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PAGE FOUR „ • ' •'...• ^/"V "• THE BOARD OP SUPERVISORS, McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Jhrt IM0* _ 66.10 nt Mhn Hdw. Co. seeds, lawn mowtr and canning supplies ..1 $6.62 Dfcoy Lumber Co., barked wire, roofing and nails 14.61 Montgomery Ward & Co., clothing IS.70 botti Weluing Service, bolts and washers -- 1.17 V. Mueller & Co., hospital sup.-- X».Jib George Moncur, garden plants .... 6.60 F. W. Woolworth, clothing 6.88 Thome A Son, clothing 80.3# 16. J. Meld, sewer rod 6.26 Woodstock Dry Goods Co., cloth. 1U.87 Western Candy & Tob. Co., tob I1.M the Shurtlelt Co., fence posts M.41 American ironing Machine Co.,- Ironing pad -- 4-0® Sawyer Biscuit Co., .crackers and cookies 16.64 Goodrows garage, gas and oil .... 80.6* Aiiiiei nation tiaking Co., bread 61.17 JR. u. Andrew Co., grinding, salt and chicken feed -- 11.70 Superior uu cq., luel on 6».au i.ooeruhal Lumber 4k Fuel Co.,. cement, rooking cement 6.19 » ' ' ' I Royal Blue Food Mart, groceries ^69.94 v *>,»s i *'ublic Service Co., electricity .... 79.42 \ John Sexton & Co.,--groceries ....161.74 >V .j.in. Bell Telephone Co., telephone 24.35' Kockiord Elec. Equip. Co., motor repairing W. P. Allen, salary ....... Esther C. Allen, salary oitphen Stetlek, salary ....: Dorothy S&tctiek, wages Uian Nelson, wages ..._ -- Marion Nelson, wages .............. Linnea Woit Mason, salary W. P. Allen, extra work Esther C. Allen, extra work It..... W. P. Allen, incidental exp. ..... 10.17 116.00 100.00 126.00 76.00 76.00 116.00 76.00 76.00 66.96 $1,862.86 Penoe posts and steer calves .„. 80.00 61,771.86 The County Home and Hospital Committee met at the County Home Wednesday, July S, for monthly meeting. At this time the bills were audited and OrdOra drawn for same. Tliese bills are as follows: Permanent Improvement ......... $ 49.66 Running Expense 1,034.04 Tobacco 31.98 Clothes 167.19 Hospital t- ....: lbB.ai t „...._ 279.39 .. 8.21 Total expense ....f1,862.86 Receipts-- Fending Steers, Fence Posts -- 90.00 '•ft*: 11,772.86 ..g , Recently trouble has developed with -Jg-^the main well and the well at the barn .Jj: #as switched in on the main line, but only lasted one day, when it was pumped jty. This is afifty foot dug'well and ! ootnmittee recommends that this well drilled deeper starting at the bottom This would serve for something went M |fce •rm. dgj the dug well. purposes in case with the other well again. With many water outlets plus the fire . i ird, the Committee believes that two J4ded wells are very essential. E. C. COY G. J. CARROLL PAUL ROSENTHAL FRANK B. McCONNELL A. B. McCONNELL |U* •upr.Coy, Chairman of said Commitaddressed the Board and explained itt^flttail the condition of the water Supply referred to in said report and , it was the opinion of Ihe Committhat two good wells are very essen* ,4m to the many water outlets at Infer Gbanty Home and fire hazard. A Special July Meeting, The Honorable board of Supervisors of McHenry County met in special session pursuant to a call signed by more thhn one-third of its members at the Court House in the City of Woodstock on Wednesday, the 17th day of July, A. D. 1946 at 10 o'clock A. M. (D. S. %) The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Frank E. Beck, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was given by the Clerrk with all members of the Board and visitors present participating, after which the roll was called by the Clerk and the following members responded to their names, to-wit: Supervisors August W. Ruth, C. Perry Wright, Carl E. Wittmus, Frank E. Beck, E. C. Coy, O. J. Cairoll, E. F. Kuecker, Chas. cl. Ackman, Harley Macteben, T. F. vnun, J. Harrison, Stanley H. Coru< j, crank a. Jst-ConneH, Frank May, ...etui benuun, xiemy C. Aicier ta.nu iii a. nip anu assu Supervisors A. ju.. MiLXweu, A. a. Jtccomivii auu F.aui OCUklUU. cvnautuuug a iun Boaru present. ,uc ciwuriuan, £iank Hi. Beck, an- .vouiceu iu» purpose oi Uie special meeiii* ana supr. Aieier ol Nunua Township -uuie&beu ine i>oard ami muouucetl to cue niewoers of the ttoai u rt laiani Fenon, cnairiiMUi of a Committee representn*/* group of citizens and taxpayers of oi u'ytuki iMkit ai.u iNunOa ai. r«n«ii auuressed tne Uuuu anu aiter a lew retuai presentuuiuun i^oweii, a member of said committee, wbo react to the Board the .vtiuwiuf petition, to-wit: V>.idiscussion was then had with 40, to said matter after which it iegvlarly moved by Supr. Wittmus seconded fc-j- Supr. Schmitt ' the report be approved and the tMndations adopted an>« the roll called, the Chairman declared the unanimously carried. following request of the Klsh- Ipecial Drainage District No. 1 ted and read to the Board, Honorable Board of Supervisors of the County of McHenry and State of 111. o-o R. D. Woods, County Clerk. Court House 'oodstock, Illinois. @£4 Alt: Road and Bridge Committee Gentlemen: , . , j.'i ^ We, the undersigned, propoahif to ; ' V dredge a portion of the main ditch of Kishwaukee Special Drainage Dis- 4 .titfet No. 1 hereby make application for permission to cut under the Beilke .