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L GLASSES 1.39 .. $1.00 _. > . â€" $1.00 ced 25¢ & 81 re and ad d address .10 name dress and Park, IJ. to the wrapper. â€" and lighting the tween or close to coke. f iced, box 50¢ .85 ASKETS RIBBED d Coat T $ sTORE $19.50 $22.50 ASR® Discussion <concerning the advisâ€" bility of Highland Park joining vith other communities in an ef~â€" ort sponsored by the Illinois Muâ€" icipal league to collect a refund on axes paid the state under the unâ€" onstitutional Public Utility Tax tct, occupied most of the council‘s ime at last Monday evening‘s meetâ€" The topieâ€"was introduced to the ‘ity Fathers in the form of a letâ€" er addressed to the city from the llinois Municipal league asking that lighland Park cast its lot in with her communities in an attempt to in redress on monies paid the ate under a law that later was ; By ELMORE J. MURPHY ouncil Considers Move To Collect Refund on Taxes Paid Under Public Utility Tax Act; Fire Staâ€" tion Dedication Set for January 26 eclared invalid. Â¥\ s For services rendered in obtainâ€" ng this refund, the letter called for e.payment by the city â€"of twenty e per cent of all money collected. ifteen per cent of this amount is rmarked for legal fees, five per /our Cify ent for administrative costs and ve per ‘cent for printing. To bring the readers of this colâ€" mn up to date on this subject it necessary to recall to them that 1935 the state legislature passed law taxing municipalities on pubâ€" utility commodities. After a two ‘ar fight in the courts the law was nally held to be unconstitutional 1937 and numerous municipalities, which Highland Park was not inâ€" uded started a test case to recover inds paid in accordance with the t under â€"protest. Those who enâ€" red into this suit recovered the oney paid in this manner but the te subsequently held that those unicipalities whichâ€"were not a rty to the suit were not eligiblé r a refund. s City Council W Illinois Municipal league is { the opinion that the funds were paid under the act withâ€" otest at the time can now be red by joint action and here itter rests at the moment. ‘or Ronan in discussing the eld that twenty five per cent 0 high a fee to pay for the suggested by the league. The , by the way states that the alls for not only court action Iso legislation action in the f an appropriation bill to be uced at the current session of ate legislature. missioner Sharp stated that city accepted this proposition ‘cepted seventy five per cent $4,796.97 paid the state under t it might find itself faced by axpayers demanding 100 per ettlement. He cited the case In10n lement. He cited the case il â€"citizens who did not feel | _ to pay their water bills $ refund was made. â€" oner Gourley was also of that individual permisâ€" "ouernmen L â€" Wt U L 3P sion of water users who made payâ€" ments under this act might have to be obtained before the city could become a party to any such agreeâ€" ment as suggested by the lllinois Municipal league. § After weighing all the problems altendent with the matter, the counâ€" cil ~appointed Commissioner Sharp and Corporation Counsel McKenna as a committee to investigate what action should be taken and inâ€" structed City Clerk Musser to write the league that the city needed more time to consider its proposiâ€" tion before a decision could be reached. i o s k: Commissioner Bowes announced that after longâ€"last the dedication of the new fire station had been officially set for the ‘afternoon of January 26. On that date between the hours of three and five in the afternoon the Fire Department will hold open house in the new strucâ€" ture so that theâ€"citizens of the comâ€" munity may have an opportunity of seeing what the last word in fire stations looks like. Included in the program will be a presentation by the American Legion of an Ameriâ€" can â€"Flag to the department. Comâ€" ‘missioner Bowes also promises a personal demonstration of the staâ€" tion‘s new automatic descending pole. The sight of one of the City Fathers spiralling down a fire pole to the accompanyment of~ martial music and flags fiying should bring out a record crowd. When Commissioner Bowes made his announcement some pokester in the audience wanted to know if Commissioner Sharp was going to shovel in the first load of garbage in the new incinerator whose openâ€" ing is scheduled for some two weeks hence. â€"After adjournment, the meeting was thrown open to questions by members of a class in social science from Highland Park High school who came to see the local governâ€" ment‘s wheels go ‘round. One inâ€" quisitive young student wanted to know what the council was going to do about the garbage collection problem. Commissioner Sharp exâ€" plained patiently, â€" albeit with a pained expression, that this quesâ€" tion came under future business. The good commissioner. was. unâ€" doubtedly thinking of all â€"the grief connected with the selection of the gite and the numerous problems ‘enâ€" countered, in the incinerator‘s conâ€" struction. To ask his department to pull an answer to the collection problem out of the hat was asking too mtuch. However, he outlined the various practices now in vogue in _other municipalities and promised an early solution to Highland Park‘s ~collection enigma,. 1+ ’aing THURSDAY, JANUARY 16â€" 12:15 p.m. Lions Club Lu SATURDAY, JANUARY 18â€" § 8:00 p.m. Saturday Evening Club at Y.W.C.A. MONDAY, JANUARY 20â€" * & 10:00 a.m. Women‘s Association Meeting at Presbyterian _ Church. 10:00 a.m. Annual Meeting Trinity Guild and Woman‘s Auxiliary at Trinity Parish House.â€" . ~12:15 p.m. Rotary Luncheon at Sunset Valley Club. 6:30 p.m. Kiwanis Club Meeting at Sunset Valley Club. 8:00 p.m. Meeting of City Council. ie es ~ 12:15 p.m. Rotary Luncheon at Sunset YVaAlley GiUD, 6:30 p.m. Kiwanis Club Meeting at Sunset Valley Club. 8:00 p.m. Meeting of City Council. ®¢ Te k e TUESDAY, JANUARY 21â€" _ & . ~â€"~~~2:00 p.m. Highland Park Woman‘s Club Meeting atâ€" Club House. 8:00 p.m. Community Choral Club Meets at Community Center. ~. _ _~ 8:00 p.m, Briergate Commuinty Club at Ridge School. + . 8:30 p.m. Highland Park Lodge No. 1362 B.P.O.E. at Elks Hall. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22â€" ; 2:00 p.m. H. P. Music Club at Home of Mrs. Florence Dingle, 515 7:00 p.m. Annual Dinner 8:00 p.m. Royal Neighbor 8:00 p.m. Camera Club ai THURSDAY, JANUARY 23â€" 12:15 p.m. Lions Club Lun â€"â€"â€"7:00 p.m. Chess Club Mee 8:00 p.m. American Legi j 8:00 p.m. Coâ€"ordinating | FRIDAY, JANUARY 17â€" _ 7:45 p.m. Bethlchem 1 8:00 p.m. Open House MONDAY, JANUARY 20â€" 3:30 p.m. Girl Scoutsâ€"Troop 1 7:00 pm. Business Men‘s Bowling . _ T:30 p.m. Girl Scoutsâ€"Troop 2 ~ 7:30 p.m. Boy Scouts _ 8:00 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary TUESDAY, JA ~â€"â€"1:00 p.m. 8:00 p:m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22â€" 1:00 p.m. Ind. Social"Club * . _~7:80 p.m. St.â€"Paul‘s Choir _ â€" e * _ »8:00 p.m. Prespyterian Choir 8:00 p.m. Bethlechem Midweeck Service THURSDAY, JANUARY 23â€" 12:15 p.m. Rotary. Club s > 7:00 p.m. C. of C. Meeting 2 > 8:00 p.m. Bethlchem Woman‘s Auxiliary "igL/ana, /9 arL &enb /or C)¢ 8:00 8 :00 :bee;'fielcl &enld Ar< Coming 1 Week of January: 17 through January 23 :00 p.m. p.m ».m . Red Cross Meeting at Trinity Church. ; Meeting of Campbell Chapter O.E.8., Masonic Temple. Community Orchestra Meets at Community Center. â€" Rifle and Pistol Club. _ t | Keeney Freshmanâ€"Sophomore Dance, Woman‘s Club. Board of Directors* Meeting, Community Center. _ I. P. Music Club at Home of Mrs. Florence Dingle, 515 S. Sheridan Rod. > is3 . Annual Dinner and Parish Meeting at Trinity Church. . Royal Neighbors Meeting. â€" & Camera Club at Community Center. f k oo Lions Club Luncheon at Sunset Valley Club. y Chess Club Meeting at Community Center. : es American Legion. â€" e C ' Coâ€"ordinating Council General Meeting at Community Centerâ€"Mayor Ronan to Speak. 4 f Bethlichem Church Choir Open House Presbyterian Bowling League NUARY 21â€" Women‘s Bowling Holy Cross Service Stagers ~â€"~â€" Masonic Lodge . Townsend Club . _ Holy Cross Choir C. of C. Bowling Badminton league Calendars oming 2€ 2e is P IP