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IOUNCIL PROCEEDING# CITY ALDERMEN HOLD BUSY SESSIONS DEC, 22 AND JAN. 7 ' Council Room, Dec. 22, 1923. The city aldermen met in a continued meeting for the purpose of dividing the city into wards with Mayor Wells presiding. Aldermen present: Doherty, Knox, Krause, Overton and Wattles. Absent: Stoifel. Motion by Doherty, seconded % Overton, that the city of McHenry be divided into three .wards, namely^ Hards No, 1, 2 and 3. Ward No. 1 , frill includp all of the section of what #as; formerly known as the West Side and not included in ward No. 2 and al- .so from a line running from Boone creek north, entering the foot of Court street, thence north on Court street to tfie intersection <?f Court and Elm Ftreets, thence west on Elm street to the intersection of Elm and Green •treets, thence north on Green street %> Washington street, thence west on Washington street to the city limits. .Ward No. % will take in all of that portion of the city formerly known as Hie West Side with the exception of |he following: Starting in the center <*f a line drawn from the intersection of Elgin road and John street, thence west one block to Fourth street, then Aorth on Fourth street to the intersection . of Fourth and Main streets, fhen.ee west of Main street to the intersection of Main and Third streets, thence north of Third street to the intersection of Third and Waukegan .Road, thence w,est on Waukegan Road ot» Front street, thence north to the mill pond. Ward No. 3 will begin at Court «|treet, straight line north to interv^ ection of Elm and Court streets, westerly to intersection of Green and Elm streets, thence north to intersection of Washington and Green streets, Whence westerly to Ringwood Road, Easterly on the north limits of city to Fox river, thence southerly, being west of the banks of Fox river to Boone creek. Motion by Knox, seconded by Wattles, to adjourn. Motion carried. D. G. Wells, Mayor. Wm. G. Schreiner, Clerk. Council Room, Jan. 7, 1924. The city aldermen met in regular session with Mayor Wells presiding. Aldermen present: Doherty, Knox, Krause, Overton, Stoffel and Wattles. The minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and approved. The following bills were read and approved by the finance committee ineluding officers' salaries: 8tar Garage, pipe & welding..$ .75 Illinois Bell Tele Co., calls.... .50 Public Service Co., power for electric pump 28.00 Public Service Co., st. lights.. 140.74 M. J. Freund, lbr on streets and gravel 18,00 W. J. Donavin, lbr on ww .... 21.20 Itame Buss, col. special assessment No. 6 200.00 \W. G. Schreiner, tele, postage, 3 special meeting and service on special election 18.25 John Walsh, marshal service . 115.00 Mrs. Barbara Krause, taking city census 10.00 Wm. Simes, taking city census 10.00 Andrew Hanson, lbr on ww .. 20.25 , A. H. Pouse, special assessments No. 7 and 8, Ringwood Road and Riverside Drive, tickets and meals to Chicago 186.10 •McHenry Fire Dept., rent and storage on.fire truck ...... 40.00 •Schaefer Bros., drayage & frgt. 1.29 'ItcHenry County Farmers' Co- •' operative Co., weighing stone 8.00 Geo. Meyers, lbr on streets.... 21.75 Theo. Stock, lbr on ww 10.55 Wm. Simes, service on sewer 80.10 F. G. Schreiner, printing 29.20 D. G. Wells, mayor services.. 18.00 Peter Doherty, alderman serv 18.00 John R. Knox, alderman service 18.00 Albert Krause, alderman serv 18.00 R. I. Overton, alderman service 18.00 Simon Stoffel, alderman service 15.00 F. H. Wattles, alderman service 18.00 Wm. G. Schreiner, clerk serv 30.00 D. G. Wells, bd. local improve 33.00 Simon Stoffel, bd. local improve 18.00 J. R. Knox, bd. local improve.. 51.00 R. I. Overton, bd. local improve 51.00 Motion by Overton, seconded by Wattles, that the minutes of the regular and special meetings be passed as read. Motion carried. Motion by Doherty, seconded by Overton, that the treasurer's, collector's and clerk's reports be accepted as read. Motion carried. Motion by Stoffel, seconded by Wattles, that the bills be accepted as O. K.'d by the finance committee. Motion carried. Motion by Knox, seconded by Overton, that the mayor be authorized to have Mr. Tryon to survey the city of McHenry and give official description df the wards for the city at once. Motion carried. ^ Motion by Knox, seconded by Krause, that the city attorney be instructed to take the matter up of the light at the Chicago & Northwestern depot. Motion carried. Motion by Knox, seconded by Krause, that the property owners on Center street south of John street be given permission to lay water pipes four inches in diameter and two hydrants to be under the supervision of waterworks according to city plans and specifications. Motion carried. Motion by Krause, seconded by Doherty, that