad fare Said motion was carried. A communication from H. D, Eaton, Secretary of the McHenry County Medical association was read and on motion ordered placed on file. Supervisor Hale offered the following resolution and moved Its adoption, to- Wit: BE IT RESOLVED. That the Board of Supervisors of McHenry county, Illihands $400.04, same havMf bean paid in by the townships of Nunda, Grafton ana Hebron a&MMarafer trucks un«er contract with tJfe e~ Of Illinois. On motion of SupervTsM^^Tfisaw. Seconded by Supervisor wjKfot; :'•jtfcfr clerk was ordered to endorse tS« in his hands and send same to Depaftment of Public Works and Buildings. The special committee on Nlhan Bridge made the following report which was upon roll call unanimously adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors of Mcflehry County, Illinois. w Your committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Nihan Bridge on the Public Highway on the line between sections 29 and 30 In the Town of Hartland, would beg leave to submit the following report on tfre matters before them: That they met at Woodstock, llltaoi*. on the 1st day of July, A. D, 1921, to ref( »»n« «*t boi wings on the- nortH Sinnamon bridge needed to with tour "\niii >Wii S"xi four (4) new*plaafca7t^cl 2"x8 „ (2) cedar poots I' (Ml* and two (2) 10' long; sSld^PMIte. -to be set into the ground to hold the pttoks in place; also two (2) TJ Shaped bolt* to fasten two (2) of the posts to the bridge; also two (2> 1(^ad8 of flUta* for tl^eapproecli of said bridge. It waa deeded that the repair of this bridge was-an emtrgency matter and the contract was awarded to Thos. Green of Harvard, Xtffaoia, to furnish and place said material for the sum of thirty dollars <$M.OO). It was found that the plank backing of the south abutment of the Hermanson Bridge was rotted out and deeded' to be i replaced with six <6) new ptanks S"xl2" xl6'. It was decided that the repair of this bridge was an emergency matter and the contract was awarded tO Thos. Green of Harvard, Illinoil^ to znrnish and place said material for the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00). It was also decided to gravel the earth approaches to „ said Hermanson bridge with nine (3) Ml® ,? cubic yards of gravel ard the contract *-leeK' was awarded to N. W. Peterson of Harvard, Illinois, for the sum of one dollar and twenty-flve cents ($1.25) per cubic yard. It was found that one plank of the plank backing of the north abutment of the Turner Bridge had rotted out and needed to be replaced with a new piank and an agreement was made with Thos. >reen of Harvard to furnish and place 5R*d material for the sum of flvs dollars ($5,00). Near the northwest corner of sectioh Dunham township, there Is an old wooden culvert In a bad state of repair, which needs to be replaced by a new concrete structure with a, wafterwfty 3' high and 8' wide; said culvert being known as the Johnson Culvert. It was decided to instruct the County Superintendents of Highways of the two counties to prepare plans and specifications for said new structure and to advertise .for bids after the approval of this Honorable Board. The County Superintendent of Highways reports to this committee that the repairs on the Sinnamon, Hermanson and Turner bridges are completed. Since payment is to be made in accordance with the ratio of the assessed valuation of the two counties, we would report that McHenry County's share of the cost is 68.8 per cent. We would therefore recuniniend that the County Clerk draw an order In favor of Thos. Green for $58.48 and also one In favor of N. W. Peterson for 87.74. All of which is respectfully submitted: H. E. WHIPPLE. The special celve bids for said bridge. The bid of W. A. Knapp of Marengo. Illinois, in the sum of nine hundred and forty-five dollars ($945.00) for the bridge complete and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per lineal foot extra for piles if necessary was. the lowest bid received. Thereupon your committee awarded the contract for said bridge to said W. A. Knapp. Yoor committee again met on the 30th day of July, n. I). 