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v The fervent hopes of the Water and Sewer committee to pass an ordinance at Monday night's City Council meeting which would boost the city's lagging water supply by "putting Well No. 5 on the line were crushed when Alderma LaVerne Hromec made a motion to defer any action on the committee report until the next meeting. Her motion was seconded by Alderman Walther • Schaedel. Both are from the city's Fourth ward. The Municipal code provides that upon the request of any two aldermen present, "any report of a committee before the Council shall be deferred for final action until the next regular meeting of the Coun- • cil." Alderman Hromec contended she had attended Sewer and Water committee meetings over the months and had never seen any plans or even heard of any proposals for the project. She felt she could not vote on something that comprehensive without more information and she wanted time to study the proposal as presented. "I just in good conscious, could not vote on anything of this magnitude without at least a surface understanding of it ," she stated. Alderman Hromec reported she hadn't been able to get any information from Supt. Fred Meyer of the Public Works department nor was there a file available on the project at the City Clerk's office. Alderman William Bolger, chairman of the Water and Sewer committee, read a certificate from city engineers, Lori Wilhelm, left, and Carol^Justen, right, of the Plaindealer staff, are shown with winners in the newspaper's centennial beard and mustache Contest. They are, from left, Gary Snell, second runner- up; Jim Toepper, winner; and Bob Wiles, first runnerup. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD Police Urge Caution To Avoid Bike Thefts It was a gala evening at the Legion clubhouse Tuesday night,^July 22, when the long awaited judging of beards and mustaches took place. The event marked the conclusion of competition that started in April to commemorate the 100th anniversary of> the McHenry Plaindealer. 0V Jim Toepper was judgeaHpe best entry, Bob Wiles was first runner-up and Gary Snell, second runner up. Four judges selected the winners on a point system that took into consideration grooming, style and general overall appearance. Winners, who are shown here with traditional newspaper pressman hats, also received commemorative mugs with a story on the first issue of the Plaindealer, as did all twenty- three contestants. For rating top honors, Toepper received $300 and his sponsor Oaks Marathon, won $100. A full picture page on the beard and mustache judging will appear in the centennial issue to be published Aug. 6. The McHenry Police department is receiving complaints daily about bicycles being stolen from in front of business places, from yards and from homes. Sometimes two and three bicycles are reported stolen in one day. The favorite target of bicycle thieves seems to be 10-speed bikes valued at $100 and up, Sgt. Dan Kinnerk noted. Thfe police urge bicycle owners to take precautions when leaving their bikes for any period of time, whether outside a , store or a home. Chains QS locks would hinder, or at.le|fet discourage a thief from imping a JJflte"* away or making^ quick steal, police pointed out. Bicycle owner§ are also urged to register their bikes with the McHenry Police department. There is no charge for this service and it could result in the return of a bicycle if It is stolen. For further information, contact the McHenry Police department. Winner Jim Toepper is shown with his wife, Jane, as they display Plaindealer mug c o m m e m o r a t i n g t h e newspaper's 100th year of service to the community. Burglary, Theft, Vandalism Complaints Investigated The entire county will eagerly await the decision of the McHenry County board in making a choice of several options in regard to the proposed waste disposal land­ fill site on Rtes. 47 and 176. This has been a controversial matter for many months. Unfortunately, it is a problem that refuses to go away, and regardless of its solution, everyone will not be happy. As one developer elsewhere in the state commented recently, there is no good location for a landfill site. Everybody wants it in someone else's back yard. One of the groups most vocal in protesting the proposed site is the McHenry County Im­ provement association, with an address of 6002 S. Rt. 47, Woodstock. Presumably, many of the members are from this area, and the proximity to the land option site would be reason for their opposition. The group cites many op­ posing factors apart from the location, such as the inability of the county to make even the down payment on the site by Aug. 15. Many other ac-, cusations also have been made. Qnly time will give us the decision of the County bpard. In (Continued on Page 14) Numerous thefts were reported in the city in the recent days. Ruth M. Uhlman of 1106 Somerset, informed police her purse was taken from her residence while she was talking to some friends in front of her home last Wednesday night. Entry was made by cutting a screen in the back door. Charles B. Erckman of 4720 Cumberland, reported that sometime after midnight last Wednesday while his family was sleeping, someone entered a screened