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Julv 26. 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 39 '"-· June Shows Sharp Building Decline · Throughout Country According to reports made to S. W. Strauss and company of building plans filed or permits issued in 579 cities in all sections of the country, there was a loss of 29% from the same month last year and of 3% for t~ half year ended ] tine 30. The declin~ from May was 16%, and, with the elimination of New York City, 14%. The normal seasonal variation from May to June in the principal cities of the country · is 11% loss and for the urban districts outside of New York, a proximately 15%. The volume for the half year just passed was $2,016,948,080 compared with $2,083,537,220 for the corresponding p~ riod in 1928. The same 579 cities reported $265,147,516 for June this ye.1r and $371,164,175 for June of the preceding year. In the group of twenty- five cities in which the greatest amount of activity was shown there was a gain for th ~ half year period of 47'c. the comparative figures being $1.315,237,985 .and $1,2(,J,8W,757. In June, however. these important centers reporterl impressiv e decline :; amounting to 39~(. It is t o he noted that the bulk of this lo s:-; came from X ew York City where plan s filed in June were $37.179.718 compared with $94,(>72,()81 in June last year. San ·Francisco. Cincinnati, Yunker s. ~ twark. Oklalwma Cit v and .\krun were the only cities in th~:-; grqup ,,·hicll s!towtd sil-{ns of incitasing building npe ratio11s on the basi s of ptrmit. i":-;ued last month . June Real Estate Figure . Open Newly Paved Street 82.3-National Board in Indian Hill Estates June real estate activity is indicated by the. figure 82.3, according to the statistics compiled by the National A'ssociation of Real Estate boards from the number of deeds recorded in sixty-three cities from which the association draws its data, using 1926 ~s ~ .base year upon which to compare activity from month to month. This is the tenth index figure to be computed by the ·association in the new series. Formerly the association compiled index figures based not on deeds alone, but on all transfers and conveyances in cities reporting. For that reason the former series is not comparable with the present one. MIRRORED CABINETS The mirrored cabinet dresses up a bathroom and, because it may be ha::l . The newly paved streets and side- in many styles to suit all needs, it only remains for the builder or the walks in the east section of Indian modernizer to choose his own type. Hill Estates were opened to traffic Mrs. C. R. Mack returned to her ' this week. Installation of street lights and underground telephone cables is home at 707 Central avenue Sunday in progress and will soon be com- from the hospital where she underpletedM All other utilities have been went an operation recently. put in and are now functioning. 5~,% MONEY VISITING IN CALIFORNIA Have fun de to loan on choice 1mproved North Shore Suburban l"eaL. M. Place, of the sales staff of tdence property at 6'4" interut. the Hill and Stone real estate office, See us on renewall!l. 404 Linden avenue. Wilmette, is in E. G. Pauling A Co. California for a hvo months' visit with lt S. LaSalle St. Teleplloae · friends. He expects to return about Suite 718 FraDkUil 77ft the latter part of August. wwvww I SKOKIE RIDGE 1 I J 1 ' I I c(lllS t ructi o n of the ne\\' Pub lie s~ n·- I ic...: compa m· sub- station on the north ~ide ni \\'as hingt nn a\'enue, just \n::--t oi T\\'elith street, \\' ilmette, ha s. begun. j The :.; t rur turc, \\'hich i::; tn cost $tl0.000. \\'ill bt· of Spani:'h de :.; ign in brick ancl I stucc() and \\·ill han? a tiled roof. Ofticiab o i th e rumpany. contcmplati11g the itttllrL' dn·clopmtnt oi \\'i llll e t t e and an inc rea · :-.e in p n p uIat il' n. : stat e t ha t the tJttrp!,:'t: \1i the IlL'\\' plant i::; tn tm)\·ide grl'ater L'kctrical pnwer f()r the Yillage. I f I. \ ·. \'an Tfobt. oi Chicago. \\'h o designed the hig building in Joliet, which hou::;es th e offices of the compat!\' in that L·it,·. i:-; the architect. Th e tlC\\' st ructur~..· ,~· ill enhance the architectural beaut,- oi the bu : iness section 0 f t h' c \' i !Ia !.!' L'. rt i s t 0 h e a s t 0 n · an cl a hali building. · Both t1l the east and \\'est of the nc\\' huild im!.· rherl' \\·ill be spacinu. gr und · arti . . tically landscaped, according to plans. 1 1 Begin Construction on New P. S. Sub-Station , 1 1 Kenilworth Issues But I 3 Permits in 30 Days nut thr ee building- permit s wrre I is surd during the past thirty days hy the \ ·i tlage of Kcnil\\·o rth, one for a new r sidcncc to cost _ apprnximate ly $20,000. one for handball c<ntrt :1nd pergola at an c. timatecl rnst o f .>+.nuo and the other for a pri\·ate garage. Thr rcs .Jcnce is t<' he built J,,· .-\r thur f.:t\..-:L' at 541 (_'!\\'L;11tf\· rna;\. ft is to he of brick \'l'll l'l'f construction with an attached t\\·n-car garage. The handball court i~ being cnnstructed by Howard 1,.:: rum at the rl'ar nf hi:-; rc:--idenc r. 79 J~ohsart rnad. The plans include the pergc,Ja and a drc:-; s m~· room in con!Jertion \\·it!J 'the cnurt. 1 A Colonial home in a distinct enYironrnent. Seven roorns -three baths. I.Jandscaped yard. Skokie Ridge ranks yery high in suburban comtnunities. Representative Always on Property BAIRD ! & WARNER Office: 1071 Skokie Ridge Drive, Glencoe Phones: Glencoe 1554-Briargate 1855 SheriJun Road to P·a rk .\ \·enue, Glencoe, West to Bluff Street, North to Dundee Rood and West to Entrance. RETURNS FROM MOTOR TRIP P a ttl Hard m a 11 . \" c 11 k 11 1," n ;· e a l estate dealer <·f :\nrth T·\·;u1stnn and Wilmette, In~ just returned frnm a most delightful six \\-ecks' motor trip down through the ea~t and up through Canada. He \\·as accompanied by his family. < ,~· . !;~------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------~ ~~U\ftAAIINWW~nJ\1\NU~~/\I~~~ftnftAflnnnni\I\J\I\fVUUUUV\1\1\Iij\MIU\IU\1\NU\N~~~V\NWVU\IU\ftiVVUV\lW\IW