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18 \. WILMETTE LIFE April 9, 1926 nt! Correcting an Incorrect Financial Stateme. In last \Yeek 's issue of \Vihnette Life the Home Party publi shed a financial statetnen t of the Village 111 \vhirh they att en1ptecl to prove that a state tn ent published by t he Con1tnunity P~:ty the pre Ytous \veek \Yas incorrect. Look at this statement , it 1s the cent er one of th e three pnblt sh~d b elovv. By adding the iten1 s of expenclitures.you · \Vill not e an error in aclclition ·of $12,689.32. F urthennore t<;! reduce .the balance they include as an exp ense 1t en1 loa n !-~ to t he \ T illage 1"'r ea surer. 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F und ..... .. ...........;· 7~,111~ .~~ ·1 l ~nad ar:d lt!'idgt· fnnd . . . . . . . . 1::-i .~ Hl.~!l (:a rl .ag·· anrl l't · t'u:-;, . t'und ..... :Hi, l lifi.~~. l 'u l llil' l lf'lll'l1ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !J,·1 ·Hi.OS t ; t·nt>r:ll run·l ................. 1 1:-,1:17.tl ·1 1 'olin· P· ·ll:-;ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :!02.a!t · Fir· ·lltt · ll ·s Jlt·l tsi iJil . . . . . . . . . . . . :!.02.~!! l'tlld i1· playgTllUIId . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.fiG Total' .......................·;·:1o~.:!:-.:i.:! ·l \\"a t vr .. l'rotlt Pll watC'r saiPs ......... ~ 33,0G·L33 ... .. · · · . ti fi, ~ G1. 29 ( :arba;..;t· and n: fu~c ... ..... · · · ;; ti.l;:, S.l--:1 ~~.4 ,~, . os J·nblit· lJ v ndit .. . ...... . ... · · · <.ivll(·ral fund .. ... .......... ll~.l!Ji . li4 no:td a11<l lJridg·(· fUiltl 1 't~lic··· Jwltsion Flrt ' llt<lll Jli'llsion .. . ......... · l'ublic playgroun·1 ......... . ~02.:~!) 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PH st l'l'l't op<·n i ng:-; .. 5,932. 15 13,9. 4.[j3 ·1,171.73 \ Va t ('I' fund . .. .. . ....... ..... $ L< ·ss !l10IIt'Y :u1Yai1C'l'(l lo ·I·<LY S)lt ·t·ia l ass··ss'lnt·nt htlllds ;;Jit idpati n g·· p:t~' llH'Ill 11 7. 66 Ad Ynn<···d on buying· p 1 <·Jl··rt~· on ~l ain strt·t·f . . . . . . . . . . . . . :\ tl \' illl!'t·cl Oil HlllllJ·~ · :lSi"t 'S~ Jll( · llt I ro tit n11 w:IIL·I' :-;;tJ,·s ........ :1Si"t'i"Silll'lll l ~oad o( :-;pn·1al , , .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,6 !).3:..! 11,123.36 ·a, i76.3;) 26,0!13.7:.! $ 46,938 .G :l and !:rid!!.(' Fund t·Xp<·IHl i tun·s l'AY:\lE.'\T~ ( I nC'IU<l<·s for 37,G7~,.~,n la J,or on streds, motorcycle . $ ~ 43, 9 fj 7. 3 s f;t ' llt·ral f u nd . . . . . . . . . . . ..... $ i7 . .t:-,3.a~ Hoad and h r i d gt> fund . . . . . . 211,444.13 Uarltag< ·, as h , and rt· fu:-;,. . . . . . 2H.U73.~(, Y il l ;q. .:,· t' XJl t' lls· · ~ t·a r ··nding· A p r i I l. 1 9:! ;, ............... $13 2, !! 71. 31 E XT I \ ..\ <l 1{1 ) J.\' ..\ 1\ Y l~X [ ·'E.\'~ES p o l ii'Pnlt ' ll. :-;tn·\'1 !'<·pairs. malt>l'ia l s, I'll'. . ... .-:... . . . . . . . . (~ark1.g·· and Ht·fu:-; ,. Fu'lcl i l n<·ludt·s ga r llagt· and as lws ('(,( lt·CI ion, alit· ~· iiiS ) II'CtiOil. vll' . . . . . .... ... ... ....... .. . . . liri<lg-('S ............ $37,ii7G.:io 1;arh;q.~· ·· and rf'(llS<' ... .. . .... · ~ti,!I, ' ~.GO 1 ; t ~ 111' r a I fun< l .. .... ... . .... ... ~ 1 , ~~ ~ 4. S I) 1\.oads a n<l · Expt·llst · for 11 ntoHths ....... $1Hi,2~fL:-.ti .. . :!ti.fll--2.0 0 J~ECAl'lTl"LATI! ( ;,·nt·!':t I F uncl ( l n(·lt ll lt·s l 'olit'f·, and i· 'ir(' antl l ~ t·alth l )<·parlmt·nt salaries and t·X pt ·Jls(·; strt ·d )ightil.lgsa l :tri··:-; and s u p p lif·:-;; nwintf']t('('(·ipls l.' ll a 11 t .,, o [ .