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WILMETTE LIFE August.30, 1934 GA RDEN'CREA TES A TTENTION. If one zwere to describe the garden (pictured abýove) aot the home of Mr. and Airs. E~dwin L. D)uncan, 22.5 Wood 'roirt, IFïlinette, as ai- derness of fIou.ers,'" if would proboi corne as near to expressisig first im- pressions as is possible. And yet a dloser inspect ion shows that if is in no scnse a "itildertiess," but an achievement in intelligent and ordelv /'lolting t/ot hias transforrned ai SMall yard mbt a bowpei of beauty.- Want Home Building Costs to Find Level Home building costs inust be per- nîitted to find thieir owni level ai this tirne, if thle huge new Federalhv Sp)On- sored inovenient for home nioderni- zation and rehousing is to succeed in its great objectives, the National Association of Real Estate Boards urges eniphiaticaîly ini telegrains ad- dressed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and to General Hugh S. Johnson, administrator for national recovery. 1The association, througli its 10,00 members, asks that home building be given a code separate fromn the pres- ent general construction code, thus. permitting it to take advantage of its qwn inherent conditions favorable for immediate advaice under the new National Housing act. "We are enthusiasticaîly behiind the government hous.ing program,, but. we, believe it cari be successful only if costs are permitted to find their own level in accordance, with conditions in each community,". the association states. in, the telegram ad- dressed to President Roosevelt. Early action bas been assured on the separate code for home building filed by the association and now on General Johnson's desk. Pending decision on the separate code home building has been temporarily ex- empted from the general construc- tion code except for hour and wage provisions. And it is all the more noteworthy because of the fact that it has been ac- complished within the short period of one year. The entire space is nowv resplendant with faîl bloomns in gorg,- eous colorings, and calîs to niind the genius of the japanese ini so utilizing sniall space as to create the appearance of wide. expanse. At the rear is il small but attractive pool, with a back-i g round of shrubbery and trees. A statue fountain adds to the attractivc- ness of the creation in stone and vcge- tation. Appraisers Prepare for 1 Three-Day Conference A three-day meeting of the Amer- ican Institute of :Real Eestate Ap-J praisers of the. National ALssociation of Real Estate Boards, the first na- tional con ference of professional real* estate appraisers ever to be callled ini the Ujnited States, is, now being planned to be held in, Washington, D. C., during September. The meet- ing will include a session of the full mebersh.ip of the Institute, an im- portant meeting of it.s governing council, and meetings of aIl of its comittes.Important problemns of appraisal in connection'with the large- scale appraisal work now going on through Federal agencies in the housing and mortgage field wiIl corne before the conference. The new In- stitute of Real Estate Management of the association will hold the quar-. terly meeting, of its governing coun- cil in Chicago somne timie earîy in the faîl. Exact dates for the two meet- ings will very soon be determined. JTax Limitation Laws.Resuit in Large Reduction Substantial reduction in property taxes has followed the enactuient of over-ali tax limitation laws in the seven states which now have* either cÔnstitutional or statutory over-ali limitations, the National Association of Real- Estate Boards finds. The states are Ohio, Michigan, Oklaboma, Washington, Indiana, West Virginia, New Mexico. 1An average reduction of 23.5 per- cent lias taken place in 120 cities tak- en' as a sampling of these states, according to Bulletin No. 4 of the association's new National Comnnit- tee on Local and State Taxation, is- sue(l recently. The 120 cities are representative cities of the six states for which rate data, following limita- tion, are available. Such data for Oklahoma, following limitation. liave not yet been received. Tax rates iii the cities studied have gone down fronf an average of $39.66 per $10 to ail average of $30.34. This ini spite 'of recalcitrant tax spenders, biang- over bond issues, and other defeatist factors, the committee finds., The niew National Committee on Local and State Taxation nlow nutît- bers more than five hundred mein- bers chosen to constitute local nlerve centers and information centers for the whole national movemeîît for real estate tax relief., The committee' members now represent four hiun- dred communities in forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, and Hawaii. In preparation for the opening of regular legislative sessions in forty- four states, and of special. sessions now under way, close communication is being maintained between the new-type national committee and the various state and local «real estate groups already working out specific legislative prograrns. The. association, following a formaI resolution adopted at its recent Min- neapolis convention, is moving for a. constitutional over-alI tax limitation ini every state as first central objec- tive ini its six-point tax program. The 'program contemplates: 1. State control of local tax le-,e and bond issues. 2. Constitutional limiitationi of the .i ax against real Property. 3. Spread of school costs to a widku,: tax base. State assumption of thesp ct Ois. 4. Expenditure. of state funds froin gas and vehicle taxes upon city tmtreets as well as upon rural highways.- 5.Drastie restriction of 'the use of special assessaments for financing public iiiiprovements.' 6. Obigatory consideration of the use value or income value of real prop- ert>- in iaking valuation of such prop- erty for tax piurposes. premier Cleaners Oceupy New Winnetka Place Premier Cleaners & Dyers, wbo for a number of, years have been..located at964. Linden -avenue, Hubbard Woods, this week moved into their. new building at 988. Linden avenue. T his is a modern fire-proof building designed for the convenience of the Premier. Cleaners operations and pl1anned to meet the business expan- sion' which the firm bhas, been enjoy- ing. LEASES STORE IN WILMETTE The National Tea company 1 as leased for a period of ten years the store, 40x75, Ét 809 Ridge road, Wil- SMette, it was. announced last week. The present building is to be remùod- eled at a cost of $3,500. Adah Knudt- for 'en* Tires and Accessorles stop if uny B1RAÙUN B-ROS. Silver Flash SERVICE STATION 3 Stations -in Wilmette 1222 Central Avenue Phone Wilmette 3212 Arniold Lindaotrom Wilmette Avenue and Ridge Road (Southeast Corner) Phone Wilmette 5405 John Williamsm 1909 Lake Avenue (Jtast wet of Ridge) Phone Wihnette 2575 uMattn llig NORTH EVANSTON MODERN GARAGE 2532 W. Railroad Avenue Phone University 5470 Ray Braun WINNETKA Chestnut and Oak, Streets Phone Winnetka 3020 UMimIb Ruanfeldt. WEST WINNETKAI 189Wmlow Road Phone Winnetka 204S John Coale7 NURBARD WOODS Lindm atGage Phone Winnetha 76 "Dick." Prouty Silver flash and Fir«toue Prodmcts ais.ý availabe at KENI LWORTH SU Green Bay Road" Phone Kenilworth 4776 ,August. 30, 1934 ý,WILMETTE LIVE