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14 WINNETKA TALK June 9, 1928 A State Bank How Much Have You Saved? VERYONE should be able to say he has saved something. The fact that it 1s a small amount, considering the handicaps that obtain in some cases, is to no one's discredit if he has made an honest attempt. Because saving after all, can only be proportionate to our in- come and the man who saves one dollar a year out of a possible $1 will--when the opportunity presents itself--save $500 or $1,000 a year out of a possible $500 or $1,000 a year. Saving is training that we all should give ourselves--it has none but good qualities and produces none but good results. Save something and save it "'officially"' through a Savings Account at the Win- netka Trust and Savings Bank. Banking Hours: 8 to 3; Saturdays 8 to 12:30 Monday Evenings 7 to 8 WINNETKA TRUST and SAVINGS MAKES ANNUAL REPORT TO WINNETKA COUNCIL Village Manager H. L. Woolhiser Presents Report and Recom- mendations by H. L. Woolhiser Editor's Note: Appended is presented the fourth installment of the annual re- port on all branches of municipal ad- ministrative government made recently to the Winnetka Village Council by Vil- lage Manager H. L. Woolhiser. Other installments of the report will be pub- lished in subsequent issues of WINNETKA TALK. Police Department The report of W. M. Peterson, chief of police, has been transmitted by him to the President of the village, as this department is not under the super- vision of the Village Manager. The report covers adequately the activities of the police department during the year, as well as the future needs theré- of. It will be interesting to note the fol- lowing comparative statement of cost of police service and the amount of service rendered in Winnetka over the past five year period: 1922-3 1927-8 % Incr. Annual Expense ..$23,365 $53,181 128% No. of Arrests .... 494 51 29% Burglaries' =... 8 18 125 Socidents. "oo. rey 65 222 242 Misc. Cases H'dled 2,065 2,451 19 Justice Fines ...... $3704 $2110 43 * Auto Lic. Issued 1,501 3,004 100 Populationis. .. 5. 8,000 11,000 37 Cost per capita .... 2.92 4.84 65 Av. for U. S. Cities in Fh wa Eee Cl 3.86 * Decrease The problem of regulating motor traf- fic, which falls principally to the police department, is becoming more and more difficult with each year as shown by the foregoing record of number of motor vehicles and number of accidents. Inas- much as the work of the manager touches this problem rather closely, it is suggested that the Council give con- sideration to the following recommenda- tions: 1. Replace the present poorly located signs regarding parking regulations, now painted on the face of street curbs, by small but conspicuous signs to be at- tached to ornamental lighting standards in the business districts. 2. Make a careful study of streets carrying more than the average amount of through traffic, and designate such streets by conspicuous official "Stop"' signs, which should be rigidly enforced. 3. Check up closely the operation of motor trucks, violating weight regula- tions imposed by state law, for the pur- pose of preventing damage- to street pavements not designed for such heavy traffic. 4. Investigate the feasibility of chang- ing the present fee system for police magistrates by a system whereby such magistrates hearing Village cases, par- ticularly for traffic violations, be paid an annual fixed salary. During the year a report was made to the Council on traffic conditions on Sheridan Road at the Lake Front and Elder Lane bathing beaches, which showed that for the protection of pedes- trians during the bathing season, the most feasible plan will be to provide traffic signals. These signals were FUR REPAIRING Now before you store your furs for the summer, let me have them for REPAIRING RELINING ] REMODELING I can save you at least 30%. My 18 years' experience in Wilmette alone is your guarantee. All work is done in my home. JOHN T. ROSBERG Tailor--Furrier 830 Park Ave. Wilmette 2590 authorized by the Council during the year and will be erected during the next few weeks, for operation during bathing nours, and during the bathing season only. Fire Department The report of G. M. Houren, Fire Marshal, 1s presented herewith and fur- nishes a detailed statement of the work of the fire department during the past year. The changes in the past five years are also presented for comparison: 1922-3 1927-8 % Incr. Annual Expense (incl. pensions) ...$11,748 $31,245 166 Number of Fires 100 121-1 27 Property Loss ...... $28,345 $11,245 60* Loss. per Capita. .....i¢ 3.50 $1.02. J1* Loss "per Fire ..... $283.45. 3 93.00. 67% Fire Prevent"n Insp. 167 254 52 Fopulation ©. ........ 8,000 11,000 37 Cost per. Capita ... 1.47 2.84 93 Av. for U. S. Cities in AYRE AEE ME SN Sere Ln ARES 1 3.06 * Decrease The loss from fire last year in Win- netka, namely $11,245, is a splendid record of achievement for the fire department. A particularly significant figure is the tow loss per fire, namely $93, showing that those fires which have occurred, have been promptly checked, with little fire and water damage. It is believed that an important factor in holding our fire loss at a low point is the fire prevention inspection work being carried on by the marshal, who has made regular inspections of business property throughout the year, as well as residential property on request. Fire prevention literature and other in- formation have been given to the pub- lic from time to time by the department, in an effort to emphasize the importance of care in preventing unnecessary fire losses. When it is considered that the average fire loss tor the United States for the year 1926 was $4.79 per capita, our record of $1.02 per capita seems very favorable. However, the city of Camden, New Jersey, witn a population of 125,000, has an an- nual fire loss of only 28c per capita, showing what is possible to accomplish in fire prevention work, when the co- operation of the public can be secured. With the completion of the new fire station and the provision of additional equipment, the department is now ade- quately equipped. It is believed, how- ever, that with the growth of the Vil- lage, the marshal's recommendation, made last year and again repeated this year, that two additional firemen be pro- vided after October 1, is a reasonable one, and will give the Village added protection without much corresponding additional expense, as less dependence need then be placed on volunteer organi- zation. The report of the Chicago Board of Underwriters, revised last year for Win- netka, shows that we are now receiving the lowest possible fire insurance rates on residential property, and that rates for business property are as low as in other suburbs with reasonably good fire pro- tection, Winnetka being in Class 5, along with Wilmette and La Grange. To secure classification in Class 4, the principal im- provement necessary is a fire alarm sys- tem for the business districts, but it is questionable whether the expense of in- stalling such a system would be justified by the saving on insurance for the rela- tively limited amount of business prop- erty now in the Village. Health Department The report of Dr. Howard A. Orvis, health officer, is presented herewith and completely covers the work of the de- partment during the past year. The cost of operating the health de- partment was $7.822, toward which should be credited approximately $800 received from the Village of Kenilworth as their share of the cost of maintaining the de- partment, This represents an annual cost for health service in Winnetka of 64c per capita, as compared with $1 per capita in Evanston, 85¢ in Oak Park ony 91c for all United States cities in 25. This has been the first full year for the operation of the health de- partment under the supervision of a full time health officer, specially trained in public health work. Close co-operation between the health department and the public schools, both grade and high schools, has been gained during the year, as well as the establishment of closer relations with the Evanston Health De- partment and State Department of Public Health. The work of the health department is greatly hampered at present by the in- ability to secure vital statistics, relat- ing to births and deaths in Winnetka, this function now being handled on a township basis by an official at Wilmette. It is recommended that as soon as pos- sible, the state authorities be persuaded to divide the present registration district of the township, and permit Winnetka x fo intain its own record of vital sta- istics. It is also recommended that the council authorize the employment of an addition- al part time nurse, in co-operation with the public schools and the Winnetka Re- lief and Aid society.