Nassau County Review 19150226

              Nassau County Review
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Official Paper of Nassau Ccunty
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1915
Vol. XX, No. 9
Freeport
Social and Personal Village Trustees
Mainly    Abont   Cu«t>,   Vuita   sod   Parties Fraaportan and Tliair Friend^
At the regular meeting Friday af¬ ternoon a communication was received, signed by a number of ta.xpayers, ask
Sinjcle toping of tin; Ueview lor nale at Greenblatt'k and Br<iithwaite'», Hail- noad    Avenui;      .Miehnoff'n,     Naasau
(kMinty   Review,    Da.Silva's*   and -Go-;     Mr. and Mrs. David Tupper of  East   ing for a light on   Frederick   Avenue, betz »,   Mam   Street;   Dii.SiIva s.West   fj^jji^^^gy  announce   the   engapempnt  either at Jessie Street or Ru.s«ell Ave-
Kutb, to Georgt; A.   nue.    The signers were Adam   Meisei-
Mr. Smith was   bach,   Frederick    E.   Reiss,   Aug.   i..
K.   Jahnson. Frank R. Aldridge, James C.
- Robert
Merrick Road. tf.
HIGHWATEK HUE TABLE
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(Bway of their daughter , Smitb of this village, the junior parter of the firm of N. Smith & Son, bakers, formerly located   Vetter, Frederick C. Ruttigs,
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SUFFRAGE SOCIAL AFFAIR February 26 will be a big day in'the history of suffrage in Freefiort,   where 8:53 a. m. , the first sulfrage meeting on Long Isl¬ and  was   held  many   years   ago.    A large reccptfon will be held on the ev
ening   of   the   26th.     Mrs
_-   _  •Brown,    who   is   not only   the   State
The Ku'Klux A. C. will give a bene ' president, but chairman of the Second fit pcrfiirmancr at the ("rystal Theatre Diiitrict (Nassau and Suffolk Coun- on Friday evi;ning, March 19, the pro-   ties), will speakwhile the Second Die
Summersgill,   T. J.   Moran, Kidder, Walter P. Herrlich to light committee to   report   back   at next meeting.
Application was received from  Cud
Iipp & Bond for permission to place   a
gasoline pump in front of their store at
28 Brooklyn Avenue; the  matter   was
Raymond   '*''^ over for a few dayf.
A motion was passed that $350 be paid John R Mack, balance due nn contract for installing oil burning ap¬ paratus at Power House be paid,   sub
The Fuel Test and
Kindred Matters
(.No. 2) My attention is ealled to an artiele from the Brooklyn Times of the 23rd inst. The allegation that my inforins- tion was given out hy Mr. Smith is true only in part, perhaps strictly not true at all, fur what information I ub tained from him I asked for   and   as a
ceeds til   be   used   for   their   baseball   trict press chairman and the presidents   ject to approval of counsel,  and exam-
team.
While the local otfice of the Niishhu & S.irfolk Lighting Co. wax closed at noon Wi'dnesday a sneak thief entered througii the back door and made away with aliiiut fl'lO in the cash drawer.
of all the clubs in Nassau   wiil   be the receiving line.
While there really isn't any pro gram yet, there will be several (as yet mysteriou*), Hociety leaders in Free- port   who   will   enteitain   tbe   guests
ination   and   iiatisfaction   of   existing liens.
Petition received from Louis Ver beck, Edward J. Munzinger and Jno. A. McKeon, reaident property owners nf Madison place, fsking the Bnard  to
  course.
___     ' To Mrs. I. I. Elberich, president   vf
Business Men At Work 'J'- ^'^"p;"-' •''"»;• ¦""' ^X" '''""''r
Par.ihnll, its secretary, will be accord
ed much nf the credit for  its   success.
•—Times.
with mu.iic and singing—dancing?—of''"'D'ove the drainage   of   that   street
between Porterfield Place imd Merrick Road.    The Beard   passed a resolution
referred   *»*P"ye'' ^ *hink I    had   the   right.    I ' used n} names in   my   communicatidt of last week, but now that thia   Times I article names Mr. Smith, I wish to say ' tbat I regard him as singularly compe¬ tent and well qualified for his position. I Nor did he at any time   utter   a   word disloyal to bis superiors in oflfice.    But he did answer questions   which   I   and other taxpayers    put   to   him   frankly , and   intelligently.     He   cannot   justly j be blamed for giving information",  ex- ; cept   it be the purpose to   ron   villsge 'affairs   secretly.      As   to   the   tidiley I franchise—the village did nut organize the coinpany.    The company evidently thought it   worth   the   pi ice   or   they ; would not have bought it.     It was not I philanthropy,    but    profit   they    were I seeking.     If they made a mistake it is unfortunate foi them.  A.i to the $,iOOO
President Lamb   ' Answers Dr. Jordan
Freeport, N. \.. F-b. 23. lUi:. Mr. Sinith F. Pearsall,
Nassau County Review, Freeport, L. I. DeMr Sir:—
Your favor of the 18th at hand and I have als) read the articles referred to in the last issues of the Nassau Couniy Review. *"
I wish to thank you fur your in¬ vitation to make a statement in the Review and I do not intend any d's ! ceurtcsv to yourself or your paper for not doing so. Considerable pres¬ sure has been brought to bear on me by my friends to make a statement, consequently there appeared in last night'-.- issue of the Brnoklyn papers an authorized interview with myself. I would send you copies of this st'ite . ment but I suppose you have already read it as [irinted.   The matter of fuel
Local Topics In the Fire Departnu
rats    and    expiaaalions    not    rnlirrly   ot a news nature, on  illagp  affair^ by   tke  editor
SHOULD APPRAISE OUR PLAN! At the meeting of the.J^ilUpF Board Friday afternoon President Lamb touched the right chord regarding the management of aflfairs at the Power House when he stated that he thought the Public Service Commission should be requested to appraise the plant and ascertain Ihe exact cost of producing electric iicht and water. There are no official rei'ords of niaterial con¬ sumed, or uf production, and it is im¬ possible lo uecure figures for making coniparisoii" or deductions. No one is pliiced at fault but the plant is grow ing so rapidly that it is sure time was [Hit on a solid business basis.
