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'• V _ (Continued from page 1) LIBRARY DELAYS DECISION ON ANNEXATION ~ moving too fast without telling anyone. One of the options open to the . school board is the formation of its own library district, which the board maintains would cost area taxpayers no more than the annexation. Fox L$ke Library director, Harry Bork, said the formation of a new library district would involve a number of referen- dums. Bork said it takes one referendum to establish the district and yet another to fund it. "It is possible that the people could vote 'yes' to the referendum establishing the district and 'no' to the funding referendum," he pointed out. In response to a question, Bork explained that the tax increase would apply only to the area annexed and not the district as a whole. Further, the director said the library levy amounts to "about $10 to $20 a « year, for most people." The levy uses a multiplier of .163 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. "In Dutch Creek Woodlands (an area with higher taxed homes), the library tax would amount to maybe $80 a year," Bork said. For now, the district board is considering changing its "boundary to include Pistakee ! Highlands, although what exactly constitutes Pistakee Highlands was not mentioned. The Highlands area is where the majority of the out-of- district library cards are sold and therefore where there is most interest in joining the district.' Another option open to the Johnsburg school is using the existing school library as a community library, but there are problems to be overcome here also. Hours for small children who could interfere with studies Of high school students would have to be arranged and it was pointed out that there is no section in the library set aside for children's books. Whatever the board does, it appears that the Johnsburg school district will get some time to study the problem, although Bork emphasized that the decision to postpone the annexation was not made due to pressure from the school board. (Continued from page 1) OUT OF SOIL, ^ CONSERVATION DISTRICT: CITY While most of the Council was under the same impression, Merkel, who was not in office at the time the decision to go, ahead was made, said this was not the case. Merkel said that regardless of how much money the state gives the City, if the grant is accepted th pool will be built in Knox park. If the grant request is denied, or the City does not accept the money, the pool could be built somewhere else. At this point Mayor Stanek said, "Perhaps I did not present it clearly." Merkel did express some optimism that the grant would be accepted, citing the plan to use the park year round as a plus for the City. Mayor Stanek urged the Public Property committee, chaired by Alderman Datz, to come up with some definitive ideas concerning JLi>e im­ provement of the Green street parking lot, before the next meeting. Stanek said he would like to see work started on it before the weather prohibits construction. "It bothers me no end to think of developing a parking lot that we do not own the entrances or exits to," Alderman Datz said. Citing a "confidential source," Alderman Wieser said that Barry Liebsohn, who owns one of the entrance-exits to the lot, had no intention to grant an easement to the City. "We should consider con­ demnation proceedings for the easement," Wieser contended. Other questions to be an­ swered include whether to charge for parking and, if so, how? How to establish traffic -patterns--whether--to--use curbing and islands, or, reduce •the number of islands and use chains or ropes? When it came to who was going to foot the bill for a retirement dinner for two public works employees, Ralph Wagner and George Diedrich, Alderman Wieser cast the only dissenting vote, opposed to the City paying the bill. Wieser cited recent troubles in Round Lake Heights and other areas as the reason'for his "no" vote. Wieser ex­ pressed concern over spending tax money for employee din­ ners. Alderman Datz said he had "no problems" with having the City pay for the retirement dinners. The rest of the Council agreed and the motion wa& passed. In other Council action, a motion to buy 300 feet of flexible hose for the dredging of the City park on McCullom Lake was passed unanimously. The hose will cost the City about $1,500 and can also be used in sewer operations, Mayor Stanek said. > Ed Hammer, representing the Conservation club, said he thought 150 feet of beach could be completely dredged by the time the ice forms. The Council voted unanimously to issue a "Class A" liquor license to Rose Brendle and Kathleen Farrow, contingent upon their purchase of the Jake's Deadend Lounge property at Elm street and Riverside drive. Alderman Schooley voiced his approval saying that the establishment would be a credit to the community and that he had known the two for many years. Ed Neumann, representing the high school district, asked the Council to allow McHenry high school to build "two small service station sized" restrooms near the tennis courts at West campus. Or­ dinarily, the school would have been required to hook into City sewer and water lines, but the Council waived this requirement. (Continued from page 1) NO ASSURANCES ON HIGHWAY 420 to eliminate heavy metals and other toxic substances. Grants to encourage development of pre-treatment systems will seek to reduce these materials before they are dumped in public sewer systems, he in­ dicated. The present trend of thinking on solid waste disposal (sludge) from treatment plants is for depositing on land. However, the presence of the toxic residues from industrial waste reduce the useful life of the soils where applied. He said that 127 substances had been identified as pollutants, up from 65 originally considered harmful. The industrial pre- treatment will be mandatory on municipal plants with over 5 million gallons daily capacity and considered on individual basis for lesser size plants, he said. Explaining the federal EPA