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THE DAILY REVIEW
Of Nassau G>imty
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FREEPCHTf, KY^ SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1921
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MOVE TO HAKE SEPARATE STATE I'M,™ „ OFN. Y. OTY AND IM EAHD ™"*™«™''
OM Project It Up Afahi At Albsaj snd Attempt Wifi Be Msde To Posh It Tkrolifh Legishtnre— Aatoinobifittt Wifl Defeat tke Project It Is Propkested
Mlneola. April 9.—According to newa deapatehee from Albany the old project to make a upparate atate of New York City la op again and th^ deapatchee fiuy that it will be puahed forward dur ing the prenent aeaalon of Legislature. The only new feature of thla meas¬ ure, whk-h comea up everytime the great city folk get peeved with the other parta of the atate, eapeclally the up-etate folk, ia that thla time there s talk of taking In all of Oreuter New York, Look Inland, IncludlnK Nasnau County and Westchepter County.
The Idea Is neither aound or feaalble and could never be brought about aay those who know New York atate poli¬ tica.
While it ia true tbat New York City payn 71 ver cent of alt the taxes of the state It Is also true that tbe consti¬ tution of the state says that New York City shall never have a greater repre¬ sentation in the Legislature than tbe remaining part of the state has. Then to create a separate state there must be the consent of the Legislature and the act of Congress that permits the cstabliHhment of such.
'the move to take in all of Long Isl¬ and and Westchester County into the iKW state Is not bo much for the benefit ot this outlying territory as It isTttr the purpose of having the other conimu- tlvPB pull New York's chestnuts out of the flre.
County Treasurer Wllllum E. Luys¬ ter said today that the propoRal to create a soparato state and take Nas¬ sau County Into It with the greater city was too ridiculous to discuss. He maintained that It never could be done. "It Is Impractical" suid the county treasurer, "from every angle and tho automobile owners are one of the real reasons why it will never be done. Hulf of lhe rnrs uaed In the state or more than half are in Xew York city. The minute the city car owner would sturt tor a drive he would be driving out of the state. That would be a flne situation right away. The car owners would drive over the flne roads the state has built, roads that pass the up¬ state farmer's place where the road costs more than thc farnn. Do you think that farmer is going to let the city people get away with any such plun? It Is next to Impossible and foolish to talk about It.
"Then how would the bonded debts and thc taxes he apportioned? How would Nassau County fare in that? Would it get anything other than a ahure of New York's taxes to pay? That's all It would get. Brooklyn la the tall of the dog. We would be th(j wart on the tall of these.
County Clerk Thomaa 8. Cheshire said that he did not think New York City could ever become a i^parate state because the other part of the state would never consent and he was sure that Nassau County wanted no part of any auch plan.
"We would get what Brooklyn got when It Was taken into the greater city which was the chance to pay New York's debts, see our real estaia.~a(iag- nated for many years and be alwaya begging at the door of the big city for a school, for a pailcenian-or anything we wanted."
'• Harvey B. Green, of the State Comp¬ troller's office, asked about the chance* of such a separate state haing created today dismissed the Subject with a laugh and told the writer that no one knowing the conditions would ever en¬ tertain such a thing aerioualy. He pointed out that the up-atate repre¬ sentatives, able to control the Legla- lature would never permit New York to secede from the State of New York. Anyone knowing the political aitu¬ ation In WeatcheaUr County knows that It Is Impossible to have such a thing entertained ther*. It is Impos- aible to elect aaaemblyman from that county who will aupport any 4ucl\ plan from the City of New York. The great- ,er city extertda far up the Harlem vb1> ley and takes in part of the city of Mt, Vernon. That section knows that bordering on New T«rk la not juaf wholly n primrose path, artd no a»- aemblymah would dare join in any move that would mean taking into tha city, with IU great tax rate, the farm
MAUERSBERGER WOfS
Defeat* Vbtaa OfOMWBta In Race for AaaMaat Chief
Freeport. April 8.-8. Dhnon Smltb was unanlraonaly elected chief and Charlea FrltK, flrat deputy chief, of the Fire Department last night.