1921, at the site of, said bridge and found that said bridge was completed'substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications and contract, and decided to accept said bridge. We would therefore recommend that the County Clerk draw an order in favor of the contractor, W. A. Knapp, for the aum of^nine hundred and forty-flve dollars ($945.00) which said amount Is the full cost of said bridge. All of which Is respectfully submitted. * H. G. DURKEE, H. M. TURNER, L. W. THOMPSON, committee'on Ohlrich Bridge In Seneca made the following report which was upon roll call unanimously adopted, to-wlt: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of tl\e Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Ohlrich Bridge, over a branch of the Kishwaukee River, on the highway in section 18 In the Town of Seneca, AlcHeni-N County, Illinois, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: That they met on the 30th day of July, A. D. 1921, at the site of said bridge and found that said bridge wasubstantlally completed in accordance with the plans and specifications and contract, except that the northwest wing and the west half of the north abutment was constructed one (1) foot deeper than shown on the plans, which necessitated the placing of two and four tenths (2.4) yards of extra concrete at the price provided in the contract of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per cubic yard for extra concrete. . Your comomittee decided to accept said Bridge the contract price for which said bridge was the sum of eight hundred seventysix dollars ($876.00) plus the value of the said extra concrete in the sum of thirty-six dollars ($36.00) making the total cost of said bridge the sum of nine hundred twelve dollars ($912.00). We would therefore recomomend that the County Clerk draw an order fVi favor of the contractor, W. F. Lang, for the sum of nine hundred twelve dollars ($912.00) which said amount is the full cost Of said bridge. ' , All of which Is respectfully submitted: . V ; H. H. BARBER, % H. B. WHIPPLE, CHAS. H. ACKMAN The special committee on Barth bridge in Chemung made the following report which was upon roll call unanimously adopted, to-wlt Mr. Chairrhan and Gentlemen of' the Board, of Supervisors of McHenry County. Illinois Your committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Barth Bridge on the Public Highways between sections 20 and 29 in the Town of Chemung. McHenry County, Illinois, would beg to submit the- following report on the matters before them: That they met with the Highway Commissioner of the said Town of Che, inunft and the County Superintendent of Highways of said County, at the site D. M. WRIGHT, 512.79 f neis, do hereby authorise and direct the ty, ... of the said Barth Bridge, on the 29th day of July. A. I) 1921, and found that said bridge was completed substantially in accordance with the plans, specific,itions and contract, and decided to accept said bridge. The contract price for said bridge was the sum of nine-: teen hundred eighty-five dollars ($1985). 1 he Town of Chemung by Jts Highway officials had agreed to pay McHenry county the sum of one, hundred fifty dollars ($160.00) for the privilege of removing the steel beams of the old bridge, which were too light for use in the new structure, to other work. Your commfttee finds that the Attorney General of the State of Illinois has tendered an opinion to the effect that the material contained In a bridge, Which is replaced by a new structure, belongs to the town in which the bridge is located. Your 'committoe. would therefore recommend that the Town of Chemung be relieved of the obligation of paying McHenry County the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.'Hi) fcr said old steel beams, and your committee would further recommend, that the County Clerk draw an order in favor of the contractor. The Joliet Bridge and Construction company of Joliet, Illinois, for the sum of nineteen hundred eighty-five dollars ($1985.00) which said amount Is the full cost of said bridge, subject to the approval of your Honorable Board. All of which is respectfully submitted: . K. E. WHIPPLE, E. C. HUGHES. H. G. DIIBKEE. The special committee on County Line Brlflgep, made the following report which was upon roll call unanimously adopted, to-wlt: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of investigating the condition of the bridges «nd culverts on the county Une between the Town (j; ; W. H. WARD. The special committee on Cold Spring Bridge in Hartland made the following report which was on mptlon adopted, towlt: Mr. £hairman and Gentlemen of the 1 of Supervisors of McHenry _ ty: 'Worn- committee to whom was referred the rtiatter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Cold Spring Bridge, over Rush Creek In sectUMf i in the Town of Hartland, McHenry County, Illinois, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: That they met with the Highway Commissioner of said Town of Hartland at the site of said Cold Spring Bridge on the 20th day of June, A. 1>. 