WINNETKA TALK May 28, 1927 WANT ADS (Continued from page 47) 71 FOR SALE--HSEHLD. GOODS BOHN SYPHON REFRIG,, PORCE. lined. Cost $90, sell for $25. Winn. 745. TILTN35-1te BABY'S BED AND CHINA CABINET. 725 Chestnut Ave., Wilmette. T1ILT35-1tc COMPLETE. 292 Sheridan 71TN12-1te MAHOG. DOUBLE BED, Library table. Lamp. rd. Winn. 626. 72 WTD. TO BUY--HSEHLD. GOODS WANTED TO BUY -- SECOND HAND furniture and other household goods. Highest prices for same. Crost Fur- niture Store, 1004-6 Emerson St, Ev- anston, Ill. Phone Univ. 189. T2LTN35 -tfe WANTED LONG CURTAINS FOR archway; also cretonne curtains for porch windows. Call Bruns. 8643, or address Life B-328. T2LTN35-1tp 3 FOR SALE--MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE -- MAN'S SUITS, $5.00. Misses' Kasha coat, like new, $15.00. Red velvet coat, $20.00. Child's blue coat and hat, $5.00. Worn Nutria coat, $5.06. Glencoe 1267. 73TN12-1te FOR SALE -- LADIES' RACCOON coat, $56.00 cash. Cost $300. In splen- did condition. Call houseman Winn. 27. 73LTN35-1tc NEW CORONA PORTABLE TYPE- writer, used only a few times, $25. Lange, 461 Woodlawn. Glencoe 1050. T3LTN35-1tc JOHNSON MOTORCYCLE CHEAP. Call 1200 Chatfield Rd., or tel. after 6 P. M. Winn. 1593. T3LTN35-1te Village Manager's Annual Report Editor's note: Following is the second installment of "Village Manager H. L. Woolhiser's annual report made to the Village council recently. The report is a comprehensive survey of every phase of municipal administration of the vil- lage during the past fiscal year and should be of vital interest to every tax- payer and voter in Winnetka. It affords an insight into the great responsibility which lies with our municipal servants, a responsibility far greater than the casual observer can ever comprehend. Other installments of the report will follow from week to week until the en- tire survey is in the hands of the readers of WINNETKA TALK. BUDGET The budget is submitted at the end of this report for the consideration of the Finance committee, estimating the income and expenditures of the Gen- eral Fund for the fiscal year 1927-28. The budget as submitted may be summarized as follows: Balance in General Fund April 1, 927 i dved Jie alah Suk s $22,221 Estimated Revenue (Less Bond TRXY otis acide dt hui 274,205 Total :. oe $296,426 Estimated Expenditures ....... 276,903 Balance in General Fund Mar." 31, 1928 Lo. a0 0 $ 19,523 4 WTD. TO BUY--MISCELLANEOUS S. GOLDMAN JUNK DEALER HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR RAGS, magazines, old clothes, tires, tubes, Tel. Wilmette 3334. 74T12-tfe WANTED CLEAN WHITE RAGS, 0c per lb. 1222 Central Avenue., Wilmette. T4LTN35-tfp FOR SALE--BLACK DIRT, manure, cin. ders. Phone Northbrook 219J2. 73LTN35-1tp 6 MISCELLANEOUS BRINDLE BULL TERRIER, 5 MONTHS old, will pay board to some boy for a FOR SALE -- DARK BLUE REED good home for summer months. Will baby buggy; good condition. Phone be a good playmate. Phone Winn. 89. Glencoe 1035. 73TN12-1te 76TN12. 1te these: Grounds alone worth $13,000. than ground value. more homes. should see this! room, dining room and kitchen. $50,000. 720 Elm St., Winnetka GREAT INVESTMENTS! Statistics tell us that the foundation of most fortunes was made in real estate; therefore the wise home buyer must keep the investment feature always in mind. Buy a home or a homesite with a future like To settle an estate we can deliver a 6 room residence with 2 baths; hot water heat; sun porch; on 15 acre of superb grounds for $19,000. Homey 7 room residence; oil heat; delightful grounds 150x160; rock garden; garage; $23,000; terms. House has been renting for $125. Interesting 9 room residence; 3 baths; delightful sun and sleeping porches; 2 car garage; 125x135 feet of beautifully wooded, shrubbed grounds in choicest East Winnetka; $35,000. $25,000. You who appreciate unique landscaping and distinctive charm Wonderful country home on 21% acres of choice East residence prop- erty with over 600 feet of charmingly wooded frontage; large garage with servants' quarters; house has 6 bedrooms and 3 baths on 2nd floor; billiard and 2 sun rooms and toilet and lavatory on first; besides living Can be bought for ground value-- Destined to be worth $100,000. REALTY CO. Cash will buy this for little more Room for two Grounds alone worth Phone Winnetka 254 This budget has been prepared in general compliance with the five-year financial program, recently adopted by the Council, and for the convenience of the Finance committee, a comparison with the five-year program figures is given herewith, Comparison of 1927-28 Budget With Five-Year Financial Program ITEM 1927-28 Five Year Budget Program Gen. 1st of (a) Balance in Fund Proper, year (deficit) 9,608 $ 8,219 .$148,000 $147,000 90,955 90,000 Receipts-Taxation -Other Income.... ..$238,955 $237,000 Total Recp'ts. : Expenditures Normal Operation Pub. 'Affairs ....... $ 11,777 $ 10,500 Library Glee. auiy 12,040 12,000 Gen. Adminis. ..... 21,085 22,200 Health Dept. ...... 8,340 7,820 Pub. Wks. Dept. 104,625 110,000 Police Dept. ........ 49,725 50,000 Fire Dept. ....v% 29,495 27,000 Tot. Norm. Oper....$237,087 $239,520 Special Public Benefits {Portion) ihe. 13,350 13,350 Bonds & Int. ...... 7,450 7,450 Tot. Expendi. .. $257,887 $260,320 Bal. in Gen. Fund, end of year (Def.).. 9,524 31,5639 (b) Betterment Fund, Ist of year ........ 12,613 12,613 Reepts. -- Electric Dividend "".......: 42,700 43,500 Expenditures-- Excess Pub. Bene.. 20,966 20,974 Grade Separa. .... 