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WILMETTE VOL. XV, N0.48 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 27, 1926 LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS A Weekly News-Magazine for Wilmette and Kenilworth WEST DISTRICT SEWERWATER PROJECT 0. K.'D Court Enters Confirmation of $465,080 Improvement Here; Complete Job in January A time record in the confirmation of the assessme nt for a municipal impro\·ement is thought to have been estahli~hed in the courts in the instance of the confirmati on on August 19 of the ~465,000 water and sewer project for the territory west of Ridge avenue annexed a few years ago following the dissolution of the Village of Gross Point. Hearing in the special assessment proceedings in the courts began \Vednesday. August 11, and the confirmatio n of the improvement followed Thursda\·, August 19, all objections to the assessment having been speedily dismi ·sed. although the objections repre se nted approximately $65,000 of the total as essment. Th\: alacrity with which the confirmation was secured is attributed to the energy of \'illage Attorney Charles H. Jackson, Village officials stated. Complete Job in January It \\'as also stcited this week that the in ~ tall a tion of the water and sewer in the territor~·. comprising some 700 acres-not including the territory annexed la ~t spring-would be cm:np1eted · early in J anuar!: 1927. The proposition to install water and sewl'r svs tem s in the former Gross Point area represent s the initial step in the reclamation of a territory that ha:> never enjoyed those improveinents, Village President Orner asserted this ~·eek when interviewed concerning the confirmatiot1 of the assessment. This area is the fir st of the territorv annexed in recrnt years. comprise's appro ximately 700 acres and may he roughlv de sc rihrd as extending from \\' ilme.tte and Ridge avenues westerly to Heinwald annue and northwesterly and nort herh· to the south line of the Indian Hill ·Golf course and east to Rid~e avenue. Secure Sewer Outlet The fir . t problem in connection with the installation of a sewer system was to sec ure the aid of the Chicago Sanita ry Di st rict in nroviding an outlet for the territory. The Sanitary is now prepared to build such a sewer outlet which \\·ill take care of the sewage for the entire area \\·e st of Ridge avenue. inclurling the more recently annexed territory of approximately 1.500 acres. X ext. various plans for the sewer and water svstems were drawn until .finalh· a defi~ite plan was decided upon, a;1 ordinance passed last spring and Commissioner Charles N. Evans apnointed to spread the a~sessment roll. This \va s· in itself a difficult task becau.:;e of ·,thr lack of available maps, and Village Engineer Charles N. Roberts to prepare maps which were the first to give locations and accurate description of most of the territory. File Aueasment in June The assessment roll was filed Tune to and Attorney Jackson checked alf leg-al details so that there would be no legal hindrances to be overcome in the presentation of the proposed improvement in the county court. Attorneys filed ohiections reoresenting aoproximately $65,000 of the total assessment. (Cohtinued on page 39) BIG BUILDING MONTH School Board Buys Weld Property for August Finds Building Permits Totalling $150,000; Many New Homes Use as Playground Under Construction August builqing permits in \Vilmette have ex~eeded the $150,000 mark, with four work days to go, before the close of the month. Of the aggregate amount, $144,500 i ~ for nine residences, ranging in price from $6,000 to $_35.000.. There were ten permits for garages, totalling $3,750; $~100 is for three remodeling jobs and $1,800 for a small addition to the Sam J eavaras bu siness block at the southwest corner of ~fain street and Central avenue. Permits for residences were issued to John R. Wiltott, of Chicago ·for a hrick and tile residence, and a garage, at 1300 Ashland avenue, $35.000. To Fred Kewton, for a brick residrnce at 414 Forest avenue , $30,000. To Frank P. Kutten, of Evanston, for a brick veneer residence at 1101 Chestnut avenue, '$23,000. To H. L. Jenkins, for a brick veneer dwelling at 630 Lake avenue, $18,000. To Albert Rodenkirk. for a frame bung-alov,· at 309 Sixteenth street, $9,500. To Josephine Hermes, for brick veneer dwelling on Schiller street. $9,000. To Andrew Frankovitz for a brick veneer residence at 200 Seventeenth street, $9,000. To Pete Engels for a !)rick \·eneer resid~nce on Glem·iew road. $6,000. To George Gauyer for residence at 230 Seventeenth street. $5.000. EXPLAINS REGIONAL SCHEME OF HIGHWAYS W. W. DeBerard, Regional Planning Association Engineer, Addresses Rotarians . I As a first step toward completing the_ir. plan. to extcn_d the_ playground acttvtttes m connectton wtth the (entra.l and Byron C. Stolp schools, the \Vtlmette School board has purchased ~he property north of the Stol~ school from Harold K. \Veld. and thts week made at~nouncement that it \vould . wetct>n.1e h.t~s. for purchase of the house wl1tch ts sttuated on the property. The purcha~e of the Weld property represents the first move to take ad,·antage oi the proYisions of the bond issue which was accepted by Wilmette voters this spring to provide a means of extending and increasing the playground spac.e and facilities of the Witmette Publtc schools. Now that the first of the property has been acquired and the house vacated, the remaining task~ are to _ sell and move the house and equip the new grounds with the needed playground apparatus. Fire Chief Inspects Schools to. Insure Safety Against Fire As the time for the opening of the \Yilmette . Public schools approaches, parents of the children will he glad to learn tl1at all the sc hool buildings ha\·e he en carcf ully in sec ted with an eye to fire hazards by Fire Chief Zihhle. at the reque ..