1921, and decided that a new bridge of 24-footclear span was necessary and instructed C. L. Tryon, County Superintendent of Highways to prepare plans and specifications for said new bridge and to advertise for bids. Your committee again met at Woodstock, Illinois, on the 30th day of July, A. D. 1921, to receive bids for said new bridge. The bid of E. E. Grover of Woodstock, Illinois, in the sum of fifteen huhdred and seven dollars ($1507) for the bridge complete and one dollar and forty-five cents ($1.45) per lineal foot extra for plies if necessary, was the lowest bid received. Your committee thereupon awarded the contract for said bridge to the said E. E. Grover. All (t which Is respectfully subm i t t e d " * H. M. TURNER, A. H. HALE, L. W. THOMPSON. The special committee on Redpath Bridge made the following report which was on motion adopted, to-wit. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisor^ Of McHenry County. Illinois: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Redpath Bridge, on the Public Highway between sections 9 and 16 in the Town of Seneca, McHenry County, Illinois, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: That they met at Woodstock on the 18th day of June, 1921, to receive bids for a new bridge. The bid of the Continental Bridge company of Peotone, Illinois, In the sum of six thousand eighty dollars ($6080.00) for bridge complete and one dollar and forty cents ($1.40) per lineal fool extra for piles, if necessary, was the lowest bid received and your committee thereupon awarded the contract for said bridge to the said Continental Bridge cpmpany. All of which is respectfully submitted: - „ ' .y V ' ~ JOHN CONLKY. v v i' - , D. M. WRIGHT, rrvJpn E. C. HUGHES. oeWinittee on Round Barn bridge, in Marengo township, made the following report which was on motion adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and 'Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Round Barn Bridge, over Rush Creek on the l'ublic Highway in section 20 In the Town of Marengo, McHenry County, Illinois, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them. ' ' That they met at Marengo, Illinois, on the 2nd day of July, A. D. 1981, to receive bids for said new bridge. The bid of the Oltendorf Construction company, of Palatine, Illinois, in the sum of four thousand seven hundred dollars ($4700.00) for tJie bridge complete and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per lineal foot extra for piles if necessary, was the lowest bid received. Your committee thereupon awarded the contract for said bridge to the said Oltendorf Construction company. All of which is respectfully submltted: .iT s " CHAS. H. ACKMAN, r H. H. BARBER, •V\«. ®. F. KUECKER. -1 The special committee on White bridge, in Marengo Township, between McHenry and Boone counties, made the following report, which was on motion adopted, tOTwit: Mr. Chairman and Genthem'en of Hie Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois: , Your committee to whom was referred the matter of building a new bridge at the site of the White Bridge, between Marengo Township, McHenry County and Bonus Township. Boone County, on the Public Highway at-the Kishwaukee River, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: That they met Jointly with a committee representing the Board of Supervisors of Boone County and the Highway Commissioners, or the Towns of Marengo and Bonus, and the County Superintendents of Highways of the counties of McHenry and Boone, at Garden Prairie, Illinois, on the 2nd day of July, 1921, to receive bids for a new bridge. • • The bid of 8. U. Teeple of Belvidere. UlinolB, in the sum of five thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars and ninety cehts ($5999.90) for the 'bridge complete and one dollar and forty-flve cents ($1.45) per lineal fo.it extra for piles if necessary, was the lowest bid received and the contract ft>r sa'id bridge was thereupon awarded to said S. U. Teeple. AU « of*...-which I® respectfully subm l t t e i t - - i • T - / CHAS. H. ACKMAN. * H. H. BARBER, • n. F. KUECKER. The special committee on Olbrlcn bridge In Dunham Township made the following report which was on motion adopted, to-wlt. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Olbrich Bridge over a branch of Rush Creek on the State Aid Road in section 35 in the Town of Dunham, McHen>|r County. Illinois,, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before That they met with the Highway dcSfiwi (tor dollar and lineal foot extjr* for was the ioweet bM mittee thereuppfc i for Mid bridge to the ; »M«fl Is mitted: ^ c. HUGHES, :*<jCHAS. H. ACKMAN, - W. THOMPSON. The petition it E, C. Hammond, commissioner of highways of the town of Alden, was presented and read, same beinr in words and figures as follows, to-wit: To the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois: The undersigned Highway Commissioner of the Town of Alden In said A.' ^°H,d respectfully represent that the Collier Bridge on the State Aid Road, leading from Woodstock north to Alden in section 34 in said Town, ovsr the north branch of the Kishwaukee was recently damaged by high water. The abutment was undermined ror nearly one-half its length, which leaves the bridge in a dangerous condition and said bridge needs to be reouilt at once, for which said work the Town of Alder, is wholly responsible; that the total cost of said work will ,th«usand four hundred dollars ($2400,00) which sum will be more than ejght cents on the one hundred dollars valuation isi the latest assessment roil of said Town, and the levy for road and br;dge tax for the two years last p&st in said Town, was in each year for the full amount allowed by law to be raissd for all road and bridge purposes, except for laying out, altering, widening or vacating roads, the major part of which levy is needed for the ordinary repair of roads and brid'ges. Wherefore, the said highway commissioner hereby- petitions you for aid, and for an appropriation from the County Treasurer of a sum sufficient to meet the cost of said brldg6. 'Dated at Woodstock, this 2nd«day of August, A. D. 1921. E. C. HAMMOND, Highway Commissioner of the Town of Alden. State of Illinois, County of IjlcHenry, ss. I, the undersigned Highway Commissioner of the Town of Alden in the county aforesaid, hereby state that 1 have made a careful estimate of the probable cost of building said bridge across the north branch of the Kishwaukee Creek in section 34 In said Town of Alden and I do estimate that the probable cost of the same will be two thousand four hundred dollars (82400.00). Witness my hand • this 2nd day of August, A. D. 1921. E. C. HAMMOND. Highway Commissioner of the Town of Alden. « Subscribed and sworn to before me this Jnd day of August, A. D. -1921. • G. E. STTLL, Clerk of the County Court. On motion the chair appointed Supervisors Ward, Turner and Hughes as u committee to represent the county. The clerk presented lists of claims against the county and on motion of Supervisor Wright, duly seconded same were referred to proper committee for reftort, and the board adjourned to 1:00 o'clock p. m. for committee work. ItOO P. IK. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present Same members. Thg committee on claims (Labor, Fees and Supplies) made the following report, which upon roll call was unanimously adopted, to-wlt: State of Illinois, County of McHenry, ss. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: ' Your Committee on Labor, Fees and Supplies Claims would beg leave to report that they have examined all claims presented to them, and recommend the payment of the following, arid that the Clerk be directed to issue orders on the County Treasurer to the Claimants for the several amounts allowed, as follows, to-wit: P. F. Pettlbone ft Co., supplies co. officers $274.'J7 R. R. Yates, supplies co. officers 10.S5 Marengo Republican-News, printing Supt. of Hygs. Marengo Republican-News, printing specimen ballots Callaghan ft Co., law books Lawyers Co. Op. Pub. Co., law books Woodstock American, printing for sheriff 15.20 10.00 2.50 7.60 82.0c Acme Chemical Co., mdse. sheriff 16.80 John Kennedy, services deputy sheriff 15.50 Hall ft Eckert, lumber C. H 66.63 A. M. Shelton, additional compensation June & July -- 200.00 Vestle Muldoon, salary janitor, June & July 250.00 C. Wandrack, salary dep. sheriff 90.00 Wlen's Dept. Store, mdse. shf 4.95 A. M. Shelton, expense of office 32.82 Harvard Herald Co., printing for Supt. of Schools 7.50 W. M. Welch Mfg. Co., mdse. for Supt. of Schools 76.25 C. & N. W. Ry. Co., " balance freight on coal -• 10.32 C--. L-. T-- ry on- . -exp. -S upt. of. .H.yg s. 236g.1 0 19.30 7.0ft 26.20 28.