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WINNETEA TALE A Weekly News-Magazine for Winnetka VOL. XV, NO. 50 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 19, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS WINNETKA'S TAX RATE UP ONE-HALF OF 1 PCT. Assessed Valuation for Village Near $7,000,000 or About $600,000 Over 1925 Information regarding the 1926 as- sessed valuation and tax rates for the several municipalities in New Trier township has just been obtained from the County Clerk's offices, and is pre- sented in tabular form in an adjoining column. It shows that the total tax rate for Winnetka for all purposes is 12.14% of the assessed valuation, as com- pared with 12.08% last year. This is an increase of about one-half of 1%. It is interesting to note the cause for this increase in the tax rate, as shown by the figures below: 1925 Rate 1926 Rate Percent Perceiit State .85 .65 County .80 91 Road and Bridge . (Township) 50 .50 Forest Preserve 14 15 High School 2.76 2.7 Sanitary District 55 .65 Village 1.98 1.97 Park District 51 .56 Grade Schools 4.00 4.00 Total 12.08 12.14 General Rate Increase The foregoing shows that the rates for the County, Forest Preserve, San- itary district and Park district have increased; the rates for the Road and Bridge, High school and Grade schools are unchanged; and that the rates for the State and the Village have de- creased. . The tax rate for Village government in Winnetka, namely 1.97%, is lower than that in Glencoe or Wilmette, and slightly higher than that in Kenil- worth. It may be of interest to take a con- crete illustration and apply the tax information given in this issue of WINNETKA TALK. Let us assume that Mr. A has a home with a sale value of $18,000. Then, in his case: 1. His assessed valuation should be approxi- mately $2,150. 2. His real estate tax bill this year would be 12.14% of this assessed valuation or $261. "3. Last year, his tax bill under the same as- sessed valuation would be $250. 4 If his property were located in Wilmette, his tax bill this year would be $265; in Glencoe $272; in Kenil- worth $257. 5. Out of his total tax of $261, the Village government proper receives 162%; the High school re- ceives 22.6% ; the Grade schools, 33% ; and Park District, 46% ; the remain- ing 23.6% goes to the State, County, Township, Forest Preserve and Sani- tary district. Valuation $6,958,447 : The assessed valuation for Winnetka is $6,958447, an increase of $582,677 over last year. This increase in as- sessed valuation is due to an increase of 5290 in real estate valuations, largely due to new building construc- tion, and to an increase of $377,041 In personal property valuations. This latter increase is probably due to a few large probated estates, rather than to any general increase in per- sonal property returns. he rate for Village purposes in Winnetka, namely 1.979 is made up as follows : Assessed Valuation and Tax Rates for 1926 Item Winnetka Wilmette Glencoe Kenilworth Assessed Valuation $ $ Real Estate 5,871,004 4,863,045 3,329,823 1,272,791 Personal 955,253 640,129 312,859 168,557 Railroads 132,190 116,996 143,654 31,617 Total $6,958,447 | $5,620,170 | $3,786,336 _$1,472,965 Levy: Rate Rate Rate " Rate State 65% 65% 65% 65% County 91 91 91 91 Road and Bridge 50 .50 .50 50 Township -- -- rs -- Forest Preserve 15 15 15 15 High School 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 Sanitary Dist. .65 65 65 .65 Village 1.97 2.14 221 1.89 Park Dist. .56 59 .83 44 Schools 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Total Rate 12.14% 12.34% 12.65% 11.94% The tax rate in Winnetka for 1925 Glencoe, 12.54%; in Kenilworth, 11.95% was 12.08%; in Wilmette 12.25%; in GET HISTORY FILMS North Shore Country Day School Receives Loan of Yale University Press "Chronicles of America" The North Shore Country Day school is one of a group of schools in Illinois to which Yale university has offered the loan of their fifteen photo- plays, "The Chronicles of America," for exhibition in connection with the his- tory work of the school. This co-operation on the part of the Yale university Press, has been made possible as the result of a gift made by that enterprise in memory of Captain Oliver Baty Cunningham, 15th United States Field Artillery, who was born in Chicago, September 17, 1894, and was graduated from Yale in the class of 1917. As an undergraduate he was distin- guished for high scholarship and for capacity for leadership among his fel- lows. He received his commission as second lieutenant, U. S. Field Artillery at the first Officers' Training camp at Fort Sheridan and in December, 1917, was detailed abroad for service, re- ceiving later the Distinguished Service medal. He was killed while on active duty near Thiaucourt, France, on Sep- tember 17, 1918. The films offered to the school chil- dren of the state in his memory are an effective aid to the better teaching of American history in the schools, it