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OLUME XXXVII. McIIKNHY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 28 . 1912 . NUMBER 41. EOET. ESI; BILL P5^ m Amendments in Senate Did Not Change Real Purpose of Bill--Read Below and See How This Bad Measure Was Changed in Words but Not in Substance--Text of Bill Given in Shurtleff Circular Substantially Cor­ rect--The "Deadly Parallel" Herewith Given Gives You the Real Facts. SENATE BILL 175 The Road and Bridge Law IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT I GAVE OUT, THE CIRCULAR PRINTED WAS SENATE BILL 175, THE ORIG IAL BILL, AND I TOOK THE 8AME FROM AN ABSTRACT MADE BY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HIGHWAY OMMI88IONERS ASSOCIATION. IT IS TRUE THE BILL WAS AMENDED IN THE SENATE--AMENDED MORE I WORD3 THAN IN SUBSTANCE. I HAVE NOT MISREPRESENTED THE PURPORT AND SUBSTANCE OF HIS BILL. THE AMENDMENTS, IN SOME PARTICULARS, MAKE IT WORSE THAN MY ABSTRACT. 8ENATE BILL 175 IN MY CIRCULAR. SENATE BILL 175 A8 AMENDED. Sec. 1. That there be and is hereby created a Super­ intendent of Roads in each county of the State, to be appointed as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. Whenever the Board of Supervisors shall sug­ gest to the Governor the name or names of persons for the office of County Superintendent of Roads, i t shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint a County Super­ intendent of Roads, provided the Governor shall have prevluuitiy received from the State Highway Commission l ta approval in writing of the candidate or candidates under consideration for appointment, and no appoint­ ment of any County Superintendent of Roads shall be made without such approval. Sec. i4. i t bhall be the duty of the County Superin­ tendent of Roads to advise with the township highway commissioners in regard to all expenditures for roads and bridges, AND NO WORK SHALL BE UNDER­ TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS OR ROAD DISTRICT OFFICIALS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY SU­ PERINTENDENT OF ROADS. THE COUNTY SUPER INTENDENT OF ROADS SHALL BE IN CHARGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION, ETC. Sec. •. County Superintendent of Roads shall classify the public highways in bis county Into three classes: 1st- Roads connecting the principal points in the county, following the most traveled route. 2nd: Roads which shall include the principal roads leading to the main roads. 3rd. Roads which shall Include all by-roads and roads not otherwise included in the first and second Sec. 1. That there be and is hereby created the office of Superintendent of Roads in each county of the State, to be appointed as hereinafter provided Sec. 2. The County Sujierlntendent of Roads shall be a competent surveyor and civil engineer. His quail flcation for the office to be determined by an examina­ tion before the State Highway Commission (The State Highway Commission is appointed by the Governor.) Sec. 3 Whenever the County Board of Supervisors shall decide to appoint a County Superintendent of Roads for such county, as provided for In this act. the Board shall notify the State Highway Commission. Up­ on receipt of such notice the State Highway Commis­ sion shall give notice by publication that upon a cer­ tain date and at a certain place an examination will be held for all applicants to said position » • • The State Highway Commission shall submit the names of those persons, if any there be, who are residents of such county, who have passed a successful examination and are qualified to fill such position. Should there be no person from that county, etc. , then from an eligible list of those who have passed the required examination be­ fore said State Highway Commissioner, the State High­ way Commission shall submit to said County Board a l ist of thro<> or more i>ersons, in the order of their grades as shown bv their examination. From this list the County Board of Supervisors shall by a majority vote upon roll call , appoint a County Sui»erintendent of Roads for thai county The name of the appointee shall be sent to the State Highway Commission. Sec 14 It shall be the duty of the County Su»»erin- tendent of Roads to advise with the township highway commis.-ioiici > in rep.ard to work and expenditures foi roads and l n ^es and methods of working the roads ea f ,h vear at S'ich t imes and places as agreed upon THE COUNTY SI I 'KUINTUN'DENT OF ROADS UN­ DER THE !'KO!'i:>: COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP AU­ THORITIES i thai i< roade under the proper county any township a ut ho'"ties i SHALL HA\ E SI l 'ERVIS- ION OVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALL BRIDGES AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT WORK REQUIR­ ING THE SERVICES OF A SURVEYOR OR CIVIL EN GINEER ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. AND IT SHALL BE HIS DUTY TO MAKE SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL SUCH ROAD AND BRIDGE WORK. UPON COMPLE TION OF SUCH PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT- WORK. OR BRIDGE. THE COUNTY SUPERINTEN DENT OF ROADS SHALL INSPECT THE SAME AND SHALL CERTIFY TO THE PROPER COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ACTHORIT>E " AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SUCH WORK HAS BEEN PONE OR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED AC'nRDIV'- TO CONTRACT. Sec. 10 It shall he the dutv of tli-> County Superin­ tendent of Roads to < la:-?ify '1 pet highways In his county into three cla.