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: 8 | CARN | | | RAI ! So A ---- swing LY February 4, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 45 News of Activity on the North Shore BUSINESS PROPERTY OWNERS ORGANIZE Oppose Drastic Amendment to Winnetka Zoning Ordinance; Prepare to Go to Court By E. T. Selby If those who are sponsoring the pro- posed drastic amendment to the Winn- etka zoning ordinance relating to the type of building permitted in "C" com- mercial zoned area have an idea that their desire is to be realized without a contest, they are mistaken, judging from the sentiment expressed at a largely attended meeting held at Com- munity House, Monday evening. Owners of "C" commercial zoned property organized themselves into The Winnetka Business Property Owners association, with an executive board and officers, not for the purpose of fighting the Village council nor the Winnetka Zoning commission, it was stated, but for the expressed purpose of continuing, as they have always done, to work for the best interests of Winnetka and also to protect their own rights. Objects of Organization One of their objects, it was stated, is to convince the Village council if possible, that the Winnetka business interests are entitled to some consid- eration, and that the council should preserve one of the greatest civic as- sets which the village possesses--its present zoning ordinance, a model or- dinance, it was declared. Conservation of values is one of the objects of the zoning law, Attorney Harold L. Reeve, of Chicago, an ex- pert on zoning law, told the associa- tion, and declared such drastic changes as are now proposed will not be sus- tained in court, unless it can be shown that the public health, safety, morals or comfort of the community are at stake. And that is not the case here, he said. It was the expressed desire of the association that it may not have to go to court with this matter, but if it is necessary to do so, in order to protect the interest of the members, it was evident, from the action of the organ- ization, that that course will be taken. Cite Springfield Case A late court decision, said to be very similar to the principle involved in the Winnetka controversy, it was announced has, within the past three weeks been handed down in a case from Springfield, Ill, annulling the amendment to the Springfield zoning ordinance. i The Winnetka Zoning commission, with a dissenting vote on the part of Robert Kingery, one of its members, recommended to the Village council a few weeks ago that the ordinance be amended by reducing the number of families permitted to an acre in "C" commercial areas, from 72 to 36. The Village council, with Trustee R. H. Schell opposing, referred the matter back to the Zoning commission with instructions to bring in a supplemen- tary report still further reducing the number of families permissible per acre. Desirable Citizens The meeting Monday evening was presided over by Leonard H. Roach, of 292 Sheridan road. Several talks were made by members of the asso- ciation, during which it was brought out that 130 families were residing in apartments in Winnetka, the latter part of November, the time at which the survey was made. Of these families, the heads of 97 of them, it was stated, were engaged in Real Estate Section Wolfi-Griffis' New Building aan es #15 HARDWARE Crea avenue between Wilmette experience an important change very shortly. That's because the Wolfi- Griffis Hardware company, moving along aggressively in the improvement line, is ready to start work on their new building which is to rise just to the east of the Taylor Dry Goods store. The design of the new Wolif-Griffis building, which is pictured above shows the artistry of the architect Howard Bowen of Wilmette. ing as it eventually will be--a three story structure of imposing appearance. It will help to give Central avenue a new reinforced concrete will be used. The While the plans as drawn by the architect call for a three story building, this is not for the present. When completed ture, so built that at any time the other be a deep basement. The building will front fifty feet on T T] =r i | -- avenue and eleventh street is going to It shows the build- tone. It will have a stone front and side and back walls will be of brick. on May 1 it will be a one story struc- Construction Work Keeps Builders Busy WINNETKA STARTS OUT FOR BUILDING RECORD Eleven Permits for a Total Value of $242,300 Issued in January --Far Ahead of Last Year With eleven building permits repre- senting improvements totalling $242,- 300, issued during the month of Jan- uary, Winnetka started off the new year with a record which promises