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Highland Park Press, 2 May 1929, p. 54

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A resolution was adopted requestâ€" ing: a permit from the state departâ€" ment .of public works and buildings _ in connection: with the paving_ of ~â€"_â€"Deerfield avenue andâ€" &lso atâ€"Richâ€" field avenue, which by.law comes unâ€" _ der the jurisdiction of the state â€" deâ€" partment in question. â€" > 3Hs The property owners‘ petition for â€" the division of special assessment _ ‘levied against (Ex N 35A) C 3â€"4, W .1â€"2, SW1â€"4, See. 21â€"43â€"12 and (Ex __ W Skokie Drainage Ditch right of â€"â€" way) N 35A, 8 3â€"4, W 1â€"2, SW 1â€"4, Sec. 21â€"43â€"12, for the construction of â€"â€"a connected system of water mains in J. S; Hovlund‘s Highland Park Acres, Sherwood Manor, etc., under Warâ€" rant No. 325, was accepted and the 50 Step Toward New file in the mayor‘s office for public inâ€" ~â€" The communication from property owners living in the vicinity of Deâ€" Tamble avenue and Ridgewood drive with reference to the condition of the lot at 980 Ridgewood drive was reâ€" ferred to the building inspector. . _ Bills Approved . _Commissioner Reay presented bills and pay rolls _ covering the period from March 1, 1929, to Aprilâ€"15, 1929, and they were approved. _ The bills were as follows: â€" ~~ &jJ Department of Public Affairs .â€".....$ 485.59 Dept. of Accounts and Finance ........ 274.18. Dept. of Public Health and Safety ... 3,685.37 Dept. of Streets and Public Impt. ... 2,709.19 Dept. of Public Property â€"..â€"â€"â€"..â€"â€"â€" ©175.82 Local .Impt. Advf’m and Exps. ... 1,805.12 Maintenance of Automobiles ... 114.11 OW BE â€"â€"â€" Sm mrafrearrtmnrer nc hies rooenovec nenct cmeecis ids spection. Harry J..Luebke was granted perâ€" mission to widen the street pavement at the corner of St. Johns avenue and Roger Wiltizms avenue in accordance with his request therefor and plans prepared by «Windes & Marsh, said work to be done under the supervision of Windes .& Marsh and allâ€".costs. to be â€"paid. by the petitioner.> . .TT;;Mpe{ition of Mrs. Mary Flinn for iide'walk on Walker avenue was referred to Commissioner Brown.. _A‘resolution authorizing the execuâ€" tion of a contract between the city of Highland â€" Park . _andâ€" Windes & Marsh, for the rendering or furnishâ€" ing of engineering services. was finalâ€" ly adopted. ns Total ‘Corpqratioqnw,(‘.ouns'el was instructed to présent said petition to the County Court for approvel. l Glencoe Fire Believed of Incendiary Origin The Glencoe fire department was called to the residence of Lawrence Nebergall, 422 Woodlawn avenue, in that village, last Thursday morning. about 7 o‘clock to extinguish a fire in the attic.. The blaze, which was of mysterious origin, had gained litâ€" tle headway and the firemen found it necessary to use only the hand pumps. Mr. Nebergall, only the day before, had vacated the building, having leasâ€" ed it to a family which was to move in Friday of this week. Both Mr. Nebergall and the Fire department officials suspected the fire was of incendiary origin, and the State Fire Marshal was .alled to Glencoe iF‘ridgg‘afternoon to investiâ€" gate, but_noâ€"Clues were discovered, it was stated: ~~â€"~ Eusys . m (Continued from Page 2â€"A) Street Lighting $ 435.59 _ 274.18 . 8,685.37 2.1709.19 $9,651.28 ©175.82 1,805.12 114.11 $51.60 NORTH SHORE LINE ADDS 10 NEW TRAINS Increased Service Under_ New Operating Schedule in Efâ€" fect This Week Ten new trains were added to the service of the Chicago North Shoré and Milwaukee Railroad (North Shore Line) under the new operating schedâ€" ule, which went into effect with the return toâ€" daylight saving time on Sunday, April 28, it was announced by Roy Thompson, traffic manager. All service is operated on standard time, which means that one hour should be‘ added to the train times to maké the schedule conform to dayâ€" light saving time. § "The additional North Shore Line service includes three Chicagoâ€"Wauâ€" kegan expresses, two Waukeganâ€"Chiâ€" eago locals, â€"oneâ€"Waukeganâ€"Chicago limited, one North ‘Chicago Junctionâ€" Chicago express, one Waukeganâ€"Chiâ€" ‘cago express and two limiteds operatâ€" ing between Chicago and Milwaukee on Saturdays only." said Mr. Thompâ€" son. "Several other improvements in service have been made for the conâ€" venience of North Shore Line cusâ€" tomers. â€" To accommodate northâ€" Kound travelers arriving in Chicago on the Twentieth Cehntury Limited from the east, the Chicagoâ€"Milwauâ€" kee limited leaving Adams & Wabash at 9 a. m., will circle. the Loop, reâ€" ceiving passengers direct from the La. Salleâ€"Van Buren "L" station at 8:57 a.m. This train will carry a parlor car daily, as will also the limâ€" ited leaving Milwaukee terminal at 9 a.m., which makes direct â€"connecâ€" tions with the Century leaving for the east on daylight saving time. â€"â€"@Rorâ€"the â€"convenienceâ€"of â€"golfers traveling from the Chicago Loop to. courses in the Skokie Valley, a dinâ€" ing car is added on Saturdays to the Chicagoâ€"Mundelein â€" express leaving Adams ~&;,Wabash at 12:08 o‘clock noon.