TO DO AWAY WITH BELLS The   Village   Bnard    and   CounseU
Mr.
Mrs.   Francis   Pear^Hll   aie
(."Special Correspondent)
The regular monthly meeting <ii the Business Men's Association was held Tuesday evening at C. M. Flint's offic-s on Railro.iid Avenue,   as   usual.
As usual a goodly   number   of   the   92   expect to be in Tampa foi u few days memlnr-i at.'ended. They report warm weather and  every-
The committee on the proposition to lio ly dressed in Sprinfj- styles. Since illuminate Vlain Street, Merrick Road they hnve been .-^oufh fhey have visit and Kiiilroad Avenue, with orn'rimeiital ed, among other places, the lar^e or- street liiiiipB, somewhat like those in mige orchard et Joseph Pearsal!, of Roekville ('enter,   made   Iheir   report,    Rockville  Centre, whicii they say cMi-
uiiil it v.'as shown that llie project would amount to ubojt Sl.uiJ per run¬ ning foot, H post to be placed uIkju! every I(i(l feet.
The niembtrs I're'ent doinK busi¬ ness on those streets were uiianiii;o,i. in sajiiifi the idea was a splendid oim and worthy of united effort. To ac- coiiipli.sh it, therefore, a committee of two wns appointed lo cull on every pi'Ofjerty owner on llmse .streets, e,\- [ilaiii thi.'pioiiusitioii, tlu (nlvniila/^eH of it, the cost per foot, total to each owner ai.d no doub? suflicieiit moii'.y mriy be lai.-^id   t.j curry out   the   iileii.
Freeport in general has splendid roads, thtf result of large expenditures by the village for gravel, etc., and it has llti II found that no matter how good Hie original job, the roads re- quir.- ei.iiHtant attention to iiiHintuin them ill the right shape. Our Roail Commisaioner tries to do this to thi' best of llis ability. It was 8Ug^re^ted and met with the approval of the ineinbii.s present, tbat the village 11)1 propriiile an amount to be voted on at the next election, and the money ex pended somewhat like this: to hire a capabl.: man. furnish him with, say 11 carload of gravel, a horse and wagon and sulHcient binding materials, hnve him taki.' care of the roads in the vil laRi!, give them constant attention in thH shnpe of tilling up and tiradiii^ all lhe ruts and depressions that are tiounuU to come to our roads, no mat -'ter how well built,. If this were done, iliiy by day, our roads can he kept ill good shape year in and oul. .
Take liny street in the villaj^e and notice lhe ruts that appear in all the soft spots; these rapidly increase in size and eventually lead to a series of bumps.
Roughly, the expenditure by the vil¬ lage would amount to about $1600 to $20UO per yoar, and it would be money properly apent; no doubt, if there is 11 fund ."I't aside for road maintenance this amount could come out   of   that.
The i.nnual dinner of the Associa^ tion v.'ill be held after the regular meeting on March 80, the place of holding the dinner not having been decided on as yet; a committee has this in hand.
recognizing the justice of the demand,
bui stating they would have    to   leave
the matter over until the   next   Boaid
takes otfice, as there are no funds with
whieh to make any repairs   this  year.
President    Lamb   reported   he   had
= ,,Qn,iir.rr U.C.00.0I ,.,„oi,» ;,. i,^i,^..;,i,.    "',,V ' ^l^en up w 11 h t lie Wcs 11 nghousB  Elec--, .l        t     . i
s leniimg several weeks in Honda, and      . ,   ^. .• <• hours or thereabouts iier day.
trie people the question   of a compres =      .  t. i ^       j
sor as requisitioned by the fire depart
ment, for charging the chemical tanks,
and WHS waiting for their estimate   as
to the proper machine, niid   the   price.
