Oak Park Reporter (Newspaper) - December 15, 1893, Oak Park, Illinois NO. DECEMBER 1, 189?. BO PER YEAR IN Park River AND you want to buy pr call OAk LA SALLE Times on Forest Ave. 1st. block north of Chicago only per Elegant building lots on paved East Former prices and per we can now offer for you want to buy a call on CICERO BECOME A Timely S lippe st ion s 10. M. 3976. 141 Lake WASHINGTON the pleasure Store inform you that T have opened a new of West Lake St. and Ridgeland Registered with a number of years practical experience in the drug both this country and I can safely assure you that 1 have the ability and intend to conduct t ins place as a strictly first-class Prescription 1 shall endeavor to keep on hand all the goods in this line necessary to the wants of my Soliciting a share of your valued I H. you wish to get some good things in Real Estate in and near Oak call on We have the TACOMA to loan at very lowest SO. GROVE OAK a new stocked complete with new and Fashionable Pattern Bonnets and at 583 MADISON corner Ashland Boul. All work guaranteed Feathers Shapes and a general Millinery Business M. N. Every and Dealers in Gold Gliding a Wabash * MADISON 0on Glass At the Republican Town Convention spring a resolution was adopted directing the Central Committee to take into consideration the advisability of our town into a city under the City and Village Act. This question is now receiving considerable but as yet we have not heard from the on the is a subject that demands the careful attention of our Under our charter and laws subsequently the corporate powers of the town are exercised by a president and board of seven The charter under which wo are now acting was passed twenty-four years ago when the though much larger in territory was vastly less in consisting of the villages of Oak Austin and At that time a board of seven trustees was amply sufficient to represent the various of the Since then the villages of Linden Grant Locomotive Morton Berwyn and to say nothing of the settlements along the Wisconsin Central have come into The local interests of these new villages are demanding and their citizens feel that they should have representation on the town A demand of this kind is not and it goes without saying that local representative could give them than non-resident 4}owover anxious the latter might be do them But as the town is Oak and Austin and have a controlling influence ill the management of the town In fact all of the trustees but two from these Under the present organization the Board of Trustee's cannot be and the only way of giving all localities equal and just representation is for the town to a can this be Section IV of Article 1 of CiU and Act provides any incorporated town having a population of net less than 1,000 inhabitants may become as a eily in like manner as cities may be incorporated and section 1 of the same article provides how any city may become so that K whenever of the legal voters voting at the last municipal election shall petition the Mayor and to submit the question as to whether such city shall become incorporated under that Act to a vote of the electors of the it shall be the duty of such Mayor and Council to submit such questions accordingly and to appoint a time and place or places at which such votes may he etc. Section IV ante requires the President and Trustees of a town to perform the same duties in case of such petition as is required by the Mayor and Council city in like I have not before me the data as to the vote at the last town but the Daily News Almanac of 1893 3-11) shows the vote for President in the fall oi 1892 to be 3,198. is well known that the vote of last spring was not as large as the presidential so that undoubtedly a petition signed by 400 voters duly presented to the President and Board of Trustees would bring the matter legally before them and require their would be the advantages of such a change in the organization of the h It would give a more just and equal in the governing as above would bring our town into more perfect harmony with the laws of the State and the decisions of the Prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1870, a vast number of special charters were enacted in relation to the government of towns and the advantages of the general law are of such a nature that nearly all of these special charters have been and these municipalities under the general Act. It is believed that the charter of the Town of Cicero is the only one which has survived this general would greatly enlarge the powers of the town and enable the municipal authorities to better meet and provide for the wants of the It would settle many vexatious which are constantly presenting themselves to the officers the town in honestly endeavoring administer its that these consummations would commend themselves to every good citizen of the only objection to this change that suggests itself is the increased expense to the But this would not bo we would have substantially the same officers that we have the only increase would be on the board of city clerk and Section 2 of Article 3 of the Act provides that the number of aldermen when not elected by the minority representation plan shall be In cities not exceeding 3,000 six and exceeding eight exceeding 5,000 and not exceeding 10,000, tun exceeding 10,000 and not exceeding 30,000, fourteen etc. The population of our town is about 15,000, so that would give us seven wards and fourteen The town is now divided into nine election The ot these counting live citizens to each voter as shown by the number of votes of 18 ( J2 would bo about as 1810; 2d 18(So; 3d 1915; 1th 1035; 5th 1920; 1735; 7th 1345; 8th 1025; 9th 1285; 13,965. This would give about 2,000 inhabitants to each and it is easily seen that no great difficulty would