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Ip^ftripi^ -,.P Aji-â€"=â€" Action Will Be Taken in Near Future to Turn Sheridan Rd. ImprovementsOverto Board WhichWHIAssumeCharge. SIGN PETITIONS SOUTH Property Owners In Rogers Park and Along the South Circulating Pleas to North Shtce ____ District. h£5s& An important step in a plan of the Sheridan Road Improvement associa- tion to have the various public bodies and municipalities to the north re- linquish to the Lincoln park board the jurisdiction of Sheridan road, is to be taken within a short time has aeveloped. The purpose of the plan is to enable the Lincoln park board to maintain the thoroughfare In uniform condition through the north side of the city, along the north snore, all the way to the Wisconsin state line. Petitions have been circulated among property owners of Rogers Park urglns the north shore park dis- trict to turn over to the Lincoln park board the portion of Sheridan road it controls, lying between Hayes and Rogers avenues. It is planned to pre- sent the petitions to the commission- ers of the district soon. Speculation as to how the north shore park district commissioners will receive the proposition has caused considerable interest among those who are in favor of the plan. The situation in Rogers Park is regarded as vital in its relation to the whole plan because the north shore park district is the first public body to be asked to turn over the Jurisdiction of the thoroughfare to the Lincoln park board. View* of Members of the Board. Members of the district board, when asked for an opinion on the subject, declared that they would be in favor of any plan that would mean greater benefits for the district with- out an increase of expense 'to the tax- payers. They were of the opinion, however, that they were able fully as well as the Lincoln park board to take care of the road. Possibility of legal complications which might prevent realization of the proposed Plan were advanced by the attorney represent- ing the district. Representatives of the Sheridan Road Improvement association points ed out that the plan would mean a great benefit to the whole city as well as other communities, and expressed a hope that the north shore park dis- trict commissioners would take the requested action. Bâ€" Benefit to City. E. L. Lobdell, president of the Sher- idan Road Improvement association, said: "There is no question that If the north shore part district commis- sioners refuse to turn over their part of Sheridan road to the Lincoln park board they will make of themselves a stumbling block to a plan which Is for the great benefit of the whole city of Chicago as well as other localities to the northâ€"namely, the construc- tion of a well built and a well main- - talued thoroughfare through to the Wisconsin state line. The north shore park district never has main tained properly its portion of Sher- idan road. The thoroughfare Is In bad condition. "No wonder the commissioners say they have been spending far less money on maintenance than the Lin- coln park board asks to do the work. They have not maintained the road. As a matter of fact, tho Lincoln park board can maintain the boulevard properly at Just half of what it would cost the north shore park district if the latter kept It In proper condition. Board Members Hostile. "We have circulated petitions and gained the consent of many of the property owners along the road. We have hesitated to present the petition to the park district board, however, because of the hostile position the members appear to have taken to- ward the plan* "There Is no need of arguing that legal ttttan1^"**â€" win stand In the iwmr of the proposed plan. That is not true. There is nothing to pre- vent the north shore park district frw* turning over the road to the Liaealn park board. It I* so desires. §&p*at action would he for ***** fpwaat W everybody co^ewnod. TO« Lincoln park board oonld pave the roadâ€"something the north shore park district has never done. In patching up the road every UtUe while the people haye spent more money than it would have cost them to get one real Job of paving that would last a long time. The Lincoln park board could do the work better and cheaper and maintain the thoroughfare in bet ter shape at less expense to the peo- ple. *-â- â- * ••The Sheridan Road Improvement < association Is unanimously in favor of the plan. The Lincoln park board, on Fteb. 7. 1912. passed a resolution expressing its willingness to take over the boulevard if the consent of the municipalities effected is obtained, and if the board Is put to no extra ex- pense for the building of the road- way." Discusses Legal Questions. The possible legal obstacles to be met were discussed by Charles Ober- meyer, attorney for the north shore park district. He said: "The north shore- park district was organized by the people of the district under a law of 1895. The board Immediately be- came a municipal corporation with a taxing power. It proceeded to take over from the city the care of cer tain thoroughfares for boulevards. It was a sort o! 