Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Apr 1931, p. 23

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Mr. Dubbs and backers of bis party, instead of accepting, in a spirit of good sportsnman*ip, our invitation to publicly debate the issues of thii campaign before the voters, are resorting to an indefensible wbispering campaigu. Hired supporters of Mr.,Dubbs are wb.ispering .to 0w ners of property, in tbe 70 acres, wbicb tbe Greater Wilmette' Association tried jnst a year ago to bave re-zoned for fiat s, tbat if Mr. Dubbs isa elected their propeaty wil be ae-zoned and the buildling code, cbanged; (to permit cbeap flats). Let us -remember tbat Mr. F. J. Newey stood by, you, and meagainst this, fiat extension plan when mosn of u s borne owners -were asleep at ts rp Sswcbit more flats. Tbey are wbispering tbat Mr.. Dubbs was asked to be a candidate on tbe Civic Party ticket, and refued.Mr Dubbs was flot even.tbought of in that connection. He bas publicly stated that until now ho bas bad no intereat in village affairs. Tbey' are niaking, a bold attenipt to, deceive you by- giving the impression that Mr. Dubbs will1 get grade separa-. tion witbout cost to the village, and state that Evanston w as flot .taxed for. track elevation, accomplisbed and ini construction. The Evanston elevation ordinances were passed, not 10 yeats ago,,as tbey lead you to believe, but ini 1905, A1 907 and 1915,, at wbicb time railrpads were compelled to pay alil te cost of elevation. It was flot until 1'917 that the Public Utilities Comm.ission,- succeeded in1 1921 by tbe Illînoýis'Combmerce Commission, was given BU State Law- the full present Power to order grade separation and to apportion the, cost between railroads and municipalities.. The elevation now being constructed in Evanston -is being done qnderthe old contract ordinancea, kepot alive by extensions of time granted by the city council. Mr. Dubbs can no more get grade separation witbout taxation than be can get the government to open vacant lots in Wilmette to bomesteading, as he admits ini bis answer to the questionnaire of the League of Women Voters, when he says be favors "doing the utmost to protect the village from carrying an UNFAIR- PORTION of same (cost of grade, separation), PERHAPS going so far as to work for no cost to the çitizens." mJW1ilmette Civic Party Spon8ored bu Votera Who, bave nô axes to grind For P tesidute the Village Board [JFeDigiRICK J. NEWEY -434 Lake Avoenu Fer Village Tfeaurer jHARYW. MILLER SSGreeuleaf A venue on tbe bond issue for extension and improvement of water distribution The proposition of grade separation without taxation is too sîlly for consideration except as another examhple tit-her of an attempt to get' výotesl by misrepresentation,, oÔr of colossal ignorance of municipal gomefment and its processes. Mouier must Not Swing Wlmette UleotIons, Wben ready to vote caîl Wilîuette 4500 for, an automnobile IIe<dquaaets, I1193 WiLmErnR AVENUE. T~ephon. WiLmETTE 4500 (se# folliupagepopfor partialliat of apommo).

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