&0 18.CO 24.50 12.60 6.60 6.&0 26.50 17.25 22.00 E. F. Kuecker, spl. com. wbrk A. H. Hale, spl. com. work R. E. Haeger, spl. com. work H, M. Turner, spl. com. work L. W. Thompson, spl. com. WQlftc - H.' G. Durkee, spl. com. work .... Chas. H. Ackmtn, spl. com. work H. H. Barber, spl. com. work .... ft. M. Wright, spl. com. work .... S". H. Freund. spl. com. work .... Illinois Bell Tel. Co., service co. phones ! H: E. Whipple, spl. com. work E. C. Hughes, spl. com. work .... All of -Which Is respectfully submit-. ted. D. M. WRIGHT. H. G. DURKEE. CHAS. H. ACKMAN, E. F. KUECKER, <r . ; E. C. HUGHES. 'ftie oommittfe on claims (County Poor) made the following report which was upon roll call, unanimously adopted, to-wit: State of Illinois, County of McHenry, ss. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your Committee on County Poor 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 the several amounts allowed, as follows, to-wlt: Chicago Ind. Home for Children, service Hoffman children $0 lp.SO Dorr-- F. A. Walters, wid. pen. Rebecca Stamets, Emma Eckert & Florence Sheehe 162.00 F» A. Walters. R. R-. .fare & lodg- • ing Sheldon .... J. C. Rushton &' Co.r mdse. for Maude Carey ' Ferris & Turner, mdse. for Mrs. Marvin J. C. Koblenz & Co., mdse. for Mary Olson ./ Kappler & Deits, mdse. d!or Mrs. Chemung-- ' -- Dr. c. M. Johnson, service Sybil Farringer - W. H. Ward, pension--Cora iPIankey, Mrs. F. Utech, Mrs. Lee Hnwley* and rent Ruth Keeler 136.00 Strain Bros., mdse. Ruth Wltmus 83.85 Lush, Vermilya ft Co., mdse, W. W. Wise ft Joe Thompson T. .T. Leahy, mdse. Roy Scott -- Xunda-- v A. H. Hale, pension Mrs./Grant^ taxes Mrs. \Goelstrom Chas. Johnson, board & care Mrs. Goelstrom : H. M. Rosenthal & Sons, wood Mrs. Heine F. W. Kruger, mdse. Mrs. Schult* Dr. H. D. Hull, Care Mrs.' Heine Seneca-- . J. C. Koblentz. mdse. John Smith Greenwood-- L. W. Thompson, pension Mrs. Nichols .....I. Algonquin-- *; : i- - Dr. G. H. Pflueger, «M*e Dorcfthy Brooke Coral-- , . Chas. H. Ackman; pension---Elsie Wlnkleman 70.00 which Is respectfully subb? d The comnilttee on Elections made the following t-eport which was on motion adopted, to-wit: Your Committee on Elections would beg leave to present the following list of judges of election as selected by the two political parties represented on his board, together with the polling place for each district: Riley--Polling place, Town Hall. Judges, H. H. Barber, Frank Griebel and L. A. Stockwell. Marengo 1st--Polling place, City Hall. Judges James Cleary, John Kitchen and C. D. Carpenter. Marengo 2nd--Polling place, Patterson building Judges, D. M. Wright William Dunker and O. J. McKeown. Dunham--i'olling place, school ho use in District No. 12t. Judges, H. E Whipple. L. M. Lillibridge and John McCabe.' Chemung 1st--Polling place, Postoffice Buidiing. Judges, J. J Shields, Eugene Sausiders and T. P. Marshall. ChemUng 2nd-'-I"oiling place, Fiwg*n«» House, Harvard. Judges, W. H. Ward, F. E. Beck and J. A. Sweeney. Chemung 3rd---Polling place, Conn Building at Chemung. Judges, Rimer Walters, S. F. Dean and K. J. Burr, Alden--Polling place. Town Hall. Judges. H. G. Durkee, Garrett Fltsgeraid and Henry Kolls. Hartland--Polling place, Dlcbrow'St store. Judges, E. c. Hughes, John Haley and Frank Sullivan. 8eneca--Polling place, Town HalL Judges, Edw. F. Kuecker, Ban Kanaley and Edw. D. Sheldon. Corsl--Polling place, Village Hall. Judges, Chas. H. Ackman, Jr., J. T. Srill and A. S. Peak. Grafton--Polling place, Village Hall. Judges, John Conley, H. F. Heinemffh and Louis Baumgartner. Dorr (1st District)--Polling place, room under County Clerk's office in Court House. Judges, E. H. Thompson, D. F. Coakley and Chas. F. Renlch. Dorr (2nd District)--Polling place, Police Magistrate's office In the City' Hall. Judges, F. A. Walters, John Bolger and C. W. Hill. Dorr (3rd District)--Polling place, room under Sheriff's office In the Court House. Judges, Henry G. Fisher, C. A. Stone and W. C. Bartelt. Dorr (4th District)--Polling place, Abbott's shop at Ridgefleld. Judges, C. E. Lockwood, W. R. Walkup and Walter Cobb. Greenwood--Polling place, Town Hall. Judges, Leslie W. Thompson, Joe Boner and M. C. Doollttle. Hebron--Polling place. Town Hall. Judges, H. M. Turner, A. W. Mathison and Vanus Begun. Richmond--Polling