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November Survey of New Building THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1987 Nohhnll.hlh-nll‘-h: nor the seasonal falling off ‘any great effect on the amount of the permits for building issued in Noâ€" vember in the Chicago surburban region. Sixtyâ€"four communities reâ€" ported a total of $2,958,546 to the Greenebaum Investment Company, which makes a monthly survey of the area. This compares with $3,â€" m:uz for October, 1987, and $3,â€" 949 for November of last year, a total which was greatly enlarged by the inclusion of a $750,000 addiâ€" tion to the diese! engine plant at McCook. As almost no industrial construction is found in the latest reports to offset this extraordinary item, it is apparent that suburban building in general is well ahead of last year. This fact is borne out by a comâ€" parison of the month by month figâ€" ures of 1937 with those of 1936. Even if December shows a heavy falling off, as of course it may, the total amount of suburban building this year should exceed that of last year by over $8,000,000. The figures follow : January October ... November ‘Totals ....................$33,734,106 $24,974,774 It may be noted that suburban building thus far this year exceeds last year‘s total by $8,759,000, or more than 35 per cent. Another inâ€" teresting comparison is that of subâ€" urban building with new building in the city of Chicago where the total for the eleven months is $27,920,268. The Chicago suburban region exâ€" ceeds this by $5,813,838. In Novemâ€" ber the suburbs had almost twice as much building as the city, the subâ€" urban figure being as already noted, $2,085,546 and the city, $1,566,160. Allowance must be made for the fact that two towns made their first reports to the Greenebaum survey in November and in doing so turned in their figures for the preceding months as well as November. These were Arlington Heights, of which Paul C. Taege is the building comâ€" missioner, and Lansing, reported by Henry Boender, city clerk: The Arâ€" lington Heights total for the months prior to November is $108,640 and that of Lansing, $135,995. Thus the November survey includes $244,635 205 Waukegan State Bank Bullding, Second Floor " 210 Washington Street, Waukegan Telephone: Ontario 7110 LOCALLY MANAGED OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL CiTiEs Hear EDGAR A. GUEST Tsesdays, NBC. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE You needn‘t bring guarantors to make a LOA N $ 1,526,770 . _ 1.889,062 £,4286,120 4,102,879 2,463,834 3,289,982 2,985,546 at Housebold Finance Quick action!t + Courteous service "Doctor of Family Finances® $.002,004 $ Tomésl ___§13,290 2,307,138 3,880,962 2,018,115 2,425,641 2,301,638 3,006,949 2,291,.391 which actually was spread over the ten preceding months. ‘This comâ€" prises eleven homes for $86,440 in Arlington Heights and fortyâ€"four for $135,995 in Lansing. ‘The inâ€" elusion of unreported building disâ€" turbs month by month comparisons but is essential to a complete picture of suburban building for the year. Leaving all hangovers from other months out of consideration, permits were issued in November for 152 homes to cost $1,379,214 â€" a very substantial advance over October when the figures were 135 homes to gost $1,123,716.. The outstanding home reports came from Arlington Heights, where permits for nine homes were issued to cost $79,250; Aurora, seven, $30,845; Elgin, ten, $40,560 ; Evanston, twelve, $279,800 ; Gary, ten, $49,845; Hammond, nine, $55,800; Highland Park, six $48,570; Kenilworth one, $25,000; La Grange Park three, $38,000; Lake Forest three, $38,600; Lansi eight, $27,â€" 050; Markham five, 3100; Northâ€" field two, $36,000; Oak Park five, $74,425; Palos Heights four, $26,â€" 500; River Forest five, $89,350; Waukegan five, $38,525; Wheaton twelve, $90,740; and Wilmette three, $45,300. Alterations andâ€"repairs to homes amounted to $199,613, a fallâ€" ing off in work of this kind. raul C. ‘Taege of Atlington Heights mentions a new field house and swimming pool to cost $153,000, now under construction by the park disâ€" trict. E. M. Goodman, building commissioner of Evanston, reports a new postoffice to cost $550,000, loâ€" cated at Davis and Oak streets. Mount Prospect is to have an addiâ€" tion to a public school to cost $37,â€" 500, says William Busse, Jr., presiâ€" dent of the Mount Prospect State Bank, who reports for this communâ€" ity. Naperville is putting up a city water tower to cost $51,000, writes R. F. High, building commissioner. E. W. Hann of Oak Park reports an addition to the Emerson public school to cost $113,000. P. W. Hazelton, village clerk of River Forest, issued an.$85,000 permit for a building to ; contain a group of small stores, and G. L. Opper, village manager of Rivâ€" erside, also issued a permit for a store to cost $20,000. "With twenty more s uburban homes started in November than in October and an increase of 23 per cent in the total investment," said Edgar N. Greenebaum, president of the company which makes the surâ€" vey, "the decline in home building appears to have been stopped, at dJeast temporarily. > A few hnildincs af an aveentional 6 Point Improvement Plan Is Proposed for North Shore A comprehensive plan, intended to restore and preserve the residential and countryâ€"life haracter of Chiâ€" cago‘s north -ho:”nnm. has been submitted to. Shore Propâ€" flmflodngmbym H. Bennett of Lake Forest, a direcâ€" tor of the organization and head of the firm of Bennett, Parsons and Frost, widely known architects and city planners. proposals. ‘They are: _ 1. Elimination of all grade crossâ€" ings of rail and road, preferably by the lowering of the tracks. 