-••.f-^.j.Brldge which Is located on the State ^ ' ^Sld.Road known ** th® Frankllnvllle q? , Trustisg this will be given your immediate attention, we remain i Tours very truly, Kishwaukee Special Drainage District, 4 By WILLIAM DI8CH KNUTE OLSON j WM. F. LUCRE It was thereupon regularly moved by f.i, gupr. W.ight and duly seconded by ./r" Supr. Filip that said request be refer- 1 »i red to the Road and Bridge Committee for report and th»,Chaairman declared .rf the motion unanii^jusly carried. A certified copy of the report of the Grand Jury to the May Term, A. D. 1946 was presented and read and ordered placed on file. The Chairman addressed the Board and stated that under the permanent • .•v... rogistratlon of elector's act, it was op- ' f' tlonal with the Board whether or not • there Would be one or two days of preys-*' clnct registration of electors in each precinct and district in the County and that it was his opinion and the opinion ',i of the County Clerk, who is the regis- 'ov- tratlon officer of the County, that two m- days of precinct registration would be beneficial to the electors of the Coupty. ."'fSps After some discussion with regard to all registration matters, it was regitlarly moved by Supr. Ackman and duly : y' i seconded by Supr. Harrison that McHenry County po on record as favov • f ing two registration days, the first of ;i!v said registration days to be September aik 21st, 1946 and the second precinct regis- •» tratlon be October 8th, 1946 and the "{i- Chairman declared the motion unanimously carried. A petition and resolution with pint s-.i attached for vacation of the Land - O'Lakes subdivision in Burton Township was presented to the Board for their ! consideration. It was thereupon regularly moved by Supr. Kuecker and duly '• K seconded by Supr. Schmitt that said petition and resolution be referred to > |* the County Supt. of Highways for report ft'1 Wd the Chairman declared the motion e?"'; unanimously carried. Supr. Nolan, Chairman of the Building Committee addressed the Board and --stated that some time ago the matter ; Ml of the construction of a new sidewalk around the Court House was referred to bis Committee and that his Committee asked for bids from several contractors and had received one bid from a contractor In Woodstock, Illinois, namely Don Desmond, for the construction of a sidewalk on the east, north and vest sides of the Court House, said bid being Hi the amount of »l,900.0o and that It was1 the poinion of his Committee that If the work was to be completed this peals who had presented their resignation, namely Charles P. Renich of Woodstock and Charles Relhansperger of McHenry. The Chairman stated that the Compi ehensive Zoning - Ordinance now on file in the County Clerk's office and before this Board should be carefully considered by each Supervisor and that he would advise thait during the next month that they should give the matter careful consideration and that with the Board's permission, he would extend the time for the adoption of the Comprehensive Zoning Commission to the August, 1946 meeting of the Board oi Supervisors. After some further dlncussion with regard to said matter. It was regularly moved by Supr. Nolan and duly seconded by Asst. Supr. MeConneil that all matters pertaining to County Zoning and to the adoption of a Com' prehenslVe Zoning Ordinance be refer red back to the Zoning Commission for report at the August, 1946 meeting of this Board. And the roll being called, the Chairman declared the motiQn unanintvawly carried. Several communications were presented and ordered placed on file. v The Chairman stated that if there was nothing further to come before this meeting for the good of McHenry Coun ty. that he would entertain a motion to adjourn. It was thereupon regularly moved by Asst. Supr. McConnell and duly seconded by Supr. Kuecker to adjourn. And the Chairman declared the motion carried. Thereupon, the Board adjourned. < FRANK E. BECK. Attest: Chalrmjm R. D. WOODS, Clerk. Special August Meeting, 1946 iu the Honorable Board of Supervisors ul McHenry County, Illinois; vviieieus, the northerly portion Of the oad known as the Crystal x^ake-McHeny road, aiBo known as fame s Hill Road anu W'aikup Avenue, was pave dabout ve (6> years ago, from McHenry to the Holcombville School House, and Whereas Federal Aid funds were used in said paving and Whereas, said road was supposed to have been all paved out of Federal Aid Funds, and Whereas, due to the war emergency existing. Federal funds were not available and the southerly portion of said' road has never been paved, and Whereas, Federal Aid funds are iow exhausted so that said road cannoi be pa^ved entirly out of Federal Aid funds, as was contemplated at the time provision was made for paving said road, Now, Therefore, your petitioners, being residents of Nunda Township, or owners of property in Nunda Township served bv the road known as Walkup Aveiuie or Paines' Hill Road, petition the Board of Supervlsorrs to place the road known as Paines' HfTl Tload on the list of roads to be paved out of Federal Aid funds and M. F. T. funds and provide that said road be paved from the first funds of any nature whatever available to the County of McHenry for paving purDoses except those funds already alloted to the paving of the Huntley-Algonquin road, the Huntley- Five Corners' Road and the Alden Road. John M. Roberts, John M. Walkup, Paul J. Doherty, Rob. W. Srpith, Gordon Lowell, Clara M. Whiting, W. M. Fen- 11, W. E. Whiting, Harry C. Hine, Jr., Ada Walkup, Alfred E. Klelnwater, Mrs. Ruth A. Smith. Earl F. Anderson. Walter E. Anduss, William Jure, Edna B. Boston, Mabel Jurs, Ida R. Kinne, Nell R. Fencll, Benj. P. Caldwell, Emily R. Kohler, Rue Jaldwell, Alice E. Howard, Rita Montgomery, Walter P. Howard, Chas. S. 1 ingry, Roy Geake, W. W. Robson, Berha Andruss. The Honorable Board of Supervisors of McHenry County, Illinois, inet in Special Session pursuant to the following call signed by more than one-third of its members, together with proof of service, at the Court House in thr City of Woodstock, on Tuesday, the IStr. day of August, A. D. 1946 at 10 o'clock A. M. (D. S. T.). to-wit: Copy of the above on file in the County Clerk's office. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Frank E. Beck, arid the Pledge of Allegaincef to the Flag of the United States of America was given by the Clerk with all members of the Hoard and visitors present oarticipatlng, after which the roll fras called by. the Clerk and following members responded to their names to-wit: • Supervisors August W. Ruth, Carl HS. Wittmus, Frank E. Beck. E .C. Coy., G. J. Carroll, Chas. H. Ackman, Harley Mackeben, T. F. Nolan, J. E. Harrison, Stanley H. Comue, Frank B. McConnell, Frank May, Math N. Schmitt, Henry C. Meier and John Filip and" Assistant Supervisor A. M. Maxwell, A. B. Mo- Connell and Paul Rosenthal constituting a quorum present. The records of the Special July 9th meeting and the records of the special July 17th meeting were read and on motion approved and ordered of record. Supervisor Ackman of Coral Township addressed the Board and stated that he was informed early this morning that Supervisor Kuecker of Seneca Township had an accident while working on a ladder and injured his ankle and would not be present at the meeting. The Chairman stated that he hoped that Mr. Kuecker's injuries were not serious. . 1 The monthly report of the County Treasurer for the month of July, 1946 was presented and read to the Board and upon motion duly made and carried Was approved and ordrered placed on file, to-wtt: « < Transfer* from other funds 938.574.46 Salary Refunds ; 1,247.66 State of 111., Dependent Chll. 967.17 I1L Bell, Commissltns -- 3.62 Ael. payments by individuals 101.41 Miscellaneous 119.26 T {41,102.44 Chm. Liquor License Com. . 69.,7 26.00 8uprs. for County Home" 2,274.11 Supt. of County Home .... .... 1,662.12 County Officers' Fees 1,467.26 Highway Ound 1,199.12 Personal Property Back Taxes 1,932.22 Inheritance Taxes 3,186.41 Mot Fuel Taxes 7,778.62 Highway Payroll Clearing Acct. 16,303.78 Fines for Violations on St. Hwy. 2,402.00 fog Tax Fund 69.00 Institute Fund 66.00 Taxes Redeemed from Forf 18,640.22 Penalties and Fees 37.06 State's Attorney's Fund :.... 2,150.00 Disputed Taxes |,165.16 Deposit by Order of.£ourt .i..-..-.. 3,724.27 Scavenger Sale 9,S 880.66 Total Receipts 4-196,676.12 Bal. brought forward Dec. 1," 1946 : ......:;242,176.46 County Treasurer's Beport ' *ox the Month of July, 1M* Becelpts Balance brought forward July 1, 1946 6217.242.47 General Fund f50,509.94 Suprs., County Home 626.86 Supt., County Home ... 27.22 Chm. Liquor License Com 300.00 County Officers' Fees 666.86 Highway Fund 24,481.71 i'ers. Prop. Back Taxes 89.17 Inherirance Taxxe 333.02 Motor Fuel Taxes 28,276.66 Payroll Clearing Account 3,829.85 Fines for Hwy. Violations • 321.00 State Appropriation, two roads 2,040.40 Dog Tax Fund .'..i 644.00 Intitute Fund 138.00 Bridge BBond Fund 6,914.78 Penalties and Fees .49 Deposit by Order of Court 802.14 Total Receipts _... Grand Total ...118,763.21 -...9836.996.68 Expenditures County Orders ^...'...912,977.26 Cor. and Coroner's Jurors County Orders ............... Probation Officer Treasurer's Salary .......... Clerks' Salaries Highway Orders Inheritance Taxes Motor Fuel Taxes 1,604.70 Payroll Clearing Account 3,824.76 24.00 9.00 . 99.10 173.40. £49.30 3,900.40 143.82 Grand Total ..........9488,861.68 Expenditures County Orders ..--........820,264.65 Grand and Petit Jurors ...^ .... County Court Jurors Coroner and Coroner's Jurors.... Bounty Orders Probation Officer Treasurer's Salary 1 Clerks' Salaries Stamps Ji General Fund .... Coonty Officers' Fees ...... Highway Fund --*.-- Inheritance Taxes Motor Fuel Taxes Hwy. Payroll Clearing Acct. ... Fines for Violations on Hwys, Dog Tax Fund Institute Fund ........ Penalties and Fees-.. - Non-High School Fund ...™ State's Attorney's Fund .... Deposit by Order of Court Bridge Bond Fund Scavenger Sale .....\. 6,461.is 310.50 877.20 187.00 131.65 590.00 1,084.80 5.090.84 1,052.10 654.80 27,119.24 42,200.01 8,367.40 5.532.71 16,384.13 1,612.10 1,337.00 116.00 ... 8,147.16 i^.10,511.46 1,696.00 26.00 830.00 Total Disbursements $229,103.72 Balance on hand in all funds May 81st 209,747.86 Grand Total 9438,851.68 All of which is respectfully submitted this 10th day of June, 1946. The above and foregoing report is true and correct according to fny best knowledge and belief. J. G. STEVENS. Co. Treas. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of June, 1946. R. D. WOODS, (Seal) County Clerk. Total Expenditures Balance on hand in all funds July 31st -...311,689.06 Grand Total 9335,995.68 The above and foregoing report is true and correct according to my best knowledge and belief. J. G. STEVENS, County Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of July, 1946. R. D. WOODS. County Clerk. The following report of the Committee to Settle With the Treasurer was presented and read to the Boarrd, towit: -rfefefSr St After the reading of the petition the membera of the Board and the delegation present had a general discussion with regard to the prayer of said; petition. •- At the end of all discussions the Chairman stated to the Board the various forms of action that could be taken on said oetition, after which it was regularly moved by Asst. Supr. McConnell that the said petition be referred to the Road and Bridge Committee for report. Said motion was lost for the want of a second. • It was thereupon regularly moved by Asst. Supr. Rosenthal and duly seconded by Supr. Meier that the petition be accepted and approved by this Board, and the roll being called, Supr. Meier and Asst. iUipr. Rosenthal voted ayte. Supervisors Ruth, Wright, WLttmus, Coy, Carroll, Kuecker. Ackman, Mackeben, May, Schmitt and Filip and Assistant Supervisors ' Maxwell and McConnell Nolan, Harrison, Cornue, McConnell voted nay. The Clerk announced the result of the roll call vote on said motion as follows: two Supervisors voting for the motion and seventeen Supervisors vvoting against the motion. The Chairman declared the motion not carried and the prayer of the petition denied. There being no further business to come before this special meeting, it was regularly moved by Supr. Mackeben and duly seconded by Supr. Kuecker to adjourn. The Chairman declared the motion carried. Thereupon the Board adjourned. FRANK M. BECK. Attest: R. D. WOODS, Clerk. August 9th, 1946. To the Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your Committee to Settle with the Treasurer to whom was referred the setnl-annual report of the Treasurer, would, beg leave to report that they met it the Court House In the City of Woodstock, on August 9th, 1946 and ludited said report and would recommend that thq said report hereto at- 1 ached, be approved. All of which is respectfully submitted. • - . CARL E. WITTMUS, Chairman " AUG. W. RUTH --MATH N. SCHMITT ' G. J. CARROLL JOHN J. FILIP June 10, 1946 Official rees and Emoluments and. Expenditures Hade By; J. G. Stevens, County Treasurer, County of McHenry, State of Illinois To: The Chairman of the Committee to Settle With the Treasurer. I, J. G. Stevens, County Treasurer in ^nd for the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, respectfully present the following report of all the fees and emoluments of my office and also of necessary expenditures therefore, for and during the half year ending May 31, 194 6 wherein I state the gross amount of all fees or emoluments by me earned by official service during said Vialf year the total amounts of receipts of whatever name or charadter, and all necessary expenses for clerk hire, and '•ther expenses. •~V>m. Nature of Serv. Rec'd During % yr. 3<?f, on 11,017.957.11 taxes collected as Co. Collector 930,638.71 °n 118,640.22 real estate forf. collected as Co. Treas 859.21 on $29.88n.f>!> Scavenger Sale collelted as Co. Collector 896.42 let. on 91.932.32 Pers. Prop. Back Taxes collected as Co. Treas. 1 on $2,163.16 Disputed Taxes collected at Co. Treas Penalties and "sm earned on *3.185.41 Inheritance. Taxes collect«d as Co. Treas 62.71 on 17.778.68 Motor Fuel Taxes collected as Co. Treas 155.57 *«>!, on 92.402.00 Fines for Highway Vio'ntions as Co. Treas 1 er. on 37R.775.46 received as County Treasurer tor. on 916r<.552.80 disbursed as County Treasurer It was thereupon regularly moved by Supervisor Meier and duly seconded by Supervisor Schmitt that the report of the Committee to Settle With the Treasurer and the County Treasurer's semiannual report be approved and the roll being called the Chairman declared the motion unanimously carried. The Committee on McHenry County Home Farm and Hospital presented the following report, which on motion of Supervisor Nolan and duly seconded by Supervisor Filip and the rrll being called was declared unanimously adopted, towit: Mr. Chairman and Members of the Board of Supervisors of McHenry County: Your County Home Committee met on August 7, 1946, at the McHenry County Home and audited the bjlls for the month of July, 1946, and respectfully J submits the following report, recommending same be paid. Thorne & Son, clothing E. L. Bakkom & Co., Jnl., belt lacing, grease and hardware .... Public Service Co., light and pr. V. Mueller & Co., invalid cushion and hospital supplies Clarence Worley, combining 24 acres ft 93.75 Goodrow's Garage, gasoline Arwell, Inc., pest control The SShurlleff Co., fencing ........ Willis Dlsbrow, papers and gro. Jen A See Laundry, laundry Raue Hardware Co., hdw. and hoe Miller Patton Baking Co., bread and rolls ..: Western Candy & Tob. Co., tob Montgomery Ward & Co., clothing Crystal Lake Farm Store, tools and clothing Sawyer Biscul Co., crackers and cookies 16.91 F. W. Woolworth Co., clothing .... 18.66 Belcher & Son, window shades .... 7.65 John Sexton & Co., groceries .... 179.38 The Bohn Hardware Co., paint.... 