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Coal, Building Material, and Ice. - Root Beer, Ginger Ale. FIRST ST., NEAR CENTRAL AVE. CHICAGO. NEW YORK. .BQSTON Supremis Floor Finish“; Srnd for our Booklet. The Treatment of Floors zhicago') Hamish (50., The Most _ L; A Dayton. Mull!“ :3 North Geneoee S!- -. - I ‘ ' Cu. at Credit. H. P. Electric Light . Co. Telephone $4 Mann-as Reno;atin8- Repai mung Fumimie Pack“! Ma‘s; and Refin- Shipped The Chicago Furniture Co 5T. E. PIERSON. UPHOLSTERI NG YOUR RESIDENCI It protects you in”! emergency. ' BIRCH BEERLMNERAL ma 51.sz wATERs» m .u Flavor: of FOP. glVl 6. Mills Cummings, ‘ Manner for Highland Put. ' TO GET PURE COOWG DRINKS (mice. 85 Durham Ave..L‘kmO . Taliban. Exam 8'71 . [E BEST PROTECTION YOL’ CAN etc! for 7 cents per day is a telephone in your residence. ' Office and Yard in Lumber Dim. A. ROBERTSON. RAFFENBAKER. IN ALL‘OUR DRINKS' 9: us A 1mm. ono'nu IT’S SOMETHING Drapery and Slade W. TELEPHON NO 3‘ a me 01 fire. ‘ Cooling Drinks. Brilliant, o Durable. Ecomomlcal. TRY Highland Park, I". UGHTS THE WORLD A tood prawn In case of sickness. DKALIR IN HlGHLAND PARKJLL AND SEC 1' 32.x . 45. Wauk'egau To the He. or and Common Conn: i0! 'tbe. City of H blind M: Asrequired by the Public] bury Act,I herewith submit the am x 81 re- port of the Public Library :3oard: of Highland Park for the yyeg " end- ing May, 1900: 3‘ _. . . v- The number of books in ' brary on May 31, 1899, was ,added‘sinee by purchase, 265'; cu: number of books in the .73 for circulation, 3,032; 69 y have been replaced during tbg 2'volumea have been deem consequence of contagious 1 with borrowers; ‘no books It quuvu w Ivv w.-v ~.v-_. L}! The receipts and expel}: Hum during the year Were: 3. RECEIPTS Balance June I. 1889. ..... ._ Balnnce tax levy 1mm . .'. .. Sinking fund band and int. Library bond and premium. Transiet funds ................ Account tn XeVy lawâ€"m.. l4 Ines enliven-d ................ Cards and “magnet ..... ,; Donated by Geo._ Healer “gaiagi - 88888882 In purchasing new books ”gloom- mmee have exercised the moi-f eure- ful judgmenfin their seleogioséa, nod nothing but tbe‘very best In: .5? been added. ‘ , A ' g An analysia- of 3110 books ‘35,»; have shows i." percentgge: Fictiog. 274}; history and travel, 22; juvenfi; e,'24'; science, 7%; poetry, 4%; rat-fence; 3;_mipcellaneous magazimlag, 9 ' 4lÂ¥ A A 'Tbe circulation of books éii the past year has been 5,973 v JMules, loaned to 750 borrowers. {in} Lot purchased Accrued rent on lot Survcx.Er'nil Rudolph Totals ...................... w 50 EXPENDITURES. Bgokspurchased 0’91 Regain “'53. uifiing _.......V' ‘ " fix!“ Shah i'ntm V‘ Emu-nebula: came. :mg‘ Stat! 1! mm ...... ”amoggrgnagmd June 6. M. 55859 .â€"~--â€"â€",.â€"â€"â€"_. Totals...........; ......... “61552;; 3.0“.“ During the past three mm .‘3‘ as the Library has movad into ik new quarters, toward Ibe purclfiise of which the Council very liber'; Iy ad- vanced $1,.000 The buildia’; has ’been ‘ very“ thorooghly' put i: j order and‘lhe'Librar‘y ,ie at last'ij'prop- erly ho' . Thanks ,to the w-gmgbx (nines: Fd liberal 'dona jun ‘of Jud ullertbn, J; Mtizfiregor Ming: and Wif ‘A- Alainglrr;‘¢ho" Board were enuhled topaz thy ‘necea nary repairs oil the buildir’ég', and also to pu’t in: substantial :Z‘elving and fixtures. For the first. éme in our hismry the Library has « vtainod arhom'e of its own, indepel ent‘of alfinterests’ and in left free ;» work many of the difficulties it hg: here- tofore 11 bored under. Fatally part Hook forward to the fllhréfp with high hopes of its auceee‘éi ‘Tha Public Library can be made Scenter of refining and cheering i as Well as what the State intfi“ Ided it should bevone of pubic edi'?-gcation. Such an institution will onv: day be the prige of our cityand wit __ richly repay i t i5 benefits to "fur citi- zens. Ou behalf 'ef the Board. ‘I beg leave to thank the mayor any edged! for extending its revenue 3 9;: 1 put- ting the library on a sure f0l§ gdation. It is to be hoped it will tak A place worthy at the city to which itgflongs. Three of the directors. M153; "moot, Mrs. Gray and Mr. Hipwe‘fi'g retire from the board by rotatio 35:: and 1 would request that their be dulyeppointed . ;- . AH of which is reapectfu: y sub- All of which is respectfu} mitted. W. 0. lew; ' President PubliqLif Highland Park. 111., Ju!y 2% Grant as tnustoee. Non.-’â€"â€"The inayér aphoilg'gd and the council confirmed, W.O.