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The HOME PARTY and the Villaie Election Wilmette has come to the parting of the ways. Either it is to continue and develop as a viJiage of homes; Or, it is to change to a region of cliffdwellers, another Wilson Avenue district. I~ these da~s when the reaction is strong agamst the mistakes of the last thirty years when the tendency is away from the crowd~ ing and demoralization of the flat, and toward decentralization, the garden city, and the home for the coming generation, do you want the North Shore to be abandoned to the landlord and the profiteer? You can prevent this if you wish, and safeguard your homes and yot1 children. Tbrouah the Home Party you have already done much. You have defeated the determined effort to establish a flat building district around Linden Avenue terminal and elsewhere. You have forced from the Village Board a promise to retrace the steps by which they sought to facilitate the erection of flat buildings-the amendment of the Building Ordinance. The sixteen-year-old requirements of the old building ordinance by which the erection of flats in our village was made unprofitable, they have promised to improve and re- ON[ What the Election Means is shown by the Village records to be the architect of the new 58-fiat building at Linden and 5th Street. He was at the same time preparing plans for the building and preparing the ordinance under which it was to be built. They issued the permit for this flat building under the new ordinance fOUl' -~ before the ordinance weat into e&ect. They publicly stated at two different niass meetings of citizens that in their view it is impossible to keep flat buildings out. The wish was father to the thought. When the amendment of the building ordinance was under consideration a certain number of your citizens, one of whom is now a candidate on the Home Party Ticket, appeared before the Board as representatives of a large number of citizens who were protesting against this program and emphasized the importance of the proposition that the zoning ordinance was of doubtful validity, that the building ordinance was the only protection of any part of the village; that the pro- store. These changes must be retained and enforced, and such other steps as may be adapted to discourage undesirable develope enacted. ments must b. Remember, if flats are allowed in the village only about one-third the taxes per family are going to be realized from them as from home owners. This means, first, that the home owners would have to pay for the education of the childten from the fiats, and second, that for thirty years at least we would not be able to supply ·adequate school facilities. About two-thirds of our taxes are for school purposes, and the taxes raised are the largest allowed by law. ' With every cent possible so raised we have been unable to keep pace in school building w~h the increased population. If flats ·come in, the situation will become impossible. Remember, that the present Village administration does not sympathize with you in this matter. Their flat bu11ding policy is not a new thing, and their attempt to justify it THE TRUTH about the 15 Percent Tax Cut A statement was recently broadcast by the Community Ticket Campaign Committee that the present Wilmette Village Board was entirely responsible for the 15_% reduction in assessed valuation of realty in Wilmette. The truth of the matter, aa -.oached fot by thole who wel'e actift iD eec:ariq the recluctioa, ia aa followa: About a year ago a group of north shore officials representing Wilmette, Winnetka and Glencoe decided to obtain a more equitable assessment of realty valuation on the north shore in anticipation of the quadrennial revision. For that purpose the various suburbs contributed towards a fund and engaged a so-called expert to cooperate with the local assess.or in making up the new valuations. It was found that in addition to raising certain valuations which were too low in the past-which was commendablethat it also resulted in a horizontal increase for all those who had been previously paying their ratable share of the taxes. In consequence of this increase some 100 taxpayers of Wilmette appeared before the Board of Assessors for a conference to "thrash it out" with this gr.oup of North Shore officials. Mr. Zip£ and the other officials (none ·other of whom were members of the Wilmette Boaf'd of Trustees) sought to sustain the increased tax, and on the other hand· several spirited citizen taxpayers (including a present member of the Board of Trustees) emphatically p.ointed out the injustice of the increased tax burden. At the conclusion of the conference the Board then and there agreed that a cut was in order, the amount to be determined later. A few days thereafter a representative of each group, namely, Edward Zipf for the increase and Henry Haack for reduction, appeared before the Assessors and were advised that the cut would be 15~. 1D jaatice to the laaDdred ~aspa,.era who appeared before the AIHIIOft ... de.mntled the reclacti- let it .. said that tM Board ol Tnateea o1 Wilmette (aside from the ..-.ber referred to) laM DO put in the matter aad were DOt .,... iadirectl,. aiWe f« tM ISS cat iD the tases. Any of the persons who were actually responsible for securing the 15~ tax reduction can verify the above statements. We will furnish names upon request. Thi· b the 1...... Photopaphic "procluctlea of 5 1-lat huil·li·· aow ·oia· up at Fifth ·trMt aad Liaclea aY-lle, Wilmette. r__.. on the unfounded plea that the erection of flats would reduce taxes is not a new thing. Nearly a year ago the printed financial statement signed by the village president stated: "Your taxes will remain high as long as \Viimette remains a village of homes." They rezoned the whole of Main Street so that flat buildings might be erected, on· the plea that thereby a larger special assessment could be raised to turn Main Street into a truck road. ' They furthered movements to rezone property in the vicinity of Linden Avenue terminal, and other property, anq were only prevented from doing so by the almost unanimous protest of the residents within many blocks. The new building code, according to the published statement of Mr. Richard T. Davis, the owner of the new 58-flat building in course of construction at Linden Avenue and 5th Street, saved him $25,000. Our information is that the difference was much greater than this. No investor would have spent $50,(XX) or even $25,()()() simply to erect a fiat building in Wilmette rather than Evanston, or in some other place where they are welcome. . They adopted this new building code, though they knew at. the time ~h~t it was. ou: only protection agamst flat bmldmgs commg m anywhere in the Village. They knew, and stated in a circular sent around with the postal card ballot, that the zoning ordinance was in all probability invalid. When this new building code was enacted the village board passed a re~olution of thanks to Mr. Roy F. France for hts services in preparing it. This is the same Mr. France who r posed action was a fundamental change in the village policy, and asked for a referendum. This was denied. The present Board have yielded to the manifest sentiment of the people on some of the rezoning propositions, and have promised to yield on the building ordinance. As honest men they could not do less, but they did it reluctantly and grudgingly. If the.e men are re-elected, they will reprd that u a mandate to CUTJ' out, not your policy, but their own. You want, in control of your village government, the men who were leaders in this fight, who believe as you do. Through the Home Party you nominated for village trustees able and energetic men. It is not enough that you agree with and commend them, you must also vote for them at the village election, and see that your neighbors do. Yo~. ca;: ~~ you are: z. A r..W...t o1 the atate oae ,.ear. 3. A ....W...t o1 tbe CCMmt,- aiDetJ' ..,... 4. A ....w..t ol the preciact thirty . , ... It ia not necee1ary that you be reptend. If not, any householder can swear in your vote. The Election is April 15th. Polls open from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m.-VOTE THE HOME PARTY TICKET For Truateea JOHN CLARK BAKER CLARENCE E. DRAYER JOHN F. WEIDLIN T~e~e men are property. owners in ~ilm~tte. Thetr mte~ests are your mterests, thetr vtews are your views. HOME PARTY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE HENRY FOWLER .TOH.. C. MARTIN D. C. MOORE W. H. THAYER ANDREWS M. VERNON, Secretary. JOHN D. PAHLMAN IRA D. IVERSON NOTE: No statement is authorized by the Home Party unless signed by the above committee.