is explained, and a powerful instrument for the stimulation of good citizenship. Never before in motion picture history have historical motion pictures been produced with such scrupulous care and untiring effort for absolute accur- acy. Fifteen pictures have been com- pleted so far, beginning with "Colum- bus" and ending with "Dixie," culmin- ating with the meeting of Lee and Grant at Appomattox. General corporate purposes 1.33% Public Benefits .200 Garbage Disposal .133 Library 180 Bonds and Interest 124 Total 1.9709, Declares Township Park Would Cost Winnetka $175,000 Winnetka will pay $175,000, or 35 per cent of the total cost of acquiring "No Man's Land"--between Kenilworth and Wilmette--through bond issue, should the voters of New Trier township ap- prove the $500,000 bond issue for that purpose at the election in April. That was the information transmitted to members of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce Monday of this week when that body gave over its meeting to a general discussion of the approaching ballot issue. Little enthusiasm concerning the pro- posed township park was evidenced by the members of the Chamber. Arthur Bonnet, formerly of Winnetka, but now of Kenilworth, spoke in support of the proposed $500,000 bond issue, while Robert H. Wallace was the chief spokesman for the opposition. Mr. Wallace viewed the proposition from the standpoint of a Wilmette citizen, asserting that, should the proposition be favored by the voters, Winnetka 'would be called upon to pay the largest portion of the assessment, since, as he declared, that village now pays 35 per cent of the total taxes in the township. Friendship Circle to Come Masked to Party Feb. 22 Announcement is made by the Friendship circle of a masquerade party for club members, to be held at the regular meeting of the group, Tuesday, February 22, at 8 o'clock, in the Neighborhood room of Community House. Members and their guests are requested to appear in costume. The next dance to be sponsored by the club will take place the evening of Saturday, February 26, in the gym- nasium of Community House. Infor- mation regarding tickets may be se- cured from Katherine O'Handlen at Winnetka 2629. Everyone is urged to attend. WOULD UNITE VOTERS TO FIGHT PARK PLAN Robert H. Wallace of Winnetka Insists "No Man's Land" Not Township Problem Circulation of petitions opposing the $500,000 bond issue for a New 'I'rier township park has met a lively re- sponse, according to Robert H. Wal- lace of Winnetka, one #f the leaders in the movement opposing the project. In a statement issued this week, Mr. Wallace said : "The sentiment throughout the town- ship appears to be strongly against this expenditure except among residents in the immediate neighborhood of the pro- posed park, who would receive not only the general public benefit, if any, but a substantial private benefit, and pos- sibly are not differentiating clearly in their own minds between the two. Mr. Arthur Bonnet who proposed the park and is chairman of the committee working for it, lives in this neighbor- hood." Seeks Lizgislation A digression from the bond issue was offered last week, according to Mr. Wallace, by the appearance of Mr. Bonnet at Springfield before a com- mittee of the Legislature to urge the passage of an Act (House Bill 51) to empower Kenilworth or Wilmette to annex "No Man's Land." 3 "By this action," Mr. Wallace com- mented, "I think Mr. Bonnet recog- nizes that this is a local and not a township proposition and he foresees a township vote against acquiring the proposed park by general taxation. There is no question in my mind but that the vote of the citizens of the township would be overwhelmingly against the project if all citizens would vote. But in the failure to vote lies Mr. Bonnet's hope and the taxpayers' danger. Against this danger I think there should be some organization of the opposition to remind citizens of the election on April 5. The only tax- payers who will have any voice in the matter are those who come to the polls on that day and vote." Parent-Teacher Groups to Hold Joint Discussions Joint meetings of the Parent-Teacher organizations in the different schools result in a closer understanding of the problems to be met in the various sec- tions of the village. Although the date has not yet been announced, a joint meeting of the Parent-Teacher organi- zations in all the schools is being planned. It will take place in the Horace Mann school, and will have an interesting program. Clara Ingraham Judson will speak on "Allowances for Children." She is the author of sev- eral text books and books on budgets, and of the "Mary Jane" series for chil- dren. BANKS CLOSED NEXT TUESDAY Winnetka's three banking houses, The Winnetka Trust and Savings bank, the Wignetka State Bank, and the Hubbard Woods Trust and Sav- ings bank, will be closed throughout the day Tuesday, February 22, in ob- servance of Washington's birthday.