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C. M. OSBORN IS NAMED VILLAGE MANAGER HERE New Wilmette officiai Was Man- dgro Shorewood, Wi369 Has 12 Yearà Expiýmenc C. M. Osborn,. for the past. two years village manager of Shorewood, Wis.,, exclusive *Milwaükee suburb, and for the previous six years city mianager of Kenoshia, XVs. was retainiedý by ýthe Wilijiette Village board a4, Wilmeç.te Village manager at an adjourned» regu-ý lar meeting last Tuesday night. The appojtn ofMr.- Osbor n, who %vill as5ume his duties hiere on August 1, follo'Wed imimediately, with the unani- moéus approval of the board, the.pres- entation of a. report by a special com- mittee .niamed for. the purpose of interviewinig and makiîî recommenda- tions as t~o the nman tou be employed. * This coinmittee wvas comprised of VTil- lage President Earl E. Orner, chair- * inan, d" (lTrustees W.W. Deflerard.' and. Ernes C' Cazel. Consider Fifty Alpplicants The sel.ection of the new executiVe * héad' of the Village follomwed a carefutl conideration of more than fifty appli- *cants, inceludiiigs.ome of, the înost out- * standing village and city managers in the United States. Several weeks .were * (evoted by the cominittee to thle iii- * vestigation of records and. refereiices, of applicaints before il arrjved at a -~decision. M\r. OsI)orn is $6 years of age. H1e ;%vas bonil ini Cuyalhoga .coutity 011io0, * and received bis' early education ii .contry cholsand Oberlin cdei 11eý holds a degree ini civil engineering, fr ,on case School of Applied Science iii Cleveland. The neiv Villageý Manager wvas id(e-, tified ,with -private engineerin'g wvork for seven i-years,, including building. electrical railway, docks, shipyards,.and * general buildinig and engzineeringe work. Lorain, O., City Engineer He was appointed city' engineer of Lorain, Ohio, a city 'of 40.000 popila- Mr. Osborin becane the city mnana- ger of Kenosha,' Wjs., a cihv 'of 4,5,000 rxoputlationi, in October 1922, servinz until August 15. 1928. As citv ina na- Rer, lie had charge of. aIl city depart- ments and dtring thesi years hie held the office. the oer capita cost of operatihg the cihxr govem.nnent w-as re- duced, thirty er-et and naing costs, (Continud onpage 4)- vviL4Jy COMBINE PEr III'nois Commerce Commi *Haigand Trial of Ci tion Request Here. LLTTE, ILLINOIS, JULY 25, 1930 ' PRICE' FIVE CENTS TITIONS Village Water Plant, Survey Laun ched ission Orders rade Separa- asSh ortage Proves Menace to S afety The petition enitered Fecently, by the Wilmette Chamber> of Commerce before the Illinois Commerce Commission a sking that Wilmeètte be included in the North Shore Grade Separat ion. committee's re- quest. for rail road grade separation through the north shore villages, wvas consolidated, with the petition from the other -villages-Kenilworth, Wilnnetka, Glencoe, and Highiland P ark-by action of the commission ai the haigin prges before the commission last week. The, commission' entered :an order. for joint hearing and trial, of the, îwo pe~-- titions, but decreed Ihat an> orders for grade. separation would'be s eparate rul- ings. :The grade separation hearing opened Tuesday of last- weeëk, and va's contini- ued. throu'ghout Wedriesday.?Furda afternoon' and ail day- Friday. 1 wvas set to continue on Thursdav. andý Friday of, this 'week after whichi there will be a suspension until sonie time.in September- iii -view o-f thé Auguàst vacation period for îhe commission. U)Oti1 resumption ini September;Iý he heari'g xii continue uninterruptedlly through bt its conclusion, il xvas stated. C. _M. Dot, atre v hFacsX. Busch for the Nýorth S§hore Grade Separ- atiori coinmittee, explained ini an itr vew this' weck with a .\Vin.METTru Lîrir representative that the conimittec lïad been cognizant of the f orthcoming ni1- terruption of the proceedings .be foré* the commission due to the vacation perlod. but emphiasized that the committee de- sired'to open thle hearing prior ho the vacation period ii order 10 clear aw'%ay as niuch of the. preliminiary malter as, possible so, that.' September may find the, hearing iveli advanced. The hearing.to date has.been concerhed solelyý'with presentation of pictùres, ex- hibits, identification' of rail crossing anîd proof s of stud y made by Walter A:,' Shaw, eiwineer for the N~orth . Shorc, VST IN KENILWORTH Mrs. Donald H. McLaughlin of Cam- bridge, Mass., and hier t«rosons, Don- ald, Jr. and Charles, are visiting Mr. a nd Mrs. Percy. B. Eckart of Kenil- w orth. 