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Subject: Sch Township Highway Commissioner's Minutes 1918-1957 2 of 4
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:01:32 -0500


4. STREETLIGHTS - GRAVEL
1918 Roselle Mill and Lumber Crush $137.10, $152.19, 152.19, 10.12
1919 Rohler, Henry 40 yards gravel at $.15
1919 Berlin, Henry 74 yards gravel $.30
1919 Fasse, Henry 583 yards gravel $.24
1919 Berlin, Henry 22 yards gravel $.30
1920 Fasse, Henry 1438-3/4 yards gravel at $.40 yard
1920 Rohler, Henry 214 yards gravel at $.25 yard
1920 Roselle Mill and Lumber crush $189.62 and 189.62
1921 Fasse, Henry 977 yards gravel $.40
1920 Heine, Fred 681 yards gravel $.30
1920 Rohler, Henry 104 yards gravel $.25
1920 Kunz, John 256 yards gravel $.40
1920 Plote, E J 132 yards at $.40
1920 Berlin, Henry 35 yards $12.25 total
1922 Heine, Fred 238 yards gravel $.30
1922 Berlin, Wm 94 loads gravel at $1.00 load
1922 Berlin, Henry 656 yards gravel at $.35
1922 Fasse, Henry 1211 yards gravel at $.40
1922 Fasse, Henry 149-3/4 yards gravel at $.40
1922 Peterson, C Jr. 82.5 yards crush $82.50/lot
1923 Luerssen, Henry 42.5 yards gravel $10.63 total
1923 Berlin, Wm 43-3/4 yards gravel at $.40
1923 Heine, Wm 522.5 yards gravel at $.25 a yard
1923 Fasse, Henry 945 yards gravel at $.40 yard
1923 Ruckert, John 115 yards gravel at $.20
1923 Luerssen, H W 27.5 yards gravel $6.75/total
1923 Township of Bloomingdale 41 yards gravel at $.25 yard
1923 Berlin, Wm 15 loads gravel at $.50
1923 Heine, Fred 66 yard gravel at $.20
1923 Heine, Wm 80 yards gravel at $.25
1924 Fasse, Henry 911.5 yards gravel at $.40
1924 Roselle Mill and Lumber crush $982.58
1925 Berlin, Wm 213 yards gravel $3.90
1925 Krumfus Bros crush and hauling crush - $1723.76
1925 Krumfus Bros crush and hauling crush - $1723.76
1925 Township of Bloomingdale crush gravel $49.80
1925 Behrens, Herman 370 yards gravel at $.40
1926 Elmhurst Crush via Henry Fasse $1,177.76 total
1926 Fasse, Henry gravel $1074.31
1927 Fasse, Henry 665 yards gravel $266.00/total
1927 Krumfuss, Wm H Co gravel $1424.18
1928 Fasse, Henry 98 loads gravel $30.00
1928 Beherns, Herman gravel $49.00
1928 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crushed stone $319.20
1928 Krumfuss Bros gravel $72.90
1928 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co Crushed stone $53.69
1929 Krumfuss Bros crush gravel $1460.62
1929 Krumfuss Bros crush and gravel $1372.86
1929 Krumfuss Bros (perhaps gravel) but the purpose is blank $652.50
1929 Krumwiede, Walter C Hauling and Gravel $8260
1929 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crushed stone $266.27
1936 Krumwiede, Walter C gravel and hauling $22.20
1936 Gerschefske, Hugo gravel and hauling $62.00
1936 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co $255.15
1937 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co Crush $188.58
1937 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co Crush $167.41
1937 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co Crush $197.09
1937 Elmhurst Chicago stone crush $197.42
1937 Krumwiede, Walter C hauling and gravel $26.00
1937 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co Crush $182.69
1937 Krumwiede, Walter C Stone $6.00
1937 Elmhurst and Chicago Stone Co crush $157.78
1937 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush for repairing road $5.40
1938 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co stone $11.61
1938 Krumwiede, Walter C Stone $3.00
1938 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Crush $195.12
1938 Elmhurst Chicago Stone crush $183.01
1938 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $185.87
1938 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co $170.67
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $185.32
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $169.48
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $197.09
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Crush $196.54
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co $204.65
1939 Gerschefske, Hugo gravel, crush and hauling $27.75
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $116.83
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $189.43
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush stone $41.93
1939 Gerschefske, Hugo 25 yard crush at $1.50 per yard $22.50
1939 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush balance: $6.30
1940 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $160.11
1940 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $194.88
1940 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $174.70
1940 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $134.47
1940 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $149.43
1941 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co Crush $27.10
1941 Gerschefske, Hugo 20 yards Gravel $25.75
1941 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $179.14
1941 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $101.59
1941 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $9.01
1942 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $142.54
1945 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co crush $102.57
1945 Krunfus, Louis Gravel $7.20
1945 Elmhurst Chicago Stone Co $20.40
1945 Krunfus, Louis 13 yards crush $1.75 per yard $21.42
1948 Krumfus, Louis 100 yards crush gravel $204.00
1948 Schaumburg Trucking crush #14 $273.24
1948 Schaumburg Trucking gravel $245.32
1952 Schaumburg Trucking gravel $20.16
1952 Krumfus, Louis Gravel $375.00
1952 Scharringhausen, L A gravel $236.50
1954 Scharringhausen, L A gravel $96.07
1954 Scharringhausen, L A gravel $317.03
1955 Krunfus, Louis gravel $450.00
1955 Flood Paving Co, #14 crush stone $1760.52
1956 Krumfus, Louis crush $150.00
1956 Krumfus, Louis Crush gravel $637.00
1956 October Louis Krumfus 195 yards Crush $2.50 $487.50 for Pratt Boulevard
1957 January Louis Krumfus Crush Gravel 145 yards at $2.50 $362.50
1957 January Louis Krumfus Crush gravel 110 yards $2.50 $275.00