The following   letter   was   received
relative to   a   new   village   office   and
court room ;
oil I did not di.scuss as I did  not   wish - Sweyzey are being congratulated upon
to   do so  willioDt   authiirizatioii   from , the prompt results of their   efforts   fn
the Village Board. do away with the tibiinxious   bell ring
Allow   llie to say in   clugiiig   thai   I   ing at tlie various crossings in the vil-
do nnt recollect ever having remarked    Isge, action having been taken by   the
that you did not tell the truth in   your   Public Service Commission upon   their   u"|„„'i expense, YhVr too,'HS funderstand   it, I P"!'^'';   ' '">^''' hoAcvei,  felt and have   «Ppeal   as noted in our new.s  columns.       '-j.^^ p,^^^^^ ,„j,^ ^^is proposition ovetl was « part of their contract iiy    which j I"'''^"''''i^''i'' """ 'he Review has   al-.     lhe Lrooklyii "Times wili kindly fake   ^j,„j|   ^i^^,   „^,«,|y.el,H.ted   Hoard   fakes
....,!«> .1 Itikataat lo and akaut IImI 'tl .^<lr local d«|»artllMlMI
b>- II. E. P.
At the special meeting of the Vl Inge I. ..Ill Tiiur.-idHy afternoon a prd osiiion was sulmiifted by Clar«aj Williams, dedigind tc obviate the dil culties anticipated by Hose 1 in (p taining horses at thoir new location ^outh S^ide Avt nue.
Mr. Williams will furnish a teM of horses, stable them hi the boi house, answer n'l Mre alarms, wi( driver,furx)iih driver and wagon to the team lor road work every day sired, except Sunday, for fhe sum O $13ii'i per year. KIgaring on a baall of 4U calls for the year, would maVi t the department's share of Ihis amowi !i!2(ii), leaving lllim to be paid by village for a year's use of the horiMi approximately 8U0 days, which figarct to less than $3.75 ijer day for tbi team, man and wagon, and in aiMitioB always has fhe team in Ihe hoae hoQM nights, when there is   the moat do\kf.
The proposition was first   submitti to the Fire Council, approved by th«D and   then   submitted   to   the   Viltacc
part of tlieir contract by thty obtained the rate of   three   cental per kilowatt   and it is   their  profitrty they did not give the village anything ; then in this instance,   except a chance I to use,   pernaps   from   ten   to   twelve ' hundred amperes of circuit for eighteen
most never had H kind Word fo say   for   notiue that   the   Pulilii-   Service   Com-
tains a liij.^ quantity of choice fruit.
l'^. R. Collard of Wallace Street has Inline to Southern Pines, .N. C, fnr a few wetks.
A Georg.> Washington -Birthday p.irty vvas givi;o by .Mr. iind Mrs. Thumus H. (Jleverley at their resi dence, 162 So. Ocean Avenue, x>n VJonday night last. The hcuse atid !;ibks weie tii.^tefully decorated with 111" .Natinnal color;!. A very enjoyable evening -.va-i -Tieiu in playing ",'iOO" lhi' favors li'-iiig awarded tu Mesdames I'liylor, I5ilisi.li und Swezey und Messrs. i y"" '^¦'
"Gentlemen;—
Having heard it luinnied that the Board would soon consider a change of its present quarters, and also hav¬ ing been invited by one of your Boaril to make any propor,ition I might have, I desire to submit to you for your con sideration the following   propositions: |i|int this meter wss   under   the   sami.'
Propositiui No. 1. I hove ^itai'ted ¦ care as ^11 others at the power house, the erection of a new two story brick ^ and was hy the caretaker supposed to building on the corner of .MeiricU Road ! be correct. Whose judgment is likest and Church Street. This building will | to be correct? 1 should say the man be modern in every respect und I offer ' whose business it was to understand for   a   village   ufiice    a   meters and tbeir workings.     But   fur
The claim is made in thia article that the meter was wrong, BUT THIS CLAIM IS NOWHERE AND IN NO -MANNER PROVED AS VET.
On the contrary, such facts as are obtainable make it appear to be an as¬ sertion incapable of proof. The par¬ ties in intereat who were suffering from an alleged iK'fective meter were the trolley company. It was clearlv to their intereat to have the meter rightly adjusted. WHY DID THEY FAIL TO INSIST UPON THI.<? .Pure¬ ly time enough ha.s il-ipsed to have done this    forty   times.    The   fact   is
the present adminislratiuii.
Vours very traly,
Roland M. Lamb.
MR. LAMB'S REPLY (From Brooklyn TimesI
I ground floor fronting  on   tbe   .Merrick i ther, when this charjja was made.
sl,apg,) ; Road, 18 ft. wide by 50 ft.   deep,   and ; stead of s'.'ltling on   the   a^^reed   basi ll colors'*""'''"'"'^'^ "".V "li'O''   alterations   or | of three cents per kilowatt, tbe   writ
Swtzey, Cluik and Hill.
The   s'Dvenirs   were   heurl boxes covered with tile National CO.„.„, . . . ,      ,r ,
it,   satin   and   filled  with candy.     The   '-'haiKts to the plan.s   that   would   suit ' ten contract wmh ignored and from that i-'iM'sts we're:  Mr. and Mrs. Sidney   H. ' •'^¦°1?''   lequirements.     I would    fuini.sh
heat and janitor services al ii rental jf $360 a year.