'Mrs. McLaughlin is the formrer Eleanor Eckart. Situation Decla red ,Fxceedinilyý Ser ious-as Evanston Unable 'to Meé't Wilmette Demanids for Greater Supply;. Trustees Study Neighboring Plants An- exhaustive survey, prep aratory to. the constructionl of, a municipal waterý pumping and, fil tration plant Nwas launiched 'býv.tlhe'Wilmehte Village board this iveek, following a ren e-wed, discussion, of t 1heseriousness of the ex-j tremfe shortage of the water' supply% encounitered (luring times, of -heavy de- înand, suchi as .'was1 apparent. through- ouit the recent heat wave. Plans were maide by members of the water committee of the bo ard, of whicli 'W\T. DeBerard is. chairman, '*to iii- spect water tunnels and purinping faIci-ý lities of iieighboring ciies ànd villages andI to confSer wîth experts aý ho possi- ble steps ho be taken here. This pro- qrain was inauigurated W'ednesday w'hen minhiaers of the 'commihtee, tom 1prised f Trnstees, Defler ard, Ernest C. Cazel and Carl C Renneckar, xith Village' President Earl E. Orner visited other north shore conimunities. 'Board Watches Situation The board bas' been cognizant for soine time of the increasingly insuffi- cient supply of -xater obtainable froni Evanston. GrowtW.;of the Village lias, been so rapid and the resultant denmand for additional water so great that the expansion of the facilities of the ne igh-. boring city, f romn which Wilinette pr chases il s wa ter, lias been. unable ho, keep pace witl the demnaîd and at t1ie sanie taimenaintain 'adequatepsur within ils own boundriéès. A temporary remedy wvas provided in Wilmehte two vears ago when tlhe Vil- lage erected the 400.000 gallon '-sto rage, tank -at the Ridge. 1h was at that tirne rtealized however, that titis relief, niea- sure would provide relief for tiot more. WILMETTE LIFE The circulation departinent wiII forward your vacation copies. ,Phone Wilmette 4 300. thant the two yea*rs -that have' since elapsed., Under average. conditions, the de- niand for waher here' sightly exceeds one and one-haîf milliion gallons during each twenty-four: hours., The. con- stimption :of' water during the heat wave last week -exceeded three and ()ne-half million gallons during each txvenîy-four. hours. Pressure at the Ridge under, normal conditions would be miniained ah fifty pounds per square inch.. Despýite the frantic efforts of Village employés, repeatedly during the late evening this pres.itreý wa. re~- duiced by t'he heavy consumption of ,vater throughout the village to less, than five pounds. Fire Hazard Serions This condition, it.;is 'pointed out, rep- resents a very serious hazard ini case of> fir e. Thiat it 'must be remedied, aind, that as speedily as consistent with goo.t management, is recognized. by 'the board and that body is now bending every effort toward this end. The source of difficulty does not lie Nvithin , Wilmnette,> il is emphasized. Booster punips' located at the village limits and whi ch force the water 'uncter pressure ito Wilmette mains have been adequate, to handle the demand. But Evanston lias not been- able ho meet even the stipulated amiount to be de- livered and the Wilmette pumps have. repeatedly drawn a 'vacuum in attempt- ing to keep the 'mains filled. This will have been »pparent 10 reside'nts in' theý. form of air spouting froni the.taps as water is drawn. Because of financial difficulties, Evaniston has been unable to carry out programs designed to in- crease its capacity. As the survey of new waterf'acilities MOTOR TO GOTHAM M'rs. A. W. Bersch and Miss Kather- mne Leal of 1715 Walnut avenue', with Iheir atint, Miss Helen Rattray of Ouh- cago' are leaving Sunday niorning' on a mo' or ýtnrp to New York -where. they ýill' visit re.latives. Th'ey expect ho' be' gone !bout two.weeks.