Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 19 Nov 1931, p. 1

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~~I I A eu At Sanday Club Master in Chancery Pollack Finda Aga'insit.Ehrlich in Suit Agai nst Village rThe Vilage of< Wilmette. won a vac- tory and substantiation of. its Zoning ordinance in the Superior c ourt Mon- day of this week when Master in Chan- cery Sidney S. Pollack ruled- against Benjamin H. Ehrlich who badl brought suit against the* Village. which in. effect wasan attack on the validty of the Zoning ordinance. Suit wvas entered by Ehrlich to com- pel the Village to, issue a permit for theé erection of a, thr ee-storyaat nment -and store structure on, property owned by Mr. :Ehirlichi at Fourth street and Laurel avenue, zoned "A" residetii a ad restricted to single-' taïydwellhngs. MIr. Ehrlich lhad previously secured g.a permit to erect a 'small temporary structure which bas sinr 'ý been dam- aged by fire and bas not been oCcu- *piedl. Erection of this structure creat- ed a stir in the vicinity and genieral conliflainit among owners of adjacent and nearby residence property. UpholId. Ordiuiance In arrivilg at his conclusions, Mr. Pollack, after considering the com- plainant's allegations f rom ail angles, îtarticularly wjth reference that lie had purchased the proprty in question witb *full knowledge of zoning requirements, and to thte proximity of his property to the Chicago Rapid. Transit coni- pany terminal station and car storag e yards, and the Linden avenue and iîourth street commercial areao. summar- ized biw iindi;gs,as flos [It must be presuntd that the, ordi- nialce (Zoning ordinamice> is: valid and- "o stittionial anîdd i I.I ,vIit Uj-f thie çoniplainant to shoI)w clearly and affirmnatively by a preponderance of the *evidence that it is invalid. A couru. Rabbi ,teplîcn S. Wise of Ile *Tree Synagogue, .Ncic York Cit y. vite of Arnerica's grealest preuch- ers,wilI speak ait te Wiliic4te Sunf- day Evening club Noveniber 22, in the First CongreqationaI church. H-is subject u'ill be: -A1 Jewo Looks ai Gaitdhi." Rabbi Wiïse is so iwell known to noýrthi shore people as to iieed no intro- duction. He is mie of the f ounders of the Zionist movement and fouinded the Zionist oQrganization in AAmerica. He %ý-as a representative. of' the Zionist caus~e at the Versailles Peace confer- ent-P He *s à i hpr of the AAmericail Jemwisli CLongress and is a-Chevalier of- the Legion) of Honor ini France. His books. have enjoy ed wide circulation thrnîigh Amuira and1 Euronneand he Churches to Join in Thanksgiving Worship The animal Un ion Thanksgiving services this year %vl be held in St. o'clock, Thursday morning, Novent- Dr. john, G. 1-indley, iniister of the First» Congregatinlcuhil preach the ýThanksgiving sermon. Other Wilmette ministers will par- ticipate ini the services. An offering taken at the services wvil1 be directed;to charity,ý it is an- niouniced., You Can' BuyThat License Plate Now Wilinette Villageautomnobile license plates for 1932 are now' available ai the -Village offices, according. to E 11. Kerr, Village collector. Application blanks for state lîcense plates mnay also be obtained at the offices, lie explains.« In sécureing ýtheir Village plates ai this tinte, Mr... Kerr points out_ the car owîrers will materially as$sit the Village in defrayig current go .verul- ment operating expenses. Because of the prolonged delay in securing tax' money, the Village is hioping that residents will find it convenient to assist, by purchasing auto license plates well ini advance of the due date hihis January 1. Harper and Nygaard at School Leaders' Parley Supt. J..ý R. Harper of the WTlmette- pubiilic scbools and Supt. E. L. Ny- gaard,'of thie Joseph Sears Sch.ool iii Keiiiliiorth w~ere amiongte irt shore cehool heads planning to attend r~ ~ ~ ~~~o edir.n l ~ .c ga.,2 tion of the Universitye of Illinois ini cooperation with the Illinois City Superintendents' association Wednes- davi and Th1rsdav of this week at TAX PROBLEM DEBATETOPIC Wilmette Civic League to Hear, Suggestions, for Solution> of Tax Muddle Wilmette taxpayers' are being urged. to attend the luncheon meeting of- the W irmette Civic- league tomorrow (Fri- lay) at 12:15 o'clock' in tbe Wedg- wood room, 7th floor, Marshall Field and cmpan, 121 N. tate Street. This meeting: will witness a -debate between George F. Harbaugh, New Trier township assessor,,and George O. Fair- weathér, business maniager of North- western university, on - the subject:. "What is the best solution of the Tax. Assessmeit. Administration Problem as to its L.ffect on Cook Counity Tax- payers ? Mr. Harbaugh -will present thte ad- vantages of the present local tax unit systeni of which there are. more titan 480 units in Cook c9unty, ranging from the Scbiool district, the village, and tbe' tow.viship to the Great Park districts and the County of Cook itself. The benehits of consolidation will be uphield l)y Mr. Fairweather. Other Briéef Talke lit- this connection also, there will be short talks by Henry E. Cutler, president of the Wilmette scbool board, and Ia rry W. Miller, village treas- tirer, who> will discuss the present pre-- carions state i finances ini the taxing ')odies. thiey represent. Reservations for the luncheon meet- ing are to be made with Hector Dodds, president of the Civic league (Phone! W~ilmette 4329), or Ralph Durham,' secretary -(Wyilmette -2040). Regular MIomthly Meetimg Friday's meeting is the regular terly evening meetings are mette. Memberslip linthe leagu hield in Wil- ue, wbich, *a right ru rviy uon me noren the ordinance after its adoptioný bad a rigbt to rely on the f act th property- in the immediate V (Continued on Page 3) vveibr zia i0io'o ck. vviLM lvý"4FIu y Lïier, hopes for the cooperation of est bidder.1 e readers and advertisers in this coin- the paint for1 y nection. tractor will board 'Vuesday inightf. Village M\anaàger C. M. Usborn -was s, ranging f ront $237.50 authorized by the Village board Tu 'es- were received oit the job. day nighit to advertise for bids for the was awarded to the low- removal of garbage aind combustible The Village will furnish waste in Wilmette for the calendar tbe work, wbile the, con-. year '1932. Mr. OsIorn will receive provide the labor and the bids ýu'p to 2 o'clock'on Monday afterno0on, Noyember 30i --I ý+-l ' t7Hitfflf*W-- - , " .1 -T 1 1 - 7 1 r i roig C-_ à au là-11- IIIK:àilLjcl VI Itliqu suail 1 0

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