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commissioners, the city clerk‘s office, and the corporation counsel, with the â€"~~ â€" â€"â€"sameâ€"feorce as employed in 1921 has, for a period of five years, transacted been and was gradual but siow, and the work incidental thereto requiring but little of the time of those in charge as compared with the attenâ€" tion given to the general business of repairing of streets, policing and lighting of the city, the mlmncg_ of water system and sewer mains, __and the all important question of fiâ€" nances and taxes. A§P.a0% Beginning in 1921 the character of the business of the city began to unâ€" dergo a change,â€"and the city was conâ€" fronted by a different order of things. Subdivisions began to be developed in the unimproved territory of the city, mostly in the southern and western area of the town, and as this propâ€" erty was subdivided and sold, the purchasers of the lots, and especially those who began building operations, demanded that the improvements of sewer, water main, sidewniks, and pavements be installed at once. Our population began to increase rapidâ€" ly, and it became necessary, in order to preserre the character of our city as a community of home owners, that we adopt a Zoning ordinance and that we annex additional territory to acâ€" commodate the great influx of peoâ€" ple. Immediately upon the annexaâ€" tion of property to the west, numâ€" crous subdivisions sprang up in that territory which required improveâ€" ments. All this development invoilved a total expenditure of many millions of dollars in the subdivision of propâ€" erty, the sale of city lots therein, the building of homes, and the construcâ€" tion of street, sewer, and water imâ€" provements; and the work and attenâ€" tion incident thereto on the part of the city officials more than doubled in vojume over what had been prevâ€" iously required. All this work was of an emergency character and required immediate atâ€" tention. It was undertaken and has been handled for the past five years by the same office force that was emâ€" ployed prior to 1921, with the excepâ€" tion of one additional clerk in 1925 and two additional clerks in 1926 emâ€" ployed in the office of the city colâ€" not only the erdinary business of the city of a few years ago, but has also undertaken the great volume of work incident to the expansion of the city to over three times its former area work of regulating and supervising a development, involving millions of dollars, which at the present time inâ€" This force was adequate to handle the then business of the city, which business consisted in making and colâ€" lecting an occasional spécial assessâ€" ment, the preparation of data for the information of the mayor and comâ€" missioners in reference to the orâ€" dinary business of the council and the several department beads, _the keeping of records, the calling and conduct of elections, the drafting of ordinances, and the enforcement of same. All the city‘s business at that time was what might be termed local business; that is to say, our problems were of a character incidental to the efficient administration of the busiâ€" ness of a small, quiet, suburban comâ€" munity, the growth of which had costs, and improvements in immeâ€" diate contemplation for which all enâ€" Bs am oR RESau C Compensation of Corporation Counsel Mr. Holmes, the present corporaâ€" tion counsel, has been the legal adviâ€" sor of the city since 1913â€"a period of fourteen years. His -hry for general work of the city during that time has been as follows: 1913â€"14, $1,200 a year. 1915, $1,500 a year. 1916â€"17, $1,800 a year. 1918â€"21, $2,000 a year. 1922, $2,150 a year. committee work and conferences out~ side of regular bours. In 1924 the council recogmized that it was unfdir Sewerâ€"and water â€"mains, is estimated at, approximately $1,000,000. Withs the short space of time since 1921 to date, the total cost of like improveâ€" ments made within the city is apâ€" _ 1923â€"26, $2,400 a year. With the growth of the city the the full time of the attorney during proximately which existed prior to the great exodus to the North Shore, beginning in 1921, is show by the records of the improvements. Since the incorâ€" poration of the city in 1869 down to 1921, the total cost of all improveâ€" During the first years of my adâ€" ministration as mayor, the office force in the City hall consisted of: City Clerk Corporation Counsel Assistant . City Clerk City Collector (Continued from page one) Total cost to attorney of office exâ€" penditure, . stenographic . services and supplies,â€" and clerk hire Net total to attorney The actual time of the attorney in special assessment proceedings for the foregoing years is approximately 28 per cent of the full time of the attorney during regular office hours. Of this total $7,962.96 has been actâ€" ually paid,â€"the balance, $10,589.73, being withheld by the city until the settlement of the suit involving the legality