the city of McHenry agree to pay the property owners south of John street on Center street the sum of $545, this sum applies to the frontage the city owns on Center street and also two hydrants. Motion carried. Motion by Overton, seconded by Krause, to adjourn. Motion carried. D. G. Wells, Mayor. Wm. G. Schreiner, Clerk. ADDITIONAL EXCHANGE The bus line between Elgin and Woodstock is again in operation. - Of 1879 cattle in ninety-five herds tested in Lake county 453 were found to be afflicted with tuberculosis. during the year 1924 and that fhe company will spend $500,000 more next year in completing the work. After holding their church services in the town hall for six weeks, members of the Methodist church at Hebron are again enjoying the use of same, which has been moved back and turned around to make room for a new structure to be erected the coming spring. The Aetna Gravel company of Algonquin is planning on increased .production during the coming;, year. Last year the company shipped out 10,000 carloads of sand and gravel and, according to present plans, the concern hopes to make it 12,000 cars this year. Work on a new two-story business block to occupy the site of the old Masonic Temple block on Spring street, Elgin, is to start some time this month. The building will be erected at a cost of $75,000 by the Elgin Loan & Homestead association and will be occupied, when completed, by that association. QUARTEROF A CENTURY ^ ITEMS CLIPPED FROM PLAINDEALERS OF 25 YEARS AGO /* ' A special poultry short course is to be conducted at the community high school at Harvard for four weeks starting on Jan. 7. Frank Dohmeyer, altho handicapped on account of being blind, has developed marvelous skill in the manufacture of electrical equipment. Mrs. Julia Schumacher of Woodstock has filed a bill for divorce against Charles Schumacher, charging desertion. The couple, for a while, resided west of this city. Senator Rodney B. Swift of the eighth senatorial district, comprising the counties of McHenry, Lake and Boone, has announced that he will seek re-election to that office next year. The summer home of H.P. Adams of Oak Park, located at Lake Marie, was ransacked by thieves recently, who escaped with a radio set and boat motor, the combined value of which was given as $250. The Women's Improvement club of Crystal Lake was recently given $500 by Edward D. Pomeroy, who made the gift in memory of his mother and with the understanding that same was to go into the permanent building fund. [Fred J. Sherburne, aged 34 years, 5 The Chicago & Northwestern rail- months and 16 days. The funeral was road has announced its intention of j held from the M. E. church on Sunday spending $500,000 for the elevation of J afternoon and interment was in Woodits tracks at Mayfair, near Chicago, land cemetery. The ice harvest at Crystal Lake is completed. Brand & Son are enlarging their ice house at McCollum's lake. Frank Barbian of Elgin came up Friday to attend the New Year's party. J. V. Buckland went to Chicago Tuesday morning to serve as juryman in the federal court. • ' The Plaindealer was one day late this week due to the non-arrival of our paper from Chicago. C. T. Eldredge shipped a car of hogs on Tuesday and Frank Wattles a mixed car of hogs and cattle. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Perkins welcomed a baby daughter into their home here on Saturday morning. Senator Granger went to Springfield on Monday morning to be on hand at the opening of the state legislature. Robert Sutton and wife, who live southeast of this village, celebrated their silver wedding on December 26. The congregation of St. Mary's church in this village has decided to hold their fair from Feb. 5 to 18 at their new church. j One hundred and forty-iour couples Intended the New Year's party at Stoffel's hall on Friday evening and all report a pleasant time. The passenger train which passes this station going south in the afternoon leaves five minutes earlier than heretofore, going south at 3:20. William Doherty passed away at Big Creek, Minn., on Dec. 24, 1898. He was a son of Michael Doherty of this village. He was forty-four years of age. A. L. Howe has commenced the erection of a new ice house near-his residence up the river. He will build one large efiough to supply every family in town. The shoot, \ which took place here on Monday, was well attended and in the live bird shoot L. H. Owen of this village took first prize, killing twentythree birds out of a possible twentyfive. The Royal Neighbor camp of Spring Grove received twenty-two new members in their camp last Thursday night. The work of initiation was splendidly performed by the Antioch team. Died--At his home northwest of this village, on the Greenwood road, on Friday morning, Dec. 30, 1898,