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WINNETKA TALK June 19, 1926 a. I I VILLAGE OF WINNETKA STATEMENT OF THE TREASURER OF THE VIL- LAGE OF WINNETKA for the Fiscal Year ending March 31st, 1926, of all moneys received by the Village of Win- netka in the discharge of its govern- mental or municipal functions and paid out by such Treasurer for the Village of Winnetka in the discharge of govern- mental or municipal debts and liabilities. INCOME of General Fund for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1926. CREDIT GENERAL TAXES .......... $132,515.88 GENERAL INCOME-- Bank Interest Re- ceived ......:..-. $ 2,702.48 Other Interest Re- ceived. So nh. 3,677.00 Justice Fines ..... 9,546.00 Pool and Billiard Licenses ......... 20.00 Plumbers' Licenses 200.00 Sidewalk Builder's Jdeense =... a. 0 56.00 Electricians' CENBes. . errs 200.00 Peddlers' Licenses. 410.00 Dog Licenses ..... 1,167.00 Other Licenses 105.00 Building Permits .. 2,503.00 Sidewalk and Drive- way Permits .... 235.60 Sewer Permits ... 181.00 Auto and Wheel TAR. «x sit meion s+ 15,768.50 Police Service ..... 4,489.15 Street Repairs for Contractors, ete.. 928.68 Other Expense charged out .... 5,877.06 Roller Rent Re- celved .......i..» 490.65 Garbage Collectlon. 32,556.09 Rental charged other departments 1,200.00 Miscellaneous Gen- eral Income...... 995.64 Fire Insurance Pre- mium Tax ...... 1,534.96 Receipts for services from Park Dis- iriet ae cakes 2,100.00 Vacating Streets 3,350.00 Collection Fees ... 1,384.38 Special Assessment Refunds .......is 6,124.36 Received from sale of Corporate Prop- LS NE Re 240.00 3 98,042.55 Transfers from Other Departments-- Hydrant Rental Re- funded from Wa- ter Department... 1,600.00 Dividend from Elec- trie-Fund- oon 34,780.35 Special Dividend from Electric Pang... ....... 80,000.00 116,380.35 $346,938.78 DEBIT GENERAL EXPENDITURES-- Public Affairs ...$273,398.67 General Office ... 8,661.83 Health Department 37,790.59 Public Works .... 61,454.30 Police Department 42,090.25 Fire Department.. 16,813.33 $440,748.97 Excess of Debits over Credits Add Ralance in 1, 1925 93,810.19 114,274.18 'Balance in 31, 1926 $ 20,463.99 WM. E. DAVIS, Treasurer of the Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of June, A. D. 1926. sae STELLA WINSLOW, Notary Public, Cook County, Illinois. My Commission expires Nov. 16th, 1926. T-1te NOTICE At a meeting of the stockholders, June 8, 1926, the following resolution was adopted: Be it resolved, that the board of directors of the Citizen's State Bank of Glencoe be increased from three to five members. (Signed) J. W. McNEIL, Cashier. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Adams, 1241 Ash street, will leave Winnetka July 1, for a three weeks' tour of Missouri and Oklahoma. They will be accompanied by their daughter, Katherine, who returned June 16, from Rockford college. Miss Adams will enter the sophomore class next fall. Mr. Adams will visit his birth- place, Cherrydale, Kan.,, which he has not seen for some years, and will also visit relatives in and around Kansas . Reviews Municipal Progress By the Village Manager Editor's Note: Accompanying is the fourth instailment of Village Manager H. L.. Woolhiser's annual report made be- fore the President and Board of Trus- tees recently. The report covers the work of the Village departments for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1926. The purpose of the report was to review briefly the work of the past year and to outline a program of activity for the year ahead. It should be of interest to every citizen of the village, since it is, in effect, a statement of the condition of the cor- portation of which they are all stock- holders. Another installment will appear in next week's issue of Winnetka Talk. Health Department The report of Dr. C. O. Schneider, Health Officer, is presented herewith and covers the work of the department during the past year. As stated in his report, an improve- ment has been made in the organiza- tion of the department by carrying out a number of recommendations of the Health and Safety committee of the Council, consisting principally of the establishment of an office at the Village hall, the employment of a full- time public health nurse and placing the department under the supervision of the Village Manager. An improvement has been made in the supervision excerised over the milk supply of the village, by the fre- quent and regular bacteriological ex- amination of milk