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A~gust 24, 1928 WILMETTE LIPE ~3 GIVE ADDED IIP£11JS TO GRADE SEPARATION Wilmette Board. Formally Approves Retention of Consulting Engineer for Project \Vatter A. Shaw, consulting engineer, has been approved by the Wilmette Village· board as the representative of the ·north shore towns, from Wilmette to Highland Park, inclusive, to serve in the capacity of consulting engineer in working out preliminary details and conducting nezotiations with the two railroads traversing this territory in the interest of bringing about a definite grade s~paration program. · An ordinance recently adopted by the village board assigns to Mr. Shaw the task of "making a preliminary report in the preparation of plans and reports for separation of the grades of the rights-of-way and tracks of the Chicago and North Western railway company and the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad company from . the grade.s of s~reets and public places of the Vtllage of Wilmette." He has been commissioned to perform a like task for each of the towns included in the program. Show Task in Detail . Elaborating upon the responsibilities of the eng .. eer, the ordinance specifies that Mr. Shaw be employed "to make a preliminary report in respect to the preparation of plans and reports for a unified separation of grades of the rights-of-way and tracks and other facilities of the Chicago and North W ~stern Railway company and the Chtcago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad company, from the grades of streets and public places of the municipalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, and Highland Park, upon, along or across which said railroads are now being maintained and operated, which report shall give the res'ults of an. analysis by said engineer of all data m the possession of said municipalities and information and data obtained from said railroads." Pro-rate Compensation The ordinance further provides that ~~r.. s~~w "shall l_le paid by said muntctpahttes of Wilmette Kenilworth Winnetka, Glencoe, a~d Highland Park for his services in making such preliminary analysis and report each municipality being liable only for its pro rata ~hare of such compensation m proportiOn to the assessed valuation of the year 1927, a.s follows : Wilmette, 23.6 per cent; Kentlworth 5.9 per cent· Winnetk4, 27.4 per cent;' Glencoe, 15.i per ~ent, Highland Park, 28 per cent; provtded, however, that the total a~n:ount to be paid by the Village of Wilmette for Its proportionate share of such compensation shall not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars. The compensation of said engineer shall be based upon a per diem charge of not to ~?Cceed one ~undred dollars per day. \ Illage Prestdent Earl E. Orner is authorized by the terms of the ordin~nce to enter into a contract for the employment of Mr. Shaw. A grade separation committee comprised of official representative~ from the municipalities ·interested ·n the project, appointed several months ago, ha~ been working on preliminary plans in connection with the proposed improvement scheme. As a result of this committee's activity Francis X. Busch has been retained as attorney, and Walter A. Shaw as consulting engineer to give expert aid in furthering the grade separation program. THISTLE COMMISSIONER Ernest White was appginted thistle commissioner for the Villag~ of Wilmette at the regular meeting of the Village board Tuesday night. As the result of this action the township thistle commissioner loses his jurisdiction within the village limits. Spelling Leason Urgent Need Up at Port Huron Three new towns have evidently appeared on the map of Illinois, . according to a press dispatch in the Port Arthur, Ontario, News, Chronicle for Tuesday, August 7. They are "Willamette," "W elemette," and "Williarhette." Get out your maps and see if you can find them. In a list of passengers on the Canadian steamship Huronic, bound from Duluth, Minn., to Port Arthur, which ran on a rock known as Lucile Island at 3 o'clock on the morning of August 6 the Port Arthur News Chronicle for the following day includes tllese names : D. J. Zeppaied, W elemette, Ill., · E. P. Fisher, Williamette, Ill., and E. R. Urid, Willamette, .Ill. Edwin G. Fisher, of 638 Ash street, Winnetka, informs us that what the News Chronicle meant to say was: C. .r . Zipprich, 623 Forest avenue, \\ ilmette; E. G. Fisher, 638 Ash street, Winnetka ; and E. R. Neir, 201 Ninth street, Wilmette. Oh, how those Canadians can spell! And abo.u t the harrowing experience abr'oad the Huronic ; well, beyond a life-sized ·scare all parties to the incident are well and happy, thank you. · ·Hit Maximum Speed ~ on Paving Project in Estates Area Paving activity in··. the Indian Hill Estates area in the .:northwest section of Wjlmette is proc.eeding at maximum speed this month, according to information from the Chicago offices o~ Bms Realty Inc., ·who are responstble for that first class residential development. From 500 to 620 feet of pavement are being laid daily in the section, with the work of this character already completed, over one-third the total area to be paved. A low sweeping and n u.1ded ornamental curb is being worked out and five foot sidewalk$ are being built on each side contig_uous to the pavipg so that there is left a long sweeping uninterrupted greensward from · porch to sidewalk. The further advantage of the side·walks being contiguous to paving is that in parking cars in front of homes people alighting do not step on the grass of the parkway-for there are no parkways-but step on fne · sidewalk no matter where they stop in front of the full length of the lawn. Twenty-six homes ranging in price value from an $18.000 Cape Cod Colonial to a $98,000 English Tudor are being COI\lplet~d by owners in Indian Hill Estates. YWGERS TO BliJ.O'l . ON INCINERATOR PLAir Villqe Board Seta September ZS as Date of Election on $50,000 Bond luue W. J. Obermeier Is Let Contracts /or New Net C Improvements on Streets, Alleys Among Wilmette Men Contracts for the improvement of several streets and alleys in Wi.mett~ at a total. cost of $19,265.90 were awarded at the rt;.gular meeting of the Board of Local Improvements of the village Tuesday night. The ]. V. McCarthy company, of Chicago, was the successful bidder for the paving and improving of Gregory avenue from Park avenue to Fifteenth street. - The amount of the bid was $10,062.90, being the lowest of several submitted. The new pavement will be old macadam and asphaltic concrete. Bids of the Municipal Paving company, of Oak Park, for the pavin...