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li .). U . f, Editor WLmETT Lint: Referring to the Illinois Zoning and Plan Commission Iaws. Recent- ly, 1 read.these laws and learn that the creation of Zoning and Plan commissions is optional, with 'Cities, Villages andý Incorporated. Townis, and flot comnpulsoryr. They simply con fer, additional powers upon "City Council s in Cities and' upon Prçs-ff idents and. Boards of Trustees in Vil- lages and Incorporated Towns." The Plan 'Commtission Act was ap- proved on June 24, 1921. and the Zoning Act' four. days later. In the 'powers granted 'the Zoning Boards are, the following. limitations: "Iii aIl ordinances under the au-ý thority of this_ Act, due allowance shial be made: for existing conditione, the. conservation -of property, values, the direction of building developmneit to thie lest advantage of the entire city,t village and incorporated town, anid to the uses to which property is devoted at the lime 'of the enact- nment of any such ordinance. The powers of this act given shahi not l)e exercised so . as to deprive the owner of any existing l)roperty ofi ts, -use or maintenance to -which it is then lawfully devoted." This lias been accèpted as a goodt l)rinciple of law everywhere and is; ap)plicable to the Plan Commission. Act.,. In effect it safeguards the1 overhurdened taxpayers froin beconi-( ing the victimi of idle and futuristic1 dreains, ill-considered vagaries;. in- justice and partial confiscation. *I have just reçeieed and exaniined the U. S. Census Population Bulletin and noticèd the increases in popula- ition from 1920 to 1930 of suburbs listed therein, as: follows: Berwyn increased 232%, Brookfield *-179%,. Elmnhùrst.-206%, yMaywood -414%, Elmwood- Park-717%, Park Ridge-207%, ..Wilmette-95% O.and Winnetka-82%. Make, yotir own conclusions'.,-1 *; Our Village Trustees are ýentitled tothe heartfelt tbanks for so prompt- ly repealing, last Tuesday evening, the ordinance which* adopted a "comprehensive plan for ,public im- provemnents." A neighbor of mine suggests that the' repealing ordinance. should con- tain a clause providing for the re- cal and destruction of al copies of the :"comlprehenisive plan" map ani thus relieve much of our real estate of the overhanging cloud on per- fectly good titles. Very truly your, -E. R. Shnable. Editor'8' note: Appended copy of a letter addire;ssed to Robert Stoddard, chafrman eto the Wilmette Plan Comn- mission, has been submitted by the au- thor fori,)ublication In these columns. Chicago, January 12, 1931. .Mr. Robert Stodda;d, 1545 Kitigsb)ury Street, noticero the ad ers or for a p There are gg new ZOfing on Srt LJ WU- STOCKS,. BONDS & MORT ig. Telophone' Pst 0Mb s in the Wilmette 21 lnot 'ere are, I____________ GOING SOUTU? r Wave, y-ou are oeueof the tortunât. mottais Wbo. 0l1 tolg suth...a etmansrnt wa*e Bt the*vaaity Bo u umithe ;tlu 0 g .mlswl, <amse, golf, mot*ïr end, know the ecouiplefreedom nd am iàg beauty that our, wave wiIl givo rou. sof naura wae tatsImpiy p siesp Jute plaee. This prme. Inelades a b:au:iul$ Raitie Wave Heré ls the Moest beauntiful wave ever çeated, soit, natural, iinmenuely flatung. Requires noo lugeèr waving. Th price, Jad1udes shampooIin1g ...... A Vhagoe &0-rWave by "Johus" ls fanious for lts lg>vellness and Iastlug Suite 222 Carson Building 636 CHURCH ST., EVANSTON UNI VERSITY 9700 the real estate business ?" le '.ntr' "IUciiqs vu '~Thre sn' an." rplid, ontol ver the o)peninlg of streets "Thee 'in't ny."in the mile and one-half zone out- There is no doubt. that the -corn- side of the village. 1 have care- prehensive plan for publie improve- fullv re-examined Ordinance, No. inents" was, made and recommended 1590, and thie attached chart show- ivith the best of, intentions An, 1929. ing the major street plan, and failcd However,jits- effect on our real estate to find any streets laid out in ter- values and the free and healthy ritory outside of the Village, except .growth of our'Village was not for- in the No Man's Land territory East seen. of the tracks. The opening up of A few days ago 1 saw the "official this territory by giying those prop- inap" 'for the first timne. Sitice then erty owners a free street. paid for a realtor advised me that this. map b *1thtwnhin wo-ii.1A b riý- VAL ÂIAL e Captures the Elusive Chilclven Smile" "Better Pictures--Bettty-Valus" 1641 ORRINGTON AVENUE Ofpea Tutes., Tuut., ad Sa#. Eveuiugs IL 1623 Sherman Ave.ý EVANSTON. Tel. UNI., 8908 11 F