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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 13 Mar 1920, p. 9

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a i Ml EE --u ATTEN on one-half the ascessed value instead WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920 Sx : : : TOWNSHIP TAXES ARE $450,000 FOR 1919 Figures of Tax Collections by Hoyt King Show $124,000 Increase Over Previcus Year BOWLERS T ORIVAL N N'N Members of Ouilmette Country Club Taking Great Interest in Second Bowling Tournament Collection of taxes in New Trier township was concluded Wednesday after 15 days of strenuous work by Township Collector Hoyt King. Mr. King reports a total collection of taxes of $450,000, which exceeds last vear"s amount by $124,000--the 1918 amount being $326,000. That this greater sum of collections was all re- ceived and credited within a fifteen- day period, from the time the first bills were mailed and within ten days from the time the last bills were mailed, indicates to some extent the work of the collector and his aides. The great delay in billing for taxes this year was due to the fact that the new state board created by the last' legislature was late in filing its re- turn with the county clerk and made a serious delay in extending taxes in the books. Mr. King extended credit to the First National bank in Wil- mette, declaring that the great vol- ume of business could not have been accurately handled without the ex- cellent facilities of the bank and the aid of its efficient force of experts. Since the stare of the collections, February 24, the days were unusually active for the collector, who was kept busy night and day, seven days a week. Mr. King pointed out that there were probably more questions asked during this collection than any two previous ones, due to the changes in the methods of computing the tax of one-third as formerly. Most of Mr. King's work was di- rected from 'his Wilmette office, but he wos constantly called to various parts of the township on matters per- taining to the tax. One day was spent at the Glencoe State bank to give the residents there an opportunity to arrange their difficulties without going to Wilmette. And now that the job has been com- pleted, Mr. King is planning to take a well deserved vacation. The work was especially trying this year, due to the limited time in which the col- lections were tg be made. Last year the collectors were allowed 30 days POLICE CHIEF GIVES ADVICE TO MOTORISTS W. M. Peterson Urges All North Shore Autoists To Learn of Changes in Motor Laws for 1920 \ The attention of North Shore, and especially Winnetka motorists, has been called by Chief of Police W. M. Peterson to the radical changes in the 1920 vehicle motor laws. Rules governing the rate of speed on boule- vards and in business districts, park- ing regulations, right of way, and all manner of regulations, which prove so costly to the offenders of them, if caught, have been radically altered since last year, declared the chief. In order that motorists may have a fair opportunity to become ac- quainted with the new regulations, in effect since Jan. 1, Chief Peterson has Wilmette Cafeteria 1101 Central Avenue Wilmette, Ill. REAL HOME COOKING PRICES MODERATE LITT We Serve Breakfast Week Days: 7A. M. to8 FP. M Sunday: | 8 A.M. 07 P.M. and previous to that the period was even longer. Quality On talking Goes Clear Through to Dort owners you will find that they not only speak enthusiastically regarding the economy of the Dort in gaso- line, oil, and tires, and the ease with which it rides, but they refer repeatedly to the advantages that accrue to them as a result of the remarkable simplicity and accessi- bility of Dort construction. PRICES: Wire wheels and Touring Car, $1 035: Roadster. $1035; Foursezason Sedan, $1665; Fourseason Coupe, $1665. F. 0. B. Factory. spare tires extra. SALES--519 Davis St. Phone Evanston 307 C. M. McDONALD SERVICE--914 Davis St. Phone Evanston 224 (A249) DORT MOTOR CAR COMPANY * Fling"Mich. suggested that every automobile | The local department expects to have | man, Ottone, and Hendricks--as com- owner or prospective motorist pro-|an unusually proficient motorcycle pared with one rider last year. vide himself or herself with one of the | corps on boulevard duty this year. books of rules sent free upon appli-| There will be three riders--Hansel- |Get a Maid For 30 Cents--Page 7 cation to the secretary of state. g "Then," said the chief, "when our motorcycle men bring them up before the court, we can feel satisfied that the offenders as well as the police, have had an opportunity to learn the new laws." - IM r The real measure of damage due to poor telephone service is in loss of time or - end tas in the personal inconvenience caused. / 2 Speed is a relative term that depends upon what one is used to rather than upon what one actually requires or that one may have been led to expect. In telephone practice high pees is taken for granted; if Elertine calls had never been answered by the operator in less than thirty or fi seconds, it would still be not only A the quickest service in the world but it would seem the quickest. Moreover, the | time consumed would be less than that re- | quired to comple iy other operation in i the business cr domestic routine. 1 The remarkably fast service the telephone "Wear with Your Shoes On." # Compass have cr ook " aa maintained so = Ideal for work in your garden ! steadily has made fifteen and twenty seconds and that walk through the mud | seem a long time--- but only as regards to your train. i telephone service. W.H.Salisbury&Co. © Established 1858 308 W. Madison Siew, CHICAGO Streets Phone i 5744 THE RUBBER STORE VERE NR smo ks mses < You use neither Bus, |B Taxi or Street Car I when you travel via | z I h R d f S ; BETWEEN - Winnetk d Chi 25 RIDE BOOKS NOW ON SALE AT $7.40 10 RIDE BOOKS NOW ON SALE AT $3.39 North Shore trains provide the most convenient service between Winnetka and the business district of Chicago-- without change of cars. By means of the Elevated Roads you are also able to reach any point in Chicago. SERVICE A train leaves Winnetka every half hour from 6:52 a. m., to 1:52 a. m. Excellent dining car service is provided on : trains leaving Winnetka at 9:52 a. m., 1:52 p. m., and 6:52 y 3 p. 11 J Theatre train, carrying diner, leaves Winnetka at 6:52 i p. NM. : ¢ ce ¢ Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee R fe hicago, North Shore ilwaukee R. R. 4 Ny \ 7 J Winnetka Ticket Office Elm Street Phone: Winnetka 963 I I a i ia

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