arise in adjusting ward is true we would retain our town organization under the township organization law and elect a Collector and Town but the net increase of expense in all probabilities would not exceed and considering the advantages to be this increase would be a matter of minor These suggestions are submitted to the citizens of the town for their careful J. MUST WILL be H. has sold for W. H. Gale to F. of a lol on Gale ave. for Mr. Hafner is building a house on the He has also sold to S. S. Beman the corner of Gale and Hawthorne at per and to Clyde R. Harrison a lot on Park ave. north of school on which he will build at once a has compiled of the sewer and sidewalk made in ver Forest during the past four including the Water foots upa grand total of Tins is an excellent record and if the fame policy is adhered as it doubtless will real estate ill this beautiful suburb will soon be press the and Oak Park cheap lots in different parts of River room 702, M - Mi La Salle at Russell Wabash and examine their new stock ot beautiful paint etchings and artistic River Forest Republican Club of Proviso held a meeting at this village Thursday Considerable business was done and a number of stirring speeches The club is rapidly drawing into its membership all the Republican voters in the village and will go into the next campaign thoroughly and sewing met with Mrs. Cole to Center Madison street and Oak Park gent's elegant gold watches only at Gookins and pounds choice currants for cents at your grocer for Homestead Ideal and Vienna bread from the Aldrich Woman's reading club met with Butler Monday and discussed the life and works of Florence Hatch recently presented her husband with a little second Entertainment under the auspices of the Library association was given Tuesday evening by Mrs. Olaf the little Esquimaux Woman who gave an interesting lecture about her their history and and sang a number of songs in Esquimaux and appearing after the lecture in suit of white polar bear It was a unique entertainment and much enjoyed by the full house in R. Weed has the best gent's calf shoe ever offered for will pay your car fare if you trade one dollar or over at the Center spectacles and eye glasses make a good Xmas Lenses changed to fit eyes after Xmas free of Gookins 208 Lake Carrie Thatcher of Brooklyn M. is visiting Mrs. S. Leu Crawford of spent several with Mrs. 11. S. do you go to the city for The Center will give you a good furnace watches warranted to keep good at Gookins you are going to build will pay you to call at the Price Tells the lot Home Made Silk Online and large worth One lot all white and gray worth to a for either on One lot Gent's double and single natural gray ribbed and Sale lot Dress Changeable Hop Silk Omber worth to a only on One lot all wool Dress and Monday only 7Oc. MANY HOLIDAY WILL SOON MOVE HERE Satin on Monday ut Chains and at Sofa Cushions only and 35 e. books at 13c. dap. Toilet Cases frum 50c. to and to 3.111) Plush and Leather Albums 1.50 to 5.00. Fancy Celluloid Goods 25' 1 to 1.25 Jewel Hoses 85c. to 3.0O that 25c. to 3.00 ti ohI and Hair Pins on Shell 25''. to 2.00 Elegant Silk 50c. lo 2.00 awl satin suspenders 1.00 to 2.50 hopping Head Fancy and Toys for the Come Everybody Come on Come First AND ONE Open till 9 o'clock MARION 20 per cent off our regular Wholesale prices until New Year's when sale will positively This means 50 per cent less than regu lar retail Don't miss it. Sale commences Dec. 18th. P. Kellogg Co. Corner of Monroe and Franklin perfumery and tasteful Suydam you want a good call at the have just received a fresh stock of etc. Be sure our goods and prices before purchasing Gookins at Russell Lehner 131 Wabash and examine their new stock of beautiful etchings and artistic the Center in electric mother ot Mrs. K. J. MacAdam is recovering from a severe Lawler of Atlantic City N. J. is ill at P. Kate Buell entertained some ladies at luncheon Wednesday River Forest Literary and social union meets Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Ladies aid society met at Mrs. J. C. the Center Madison street and Oak Park Xmas Belles met with J. W. Broughton oil Monday After Clark read an instructive paper on in education during the past lifty This was followed by a reading by Miss the Arena given to the in the of Miss Clark excellently a vocal The debate was on the That the Wilson will work advantage to the country in Tariff Messrs. Rapp and Johns in the Messrs. Cost and The decision was in favor of the edited by Hakes was spicy Mr. anil Mrs. Broughton then offered nice refreshments which fully as was also the pleasing manner in which the were received and looked tree C. Smith who has for three weeks confined to his with grip is again bazaar by the ladies of the E. church was a pronounced success in every The church parlor tilled with guests surrounding in the and the sign at 9:30," was taken down 9 o'clock as every thing been sold at private The ladies showed their business judgment in the and useful things made with their fingers and the other goods procured which every body The social feature was also very to for your Christmas trees and tree He has the finest supply you ever Home grown nursery at his stock before Lard club was by Barbour Saturday The prizes were a very handsome book and a cut glass holder for dental splits formerly known by the name of At the meeting the previous Saturday Mrs. Butler entertained the Mr. Collins around with his sleigh and bringing and returning the members from and to their will pay your car fare 011 purchases of one dollar or at Potatoes of employment 115 Harlem a tlu Oak Park Madison are W. Furbeck will put in burglar alarms that will protect you and your home from Room D 92 School Books of L. M. to loan ou Oak Park H. Gale R. 702, 84 - LaSalle
