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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Jul 1935, p. 1

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MEES SLASHED BY STATE LAW Motorîsts Finally Given 'Break', by, Leisation; Enact New Rkegulations For the first time since the auto- moébile license fee,.or registration, was estblihedin 1917, motOristsý are te get a "break" when the time rolîs around -te take out 1936 *lic*enses. In thxe closing hours of. the legislative session the bill reducing.the fees was passed by both houses,t and will be- come law. upon the signature of Governor Horner, which is. deemed certain. While the reduction is flot as great, as many motorists had hoped for, it will serve to st art the fees on -the, downward trend, with the possibility of further reductions later on. Tht following table shows the savings: Horse power Present rates New rates 2and under $8 $6.50 2to 35 12 10.50, 35 to50 20 17 50 and ')ver 25 22 *Cons iderable >strategy was employed to secure the reductions, representa- tives from country districts fighting te retain present fees because t he farm- ers had been promîsed gravel roads. Enact Regulations Motorists will also be interested in the new traffic. code, drafted by the state bighway departnient and passed by the bouse with concurrence by the senate. Some of tht more important regulations provided for are the fol- lowmng: 1 The 45 mile an hour prima fadie speed, limit Ie repealed. To drive slowly as to impede a rea-' sonable movenient of tramfe Is described as a misdemeanor. Engine mufflers mnust be adequate and ln constant operation. The hlghway departinent Io authorlzed to entorce conwulsory mechanical In-s spection of ail vehieles. Brakes must conforni to standards of performance. Mathew Francie Photo R. L. P. Biesemeier, 804 Central avenue, head of the inanual educa- tion department and puirehas.ing agent at NTew Trier High school, wil be fornally installed as presi- dent of the Wilrnette Rota~ry club Wednesday, July 10, at. the club'; regular lunicheoit at the Shawnee club. Mr. Riesemejer returns titis zîee)k front Mexico City where he attended the convention of Rotary International as dèlegate from the 1 Wilmette club. Wilmette Student Gets Perfect Scholastic Mark William 'B. Katz, 415 Washington1 avenue, Wilmette, a freshman in thet University, of Illinois College of Lib- eral Arts and Sciences made a perfect scholastic average of 5. for his workj during tht second semester of the academie year just closed, Dean M. T. Is .Oppose( Will Make Surveyý on, Sunday Clab' s Extension PIla n At a meeting fý the executiv cm mîttee of the Winmette, Sunday Eve- ning club, held Friday evening, E. R. James, 1304 Forest avenue, waselected treasurer, to-succeed the late I. An- derson. At this session of the committee the ladvisability of broadening the scope of the club to include the entire north shore, with the meetings held in the New Trier.-High School audi- torium, was fully discussed, and the idea met with muich favoir among ýthe members of the committet. While no def6ie. concluhion ý was rea-ched7, it was decided to make a survey among the people of. north shore villages to ascertain how widespread the senti- ment for a change really is, and what effect the change would have on the future of the club. It was agreed that the proposecl change would enable the club to render a larger and more efficient service to the public. Big Americans' Religion Theine of Sermon Series The Rev. John G. flindley, minis- ter of the Flrst ' ongregational church, will open his series of ser- mons on the religion of famousJ Americans, at the union service in the. Wilmette Baptist church this Sun- day morning at il o'clock. Dr. Hind-t ley, who will conduct the services throughout July, has ehosen as his i subject for this, Sunday,* "Robert E. Lee,. Christian Gentleman."- During August and on the first Sunday inf September the union services will be% held ini the First Conffrengational il roject Villagers I Hearung onEast. Side Improve- mient Question Gre.t.d-y Vigorous opposition Tht committet on streets1 and aleys of tht Village board called a publie hear- ing for last. Friday. evening for the pur- f acerainngthe sentiment of sonthe propostion t widen Wil-, mette' avenue f rom Lake avenue tO Elm- wood avenue, a nd Tenth st reet f ro .m 1Elmwood avenue to Chestnut avenue. And how they did ascertain i Not sice thé wintér-of 1930,'31, when the Dubbs' administration was, swept into. Office on a wave of'public indignati because the Wilmette Plan commission had proposed something simiiar,, a opinion been so forcibly and unanimously expressed. Tht cotnmittee, of which Trustee George F. Iliff is chairman and Trus- tees James B. Hoffman. and .Nathaniel- F. Webb members, had flot proposed to widen the streets mentioned. No more had thte Village board. It ail came about through an effort on the part of tht board to utilize a portion of Wilmette's share of the,_-asoline taxý in. improvlng these four, blocks, whicb are in great need of ipiprovemeut. But when the plans were submwitted to the State J)epitnient of Highwayrs for~ its approval, that commission, which presumes.to dictate to ail municipalities ini what manner they shall expend their own money, and actually dots so dictate, came back with instructions to widen tht, streets in question f rom 28 feet to 36 feet, or they could not use a penny of thé tax fund ini making the iniprové- ment. And so the board, deliberating iecidtd that the safest course was to put it up to the property owners of the village, especiaily those living on or near the streets affected, and find out what thev thfoght about i homne if Economy Sbop may pass Tht Re them on.-Mrs. A. L. Crinnell, chair- of St.A man. will have Note : Economy Shop le conducted July wi by the Woman'e Club of Wllmette. ton, and Canada. iii DModem**in 1Pags.... 2e: TrafiRe Té. H..,7 Now W. T. Hapemnan, 1008 Ashland ave- nue, made a vigorous protest againat tht proposai., stating that tràffic conditions (Contilnued on Page 4)

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