place, Memorial Hall. Judges, F. B. McConnell, J. T. Bower and John Colllson. Burton- Polling place. Town Hall. Judges, Frank May, Joseph G. Wagner and Robert Esh. McHenry (1st District) -- Polling place, Woodman Hall at Rlngwood. Judges, C. W. Harrison, Peter Freund and E. P. Flanders. * McHenry (2nd District)--Polling "Waoe, Town Hall in McHenry. Judges, John W. Kimball, Wm. J. Welch and Peter M. Justeb. McHenry (3rd District) -- Polling place, Colby Building In MtHenry. Judges, S. H. Freund, M. A. Conway and Matt Wfeber. Nunda (1st District)--Polling place. Turner's Hall at Barrevllle. Judges, J. H. Gracy, R. E. Knox and T. W. Ajnes. Nunda (2nd District)--Polling place, Town Hall in City of Crystal Lake. Judges, F. W. Covalt,! W. B. Rice and T. L. Flanders. Nunda (3rd District)--Polling place, I. O. O. F. Building In Crystal Lake. Judges, A. H. Hale, John Pearson an<j D. R. Sprouse. Algonquin (1st District)--Polling place, Village Hall at Algonquin.'Judges, B. C. Getzelman, Henf-y Leesberg and Louis J. Lehky. Algonquin (2nd District)--Polling place, Crystal Lake Council rooms in,, the City of Crystal Lake^ Judges, Paulf Rosenthal, John Buehler and P. H. Leonard. Algonquin (3rd District)--Pollingplace, Village Hall at Cary. Judges, T. H. Wulff, E. W. Meier and Paul Wium. All est"?which is respectfully suomitted." • „*• *4. E. F. KUECKER, H. G. DURKEE. FRANK MAY. H. H. BARBER. W. H. WARI). The clerk read a report of the Inspection1 of tne -Boilers by the Ocean Accident & Guarantee Co., which on motion was ordered placed - on file. Supervisor Ackman called attention to cattle pass in Section 11, Coral township which would have to be changed^ before contract could be let by State Highway department upon that part of the Grant Highway, hnd asked the opinion of the Board as to what could be done to relieve the matter. He stated that the owner of the land refused to execute release for right of way, unless said cattle pass was rebuilt without expense to him. State's Attorney Lumley appeared and discussed the law governing the case, and the advisability of instituting condemnation proceedings. No action was taken by the board. Thereupon on motion of Supervisor Haeger, seconded by Supervisor Kuecker, it was ordered that the board adjourn. * , Thereupon the Board adjourned. F. A. WALTERS. Chairman. ATTEND STILL, its* was awarded . to said contractors for the sum of $488. All of which Is respectfully submitted. W. H. WABD. D. ft WRJG&r. TPhe Special Commit!**' ob Redpath Bridge mader^the following report which w«on roll call unanimously approved, Mi» chalrnmn and Gentlemen of* the Board of Supervisors, McHenry County, Illinois; . coBHgtttee \ to whom was re- °* constructing a new bridge at the alto of the Redpath Bridge lea!"Mc^Tv^iLfv ot ^2 beg iJSvfr&b&r&e tip**1* woaid on the matter* before tj That we met at the sit on th^ 12th day of S« 1921, and found that I were completed aubstant ance with the plans, contract. That the said bridge was ng report Vt said bridge «*«r. ftorttteata la accord- . . „ - fattens and M.r'af K® is i V f; lineal foot additional for pllye The value of the concrete abutmentsin proportion to the contract price la- $2950 and the value of 967 lineal feet of piles under the abutments is the sum of $1353.80. making the total value of the completed work $4303.80. We would therefore recommend that the' County Clerk draw an order in favor of the contractor. The Continental Bridge Co., of Peotone, Illinois, for the 'sum of $3000.00 as a partial payment oil the contract price of said bridge. > All of v/bicri is respectfully 8Qb- - -- s r i n . i L - * " - • JOHN CONLBtf D. M. WRIGHTI i. '-V-' *. C. HUGHES... I, C. L>. Tryon, County Superintendent of Highways for McHenry County, Illinois, hereby approve the above estimate of the value of the completed work an (J materials furnished and the above iiir*y tial payment on said contract. C. L. TRYON, * j County Superintendent of Highway*!. ' The clerk presented lists of claims against the county and on motion of" Supervisor Wright duly secpnded, same were referred to the proper committee* j for report and the board adjourned %jtt 1 o'clock p. m. for committee work. 1 O'CLOCK P. X. Board met pursuant to adjournment.