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(u -n--u . .....u,, for the fiscal year commencing on the First (18% of May. A. D. 1920 and glding on t 13 30th day of April A. . 121: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN- CIL OF THE VILLAGE 0? DOWN- ERS GROVE, ILLINOIS. SECTION 1. That. Whereas the sum of $74,450.00 is the total amount heretofore appropriated for all the Corporate Purposes of the Village of Downers Grove for the fiscal year commencing on the First day of May A. D. 1920 and ending on the 30th day of April A. D. 1921, and the folâ€" lowing named nmonnts. the toul of1 which has been appmnfinbed the‘ aid Council of the vmm of .{ (Continued on Page 7) TAX LEVY ORDINANCE An Ordinance Authorizing the Vil- lage Clerk of the Village 0 Downers Grove, Illinois, in the County of Du Page. to certify to the Count Clerk of said County of DuPage, t e sev- eral sums required to be raised by Taxation for the Corporate Purposes of .mid Yillage of Downers Grove “0“ __ -___ ‘- Cor'ru'n.i;aԤi‘6nor Ream presented the Annual Tax Levy Ordinance and mov- ed that name be put on its passage. ed in said subdivision shall be at least sixty-six (66) foot in width. 0n roll call Commisgioners Bryce. Bender. Haller. Heartt and Mayor Barber voted Aye. Nays none. Mo- tion carried. .... RESOLUTION RESOLVED. That it is the sense of the Village Council that before any subdivision now living witlmut the cor- porate limits of the Village of Down- ers Grove. that may wish to be an- nexod to the Village_ that any such subdivision will not be approved by the Council unless the stmts provid- ._,V, Commis'sionor Bryce presented the following msolution and moved for its patsaxe: Downers Grow, lll.. Aug. 23, 1920. erllnr mot-ting of the Council of tho Village of lem‘rs Grove... Ill. Minutes of the moctimz of August 16, 1920 wpro road mu! Commissioner “all" movwl to approve same. On roll «all (‘nmmissiom‘rs Hallor. Bon- der. Bryco. and Mayor Barber voted Aye. Nays no". Motion carried. 0» roll call Commissionam Rryco. nr-mkr. anlrr. Hurt! and Mm-or Barlwr voml Aye. Nays none. "0' lion rarrird. Commission" valor waved to all‘ joum to tho ms! regular mretimr dnlo Animist 23 ”’20. On roll call Commissinmra Bond", [3an Hal- ier. "mm am! Mmur Barber \atnd Aye. Nays nmw. Motion val-rind. RESOLUTION RESOLVED. That the sum of 836. 00 shall b1- lho («- for water service comm-tin"; Instr-ml of $25.00. as pro- rich! in Ordinance No. 14. under the Commission Form of Government. 7 Comminsionc-r- Bryce pnsenled the following «solution and moved for m Idopllun : Bonds in the amount of ”00.00 tub with The Actna Gummy :nd Surety 60., u unruly Ind Fred 0. Hainka, u principal. to cover Plumb- er and Sewer Builder’s license: wcn‘ Imlved and uppmved. Pearl Wu!kinsâ€"â€"Snlury ...... 5 Extn time 22 hours ...... l W. J. Hoganâ€"Labor 28 hour: 1 . Punk Allah-«Salsa! ........ 9 Expense to Chicago ....... 0n [0" all Commissioners Helm Bender Bryon, Haller and Mnyor Bar- ber voud Ayc. Nays none. Motion carried. - V‘PS 83833 Extra time 27 hour» Pearl Wu!kinsâ€"â€"Snlury Extra time 4 hours . Wilbcr Baumâ€"Salary . Earl Watkins ........ Dept. "culth -~thty. . S. Budzikâ€"Snlaryll‘it ....... S 8.00 Dept. of Public Property. H. L. Thompsonâ€"Snlary . .865.00 Extra time 8 hour: ........ 6.48 Ola Irwin-«Salary ........... 65.00 Dept. of Public All'nirs. s. Budzikâ€"Salary-P'kways “$16.00 Dept. Streets Public Imp. S. Budzikâ€"Salary .......... $24.00 1. Banks .................... 48.00 W. C. Barber . C. Ford Davis Commissioner Heartt presented the semi-monthly pay roll for the period from August. lst 1920' to August 15th 1920, ang moved to approve same and have warrants drawn for the several amounts as followa: PAY ROLL August I, to August 15. 