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Highland Park Press, 10 Feb 1932, p. 43

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Noni-brook. school. Itgh1nad Put. Lin. an. an.“ bum. . Wilma. Bonn] -Konll‘m¢th. Bun roll had I hllu- pun. We cloud at. 4801b. Dan Park. imam nil-in. It. a and Me. Udell outing nu. Mr. three nun, will Inn“: this pe.r. n troop commit. 'alter Core, Ind mmod. Oak Torna- ttr/atrmt" iCtiG I with the stand- t at New Trier. In numb], meet. to show the tench. m their diluent u their In". oath. . of the Cub Sign. t. meaning of the ', laws. Then four I boy who was t arm and a rush t lee. White chi We! a little unex- vho fainted. When i. Conn nnd four myhon‘to . boy 28 hon " the 1981 they had 26. Iter, John Udell. , period with the t m-KAIJJVVSE b, the at. Ilry'. Fore-t ha mi. iiiii's" klla am. much complete. :hool mat-la the Em' _ will. -idg Ichool. became ot It Comp Ma-En. menu marked it at the evening's Ind forty-four of use 48) Vernon Rudolph, Sebmklley, San my Skidmon. Ion. Ilium THI- m Udall. Billy .bhnt mmmwg; lb! 5 " follows.- nine on hid-y. l, Hhhhnd Park , an lnterutinc us a number of thll 1012‘- m- 78 It. For-t. Com. ”W110. high magnet. he Mr. Hellma- Iownd I an: of in looking; tir/ N DRY V Hindi idiirGr, 'e, 100th Wha. may It, 1m inter- in. of The City of Highland Park has already paid out about $26,000 " its share and the council has de- cided to abandon this project for the present and to spend no more money on preliminary Work. Mr. Gail gave an explanation of what it now beins, dnnn " c..IL, "v...“ mummy not be possible for them to sell enough bonds to pro- vide funds for them to pay their share of the cost. __ - __.-.., V's-u pxesentea a clear and enlightening array of facts in connection with the proposed grade separation extending from Evanston on the south to the north- ern part of Highland Park on the north, at distance of about 9 miles. The engineers who have been work-: ing on this matter for the various communiti . ‘ - mated the cost of the proposed im- provement at $12,000,0ij as a mini- mum, while the engineers for the rairoads estimate the cost to be from $25,000,00 to $30,000,00. ' Another point to be considered is that with the bonds of the railroads involved selling at about' $22.00, it would probably not be possible for them to sell enmioh I'm-"'- A, Wis othite have be ceived and in ad $38,000 has been school fund. ELM PLACE s. The next talk was delivered by Ernest S. Gail, corporation counsel of Highland Park, who presented a plan- -a -- a. . . - l 20% REDUCTION on GOODYEAR [ TIRES and TUBES TireChains, any size........, DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS 7 gallons Regular Gas . . . . . . . 6 gallons Ethyl Gas ......'. . .. 1 can Simonize Cleaner [ 1 can Simonize Wax r . . 3 yards Cheese Cloth I 3 gallons ALCOHOL . . . . . . . . Auto Polish, reg. $1 size; 2 for 6 quarts, 'ul,lennsylvania Oil . . .. ""rrhr-4rr6tnrhetirr-trtat- Those present were l pressed by Col. Smith's during the time he has 'tateyast:tomev. alLthe-, V A meeting of the' City Club of Highland Park, following a. dinner at the Green Tea Pot, was held Fri.. day evening, Feb. 6. The meeting started with a talk by Col. A. V. Smith, states attorney of Lake coun- ty, dealing with racketeering in this county and the need for certain nee-, essaty changes in the _",?ei,.y?t,t.ti' tion of law in order to “-6.4 ot., Session Friday Night (rea.Iot; City Atta cm CLUB MEETS" A HEARS GOOD TALKS 'mmtmAr. “BABY ll.‘ "" o-"-------.-.------; 'ner E m Place and First Street I l'Ol; Utty Affairs Discussed; Details m a talk by Col. Cir. as attorney of Lake coun- with rektteerintr in this 'tan explanation of being done to bring an: were ‘greatly im.. 'l. Smith's report that me he has served as m all-tu-ear-ses-ii- been paid by tinea re- addition, a surplus of en turned over to the! in the adminiaG.. ordtr to assist the fittht at Green Affairs are my cr1 stances, funds were used for pur- poses other than those for which they were provided, in spite of the fact that the ballots particularly stated that such use of these funds should not be made. Amounts of bond funds treated in such a man- ner totaled approximately $100,000. ‘The final item of the report had to do with an agreement with H. C. Speer & Sons Company, who under.. wrote the bond issues for the city as well as the finaneiné of the water works and filtration plant. In the opinion of the auditors, this agreey ment seems to indicate that the eitvi is entitled to receive about $10,000 more than was actually paid in con- nection with the various bond issues. The -report concluded with a rec- ..........,......32'.5o - ,_._9, - an can 1.;le the finally approved audit. A few of the outstanding features of the audit were brought in this report, the most interest of which were the manner in which about $60,000 re- ceived as premium and interest on the bond issues were pinged in thy general fund to be used Gr general expenses of the 1trty,=:_Thst,aiasiitnr, ' q. a” Criirmirif- 1n several in- stances, funds were used for pur- poses other than those for