'home rule' for the peo- ple of the district. The new park district took over Sheridan road be- yond the Jurisdiction of the Lincoln park board, a part of Pratt avenue and a part of ABhland avenue. "The district levies taxes for park purposes. The commissioners are elected and serve without pay. The boulevards have been kept in shape by the district. "The Sheridan Road Improvement association wants to build a great highway, to be maintained by the Lin- coln park board, and It wants to get the consent of the various municipal- ities through which the highway will have to run. We In Rogers Park are first. Next will come Bvanston. Doubts Rights of Board to Act. "Evanston might relinquish the maintenance of a boulevard to an- other body, but I doubt seriously that a park district, organized by the peo- ple for park purposes, ought to, or has the right to it if it wants to, dele- gate Its powers to another body. It Is our duty to maintain the boulevards of the district. That is the only pur- pose for which the district was or ganlzed. IP** NEWS, THURSDAY, PBBRUARY 90, l»: ^"apHOfc â- WS^' *Â¥= mmm® I ___ ^ _____ _ ___ j.... . What People Are Doing ' Ummmmim xii Ev&us'tou tMMjMWM* X Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Haigh, 1720 Emerson street, Friday, Feb. 14, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Hartray, 845 Judson avenue, announce the birth of a son, Jan. 23. Mrs. S. F. Burden, 721 Washington street, was hostess at an Informal tea Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doose, 1508 Oreeuleaf street, announce the birth of a daughter, Feb. 3. Mr. Robert Stuart, 1022 Wesley ave- nue, has as his guest his daughter, Mrs. M. S. Grant of Stuart, Neb. The teachers of the Lincoln school entertalne1 the parents Friday even- ing at a Valentine party at the school. Mrs. Ellen C. De Golyer, 1307 Jud- Bon avenue, is entertaining her sister, Miss Marian Clark, of St. Cloud, Minn. A Valentine party was given at the home of Miss Marie Vick, 1020 Dempster street, by the Willard W. C. T. U. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Steele, 715 Michigan avenue, left Monday for a month's pleasure trip on their ranch at the Isle of Pines. Miss C. C. Brotherson of Racine, Wis., was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Dring, 1713 Boomer place, for sev- eral days laBt week. The Zeta Phi Eta sorority of North- western university gave an Informal dancing party Saturday evening at the Kenilworth Country club. Mrs. Allen Drury gave an informal tea Friday afternoon at her home, 508 Lee street, in honor of Mrs. James Clark, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mrs. Harry Green, 703 Hinman ave- nue, returned Saturday from a short trip to Minneapolis, Minn., where she was called by the death of her father. The Lambda chapter of the Kapps Delta sorority of Northwestern uni- versity gave its initiation luncheon Saturday at the Mission tea room. Mrs. C. Schaefeu, 1115 Church street, gave a card party Friday evening at her hoire In honor of her brother, Mr. I. Fieber of New York, who is her guest. Mrs. C. Andrews of the Park apart- ments was hostess Friday at a val- entine luncheon to Bix of her friends. Decorations appropriate to the day prevailed. __________ Mr. J. C. Shaffer, 1704 Judson ave- nue, returned Saturday from New York. - â-  , Miss Elsie Seifert, 811 Washington street, gave a valentine party Friday night in honor of her birthday. Music and refreshments were delightful fea- tures of the evening. Miss Constance Patterson, assistant superintendent of the Moody Sunday school, Chicago, who has charge of 8,000 girls, is at the Lake Shore Sani- tarium, 2237 Sherman avenue, suffer- ing with a nervous breakdown. Miss Maude Weir of Sherbrook, Quebec, en route to Vancouver to re- side, who haB been tie guest here of her cousin, James A. McDonald, for a month, left Saturday to visit her uncle. Mr. Frederick Weir at Wlnnl peg, Canada. Thursday morning very early Mr. John Boyd of Rogers Park, 1818 Ken ilworth avenue, a driver for A. W. till- rich, Chicago, fell from his wagon and received two broken ribs and an in jured spine. He was taken to St. Francis hospital Mr. William Wengren of Wilmette, who was to have been removed to Chicago for an operation for append! cltis, became so ill that he was brought to the Lake Shore Sanitarium, 2237 j Sherman avenue, and underwent the operation at 3 o'clock Friday morn- ing. He is getting along well The Miss s Alice and Ruth Gustaf son, 1625 Orrlngton avenue, were bos tesses Friday to one of the pret ttest and merriest of valentine par ties. The decorations were of the sea- son and well placed about the rooms and tables. A delicious supper, music and games made the evening all too short. The guests were the Misses Jeannette Beckstrom, Clara Pihl, Olga Gustafson, Ruth Beckstrom, Hilda Johnson, Emma Johnson, Leona Mor gan, Lulu Leonard, Messrs. Burdette Jones, Warren BettB, August Quintz, Hal Schooley, Emil GuBtafson, John Hoth, Howard BeckBtrom,. Charlie Schempp, Leon Rondenet, Roy Swan son, Germalne Rondenet, Clarence Swanson. Friday evening Mrs. C. T. Bartlett, 827 Greenleaf street, was the delighted recipient of a birthday surprise party, glvep by her family, of whom there were fifteen children and grandchil- dren. Decorations of artistic variety made the valentine birthday cheery with color. 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