The only race waa for Second Deputy Chitf where four candidates were in the running. Jack Mauersberger won with S8 votes. Bdward A. Kice was second with 61, Hamilton O. King third with 34, an* Samuel K. Corker last with 33.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE LOSES SCHOOL EVENT
Lynbrook Wins Gold Loring Cap
in AtUetie Meet st Qinton
Sckool Last Nifkt
Rookville Centre, April 9.--Cllnton School Auditorium was fllled with peo¬ ple of Rockville Centre when the South Side High School met Lynbrook High School in a cloae-matched athletic meet last night. The teams were well backed by a large number of rooters from eadh district. Lynbrook, with a flnal score of eleven points, won the gold loving cup which the Oeneral Organ¬ ization o^ the South Side High School offered as the trophy for the victorious side.
The teams were divided into three classes, junlons. all under 110 pounds, the intermediates, between 110 and 136 and the seniors, over 135 pounds.
The ftrst event, the running high Jump, waa won by Lynbrook. Thc sum of all the jumps were added to¬ gether and Rockville Centre scored a total of 27 ftet and 8 inchea and Lyn¬ brook with S8 feet, 7 inches. This /art put Lynbrook In the lead with two points. Bennet waa tbe star from Rockville Centre, Johnson leading Lynbrook. Bennet injured hia J»lp In the last Jump and waa forced to with¬ draw after jumping four feet and eleven and one-half Inches.
The Olrls' medley relay race was the next event on the program. This was won by Rockville Centre. The teams were about evenly matched and the race was won only by a quick and hard struggle on the part of the local girls. Tbls brought the score up to three each. The regnlattons governing the contest state that the winning team shall be credited with two points, t^e loser with one.
The medley relay was run off with much credit to the Rockville Centre boys. The lopl school was represented by O. Spencer and M. Ebtn, juniors, 0. Vltta and W. Mkhelfelder, Inter¬ mediates, and Q. Ayres and W. Downs, aenlors. Lynbrook had Pelegrinno and DeVinney, junlora, Hiller and Dolt inter¬ mediates, and C. Lohr and Thompson, aenlont. Rockvill^Centre was then put In the lead with five polnta, Lynbrook four  points.
A potato race around standards was the next thing to go to RockvUle Cen¬ tre's credit. This was run c^ swiftly. Two men from each class yitsre entered In thia event, the six men running in relays. The score now stood seven to flve In Rockville Centre's favor.
Lynbrook starred In the atanding broad jump which followed. Those from Lynbrook were Smitten and Wlld¬ ermeth, juniors,' Hiller and WilliamB, Intermediates, Q. Lohr and Kreuger, seniorB. Their competitors were Crary and Williamson, juniors, Vitta and LU- ter. Intermediates, Ayres and Tlllotson, seniors. This event made th^ score closer, eight to seven, still In dne local schoola favor.
Lynbrook again starred in the next race, an Individual potato race. One of the Junior races wap a tie. hut aa Lyn¬ brook won the other Individual racea thia waa given to Lynbrook's favor. Lynbrook waa now even with Rockville Centre, the score being nine to nine.
The last «vent was a ttaaket ball tunnel race, run oS in three heats', the winner taking two out t4 tha three. Lynbrook again waa favored with vic¬ tory. The entriea from the contesting High School were Smitten and Nue, junlora. Dolt and Craves, Interfnediates, Kreugrer nnd Thompaon seniors. After tdls race was over tbe cup waii
Enter HoMe ef Samel Hewlett
aad Make Off Witk Dinittf
Room VahuMes
Mineola. April 9.—With the famous Belgian police dog, Fels. from the Ous¬ tave SSabo kennels at Inwood to aid them. Charges Hansen, of District At¬ torney Weeks' offlre and Constable An- del-son and Tintle, sought to trarJc down the burglars who entered 'and robbed the home of Sampel Hewlett, Roalyi Road, Port Waahlngton some time dur tng tho night.