34.32 F. Cichocki, shoes Walter Fehrman, baling straw .... Superior Oil Co., fuel oil ; Glenn Boyce, gasoline Hubert Pharmacy,, medicine R. O. Andrew Co., grinding and feed 41.33 III. Bell Telephone Co., telephone 29.85 9 2.00 20.00 69.08 2.50 90.00 28.37 30.00 31.14 60.61 9.58 4.39 62.86 36.14 14.10 ' 6.81 5.03 45.00 62.68 12.07 *1.66 U.M 6.M MH 6.00 , 6.0* 6.M IS 6.00 16.00 This 13-floor addition to the University of Illinois Research and Educational Hospital* will greatly augment teaching and research activities of the University's Chicago Professional Colleges--Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Bed capacity of the hospitals will be increased from 503 to 723, and more research laboratories added. Suburban Oil Company Elgin Lily Lake Roads--Town of McHenry, Approximately 1 mile 98,153.63 Snyder's Hill Road--Town of Dorr, approximately mile, 9*,363.73.' The low bid lor A-l specification asphalt surfacing on the road leading south of Crystal Lake--Town of Algonquin, approximately 7-10 of a mile. Suburban Oil Company, 92,364.90. The oiling of approximetaly 6 milea of road north of Village of Chemung in Town of Chemung, low bidder 'being George Leriharts of Crystal Lake, SIllinois, 95,843.20. We awarded the improvements to the above named low bidders and authorised the Chairman of this Board and the County Clerk to sign the contracts and approve the bonds on behalf of McHenry County, Illinois, subject to the approval of the State Division of Highways. The seal coat work on the asphalt road that leads south out of Greenwood Village is under way and w£ inspected same on the 7th day of August, 1946. The work appeared to be satisfactory and of nice appearance. We again met on the 10th day of August, 1946, and audited and ordered ..paid bills of a general natftre chargeable to the MccHenry County patrol system of roads as' a whole for repairs and supplies for County owned machinery and laborr at the the County tool house and grounds to ta total of 91,364.49. Bills chargeable to the various sections of Ihe County patrol system of roads at rates heretofore approved by thin Board were audited and ordered ppiig as follows: Sections 3, 14 91,193.90 Sections 4, 16, 18 427.47 Sections 4, 17 685.94 Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1,797.30 Section 5, 6 35.50 Section 13, 15 678.09 Total 9,180.69 Bills were audited and ordered paid out of Motor Fuel Tax funds as follows: Section Patrol Sec No. 1, plaint, labor and material .,9 66.04 Patrol Sec. No. 2, Maint., labor and material 11,717.13 Sec. 32 Const., labor and mat. 1,675.96 Sec. 32 engi. labor and Ynat 41.90 Sec. 34, engi. labor and mat 197.90 RRW engi. labor and mat 23.10 Royal Blue Food Marrt, groceries 110.72 A. W. Johnson, toacco 10.80 W. P. Allen, incidentals ..... 63.25 P. Allen, salary 115.00 Esther Allen, salary 100.00 Stephen Steffek, calary ..." ....... 126.00 Dorothy Steffek. wages j,,.,,,- T6.00 Glen Nelson, wages .r 76.00 Marion Nelson, wages 75.00 Linnea Mason, salar-y 115.00 W. P. Allen, extra work 75.00 Esther Allen, extra work ............ 75.00 92,001.38 Cream sold :.... 27.32 91.974.08 The County Farm And Home Committee met at the Farm Wednesday, August 7, to audit bills and make orders for same which are as follows: Permanent Improveement .9 106.57 Running expense ,.......~...t.vs,i. 1,248.22 (less cream 927.3S) V Clothing Combine Fire Woods »h«» h - ----- A combination of hard and soft year, tnat some action should be taken a»uwi ....u < , , . With regard to said matter by the wood» 8Uch as oak and pine to- Board, iItt wwaass thereupo"n regoiariy. ge*tih" er, makes a successf"u 'l Are. chmitt and duly seconded by Supr. Filip that said matter yy ®dpr- 5c.himiu an<1 sec- , Woods that throw off sparks are Ite' • v*- •kt referred back to' the Building Com-1 chestnut, butternut, tamarack and mtttee, giving said Committee full1 spruce. These should burn only bessjssMSIssa ^*,***, u* heat value because of the moiv ture it contains. Anywhere from 25 *° more than 50 per cent of t|ie weight of green wool is vater, dippending on the variety. The heat required to drive off this moisture is lost as far as warming the room is concmpd. Uncultivated Land Onlv 7 per cent of the area of the glob* is under cultivation. mously carried. Supr. Nolan again addressed the Board nad stated that the Zoning Commission of McHenry County, of which he is Chairman, was not prepared at this time to ha»e finnl action taken on the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinanre before this Board for adoption, but if the Board wishes to take antion on said Ordinance, it was now on the Clerk's desk with certain amendments attached that the Commission would recommend for adoption. Supr. Nolan stated further that there were two members of the Board of Ap- 67.97 64.96 27.06 48.04 767.76 .1.855.5 Total Earnings 924,834.92 Expenditures T. n. Stevens, Co. Treas. and Collector, salary 91,210.00 flerk Hire 6.674.64 Stamps 1.062.10 Total Expenditures .....97,876.74 Diet Fuel Tobacco .. Medicine Hospital .42.93 368.86 53.68 45.91 71.66 36.20 92.001.38 The committee made the usual inspection tour of the farm and found everything in good order. Respectfully submitted, K. C. COY FRANK B. McCONNELL G. J. CARROLL PAUL ROSENTHAL A. B. McCONNELL Total 913,1622.03 Twp. Roads, State Appropriation Engl., labor and mat. total ...91,398.88 We have received from the Township Roads, State Appropriation fund, 81,- 101.48, said amount being money advanedd by the Highway Department Road Fund prior to rerceivlng Engineering funds from the State appropriation, and turned same over to the County Treasurer for the County road fund, which said sum is hereby re-appropriated for road purposes including the repair, storage. and purchase of road machinery or for improvements for buildings to house machinery. The matter of the rental prices to the Towns for use of County owned machinery including tractor and truck operators and fuel and grease were fixed as follows: HD 14 tractor with LeTourneau scraper 96.00 per hr. Aaams motor grader .93.00 per hr. RD 7 Cat. tractor and AC 12 ft. grader 95.00 per hr. Cat. 35 tractor only 92.7'> per hr. C«it. 60 tractor only 92.50 per hr. Cat. 60 with 10 ft. AC grader or highway tractor *4.50 per hr. 4 yd. truck with trailer, hauling equipment 93.00 per hr. 2 Euclid scrapers 60c per br. gran,t re!d^ 7antl ~tuh e Mayth ® mrae'e?tifn g,° f1,„94T6a Ko^f Mi"- Chairman and thts-^Board, we recommend the following interpretation: Regular machinery operators and truck drivers assigned to the various jobs hry the County's foreman on road work to get 10c per hour raise. Those classified as laborers by sair foreman tt receive 5c per hour raise. Road patrolmen to receive 5c per hr. raise. Your committee estimates there will be -necessary for the care of the McHenry, Illinois, patrol system of roads an appropriation from the Countv highway fund in the sum of 9^,000.