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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
1
Mayor Bartlett states Evanston council backs a twenty year water agreement with Wilmette under two conditions. Water price stays seven cents per hundred cubic feet with arbitration after five years. Wilmette must notify Evanston of renewal or cancellation at fifteen years. No action taken by village board.
The New Trier High School board announced the sale of bonds totaling 420000 dollars to the Chicago firm Spink Ballman and Main. The bonds were sold at par plus accrued interest as part of an 875000 dollar bond issue approved by voters for building and expansion at the high school.
Village Manager C M Osborn announced at the board meeting that plans are prepared for opening Washington avenue from Twenty first street to Illinois road and for opening Twenty third street from Lake avenue to Illinois road. The matter was referred to the Board of Local Improvements committee led by Trustee Arthur Lee to negotiate with affected property owners.
At the regular meeting Tuesday night Trustee Arthur Lee was appointed chairman of the Board of Local Improvements and Village Collector E H Kerr was named assistant secretary.
An editorial letter from Evanston Mayor Bartlett to Village President Dobbs about Evanston's terms for a 20 year water contract to Wilmette was read and sent back for no discussion. It poses a question on contracting versus building a municipal plant and suggests job relief through local water independence.
Wilmette Health Commissioner Dr. W W Hawkins urged licensing for all food handling establishments in the village. The village board concurred and adopted a resolution to license every food handling place at an annual fee of two dollars.
Wilmette hosts its semi annual Dollar Days Monday and Tuesday August 10 and 11. More than twenty village businesses offer unprecedented values with fresh merchandise purchased for the event. Local stores including Ring-Ting Candy Shops Hoffmann Brothers Miss McMahon Snider Carrel Drug Van Deusen's Grocery Peacock Ice Cream Shop Asta Marie Wilmette 21 Cab Service La Jeunesse Oil Well on Main Street N A Hanna Millen Hardware Fourth Street Auto Service and others extend invitations to all villagers for two days of genuine bargains with special discounts on a wide range of products.
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