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BUSifiSS . OPDTY . I ·. OWNERS ORGANIZE _ OppoM Draatic A.......,_t to w-..aet~ra W olfl·Gri6is' New B·ildint ~----------~--~--~~--------- Z.ina Onliaaace; Prepare to Go to Coart Griffis Hardware company, moving along aggressively in the improvement line, is ready to start work on their new building which is to rise just to the east of the Taylor Dry Goods store. The design of the new WoUJ-Griffis building, which is pictured above shows the artistry of the architect Howard Bowen of Wilmette. It shows the building as it eventually will be-a three story structure of imposing appearance. It will help to give Central avenue a new tone. It will have a stone front and reinforced concrete will be used. The side and back walls will be of brick. While the plans as draWn by the architect call for a three story bw1ding, this is not for the. present. When completed on May 1 it will be a one story structure, so built that at any time the other two stories may be added. · There will be a deep basement . · The budding will front. fifty feet on Central avenue and run to a depth of one hundred feet. The lot 1tself 1s fifty by two hundred feet. Cite SpriaalieW C... A late court decision, said to be Mr. Wolff states that the excavation work is to be started at once. very similar to the principle involved in the Winnetka controversy, it was announced has, within the past three business in Winnetka, in one capacity Mn. D. J. Garriaon Joins weeks been handed down in a case or another, including employes of the Crosby McKendry Firm from Springfield, 111., annulling the village, stores, etc. amc:ndment to the Springfield zoning Of the 33 remaining, six are retired, Mrs. D. J. Garrison is now associated ordmance. having no business. in the sales department of the real The Winnetka Zoning commission, Of the remaining '0, six are in busiestate firm of Crosby & McKendry, with a dissenting vote on the part of other village on the north ness in some S66 Center street, Winnetka. Mrs. Robert Kingery, one of its members, shore. recommended to the Village council Garrison enjoys a wide acquaintance The remaining 21, it was said, go to a few weeks ago that the ordinance be Chicago on business, and it was pointthroughout the north shore, gained hl amended by reducing the number of ed out that a farge portion of the 21 her five years' experience in the real families pt:rmitted to an acre in "C" WinnetJca because they estate business in this section, thrOUlJhare living in commercaal areas, from 72 to 36. The Village council, ·with Trustee R. have relatives residing here, as sons, out which she is familiar with values and conditions in general She was H. Schell opposing. referred the matter daughters, fathers and mothers. back to the Zoning commission with It was also pointed out that in most formerly associated in the sale!» deinstructions to bring in a supplemen- all of the store buildings with apart- partment of Paul Schroeder & Co., tary report still further reducing the ments above, the apartments have Wihnette. 11umber of families permissible per from two to four rooms each, the four acre. rooms being the maximum ·number. f. R. Hicka Ja The statistics also showed that in most of H S D __ ~ ome Oil uaaet ftUiaU The meeting ·Monday evening was of the buildings, over ., percent of Hill & Stone of 543 Lincoln avenue, presided over by Leonard H. Roach, the apartments have less than four of 292 Sheridan road. Several talks rooms each, and that a great many of Winnetka, have sold to F. R. K'acb, were made by members of tiR asso- such apartments are occupied by only of Chicago, th~ residence at -403 Sunciation, during which it was brought one person. · set road, Winnetka. The sale was out that 130 families were residing in The association elected an executive made for Arthur Luke. This is an apartments in Winnetka, the latter committee comprising Roland D. Whit- English type house, of brick and timpart of November, the time at which man, J. E. Winterbotlwb, Leo...rd bered stucco, with nine rooms and the sul'fty was made. Roach, R. H. SclleU aad W S. Bell three bathrooms. It is to be occupied Of these families, the heads of. 97 of Harold D. HiD was elected secretary- in the near future by tbr new (nuacr, them, it was stated, were engaaed in treasurer. · it is Kaid. I B,. E. T. Wt,. If those who are sponsoring the proposed drastic amendment to the Winnetka zoning ordinance relating to the type of building permitted in "C" commercial