\I u IIi<' i p :11 l ! u i 1din;..:··: p:t~ · nH · nts } 'aid O il O}d i ll dl'htt>diii 'SS ..... $ !l,!:i63.l ;, B ui ld in g· mu nicipal g-a 1 ·agt· .. . l'u rc· h a~<' \\'hit,· motor t r uck .. A <IY a JH'Pd on spt·t·ia l as:-;t·s sII H'IllS 1o .. (i 1. 4[i ;,,39S.2!i of hfJn<ls and intt·rPst. <'It·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .· l .f124 .S fi Total Yill;tg- e I'XJ)('IlSt·s for <' l <'Y<'Il mo11ths ............. $1!1:l.:!:!ri.-l!'l Loant·d t() \'i ll ag··· T!·f'asur· ·r to p a~· S(H·C'ia J <tSSI'S SIIH'IIt bond~. an t i1·ipa1 ing t·(,)Ji>diun <Jf Sj lt·cial asst·ssn11· 11ts . . . ... . . . 1~.6~!t .:U Lo:t rH·d to \ .il lag·t· Tn·asun· r 1111 S (l t·('i:tl :lSSI ' SSillt' I I!S, \. l'a yJn<·ll ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2G:~, 7 4 fi . G3 . : . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . 1 ·1G',:! ~· G . S 6 $117,4G!l .7i !'arty, n111 *;,:1.~11.~7. as statt·cl l·r ll11111" Part:-. Just a:-; stat,;d by <'t·llll111lllit~ · · --Money advanced on Loans to the Village Treasurer would not be claui · fled as expense items even by a 10-year old school boy, also a prepayment of $8,400.00 on May water bill is included. $173.6-l{i.{jl) HE('.\ l ' lT ! ' I ,,.\ T I < ·X Ht><'t' i pt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243,9tii.3·s p a t illg llll'llfs col l ···:tion of anti<·i:tss.·ss30,4G!I.~4 . .... ... . .... .. .. .... . REf' A l' f 'ITLATT< ~~ T ot a 1 Tota l .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... * $ 2 4 ~~, 0 i 3. f\7 l' ay m e n t)o; ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li3.646.6~J n·('l·ipts ..... . .......... $302,2Si"l.2 ·1 c.·n~h To t a l db.;bu 1·sp m ents .......... 2 49,073 .!17 .\(·tlaul n,·nilnhh· ~llarda l , 1U!.W ::"\ ot $~16 , 370 .4 3, · T hi s s h o u I d h e $2 3t;,:{S ·1. r.;, , · · T h i s s h o u Icl lw $ 6 ii. !l 0 0. G9. llalf\n ce nn h and A p ril 1, 1 !1:!:-. $ 70,320.69 ·TJw a(l\·an<.·t· of $l:{,!·~·l.:i3 lH'l' ll n· p a id t o t h P Yill ag·p. h a. ~ In c<.· hulntH'(' . . . . . . . . . . . . H $ ~·3,2 1 1.27 as st a tE- d hy ~rr. Zi pt. I r. " \Vhat \Vas their purpo:;c 111 trying to deceive th e pttblic ? The books arc 111 th eir p os~ e ss t o n. 'fhe ledgers and their n1onthly . staternents shovv thi s balance of $117,459.77 -fl and it 'Yas so published t\vo \veeks ago by the Con1n1unity Party. In spite .9f this fact they print a statetn ent 111 \vhich there is at~ error 111 addition of $12,689.32, n1aking their balance $65,900.59. \Vhy did they not check up these staten1ents? . l I Every statement made in the -same issue attacking Mr. Zipf 1s 1nislcacling, as only part of the truth ts published. Note the statement of last year. It reads "Balance April 1, 1924" and closes with a balance of $70,320.69. Nevertheless tn their ad vertisen1ent they say of their statement that it t~ the first tin1e a Village state1nent has shovvn a surplus. 'This is not the truth. .. ., I . They saY: the tax levy of 1922 \Vas the highest ever levied 111 \tVilmette. that it was necessary, as it cost $45,000 to rebuild the Village Hall? \vrong impression? \Vhy didn 't they add Why do they try to create a ·1 ' - A letter answering their mis-statements will be mailed to every voter in Wilmette. Don't fail to read it. It will contain valuable information. Newcomers in our village will learn something of the history of Wilmette. ........ Vote the Colftlftunity Tieket