Award Contract For Tenth Street Paving In Wilmette
The village let a $3 558 40 contract to Paul Reschke of Winnetka for concrete paving on Tenth Street from Chestnut Avenue to Sheridan Road. Work starts immediately as part of Wilmette’s street improvement plan with township routes in New Trier Township coordinated for a wide thoroughfare. Three bids were received. Leandria Bros. and Sons and Municipal Paving were higher, and Municipal Paving withdrew before the award. Construction on the new 52 foot highway is expected to start within two weeks.
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Wilmette
Paul Reschke
Winnetka
Tenth Street
Chestnut Avenue
Sheridan Road
Village Board of Local Improvements
J. A. Williams
New Trier Township
Leandria Bros. and Sons Company
Municipal Paving Company
Main Street
Board of Local Improvements
Broadway Construction Company
George Welsh
Leandria Bros
Compel Hedge Trimming at Village Corners
Village attorney authorized to draft an ordinance requiring corner property owners to trim hedges to four feet to ensure unobstructed driver visibility at intersections. Board acted after residents reported dangerous sightlines and several nearby communities have adopted similar safety rules.
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Charles H. Jackson
Village Board
North Shore
C. C. Schultz
Kenilworth Builds World War Memorial Gymnasium
Kenilworth's Joseph Sears school adds a $60,000 gymnasium designated as a soldiers memorial. With $40,000 raised, campaign director John K. Byrne expects the remaining $20,000 after vacationers return. The exterior nears completion and a bronze interior frieze will list local World War I fallen.
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Kenilworth Memorial
Kenilworth
Joseph Sears
Kenilworth Board of Education
John K. Byrne
Board of Education
Abandoned Twelfth Street Widening Plan in Wilmette
The Wilmette board dropped the Twelfth street widening project after a hearing. Objections to extending to Lake avenue gave way to widening from Central avenue to the first alley south of Lake avenue. The board ordered estimates for a plan from Central avenue to that alley, also including paving on Washington avenue and Gasoline Alley behind Wilmette State bank property.
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Wilmette Board of Local Improvements
Lake Avenue
Central Avenue
C. N. Roberts
Washington Avenue
Twelfth Street
North Shore Line
Wilmette State Bank
Women’s Episcopal Auxiliary Delegation Headed for Washington
Mrs. Burt Crowe of 234 Raleigh Road Kenilworth is named in a delegation of Episcopalian women attending the Woman’s Auxiliary meeting in Washington D C on October 10 according to a recent announcement.
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Burt Crowe
Raleigh Road
Kenilworth
Woman’s Auxiliary of
Episcopal Church
Washington, D. C
Board to Probe Alley Concrete Defect Between Forest and Elmwood
Village board hears complaint about unsatisfactory pavement in the alley between Forest and Elmwood avenues from Seventh to Eighth streets. Streets and Alleys committee to work with the Village engineer and report at the next regular meeting.
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Forest
Elmwood Avenues
Seventh
Eighth Street
Village Board
Wilmette to Build Mammoth Water Tank on Ridge Avenue
A major municipal project in Wilmette will add a Horton Elevated Ellipsoidal Tank with 400 000 gallons capacity. Construction by Chicago Bridge and Iron Works progresses to raise pressure and availability, with pumps added at Sheridan road station and daily filling planned to keep the reserve full.
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Wilmette
Ridge Avenue
Lake Avenue
Howard School
Cc. C. Schultz
Schultz
Chicago Bridge and Iron Works of
Chicago
Board of Trustees
Sanitary District
Canal
Sheridan Road
Horton
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Douglas S. Crooks
Cumnor Road
Mr. Crooks
Knox College
Wilmette Realty and
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