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© & iH * + i 2 / i 5 & | < . WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1921 Municipal Column Edited by the Village Manager Filtration Plant Bids for April 5 At the last meeting of the Village Council it was decided to advertise at once for the construction of the filtration plant to be located near the east end on North avenue on the lake shore. Bids will be formally opened at the Council meeting on April 5. Mr. Samuel A. Greeley, who has handled the preparation of plans and specifications for this work, has been retained by the Council to supervise the construction of the plant, which is required by the contract to be com- pleted on or before January 15, 1922. The contract for the shore protec- tion was recently let to Mr. O. L. Oleson of Highland Park and the work is now under way. Delivery of Newspapers Regulated By an ordinance passed at the last meeting of the Village Council news dealers are required to deliver with- out discrimination any daily newspa- per which may be ordered by their patrons. This ordinance was passed to prevent possible boycotting of the Chicago Journal of Commerce, which has been reported in Chicago and Evanston. to Be Vehicle License Regulations Changed At the last meeting of the Village Council an ordinance was passed changing the date of expiration of vehicle licenses from April 30 to December 31. After the close of the present license period on April 30, 1921, licenses will be issued for part of a year, to expire on December 30, 1921. The fee will be two-thirds of the annual fee and license plates similar to those used in Chicago will be furnished by the Village. Persons desiring to secure license plates immediately can do so by tak- ing out the 1921 license at this time. THE CITY MANAGER PLAN Four out of every five new city charters in the United States follow the city manager plan, according to a report on the subject issued by the National Municipal league, of which Judge Charles E. Hughes, the new secretary of state, is president. One hundred and forty-three cities in twenty-four states have adopted the plan in the last ten years, and not one of them has abandoned it. That record, is good evidence that the city manager plan is a most scientific and satisfactory system of city govern- ment. The name of "city manager" has come to stay as descriptive of the new method of organization and can- not easily be changed, but it is likely to be misleading. The manager is not a dictator, but a hired man, who is subject to discharge by the City Council at any time, if he does not give good service. Usually, however, the employment does not terminate that way, but by resignation, when the manager of a small city accepts a call to similar duty in a larger place. The City Council, under the man- ager plan, passes ordinances and de- termines the general policies of the city, leaving to the manager the ex- ecution of the same. He is not a politician, but one trained in city ad- ministration. It is system than the straight commission plan which has been experimented on for several years, where half a dozen men are elected to the Council. After election each is put in charge of one of the city departments, of whose duties he generally knows little, and with which he has seldom, if ever, had any experience. The city manager, on the other hand, hires one who has had expe- rience in police administration to be chief of police, an engineer to have charge of public works, a first-class water works man to superintend that department, and so on down the line. The manager is responsible for the wisdom of his selections. Professional politicians have no use for the city manager plan, but they have not been able to prevent its adoption in such cities as Akron and Dayton, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Norfolk, Va.; Sacramento, Cal; and Niagara Falls. Many smaller cities have formed similar charters, until more than 3,000,000 people are living under that form of government. Fvery city in the state of Virginia has adopted it except Richmond. MORE NEW HOMES LISTED AMONG BUILDING PERMITS Construction of a $12,500 brick and frame residence was authorized by the Village Department of Public Works this week in issuing a permit to C. A. Barnes for a new home at 491 Fir street. Another residence for which per- mit was granted is an $8,000 bungalow to be built by A. C. Perrin at 85 Abbottsford road. Other permits issued included: To L. F. Lines, $400 garage at 946 Fox- dale avenue; to Victor Carlson, $500 addition to residence at 188 Forest avenue; to A. Sterrett, $1,400 addition to residence at 488 Ash street; to C. C. Adams, $700 sleeping porch addi- tion to home at 199 Linden street. BUY AND SELL THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED COLUMN 27 7 2 rr rr rr rs ray dr 777207, Za grade portraiture. home. qi \ SS SSLLS SILLS ES SSSSS LIL SSS S LSS SLL SSIS LS LS LIAS SILLS ASSL ILS SIS SSIS SSS SSSI SLI SSS S SSS SSS SS SSS SSS LSS S SSS SS ASS SASS SSS SASSY SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK Introducing two of our best styles in high $25.00 per dozen Antilles style $20.00 $15.00 per dozen Antilles style $12.00 We are offering artistic pictures in black, sepia, greys, water color and oil that are seldom duplicated at our prices. A call at our studio in Winnetka will con- vince you that we are making sittings under perfect light and mechanical condi- tions that cannot be duplicated in the PHONE WINNETKA 142 d IIIT Ald Lid ed ell ld blll bbb de ZZ P77 7, are A Ld 2d dd dei de ddd Li add lle dd ld lille lll Led dladd bladder. LLL LLLTI LLL ETE lr HE marriage of Miss Parmelee, Mrs. E. D. Parmelee Loomis Hypes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenilworth Happenings daughter Charlotte of Mr. and and Samuel a much better W. F. Hypes of Evanston, was sol- emnized Saturday night in the Union church at Kenilworth, Dr. David Hugh Jones, of Evanston, reading the service. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white chiffon and lace; her tulle veil was fashioned with a coronet of rose point lace and she carried a shower bouquet of white sweet peas and lil- lies of the valley. Mrs. Frank Ger- ould, who was matron of honor, was gowned in blue chiffon, and the maid of honor, Miss Muriel Hypes, sister of the groom, wore a gown of pink chiffon. Mrs. Reed Landis, Miss Margaret Fitch, Miss Priscilla Allen and Miss Clementine Eastman were gowned alike in shaded pink chiffon. All the attendants carried pink roses. Frank Gerould served Mr. Hypes as best man and the ushers were Ed- ward Parmelee, brother of the bride; William Feiberling, Akron, O.; Albert Walters, Johnstown, Pa.; Wesley Behel., Lake Bluff, and Ellis Slater of Kenilworth. Preceding the church ceremony a musical program was given by Miss Ruth Hypes, sister of the groom, and Burton Thatcher. A reception was held at the Kenilworth club. After a wedding trip through the south, Mr. and Mrs. Hypes will make their home for the present at Kenilworth. SPLENDID BARGAINS ARE FOUND - IN "FOR SALE" ADS bod ipl v, h EF lower $7 We have an attractive assortment of Cut Flowers and Plants. Easter Lilies HENRY IL.G, Florist 837 Pine St., Winnetka Phone Winnetka 313 2 7% 2% 7 Digi: Wii Ex10¢ BATTERIES All Makes of Batteries REPAIRED RECHARGED RENEWED 2%, & 7 Testing and Watering Free Z 700 % \ THIS SIGN EX 77777 500 LOOK FOR [*.o¢" SERVICE OPEN 7:00 A. M. SUNDAYS 8:00 A. M. TO 12:00 NOON TO 8:00 P. M. 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