which Following the talks, Robert J. Sahr, chairman of the committee in ‘charge of the meeting presented a report on the audit ptthtr, city’s -mmmmts TOTE?! dour years ending April 30, 1930. This audit has not yet had the final approval of the council but the City Club has been furnished with a preliminary Copr which it is understood will g,ie ably not differ greatly, if at all from ac, c_ -8B __ the city is greatly increased. The state is preparing to construct and maintain the pavement for Route " if the right of way irprovided for them. This was explained fully in a report of the last council meeting. --""_. v; MW ot, dhllowiae Wkly along the {right of way of the Skokie Valley tracks. He also pointed out that the I through trattle is steadily increasing for commercial travel as well as pleasure. Only recently, the coun- eil has had five applications from: truekintr companies for permits to operate through Highland Park. With such an increase of trMie, the streets are more hazardous and the cost of maintaining the streets thru the about the construction of Route " *.ot-e_., ‘ Highland Park ided, in spite of the ballots particularly h use of these funds made. Amounts of . .$1.00 . .$l.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 Tl! Pl... thru The - "__ ....u-An I!" the various taxing bodies, including (iii' Sch-minim _ _ ls. trict and in this connection, these ‘bodies have been asked to supply copies of their audits and such addi- tional information as the City club; may require. All of the lrrnnnn 1.....- I The dinner and meeting was the first of a series of such which the City Club expects to hold from time to time as the officers, have matters ready to report to members. The club is now making a study of the administration of public affairs by, the various taxirur Win ‘--‘-"" ( half of the ineorm from taxes, addim amountinglto about .Eylmllations hemp; $46,900, totaling ove has since been used payment of the cons plants which are not Cary avenue, High] at Lake Forest, and cago. Phonon. P. 519 _ NOTARY PUBLIC cash on hand amounting to some- thing like $900 although they did not receive all of the money which they might expect to receive from taxes. The audit of the North Shore tunitary District finally came up for scrutiny and those present were . . 7 -ee thae-thir-tas-iii-r- _,itl21tsh-f4e-perr/-' M Public Liability, $10,000.00 limits Property Damage, $5,000.00 limits Towing Insurance 'r-..,. T,--...- cash on h thing like Further reports were presented, dealing with the audits of the High- land Park Mosquito Abatement dis- triet which was organized last year and which finished the season with ommqadatlon to the city council that it determine whether or not this amount is actually due and if so. undertake to obtain payment of that amount. You can still save JOHN F. LEON ARDI Investing Them in MANAGE AND CONTROL pent; 1m -feiii-/riti"iitiii f the income they ree taxgg, agiding that as maxing over $84,060 whici been used for the partial l LL - . _ REAL ESTA TE still save $ $ $ $ $ 1i,...t on Auto Insurance For a limited time" we are taking Automobile Insurance at the old rates. New rates are 30'; Mahm- In Old Line Legalissen J-aiiri aiiiied Amized - in -"'"'""'6' about $37,000. to ac- H: “mm 'ears-it n as the City Ja, of the trrouptt have $$$$$$ Audits 316 Railway Avenue city "nunell tyrtisutrttised their season with received saving, Good Income Producing one- by R_eserve Company are M'.; - _ WWViiiii, WWW -tTTXtF duty was formerly one of the re- trpontsibilitiet, of the county prior to last August when new legislation relieved it without providing_a_ny defhrtrmrtystittmr-zriiiiiiii"; of this condition, the town board, realizing that it must act promptly, under.. took to borrow money to care for the needy. William J. Obee, super- ‘visor, and Mrs. Obee have been doing all in their power to care for those in need and have issued orders on various merchants for supplies. The City club has not had an oppor- tunity to look into this matter to any great extent but the officers are planning to obtain information "re.. quested by members. ' 1tifITIfrikT, Aline, wno presided at the meeting, I except the school district 108, which takes in the Braeside, Ravinia, Lin- 'coln and Ridge school, has not yet replied to a request dated Dec. M. Township Poor, Relief A matter of interest to this com- munity was presented “as the con- 'cluding feature. This has to do with the poor relief in the town- ship. At a meeting of the town board last October, a tax levy was authorized, amounting to $40,000.00, which amount will 33 _tLliAaLtscthss, such inform done 30. tMN ment made Kline, who 1 except the a takes in the coln and Ri replied to a ' ANT? DRY CLEANING co Phone T P. 178 _ QUALITY DRY CLEANING m W09 . "WtoodHu. , higher. _ ~-----~- w "mi": information or have already so, according to an announce- made by President Wilson L. , who presided at the meetimr. YOUR OWN poor relief in the ibw; a meeting of the town October, a tax levy was winimmess to $16.80 8.00 man-out meeting, supply

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