5. WOMEN
Thies, Mrs. Herm in 1920 is paid $168.35 for hauling gravel
Thies, Mrs Herman in 1924 is paid $88.80 for hauling gravel
Kuehnert, Mrs 1940
Foust, Eleanor


6. LEGAL - TAXES - LEVY
(A NOTE: Today, taxes are levied on THOUSAND DOLLAR increments, not one
hundred dollars. This fact makes these levies more like $.066 per thousand!)

1918, September 2
F W Botterman Commissioner of Highways and W C Kreft Town Clerk
The undersigned Commissioner of Highways of said town in a regular meeting
assembled on this 2nd day of September AD 1919 being the first Tuesday in
said month as provided by Act of the General Assembly approved June 29th
1917 does hereby certify that at a regular meeting held on the first Tuesday
in September to wit on the 2nd day of September AD 1919 for the purpose of
determining the tax rate to be certified by him to the County Board that the
said Commissioner of Highways did fix and determine the rate of tax
necessary to be raised for the proper construction, maintenance and repair
of roads and bridges in said town at 66 cents on each one hundred dollars
and the said Commissioner of Highways in a regular meeting on the date first
above mentioned does hereby certify to the County Board of said County that
the amount determine to be raised by taxation upon all the taxable property
in said town for the year AD 1919 for the aforesaid purposes is Fifty five
hundred Dollars. And it is hereby further certified that the amount agreed
upon allowed or awarded as damages "for widening roads" is $800.00. The
total amount of the aforesaid levies being sixty three hundred dollars.
Witness my hand this first Tuesday of September AD 1919 the same being the
2nd day of said month. F W Botterman Highway Commissioner sig

1918, September 3
F W Botterman Commissioner of Highways and Mr W C Kreft Town Clerk, 1947
The undersigned commissioner of Highways of said town of Schaumburg in a
regular meeting assembled on the 3rd day of September AD 1918 being the
first Tuesday in said month, a provided by Act of the General Assembly
approved June 29th 1917 does hereby certify that at a regular meeting held
on the First Tuesday in September to wit, on the third day of September AD
1918 for the purpose of determining the tax rate to be certified by him to
the County Board that the said Commissioner of Highways did fix and
determine the rate of tax necessary to be raised for the proper
construction, maintenance and repair of roads and bridges in said town at 61
cents on each one hundred dollars and the said Commissioner of Highways in a
regular meeting on the date first above mentioned does hereby certify to the
County Board of said County that the amount determined to be raised by
taxation upon all the taxable property in said town for the year AD 1918 for
the aforesaid purposes - Thirty six hundred dollars. The total amount of the
aforesaid levies being Thirty Six Hundred dollars. Witness my hand this
first Tuesday of September AD 1918 the same being the third day of said
month. signed F W Botterman. sig