of its payment. The bills paid out were paid on bills rendered and unanimously approved and orâ€" dered paid by the mayor and the four commissioners of the city. "The council shall have the power, by ordinance, from time, to time, to create, fill and discontinue offices and employment other than herein preâ€" <cribed, according ‘to their judgment of the needs of the city or village; and may, by majority vote of all the members, remove any 4ach officer or employe appointed by them, except as otherwise provided for in this act; and may, by resolution or otherwise, prescribe, limit or change the comâ€" pensation of all appointive officers or employes." The council has been advised by competent legal opinions that the payment of one per cent in special assessments is lawful, and believes that the bills rendered are fair and reasonable, and that the amounts due should be paid. basis, practically, as that of the atâ€" torney. This work is also of a highly specialized character and requires the services of a careful and efficient man who has had experience in municipal and tax matters. It also involves a great amount of clerical and stenoâ€" graphic work which must be paid for by the person appointed to spread the asseszment out of his compensation. The compensation paid dor services the property owners who were interâ€" ested in procuring the local improveâ€" ments by special assessment; the theory being that if the legal servâ€" ices required by the city were increasâ€" ed by reason of special assessment proceedings for local improvements, the property owners desiring the imâ€" provement should bear the full cost incident thereto. _ Therefore . the council, by unanimous vote of the mayor and commissioners, increased the salary of the attorney from $2,400 a year to $2,400 a year plus one per cent of all local improveâ€" ments made by special assessment. The law authorizes an addition of six per cent to the cost of local improveâ€" ments to cover atterney‘s and comâ€" missioner‘s fees, court costs and othâ€" cr expenses. The additional compenâ€" sation to the attorney is paid out of this six per cent and not out of the general fund. For bookkeeping purâ€" poses, this six per cent is credited to the general fund, and payments charged â€"to the respective assessments as made. Thus the salary of the corâ€" poration counsel, so far as the tax payer generally is concerned, remainâ€" ed the same and the increase was made up out of special assessments paid by the property owners assessed for local improvements. The charges made for legal services covering the one per cent items for local improveâ€" ments are as follows: â€" 192405 $1962.96 1925â€"6 so95. 2z 1926 to date 5064 51 Section 25 of the Commission Form of Government Act is as folâ€" lows: other communities sinilarly situated to ours is from two per cent to five per cent of the amount of special asâ€" of a lawyer of experience and ability. During the last three years the work for which the 1 per cent was charged h-hecnufidmiym.l-ll the assessed property owners have | received the full benefit thereof at a | cost of from oneâ€"third to oneâ€"half of | that paid by other municipalities for | costs as to stemogtaphic services and The work involved in special asâ€" sessments is of a highly technical for customary fee is from 1% per cent to 2% per cent. _ Highland Park, during the past number of years, has paid but 1 per cent for this work, out of which the assessor has paid his own‘ costs as to stenographic servicese and clerical hire. In This department of some length so as to give the people The councit was informed by the committee that the practice of payâ€" ing the attorney a stipulated salary plus a percentage of special assessâ€" ‘.::il,'!A-,.I t U 7 oC & dby-micipnlifiuvithilgb metâ€" ropolitan district of Chicago as the fairest method of dividing the cost of legal services as between the city and of that of Highland Park. ‘The committee‘s report shows that the percentages paid by other municiâ€" to 3 ‘per tent for vervicws in apectal to 3 per cent services in assessments; the amounts paid to commissioners who spread the rolls an average of 1‘ per cent of the amount . of the â€"assessment and the percentages for engineering services from 3 to 5 per cent. Compensation foér the Work of $11.51249 °_ _ THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, NICHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS I am very grateful to the commitâ€" tee who has given me the opportunity to make public these expressions. Respectfully yours, Samuel M. Hastings. While ‘we have a number of candiâ€" dates,. all of them good, yet to my notion the group of candidates seâ€" lected by the committee of citizens appointed for that purpose, with Frank L. Cheney as the candidate for mayor, means a continuation of the present policies that have been so successful during the operation of administration of its business affairs in a manner that will be in keeping We are no longer