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34 June 18, 1927 WINNETKA TALK ror ------------ POLICE OUTLINE NEW | RESTRICTED PARKING Establish Ninety-Minute Parking of Cars in Certain Business Streets of Village The following traffic and automobile parking regulations, under the juris- diction of the Village department of police, have been issued. The streets where parking limitations are desig- nated are being marked and the rules will be strictly enforced, it is stated. Parking Regulations A 90-minute parking regulation will be in effect between the hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the following locations : Elm street from the west line of the Swedish church property, west of Birch street, to Arbor Vitae road. Lincoln avenue from Elm street to the north end of the business district. West side of Linden street from Oak to Elm street. West side of Center street from Elm to Spruce street. Spruce street from Center street to Chestnut street. Chestnut street from Spruce street to Oak street. Oak street from Chestnut street .to the railroad. Winnetka avenue road to the railroad. Wilson street from Winnetka ave- nue north to end of wide pavement. Linden avenue, Hubbard Woods, from Scott avenue to Tower road, ex- cept east side of Linden avenue be- tween Merrill and Gage. Gage street from Railroad to Burr avenue. ; . West side of Center street, Tower to Chatfield. Hubbard place' from Green Bay road. Merrill street from Linden to rail- road. from Warwick railroad to Unlimited Parking Areas Unlimited parking will be allowed at the following locations in the business districts : Fast side of Linden street from Elm to Oak street. Vacant lot south of the Village hall. East side of Linden avenue, Hubbard Woods, from Merrill to Gage. Parking on one side of the street only mav be enforced on all streets in the vicinity of public buildings where street widths are inadequate, such as at New Trier Township High school, Community House, Masonic temple, Woman's club, and Sacred Heart church, as designated by signs. No parking on the pavement will be allowed on the east side of Center street from Elm street to Spruce street. No parking is allowed anywhere on Sheridan road, or on the street ends leading to the lake, east of Sheridan. The parking of vehicles on parkwavs or driving across sidewalks or curbs without plank protections, is not allow- ed. General Regulations All cars must have lights on begin- ning one hour after sundown, includ- ing those in business district. Cars in operation must have two white lights forward and a red rear light. Parked cars must have at least one light forward and red rear light. Cars must park with the right wheels within six inches of the curb. Engine must be shut off when driver leaves the car. Cars are not to turn around in the middle of the block in the business districts. Cars must not park within ten feet of a fire hydrant. . All cars must display a state license Conclude Grade School Days One hundred and sixty-eight pupils from the Winnetka Public schools took part in the commencement ritual which was held in the Skokie school last Thursday evening. In the impressive services which were conducted before an audience of record proportions, the children were formally intro- duced to the "work outside," the "kingdom of the future." The ritual follows much the same theme as Maeterlinck's "Blue Bird." Washburne Leaves Upon Lecture Tour in Western States Carleton Washburne, superintendent of the Winnetka schools, will leave this week-end upon an extended lec- ture tour throughout the western part of the United States where he will address various educational gatherings on the Winnetka system of education. During the coming two weeks he will give a series of lectures at the Colorado State Teachers college in Greeley, Colorado, and will also ad- dress the Lion's club of that city. From there, he will go to Denver where he will speak before an asso- ciation of parents who have organized for the purpose of backing progres- sive education. During the week of July 4, Mr. Washburne will deliver a series of eight lectures at the University of Oregon at Eugene, Oregon, and the following week will give another series of five lectures at the southern branch of the University of California in Los Angeles. In Pasadena, Cal, immedi- ately following, he will address the Educational Forum, an organization of parents and teachers. Beginning on July 18, he will speak at the University of California in Berkeley, giving a series of five lec- tures. He will return to Evanston upon July 25 in order to speak at a meeting to be held at the National Kindergarten and Elementary college. He and Mrs. Washburne will sail for Locarno, Switzerland the latter part of the month of July, and will participate in the International educa- tional conference which will be held there. A detailed account of this con- ference will be found in another arti- cle in this issue of the WINNETKA TALK. plate on hoth front and rear of the car. A village license plate must be dis- played on the front of the car. Children under 16 years of age must not drive cars, unless accompanied by parents or licensed chauffeur. State speed laws must be observed. The co-operation of the public in assisting the police department in the enforcement of the foregoing regula- tions will serve to increase the safety and comfort of motorists as well as pedestrians. The cost