what many have already predicted will be a banner year in the building line in the village. Total permits issued in January a year ago amounted to only $123,000. During the month just closed, per- mits were issued for three new resi- dences, totalling $40,500; two for store and apartment buildings amounting to $140,000; one for a commercial build- ing, costing $50,000 and five for pri- vate garages costing $11,800. Three New Residences The permits for residences were is- sued to A. A. Wright for a two-story nine room brick, at 311 Myrtle, cost- ing $13,500; to Otto Schultz for a two- story brick veneer, at 85 High street, costing $14,000 and to Chris Christian- son for a two-story brick veneer, at 1496 Edgewood lane costing $13,000. Permits for store and apartments buildings were issued to Koos J. Smith and Julia M. Smith for the three- story building comprising 5 stores and 14 apartments which they will build at Chestnut court and Oak street to cost $65,000, and to S. deFrancisco for a three-story, five store and eight apartment building which he is now erecting at Tower road and Linden avenue, Hubbard Woods. The permit for the commercial build- ing costing $50,000 was issued to Mur- ray & Sinclair for a three-story build- ing at Center street just south of Tower road, Hubbard Woods. Wilmette Permits two stories may be added. There will Central avenue and run to a depth of one hundred feet. The lot itself is fifty by two hundred feet. Mr. Wolff states that the excavation work is to be started at once. business in Winnetka, in one capacity or another, including employes of the village, stores, etc. Of the 33 remaining, six are retired, having no business. Of the remaining 27, six are in busi- ness in some other village on the north shore. The remaining 21, it was said, go to Chicago on business, and it was point- ed out that a large portion of the ZI are living in Winnetka because they have relatives residing here, as sons, daughters, fathers and mothers. It was also pointed out that in most all of the store buildings with apart- ments above, the apartments have from two to four rooms each, the four rooms being the maximum number. The statistics also showed that in most of the buildings, over 80 percent of the apartments have less than four rooms each, and that a great many of such apartments are occupied by only one person. The association elected an executive committee comprising Roland D. Whit- man, J. E. Winterbotham, Leonard Roach, R. H. Schell and W S. Bell. Harold D. Hill was elected secretary- treasurer. Mrs. D. J. Garrison Joins Crosby McKendry Firm Mrs. D. J. Garrison is now associated in the sales department of the real] estate firm of Crosby & McKendry, 566 Center street, Winnetka, Mrs. Garrison enjoys a wide acquaintance throughout the north shore, gained by her five years' experience in the real estate business in this section, through- out which she is familiar with values and conditions in general. She was formerly associated in the sales de- partment of Paul Schroeder & Co, Wilmette. F. R. Hicks Is Purchaser of Home on Sunset Road Hill & Stone of 543 Lincoln avenue, Winnetka, have sold to F. R. Hicks, of Chicago, the residence at 403 Sun- set road, Winnetka. The sale was made for Arthur Luke. This is an English type house, of brick and tim- bered stucco, with nine rooms and three bathrooms. It is to be occupied in the near future by the new owner, it is said. The figure six plays an important part in the building statistics in Wil- mette for the month of January, dur- ing which a total of six were issued, representing a total improvement of $61,600, and of which four were for residences costing $61,000 and two were for garages costing $600. Permits for the new residences were taken out by James B. Irving for a six-room frame and stucco at 1318 Is- abella street, costing $12,500; A. Ab- ramson, for a frame residence at 228 Eighteenth street costing $8,000; and two by Bills Brothers for new resi- dences in the Indian Hills Estate sec- tion, one at 925 Chippewa lane, to cost $19,500 and the other at 2604 Blackhawk road, costing $21,000. Both will be of brick veneer, with attached garage. E. T. Leonard to Occupy New Glencoe Residence The southwest corner of Woodlawn and Linden avenues, Glencoe, is being beautified by the erection of a six room residence, which, when com- pleted, is to be occupied by E. T. Leonard of the firm of the E. T. Leonard company, builders. Rustic stone, with a colored slate roof and in a setting featured with a pool and rustic bridge and flag stone walks, are: all designed in the plan to make of this one of the ost attractive corners in this rapidly developing section of the village.