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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Jan 1937, p. 3

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Platn 150 Sinail,. Modlern Frame HousesIf' -Revision Pleas Appeared. before the village board at its session Tuesday nightý Bertranci Gold- berg.- architect, and -othpr representa- tives *ýof *the Home Realty company of Chicago, with offices ,iný the Board of. Trade býuilding, asking for liberaliza- tion of.certain provisions of the build- ing code to permit it to proceed with its ln frlow. priced homhe con- struction in the village. On: January .8 the, company applied for permits for two five-room hraie, houses, one at 504 Knox avenue, the other at 2926 Wilmette avenue. These, it ivas asserted, were sample houses, the first -of 150 smhall, thougb copete, country homes which the compaxiy pro- posed to construct in that immediate neighborhood. The plans called for 9-inch. steel re- inforced. concrete foundations an(! 8- foot first flpqor ceilings, whîle the build- ing code. calls.-of ,12-inch concrete foun- dations, not reinforced, anfd 8' foot ceilings. On this discrepancy Building Commissioner William, A. Wolff 're- fused to grant the permits. A fter a con- association of Wilniette, which wilI be heldin the Parish house of StAugus- tie's E.piscopal church Wednesday eve-, ning, January,27, at 8 o'clock. This is an open meeting, to which al citizens interested in savings or invest- ment arte cordially invited. mHarry ,B. johnston, pr esident, 'will1 give a complete report of the activities and n otable growth of the* association during the past year. It is added that this is a local organization, conducted by a completely local personnel, which bas already demonstrated, its, value to the community1 in the -financing of homes. investmnent.opportunities'and saving ad- vantages. Board Denies Permit -for SamtIe Campaign At the Tuesday' night meeting of the village board a communication wasre- ceived f rom Procter and Gamble, food distributors, seeking a permit to put on a sampling . advertising carnpaign throughout the village~. At. Mr.. Goldberg, in expanng the comn- rnis ýperi ans position' at the meetingTes1fo th day night, stated that the 9-itîch çteei ing that reinforced concrete . foundation wall the boar( *which the company proposed to substi- in compi tute is niuch stronger than the 12-ineb pincip coticrete wvall not reinforced, and is so permissic recognized by architectgand engineers. stated that the c( canvass each hon 3l rfn nf n .. 1- a Druggists' Group NircuRacinmmuax Eleets E. C. Cazel, prvd Condition fi. C. Cazel, well known: throughout the north shore area as preýsident Of the SnderCael ru copay, For- the second time within six Wilmette, owners of the Snicler-Cazel month% the board of education of D r u g company New Trier Townsbl High school and the Ridz' district bas voluntarilv mrade a sharp A ve nune Pbar- reducton ln. taxes. On Tilegdiv eve- macy, bas been ning of tl'is week the board adopted elected first vice- - a resolution to petition - the Board president of - th- of Cook County. Commiss5*oners to Chicago Retail reduce the hizh schinl tax levv. al- Druggists' asso- readv certified4 for 1931i. retrciactively ciation. by the amount. of $50.000. This ac- Mr. Cazel wac tion wout'i brirn- the 1;ch h chool levy, third 'vice-presi- soon to he spread. clown-to a total dent of tl'e asso- 0f $60,00. ciation. for the Last vear (1935)ý the iç-h scbool past year. The or- extended tax levv wa~q M93.8 03. The ganizaticiis"çp-. levy certified for lQ3Iý bv the board prised of inde- E-C- *d list Aucnist war 11Vtfll. TIiYf tlhê- pendent retail d-ug store owners 'roluntarv reduction of takes by the. throughout the Chiceago-area. bhiç-h schonl ln one vear's 1ev-v le Francis E. Phelan. îowner of the $133,803* The high peak of taxation- drug store bearing his name, in Win- that for the ve-r 1912 w- the ex- netka, was reelecteci to the executive tended levy of $768.207. Since that-. board of the association. ve--ar,"tl'ere bas been a steady reduc- Mr. Cazel bas been enzaged in the tion each year. Fronm this bighest drug business in Wilniette continu- levy to the next tax to be billed to olyfor 29 years, and was for niany ýthe localp)rope-tý, rc'wner the reduc- years - associated with H. K. Snider, -t -tion -bas -beerLIX08 217. or a total cut - er of Commnerce, stt-and 15 flow a Winnetka ,dy had no objection to, trustee. g the permit. However, ith. its well established N. T. Citizens Leagi rd denieci the requested Wil Meet Again Mi The New Trier Citizens &... the organîzation that pione percentaqe of the reduction in teacn- ers' salaries, due tn the dtnréssion. has been restored. 1During the -Peid erpenses have steadilv increased. due the increase in student enroilment of - 1-ost five per cent vearlv. In 1932 2,131 pupils attended New Trier, whereasnow the student b~ody num-

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