a small comâ€" munity. We are becoming a great city, and the administration of the public affairs needs men of experiâ€" ence who are willing to devote their time to the care of the peoples‘ inâ€" the city‘s business during the last twelve years. plishments of the administration durâ€" ing the last tweive years, and the money expended, and the results reâ€" ceived from the money expended, unâ€" der the direction of the able commisâ€" with me during that period, the recâ€" ord needs no words of justification from me to show that Highland Park source of satisfaction to me and the commissioners who have worked with me, and I predict for the future that Form of YELLOW CAB RATES First twoâ€"thirds mile .........._35¢ Each additional 1â€"3 mile .....10c No charge for extra passengers. PHONE HIGHLAND PARK 2000 and in conclusion I want to say that if our citizens will take the time to _9 T. Chicago Hetald ana Examiner forâ€"ewery dollar that has under the â€" Commission a BA Invian Grand Cazital Prize Home, $15,000 CITY DIVISION PRIZES (Dist. 1â€"2%. ime.) CITY CAPITAL PRIZE HOME... $12.500 OUTSIDE DIVISION PRIZES (Dist. 13â€"20, Ime.) Dodge De Luze Sedam.............. Falcon Knight Six Sedam............ 1150 Essex Superâ€"Six Sedam.............. 900 Te m 'nhb-t Six Conches. $ as0o on k. 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Fourth Precinet _ Fourth Precinet shall consist of afl the territory and area embraced within the following boundaries, toâ€" wit: All that portion of the city of Highland Park which lies east of the center line of the right of way {of the east division) of the Chicago & North Western Railway company, south of the line drawn as follows, toâ€"wit: beginning at the intersection Third Precinet shall consist of all the territory and ~area" embraced within the following boundaries, toâ€" wit: All that portion of the city of Highland Park which lies east of the avenue Western Railway company and southâ€" erly of the center line of Central aveâ€" nue and Deerfield road in said city. ci‘y (except the territory lying north of the north line of Sec. 28, twp. 43N R. 12E., and west of west line of Sec. 22. 15 and 10. (Continued from page one) 1,160 3 Wonderiul Hor<sâ€"609 Closed Carsâ€" 860 Cold Avrazisâ€"Cash Commissionsâ€" All to 5s Civen Avray! Rewards for All FT YOUR SHARE OF THIS! 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Sixth Precinet Sixth Precinet shall tor)is! of all the territory and area f embraced within the following boundaries, toâ€" wit: All of that portion.of said city of Highland Park which lies east of the center line of the right of way (of the east division) of the Chicago & North Western Railway company and south of the center line of Beech street in said city. city of Highland Park with the water‘s edge at Lake Michigan, in the following boundgries toâ€"wit: all that portion of the city of Highland Park which lies east of the center line of the right of way (of the east diviâ€" sion) of the Chicago & North Westâ€" ern Railway company, south of the center line of Central avenue and north of the center line of Beech street in said city. lane, thence southerly along the cenâ€" ter line of Roslyn lane to the center line of the ravine bounding the north side of lots 1 and 2 in biock 45 and lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in block 39 in the city of Highland Park, thence along the center line of said ravine westerly to the terminus of said raâ€" vine, thence west to the center line of the right of way (of the east diviâ€" thence westerly along the North Corâ€" porate limits of said city to the inâ€" tersection of said North Corporate limits with the center line of Roslyn 39 cartons Toys shipped by Post Office News Co. i Grand ave., Chicago, IIL., Sej 20, 1926 consigned to Huber S Mfg. Co., Highland Park, NL, ment having been held the i length of time in accordance with State Law of lilinois and no di tion furnished. § THE CHICAGO AND NORTHâ€" WESTERN RAILWAY CO. < By W. C. Johnson 6 Freight Claim Agent _ thence east on the cast and quarter line of aforesaid section to the northeast corner of the nO® west quarter of the southeast of aforesaid section l'l;tbe-a= on the quarter line of the south@ quarter of aforesaid section 17 to. southeast corner of the southw quarter of the southcast quarter the aforesaid section 17; thence on the south line of aforesaid s tion 17 to the corner of sections 16â€"21â€"20, township and range afe said; thence south on the west l Post Office News Company, 5 437 W. Monroe St., 3 Ghicago, lMinois. 4 Huber Sweet Mfg. Company, $ Highland Park, Illinois. A Please take notice that on h 214, 1927 at 11:00 a. m. THE CHI GO AND NORTHWESTERN WAY COMPANY will sell at auction at its freight station at Highe land: Park, IIL., i on the north and south quarter of section 17, township ..‘.a aforesaid, to the center of section CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTE ' RAILWAY COMPANY Freight Claim Department File HU6SO518