-1 - Present same members. • . The committee on education made the following reoort which waa on motion adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and , Gentlemen of til* Board of Supervisors: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of the annual examination of the records, books and papers of the County Superintendent of Schools, would beg leave to submit the> following report. We have this day audited the books and accounts of the County Superintendent and found the same correct as - follows: INSTITUTE FUND Receipts . Balance on hand, June 30, 192|0 8 24.53 Received from examinations «4- and certificates .....-- lllil . »l,Mi« Disbursements 1 Paid Institute Instructors ........f 395.0* Incidental expenses of institute 17.15 Balance on hand Jane SO, 1921 8M.43 Commissioner of said'Town of Dunham of Dunham, McHenry County, and the at the site of said Olbrich Bridge on 5.12 10.29 8.76 2.48 20.00 100.00 38.«0 42.1^0 59.61 54.99 5.40 19.S5 23 6(t 12.88 60.00 10.00 All of mttted. , H. M. TURNER. -V R. E. HAEGER. ' • T F. B. McCONNF.LU "H. E. WHIPPLE, f * 8. H. FREUND. The committee on Fees and Salaries made the following report, which we* on motion, adopted, fo-wlt: *• State of Illinois, McHenry County, ss. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: , Your committee to whom was referred the question of dieting of prisoners would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: That they have carefully considered the question of the price paid for said Proceedings of Regular Septem ... Meeting 1?21.,. o^Wet^eWs of McHenry County, Illinois, met in annual session at the Court House in the City of Woodstock on Tuesday, the 13th day of September, A. D. 1921, at 10 o'clock p. m. The meeting wfts called to order by the chairman. F. A- Walters and the roll being called the following rpembers responded to their names, to-wlt: H. H. Barber, D. M. Wright, H. K Whipple, W. H. V^ard. H. G. Durkee, E. C. Hughes. E. F. Kuecker. Charles H. Ackman, John Conley. F. A. Walters. L. W. Thompson. H. M. Turner, F. B. McConnell. Frank May, S. H. Freund and A. H. Hale constituting a quorum. The meeting of the last preceedlng were read and on motion approved. The special committee on Collier Bridge made the following report which was? on motion unanimously approved, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors, McHenry County. Illinois: Your Committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new bridge at the site known as the Collier Bridge in section 34 in the Town of Alden. McHenry County, Illinois, would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them: That they met at the site of said bridge on the 6tludav of August_wlth nm '-- -V wm $1,234,63 DISTRIBUTABLE FUND, • Receipts Balance on hand June 80, . 2 - 1920 « w*/r* School Tax Fund (State Au- ^ dltor) 27,MO* Interest on School Fund (State. Auditor) ...-" 828.1 • Disbursements Distributed t o Township $99,047.44 Treasurers Cash on hand June 30, 1921, held for distribution Cash on hand June 30, 1921 opportioned but n*t distributed I $27,932.(0 465.04 649.C0 AH Of mltt«d. 929,047.44 which Is respectfully «|^|"- A. H. HALE, Chairman, > ' : FRANK MAY. v H. G. DURKEE, H. E. WHIPPLE. The committee on Roads and Bridgpaj* made the following report whicl\ was on motion adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois: The undersigned members of the Rosa ind Bridge committee beg leave to mak» the following report of a trip over Wisconsin roads. Said trip was taken in company with representatives of the Road and Bridge Committees of the surrounding counties of Northeastern Illinois. The tour was led by Mr. J. T. Danaghey of the Maintenance department of the Wisconsin State Highway department: and to whom, together with various patrolmen we are indebted for the information secured. The trip covered about 400 miles through Lake Geneva. Sullivan, Madison, Portage, Kllburn. Baraboo, Janesville, Darien arid Walworth, The Stafe Trunk Line System takes pare of 7#00 miles and the County system an additional 10,000 miles. These roads comprise about 20 per cent of th$ total mileage and are estimated to carry more than 80 per cent of the traffic. Six-hundred (600) miles of concrete roads have been built and the remainder are limestone macadam, gravel and earth. The gravel roads have been found preferable to the macadam as thev are easier to repair, and do not need to be oiled. We saw gravel roads that have been built In every • conceivable manner, pit run gravel, crushed gravel, coarse gravel, fine gravel, high crown and narrow and low crpwn and wide. All are taken care of by the system of patrol Maintenance. The patrolmen contract to take care of frdm 6 to 9 miles for i?ight months each year beginning the first of April. They furnish a team and wagon and 1 receive this year $160 per month. The State or County depending on which system the patrolman is employed furnish the other tools and pay for the gravel used. The tools consist of a small two-horse grader, a planer, scraper, pick and shov«ls.