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April 2, 1927 WINNETKA TALK MARCH BUILDING HERE SHOWS $280,000 TOTAL New R. H. Schell Building on Elm Street Boosts Month's Record to Lofty Figure A total of thirty-five building per- mits, totaling $279,350, were issued in Winnetka during the month of March, according to A. B. Kreig, village build- ing inspector. This is an increase of $71250 over the March total a year ago. Included in the March record is the permit for the business and apartment block which R. H. Schell is erecting with frontage on Elm, Chestnut streets and Chestnut court. This permit was for $115,000. Ten permits were for residences, tot- aling $136,500; ten were for garages totaling $5,500, and fourteen were for alterations, amounting to $22,350. The cost of the ten residences for which permits were issued range from $6,000 to $27,000, as follows: Many New Residences Charles Christoff, one-story frame and brick veneer residence, 1102 Ash street, $6,000. F. L. Chapman, two-story frame resi- dence, 795 Pine street, $9,500. P. M. Granstrom, two-story frame residence, 520 Meadow lane, $10,000. E. R. Cole, two-story concrete block residence, on Ash street, $10,000. Ellis F. Hillner, two-story concrete residence, 516 Meadow road, $10,500. Otto Boheim, two-story frame and brick veneer residence, 1340 Scott ave- nue, $12,500. C. R. Sutherland, two-story frame residence and garage attached, 305 Poplar street, $13,000. Arthur Scott, two-story frame and brick veneer residence, with attached garage, 176 Fuller lane, $18,000. P. R. Cunningham, two-story frame, brick and stone residence with attached garage, 745 Ash street, $20,000. Edward Uhlmann, two-story frame and brick veneer residence with at- tached garage, 162 Fuller lane, $27,000. Board Promotes Three Officers to Sergeant Rank Announcement of the appointment of Harry C. Enault, John Glenn Boyd and Edward Cummings to the rank of sergeant in the Police department was made at the meeting of the Winnetka village council Tuesday evening. These appointments were made as a result of the examination which was taken by the officers of the department several weeks ago, the result of which test, together with their respective rec- ords and experience formed the basis of appointment. The committee which conducted the examination was comprised of J. M. Dickinson Jr., chairman; L. H. 5 Bouscaren and John S. Miller, village president. Officer Enault, who finished with the highest grade, is first sergeant; Officer Boyd second and Officer Cummings Third Sergeant. Enault and Boyd have been acting desk sergeants, the former during the day time and Boyd at night, in which capacity they will continue. Cum- mings' duties will be those of patrol sergeant. "NECESSITY FOR LOVE"--TOPIC "The Necessity for Love" will be the theme of the evening sermon by the Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin at Winnetka Congregational church, Sunday, April 3, at 8 o'clock. The Lord's Supper will be observed. APPROVE METER TEST Council Acts Upon Village Manager's Recommendation and Authorizes Purchase of Meter Testing Machine At the meeting of the Village Coun- cil on Tuesday evening, March 29, the recommendation of the Village Manager that the water department install a water meter testing machine of large capacity, was approved. This equipment will cost $530, it is said. It will provide for the testing of all ordinary water meters from 5-8 inches to two inches in size and also for the testing of large meters up to six inches in size and below. With the growth of the village and increased number of large residences and store apartment buildings, the village now has many water meters of large size, so that the present test- ing equipment is inadequate. The new equipment will be located in the meter shop in the basement of the new village hall, where electric meters are also maintained and tested. It is the policy of the Village to maintain all electric and water meters at a high standard of accuracy, in strict accordance with the rules of the Illinois Commerce Commission, gov- erning public utilities. Although municipal plants, such as those of the Village of Winnetka, are not legally bound by the rules of the Commission, these rules are strictly observed, and a considerable amount of money is spent annually by the Vil- lage to insure that all meters are main- tained in first-class condition as to accuracy, so that no consumer will be overcharged for service. At the meeting of the village coun- cil Tuesday evening, Village Manager H. I. Woolhiser was authorized to contract with the Neptune Meter Co. for water meters for the year ending March 31, 1928. The amount expended for water meters is about $6,000 a year. To Call Special Election on Bond Issue for Library An ordinance was introduced at the Village council session Tuesday eve- ning providing for the issuing of $75,000 414 percent bonds, the estimated cost of the addition to the Public Library building and other library equipment. Under the municipal code it is neces- sary in all general bond issues for municipal purposes to hold a special election. This election, it is said, will be held in the near future, the exact date having not been determined. POSTPONE HEARING The public hearing on the proposed Sunset road improvement, which came up before the Village board of local improvements, Tuesday evening, was continued to a later hearing, and the matter was referred to the Streets, Drainage and Forestry committee. TIME TO FIND A GOOD USED CAR Spring is the time to buy a good used automobile. You can find the right car through the Classified Ads: FOR SALE -- TOURING CAR; new Duco paint; new tires; ex- cellent mechanical condition. Cheap. Call Winn. 2179. An Editorial Because no large issues are in- volved