The dog which Is one of the best dog stars of the "movies" took the scent from the mud tracks In the dining room and leaping from the window was off with his nose to the trail, whimpering as he ran. until he reached a ;)olnv near an icehouse. Here th< trail abruptly ended and the tracks <-f autos showed plainly how the burg?.irs had eicaped. The robbers entered the houae through a window which they "Jim¬ mied." They confined their work sole¬ ly to the dining room which they stripped of table silver and other things of value that they found there. With their loot in bags they left the place without attempting to gain access to the other rooms iti the commo<llous home.
Mr; Hewlett who is crlpi^ed to such extent that he has no use of his legs. Mrs. Hewlett, a colored manservant and the colored cook were in the house at the time of the robbery-and they were not awakened. The robbery waa discovered early yesterday morning when the servants arose to prepare for breakfast. v
Mr. Hewlett, who Is wealthy, called Mr. Weeks and appraised him of the robbery.
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MURDER CASEi'^J^""
I    RocJtTllIe Centra, April 9.—Sitting aa -—— I a   Board   of   Health,   the   village   trus-
District Attorney  Weeks Says Be- { tee*-  and    Health   Oincer    Arthur    D. canse    Glen * Qj^t    Cate    Was! ¦'"1"*^> agreed upon speciflcations for •«    111 J    4.   Ca,_»   Ift   Wa*   I      ''*"' *'*'"*'*"^* '•"¦ '*•* removal  of ashes, imuiaiea  At  atari  "   ^f*  •¦"iKarbage and refu.se, la.st night. possible    to    Present    ETidencej* several of the audience spoke on the
Tkat Wonld Warrant An In¬ dictment—Men Released
Mlneola, April 8.—The Grand Jury today failed to return Indictments against James Pardo, Salvatore de Leggo and Tony Morfit, all of Olen Cove, who were arreated in connection with the murder of Rocco Greece in Olen Cove on March 27.
District Attorney Weeks says that because the case was muddled at the start and because no arrest was made for 12 or 14 hours after the shooting, which resulted in death 24 hours later, that it was impossible to present evi¬ dence that would warrant an Indict¬ ment. -The accused men were all re¬ leased  this afternoon.
Orecco, himself an ex-convlct, was said to have turned informer and had embittered some of his former asso¬ ciates. He became inrolved In a street flght in the section known as the "Orchard" and during that flght he was shot five times. He is alleged to have said that "the butcher" shot him
subject. The debate was generally over where the material to be moved should be left and It was agrreed that such should be placed at the foot of cellar stairs or near them on the out¬ side where occupants objected to tho contractor's men   entering  the  house
There was also some discussion as to the size of the ash cans after Trustee Monds reminded the Board that they ' should not be too large because a great mkny men employed In the removal of ashes In the city were suffering from ruptures through lifting heavy receptacles. It was agreed that all ash containers shall be of metal and of standard size.
Dr. Steel who offered to do the work for 110,000 a year for the old board, Was present. He spoke against to-) small a receptacle as being a time con¬ sumer. He deflned rubbish as being household waste an£ the speciflcations were made to exclude old furniture, mattresses and building material from the term rubbish. The speclflcationA are to be prepared
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and Chief of Police Donohue. ot Olen  P"'^"''^^''  '*"<'  »"''« ^«^^  ^°'''   *<>    ^'> Cove admits that statement was made | "P'""*'* ^* the next meeting. April 21.
preaented   to   Lynbrook   wtth   a   total landa thatv would taxed aa city prop-1«* aimnan points, RockvUle Centre loa-
erty.
No one would ever copcave of Weat- cbeater, a Reiaibllcan strong hold beUtg •liiniinuted by Tammany Hall.
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NKW8 POR SRI^raCS BUN
Rockville Centre, April •.—Fonmer aervk^e men who live (ji Rookville Cen¬ tre can obtain appraplation certifleates « they apply ut the Village Ofllce, It 'was announceti Board meet¬
ing  laat  night.
tag ,hy oa« point, flnlahing with ten polnta.
A anake dance followed tha proaenta¬ tion of tl\e cup. The evening; waa succeaitful in drawing out a larf a erowd AMptta tb* damp weather. A large ttvtmt ^ rooters from Lynhro<A accom- paniaA the taam.
