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February 25, 1927 8 WILMETTE LIFE bv the zoning act. It did i1; the following language: CITES COURT DECISION REGARDING APJ\RTMENTS so decisively MOTORS SERVICE Incorporaeed Village Trustee Drayer Quotes Supreme Court Oni"lion Flats May Be Near-Nuisance By Clarence E . Drayer (\Vilmette Vi llage Trustee) "Very often the apartment house is a mere oara sitc constructed in order to take idvantage of the open spaces and attracti~e surroundings c~eated ~JY the residential character of the district." In such strong words in a recent decision the lJ. S. Sup.r eme Court up ~ holds the rights of a municipality to protect itself against flat s. The case for flats \Vas argued by counsel _ headed bv no less than the Hon. Newton D. B-aker. The Village of Euclid, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, had passed zoning ordinance about like ours in Wilmette. The property owner had sTxty-eight acres which he claimed was worth $2 500 an acre zoned for .residential p~rposes, hut worth $10,000 an acre if used in a "progressive industrial development." He claimed his property was being taken without due proces s of la\Y. Commercial V s. Esthetic It means much to the home lovers of the country to _ have their rights upheld by the highe st' court. The battle was between the dollar on on~ hand and some of .tbe larger values of life on the qther. If we are to believe in social progress and that the citizen has rights "to the pursuit of happiness," both as an individual and collectively with other citizens i)l a vi11age, the highest court could do nothing else than guarantee the esthetic rights safeguarded EVER.VTHING AUTOMOBILE ./bm~ After the mud, water,' and bumps of these last two months, all cars need Springs, Clips, Body Bolts, etc. lllltllllllllllllllllllltltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll NEVER. CLOSED Tightened Up lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll a Let us make sure that nothing bas rattled loose. ~Zt MAIN Wilmette STREET "The matter of zoning has received much atte ntion at th e hands of commi~ si ons ancl exp<'rtH, and the results of the.tr invP ~tig-ations have been set forth m compreh ensive r eports. These reports, whi ch bear e very evid.ence of. painstaking C'o nRidt' ration , eoncur m .the vt e~ that the segregation ~f .residen.ttal, busn~e ss anf~ inclustri a l butldmgs wlll m~ke 1t easiet to provide tire apparatus smtable for th t> r11n ra<'t t> r and intensity of tl~e d~ve lop nwnt in <' ach section ; that. 1t will incrt>ase the safety and secunty of hom.e lifr ; gr atly t end to T!revent street a~cJ dents, P ~JH·c ially to cluldren, by reducmg u{e traffic and r esulting confusion In resiclPntial sf'c tionfi : de cr t>afie ,n oise and otlwt· conditions which produce or intensify nervouR disorders, preserve a more favorabl (l <'nvironment In which to r ear <'hlldre n, etc. With particular reference to apartme nt houses, it Is pointed out that the development of d etached hou!?e sections is great ly retarded by the coming of apartment houses which has som_etinws rPsulted in destroying t he entire section for private house purposes; that In such sections ve ry often the apartment houst> is a mere parasite, constructed in order to take advantage of the open SJ)aces and attractive surro11ndings created by thE' r esidential charac;ter of the district . Moreover, the com m g of one npart mPnt hnU!'\<' is followed by othe~. intt>rfPring by the ir h<> ight and . bulk with tht· frN' rir<'ulation of air and monpolizing- th <> rr~y!'\ of the sun which othPrwis<' W(lUld fall upon th e smaller hom es, and bringing, as th eir necessary accompanimPnts. th E' diRturhing noisPs in cident to inC'rt>ast>d traffic and business, and tlw ocrnpation, by mPans of moving and park Pd automobiks. of larger portions of tlw - strt> t' tH. thus il Ptrartintr from their :;;aft·ty and deprivin~ ehildr:en of the priYil(·g"<' of quiH a"'d 01wn spacP s for play, t·njoyC' rl hv thosC' in mnrP fa vorf'd local it if·s, -untll. finally, thE' rf' sidE' ntlal charac- · ter of tlw nf'ighborhoofl anrl its desirability as a place of d r tarlwd r<'side n ct·s art' utt<>rly df'stroy ·d. l!nrler the!~e cirCIOit.<lffi11<'('S, aprwtmrnt hn1u1r.'l. which 111 a different ,.,wit·mtme1tt U'01tlrl 1H' not only e11tirf'l11 mwb. i ectionnble lmt 1tighly desirable, come very near to being nuisances." I ~ J .C.S(own A.B.VanDeusen Flats and Crime Flats have a tendency to add to the crime record. It is no mere chance that Evanston, center of education to (Continued on page 44) Phone 1$9 ! ! AN OPPORTUNITY SALE! !Pboae -FOR ALL159 Barges Bros. Offers You These SpecialsBest Values on the North Shore FREE DELIVERY BEST ·TOMATOES WISCONSIN POTATOES FLORIDA ORANGES FRESH SPINACH DRY ONIONS lb. 19c CAL-ORANGE NICE JUICY pk. 59c Fancy Strawberries 3doz. 95c FANCY APPLES pk. 29c FRESH PEAS 4lbs. 25c FRESH LETTUCE doz. 25c PRONE 159 qt. 39c 3lbs.29c 2lbs. 35c 5c-10c-15c PRONE 159 BARGES BROS. 635 MAIM STREET