1920. Dept. of Accounts Finnn'ces. Chas. M. Hitchâ€"Salary ...... $70.00 M. .Venard .................. 57.50 J. McMahon ................ 57.50 A. B. Snow ................. 7.50 William Bender ....... ‘ ...... 4.16 Barry W. Bryce ............. 4.16 Charles Haller .............. 4.16 I. G. Heartt ................ 4.16 Minutes of the meeting of August ml: were read and Commissioner Heartt moved to approve same. 0n roll call Commissioners Heattt, Ben- der, Bryce, Holler, and Mayor Bar- ber voted Aye. Nays none. Motion carried. Downers Grove, 11].. Aug. 16 1920. Regular meeting of the Council of the Village of Downers Grove, Ill. Present at roll call Mayor W. C. Bar- ber and Commissioners Bender, Hal- ler, Bryce and Heartt. OFFICIAL PRO- CEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD Friday, August 27, 1920 Chas M Hitrivr. Village Clerk .............. .............. .............. ~ J. D. GILLESPIE 8: CO. Retailers of High Grade Merchandise Phone 30, Day or Night 61 South Main Street We draw the cold air out of your ‘ home by two separate cold air registers which are so placed that we get it a] which means a good even heat in all parts of the house. These cold air returns are placed in a position that is the most desirable for your par- ticular home and are not set in the same place on all jobs as is done in most cases. All our registers cut and fitted by real carpenters and the fur- nace work done by the highest class of men in this line. We have installed a lot of these plants in and around Downers Grove and they have proven satisfactory in all .cases. A triple register furnace that gives you plenty of heat without drawing all the cold air in the house to the center of the room. This is the ideal warm air heat- er anilfives the best results of them Come in and let us explain the advantages of this heater and give you prices. Look This Over 1 The Court dismissed the appeals of nine other claimants who failed to prove their heir-ship in the DuPage County Court, where Judge Ruthie (ntemd an order of heirship in favor of seven cousins and six children of cousins of the late oil magnate. 1 The $3,000,000 estate of the 1m William P. Cowan, Wheaton oil mag- nate, who died without leaving a will or any known heirs, goes to thirteen poor relatives by a decision handed down by Judge Adam C. ’Ilifi‘e, in the Sixteenth District Circuit Court. Besides her daughter, she leaves 1one son. A. H. Johnson, of Green- ‘wich, Conn., two sisters, Mrs. T. M. ‘Manning and Miss Helen Briggs of Naperville and one brother, William 0. Briggs of Lisle, to mourn her loss. $3,000,000 IN COWAN ESTATE IS SPLIT THIRTEEN WAYS Mrs. Johnson will be remembered ’by many of the older residents of the village. Her husband, C. A. John- ‘son, who preeeeded her, was for a number of years General Agent of the Burlington in Chicago. They made their home here for many years. ' I Mrs. Harriett Johnson, who was ‘born near Downers Grove. 63 years ago. died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. B. Bogart, at Sound Beach, Comm, Monday, Aug- ust 28rd. Funeral services were held Wednesdai. HARRIET!“ JOHNSON FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN THE EAST Potteerg. 8 Lumber Co. LUMBER Nails Etc, Etc. Shingles Lumber Doors Windows Screens Millwork Flooring Roofing Siding Moulding When in Need Building Materials of All Kinds Manufacturers Dealers GOAL 1 of LUMBER or Building Materials of any kind ‘ do not hesitate to call on us At Your Service Phone One Five nownnns GROVE REPORTER. DOWNERS GROVE. mgxs Thc 19!!! also is before the public at the present time u the recent ac- The 18th amendment is as well known to the people today as the Constitution. This is the amend- ment that provides for the banishing of intoxicating liquor from the-Unit~ ed States. The 17th amendment provided for jthe direct election of senators. First passed by the House in the 62nd Congress. it failed in the Senate and was repassed by the House and a- greed to by the Senate in the 63rd Congress. By this amendment the poWe!