changed attitude on relaxed standards on effluent, back to 1967 requirements, Sundin said the research (including the "208 Clean Water program" studies) had found there was no identifiable difference in water quality in streams in which effluent rated at 20 milligrams BOD particles per litre as compared with 5 milligram pollutant rate. As a result, the General Accounting office had changed the interpretation of the intent Congress on the environmental protection legislation as ac­ cepting the less restrictive standard. However, Sundin cautioned, this probably will not change Illinois EPA's more stringent requirements, although the IEPA has been granting blanket variations for communities that have not attained the sophisticated tertiary treatments demanded. Dr. Sundin noted that as a result most McHenry county communities will not have to go into more sophisticated disposal systems and will no longer need to chlorinate the effluent. But if Elgin and Aurora begin using the Fox as a water source, as is being proposed, then upstream disposal plants eluding McHenry county communities on the river will have to resume chlorination. But the focus of attention, Sundin concluded, has .shifted from the effluent quality to ! sludge disposal which is becoming a serious problem for all plants in the U.S. The 1983 target date for zero pollutant sewage discharge has been abandoned at this time. In other business, the mayors approved a resolution ad­ dressed to the USEPA and the Illinois Pollution Control board, asking the abolition of the barium standard for water treatment plants and asserting that the hazard attributed to it has not been scientifically supported. The resolution af­ fects the Cary water system and a number of other northern Illinois cities which depend on deep wells with barium content for water supply. Mayor Stanek also in­ troduced a proposal to change the representation on the NIPC (Northeastern Illinois Planning commission) of 25 members to redistribute several of the positions alloted to ap­ pointments by the mayor of Chicago and by the governor so as to allow one for a representative mayor from each of the five collar counties and two from Cook county. Stanek said McHenry county was recently "disen­ franchised" due to the failure of its candidate to be selected for the board among the five positions now allowed from the Mayors council. Stanek explained an op­ portunity available for a limited time for municipalities to opt out of Soil and Water Conservation districts and urged mayors to consider it. (Continued from page 1) TEEN GIRLS INVOLVED IN BURGLARY was arrested for criminal damage to property and criminal trespassing, with bond set at $2,000. The other two, David Garrelts, 24, of 5418 W. Shore Beach, McHenry, and Robert Bunch, 30, with no permanent address, were both arrested for criminal trespassing and bond was set at $1,000 each. An unoccupied home belonging to Raymond Hoxie of New York, at 3610 W. Ellen road, McHenry, was also burglarized when someone pried open the door and stole a stereo unit, a pair of skis with boots and poles and an un­ determined amount of money. On Sept. 30, a stereo turn­ table and receiver were stolen from the home of Karen Zientek, of 3415 Wright road, McHenry. James Walgreen, of 1817 Ringwood road, McHenry, reported the theft of his stereo amplifier, cassette deck, turntable and speakers from his home. Someone broke into the auto of Bradley Smith, of 406 Kent road, McHenry, and stole a cassette player and 37 tapes. On Sept. 25, Phil Wieck, 150y Oakleaf, McHenry, reported »o the Sheriff's police that someone had stolen a 10-speed bicycle, a CB radio and an­ tenna, some tools and a couple of airline tickets from his garage. The McHenry VFW was burglarized on Sept.26. The intruders) got away with 14 cartons of cigarettes, a bottle of liquor and a box of candy bars. Two windows were broken to get into the building. Someone pried a window open at the Rimas Lodge, at 3100 River road, McHenry, and made off with a scant $4 and several bottles of liquor. Gordon Roberts, of 2101 Coolidge avenue, McHenry, reported that someone had stolen some jewelry, an un­ determined amount of money, a pair of boots and some frozen meat from his home. On Sept. 30, someone broke into the garage of Roy Bauman, of 2809 Oakland, McHenry, and stole two, full 5-gallon gas cans, a tool box and a hydraulic jack. Leonard Crago, of 4606 Bonner drive, McHenry, was arrested for theft under $150 when he tried to abscond with a 12-pack of beer without paying. r CLOSE AID OFFICE i The Department of Public Aid, 1316 N. Madison street, Woodstock, will be closed Monday, Oct. 8, in observance of Columbus day. HOMEOWNERS NEED CONCRETE? No Long Delay. Sat. Service Available. Any Amount From 1 Yd. Up. Call ACCU CRETE. INC. PHONE: 338-4718 Dr. Ronald J. Grason announces th^ opening of an office for the practi^ of family medicine at 3433 W. Elm Street McHenry, Illinois (formerly the office of the late Dr. W.A. Nye) NOW OPEN Office Hours by Appointment Phone 815-344-3500 (Continuedfrom page lp MASONIC LODGE MARKS 125 YEARS lodge. The date was Oct. 3. Z.W. Burnhaip was named worshipful master, James R. Mack, senior warden; and Herman N. Owen, junior warden. Actually, the history of the lodge dates back to Feb. 25 of 1854, when a group of men adopted the by-laws of Pistakah Lodge NO. 158 of A.F. and A.M. These same men in October became members of McHenry lodge. Initially progress was slow. However, by 1870 the outlook of the young lodge was improved and headquarters were moved into the Smith block, marked by a festval dance in Sep­ tember and a colorful in­ stallation party New Year's eve. . "*£'• > Early records list long, hard winters. On March 28, 1878, on installation night, the weather was so bad that only two of­ ficers could get to the lodge hall to be installed. Those who did appear at the affair retired to the Riverside House and "partook of a sumptuous repast furnished by H E. Wright- man". The older records reflect the times in which these