in the Village election to be held Tuesday, April 5, and only one office is the object of a contest, many good citizens may seek to excuse themselves from voting. The fact that even one office is in contest is reason enough why every Winnetka voter should exercise his choice at the polls. No less important is the desir- ability of showing all the candi- dates that the citizens of Win- netka are sufficiently interested in good government and in their candidacies to back them up with a large vote at the polls. The successful candidates will give hours and days of their time to the solution of Village prob- lems, some of them for one year, some for two, and a majority without any compensation for their services. The least that the rest of us can do is to show our appreciation by an enthusiastic outpouring of votes. EVERY GOOD WINNETKAN SHOULD VOTE NEXT TUESDAY To Institute Condemnation Proceedings for Road Site The Board of Public Improvements at a hearing on the Fig street or West- moor road improvement, Tuesday eve- ning, decided to proceed with the con- demnation of the necessary land to provide a sixty-six foot street between Rosewood and Burr avenues and to pave with cinders a sixteen foot road- way from Rosewood to Hibbard road. The Board also received bids for the paving of the streets in the Mannus Indian Hill sub-division. The four bids recevied were referred to the vil- lage engineer for analysis. It is ex- pected, it is said, this contract will be awarded at the next meeting of the Board on Tuesday, April 5. The public hearing on the matter of paving Edgewood lane was adjourned to the evening of April 19. Garbage Disposal Contract Awarded to Glenview Man The villages of Wilmette and Glen- coe are contemplating the erection of garbage incinerating plants, and the Village of Winnetka, it is said, hopes to make a contract with one of them for the disposal of garbage from Win- netka, after this year. At the meeting of the Winnetka Village Council Tuesday evening, the bid of John Biederer, of Glenview, for the garbage disposal contract for the year ending March 31, 1928 was accepted. Mr. Biederer has had this contract with Winnetka for a number of years. DENY REZONING The Zoning commission has reported adversely on petitions for rezoning from "A" residential to "C" commer- cial, the northeast corner of Chatfield and Locust roads and the Gonsalves & Roach property on Oak street, east of the tracks. The report was ap- proved by the Village council at its meeting Tuesday evening. PAY QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS The North Shore Gas company an- nounced this week the payment of the regular quarterly dividend on the stock of the company. The company sup- plies Winnetka and Glencoe. PARENTS WILL SPEND DAY AT HIGH SCHOOL P. T. A. Arranges Novel All-Day Meeting April 5 at Which Par- ents will Attend Classes Parents of New Trier High school pupils will take their turn at attend- ing school Tuesday, April 5 which day has been designed by the New Trier Township High school Parent- Teacher association as Parents' day at the school. On that day the students will enjoy a holiday and the sessions, to begin at 3 o'clock, will be attended solely by parents and such students as have volunteered to assist the instruc- tors in conducting the program out- lined for the day. Parents attending the sessions must follow the precise procedure, even to the extent of obtaining the "blue per- mit" from the registrar in the event they arrive at class after the bell rings, it is explained. Here's the Schedule The day's scheduled has been out- lined as follows: First period--3 to 3:30 p. m. Second period--3:35 to 4:05 Third period--4:10 to 4:40 Fourth period--4:45 to 5:15 Fifth period--5:20 to 5:50 p. m. Recess--5:55 to 6:25 p.m.; classes not meeting. Sixth period--6:30 to 7:00 p. m. 0 p. m. p. m. p. m. Seventh period--7:05 to 7:35 p. m. Eighth period--7 :40 to 8:10 p. m. Advisor--8:15 to 8:35 p. m. Assembly--8:45: General Parent- Teacher association business meeting; Yale Film, "Vincennes," or, "The Win- ning of the West." Exhibit Is Feature A special feature of Parents' day will be an exhibit of the work done in the various departments of the school. Several students have volun- teered to be at work in the school shops, laboratories, art, music and domestic science and in the gymna- sium, in order that the guests may visualize more clearly the actual pro- cedure in the various departments. Supper is to be served in the school cafeteria. The evening program will include the annual meeting of the Parent- Teacher association at which the elec- tion of officers for 1927-28 will be held. Following this session there will be a showing of the Yale Chronicle films on American history. P. T. A. Officers The executive offiecrs of the New Trier Parent-Teacher association are as follows: President, E. J. Hicks, Kenilworth; vice-president, Mrs. W. C. Hughes, Glencoe; secretary, Mrs. C. D. Brand- riff, Glencoe; senior chairman, Mrs. E. E. Stults, Winnetka; junior chair- man, Mrs. George H. Pattison, Wil- mette; sophomore chairman, Charles M. Holmes, Kenilworth; freshman chairman, Herbert Paulson, Winnetka. Garden Club Invites to Special Open Meetings The Garden club of Winnetka in- vites every person in Winnetka inter- ested in gardening to attend the two open meetings it will hold in the As- sembly room of Community House Wednesday evening, April 26, and Wednesday, May 4. The meetings will begin at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Frederick Fisher, president of the Glencoe Garden club, who so ably conducted the garden club section of the Flower show given recently in Chicago, will give two talks on "Prac- tical Aspects on Gardening." The Winnetka Garden club asks that these dates be kept in mind.