1920, September 7
F W Botterman, Commissioner of Highways and Mr W C Kreft Town Clerk also A C
Sporleder Supervisor. The undersigned Commissioner of Highways of said town
in a regular meeting assembled on this 7th day of September AD 1920 being
the first Tuesday in said month as provided by Act of the General Assembly
approved June 29th 1917 does hereby certify that at a regular meeting held
on the first Tuesday in September to wit on the 7th day of September AS 1920
for the purpose of determining the tax rate to be certified by him to the
County Board that the said Commissioner did fix and determine the rat of tax
necessary to be raised for the proper construction, maintenance and repair
of roads and bridges in said town at 66 cents on each hundred dollars and
the said Commissioner of Highways in a regular meeting on the date first
mentioned does hereby certify to the County Board of said County that the
amount determined to be raised by taxation upon all the taxable property in
said town for the year AD 1920 for the aforesaid purposes is Fifty five
Hundred Dollars $5500.00, (plus) For widening roads $800.00, the total
amount of the aforesaid levies being Sixty three hundred dollars $6300.00.
Witness my hand this 1st Tuesday of September AD 1920 the same being the 7th
day of said month. F W Botterman sig

1921, September 1 Botterman, Kreft 66 cents levy extended $5500.00 plus
$800.00 A C Sporleder sig John Meyer sig F W Botterman Sig

1922, September 5 Springinsguth, Kreft, 50 cents levy $4500.00 Fred
Springinsguth sig

1923, September 4 Springinsguth, Kreft, 60 cents levy $5500.00 Fred
Springinsguth sig

1924, September 2 Botterman, Kreft 66 cent levy, $6000.00 F W Botterman sig

1925, August 26 Sporleder(supervisor) H F Kastning 66 cents levy H F
Kastning sig

1925 September 1 Botterman Kastning, 66 cents levy $6000.00 F W Botterman
sig

1926 September 7 Botterman H W Eineke, 66 cents levy, $6000.00 F W
Botterman sig

1927 September 6 Botterman, Eineke 66 cents levy $6,500.00 F W Botterman
sig

1928 September 4th Aug J Geistfeld, Eineke, 66 cents levy $6500.00 Aug G
Geistfeld sig

1929, September 3 Geistfeldt, Rudolph G Amling, 66 cents levy $6500.00
Geistfeld sig

1930 beginning here, they created a certificate and attached it to the
minutes, not noting the levies in the minute book.

1934 September 4 Sporleder, Amling 25 cents levy

1935 September 3, Sporleder, Amling 25 cents levy

1936 September 2 Sporleder, Louis Redeker 20 cents levy

1936 July 2, that RELIEF was turned over to the Township Supervisors after
July 1, 1936

1937, September 7 Sporleder, Redeker, 20 cents levy

1938, January As there being only one (person) on relief and there being a
large sum of money on hand, it was therefore resolved at said meeting - Jan
18, 1938 - that the 30 cent levy for relief which was voted at the Election
April 6, 1937 be renounced and cancelled as same not needed from the 1937
taxes for the township of Schaumburg - Frank Sporleder Commissioner of
Highways, Louis Redeker Town Clerk , F W Pfingsten Supervisor, Herman
Lichthardt Assessor.

1938 September 6 Sporleder, Redeker, 25 cents

1939, September 5 Sporleder, Redeker 15 cents

1940, September 3 Sporleder, Redeker 15 cents

1941, September 2 Sporleder, Redeker 15 cents

1942, September 1 Sporleder, Redeker voted NO LEVY for 1942

1943, September 7 Sporleder, Redeker voted NO LEVY for 1943

1944, September 5 Emil F Schrage, Redeker voted NO LEVY for 1944

1947, April 1 Motion made the Budget and Appropriation for the year 1947
Supervisor report. Motion made and seconded. Supervisors Report of Road and
Bridge Fund . Balance on Hand borrowed Town Fund $800.0 Balance $1295.05
Motion made and seconded that same be accepted as read.