-00 until the next, meeting of this Board. All of which is respectfully submitted. PAUL ROSENTHAL G. J. CARROLL T. F. NOLAN CARL E. WITTMUS Net Earnings 826.958.18 St»te of Illinois, Co. of McHenry, ss. I. J. O. Stevens, do solemnly swear that the foregoing account is in all '•cRpeots, Just and true according to my best knowledge and belief and that I havn neither received directly or indirectly nor directly or indirectly agreed •o receive or he paid for my own or an other's benefit, any other money, article or consideration than therein stated, nor •>m I entitled to any fee or emolument 'or the nerlod therein mentioned, other than those therein specified. J. G. STEVENS, Co. Treas. Subscribed and sworn to before me 'his 10th day of June, 1946. R. D.WOODS. (Real) Countv Clerk! County Yr»«aTtrav*« leixl-Annal Beport Ending Kny 31, 1*40 County Treasurer's Report showlntr official collections and disbursements made during the half year ending May Qeneral Fund: The Committee on Roads and Bridgespresented the following report which on motion of Supr. Schmitt and duly seconded by Supr. May and the roll being called was declared unanimously adopted and approved to-wt: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of supervisors, McHenry County, Illinois: The undersigned memberc of the Road and Itridge Committee for said County beg leave to submit the following reoort on the matters before them. That we met on the 12tn day of July, 1946, and went to Spring CJrove, Illinois, to inspect roads and inquire into the possibility of obtaining gravel. The Alden- Woodstock road eing delayed by right of way difficulties, we desired to outline „oine road improvements other than motor fuel tax sections And thus keep the present small force of road workers employed on improvements to the best Interest of the County. However. there have been so many requestsfrom the Town Highway Commissioners for thp help of the County's machinery jtnd operators on the State-Town program as to preclude substantial improvements on the County-State Aid roads. The Town Improvements of roads with State funds is going ahead and we met on the 1st day of August, 1946. at Woodstock, Illinois to receive bids on the Bituminous surfacing portion of the work, nnd the gravel portion of the work is advertised for letting on August 20, 1946. The low bids fdP C-4 specification asphalt surfacing were as follows: 15 16 17 . 18 10 Dorr 1, Dorr 2, Dorr 3, Dorr 4, Dorr 5, Greenwood, 20 Hebron, 21 .... Richmond, 22 Burton, 23 ... McHenry 1, McHenry 2, McHenry 3, McHenry 4 Nunda 1, 28 Dorr 1 Dorr 2 ' •4 -- Dorr 2 Dorr 4 Dorr 5 .Greenwood Hebron ..Richmond ..Burton 24 ....McHenry 1 25 McHenry ,2 26 ....McHenry 3 27 McHenry 4 Nunda 1 Nunda 2, 29 Nunda 2 Nunda 3, 30 ....Nunda 3 Algonquin 1, 21 Algonquin 1 Algonquin 2, Algonquin 2 Algonquin 3, 33 Algonquin 3 Algonquin 4, 34 Algonsuin 4 Algonquin 5, 35 Algonquin 6 It was thereupon regularly moved by Supervisor Ackman and tluiy seconded by Supervisor Schmitt that the list of precmcis presented lry the Clerk and numbered by the Clerk for the purpose qf ...registration be approved and the Chairman declared the motion unanimously carried. The Chairman then called upon the two political parties as represented by the membership of the Board, for suggestions of persons having the qualifications, as are required of Judges Election, to act as Judges of Registration and Deputy Registrars for the precincts and districts in McHenry County and also tor suggestions as to the place of registry in each precinct for the precinct registration to be held September 21, 1946 and'October 8, 194ti. iwo political parties -as represented on the .Board then made .selections of Judges of Registration and Oeputy Registrars for the precinct registrations as stated by the Chairman together with the place of registry in each .precinct and after the said selections were so made ana the place of re*;i.->uy imlicateu me Clerk read said lists of Judges of Registration and Deputy Registrar^ and places of registry to the Board after which It was regularly moved by Supervisor Harrison and duly seconded by Supervisor Carrull that said selections of Judges of Registrations. Deputy Registrars and places of registry be referred to the Committee on Elections for report and the Chairman declared the motion unanimously carried. The Clerk presented lists of claims against the County and upon motion of Supr. Mackeben and duly seconded by Supr. Coy and declared carried, the said claims were referred to the proper committees and the Board adjourned to l-:30 o'clock. P. M. (i_>. S. T.) for committee work. Shf. Feeding Pris.