of public education in Illi- nois is $105.88 per pupil per year. Fire Works Prohibited In accordance with an ordinance recently passed by the Village council, the sale .and use of all forms of fire works within the lim- its of Winnetka is absolutely pro- hibited. The Police department has been instructed to rigidly enforce the provisions of this ordinance, particularly with reference to the public sale of fire works in the Vil- lage and the use of all forms of fire works, including sparklers on the public streets, parks, and - other public places. > In view of the fact that the use of fire works, even under the most favorable conditions, seriously jeop- ardizes human life, and has re- sulted in the death of at least one child in the Village of Winnetka within recent years, it is to be hop- ed that all citizens will cheerfully co-operate in observing the law of the State of Illinois and of this village. --Henry F. Tenney, president Village of Winnetka Twenty-four Boys Leave for Camp on Lake Hamlin Twenty-four boys will leave Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock for eighteen days' camp life at Indian Hill camp at Lake Hamlin, Luddington, Michigan. Counsel- ors Fred Rumler and Al Plumley will accompany the boys. Chief J. W. F. Davies is already there, having gone up last Monday to have everything in readi- ness for their coming. Counselor Rob- ert Doepel, together with Gould Davies and Leon Dickinson went up Thursday to aid in getting the camp ready. The camp cooks were also scheduled to arrive Thursday. Chamber of Commerce Sponsors Safe Fourth In view of the approaching celebra- tion of the Fourth of July, the Win- netka Chamber of Commerce at its meet- ing Monday evening discussed the matter of the sale of fire works. The business men present who have heretofore handled fire works, agreed to discon- tinue their sale, as a matter of safety. Elsewhere in this issue of WINNETKA TaLk will be found a proclamation by President H. F. Tenney of the Village Council-on the fire works subject. |- SEEK FUNDS TO FIGHT OFF MOSQUITO PLAGUE Winnetka Abatement Committes in Annual Message to House- holders: Village Gives Advice The Winnetka Mosquito Abatement committee this week sent out notices to the householders of Winnetka to the following effect: "For the past two years the com- mittee named below has, at the request of the President of the Village council, solicited funds from residents of Win- netka, which have been used in an ef- fort to abate the mosquito nuisance in Winnetka and its vicinity. To that end, from time to time, they 'have em- ployed a Sanitary Engineer for advice and now have at work the same in- spector whose services were satisfac- tory last year. 3 : "The Village council has again re-. quested the committee to act in the' matter and to that end the committee: asks the householders to contribute to the fund necessary to abate the mos- quito nuisance during this spring and: summer, : Conditions Aggravated "This year the very widespread area: of shallow pools and waste water, due. to rains, has made conditions most fa-- vorable for the breeding of mosquitoes: and their early spread in considerable numbers, and this, according -to our in-: spector's reports, has been held in check! so far by orly the coldness of the water. | The further recent rains and warm weather have, however, set up a con-! dition most favorable to the develop-: ment of the large numbers of mos-! quitoes. There is need, therefore, for prompt and continuous effort looking; to keeping the breeding in check. ; "As in the past the money will be expended solely for materials purchased through, and for labor supervised by,. the Village Manager, together with the: cost of such expert advice and inspec-; tion as may be required. Small Cost to Individual "As a suggestion of an amount which would be sufficient to carry on the work: this year, if contributed by all the householders, a sum equal to one-third' of one month's electric light bill should be sufficient. However, any contribu-' tion, either more or less than this amount, would be most welcome. "Will you not, therefore, send a con-. tribution, using the lower part of this sheet and the enclosed envelope, to Mr. Ayres Boal, treasurer, care Village Manager, Village hall, Winnetka, Ill. "Darrell S. Boyd, Ralph Hobart, E. C. Weissenberg, Samuel A. Greeley, Lang- don Pearse, Carl Zeiss, Ayres Boal and H. C. Philips, chairman." During the past few years this com- mittee has been active in an effort to hold down the mosquito nuisance in Winnetka and it has already started work on a small scale for the current year. The situation, however, is a very serious one, owing to the large areas of standing water forming excellent breed- ing places for the mosquitoes and the extent to which their efforts will be able to go this year is dependent upon the liberality with which the people of Winnetka respond to their appeal for funds. Ask Co-operation The work being done by the village to control mosquitoes has principally to do with the elimination of breeding places within the limits of the Village of Winnetka and in the Indian Hill dis- trict, but cannot prevent the flight of mosquitoes from the Skokie marsh west of Winnetka and Glencoe. By eliminat- ing local breeding it is believed that a considerable improvement in the mos- quito situation can be secured, even though some mosquitoes still are im- -= (Continued on page 8)