-" They so take care of the roads that It Is possible to travel straight through at the rate of 25 to 30 miles per hour in a Ford. The counties also have heavy grading outfits scarifiers, stone crushers, and trucks, with which the bad stretch of roads are placed in shape fbr the patrolmen. The counties levy not to exceed ft & mill highway tax to build and maintglla-- the county system. % We watched the construction of a gravel road north of Madison. The grading was all being-done with a road grader. The subgrade was of a width of 30 feet between ditches and wa£ made flat. This grading was costing $150 per mile. Crushed gravel was being used all of which had passed a one inch screen. It is considered very important to use small sized gravel. The portion of the pit run gravel that passes a one inch screen Is elevated into the bin direct only the remainder goes through the crusher and is again passed through a screen and that portion the crushed gravel that did not pass through the one inch screen is hauled away and used for other purposes 1^.0. - coarse aggregate for concrete or Mae 'J & the Highway Commissioner of the Town of Alden and the County Superintendent „r n3B of Highways of said county ana aeciaen run another smaller- auxilliarv that a new bridge was necessary, and t. x-..- instructed C. L. Tryon. County Superintendent of Highways to prepare nlans nnd specifications for a new steel beam bridge on concrete abutments with a span of 24 feet a removable concrete floor and a roadway of 20 feet; and to advertise for bids to he received by this committee on the 10th day of September. 1921. , t „ Your committee again met at Harvard. Illinois, on the 10th day of September to receive bids for the construction of said bridge. The bid of Button Brothers of Hebron, Illinois, was the lowest bid received, _and the contract was awarded to said Button Brothers in the sum of $1850 for the bridge complete and $1.40 per lineal foot for piles if necessary. Your committee thereupon adjourned subject to the call of the ChAlltn^»f which ri« respectfully submitted. - ' 'W.wH. WARD. * - TT. M. TURNER. E. C. HUGHES. The 8peolal Committee on Johnson Culvert In Dunham Township made tjie following report which was on motion unanimously approved, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board Of Supervisors, McHenry County, Illinois: Your committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a new eulvert atthe site known as the Johnson Culvert on the county line between the counties of Boon* aad McHenry near the northwest corner of section 7 in the crusher. It has been found by experience, and borne out by our observations that stones coarser than one inch have no place in the road. Where roads had been built using coarser stqnes they were ploughed to the surface by the scarifier when the road wa? repaired and were exposed and worked' loose by the action of the road graders and alsb by the fine material being worn down and blown away. In some cases It is necessary for the patrolman to rake them out of the road every week, haul them away and bury them in some hole. The gravel was applied at the rate of 1000 cubic yards per mile, 900 yards In the roadway and 100 yards along the side in piles for use of the patrolman. Three different layers were applied, first a strip 2 truck loads wide was placed along the center and this was graded out so that it was 4 Inches thlcK at the center and met the subgrade at the sides in a feather edge. Then what amounts to a 2-inch layer was applied which brought the depressions, holes and weak places up to grade. Then after an elapse of considerable time and after^ a rain the final one tad* 1* applied "" the road Is completed and ready patrolman. We were told that addition of % Inch of material and systematic maintenance t would be a* good five rears from at present. The crashed gravel particular Job waa oostlng t*.< cubic yard ta place complete, t; waa between three and four mil The conatMa often ewn or leasd ::W^W