samples at the filter plant laboratory. It is planned to extend this examination to include butterfat determinations, at the sug- gestion of the health officer. While the foregoing changes have served to greatly increase the efficiency of the health department, it is be- lieved that the Council should keep in mind the advantages to be derived from - the employment of a full-time health officer, having special training in public health work. Many munici- palities smaller than Winnetka, as well as rural communities on a county basis, have found that the advantages of this plan more than justify the ad- ditional expense. The new Village hall building has been planned with the thought of ultimately providing a well equipped emergency or first aid hospital room and also an ambulance, and while no provision for these items has been made in the present budget, it is recom- mended that they be kept in mind for the following year. Electrical Department It is believed that the needs of the Council will be served best by a few short concise statements summarizing the outstanding facts relating to the electric department. 1. Consumption of electric current increased 20% over the previous year. 2. The gross revenue was $250,- 864.00, an increase of 12% over the previous year. 3. Operating expenses were $92,- 649.00, an increase of only $737.00 or 8% over the previous year. 4. Operating surplus for the year, after deducting depreciation of $17,- 609.00 and 8% dividend to the General Fund of $34,780.00, was $105,825.00, an increase of 21.5% over the previous year. 5. During the year, $13,363.00 of surplus funds was spent for plant im- provements and replacements, includ- ing $2857.00 for meters and $3,550.00 for initial costs on the 2.000 kilowatt turbine, now being installed. 6. The present surplus in the Elec- tric Fund, subiect to auditor's adjust- ments, is $45,640.00, after paying a spe- cial dividend to the General fund of $80,000.00 and in the Electric Depre- ciation fund $43,763.00, making a total surplus in the electric department of $82.403. 7. The average coal consumption per kilowatt hour for the year was On Unusual European Trip (Story on Page 3) Gibson-Casebeer Photo Fay Reiner Gibson-Casebeer Photo Marjorie Reiver Gibson-Casebeer Photo Jessie M. Sentney Gibson-Ca Mary Photo by Toloff Lila Ulrich sebeer Photo Lutz Wilhite Photo Virginia Marshall 348 pounds, as compared with 3.72 pounds last year, a decrease of 6%. 8. The coal consumption for the year was 6899 tons, an increase of 13% over last year, with an increase in plant output of 18.5%. 9.- The average price of coal per ton for the vear was $4.13, as com- pared with $4.73 last year, a decrease of 12%. 10. The average cost per kilowatt hour sold, including depreciation, was 3.12¢, as compared with 3.63c last vear, a decrease of 14%. 11. The distribution loss was 13.1% of the current distributed, as compared with 14.7% last year. 12. The total number of electric meters in service on April 1st, 1926 was 2,813, as compared with 2,543 last vear, an increase of 270 meters or 10.6%. - 13. The operating ratio for the elec- tric department (i. e, ratio or operat- ing expense to gross revenue) for the past year was 37% with no allowance for taxes, or 41% with $10,000.00 estim- ated taxes included, as compared with 43.5% last year. high as 70% are common for electric utilities. Operating ratios as! 3 rand Marion Vogdes, whose engagement | During the year, the electric depart- | ment continued the good record of the | previous year with reference to free- dom from general service interruptions, and such local interruptions as oc- curred were handled promptly by the distribution department and serv- ice resumed with a minimum of incon- venience to consumers. It is believed that the record of the department, both as to continuity of plant opera- tion and freedom from distribution interruptions, compares very favorably with general public utility practice, Continuous electric service is becom- ing more and more important with the increased use of electric energy for other purposes than lighting, such as for operation of oil burners and refrigerating plants. (To be continued) Mrs. R. Heber Vogdes and Marion Vogdes. 7 Randolph street, Oak Park, spent the week-end of June 12 and 13, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Windes, 873 Spruce street. Mr. Paul Pretzel, 1035 Bluff road, Glencoe, entertained June 12, in honor of Guilford Windes was recently announced. { : i