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iil g Eli is! 5T1 I?! . hath, Illinois, and Atmter of prop. " t"tduttrnouttir wrest! to incorpor- Then the Property pm: sud- my, address oti1ttett OPP“?! an- ute " a "not .for Profit" organiza- “31,-me m- W der mrsttritatumr, hmby "eiktae tun, under the mum of the North tttMt to when out and widest my'bpposition to further change. Shore Property Owner: Aatroetntion. Bhtrtdan Bond and m m .or dmlovmt- in Sheridan Road ’ V There min-m phal‘mld duh-o, " this time. and express my use: ‘wm'm" ot 1982 V lunch of the bounty natd but! to that Illinois sat. um. " and Although this oemutisattoetis only sum. not. ,rteed and daetatt, of United sum new " should be afew months otd, " already has . Stt, mm- t'd",'l'lt,'Ug, - 'g,t,'2'W, nt the tet M- "ltd meord of “Wm M h to . more I In“ ' and. Miiht-rt' 3:13 am». thr. figmfftbwmhfldt North 1'f,'k'll',r,1'r2'1'lrLtf,'1r, . . gp, 'd"',',,', mm 2tg'.tt,'leg " the fo than 1ttttfftt their tim- gdhdgoin the work of,; tttem.. . . ttie, mm mm “at aut guns.“ l',',',, by, PI'"' Civic 0’. 1...; . . erminmmmwmmmhmm dflc°mmflvfi0dmymnmuutymu , ofthkAak. ?9tthtrhtrsaa'udtiJai"ieGG than and land tttrr-tttttrt 'g'i2ltetgt A month “0.. when “a...“ M'MMImm-mmmmgg‘mnmdm ah-t irrttrtedustetr, but“ etBtsttr' maul to - and. 311.. mm: mill-in- ' Au The quiet residential chsrscter and the safety of the people has in recent yesrs been endangered by the ever-increasing flow of through, high-speed trattle, which is being routed right into the heart of these home districts. ' , This mistske in routing brings danger, trathe jsms, and noise. Chil- dren csn no longer cross in safety to the beeches, residents hsvs trouble getting out of their drives or onto through streets like Sher-- _ The children of these famous pio- neers have carried on the work of building beauty into their homes and estites for two motions. Because the, natural beauty has been preserved and the entire sec- tion is practically free from factor- ies, noise or smoke, it has attained; great fume and value es residential‘ property and has produced high 'They had not only preserved the -apstgr,rl-dmqttr-stC..thiczniuu.st have'plented many more trees. The present tgeneration see 1 Canopy of wonderful maple, ‘elm, m, uh. and hickory on these curved road: along the Jtiuiht and through my rav- ines. Theeeoldtreeanrealiving‘ monumenf to the great love for natal ,,,--~-__, -e-_.v "'""'e"""""'" “36' 1110]“ all] hove smouldered for sever“ yen-g. Improvement Aaaoeiation, the dta- Millions of dollars in, property vat- vinin Civic Aaatmiation, the Lincoln as: are at stake, as well as the Civic Association and the Porcupine safety Ind happiness of home own- Club of Hithland Park and the era ond their children. North Shore Art League and the Up the North Shore of Lake Garden Club of “timothy Sm- Michigan, from Chicago to Lake tries were also com: on "a may Bluff, i... narrow strip of rolling other places, for mph, in Wil- wooded beauty, unexeelled in the mette, where the residents of beau- middle West. Prominent leaders in tiful Michigan Avenue, which over- Chieadohutd Vere early attracted by looks the lake, were naked to taeri-, "it: Iconic mm; and had' built flee their trees and front ynrdo in Waderful homes and gardens there. order that an incrensed stream of i They had not only preserved the trattle could pass their homes. made 97:2 North. Shore The Nor.th..tntore, Property Own- A YOUNG BUT "To the Governor, State Jasttiau. ture, and Highway Authorities _of‘the State of Illinois: “Believing that the use of Sher; idan Road as a through highway for. both present and prospeqtive trattle is adverse' to the interests of the north shore villages, and the frequent street intersections and private drives will prevent this moat/e ever being adequate or safe for modern high-speed tramc, and that a modern automotive highway should be located west of the north shore villages and immediately ac- cessible to web villages in accord with modern. highway planning and construction, l.., the_n_ndersigned citiaen of Win.. six who could not be toGiirriG, petitions were as follows: ry W. Wales, and others, had hiked to the yterid.artHtotsd property own- 1tr'r.rHdmrtieiteasettttdirir=sa-iirariit to-Govern'or lihitmemon from all of these residents orWitmette, except erty on Sheridan Raid were out notifying their neighbors of the danger. Perhaps theanost outmnd- ing example was in Wilmette, where Edgar Cri11v,. with the help of Ben- were started to block these plum. chains“ in Sheridan Road through Icintion Ile, Hubbard waged. Improvement the Rubber-d Hill and Ravine. Seb- lows: 'u-utLu. _ -- -u--|- 1-4 .. ..