-- Fay Ice Service Western United Gas and Else. Go. S.1C Asm us and Son - --*- 4 (2.11 Tracket's Bakery -.. ,, , |6t.H Torgeson Grocery , U.I4 Shf. Deputy- Howard Calmk ie.ee B. D. Holmes .... Fred Kuns Otto Buchert .... C. V. Seaman ....; George Roop ... Earl E. Erickson Fred Wendt ...... Harold Hobbs . John Viola Willis Jobe, shf bailiff Kred S. Gay, shf bailiff 96.M, dpty 910.00 IS.# Clyde C. Miner, shf bailiff 926.00, dpty 975.00 100.9+ C. L. Tryon, co sup hwy tray exp 166.ll Charles F. Hayes, judcy Ju* fees 20.00 111. Bell Tel. Co., ct hse Jail tel .... 144.16 Woodstock Journal, co elk elec sup 18.99 Huntley Review, co elk elec supl 918.90; co treas aasmt 982.70 102 6# American Law Book Co., Judcy library jg.oO Rrank Thornber Co., co elk elec sup regis 9133.08; co elk elec supl 963.86 .....V. Iff.94 Donald J. Desmond, ct hse rep 2,826.66 Co. Clk. Ins. Depdn.-- , ' Dr. B. B. Neuchiller r--;>'i'ly;-.,'"*• |e M Dr. C. E. Wittenberg --•,' ae'ee Supr. Sal. Mileage--T ' • Aug. W. Ruth C. Pe*ry Wright ^ Carl E. Wittmus • E. C. Coy G. J. Carrol U.1I 66.40 69.00 54.44 0.19 66.66 121.46 66.40 E. F. Kuecker Chas. H. Ackman .. Harley Mackeben - T. F. Nolan J. E. Harrison Stanley H. Cornue Frank B. McConnell Frank May | Math N. Schmitt ™" Henry C. Meier gf'sa John J. Filip 66.00 A. M. Maxwell S7.00 A. B. McConnell. 24.60 Paul Rosenthal 66*00 Henry A. Nulle, shf per diem fees serv 160.M Ora S. NWlle, shf cook for pris .... lO&to City of Woodstock, ct hse Jail It and water ...A 74.22 Sup. Schs. Asst. and Clerk Hire-- 122.71 140.00 125.0# 160.00 241.44 lioo 1:30 O'CLOCK »• It, (». S- V.) Board met pursuant, to adjournment and upon roll call the same members lespontled to their names as appeared of record in the morning session constituting a quorum present. Mrs. Kingsley, President of the McHenry County Home Bureau and Mrs. Wilhelmina Carlson, a member of the Home Bureau, appeared before the Boa^'d and \iresented a report and budget covering their expenses of operation for the past year and made a request for an appropriation of Jtioo.oo. It was thereupon regulary moved by Asst. Supr. McConnell and duly seconded by Supr. Ackman that the request be granted and the roll being called the Chairman declared the motion unanimously carried. The Committee on (Maims. Labor, Fees and Supplies preentes the following r?I>orrt, which on motion of Supr. Nolan and duly seconded by Supr. Coy and the roll l>eing called,-was--declared unanimously adoctpd, to-wit: Gentlemen oif the Board ot' Supervisors: Your Committee on i^abor. Fees and Supply Claims would beg leave t<j report that they have examined all claims presented to them, and recommend the payment of the following, $nd that the t'lei k fc-e directed to issue orders on the County Treasurer to the. Claimants for the several amounts allowed, as follows, to-wit. Frank Thornber Co.,' cir elk rec bk $101.24; co elk tax bk etc 974S.11; cir elk sup 963.19; co elk off sup 935.60; co elk elec supl $530.59 • 11,478.73 Woodstock Daily Sentinel, co treas assmt $38.50; cir elk sup $1'.10.50: sup .schs off exp $201.75; supr prtg $5.50; co elk <>ff sup $18.00; co elk elec supl $210.00 664.25 Co. Treas. Assmt.-- McHenry Plaindealer 183.60 Harvard Herald . 89.10 Richmodd Gazette, cir elk sup $37.50; co treas assmt $71.60 .... 109.10 Ciystal l.ake Herald, cont $118.62, 538.42 ..jvThe Chairman stated that It was the duty of the two political parties, as represented on the Board of Supervisors <>f .McHenry County, to select the pre- ' oc treas assmt $ 11 it.80 clnct registration officials for McHenry ] Marengo Republican News, sup County and also to appoint the place of si lis off exp $10.20; co treas : registry In each precinct for the pre- assmt $155.75 Jc#S;i5 clnct registration under the provisions I Burroughs Adding Machine Co.,. of the Illinois Permanent Registration ! co treas off sup Act now in full force an deffect. The t Sup. Schs,, tiff. Exp.--- said Board of Registry to be appointed Roland Mi-Cannon 2.....:... for each precinct is to have charge of j Burgess, Anderson and Tate Inc. the one day precinct registration to be I Tyers Printing Co. held September 21, 1946 and October 8, j Heyer Corp. .: ... . ! 1946. The County Clerk then presented H. W. Schmidt Co., bd of rev sup the following list of precincts In Mc- $141.49; co c!k oft sup $11.12; 10.41 22.00 20.15 6.24 32.45 Henry County, numbered by him for the purpose of the selection of the Judges tff Registration of the Judge of Registration for each precinct and two Deputy Registrars for eaeh precinct to-wit: Zilst of Precincts In McHenry County and numbered Tor the Purpose of E«filtration of Electors To Be Xeld Sept. 81, 1*46--August 0, 1946 Even No Pet. Odd No. Pet. Precinct No. Republican Democratic Riley 1 Marengo 1, Marengo 2, Dqnham. 4 Chemung 1, Chemung 2, Chemung 2, Chemung 4, Alden, 9 Hart land, 10 Seneca, 11 .. Coral, I2 Grafton 1, 1 Grafton 2, 1 ...Riley 2 Maren?o 8 Marengo 2 , Dunham 6 Chemung 1 6 ....... Chemung 2 7 Chemung $ 8 ..Chemung 4 - Alden ..:.Hartland Seneca. Corarl - Grafton 1 ..Grafton 2 sup sehs off exp 56c McHenry Co. Title Co., cottt ........ Bd. of Rev. Clk. Hire- Mary K. Baldwin Marjorie Kuppe Pearl Scuults, co cor reporter .... Henry Th'nmw. ct hse repairs .... Ct. Hse. Repairs-- E. L. Pakkom and Co \*4oodstoek Trucking Service .. Pave Hutchinson Beleher & Son ; Ct. Hse. Sup.