Many preparations for noaater week are hatng mada by the eaccnitlve oom¬ mlttee. Thla athl^ttc contaat Waa th« salutatory to the weeka akten^ive aehool prograto.
BOARD APPOINTS NEW PATROLMAN
Motorcycle Officer Frost Resigns
—Otker Police Departnient
Matters
Rockville Centre, April 9.—President Wallace announced at the board meet¬ ing lost night that he had accepted the resignation of Motorcycle Policeman Kenneth Frost, and the Board sanc¬ tioned his action. Trustee Reynolds moved that William N. Jackson be ap pointed on probation, In his place. Tho motion  prevailed.
Trustee Reynolds also reported that Police Captain Bacon had requested the red light be lowered at the Vllla'^o line on Merrick r^d near Ocean ave¬ nue and that ])ermisslon be gra'i^co to flx a red light at Long Beach rpud and the Merrick road. Six accidents occurred at the latter point during tho I had boon shot In the hand In the flght
past year.
Ouy V. Mathot of 93 East Grovo street, Lynbrook, applied for the posi¬ tion as motorcycle policeman.
Taustee Reynolda stated tbat the preaent offlcers had been Instructed n"t to loiter in ths taxicab garages while m   uniform.
AVio that Captain Bacon complained of the condition of the patrolman's wheels and the motorcycle. Hc is to make a detailed report. It lt> likely new wheels will be provided by the Village. '*^
The Board voted to pay Captain Bacon for the two days he was absent from duty with permission of the Vil¬ lage president.
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SOURCE OF REVENUE
Owners Who  Converted Houses  Mnst Pay Morf Taxea
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Rockvnie Cehtre,j April 9.—A new sodrce of revenue was discovered by Vlilage Clerk Utter. The law provid-os where there are two or more tamlllc)* In a house, the owner must pay $8 a year additional water tax for each far.i- Uy. Inveatigatlon la now going on and persons who have converted one- family houses wiM be required to pay the additional $8 tax for each family.
DBTRCTIVB HELD POR HQMICIDR
New York, April 9.—Police Detective Piyilp Curry, member of the Tender¬ loin District Vice Squad, Is being held today on a charge of homicide as a re¬ ault of shooting and killing Daniel Ulino, a chauffeur, who was fleeing to eecape arrest.
RESTRICT BEER AND WIME 8AILE
' Washington, April 8.—Beer and wine, bottled in case lots, if til l>e sold by pharmaclsta exclusively, and no sales by brewen) or distillers direet. to con¬ sumers will lie allowed hy the goveffe- ment. if recemn^ndatl<ms of Prohlbi- Uoo Commissioner Kramer are ap¬ proved.
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to him. In spite of that and in spite of the fact that the police knew of the shooting within a few minutea after It was done the Olen Cove iwllce made no arrests until the next day, and then only 'after District Attorney Weeks had demanded that Sheriff Smith go for the men wanted. At the instance of the sheriff the Glen Cove offlcers did make the arrest.
The victim was In a serious condl- tlon in the hospital and the suspected man or men were not taken before him for identlflcatlon until after he had been under ether. ' In the meantime a material witness, Rossa Tallarico, was taken ''" custody and later, on the motion bf counsel for the defendanta.~Waa dismissed. At¬ taches of the district attorney's offlce say that witness was willing to talk and was willing to give a lot of real Information but after Police Judge Cocks released him, despite the fact that County Judge Smith ordered him taken Into custody again as early as posstbla, the witness would not talk. He knew nothing, he said.
I^ view of all these facts the Orand Jury failed to' return indictments to¬ day and the men under arrest were permitted to go free.
One of the meh sought, a man whe
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS INSTALLOFFICERS
Dr. Harry M. Warner Heads Nas¬ sau Commandery—Grand Warden Officiates
spent Ave hours in a hospital but he was never apprehended by the Olen Cove police.
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TALKS ON SEWERAGE
Trustees Hear Tliat Installation Is in Great Need
Rockville Centre, April 9.—W. O. Federleln was present at the ' lioard meeting last night and upon Invitation spoke on.the need of sewerage In the village since the Health Offlcer had complained of fear of contamination of the water supply. He said that it took some time to make preparation for a seweraga system and suggested that Board give the question of installation some thought.