1954, September 7 Schrage, Redeker moved and seconded that a levy of ..125%
of the full cash value of taxable property be levied for the year of 1954
(12.5 cents per 100 dollars).

1955, September 6 Schrage, Redeker, 12.5 cents levy for 1955

1956, April 3 Town Clerk Louis Redeker: at close of fiscal year:
TOWN FUNDS: $780.27 on hand;
Road and BRIDGE FUND, $420.44;
RELIEF FUNDS $753.99 and no levy for relief in 1956 required.
and $2500.00 to be levied for the year 1956.

7. PROJECTS, CONTRACTS and BIDDING and EQUIPMENT NOTES
1924 Better Roads Service was paid $190 for each of three graders

1931, October 14 Tractor and Equipment Company of 551 W Van Buren Street
Chicago bid of $2300.00 payable $1750 upon delivery of machinery and the
balance $595. payable not later than April 1 1932 for road equipment
consisting of a tractor, snow plow and scarifyer be accepted and an order
placed with them. All present members voted YES. and 75% of the purchase
was to be raised from the sale of TAX Anticipation Warrants payable out of
the 1931 taxes.

1936, September Sporleder, Redeker. Frank Sporleder brought up that the
township grader was in bad shape and not fit for decent grading therefore it
was moved by F W Pfingsten and seconded Herman Lichthardt that Frank
Sporleder let bids for new grader suitable for the township of Schaumburg
and purchase same from lowest bidder with the approved request for the
purchase of one caterpillar #22 grader. at a cost of $749.95 and 2% discount
of 15.00
and in November 9, 1936 it was purchased from Patten Tractor Equipment for
the noted amount above.

8. VACATING OFFICES and REAPPOINTMENTS
1924, April 10 Aug Geistfeld reappointed to act as Thistle Commissioner and
to receive $5.00 per day for his services. and the Commissioner of Highways
(F W Botterman to be $6.00 per day. And, approved Better Roads Service Co
purchase of 3 graders $190.00 each.

1925 W C Kreft leaves the township July 1st 1925 and vacates his Town Clerk
Position, and Herman F Kastning is appointed to fill the vacancy as the town
clerk on June 25, 1925

1935 At the September 3, 1935 meeting Rudolph G Amling the Town Clerk has
tendered his resignation as Town Clerk because he moved form the township
and Louis Redeker is appointed to fill the vacancy

1936
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Special Election
Notice is hereby given to the Legal Voters, residents of the Township of
Schaumburg County of Cook, Illinois that a special election of Officers of
said Township will take place Tuesday the 14th day of April, prozimo, being
the second Tuesday in said month. The Election will begin at the hour of 6am
and close at 5pm in the places designated as follows: Lengl's Hall in
Schaumburg Center. Petitions must be filed with Towns Clerk on or before
March 9, 1936. The officers to be elected are Two Justices of the Peace,
Two Constables to fill vacancies in said offices. Given under my hand this
3rd day of March AD 1936. Louis Redeker, Township Clerk (3-27)

1936 July 2, that RELIEF was turned over to the Township Supervisors after
July 1, 1936

1937, June 15 Fred W Pfingsten Supervisor, Louis Redeker Town Clerk, Frank
Sporleder Commissioner of Highways Herman Lichthardt Assessor, Charles
Kristan Justice of the Peace at a BOARD MEETING :
Whereas Joe Hortick came over to this meeting complaining about culver which
was put through Nerge Road by Frank Sporleder Commissioner without the
approval of the Town Board of Schaumburg and as same is natural water
course on the North Side of the Road is drained by former Owner of said
premises by a Tile Drain, a number of years ago before present property
owners got possession of said lands. Therefore the Towns Board refused to
approve said claim.

1943, September 7 At said meeting, Frank Sporleder Highway Commissioner
resigned as commissioner of Town of Schaumburg as of September 7, 1943 to
Chester Foust Justice of the Peace, resignation being accepted by him.

1944, March 28 Whereas Mr Emil F Schrage was appointed Highway Commissioner
of Schaumburg Township to fill the vacancy of Frank Sporleder who resigned
as commissioner of unexpired term of said office.

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