- _ Association UT POWERFUL ORGANIZATION ' REVIEW OF 1932 ,' By E. W. Beman' Petition airitaratm, ton. Club. Representatives of or- gttnirationts and prominent citizens from Lake Foiest, Highland Park, 'Ravinia, Glencoe, Hubbard Woods, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Wilmette end Evanston were present. After several meetings, a permanent Board of Director: was formed, and it unanimously screed to incorpor- nte u u "not .for 1trotit" craniu- tion, under the mm. of the North Shore Property Owner: Aluminum. -lrurrrhsebdtiFiii,iii'iGTiiia- Finally all of these groups met together as the guests of Edgar Criilrpt a luncheon at the Hurdl- It became very obvious that civic organizations or towns working alone could not protect their inter.. ests. Since it was a common cause, groups in the principal towns talk- ed of some method of taking.united action. Meetings of different groups with different ideas were held: ' i regular. schedule, day and night. Some of these tiompanies have " ready started to operate, and it ‘will take unanimous opposition to f1tWt them, before the Illinois Conr. meme Commission, where their ap- plicatidns are being passed on. m: would tend -to spoil the greatest ab. traction, that is, the-Fyiew of, Lake Michigan. It was proposed to start building a road in the lake at Ev.. anston and extend this up the north shore to the state line. streets. The huge {misfit - Eu; trueha, with one "or more trailers With all these troubles for the future, the luck of the North Shore suddenly changed and rot much worse. Five powerful, through, inter-state truck lines applied for a franchise to run their freight over Sheridan Road and many other tion as would tend to increue the speed and density of through trattle within these settled residential dire tricts. I request .thnt assurances be promptly given, that this policy will be carried out." ropefty owners I 8. The vibration of than. In... trucks and trailers running at Hg]. "temi at tt up tho ”was: for W id p” ttttttthte, require the -nditxrm at thou,- 1tdtofdytumirt-ehtmmhrri. streets, With no guard- " tic groaning to an railroads on Hubbu- 2. The North'Shon In: been try. intt for I mutton ttr work out - railroad - "rtamttoat prob- for 1. Outside trucking service in not needed, as the two railroads, who paid $121,309.89 in taxes in 1980 to the school and park funds 'of the North Shore, now qmply take care of their simple freight needs. (The trucks yin Jrnr no tax. a “In The reasons why you should help futht them cues are " follow: They have notified the attorneys for this Association that- if any case is denied, it will be milled un- der the new commission, to be ap- p6rnted by Governor Hornet. Our sttorneysrinquired as to why they into ded to be so persistent. They 1r,rdl' this is. rich territory. The bread and butter of their eli- ents depended on their being able to run through the North Shore. This Association hes been regre- sented in every hearing. Each one of these cases has had repeated hearings day after day, and week after week. _ T allowed to pass through these towns on any streets, but should be routed around and outside of these tom. . These trucking companies have employed skilled attorney; in we cases, with powerful politic“ éon- Jf they as allowed to amen any street, the Commission can than“: by the wave of a hand, clam them to Sheridan Road, Ridge Road, Green Bay Five separate inter-state truck lines have applied to the Illinois Commerce Commission for a fran- chise to run on Sheridan Road and many other streets: Some have amended their petitions to only mm short distanqes on Sheridan Road. This Association has has worked on m u fol- man. “may a. m. I ftp new A ilita Truck Cues - .-.- or the increu -nndesiI a stub} men: 1 tie w strajgl the in citizen at one safety are so] vnlues, promh day, thorit omy, attorr er. , go in' every " in: To