Prices of pipe, he aald, waa declin¬ ing and the opportune time was the preaent.
Replying to a question about hooking up to the Hempstead disposal plant, Mr. Federleln said that It could be done but he thotight an Individual dia¬ poaal plant would be better, aa Hemp¬ atead was too far away.
The Board members llatened with in¬ terest but took no action.
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DAYUGHT SAVING AWAITS ACTION OF SUPERVISORS
Rockville Centre,  .Vpril ».—Tha Vil-
Jenklns;^ ofblor  bearer, CuUough;'*  sentinel,    Louis
Hempstead, April 9.—The annual conclave and election of offlcers of Nassau Commandery, No. 73. Knights Templar of Hempstead, was held in the asylum, Masonic Temple, Thursday night, when Dr. Harry M. Warner was chosen commander.
The offlcers were installed by Em. Sir George O. Linkletter, grand warden of the Grand Commandery of the State of New York, with Sir Knight Frank B. Hawkins acting as grand marshall. Em. Sir Charles A. Mack, past com¬ mander of Genessee Commandery No. 10 was a visitor at the conclave.
The elected offlcers are: Commander, Dr. Harry M. Warner; generallaUno, Arthur C. Phillips; captain-general, James D. Kent; treasurer, Arthur H. I'hlllipe; recorder, J, Huston Cochrane; trustee,  John T.  P. Calkins.
The following offlcers were appoint¬ ed: Prelate, Frederick A. Suter; asst. prelate, George M. Prentice; senior warden, Lawrence C. Bicker; junior warden, Martin H. Day; warden. Otto L. Lundquist; standard bearer, Alex¬ ander Proctor; sword bearer, John J. Samuel R. Mc- Oradlsky; third guards, Ernest' E. Smith and James A. Cole; second guards, Robert Jenkins and Cornelius S. Vraren; flrst guards, /Adolph G. Rave and William L. Kltchell; hermits, Louis F. Schwick- er, Oeorge B. Taylor, Arthur F. Huett- ner, Wtillam H. Schneider and Percy D. Whitney; captain of the guard. Henry J. Garrison; drill master, Law¬ rence C. Rlcker; organist, T. Aldf^n Skidmore; musical director, Albert H. Jennings; commissary, Charles W. Fremmlng.
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Oarien Ctty A. C. Reorganixea
HemiMtead, April 9.—The Oarden City A. C. has reorganized for the sea> son and expects to put out a fast semi pro team. The opening date Is April 17 on the Meadow street diamond. The game will be called at 3 p. m.
COURT OLENDAR
Snpreae   Coart—Nasun  Conty
Notice is given that the Special Term logre Board decided to awalt the ac-1 (for motions only) which was to be held tlon of other villages and the Board of \ at the County Court House at Mlneola, Supervisors before acting upon the pc- j N. T. Saturday April It, at 10 a. m. titlon of about 116 residents that Day- j before Juatice Van Siclen, will be heard light Saving be put in vogue in thia | at the Kings County Court House, Part vUlaaa. The railroad company ha21 >, an Friday AprU 15, at 10 a. m. be' adbpted the Daylight Saving and wlH! fore the Hon. James C. Van Siclen.
HEMPSTEAD CHIEFS REELECTED
Only   4S   Firemen   Take   Trouble   Te
Cast Ban«ta
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Hempatead. April 9.—There waa no contest at the annual Fire Department election, held here laat night and the attendance was light, only 46 votes be¬ ing cast.
William L. Powers was re-elected chief, William R. Giles flrst assistant chief and John Von Elm second as¬ sistant chief.   All were re-elections.
The annual meeting of the flre de¬ partment will be held tonight In head¬ quarters.   Refreshments will be served.
IMPROVING MANY VILLAGE^ STREETS
-Engineer Recommends Core For
Pool At Park ATenne and
Obserrer Street
Rockville Centre, April 9.—Street Commissioner James Patten reported to the Board last night thut Observer street. South Park avenue antl Clinton avenue had been scarified and treated with tarvla since the lust lx>ard meet¬ ing.
