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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 19 Apr 1918, p. 5

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_ southwesterly to a line running at b iiiiiririiaidd WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918 ideas 5 me VILLAGE OF WINNETKA NOTICE Winnetka, Illinois, April 19, 1918. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the construction of the fol- lowing improvement of Hill Road from the present pavement at the west line extended of Ridge Avenue, right angles to the center line of said Hill Road at a point 1625 feet northeasterly from the intersection of said center line of said Hill Road with the south line of Section Twen- | ty (20), Township Forty-two 42) | North. Range Thirteen (13) East of | the Third Principal Meridian, in- | cluding all street returns as far back | as the street lines of said Hill Road | extended, by grading, including pre- | paration of subgrade, digging side | ditches and grading the parkways, draining, constructing Portland ce- | ment concrete base, conctructing reinforced concrete culvert, con- structing concrete end walls, curbing and paving with a bituminous Maca- dam wearing surface on said con- crete base an eighteen (18) foot roadway, all in the Village of Win- netka, County of Cook and State of Illinois, said improvement and as- sessment being otherwise known as Winnetka Special Assessment No. 333,500, in accordance with the or- dinance heretofore passed therefor, will be received by the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Win- | from liability for | or persons, netka by or before eight o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, the 30th day of April, A. D. 1918, at which hour all bids will be opened at a meeting to be held in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, in the said Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois. The specifications of said improve- ment are on file in the office of the Clerk of said Village of Winnetka. Contractors will be paid in bonds bearing interest at the rate of five per cent (5%) per annum for all estimates approved by the Board of Local Improvements in the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars and over and when the amount of bal- ance due on any estimate is less than the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, the same will be paid by time warrants. ; In addition to the usual bond for construction and maintenance in the sum equal to the amount of the bid accepted by the Board of Local Im- provements, the successful bidder will be required to furnish an in- demnity and defense policy in some reliable company, indemnifying the Village of Winnetka against loss damages on ac- count of injury or death suffered by reason of the performance of the work required to be performed by the said contractor, by any person including such liability imposed under the employers' liabi- lity and workmen's compensation law of the State of Illinois, and the amendments thereto, in the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars. William D. McKenzie, President of the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Winnetka. Frederick Dickinson, Village Attorney. T-5-1t Farmers' Loan The State council of defense in Maine has set aside $250,000 to be loaned to farmers. 777720 Ed 22d ddd ddd ddd dd did dd LET ddd ld El Ed Ed dd Ld dd ddd Ld blll ld bd YI iiiiiiiiriiiiiziiiiiddid 2, BALANCE IN EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS cate Bate Call and ask about these liberal terms at WINNETKA ELECTRIC SHOP PAUL D. BLAKE, Proprietor 4 E. RAILROAD AVE., WINNETKA, ILL. PHONE WINNETKA 318 D ar 22 Er 2d 22rd L 272d a7 ddrlriiiiididddd: 22 wheel night now. PHONE 123 rr rrr ar Lai izzrriziziiiziizizii 777 zziiriiiiiiiirirziiiiididds NS Ras D027 2 aa rzizrrrizrzrzirriiiiaiiiiaiuiipuay RTT BICYCLES TTT LL LL TE Don't purchase a bicycle until you see the Crown. And we're ready for you to see this remarkable Consider this an invitation to you and to all your friends. Headquarters for Bicycle Supplies H. E. CHANDLER & CO. 630 DAVIS STREET, EVANSTON 7s TTL Tm orth Fighting For HALL this little girl grow up in the sort of American home we know, healthy and happy? Shall she have the advantage of living and learning in a free land, under free in- stitutions ? Shall such children develop into the ~~ Liberty-loving citizens that a free America may be proud of? : For over two hundred years Americans have fought valiantly, and died gallantly, to win for themselves and hand down to their posterity the blessings of liberty, justice, self-government and equal opportunity. This precious heritage, bought at so great a price, 1s now threatened. The question which today confronts America as a nation, and you as an individual, is whether or not a free America is worth fighting for rst Are American children in this and all future generations to receive unimpaired the legacy of freedom of which we are now the custodians, or shall their country be turned over bodily to the brutal, rapacious, power-mad enemy which has forced us into this war? This question cannot be answered by word of mouth, but by deeds alone. Let Your Answer Be Your Investment LIBERTY BONDS! THIS SPACE PAID FOR AND CONTRIBUTED BY THE NORTH SHORE GARAGE, WILMETTE V. W. HILL J. H. HILL l

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