Propoailioti   Nn.   li.     I    v.-uilkl    also
furni>h ynu vvith a modern .court   room
facing on Church Street, couit room to
lUurt,  L. .\. Sluait  and   be 20x40 ft., and   in    addition   to   the
.. D. AiiieriTian. court rnoivi, a room of suitable size for
iSivezey, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R, i CJark, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney V. Gibson, i .\ir. and Mrs.    Clurles   G.    Hill,   Mr.
and Mrs F. P. Good, Mr. and Mrs. H. ' VV. Mi'lard, Mrs. John Taylor,  VV.    R.
Taylor, .Mi-"
.Mr. and Mr
After the   serving  of   refresliiiieiits   the cells, a private ollice for the Police music and dancing Were enjoyed   until , Juatije,    and a police   room.     Furnish
a !ate hour.
Joseph S. Thoni, formerly of Free port, but now of Worcester, Mass., was a^'isitor in town over Wasljington's Birthday.
A vVashingti.in'f Birthday dance vla-i held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Gould, West Merrick Road. The house was appropriately decorated •»nd lefresiiments were served iiy Ketidiam, caterer.     The favors to   the
heat und janitor services    for a renlal of $360 a year.
Proposition No. 3. 1 would furnish you two stores on Church Street, to be 18x48 ft. each, one of whicii could be used for a Village Clerk's ottic», and the   other   for   Police   Headijuarters,
dale on a verbal agreement only has subsisted. The caretaker of the met ers very prnpetly declliieU to act fur ther at tliut tin.e Jnr either hi.s ability
or ilis honesty had been questioned by the assertion that he was allowing the company to be defrauded hy    a   met.-r
i that was not trustworthy. But later when the switchboard whs Inin;; changed the EXPERT   WENT   OVKK
:aLL THE MEIERS AND FOUND NOTHING SERIOUS IN ANY OF THEM. And the further fad that last month's measured current was very close to that of former months, not varying any intire than could be accounted   for   by   variations   in    the
: which would   also be    18x48   ft.    The ' 8'"ount required tor heating   the can, I ; Police Headquarters to be   divided   up I '"'''^"s "ore probable the opinion  tbat jso as to make a private office   for   the i 'he "icter was substaiitiallyal     right Police Justice, a private office for   the   IN ANY EVENT ALL THE MRTERS I ¦Police   Cantaiii    and   a   Police    room     AT THE POWER HOUSE WERE IN   j [also" rooTfor-fhe celts, and   direclTy   SPECFED AND APPROVED BY THE \
I ladies were hatchets with fans,and for i'over these stores,    one flight up, I can ! ^'^^'"^^^^'^I^'I'" WHO WAS A   DIS
I the gentlemen, American flags.      The : fumiah you with'a room  which   would i'^T^l^'^^l'^D     OUTSIDER.       This
guests included Mr.   and   Mrs.   Frank ' be tpproximateiy 16x4?'ft. which could ! f'"'« '*"^ trolley company on the   same
Gould, Miss Florence Hall and George | be used for meetings of the   Board   of 1 l''^"*^ "^ "*" "^^^'^ consumers of power.
I Harmond, of New York; Miss Helen : Trustees or any othir uses wbich vou Canovelfo, rf Brooklyn; Henry Neu- i bert, of New York : Mr. and Mrs. Ber- ; trand Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Louis jAinmerman, the .Misses Taylor, Mr. jand Mrs. C. S. Donaldson, Mr. and I Mrs. Edward Chapman, Miss Helen j Barrie, Melville Smith, Hilbert John- j souj. Mr. ('hapman, all of Freeport.
Mr.   and   Mrs.    C.    O.      Hable   of Heworth, N. J., and Mrs. C.E. Forties
CARD OF THANKS Editor Review:—
I wish to express my thanks to   the ; Washington Birthday holiday firemen   for   the   excellent   work done
at the tire at my house last Saturday The. Arts Ctub of Freeport will meet evening, by their prompt response | with Mrs. C'harles Hart, JVIerrick •aving the   building   from   entire   de  i Road, on Monday afternoon,  March 1
whether for light or mechanical uses would care fo use it for. Also the "'"'*he flat rate keeps up the unjust floor over the Police Headquarters ! discrimination in their favor, lain would be lGx48 ft., and could be used i ^e" ^formed that the other trolley for a Court Room. This would place i "^pany, when it requires extra pow. practically all the business of the Vil- . "•  '"Vs '' »' « i'^ce three and a half lage of Freeport in one building ami ^'"^^^ "'°^^ than thi.^ eompany pays under one roof. I would furnish this, | Ptr kilowatt, including heat and janitor services   _- ,        ,,.,.,,„, ,^.,   .
a rental of $840 a year. , correctly.    I did NOI SAY that "tax
I believe that you   are   now   paying   «"» ""e higher because of mismanage for your village offices and    the   Court | •"«"'«' ^^e   power   house.