3. Marked reduction of automoâ€" bile speeds. except in cases of proved emergency. @. Electrification of all railroads within the area. 5. Development of order in the appearance of main highways by setting back all structures or signs from 75 to 100 feet. 6. Rigid enforcement of all laws and inauguration of a campaign of enlightenment on the subject of the duties of a citizen to the commuâ€" after a period of extended research into the specific needs of the area. It applies to the territory extending from Chicago‘s north city limits to Waukegan and west from the lake for several miles. The property owners‘ organization and other civic bodies have been working for years to &rouct the residential character of this area from impairment due to permanent motor freight truck routes on home streets, unâ€" wise zoning and other forms of exâ€" ploitation that citizens feel would mar the North Shore as a place in which to have a home. The plan it is believed, will give further moâ€" mentum to efforts now being put forth to solve the grade crossing problem in the area. In the last twentyâ€"two years, seventy men, women and children have been killâ€" ed at grade crossings in Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, and Glencoe, according to a recent survey. "It is true that purely country‘ conditions can perhaps hardly exist in an area so close to a city of 3,â€" 000,000 persons but the evils that have arisen from lack of intelligent outlook to the future are all out of proportion to what might be termed the needs of these North Shore comâ€" munities," said Mr. Bennett. "They are the result largely . of the exaggeration of transportation through and to some extent local. Rail and road problems. should be dealt with as a whole on the North Shore. If I rightly understand it, most of these offenses against civilâ€" ized beings arise out of 1. Lack of grade separation; 2. Continuation of steam operation; 3. Excessive speed based on illusory self interest. "Electrification would eliminate the steam noises of puffing and exâ€" hause steam and would reduce the roar by reason of lighter equipâ€" ment. Grade separation eliminates the whistling and if accomplished by the lowering of the tracks inâ€" stead of elevation, quiets and almost eliminates the growl and roar of the trains." To the first must be attributed delays to general traffic and danâ€" ger to vehicles and pedestrians. To the lack of grade separation and steam operation however, must be attributed in addition, the horrors of discordant sounds. "‘The whole North Shore was country not many years ago. Toâ€" day, by comparison, it is in some aspects worse in its conditions than the city. This may seem as a strange statement but it must be rememberâ€" ed that the very openness of the country lends itself to annoyances not felt so keenly in the city. The evils of which I speak are shared by the whole North Shore. « 4. Elimination of all hornâ€"blowing six THE â€"PRE33 s & whole. â€"The proposal of the Regional Plan Commission to add another 160 odd miles of highway in the Chicago region is worth reconâ€" sidering,â€"why not instegd, add to our forest preserves, creating someâ€" where to go on wheels? "An bl.dml for fiouflonh Shore would be incomplete if ‘no program affecting the question of subdiviâ€" sions were included. The territory to which I have been referring is mostly all, if not all within fairly well populated townships and it was thought, in Lake Forest for inâ€" stance, there would be no difficulty under the village zoning act to zone property in areas larger than apâ€" proximately oneâ€"half acre. Within these townships, there is a great deal of open country where the danâ€" ger constantly exists of sporadic ‘ subdivision development. "In 1935, the General Assembly passed a rural zoning enabling act. A board has been appointed for Lake county to prepare a rural zonâ€" ing ordinance by townships, Kane, DuPage and Will counties having also appointed zoning boards. Cook county should follow suit. "Such regulations as may be puu-1 ed should be designed to maintain the rural character of the country side, by restricting the subdivision of land and msintaininc tha his ~inmde village> roads may bé otherwise beautiful due to individâ€" ual residential front development. On the highways, a comprehensive scheme is necessary and even more substantial planting should be done than is now the practice to obâ€" scure the. unrelated and unsightly structures erected for many purâ€" poses, including bill boards where ?wfl'l-‘dimnce controls. Quite vital owever, when the ownership of frontage is not public, is the setâ€" back of such construction. From 75 to 100 feet should be the practice. "Another consideration in these suburban areas is that of