patio and took a television set and a princess phone from the premises. Thomas C. Peters of 5213 Victor. McHenry, reported that a yellow canoe was taken from his property early last week. Walter S. Diehi of 1608 N. Flower, McHenry, returned home from vacation last week to find his home had been ransacked and *searched: A tape recorder and digital watch were missing from the home. Entry was made by prying open a screen door. Windshield panels on two school buses which were parked at Payton Chevrolet were broken sometime over the past weekend. Officers noted that offenders apparently broke the windshields by throwing rocks at them. Damage was estimated at $250. Two purses and a police scanner were taken from the apartment of Lyda Diedrich at 3710 W. Millstream drive, McHenry, sometime after midnight Monday while she (Continued on Page 14) Charge Youths With Damage To Property A residence owned by Elmer Carlson at 1614 N. Knoll, Lakeland Park, was vandalized and damaged last Wednesday (Continued on Page 14) Baxter and Woodman, which described the proposed project. The committee unanimously recommended the installation of one 500-gallon per minute deep well turbine pump and the construction of a water treatment plant consisting of a 35 foot by 36 foot" masonry b u i l d i n g c o n t a i n i n g chlorination and chemical feed equipment, piping and elec­ trical work at Well No. 5 which would be located on the ex­ tension of Beach road south of Route 120. # Total estimated cost of the project for such improvemnts, including all engineering costs, legal and administration fees, was $193,000. Bolger noted that the original cost of the project was $450,000. It was pointed out that the committee had been working very hard with the engineers and Supt. Meyer for many months to get the costs lowered. Bolger also reported that the State EPA had given its ap­ proval for temporary use of the well. Bids were scheduled to be received the end of August and work begun in October or November. Completion date was set at July, 1976. The certificate from Baxter and Woodman stated that the financial feasibility of the project was "demonstrated by an analysis of revenues and expenditures as prepared by the city financial consultant." The project would be financed by the issuance of $193,000 in Waterworks and Sewerage Revenue bonds, according to the report. Bolger pointed out that Well No. 5 is badly needed because during hot weather, water in the city reservoir may start out at 30 feet but reduce to 10 or 15 feet during the day. "And this has been in a rainy, wet year," he stressed. It was noted that Dr. Hal Sundin of Baxter and Woodman and City Auditor Bill North were present at the meeting to answer any questions that the aldermen might have Specific information on the waterworks project was presented at a Sewer and Water committee meeting held just prior to the City Council meeting Monday night. Bolger said he had asked Dr. Sundin and Auditor North to stay for the Council meeting "I would hope we could an­ swer all the questions that might be bothering anyone and get on with this very, very worthwhile and necessary project," Bolger stressed. "I have just so much faith in these people who have worked for us a very long time," Bolger said. "And if I studied it until Hell freezes over I wouldn't un­ derstand it and I don't think any of us would, every last detail," he continued. "We do depend on experts in their field and I don't think we should take a slap at them by asking that it be deferred while somebody else looked at it. I think we should get on with this work tonight," Bolger concluded. When Alderman Ray Smith asked Mrs. Hromec what in­ formation she felt she would need to help her understand the project, she replied, "I don't know." She pointed out she had not been able to get any in­ formation and "without seeing the information, I couldn't ask any intelligent questions." Mrs. Hromec did say she would like to understand the financial structure of the project, would like to know more about the builikng, would definitely like to reate-Baxter and Woodman's engineering report definitely, the revised However, when she dec ask any specific questions, many of the aldermen became very frustrated. Smith said he didn't know why she couldn't^or wouldn't ask the questions "which are so important to her" jn front of the Council instead of looking for them in secrecy. "This is the place these things should be sorted out," he emphasized. "I just can't imagine that we have two aldermen sitting here who have no idea of what kind of questions they want to ask as an excuse for delaying this^for two weeks when we have at least three people here tonight who I am sure could give 95 percent of the answers without going to their offices," Smith said Smith said he couldn't un­ derstand the reluctance on the part of the two aldermen who were requesting the deferment to ask questions so all the councilmen could hear. "All I hear is, 'we don't want secret meetings, we don't like this, we don't like that,"" but when it corral the time and place, we get^don't know' and shoulder shrugging," Smith argued. Smith said he didn't like this attitude. "I know you have questions that you can ask," he continued. "If you don't