the   basis   that   the
Freeport. Fein uary 2;{ -The public statement of Rev. Dr. D. A. Jordan, a local taxpayer, accusing the Village Board of apparent misiiiHnugeiiient, published in last night's Times, set the village agog. Roland M. Lamb, President of tbe village, and also an olficial of the trolley company, today made tbe following statement:
"The btatement given to tlie putilic ,by Dr. Jordan was evidently bused [Upon inforination given out by the vil- I luge engineer, William R. Smith The statement of Dr. Jordan regarding the attack on the Board and the trolley company is a personal indictment that lis President of the villape and pari o'viier in the Freeport Railroad Coni- piiiiy I would knowin!,'ly allovv t'.e lut¬ ter to cheat and defriiun the village.
Hire are the facts; Two years ago the Freeport Railroad (''inpaiiy |iuid thf village .<10,(iOO fui a fraiichiii. At that lime it vvaa vtrbully under¬ stood fhat if possible the Freeport Railroad Company wnuld use power froni the village plant, the;i undergo ing extersive improvrineiii.
After ?oinc delrTj and nt an  expense of mure thiiii .'j'uOOO, liie    trolley   com pany, wit'iout any cost to the   village, , had the n^-cersary maeliinery and trans¬ mission lines installed, iiiiil    last   May the operation of the   trnlley by   power from tbe   local   nuiiiicipal   plant    was . started, under a contract callinj;   for a , payment of three cents ner kilowatt at the switchboard of the    village   plant. However, this contract could    be   can¬ celled, or amended vvitbin six   months, , as both parties reilized   that it wiis   a { new proposition and subject to error in ; practice. i  '
As soon as operation began,   trouble appeared.    The meter    run   spasmodi   , cally,    even    backwards,    and    finally ' within till diiyi alter st.iiiiiig llie ma¬ chinery I told the Vill'ige   Board   tha* some new urrangetnent must be gsade, or we should stop   u.sing the poA'er, us the trolley coinpany must know   some' where near what its power liill    wou'd be, and not be subject to a meter   that ¦ might read .515 or $4l)'i foi    a    week's use.     1 thereujion appointed   Trustees ; Randall, Bedell and   Raynor us a com-; mittee with powi-r   to   recommend   to j tbe Board tbe liest thing to do.
That committee had .several "onfei- ences with Mr. Sinith, the engineer of the plant.     I vyas present ut  only
mission agrees with the Editor of the Review, that the bells were a nuisance and unnecessary
POLITICS AND  BUSINESS
It is sometimes difficult to mix poli¬ tics and business. "I'ommenting upon the action of the Republican Town ("ommittee in relati-jii to him-elf. Archer Ii. Wallace, the nominal editor of the (observer, writes:
" His iiusiness location is Rockville Ceiitre, alttin he sleeps   al   Freepnrt"
This will be iiew.-< to many of us who were wondering if he ever slept at iill.
In the same item he says:
",Mr. Wallace's ofh .'e and Iiusiness are at Hockville Ceiitri' ;:iii| liiive bc-n for many year;? past.''
Under the '.'ircuiii-tiince« it ii up In .Mr. Wallace    tu   get   after   somebody   Safe for department records
olfic
.'\fter three meetings,the Fire Coun* cil has prepared its budget for the en- suing year, and it was submitfed to the Village Board for their adoption at the special meeting Thursday after*' noon.
The budget prepared is as   follows: .Additional fire alarm $1000
Painting and repairs to houses    260 lOOii feet new hose Hnrae hire
Uepaiis, etc., fnr tractor Jniiitnr's salary Rt'iit fnr truck lioine Bund maturing liiti-'resl nn ! onds Stcretarj 's -salary Men for Julv 4 dutv
has been trying tn shnw that his business i< in Freepirt, aiivl even' had hla iianit piirited on jo'is of printing: "Aicher 11. Wallace, Printer, Fii-e- pnrt, .\. Y."
Wll.L CHANGE HIS MINI) The genial Tommy Forbes vvub quite peeved at tbe editor of the Review because he insisted that proper lire escapes abould be placed on tho Realty Building, n',vne(l by Mr. I'orbes. for whicli wc will have to stand, until vu.-b time HS thr' building. perchance, catclus fire vvilh a number of people ill there; tben we imagine .Mr.-Forbes will come around end ihank us for tak¬ ing the load of rcsfiiinsibility from him. It Wi.uM I'liive been iiiiiiossible for auy large c-owd of people !•' get out lii the luiilding in casj of fire, with the iiiiiin stairvv'av shut nil', as c'lUld happen at any time, and has happened in other places.
.So much for being t newspaper ed- itnr and tiyiiig to do your duty.
CANDIDATES FOR
TOWN  TRKASUKEK
The   Republican   Preferential     Pri iiiaries piomise   som>.'   interesting   de weliipiii', !:IH. I.ll    iii't lliill ; 'I I I'lit ician, I will   admit   I   eaiinol   ('x|ilain.   only state them.
