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April 9. 1926 W IL M E T T .E L IFE 15 Three Weeks ago atn the Community r~ckless · I (Zip£) Party charged the present adininistration with ·~ extravagance. Two weeks ago they charged the present administration with the CRIME (?) of saving money out of village taxes. . '{ . I I0 . I · · r Last week they charged the present administration with "legalized extortion" because it had saved money in the letting of four paving contracts. I Is It P. o ssible That Such PIFFLE Can ·Help the Community Ticket! The Board of Local Improvements, by active solicitation, ind~ced I · ·!· t TEN contractors to bid on these· jobs, instead of THREE, as was the custom under former administrations, when Mr. Zip£ was president of the Board. The lowest bids were 35% to 40% below the highest, and from 35% to 40% below the engineer's; estimate. Was That REPREHENSIBLE! Or Was It GOOD PUBLIC SERVICE! ( htr (J}>j>Oill'tlb do ;1ot ~o ~tate. hut they kno\\·. ()J" ung-ht tu kno\\', that E\ 'ERY CJ·::\'T SAVED OX THE COST OF A PL.IH.IC I:\Il)I\0\ · E~IEX'I' IS S:\ \'ED TO TilT~ PROI ERTY 0\\'XER~. ·1t is pos~iblc that the Co111 muni ty Party should be ex en sLd if nna \\'arc of th i~ ·For Best Interest of Wilmette Vote the Straight .r tl . · fact. a~ the records show that under their administration. cuverin~· eight '·cars, contracts \\'ere let for, substantialh·, the full amount of the estimates. ~tnd XOTl 11:\G \\·as left to rebate to the 1;roperty owners. .\nd the estimates approved hy it \rcrc as high, or higher. than those made in the four ca~e:' "·here co·ntracb ,,·ere reccn tlv a wa rdecl. The lo,,· bids rccei vcd arc accounted for hy the fact that a large ;unount of \\·urk \\·as let at one time: bids were asked at a fa\'orahle season, and the proposed lettings \\"L'rc widely advertised. The la\\' requircs .that within THIRTY days after compl etion and acceptance of the \\·ork, the co t thereof shall be certified TO THE COURT. and if the amount assessed f.or the improvemei1t exceeds the cost. all of the excess, except the amount required to pay interest, shall be abated, and the assessnients reduced proportionately. TI-IIS WILL BE DONE, and it will be clone ~ BEFORE TI-IE FIRST INSTALL~1ENT IS PAYABLE, thereby giving, the property owners the full and immediate benefit of the excellent work of the Vi lla ge Board. Home Party Ticket For Village Treasurer 1-L\RRY \\r. l\IILLER For·\ ·ill age Clerk XICHOLA:S ]. ]OH~ CL~L\RI~ ~IILLER For V illa ge Trustees BA.KER CLA.RENCE E. DR.AYER JOHK F. V\riEDlJN The Community Party knows this. Its alarm i~ only pretended. Campaign Committee Home Party of Wilmette .. · 1 ..... ]. II. BIH':\tnAli GH MRs. 1h:n.A n ~fRS. ] '· Cm.u~E I . \V. (RUSH \V. \V. Dr: B1~RARD .., S. ]. De ~CA:-..--Cr.ARK Fnw. A. EvERS l ·[J~:" HV FowLEr{ \\':-.r. 'I'. HAl'E!\lA:"" E. li :\ RIH s C. '1'. I-IJ.:r.un..rH J. J!. HarP (~~o:o. F. luFF ]A:o.rJ·:s B. Innxc ..\1RS. \ V,\I,TER D. L.'\ \\'Rl~NCf: L\ I. BERT A. 11 cKt·:rcn A~ \V . A. MEI,CHI'()R c. ).{m;. J. J. D. ~{II,I~S I ,J·:si,IE \V. MILI,AR l' 11.\ S. J. 11ICHELE'f ]011 ~ PAI:IL).[A~ )~ .\ y PJ-:ARSOX I R:\ lh:Y:-.10LDS J(}II:-.' A. SAVILLE ) . H. ScHAJo:l.·'ER Al~'fflt'R B. SEIBOLD MRs. SHEI.DY M. S£::-.:GL£toN R. SH)l"ABU: ~IRs. 0. E. THALEG \VIT.I,ARO THAYER AKoR~<:ws M. VERNON I sAnr~r.I.l·: H. R. \VEL no~ ).1:\X LADET, 1·:. E. A. ZDDTEIDlAX All authorized literature of the Home Party is signed by' its Campaign Committee 4 1 _.'