then I don't know why the delay," he said angrily. Smith concluded by stating* that he didn't know how Mrs. Hromec could possibly get all the information she wanted by herself. "Do you have someone else you want to guide you?" Smith asked. "Is that the reason9" When Mrs. Hromec reiterated she would like to see the engineering reports made by Baxter and Woodman along with plans and specifications. Alderman George Harker commented, "You are not an engineer, why are all these engineering reports so im­ portant to you?" He pointed out that the costs "which are the criterion of the matter" were detailed in great length in the proposal. The financial aspects were included in an ordinance which the committee and city attorney were planning to explain at the meeting, Harker said. "This is an unconscionable, two-week delay which we can (Continued on Page 14) Session Ends Friday 1,100 Enroll In Summer School McHenry Hospital Declares 7 Per Cent Room Rate Raise The effects of the nation-wide malpractice insurance crisis are beginning to be felt at McHenry hospital. Like patients all across the country, patients at McHenry hospital have been affected by the sudden and precipitous rise in malpractice insurance rates recently levied on hospitals and health-care personnel. "In order to continue providing comprehensive professional services to our patients, we must raise room rates by approximately 7 per cent," LeRoy E. Olsen, president of the hospital 's board of directors, announced recently. "Not-for-profit institutions such as ours are ngt exempt from rising costs," Olsen said. "In fact, it seems as though health-care facilities are feeling the impact of inflation more than other organizations because of the disastrous m a l p r a c t i c e i n s u r a n c e situation today. Therefore, our room rates must responsibly reflect rising costs." The only alternative to raising the hospital 's rates would have been to curtail services, he remarked. This alternative was never con­ sidered because of McHenry hospital 's commitment to many specialized services. "For instance, our emergency room is staffed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, all year 'round, by an emergency medical service physician. The fact that we provide this service requires us to pay a higher rate of in­ surance than we would if we reduced such ..service," Olsen said. \ (Continued on "Page 14) Tenth Talent Contest At County Fair Set Fair Highlights (Grandstand Attractions) JULY 30 -AUG. 3 Wednesday night: Miss McHenry County Pageant, 8:30 p.m. Thursday night: 4-H Night, crowning of 4-H King and Queen, 8 p.m. Friday night: Auto Thrill Show, 8 p.m. Saturday night: Grandpa Jones from Hee Haw" and the Edwardians, 7:30 p.m. Sunday night: Demolition Derby, 8 p.m. The tenth annual McHenry County Fair talent contest will be held Friday afternoon, Aug. 1 at 3 p.m. at the grandstand. Audition^ will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 27, to select ten finalists. Closing date for entries is noon Saturday, July 26. Any resident of McHenry county or anyone who attended school in McHenry county this-* past year and is between the ages of 10 and 21 is eligible to enter, reports Bill Tammeus, chairman. Groups or singles are invited to enter. Judging will be 50 percent ^ on entertainment value, 25 percent on costuming and 25 percent on stage presentation The Music and Drama department of McHenry County college, under the supervision of Jim Kenna. director, will judge the talent contest. Cash prizes will be offered all those who make the finals. One hundred dollars will be awarded first place winner $75 for second; $50 for third; $25 lor fourth, and all other entries will get $20 each. First place winner is eligible to enter in the state competition at Springfield in early 1976 There is no entry fee or entry form. Call the fairgrounds office (815) 338-4315 or mail the entry to Box 484, Woodstock. Give name, address, phone number and talent category. Linda Aim, Jenny Prust and Halli Sanford making fun out of work in Cooking class held as part of District 15 Summer School program which ends Julv 25 STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD M c H e n r y ' s E I e m e n t a r y School District 15 Summer School program once again reached record proportions. Growing from slightly over 300 students djfffMng the summer of 1972, thi^year's program has attracted over 1.100 students Summer school began June 16 and runs through Friday, July 25. The purpose of the program is to provide opportunities for continued learning experience • or the student during the vacation period of summer C o u r s e s i n c l u d e : < 1 ) development or reinforcement of fundamental skills."and (2) enrichment type learning experience to better prepare the student for his or her next year's study. Donald Toole, director of the summer school program, stated that this program,, rivals any other program of- (COntinued on Page 14) * MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN O LAKES REGION SINGE 1875 . VOLUME 99 NUMBER 102 FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1975 15' 18 PAGES Winners In Plaindealer y Woman Power Beard-AAustache Contest City Council Delays Vote On New Well No. 5 /v THE • :--- . /