This apiiliis pu;i,icu:'ii ly tnthenilice of Town Treasurer. The prt.sent hold¬ er of that office is .Mr. .Iohn A. Ruih ol VVojdm. re, appointed liy tbe Town Board to fill a vacancy. .Mr. Ruth is a candidal!' for the iinmiiiatlon at tlie Republican Primary lo be held .'daiih 13, and at the meeting ol the Town Committee Wednesday evening the nomination certificate of .Mr. Smith Cox vvas ul.-o filed        Mr.    William   S.
Rpea'iriiifg old   book   and   lad¬ der truck Changing c'.ieir,ical apparatus Incidentals, as eiiuineiated
.M iinlciiaiic    III
.' hnr-
!)00 920 100 720
;!oo
fiOO
32.'i
fit)
90
r.ll
200 125 1500 720
Idtal :*7750
In the event nl the prnpositioii for Hose 2's inntor apoaratiis being car* lied, liu; lillll lur iii'iiiiiaiiiing their horses vvill bo omitted by tbe incoming Board which will make the amount lowei' thiin Inst yeiii.
riie h'oanl iicried to place the HII,; unt ill tlie budget as requested with the.ie two exceptions:
!' Vl' ' dr"ided to submit liie matter of lire alarm fo a Vote of the taxpay¬ ers, the Board agieeing lo submit the prnpositioii 'vitliiiit a petition,and the ile 11 of horse hire for Huse '2 waa re¬ duced to .'ii4.'iO, the same iiiiouiit as thia year, making the total budget .•fr>.570, whicn the Board increusid lo .''liiillfl.
Urges Better Lights
.Nassau   County
Struction,  and extingaishing the blaze | promptly after it had got   under  con •iderable   headway   in   a   very    short: liioe.
Very truly yours,
Nelson Seaman,
AdvartlMmant !
Self-Steering Sleda, 98c Snow Shovels, 25c Rotary Ash Sifters, $1.98 Perfection Oil Heaters, $2.98 Cook Stoves, $11 np
' I. Da Silva, W. Merriclc Road.
Tel. H86-W ; 6 and 10c Store,8 .30-W.
AdvartlMiirant.
Smith & Bedell bave a talk on care of-tbe teeth in tbeir advertisement in thia issue.
Advertlaeneot.
Attention is called to the advertise- ment of M. Cbalawsky, repairer and- flnisher of antique furniture, in tbis issue.    Mr. Cbalawsky also advertises j JJ^„^
What I of Brooklyn visited Mr. and Mrs. A. S. | Room ^ rentafof" $'fi60 a^'ear and in^*^"^ ^"y ^"^ 'hat "taxes are high and Scbonmann   of Smith* Street over the j ^^jj^j^jop (-g ^jj^j y^^   ^^y^   ^Q   fy,„|gj,   we got little enough for what we  paid
heat for the   Court   room   and   janitor I ^n^^/herefore we ought lo get   all   we
services for both places. | paid for.       1 his statement   I   believe
My propositions No. 1 and   2   would I »«> he true, and by it I stand,   which   I
cost you only $60 per year   more   than
what it is costing you now and   in   ad¬ dition you would   be   furnished    with
heat and janitor services which   woold
probably make it much less than what
you sre paying  at   the   present   time,
and this would give   you   considerable
more room and a more   modern   Court
Room and office.
My propoaition No. 3 wouid cost you
Hall has also been mentioned   for   the „t^ ] tested and   approved  meter   measures j ^f jhegj.     The result of these   confer-  .ofi'^*'' f'"*^ "' the town papers  publi.-^h-
  ences was that the  committee   feit   it , ing his picture and   qualificati.ms    for
to be bad judgment to lose the income the otfice. Mr.Hall informs me to- which might be derived from the trol- 'day. however, that he hu'' not yet de- ley company, inasmuch ns mosl of it' load was during the daylight hourii when the income ofthe plant is almo.-t nil. It also appeared Ihat the commit¬ tee inquired Of the engineer as to the relative coal consumption of that time
Dr.    A.    C.  McLachlan will speak   on "Vocational Training."
Nonraembere will   be   admitted   on pa)ment of a small admission fee.
Village Election
The annual villuge election   will
be
•held .-Tuesday, March 16.     Up to dale   ^ig^ ,  ^^^e   than   it   is   costing
there is only one ticket,   the   People s j   „„ ^t t^e present time and yoo would
Ticket,    in the held, with the   follow- I ^ave the additional advantage of  hav-
mg nominees:      „ ,     ,„   ,      . ; ing   your   heat   and janiter  services
j     For Preaident  Roland M. Lamb furniahed, and about double the amount
I     tor Trustee, Silas A. Williama „f ,J„„, ^^^^^        ^ave now, and every-
I     For Truatee, thing modern
1     t*"" n f."'"^'^'^   S. Uiiiion .smith If my proposition   interests  you,   I ' be and is hereby directed to provide at
i For Police Justice, Clinton M. Flint ^jh ^e glnd to submit to you plans and I the crossings in the Village of Free- ' ^f-u" .* ^°"**='*1'"' "A""*,?,?'"'"'' take the matter up witb you in person I port known as Bergen Street or Place, I Wltb the exception of Mr.Williams, f^^ tj,e purpose of making any minor Ocean Avenue and Grove Street, night I these  lire   all the present officers. n       j ]
also believe witb respect to the   other allegations in my first communication. D. A. Jordan.