§ 'iipwell, Mrs. K. R. 8th and {William » C. W.Aldrid§e was antes!E ‘ngues- day, the 17th, on a city warggmt for Shooting at few'blue jays ‘wtivh were eating and, destroying big choice English gooaoberries grogigng on bushes, which he imported new. Eng- land. The law of the eta?" gives him [all permission to kill 153215 and game destroying crops 115., other property. But thooe who 5 '55)]? out the warrant and some 'of the: lty offi- cials, did not seem to know :55. The Irmt being illegal, be r_ 3hand to sign a tqegguiunce bOud at Judge Dooly sent him to the citj in Most jusfioes Would héw' woe; éd M4. Aldredge‘a progifise to be 0: limnd in court when wanted; Mr. féildridge demanded an immediate l-‘Qal‘ that night, add also next mornin 5} but he .fbrarian and janitor nrvc .Ernil Kuduipa ruitc imtp Figichu {fififiiéoiffi j . .. .. .1 noise Eu} 9110:)" 136%in BEBE: The Aldridge Case. ' Library Report. other me out my 9- vagy. $3 Li- pres brary umes year; 8.61552 was kept in jaii for twenty-four hours. Howie wish to ask what right the cit but to attest l quiet orderly citizen and look him up in jhil for txontyJonr hours without giving him a trial? * ‘ < Wednesday morning when when before Judger Dooly. he demanded a ohange of Venue. and while the transcript-waeheing nude out, city Attorney Knox went over to Judge Holmes and bad the cane continued. Ii it competent for the plaintifl to secure a continuance of a crimin-l case when the defendant is absent and not heard.‘ The ease came on for trial ~ before Mr. Holmee Wednes- day evening, with Mr. and Mire. C. H. Baker. Mrs. Bonn and her son, Rob- ert C. Rafien, arm Some others. - All testified to the shooting of the birds. which Mr. Aldridge acknowledged at the outset. After the testimony has all in. the learned council made their speeches, and Judge Holmes carefully read over the statutes and dismiseed the suit and the prisoner discharged himself. What surprised us was that the city attorney uid not dismiss the ease as soon as he, 'eaw what it was. Judge Holmes duo the only thing that could be done. This pros ecution . seems to he I‘ place dfepite- work: Another set of bile r the city to pay for useless pr 'on. ' The hdjburned meeting. Wednes day evening. the 18th, was celled to order “8:48 end ehjonrned It 11:15. Green and Elm street folks went sidewelks‘ and will get'theln. end I a lot of other sidewalks ware ordered. Lining and fHupp asked to: the he]. ence on the Vine nmue fem 1897' and it was ordered‘pnid. Mr. Hill- burt, who: owns all of the recent block 57, just east of Mr. Woodrul’s and Dana Sweetlsnd's. wants the} ull'ey‘in that block vacated, 'snd it‘ was done.‘ H. T. Birch vents , the are light put back on the Greenbsy road in front of the old Wrenn farm house.‘ Library board’s report was read. A. W. Fletcher put .in .It bill for $12.11) for use of boat and ex- pense of. men in leaking for the body of young Miller who was drowned a few weeks ago. Grant 0 posed it on the ground of “precedeiit.” Mr. Fletcher should hsye consulted the city. nnthnriti'es betour hedid no}. thing“ If this bill was payed, the next- time it might be 81,200. Mr. Greenslade recognized the precedent idea, but iseemed to think the city ought to do something. After a season of such talk Mr. Fletcher withdrew his bill. Mr. Laing wants the divers. now at Fort Sheridan, to examine the strainer on our intake pipe and replace the lost buoy. The tax ordinance was pee-ed. providing for $16. 788 besides the 2 mills for library use. A sewer for North Highland, on Highwood and St. Johns gand West streets, costing $1.,200 was ordered. Mr. Grant asked for more time on the Smoot bill , - Steps were-taken to get rid of the surface wgter' on G'regn street. and Central avenue. wash Alder. man Greenaldde warmed up in his: demands [9! his ward. Tb'e commit- tee' have - power to confer 3nd talk it ovdr.- A move was made to widen' Deerfield hvenue where it is only 33' feet. near’Gaa L. Wrenn’o home. The work of enlarging the coun. cil chamber, city clerk’s oflioe, paint- ing city building outside and in. a new roof,'toilet room, etc., was esti- mated to cost $675. The whole matter wad, sent to committee of the whole, with power. -‘ They meet at once and will go at work “right cr" if they do anything. A special oom- mittee to confer .with north shore towns as to. uniting with Chicago drainage unaltwas appointed. also a committee to look up septic tank for newer “B”. The' two big new bridges went to, street had any com mittee. Adjourned till Sept. 4,1900. The town of Somerville. in Maine. is for sale. ‘ No'taxee have been paid for yearn, valuetion has decreased. people heve sold out for what they could get ,and moved away. Good chance {or Geo. B'. Cummings ornny other eons of the “Pine Tree” state to get a summer home in the country. W. E. Finucano, manager of the Montreal branch bank in Toronto. Canada, in puttink in a few days at the Chapman’s. Mr. Fiimcané need to pass his summer: in the Pnrk at navinook while with the Montreal bank in Chicago, but when he was promoted to Toronto, he had to leave the attractions of the Park. City Council. ' Hair Falling ( . .u I _ A FINE HAIR DRE KING. - YOUR MONEY BACK 1 11‘ runs; Bicycle Repairing tl .izit Stays Repaired WEBSTER 3L Best Domestic or( 55 Finish Obtainiblc. Reliable Steam h dry, “.WSS'J': Call up Phone 403, Drop .us a Postal “ Hello, Hello, éntral! . Give Me No. 5 ;Mrs. A. Bock!” Fancy Creamery P mftcr. 2 Fresh lzggs Daily. DAILY ozuv'zmcs. 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