-ses in he (• i -n vn as: "Class A" roads, whirl: shaH include the roads con­ necting the principal points in the countv, following the most traveled r o u t e "Class B" roads which shnll include the principal roads leadings to the main roads. "Class C" r o a d s , which shall Include a P by-roads and roads not otherwise included in "( lass A and Class B." "Class A" roads to be not over twenty five per cent, of the total road mileage. BEFORE THE PLATS SHOWING THE MAIN LINE ROUTES OR CLASS A ROADS. OF THE COUNTY SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS SUCH. THEY SHALL RE- ,r>p - CEIVE THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE HIGHWAY j - COMMISSION, WHO IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO SO CHANGE. IF NECESSARY. THE ROUTES OF THE CLASS A ROADS SO THAT THEY WILL BE CON­ TINUOUS WITH THE CLASS A ROA DS IN ADJOINING COUNTIES, IN SUCH A MANNER AS WILL BEST SERVE THE PUBLIC S INTEREST. THE QUESTION A8 TO WHETHER THE BILL IS OPTIONAL OR NOT WOULD SEEM TO BE BASED UPON THE LEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORD "WHENEVER." THE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION IN THE STATE REGARDED THE BILL AS A MANDA- TORY BILL AND NOT AN OPTIONAL BILL. BY THE AMENDMENT THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT APPOINT THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS BUT THE 8TATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION FIR8T NAMES THOSE WHO ARE QUALIFIED, AND THE GOVER­ NOR APPOINTS THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION AT SPRINGFIELD DETERMINES WHAT SHALL BE THE MAIN TRAVELED ROAD BETWEEN WAUKEGAN AND M'HENRY, BETWEEN WOODSTOCK AND BELVIDERE, BE­ TWEEN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES, REGARDLESS OF THE WISHES OF ANY HIGH­ WAY COMMISSIONERS OR THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS. SECTION 1 ABSOSLUTELY CREATES THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS IN EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE. WHO EVER HEARD IN THESE TIMES OF AN OFFICE CREATED AND NO ONE TO FILL ITT THE AMENDED BILL ONLY CHANGE8 WORDS AND NOT THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS4 LAW. AFTER BEINQ PASSED IN THE SENATE WITH THE AID OF A. J. OLSON, THE BILL WAS DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE, AS IT WAS REGARDED AS, AND WAS, A VERY DANGEROU8 BILL, TO CREATE THESE OFFICES AND GIVE THESE POWER8,AND TH E 8PONSORS OF THE BILL REFU8ED TO ACCENT THE PROPER MODIFI- CATIONS. THE BILL IS BAD. EDWARD D. SHURTLEFF, Congressman IRA C. COPLEY AURORA, ILLINOIS i f r V ' V ; --• . ^ - if V' .S5, -^5 Candidate lor Repub lean uin-at e n • ven'h Congressional Distric : Prima April 9th MY Platform 2 YLAks AGO aN.> TOiMY: I bel»)ve in public regulation and control, by pro vi y con t)t t s of all public service coiporations--railway, traction, te'e >rapii. telephone, eeum ii t gas end all others. I believe that the publ c is entit ed to know that it j f?.> a. . ur standard of service, and at a fair price, and that the corporation mal.es a fair bu,ir .Co3 profit. I feel that the PUBLIC IS ALSO E <TITLED TO ASSURANCE THAT ITS LIFE HEALTH AND PEOPERITY ARE SAFEGUARDED IN THE UTMOST DE GREE. I believe that the public and employes of the company are entitled to know that every possible safeguard is thrown about the life and health of the employes. I believe ip a fair working out of Employer's Liability. I believe in putting the burden or TAXATION ON THE SHOULDERS OF iTfE PEOPLE WHO CAN BEST AFFORD TO BEAR IT, and who get the most benefit from the stability whioh this government offers to income and capital. I believe In an Income Tax exempting moderate incomes, and one in whioh the ratio of taxation --when the income is enjoyed by s private individual--increases as the income itself Increases in size. I believe in an Inheritance Tax exempting moderate inheritances, but one in which the ratio of taxation increases as the size of the inheritance itself Increases. 