substanâ€" tial shoulders for pedestrians and equestrians. This essential is too often neglected, the road being flanked on either side by a ditch. The macadam or gravel road is fast disappearing, even when travel is light, replaced by concrete which is far less suitable to country condiâ€" tions. Captain and Mrs. C. B. Hutchinâ€" son of Fort Sheridan will spend the holidays with Major and Mrs. Hutchinson at Fort Knox, Ky. "Where is this mechanized world lesading us? Acceleration is the watchford in all activities and that, we may have little power of conâ€" trolling. It must perhaps work itâ€" self through to what may be termed a bitter end. In transporation howâ€" ever, a breatNing space in residenâ€" tial zones should be provided and no effort should be spared to bring about this truly civilized condition on the North Shore, and for that matter, the entire residential area of Mr. Bennett and his firm prepared city plans for Lake Forest, Highland Park, Winnetka and other commuâ€" nities. His comprehensive plan for the North Shore has not yet reâ€" ceived action from the property owners‘ association, Marion T. Marâ€" tin, of Lake Forest, the president, announced, but will be presented for the consideration of the organizaâ€" tion early in the coming year when the association enters its sixth year of activities in behalf of the resiâ€" dential character of the area. Hoover Cleaners G. E. Refrigerators Silex Coffee Makers Percolators â€" Toasters Waffle Irons Christmas Light Sets ELECTRICAL GIFTS is HUBER ELECTRIC CO. (for indoor and outdoors) Mrs. William Dunham, leader of the Ridge School Troop, announces the names of the troop committee and Girl Scouts: Mrs. Charles Hatâ€" cher Jr., Mrs. MacFadden, and Mrs. A. L. Grifith, Jayne Brown, Dorothy Bonn, Virginia Bruce, Betâ€" ty Danner, Joanne Hatcher, Lorna Johnson, Shirley Krumbach, Mary Jane â€" Macfadden, Anne Griffith, Mary Lou Butterfield, Joan Walâ€" lach, Grace Brown. Eim Place Troop 27 has been diâ€" vided and with the addition of new girls, & new troop has been organâ€" Miss Jane McWhirtmney, leader, and Mrs. Everett Bellei, assistant, and the members of Troop 7 are Betty Bench, Evelyn Burgess, Suâ€" zanne Heath, Nancy Henning, Pegâ€" Girl Scout News gy Suess, Marjorie Eiver, Fern Bench and Suzanne Newman. These girls are dressing dolls for the Highland Park Social Service. Mrs. John K. Davenport is the leader of the new troop which meets on Friday afternoons. ‘The girls in this troop are Patsy Roach, scribe; Nancy Kugel, treasurer; Carol Laegâ€" lec, Daxbare Jores, Graee W iams, Mary Alice Larson, Thirza Ann Daâ€" venport, Laurel Jean Sobey, Bessie Tuma, Lydia Smith, Carmelita Burâ€" gess, Roseann Gerhardt. The Ravinia troop went to the Salem fox farm and in spite of the extremely cold weather, they enâ€" joyed the trip and are eager to visit the farm next spring. These girls in Troop 25, Ravinia school have passed their signalling tests: Joan Holt; Barbara Morris, Elaine Wood, Patricia Goodreds, Frances Abbey Mason, Lorraine Foster, Dotty Mae Jones, Irene Sheridan, Ruth Thompson, Clare Rosenfeld, and Betty Ann Wible. The Christmas project of this troop is the making of favors for the Christmas party which the Linâ€" coln School troop is giving forthe Waukegan Detention Home. Each year the Ravinia Garden Waukegan and Webster Avenues Highwood, Illinois All Phones â€" Highland Park 3710 FINE CLEANING OF FORMAL WEAR IS ESSENTIAL TO A WELL GROOMED f APPEARANCE. Phone 150 For Ermine Cleaners, Inc. OTTO F. FISHER, Pres. elub sends Christmas w to the Chicago Fruit and Guild which in turn distributes these packages to the hospitals and inâ€" stitutions for shutâ€"ins in Chicago. Through the cooperation of Mrs.. Edward Harrington, the Braeside Troop No. 3 are sending handâ€"made Chints bedâ€"bags which children in hospitals will hang on their beds to hold their little treasures. These bedâ€"bags will be wrapped in gayly colored paper and will contain Christmas candies. Ravinia Troop No. 32 are sending toys and ‘clothes to a .physically handicapped little nine year old girl. This is their Christmas project. Ravinia ~Troop No. 24 have ""adopted" a family of a deserted mother and children. With the asâ€" sistance of her mother, Mrs. Dudley Crafts Watson, Mrs. George Lake Jr., leader of the troop, has already provided warm clothing for this family. Just a suggestion for "What to get a Girl Scout for Christmas:" J. B. Garnett Co. have the Official girlâ€"scout uniforms and equipment for sale in their window and there will be a dhghy of jewelry with a¢ci0 i06 0n00% c ae ie n be se Acminine d icares ©lite c Aau 4. â€" onlA t t P Captain and Mrs. H. S. Jernigan of Fort Sheridan are leaving the end of the week for Louisville, Ky., for the holidays. Phyllis Durb@hn‘ from Lindenâ€" wood College, Barbara Gallup, Jane Epstein from Rockford, Pattie Jane Shelton from @be and Betty Clavey from Stevens are returning home this week for the holidays. Miss Caroline Sims of Frankfort, Indiana, will be the house guest of Dr. and Mrs. Hoffman over the holidays. ‘ Byron Jr. and Judith Howes will be coming home from Principia this week end to spend their Christmas vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Howes of Hazel aveâ€" nue. PAGEB