~ 0f several alleys were also accepted. These bids and the amounts are : RETURN FROM EAST First alley south of Laurel avenue' M L · K from Firth street to Seventh street- · rs. outs · Gillson of 706 For5 5 e·3t avj!nue returned last Sunday from $ ,02 · a two weeks' visit with her son in First (!lley south of Lake avenue Boston. from Fifteenth street to Sixteenth street-$2,169.50. First alley south of Walnut avenue from Fifteenth street to Sixteenth street-$2,008.50. An ordinance providing for the .issuance of bonds to the amount of $50,000 for the purpo-?e of obtaining funds to const~uct an incineratin1 plant in Wilmette and to buy land for a site tor such a plant was passed at the regular meeting of the Village board last Tuesday night. . The ordinance will be given to the voters for approval or rejection at a special election to be held Tuesday, September 25, wh~n another important qu~stion, that of Sunday movies, will also be decided. Plan Modem Plaut As stated in the ordinance, which is publisl)ed in full in this weeks' issue of W n.M~TTg LIFg, it is aimed to proteCt the health of the citizens of the vill~. Th.e · disposal of garbage and other refuse and waste materials would be taken care of by most modern methods in the proposed new pl~ni~ It J$ proposed to borrow the amount of $50,000 on the credit of the Village and to issue negotiable coupon bon~s to that amount. The levy and collection of a direct annual tax to pay the interest on and the principal of these bonds, and the fixing of other details, is also provided for in the ordinance. ham~pion Long Under Discussion· According to the plan outlined in the ordinance · taXes would be levied W. J. Obermeier defeated Clifton each year {rom 1928 to 1947 to cover Darling for the Wilmette champion- the bond issu.es. These taxes when colship In men's singles in the annual ten- lected woy_ld be placed in .a special nis tournament last Satur9ay after- fund and used solely for the purpose noon. He took two straight sets, of paying the interest and principal 6-0, and 6-3. of t.b.e bonds. . Obermeier had previously defeated The matte1 of a garbage disposal Joe Thelen, last year' champion, and plant for Wilmette has been under Darling qualified for the final match discussion for so~ time, and will be bv defeating Bob MacLean on the day decided at the special election next before. month. Other north shore towns have The final match. in the women's sin- had similar propositions under consigle5 will be played this week between deration. Ver.n ette L.ewis and Marjorie Thorsen and the boys' singles tournament is also expected to be finished by tomorrow evening. Play Program Ends So Play Bosses Do Their Own Playing Semi-Annual Dollar Days Bring Host of Shoppers Dollar Days were happy days for merchants and their patrons this week. The patrons were pleased with the bargains and the merchants were pleased with the fine turnout of Wilm~tte shopp~rs . Both Monday and Tuesday of this week were designated as Dollar Days, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, and the business men of the village offered numerous items at reduced prices. Similar Dollar Day sales have been held in Wilmette for several years. One merchant reported that he had t)atrons from as far north as Highland Park, while the other north shore towns ·closer to Wilmette were well represented. HEAR CANADIAN MINISTER The Rev. W. C. Graham of the United Church of Canada will preach the sermon at _the Wilmette a _ a ptist church Sunday morning, August 26, at the 11 ro'clock services. ·' waited until now to take my vacation. Am I wise?" "Are you going to have WILMETTE LIFE sent to you while you're away?" 44 l'VE ~'Yes." Last evening's Horseshoe games brought to close the third summer recreational season sponsored by the Wilmette :Playground and Recreation board. Most of the activities including the Tuesday evening Horseshoe league, were finiflhed last week in time for some of the staff members to leave· on vacation trips~ Director Daniel M. Davis, Mrs. Davis, and their daughter, Dorothy, left for. a three weeks' autom9_ bile trip through the west, expecting to stop at Hamill, S. D., . for a visit with Mr. Davis'. brother, Professor John 0. Davis. Glen W. 41 Han" Gathercoal also left last week for a -motor trip through the. Yellowstone Park. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Buster Udell and Ed Braun. ' Dudiey C. Stone with Mrs. Stone and son, Dudley Junior. expect to. leave tomorrow for · two weeks' vaca-· tion at Lake Geneva. They will be accompanied by Miss Joe Skidmore. The Recreation office will be closed from August 25 to September 4 : "'You're wiset' { J.ust call odr CirculataOII Department--say w h e n and w h e r e. They'll do the rest. t C. C. Schultz to Attend Municipal League Parley C. C. Schultz, superintendent of pub-' lie works, will represent the Village Qf Wilmette at the annual convention of the Illinois M unic1pal lea_gue to be held at Joliet September 13 and 14. Mr. Schultz was authorized to attend the sessions by the Village board at their regular meeting Tuesday night.