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Dixon Announces Realty Board's 1931 Committees In addition to listening to a ývivid address -by John W. Gorby regardjing the approaching Century ofProgress exposition in Chicago, at its regular nxonthly ýmeeting at. Highland Park. jules Dixôn; president of the North Shore' Real Estate board, announced the following cOmnittees for 19l: Attendance: Martin L. Oson, chairman;, Frank Orodorff, E. K. S Butler, Robert G. Anspach, Sam M. Campbell, R. L. Wyatt. i 1931 Meinbmship 'Drive. H. R. Vant,, chairman; Mathilda Spak,. J D. L., Walther, J. B. Bradweil, Ar- thur Lee, Lewis T.,,Dodds. j Mombershnp: Arthur Lee, chair-1 S man; Martin L. Oison, Harold R. Vant. Appraisal:,Robert L. Wyatt; chair- S man; Howard H. .Brown, Aider R S Tighe, Edward H. Selig, Isabeila V. Harkness, E. Sawyer Smith, F_. B. Thomas, Paul Heinsen. Arhîtration and Ethics: A. J. S Woodcock, chairman; Lewis T., Dodds, George F. Hurley. S Publicity: L. A. Bishop, chairnian; J. A. Dixcon, Mortimier Singer, Ray- inond Pearson, C. L. Perkins. I Education: Howard H. Brown,. Schairnian;. C. E. Drayer, John J. Rink, Herman Anspach, Walter P. Smith, E. B. Thomas, Sydney j Chan.ock. Entertainment: Florence Cook, i chairman; J. Willis Jackson, Garrèt Johnston, C. R. Norman, Lester W Coons. Finance: . Martin L. Oison, chair-' man; Harold R. Vant, Christine Baux man. Sports: J. D. L.. Waither, chairman; SFrank. A. Reid, Frank Russo, A. J. St uitz. Ladiei' comnittee: Dorothy E. '7 Wink, chirmnan; Dorothy K. Ross, t Alice V. B. Hall, Florence Cook, î~Elsie B. Oppenheim, Isabeila V. SHarkness, Christine Bauman, Mar- garet E. Byrn, Mathilda Spak, Mrs. Viola Smith, Margaret Diettrich, J. "-inished in Wilrnette Work on Wilinette's new ,umping station on Lake avenue, which ..was. started last October, bas been CO m- pleted. Ail of the pumping :ma- chinery is now in the building and is being put in place. The station is west :of. the. Wilmette Golf Club and just east of the north branch of the. Chicago river. When, tht .station, is put' inito operation water will be pumped from, the storm sewers i the. portion, of Wilniette which lies in the flat Skokie valley into the north branch of the Chicago river. This section. of the Village is so flat that there Ws fltenough siope to drain the storm The neW pumping station, which isà a one-story brick building, contains two large pumps and ont smalIl one. Tht small pump, Which is'run by an electric motor, is ready to6 be put into operatien at any tme. Thet wo large 48-inch centrifugal .pumps will be operated by Diesel engines. 1Stephen Brownlee, Village eIec- trical inspector, will be in charge of tht operation of the ne'w punping station. Only Three Permit s Issued ini Glencoe Three building permits were issued in Glencoe during the month of Jan-] uar y, twe for new residences and one for . a remodeling job costing $1,950. W. S. Taylor is building ont of the new residences, at 1082 Oak Ridge drive. It is to be a two story brick and cincrete block structure, with at- tached garage, and wili côst $17,0M0 The other is located at 994 Vernon avenue, where. John H. Davîdson' is erecting a two story, frame and brick venter dweiling, at a cost of $18,400. Lease Ravinia Corner for Filling Station tIIJIpUIeK 1U5itIsD lUI Kenilworth's Drive Stili furtber development of the business section ini Kenilworth o.pened up by the extension of. McCormnick boulevard tbrough that 'village, is in- dicated by one of the four building permits issued ïn January.. Mrs. Elizabeth Paviik is.erectiing a one 'story brick oil filling andgreas-, ing stationh at 548'West Railroad ave- nueý at a cost of $3,006. One of the permits was for remod- 'eling the interior of the John Powers residence at 307.Cumberlaind avenue. The improvrement .will costý $4,000.. A third permit was taken out for a private garage, costing $M0, and the fourth was for a $400 remodeling job. Golf Club Ileads Wilmette Permit List iJanuary Eight building permits were issued in Wilmette this month up to Tuesday, January 27, and the> total estimated. cost of building construction' wbich these permits authorizes is $53,134. This amount is $15,000 less than the corresponding figure for December, 1930, but considerably more than that for January of last year. In January, 1930, permits were issued for building activity which totaled only $12,915. The largest permit this month was taken ou3t by the Winette Golf Club, which is building a $35,000 locker room and pro shop addition to replace a por- tion of the clubhouse which was de- stroyed by fire last Thanksgiving day. .The next largest permit was issued to joseph Braun to erect a $10,000 brick veneer residence at 1945 Thorn- wood avenue. Another residence, of f rame-brick veneer construction, to be, buiit for Charles Knobel at 110 Prairie avenue, will cost $5,000. The remainder of the permits were for two private garages and for remodeling work. iBuilding The full effect of -the building slump on the north shore. during the past year< is révealed in the fact that 117 leàs new. residences were ýbujit in. Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe in 1930 than in,1929. >The, total-.number erected in 1930 was. only 105, as cornpàred to 2Z2 the previous y;ear. TÊhe! Cost of the 105, was $211,600, while -in 1929 a, total of $4071,000 was spent for nCw residence b uilding, aiente. The slumip affected the several villages ihl the following manner: 1*ZS ResideePoeat Permite Cost Wllmette ...... ...83 $1,046jO0O kenflworth...... 36 742,560 Winnetka .........60 1,174,5M0 Glencoe............ 53110,0 Total..........222 4,71,00 Permits Cost Wilmette .......50 $618,600 Kenilworth .........13830960 Wlnnétka .......... 18 697,600 Glencoe .......... 24 494,000 Tota........106 $2,119,600 AUl Buili<ng Affected That ail uines of building suffered an equal loss te that shown ini the foregoing figures, is revealed in thie following comparison of totals in the several villages. In 1929, a total of 642 permits were issued for ail types of buildings, c9st- ing $5,418,131, which, in 1930, dropped te .443 permits and acostlfigure of only $3,513,679. The loss to eachi village is shown in the following: 199 Records Hig]4 Total1 Permits Ooiat .W-jimette .... ... 224 $1,681,774 Kenliworth .....77 .906,896 Winnetka .... . 198 1,771,990 Glencoe. ......... 143 1,157,672 Total.........642 8,1,3 I:e ai s annual bui is month at St. .ss meet- j ieersb ,tersburg, jlook iW Ifuture, >11e -,conideni ki has'corne uniito the jsaid in rou gh the sions. on with less shrinkage on the ian any other forti of invest- Elarry S. Kisseil, president of )ciation for the coming year, closing. the convention ses- other to Arthlur A. Z 1Vitae rmad, forý a privi ing FliL bouse