.North Park avenue and College place has been scarified while Park avenue from Centre to Mill River ha.s been re¬ surfaced with stone. Ixicust avenue between Morris avenue and Burtla ave¬ nue is now being filled at a cost of $1,- 850. The Board voted to tsansfer $2,- 500 from the Light Fund tn the Oil Fund that road work might proceed.
The Street CommLssioner announced thut Engineer Voorhis had investigated the grade at Observer street and Park avenue where • water continually set- tlCH nnd reported that the remedy was to construct a two-foot cement gutter on the south side of Observer stroet from Pai-k to Village avenue, and thus provide  proper drainage.
This work, including a regrading of the street, Is estimated to cost about $1,000. '
The Board decided to a.sk Mr. Voorhls to attend the hext meeting and explain In detail. When Commissioner Patten Informed the Board he had reached Mr. Voorhia on the telephone and that the engineer was willing to come right down, President Wallace stated the matter was not important enough for him to come out on such a wet night and  the  matter  went  over.
Kupervi.sor Hiram It. Hmith l.s fo br asked to have r<ja in the Merrick road, nPHr ()<'ean avenue and in Lincoln ave¬ nue near Itockaway avenue repaired.
Snperrisor H. R. Smitk Appears at Meeting and Suggests Ckeaper
\PaTement as Means of Saving Expei^ — Residents PetititHi For Additional Poficemen—Au¬ tomobfle Parking Place Desig¬ nated * *
arrange its train schedule aecordingly. The matter was referred to CoanoUor | Hooley.
  	
NATAL PAYMASTER SURRENDERS \
Baaton, AprU 9.—Knatgn Joseph J. j Lyroon, mlsaing naval a*l>iataat pay. I maater, sought by the OOwenuaant fori many mtmtha in nonaeotkm wtth a' ahortage of M2.000 in the aooovnta on | the Scout Cruiser Ctieatar, aurrendered here today to tbe Departmaot MC Jaa-{ tlca. !
By 6rder of the Court Thos.  8. Cheshire, Clerk.
Naaaaa County Coart. Mtaaola
liot,.   Lewis  Jf.  Soiith  ttttea
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AUDITOR  MAKES  COMPLAINT
Says   Former   Village  Ilooltkeeper  De¬ liberately Mixed Kntrirs
rtockville Centre, April 9.—StatinK that considerable additional expense ha<l Ijeen incurred because of the necessity of spending more than' the usual time on the books. Auditor White told the Board of Trustees last night that- the trouble. wa«.caused him by the deliberate action of a bookkeep¬ er formerly employed In tho Village offlce. He said that this bookkeeper had admitted to a Village employee that he had deliberately mixed up the, entries because he had been refused an  Increase li^ salary.
The diflicuity Is In what h called the analysis account, where entries arc made by code.
The Board llsteneh Intently to the accusation and there was some low toned conversation, but no course of action was decided upon.
OBTAIN PERMANENT CHARTER
Federal    Comptroller    Wires    Caahler Beck of Anthorizatloo
Freepfort, April ».—The First National Bank of Roosevelt has received a per¬ manent charter from Washington. Peter 8. Beck, acting caahler of the now bunk received the following tele¬ gram from  Washington  Thursday:
"The First National Bank of Rooae¬ velt, number eleven thousand, nine hun- di-ed fifty three authorized to commence bualnesa.   Charter mailed you today.
D. R. CRI88INOER, IP'IT'Vr Comptroller."
A meeting of the directors of the bank will be held to definitely select a site, and shortly after that, businees will be ocanmenced.
Mr. Beck, caahler and attorney for the hank, states he dealrea to correct an erroneoiia impreaaloB fbttt his new position will Interfere with hia law practk!e. Mr. Beck, says that be would act as a director and titled caahler, anc'i that an experienced ksaiatant cash¬ ier would be employed. Hia pesltkMi in no way will conlUet wifh hla tew prac¬ tice."