500 500 Other Impv'ts. 5,000 5,000 Tot. Expendi. ....$ 26,466 § 26,474 Betterment Fund, end Of "Year oil, Jiivaddy $ 28,847 $29,639 Bal. Gen. and Better- ment Fund com- bined, end of year (Deficit) .... $ 19,523 § 1,900 Explains Betterment Fund For the purpose of making a distinc- tion between the ordinary tax and other revenue of the General fund, used for defraying cost of the usual muni- cipal activities, and special revenue de- rived from the dividend from the elec- tric department, and used for public improvements, the foregoing statement at the suggestion of the Finance com- mittee, shows a Betterment fund, sep- arate from the General fund, to which is credited the electric department dividend and against which is charged the expense of public improvements which could not otherwise be made by the Village without incurring bonded indebtedness. The foregoing statement shows that the budget as submitted contemplates taxation, and other income of $238955 and expenditures for nomal operation, and for public benefits and bond re- tirement and interest, properly charge- able against general taxation, of $257,- 887. In other words, for ordinary mu- nicipal operation, exclusive of the elec- tric dividend, the budget contemplates spending about 18,000 more than the income of the General fund. It is. therefore, suggested that the council give careful consideration to the items presented by the accompanying bud- get. It is believed that the following items oarticularly may be of interest: 1. Budget includes an item of $2,- 000 for the completion of the fire sta- tion project. An item of $2,000 is included for revising and printing the Municipal code, under Sundry Public expense. 3. Under Health devartment, an item of $500 is included for new equip- ment, needed for the clinic and other purposes; provision is also made for an increase of $500 in the salary of the health officer. 4. Under Public Works department, an expenditure of $17.675 is provided for maintenance of navements 5. An item of $725 is nrovided for maintenance of narkwav trees, includ- ine removal of dead trees, 6. An item of $6.500 is included for new equipment in the Public Works department, including a new ten ton road roller and other incidental equip- ment. 7. The budget includes an item of $40,140 for police department salaries as compared with $34891 last year, based on the recommendations of the Chief of Police. 8. The budget includes an item of $19,700 for salaries in the fire depart- ment as compared with $17,188 last year. This includes a Fire marshal, six regular firemen and ten call men, but does not include two additional regular firemen mentioned by the mar- shal in his annual report, 9. The budget includes $34,316 for public benefits, which provides for the payment of $8,500 during the year to- ward the deficit in the Center Street Improvement fund, this deficit bein $12,676. Except where specifically discussed in this report under department head- ings. the other expenditures included in the attached budget are in general line with past practice. In considering the budget it may be of interest to the Council to have a comparison of the budget figures with the average cost of government per capita in United States cities for 1924, the date of the last available report. This comparison follows : Budget, Winnetka 1927-28 Cost Per Cap. U. 8S. (11,000 Cities popu. 192i Gen. Gov't. ....$ 23,362 § 2.12 § 3.02 Protection to Persons and Property Police Dept. 49,725 352 3. 9 ITEM a ) » } Fire Dept. 29,495 9: Al Others (Build. Insp.) 3,300 .30 59 Health ........0x 8,340 76 86 Sanitation ..... 45,200 4.11 2.71 Highways ..... 33,125 3.01 3.13 Charities, Hos- pitals, Correc- tions & Misc. . 13,500 1.23 2.09 Libraries ...... 12,040 1.09 44 TOTAL ....$218,087 $19.80 $19.4¢ From the foregoing it will be noted that the total cost per capita for Win- netka is practically the same as the average for all United States cities in 1924, but probably reports for 1925 and 1926 would show an increase over 1924. The foregoing total of $218,087 is less than the budget total of $276,903, because of the fact that capital expen- ditures and expenditures for the Park board and others, for which the Vil- lage is reimbursed, have been elimin- ated. (To Be Continued) Buys Lloyd R. Steere Residence in Winnetka The Lloyd R. Steere residence at 861 Prospect avenue, Winnetka, has been purchased by Harry H. De- Clerque, now residing at 942 Tower road. Mr. DeClerque and family are leaving this week for their summer residence at Lake Delavan, Wis., dur- ing which time they expect to re- model their new home so as to be ready for occupancy on their return about October 1. Alvar R. Sutter, 545 Lincoln avenue, Winnetka, repre- sented the seller. CIRCLE PICNIC IN JUNE Mrs. Frank Boyden of 1011 Spruce street, called a committee meeting Tuesday to arrange for the annual picnic of the Pine Street circle which will be held in Ravinia Woods early in Tune. This is the last meeting of the season. Mrs. Theodora Coyne is the newly appointed chairman of the cir- cle. ATTENDS MEETING Rev. James Austin Richards left Thursday evening for Omaha. Neb., to attend the National Council of Congre- oational churches. He will return next week. Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin will nreach at hoth the morning and even- ing services, Sunday. = |