1 believe in the conservation of all the national and stats resources for the benefit of all the people. I BELIEVE IN PROTECTION, BUT I BELIEVE IN PROTECTION THAT REDUCES, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, THE COST OF THE CHEAPER ARTICLES that are necessarily consumed by the poorer people and, if additional revenue must be raised from this source, that the tax on the LUXURIES THAT ENJOYED BY THE RICHER PEOPLE BE MADE TO STAND SUCH INCREASES, as far as possible. I believe in the principle advocated by President Taft when he caused the present Tariff Commission to be established. After this body has had an opportunity to gather its facts, this country, for the first time, will be able to approach tariff legislation from a fair and scientiflo standpoint and, for the first time, the schedules will be framed in the interest of the ultimate consumer, as well as in the interest of the producers. Hereto­ fore no one has ever been heard on a tariff schedule excepting the producer. To sum up my platform in one sentence, I AM A "PROGRESSIVE" REPUB­ LICAN AND BELIEVE IN THE POLICIES OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT, NAMELY, "A SQUARE DEAL FOR EVERYBODY," IRA C. COPLEY Chicago & North-Western. Effective l>ec. 17. 1911. W U Z D A T T R A I N S . N O R T H B O U N D Leave Chicago *7.00 a m Via Eluln *H.30a m Via I>es I'liilne-s. *1:15.pm Via I>es I'luiues *3.40 p m Via I>es Plqjnes. *3.15 p m Via Eljrln... *4.50 pm Via Des Plalnen S U N D A T T R A I N S . 10 a. m Via Kltfin M 3 0 a m V i a l > t * s I ' l a i n w i . . . 1.05 p m Via Elgin W I H D A T T R A I N S Arrive McHeory. 10.01 a m 10.01 a m 2:5.") p m 4.5* p m #.Ik o m fl . lN p ID Leave Mcllenry. * 7 . 1 0 a m . . . . *7.10 a m . •S.24 am p m "4.3b p m 7.10 am 10 a m 5 .00 p m 5.00 p m. S O O T H B O C N D . Via IK'S 1 ' lalnes Via ElRln Via I>e6 Plalnes . Via l>es I'laiues Via Elgin S U N D A T T R A I N S . Via IH'S l'laloes Via Elgin Via I>t-s Plalues . V i a E l g i n . .9.55 a m 9.55 a m 5.00 pm Arrive Chicago. . .9 .30 a m . 10.05 a m ..9.40 a m . .6.25 p m .. 7.25 p m . .9.35 a m ..9.55 a ai ..fl.iJO p in ..7.25 p m •Pally except Sunday. See Wm. Simes for lubricating oils, greases i""* prepared paints. He guar- aotees'satbtMtory guods at satisfaction prices. 3 ITOWNSHIP MEETING AND ELECTION. • Notice is hereby given to the legal voters, residents of the township of McHenrv, county of McHenry, 111., that the annual township meeting and election of officers of said township will take place Tuesday, the 2nd day of April proximo, being the first Tuesday in said month. The election will be­ gin at the hour of 7 a. m. and close at 5 p. m., in the places designated as fol­ lows: District No. 1, Woodman hall , Ringwood, 111.: district No. 2, village hall , Mcllenry, 111. The officers to be elected are: One township clerk, one assessor, one collector, one commission­ er of highways in district No. 3. And the electors will also vote to decide the follow ing public question: "For or Against" to abolish the poll tax (cash system). The town meeting will open in the village hall , McHenry, 111., at the hovir of 2 p. in., and after choosing a moderator will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, to appropriate mpney to defray the necessary expenses of the township, and to deliberate and decide on sui li measures as may, in pursuance of iu« come before the meeting. l i i \en un­ der my hand this L'Oth day of Maii 'h. A. D. 1912. Charles B. II 40-21 Tovvn.-li i i ' Clerk. NOTICE OF SETTLEHEMT. Those knowing themselves io be in­ debted to me will kindly call at the West McHenry State bank and have their accounts adjusted I haveauthoi- ized C. W. Stenger to collect and give receipts for all outstanding accounts. 25-tf A i.hkkt Kttkn. Wm. Simes. r e p r e s e n t i n g the \ ictor Oil company of C l e v e l a n d . O , can save you monev on lubricating oi s, greases and prepared pa in us. See hi in. SI I am age^Tf^7h7~S^r buggies and would like to explain the merits of this buggy to you. Math. H-eund, McHenry, 111. Read The ir'l&indealer. HfflM lOAVES AND Delicious Pastries ia the Inevitable result II you m« White Swan ...Flour... JCFRW-•Oft FOR SALE BY WILBUR LUMBER CO. WEST McHENRY. N.P. STEMS SON. 1'HENftY JOHN RICHARDSON, VOLO BUCK'S, GROCERY, M'HENRY WILLIAM ALTHOrr JOHNSBURGH. Bank of McHenry ESTABLISHED i888 This Bank receives deposits, pays 8 per cent interest on time depos­ its, extends all courtesies consist­ ent with good business principles and does a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS respectfully solicting public pat­ ronage. Honey to Loan on real estate and other first clam security. REAL ESTATE Farm lands, residences and vil­ lage property for sale. If you want to buy or sell, call on ne. Abstracts ordered. INSURANCE in First Class Companies, at the lowest rates Perry & Owen, Notary Public. Bankers. Electric Light The sa fe s t , mos t hea l th ­ fu l and mos t s a t i s fy ing - of a l l ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS i s w i th in t he means o t any income . The expense , wh ich i s sma l l , o f equ ipp ing" fo r i t i s ea s i lv me t by adop t ­ ing o t i r p l an o f w i r ing houses a t cos t , payab le in 24 mon th ly in s t a l l ­ men t s . ^ tfl Z ? KllUlK ^irnc UHipiij Oh northern KENTUCKY For saleby all leading dealers. CHARLES H. FRANCIS LAWYER WOODSTOCK, ILL.