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ASA 44COMMUNITY 0f H..OMES" Fer Presideut ef Village Beardi FREDERIcK J. NHaWHY 436 Lae Avenuie Fer Village Tremarer Fer. Village Trustie HARRY W9 Mule - E R AMS 906 Çreeufraf Avenue F34 ore«tAvmeu Fer village Truste#Fer vilage 1Truste. H£NàrY J. BIUNM~ LV .WAL 15»0 Washien Aveuea Th e Real Issue ."ShaUl Wilmette Remain a Village of Homes' TO.THECITIZENS 0F WILMEUTE. FLATS-ZONING: There is one pa>rticular matter to which 1 would like to refer muid thet is the stand 1 have taken as a member of th e Zotaing Commission regarding the question of rezoàing for Blats. IT HAS BEEN MY POSI- TION THAT WILMETTE -15 A COM- MUNITY 0F HOMES, AND THAT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE 0F OUR ZONING LAWS MUST BE THE PROTECTION 0F THE HOMES. Accordiuigly I vigorously op- posed the. petition preseuited a year ego by the Greater Wilmette Association to rezone mp- proximately 65 acres in the heart of the Village in addition to 5 acres et the "L" Terminal for business muid apartmnent prop- erty. NOW I FIND THAT THE MOSTý VIGOROUS OPPOSITION MANIFESTINGý ITSELF THROUGH. THE PUBLIC- WEL- FARE PARTY IS COMPOSED) LARGELY 0F THE SAME GROUP 0F MEN WHIO ORGANIZED THE GREATER WILMETTE, ASSOCIATION. that such condition would arise t. any extent for à number of years, mand if it should ever arise, 1 SHOULD INSIST THAT NO STREET SHOUL» BE WIDENED WITH- OUT THE CONSENT 0F A MAJORITY 0F THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT TO -BE AFFECTBD. JtEFERENDUM: Ais., with reference te the discussion whi.h has b..,, proveked r,. garding the. referendum, tbis i. nt a new aub- ject in Wilmette as it has been used many times on questions of publie~ interest where the lmw makes provision -for a referendum, and in ah, such cases I amtini perfect accord *with its use. However, the law never conqtem- plated: that the. Village Board should abrogate its func-tions by requiring tii, people to decide ail major qusestiens, as proposed by my op- ponent., For many of, our most important questions are so cemplicmted and of sncb a *..L.Jnic ,Ln.aaeter thâi a votercouild net* vote called upon to go t. the poil&. My opponent, bow.ver, bas n<aw that h. do.. not refer to a legal roi but thet b. would be willing, t. hai questions decided by a Pé.-t'êard refeé Énethogi with. wbiehuthe People of mt.d dum, susceptible of manipulation by mny spoeeal i. terests that might bho iaivolved thaïtI aà'not believe that the peoffle of Wimette would bi satisfied to have ail smajer questiosa deiddby mny such slipshod 'mothod. Let, me say furtber in dais conneotion tbat no, one bas ever stood more vigoroualy for iii-. Sistence on publîcity in connection- with al puùblic activities than the writer. For it ha. been my constant effort, whenever any matter ha. been pending before amy Board witii whiph MRs. I. R. ADKINS' S. J. DUNC4AN-QC8K. PRO. P n UR_1R PAXIOrNT.-KLINE. DAVID PENN MORTON U ns il g. . . s Xi. T. KglDLLDUIhU PUBLICITY COI ARTHUR B.'SrnboLD, JOHN.M. STEFFENS, RALI'H C. WMUSL H CO NOTICE: Anymuapalget tb.mers tu Pffe umt o (b lg-au MMITTE Dý ODDS, ChairmanI 946 LocW tR.ad