-- Sangamo Disinfecting' Cfc/.w™ l.udwig Wilson Co. IVrris *- Broe- ker Sup. Co. A . . . True Value Store P>-s. Rornherger and Newton ........ Hubert Pharmacy Haloid Co. . Benton St. Restaurant, ct jurors Reeistr,ntion Officers, co clk elec reg off per diem *. R. o. Adnrew Co., ct hse Jail coal Shf. Per Diem Fees Serv-- Henrry A. Nulle Sabtna <M, Bau 163.1? 2.50 156.00 90.00 5.00 26.00 8.87 10.00 2.50 2.98 85.84 37.16 21.63 2.54 6.00 -W1 333.06 23.61 71.10 12.75 62.15 6.00 Roland McCannon Shirley Salzman Alice Jones, er TB off sal Vestie Muldoon, ct hse Jail sail Wm. Desmond, Postmaster, co clk elec supl All of which .is respectfuiiy submitted. HARLEY MACKEBEN, Chm. J. E. HARRISON STANLEY H. CORNUE E. C. COY The Committee on Claims, ConntV Poor presented the following repelrt, which on motion of Supr. Ackman and duly seconded by Supr. Nolan nnd the roll being called, was declared unanimously adopted, to-wit: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your Committee on County Poer Claims would beg leave to report >ll»t they have examined all claims presented to them, and recommend the pfcysaent of the following, and that the Clerk tie directed to iseus orders on the County Treasurer to the Claimants for the eral amounts allowed, as follows, to*tHt! Dependent Children-- ,' St. Vincent's Home for Chll., •. 1; Harvey « iO.dar Park Ridge School for Girls, V.IT DeLine i/Ae Lutheran Child Welffare Assn., Daymond Diocesan Catholic Charities/ Glosson Allendale Farm, DeLine ...1™.!.!!^] Mrs. Lillian Gathman ..: Mrs. Floyd Mason,, Kresan Grace E. Stewart, S wen son Louise Brooks, dependt chll 96.76, pro off trav exp 940.37 Dependent Children-- -• ;••• 7.V./7, Mrs. C. G. Sweatman, Steadinan il.H Care T. B. Patients-- ***?• Lake Co. Tuberculosis San., 2,166j04 Rockford Municipal T. B. San., Powers 124.09 All of which is respectfully submit* ted. «» FRANK B. CcCVONNELL. A. B. McCONNELL FRANK MAY The Committee on Elections, to wheg6 was referred the selection of Judges Of Registration and Deputy Registrars and places of registry as selected and made by the two political parties represented on the Board, presented the following report, to-wit: - Copy of this report on file In the County Clerk's office. It was thereupon regularly moved by Supr. Carroll and duly seconded by SUBTe Harrison that the report of the Committee on Elections be approved ud that the selection made by the two political partries, as represented by the membership of the Board to act as registration officials for the various precincts and districts in McHenry County be appointed as said registration officials and that the County Clerk be instructed to file a report of the selections so made with the County Court of McHenry County for confirmation of appointment and that the appointment of the place of registry for <-ach precinct and district in McHenry County be approved and the roll being called, the Chairman declared the motion unanimously carried. The following report of the 8peelal Committee appointed to make an investigation concerning three bridges In Grafton Township, was presented and read and orrdered placed on file to-Wlt: Copy of the above on file in the County Clerk's office. The Chairman addressed the Boarti and stated that at the July, 194$ meeting a request of the Kishwaukee Site- < lal Drainage District No 1 to cut under the Beilke Bridge on the Frankllnvllle Road was made to the Board and said matter was referred to the Road and Bridge Committee for report and that no recommendation or report appeared on said matter in the report of the Road and Bridge Committee approved in the morning session and he wondered If the said committee had given said matter their considerartion. Supr Carroll a membed of said Road and Bridge COm- !7 .tefi. "^dressed the Board and stated that the Committee, after investigation, decided to grant the application for per* mission allowing the said Drainage District to eut under the Belike Bridge, mfter which it was regularly moved by •Wt Supr McConnell and duly secopded My Supr. Mackeben that the request be •granted, and the roll being tailed the < hainnan declared the motion unaiUmously carried. Statements of condition at the close °1 (,he 29th <i»y of Jne. 1946 of the State Bank of Union, Algonquin State Bank, Home State Bank of ry^t,a' F,rst State Bank of Har- C ? . o e, Harvar«l State Bank. Cary £.at? £an.k' S<tRt* Bank of Richmond, First National Bank of Woodstock. Ilnrengo state Bank, State Bank of Hunt- ?k, a, .8te n Bnnk of Woodfctoek. o SLa,e Bank' and the McHenry state Bank were presented to the Board, it was thereupon regularly moved by . itpr. Harrison and duly seconded " by Supr. Filip that the statements of pon- •"'•ild .banks be approved aQd that the said banks be authorised to continue as depositories of the funds of the County Treasurer and Ex-Officio County Collector of Mcllenrry County and the Chairman declared the motion unanimously carried. • Ackman. Chairman of the Right of Way Committee, addressed fhe Baud . nd stated .that his committee has ; """d It impossible to meet with any Kind of an agreement a» to the riffbt or way of property owned by the Nolan brothers and George Howard on tho Alden road improvement and that it wan the opinion of his committee that 6ondemnation proceedings should be instituted or esartdt at once. It was thereupon regularly moved by Supr. Mackeben and duly seconded by Supr. Harrison that .McHenry Count# atoet V • ^ - i ' . i . - , * ! ! . i . •' - :'?i