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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Apr 1926, p. 14

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14 WILMET T E ·L I F E April 9, _1926 ome l I ar . . ....,.. Asks Your Vote on .Its Reeord It 1 II I It has kept out flats. It has conserved the-finances . . It has apportioned the taxes among the bodies entitled to them, according to law. It has .protected the interests of the property owners and saved them money. . . I · President Orner Endorses Home Party Ticket In a signed statement in last week's Wilmette Life Presiclent Earl E. Orner said: "Each member (of the Village Board) is chairman of a committee and each committee has, under the direction of the chairman, promptly and conscientiously attended to all matters refer.-ed to it. This has taken a great deal of time on the part of the trustees, but it has been given freely and cheerfully. Harmony has prevailed with the result that the Village business has been transacted promptly and efficiently. In my judgment, the work of the present board has not been ex~elled in any previous year, during my connection with Village affairs. "I sincerely hope that Trustees Baker, Drayer and Wiedlin will be reelected, and I am confident they will It has developed a plan for a sewerage system west of Ridge Avenue; induced the Sanitary District of Chicago to provide $100.000.00 for a sewer outlet, and is about ready to build sewer and water systems in that territory. I · It has put new· life into the Village Beautiful Plan (pigeonholed by the last administration), and appointed a Plan Co1nmission which is now functioning . . It ha~ restored co-operation with the School and Park Boards, working with them in joint playground control and development. A system of supervision and extension has been planned. 1 Public improvements which were begun years ago and have been dragging in the courts have been pushed through and the improvements made. tl r . · b"e. "Harry W. Miller has served as Village Treasurer for twelve years or more. He has been a banker during all of hia business careet- and has given dose attention to the finances of the village. To lose his services as treasurer would be great loss to the Village. .. Nicholas J. Miller was active in the village affairs of the old Villaee of Gross Point for many years. He was a member of the Board and is familiar with the needs of that section of Wilmette. Many large improvements are under way affeetina the property owners there. It is highly desirable that this part of the Village have representation in the Village administration." The practice of appointing politicians to spread special assessments has NOT been followed. . The Village Trustees have functioned as a v Board for the first time in many years. The present administration has endeavored to serve ALL the people ALL the time. Insure a continuance of the present excellent administration of the Village Government by Electing the FULL HOME PARTY TICKET (Concluded on Following Page) ~ 1 . I . . . ,.

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