FreeiKirt, April 9.—The Villan, Board was in session last evening frBnr" 7:30 p. m. until midnight, disposing of a volume of Imslness concerning the wel¬ fare of the community. Supervisor Hiram R. Smith was present.
Th« subject of prime importance wa.i the Question of the Grove street trolley and the matter of paving the thorouRh- fare. The Village Board, aa seen froin the press table, consisted ot the tops of five heads peering above a roll of ina))s.
The matter of delinquent payments In water rates waa brought up and also the fact that houses change own¬ ership, additional faucets und flxtures are added without notlfyinR tho Vil¬ lage, and consequently it wus decided to have Henry Hider, Inspector of me¬ ters, note the water connections In ev¬ ery house that he visits to read the light meter.
Leo Fishel appeared as counsel for the Baumann Conatruction Co., and Mount l-^jiljffe.'r nnd asked the Board to. establish a grade In that locality where the compuny Is erecting 35 houses. A good deal of quibbling was done over the matter of lowerinK lOit left of sidewalk, na to who should pay for It. but the mutter was finally adjusted.
The lioard fence on Dean street that has come under the displeasure of the residents of that seclion was aur¬ veyed und Engineer Smith reportc-.l that It encroached on public property at one end. C. Herbert Kerr, a former owner of the property, stated that th;> present owner would undoubtedly re¬ move the fence if requested by tho Board.
The Trolley Qneslion
Hiram K. Smith spoke of improving Grove street and said Ihnt he realized the fact that the people did want access to the waterfront and that the Free¬ iwrt I'ailroad was the only meuns of getting there at the present time. Ho suKgeated thut In lieu of the fact that sewers must come to the village be¬ fore many years, why no p'ut cheaper roadbed uIouk Grove street in pla<,'0 of the iiroposed concrete highway, and then when the sewers make It neces¬ sary to tear up the streets again the loss will Ijc less than half. /
By laying a cheaper rcmd than >M one originally intended it wojritf Iw possible for the coigf^y tjK^over a larger area than ut flrsj^'roposed and also, the shure of th»*^trolley compuny w<nild be a gre^^'tleal less than orig¬ inally estinmtM. The flrst cost wus .{14.00(1 j>f them and with u rond as suffgwied 1)V the'."Supervisor the trol¬ ley's shar(^ would be around 15,000, Mr. Smith said thnt the <'ounty was ready to go ahead with the druinago ut once.   .
Thc Freeport Trolley Company wua represented l)y''a KreuL array of legal talent and hy some of thc leading men of the Village. Asst. DUtrict Attorney Elvin Kdwards, A, T. Davlsdn, attor. ney for the Third Avenue "L" In New York, Ernest S. Randall, who repre¬ sents the best that Freeport haa, up- |M-ured In person and tbo entire vll¬ lago was represented In a petition aaking that the trolley comr«any l)e s<uved to the village, as It waa a most valuable   asset   and   indispensable.
Elvin Bdwards made a very forceful and eloquent pica saying In part: "The Grove Htroot trolley bus lieen very um'- ful in a- great many ways. When it wan started some of the lx>flt men In the village were behind It, men like 8. P. Pettit. Tho sum of $10,000 was l>ald In cash to the village by the com¬ iwny and aince then $200,000 has been paid in waces and to the merchants of Freeport. Five or six years ago this railroad was about to go Into tbe hands of a receiver and owed' $20,000. Wur came, and with it a bad outlook for the company, but Julius Bindrim, a nuin named OUver, and a man named Kingsley, came to the r-scue because of the fact that they had faith In Tommy Forbes and In the company It¬ self.
"This trolley should receive every concesMlon the village can give tt. Last year 200,000 people were carried to the beaches where they found health and recreation. If the trolley gees tho ferry   will   go.
It woH folly at the start, unaoubtedljr, hut $100,000 h.i« bsMi sufik In the com¬ pany and nt tho best It lis not worth mon* than $40,000 now. .^11 of tbe money haa gone into the village. Things are iq a critical state at the present time and Btndrbn has to p^y.
"He la an optimist and bam done more for tho village fn a <|otst way than
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