To Do Away
with Bell Ringing
The Village Board has succeeded in its case before the Public Service Commission, for tbe elimination ofthe crossing bells of the Long Island Rail¬ road through the village, and the in¬ stallation of proper gate service. The order is as followa:
"ORDERED: That tbe respondent. The  Long Island Railroad  Coinpany
cided whetner be will allow bis name to be placnJ on the ballot. He says he has received many requests tbat be take the oflice, and would like to do anything possible f ir his friends, but at tbe same time he is   so   busy   with
and a year previous, and were informed   his   banking   work   that he is not   yet
that to carry the added street lights and increased commercial business, in¬ cluding the trolley, not more than one ton more coal was being used.
Consequently, the cummiffee   unani¬ mously reported, and their report  was
sure fhat he can see his way   clear   t< become a   candidate.
Tn Ibe Editor of    tli Review:- -
Permit me to e.vpress my views llirough your worthy paptr on tbe qiiuslioii of illuminating fhe business streets in the village.
'i Ills iiiaUt;i lias been taken up by the Freeport Business .Men's AssociB'- tion, at nne of their meetings, and it now being agitated by them.
It is my opinion tbat lietter lightfl would improve business generally in the village, and would make fhe vil¬ lage look more inviting tu oat>'iderB.
The Village of Rockville'Centre, our neighbor to the west, has succeeded in glutting its main biisintFs streets lit up and Ihe results, I understand, are very giatifying.
Tilt ex|i< use is ..-iiiali hh compared to tho benefits derived, and the prop¬ erty owners will b .' glad to contribute a sufficient sum to cover cost of inftal- latinn. Thanking you, I am. Yours very truly,
Henry H. Kahn, Rutland Road, Village.
In a letter received from Clyd*f Brown, a formei're-'ident of this Vil¬ lage, now studying at Fyvanston, III., is the following paragraph favoring boulevard lights on our business - streets, which will be of iiiterest along this line:
"1 was also interested in the recent agitalion-for decorative lights un Mdfn Street. 1 hope something conies ot that ail I have always admired strctftt decor:iled with beautiful   lights,   sucb
?fij Your TowB Tax
fuesday, March 9, is   tbe   laat  day
for payment of town tax without addi*
percentage.      If  you   are   not
changes or alterations which might be j and  day service in  the  operation  of adaptable to the usee which you would  gates at said c'roaaings,   and  tbat  re- put tfae same to. ' spondent shall alao provide at tbe Long Very truly yours, ' Beach Avenue croising of its   railroad Stephen P. Pettit." i in said Village of Freeport. for  night The Board wished   to look over  the  """vice between October 15 and  Apri
--„..!.Uu .^« ..nt.nl.i-A><n» anil ^«r>u>n    '""•¦"¦   |j»>n.ciiioBo.      <,<   ^ um   oil.   iivi.        1 ne uuaro wisDca   IO looBover   me,"- ~ -w......... ^—.„_„. ..„ ....^   ..,,...
a apecialty of upholstering and carpenv ,„„ „ ^„ j^e detaila, look up tbe   ad-  plana and laid tbe  matter   over  until i 16 in each year an automatic red light
try job work
Advertlaemeat
Lewia U. Ross Co. advertiae a spe¬ cial electric lantern tbis week, at a low price. -
Try tny apecial box of   cat  flowera;
75e, fer tbe weekend.    C. R.   Ankera.
florist. Roekville  Centre, L. I.    Tele-
pboBS eannection i daliveiy  anywhere.
Atfvertlsemsnt.
At tbe Plaxa every Monday, Zodora; avairy Tfaiicedty,  Ronaway Jaae; oo see in admisekm.