‘ of the election of United States senatbrs was taken from the state legislature and given directly to the people. Four amendments to the Constitu- tion of the United States, the 16th, 17th. 18th and 19th, have been sub- mitted by Congress to the States during the 10 years that Congress- man Copley has been a member of Congress. In each case Congress- man Copley voted for the amend- ment and all have been ratified bv the required thirtyâ€"six states and are now part of our basic law. The 16th amendment provided {or the levying of the tax on incomes, necessity if the men with large in- comes were to pay a fair share of the annual cost of government. 1 Congressman Copley l-lu Voted For Eachâ€"Opposition Mostly Due to This Fact. FOUR AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION WITHIN 10 YEARS MILLWORK Coke Wood Em, Etc. Gravel Cinders Cement Blocks Lime Plaster Tile Brick Copley Campaign Comittee On his recnrd as a pub- lic servant asks renomi- nation in the Republican primary, September 15th, They show you what kind of a congressman ypu have and what kind of a man he is. He thinks he has done as his people wished him to and | The present. oppositj ‘gressman Copley is‘dil his vote on the last two His vote in favor of 1 ments brought down In the organized wrath of He voted on hundreds of other measures but these cited are typical. of his He voted for thé Far- mers’ Loan Bank. Four constitutional amendments in 10 years is a record that has never hem equalled in America since the adoption of the Bill 'of Rights in 1791. Three were adopted during the Civil War period. The next forty‘ years until 1911 saw no change in the Constitution. He voted for the Feder- a1 Reserve Bank which made the country panic proof. 1tion of the Tennessee iexinluture should insure its ratification. This provides full and equal suflraxe for. the women of America. He voted for the 18th amendment. He voted for woman’s suffrage. He drew up the first child labor law in Con- He voted for soldier compensation and helped draft the bill and led the fight which resulted in the measure passing th 9 house. He launched the move- ment in Congress to give mothers compensation to raise every child born to them. He voted for the Esch- Cummins bill creating the railroad labor board. What Has Copley Ever Done? Edward Corlcu. Chairman district Advertisement ,ey is‘directly due to 2 last two amendments. avor of these amendâ€" down upon his head wrath of the radicals and the aaloon crowd. opposition Evening 7:30 9:00. Evening â€"7 :30â€"9 :00. Her Elephant Man Saturday, Sept 4th; WMHU SHIRLEY MASON Evening 7:30 l moo. 2 Reel Universal Comedy She fights like albear-cat and rides like a cyclone Tuesday, AuguSt 3lst ' FIRST EPISODE “Rulhollhekockies” Featuring Thursday, , §eptemher 2nd; Evening 7:30 9:00. UNDER THE DIRECTION 01" Emma UHLHORNA MUTT and JEFF in “Nothing But Girls" Wednesday, September lst' Burton Holmes Travelogu “Frenchifyi‘ng Metz” , “5 mmvnnA‘mnNAt um I" mac: 'ar‘ Ii/EJW" " ~ 0:; :71. -vwâ€" â€"v .7â€" vâ€"vâ€"wâ€"v 5‘"? 1“ "lye Notonofls 5‘5 -. Saturday, August 28th c ‘5 .45 MPPY (APIY Also IN COMING! w; Admission 15 A 8 eut- bduding War Tn. INTERNATIONAL m‘ j Admhlloi as t as a. I! ha}: Robcrl~ VWMwuk 'l'heCityoles Wilfifimhe.w.lb' Adnialion 10 k 28 eta inc. War 'l‘ln Two Reel Comedyâ€" “Tha Heart Snatchol" INTERNATIONAL NEWS- The Ace oi the Saddle Harry Carey Miss. Shirley Mason !'1Â¥CY!ON WILLIAM '0’