â€" Thi@i the first time that,dinâ€" ers have@@een â€"overated: in regular service between Chicago and Mundeâ€" lein." â€"© yap es + § Of the seven new trains added to the service between Chicago and Mundelein." _ â€" ueJ . Of the seven new trains added to the service between Chicago and Waukegan, five operate ovéer the Shore Line Route and two over the Skokie Valley Route, it was pointed out by Mr. Thomnson. Halfâ€"hourly service between downtown Waukeâ€" gan and the Chicago Loop is furnishâ€" ed from 3:25 a. m. to midnight under the new schedule. The three Chicagoâ€"Waukegh®n exâ€" presses leave the main outbound Chiâ€" cago â€"Loop station, 223 S. Wabash avennue, at 3:58 a. m., 4:33 a. m., and 6:13% a.m., the first two operating dailv over the Shore Line Route and the last one daily except Sunday over the Skokie Vallev Route. The Wauâ€" keganâ€"Chicago locals leave downâ€" town Waukean at 3:25 a. m., and 3:55 a. m., daily, operating over the Shore Line Route.â€" The limited â€" operates daily <over the Shore . Line Route, leaving downtown Waukegan at 5:25 a. m. â€" The Waukeganâ€"Chicago â€"exâ€" press leaves the heart of the Lake county metrovnolis at 4:35 p.m., opâ€" erating over the Skokie Valley Route. The North Chicago Junctionâ€"Chicago £ HE PRES S express operates over the Skokie Valâ€" ley Route, leaving Northâ€" Chicago Junction at 6:20 a.m., daily except Sunday. . f The two additional limiteds operatâ€" ing between Chicago and Milwaukee leave the Chicago Loop and downâ€" town Milwaukee at 10:45 a.m., on Saturdays, both operating. qver the Skokie Valley ‘Route. These new trains were placed on the schedule to accommodate the increasing number of persons making weekâ€"end trips beâ€" tween the two vities over the "Road of Service," said Mr. Thompson. â€" . Another Section of 5s Sheridan Rd. Weakened Washout of the Sheridan road culâ€" vert to the south of Zion‘ and the undermining of a section of the road between Zion and Winthrop Harbor Friday acted as a barrier for truck traffic through Zion, ______â€" _ State _ highway engineers close the road to the north when a cavâ€" ity ten feet long and five feet wide and two and a half feet deep was. reported under the section of road at the Aiken culvert threeâ€"fourths of a mile north of Zion. A dam built there by someâ€" unknown persons caused the washout, police said. _ _ Half of "the route was blocked off so that automobiles could pass. â€"â€"Theâ€"state department is stuffing fill under the road again and filling in with asphalt. 3 i as TOO LATE TOO CLASSIFY FOR SALE OR RENTâ€"Can be occupied any time; 5â€"room bungalow and sun porch ; 1 room finished upstairs ; fire place ; hot water heat; all newly decorated; 2â€"car garage; close to school and transportation. . For information tel. H. P. 1985; â€" B 9 HELP WANTEDâ€"Man and wife or two girls, _ _or women for first and second work in a. pieasant home where there are children of school age. Tel. H. P. 4367. 9pd The pavement was badly chipped and cracked. â€" > C# ay The best of food, wholeâ€" somely cooked and well served. â€"â€" 5 South St. Johns Avenué FOR FUELâ€"USE OIL Briaun Bros. Ou. Co. NORTHWESTERN CAFE Emergency Service Call H. P. 3%91 ’ P Deerfield Road _ Highland Parlz 3290 â€" Telephones â€" Winnetkaâ€" 3020 P "A CORRECT GRADE FOR EACH BURNER" Two Bulk Plants â€" Eight Trucks operated ON the North Shore to assure PROMPT, EFFICIENT SERVICE of Highland Park High Water Menaces Waukegan Warehouse Employes of the Waukegan city water department on Monday afterâ€" noon started reinforcing. . the â€" city warehouse on the lake front to keep it from falling into the harbor. Comâ€" missioner Robert J. Pearsall stated that the rise of six inches in Lake Michigan last Thursday believed ‘to have been caused by the rainstorm and strong east wind, caused eonsidâ€" erably more of the already weakened piling to wash out from under the warehouse. . Posts were placed unâ€" der the building and sand bags are piled behind them in in an effort to save the structure. «; ~â€"Commissioner Pearsall said that the rise of the lake lasted for six hours Thursday, after which it gradâ€" ually lowered. . An‘appropriation of $16,000 is being sought from the city toâ€"repair damageâ€"doneâ€"ta â€"the â€" city docks this spring by the rise of the j Choir Girls‘ Meet The Choir Girls of the St. Johns Evangelical church, met at the home of Alice Flint, on Second street, Monâ€" day evening. The first part of the evening was spent for ehoir rehearsal and after that the business meeting. was held. A new member, Velva Mulâ€" lins, was taken into the choir. We talked about our. successful choir party, which we had last week, Wedâ€" nesday,; at the Y.W.C.A. After that we were invited into the dining room. In the center of the table was a cenâ€" ter piece holding 17 candles. . This was in honor of Charlotte Gastheld‘s birthday. She was given a beautiful present by the Choir Girls. The table decorations, as well as the food, was carried out in a pink and white color scheme. â€"An â€"enjoyableâ€"evening â€"was spent. â€"Contributed. . > water. Dinner ...65e and $1 Luncheon .. .45¢c, b5¢ Steve Petros, Proprietor Thursday, April 25, 1929 first : prices by Ge: This is an of t} Labo Now cabin that v Pho

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