-t of the \\'ilmette School hoard. and that the fire apparatus in the huildings has been brought upto- date and all conditions important from the safety-from-fire ~t andpoint haYc heen made satisfacton-. Chief Z ih I> le made a nttml~er of s uggestions which \\·e re carried out following his inspection. and some of the old apparatus was replaced by ne,\·. This phase of the work of the fire department of the villag-e, that· of fireprevention, is less spectacular than other aspects of its work, but the School board feels that it is extremely important ttlat the safetY of Wilmette children be insured. · HERE'S A BARGAIN! Look in the window~ of Economy Shop (1147 Greenleaf avenu~, as you pass and see how many g.ood things they have to sell and.. Rote the very low prices asked. You will be surprised at the numerous useful articles. Maybe you will find a good book. We have about 700 Yolumes. Our Coat sale was quite a success and now we are offering pictures at a great reduction. -Mrs. I. A. Adkins, chairman. "I have consistently employed my influence to hasten the construction ·of Wilmette's portion of the new through traffic highw:ay that will traverse what is now Main street," W. W. DeBerard,· ··Jnsulting engineer of the Chicago Regional Planning association and \Vilmette Village trustee told members of th~ - Rotary dub at its luncheon \Vednesday of this week. "Wilmette must .come to the realization that it is concerned with traffic ·oming from outside the village, as wetl as with its local traffic problems," \1r. DeBerard declared, in pointing ')Ut the fact that improvement Qf higp· ·ays to the south of the village, including the new McCormick boulevard, Western avenue in Chicago, and Asbury avenue in Evanston will pour an ever increasing traffic into the village which must pass over Sheridan Play in Wilmette Recreation ·Board road, Main street or Ridge avenue. Events in Progreas This Week; Just now; he explained, Main street is the logical artery to the north and Have Several Classes should he widened and improved withTh e \\' ilmette Tenni s tournament out undue delay. conducted by the Playground and ReCondemnation Stalls Project creation boar~ swung into action \VedMr. DeBerard explained that the nesdav afternoon. The tourney \\·as di- entire project of the widening and pavYirled. into three sections: One for ing of Main street was being held back girls, one for- boys 15 year s and under by condemnation proceedings concerned and another for boys and men over 15 with a small parcel of land at the north years of age. All matches are played limits of the village He stated, howat the Village Green courts. ever that contract for the improveThe "pairings" for the first round ment should be let next spring. Winin each match were as follows: netka. he explained, has already let Girls tournament-Janet Brown vs. con tract for a large portion of its secGene Paddock: Ann Porstner vs. Dot tion of the proposed through highway Smith; Ruth Smith \'S. Ann Boddie. flanking the Chicago and North \VestBoys' Junior tournament-H-arvey ern railroad on the west. Klunder YS. John Corn: \\.alt HawkinThe speaker, using maps especially son ~- s . Joe Gathercoal: George Thalen n. ~Ir. Seng: Burl Johnson vs Joe prepared by the engineers of Regional Keorper; James Corn n. ~'fr. Ludwig; Planning association, outlined to the Joe Dempse\·, Arnold Lind strom. and Rotarians the comprehensive plan of the association for a network of highJerome Cicehine drew hves . . wavs t~at will some day provide broad Senior tournament for. men and boys over 15 \·ears: Ed. Anderson \'S. Brv parallel along every section line in the Field: D~. \Y. \V. Ha,vkin s vs Lowe it Greater Chicago area, or within a raTodd: Clifton Darlings vs. Congrega- dius of fifty m!les from the metropolis. Today. he declared, only thirteen tional Entry 1 : J ame=' Lawton vs. PreshighwaYs lead directly into Chicago byterian Entry 1: Dwig-ht Simons vs. from the suburban area It is the imLester ]. Xas11: Joe Burham s vs. Eli Coplan: Congregational Entry 2, vs. mediate tasl< of the a ssociattion to seStan Lindstrom: Toe Thelen vs. ~fr. cure the co-operation of the numerous governing bodies in th~ territorY: in Guthridge. · The first round for all games in the strairrhtening out kinks, JOgs and nght girls' and boys' tournament \\'ere pla~·e d angl; turns to provide. many mo~e de\\' ednesda\· and Thursclav. The first rect roittes ir.to the ctty A rat1road, round of the Senior tournament must he said, cannot operate with bridges and culverts washed out here and be played by Saturday night. there or loose rails in other plac~s. and, by the same token, a highway is These Firms Contributed no highway at all if it is not improved to Wilmette Day Prizes and made at;cessible to traffic throughBusin~ss concern~ that contributed out its length. Mr. DeBerard emphasized the fact to the \Vilrnette Day prizes hut whose donations were received too late to that the ·Planning association h;, s no permit of listi ng on the official \Vil- pow.ers, but exists simply for the purmitte Day program, include the fol- pose of offering suggestions to t~e governing bodies in the Greater Chtlowing: National Tea company, M. Herber- cago ar-: a. Already, he asserted, the holz, Miller Coffee company, Morand association has been successful in seBrothers, Unied Warehouse company, curing the co-operation of many of taxing b,odies in carrying Nickel and Drummey, Mickelberry these F8od Products, S. K. J eavaras, Fuller through much-needed improvement, Fish com-pany, D. Valentini, West End especially in connection· with the exTa.ilor ·-shop. · tension of the highway plan. NET TOURNEY BEGINS