vertisement of the Receiver of Tasea | the next meeting, February 26. jdangeraignal of tbe kind described in in tbie iaaoe. ' Edward S. Langer personally re* ' ^'>* '•««¦¦ of tbia order, and sball  ; qneated the Board   to  improve  South I «»"'''•¦«   ita practice of day and night
Wanted—To hire for one evening, J Bay view Avenne, wbicb be aaid was "P*"""" •' «•**• •* ^"K S«»c*' electric lantern and screen tor stare* : impassable for an anto; referred to I Avenue from April 15 to October 15 in optieon lecture.   Apply S. F. Pearaall,   Street Committee witb power. ' '**<='> f^"-
Box C, Freeport. N. Y. Truatee  Randall   oflFered  a  motion I     FURTHER ORDERED:   That   the
 Orertlsaaiant   which was carried, tbat Engineer Wil-   "mp'ovemeiits  hereby  directed    shall
<—.^— 1 lUm K   Smith be iastrueted to fnrniah  ^ installed and in operation by or be-
DESIRABLE POSITION IN ROCK. i;;7|,.%rir.geS;;;f*.7i^^^^^^^^^^ 16.   1916,   and  that re-
VILLE CENTRE—Wanted, at once, a 11^^^ q, „ ,<.„„ tbereafter-as  possible, I •PO'w'ent ahall file witb tb«|Coairoiasion young la<iy witb ahortbaod.   typewrit-; , .jgned  statement of the  aroonnt  of  •'" '«>'«"¦' notice concerning accepance ing and general offlee experience; per- ¦ current supplied tbe Freeport Railroad "'  "¦'¦  <"^*'" °" "•" *>*fon   March   1, manent position with   good  proapecU i company for power, together wltb bia   »•«." to one   who provea JhenaU  capable., e,tiB„t, of tba eoat of prodocttoa and t    Next week, we will l< poeeible, pub
Apply Review, care C. 8. W
A«r«r*
(eontinoed «Ma pas* 8)
ftoll, aa it ia of intereat.
Fire Department Does Good Work
About li o'clock Saturday evening a kerosene lamp exploded in the kitchen adopted during June, that a flat rate |„f the residence of Thomas Farrcll, on of $250 for July and August, $200 for |south Long Beach Avenue, setting fire June and September and $150 per ' to (he room. The alarm was sent in month for tbe balance of the   yeaj   be   „r,d when the department   arrived   the
charged the trolley company,   restipict-   kjtchen was in flames, and the fire had ,        .u .      .     *
ing the right, however, to cancel    this , g^^e into the hallway, filling the house   " """i;***" •'°"K'^''   "If"   ""f ,"' I arrangement at any time. 'ith dense   smoke, and the blaie   had   PouKhkeeps.e and opfKisite lhe   Un oo  |
I want it distinctly understood that! broken a window, out of which it was .Station ir, Washington and along tbe Mr. Smith, the engineer, was cogniz-; pouring. Good wo^k hy the depart ant of this action and a party to it at j ment. under Chief Loonam, confined tbat time, and never has he made com the blaze where it was when the de plaint to the Board that in his opinion partment arrived and the damage wjll the village was not being fairly treat, amount to about $.000 on building and ed. contents.    The building was owned by
Furthermore, when the trolley com-   iijelson .Seaman. pany in agreeing to this new  arrange-       Several of the companies were   aent ment undertook to pay nearly   $200   a   to the wrong location,    and   seeing   a yeai more for its power   tban   it   was , grggg fire burning'several 'olocks away, tben casting to purchase   similar   aer-  gt^rted   for that when tbey arrived at
the  call given theip and could not find any fire there.        	
vice from tbe New York & Long Isl¬ and Traction Company, it didn't look aa if tbe company, was trying to de¬ fraud tbe village.
Tbe Village Board bas ordered En. gineer Smith to flIe a report covering these matters with the Board at bia earliest convenience, and I am sure tbat tbe Board can be truated to eon- aerve Ihe intereats oi the village.
In conclosioo, let me add that the assertion in tbe letter tbat taxea bad been increaaed because of tbe   alleged
more Freeport Newa •¦ Page 8
famous Michigan Avenue of Chicago, and also in Kvanston, To have theae four branched lights witb a globe on top along Mnin Street and along Rail¬ road Avenue wnuld moat certainly add to the attractiveness of Preeport •nd I am sure all good Freeportera whether in Freeport or not would ba glad to see Frnepnrt made more at¬ tractive, as 've all know that! Freeport ia the coining town of Long Island. The business men on the main streMa ol Evanston put op and maintain tbeaa lights tSemaelvea and it sore ia a mighty fine apirit and makes the ci^v moch rfiorc beaotifol."
Bny your coal now before yoo   need it.    Freeport Coal Companv.
AOTcrllaMaeai
Attention is called to the big aae> tion adv. of A. B. Wallace,auctioneer, in tbis issue.
At the Plaza, Wednesday,   March I,
matinee and evening, B. A. Rolfe pre '   ^	
sents   tbe  charming  dramatic    atar,;     Women's Fleece Lined Stocklnga l»«.i Mabel Thiiaferiu. Rachel Crother'a ao    instead of 28c.    Children's Glovoa 99a ^ .     ,^ perb cameo of tb« aUge in "TheThree; instead of SOc   and   We.    Maa'a Tamil
miamanagement in the power plant it,„, y, .. ^ motion pictore in five Button Sboaa $8.26 ioatead of $4.00.^ abaolul^ly untrue. The water and reels of tbe well known play of the j Warm Robes for AotoiooMlaa aro* light plant IS more than, self-support-  „,n^ „,^  ^^,^g^^ j^^,^ y^ ^p,,^ ^^  «,« waaonabla.    Wa hava tham in oar
I llafa the order of tba Comniission in ing.    It baa paid from iu earnlnga all; »,««( aoeeeaa for many yoara.
(Centtmad on page Hi
I ha rneaa dept.
f^arfea O. dmitb.
A<yartl tmtmd.