zoned area have an idea that their desire is to be realized without a contest, they are mistaken, judging from the sentiment expressed at a largely attended meeting held at Community House, Monday evening. Owners of "C" . commercial zoned p_roperty organized themselves into The Winnetka Business Property Owners association, with an executive board and officers, not for the purpose of fighting the Village council nor the Winnetka Zoning commission, it was stated, but for the expressed purpose of continuing, as they have always done, to work for the best interests of Winnetka and also to protect their own rights. Oltjecta of Oraaaiaatioia One of their objects, it was stated, is to convince the Village council if possible, that the Winnetka business anterests are entitled to some consideration, and that the council should preserve one of the greatest civic assets which the village possesses-its present zoning ordinance, a model ordinance, it was decbired. Conservation of values is one of the objects of the zoning law, Attorney Harold L~ Reeve, of Chicago, an expert on zoning law, told the association, and declared such drastic changes as are now proposed will not be sustained in court, unless it can be shown that the public health, safety, morals or comfort of the community are at stake. And that is not the case here, he said. It was the expressed desire of the association that it may not have to gb to court with this matter, · but if it is necessary to do so, in order to protect the interest of the members, it was evident, from the action of the organization, that that course will be taken. · II - - - avenue between Wilmette avenue and eleventh street is going to CENTRAL experience an important change very shortly. That's because the Wolff- I . With eleven bail~ permita ~~ senting improvements totaW. _ ~300, issued during the month of January, Winnetb started oft the year with a record which .,...u.a what many have already predicted will be a banner year in the b~ liae in the village. Total permits 11111ed in January a year ago amounted to only $123,000. During the month just clos~ permits were issued for three new residences, totalling $40,500; two for store and apartment buildings amounting to $140,000; one for a commercial build· ing, costing $50,000 and five for pri~ate garages costing $11,10). Tlane New ReeW.ac·· . The permits for residences were issued to A. A. Wright for a two-storv nine room brick, at 311 Myrtle, costing $13,500; to Otto Schultz for a twostory brick veneer, at 85 High street, costing $14,000 and to Chris Christianson for a two-story brick veneer, at 1496 EdgewOOd lane costing $13,000. Permits for store and apartments· buildings were issued to Koos J. Smith and Julia M. Smith for the threestory building comprising 5 stores and 14 apartments which they will build at Chestnut court and Oak street to cost $65,000, and to S. deFrancisco for' a three-story, five store and eight apartment building which he is now erecting at Tower road and Linden avenue, Hubbard Woods. The permit for the commercial build40 ing costing $50,000 was issued to· Mar~ay & Sinclair for a thr~e-story buildmg at Center street JUSt south of Tower road, Hubbard Woods. ·ew Wiltnette Perrruts fi · . · I ~. . Ia . The gore s1x p ys an unportant part in the building statistics in Wdanette for the month ·o f January, chlr· ing which a total of six were issaecl. representing a total improvement of $61,600, and of which four were for residences costing $61,000 and two were for garages costing $000. Permits for the new residences were taken out by James B. Imng for a six-room frame and stucco at 1318 Isabella street, · costing $12,500; A. Abramson, for a frame residence at 228 Eighteenth street costing $8,000; ud two by Bills Brothers for new reaidences in the Indian Hills Estate section, one at 925 Chippewa lane, to cost $19,500 and the other at _ . Blackhawk road, costing $21,(8). Both wiU be of brick veneer, with attached garap. E. , T· ·L n1 ~ o.-.... a.... Purc:Ju.... The southwest corner of W oocllawn and Linden avenues, Glencoe, is beiag .beautified by the erection of a 4bt. . . . residence, which, when ~Pleted, is to be occupied by E. T. Leonard of the firm of the E. T. Leonard company, builders. Rulic stone, with a colored slate roof aad a eettiag featured with a pool rustic bridge and ftag stone walks, aD designed in the plan to make this one of the most attracti·e COim41'SI in tbia rapidly deve'api·1 the ~. to "--~~ New Gleacoe Reai.... m