early Masonic members lived. Living costs were low, and in January of 1875 it cost the lodge only $8.75 for all the lumber, trim and labor for construction of a preparation room. . * In 1901 the lodge began meeting in the Colby building on Riverside drive. When that building burned, the lodge moved to the Bolger building on Green street, over the old bank. In 1938 the lodge was given a deed to the present Acacia hall and moved into it in 1942. (Continued from page 1) MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' 50 years ago made their ap­ pearance? Contrary to what the very young may believe, there are some very active alumni from classes of this decade and even long before. And as we muse on homecoming and look forward to its variety of events, it oc­ curs to us that we humans act in ways that are very hard to understand. We enjoy _ homecoming, because it is entertaining. We get thoroughly involved in something as unpleasant as the recent school strike because we are concerned.. But even though our biggest lament in life is the payment of taxes, an $8 million high school budget 'was passed last week with no interest evident. Not one person attended the budget hearing prior to its adoption, and no one bothered to stop and have a look at the figures during the month it was available. Indeed, we are a strange people! KAF PAGE 21 - PLAINDEALER • FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5. It7t Accept Tentative County Budget A 5-hour special meeting of the McHenry County board that attracted 200 interested spectators for a portion of it, ended with- acceptance of a tentative budget. Final adoption will take place at the Nov. 13 meeting. The budget as it now stands totals $15,377,247. Included are the amounts of $7,870,886 for General funds; ; $529,299 for Revenue Sharing; and $6,977,792 for Special funds. Two divisions of the Sheriff's budget under General funds gave approval to ap- propriations of $1,686,743 *nd $288,873 (Jail division). Two items in the Sheriff's division I, in the amount of $420,299 and $ 5 5 , 0 0 0 , w e r e r e d u c e d a n d ' itemized in the General Revenue Sharing fund. A step grant in the Sheriff's appropriations amounted to $91,084. It was noted that the grant portion may be ter­ minated and it was agreed that the exact date should be determined. Considerable discussion took place concerning an allowance in the budget of $5,000 for a solid waste study and $40,000 which would be the county's share if the county chose later to participate in securing a facility. Edward Buss of McHenry, who had* made the budget presentation, asked why the board should consider even the study money if there is no money to continue with the project. It was Buss who had previously said there would be an 8 percent wage increase in the budget but no new hiring. It was pointed out that the county's share of the waste project would be 25 percent and the state would contribute the remaining 75 percent. The total amount needed could exceed $3 million. Three local bridges are in­ cluded among many to be improved during the next year. One of these is the bridge on Chapel Hill road, with a requirement for an expenditure in 1980 of $55,000; one on Mc­ Cullom Lake road, $30,000 in 1980; and Pioneer road bridge, $133,000. The majority of the large crowd assembled earlier in the evening were present to learn whether or not the board would have a change of heart con­ cerning requests for Revenue Sharing money. At the last meeting two requests had been voted down. " A f t e r c o n s i d e r a b l e ^ discussion, a voice vote rein- ' stated $10,000 for the Historical ' society and the same amount for the Senior Citizen council. ' Before conclusion of the-" discussion, Buss noted that an • adjoining county found that as such requests were approved, ; more and more were received. It was his observation that, because all of them could not be met, it would be just as well not ̂ to grant any of them. Clint Claypool, another McHenry board member, noted that certain segments of the population were interested only in their own programs, as > evidenced by their departure , when their requests were granted. Fire Prevention Week +,! CHAPEL . mu GOLF CLUB Fire Prevention week is Oct. 7 through Oct. 13 and the McHenry Fire department is kicking off the week with an open house at Station One, 3610 W. Elm street, from 1 to 3 p.m., according to Company One Captain Wayne Amore. Live demonstrations of a burning car fire, firefighting techniques, movies, slides and a display of the equipment will be available at the open house. "Sparky the talking fire dog" will be on hand to talk to children about fire safety and prevention. The week was proclaimed by Governor James R. Thompson, at the request of State Fire Marshal, Jack H. Carter. The State Fire Marshal reminds all citizens that a few simple steps, taken before fire strikes, could make the dif­ ference between life and death. Every household should have early warning fire detection devices installed to provide the necessary time to exit in the event of fire. An escape plan for the family is an essential ingredient in home fire safety. Once a smoke detector sounds, you have less than four minutes to safely e^cit from the house before the heat and products of combustion may make safe egress im­ possible. Every member of the household should practice the exit drill, so that they will take the correct actions when seconds count. The State Fire M a r s h a l r e c o m m e n d s "Operation IS.D.ftP.W.**- Exit Drills In The Home, as an in­ dividual as well as a com- vmi Shopping Hint: Buy a faded rug at a bargain price and have it dyed to match the color scheme of your room. The Liberty Bell cracked in 1835 while tolling t h e d e a t h o f C h i e f Justice John Marshall. CADILLAC PONTIAC (815)385-6000 COME TO THE BIGGEST CAMLLAC-PONTIAC BEALEK munity fire prevention activity. The third major element of home fire safety is the elmination of fire hazards. 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