Freeport 1952-12

              Sub Total - General & Special Public Use
14 - Metered Sales, year to February 29, 1952
(Average 6328 customers)
15 - Unmetered Sales, year to February 29,1952
(Average 1085 customers)
Total - Accounted for
Total Pumpage, year to February 29,1952
Lost b U naccounted for
Per Cent Lost and Unaccounted for
25.600,000
560,900,000
88,900.000
675,400.000
848.709.000
73. 309,000
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MORE PARK COMMISSIONERS
To make possible an enlarged Board of Park Commissioners, a public
hearing was slated for December 8th, to permit residents of the Village to par-ticipate
in a discussion as to the merits of a proposed Local Law. The park
commission, up to the present time composed of three members, has been ex-tremely
active. Looking after the affairs of the Municipal Stadium, and keep-ing
the schedule of Randall Park under close supervision, have taken a great
deal of time. Under the Chairmanship of Everett C. Fur man, the commission
came up with the park extension program, now under way, which was adopted
by the Board of Trustees. Upon resigning the Chairmanship, Mr. Furman sug-gested
that to look after the details of construction and the management of the
new parks required additional man-power. The proposed Local Law was put
before the public in response to this suggestion.
YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
The personnel of the Freeport Police Department consists of the follow-ing
members:
1 Chief 5 School Crossing Guards
1 Captain
5 Lieutenants
3 Sergeants
31 Patrolmen
30 Special Policemen
224 Auxiliary Police
1 Part-time Matron
1 Civilian Clerk
The motorized equipment of the department consists of:
7 Patrol Autos equipped with three-way radios
2 Motorcycles— and --- 1 Patrol Wagon
The Chief, Captain, and Lieutenants show a combined service record of
183 years. The oldest service record of any one man is 35 years. The oldest
service record of any one Patrolman is 22 years. The youngest service record
of any one Patrolman ia five months.
All members receive special training each year in police procedure and
technique and with assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation all mem-bers
are thoroughly trained in the handling of firearms. All men must qualify
three times each year and if one fails he must continue to qualify until he makes
the grade. The department has pistol teams which have won high places in com-petitions.
During the Spring of 1952, the Police Department was placed under
the 12 Squad System, which means the members of the department work 42 hours
each week. The men work around the clock as follows:
5 days - 8 AM to 4 PM - then off for 56 hours
5 days - 4PM to 12 M - then off for 56 hours
5 days - 12 M to 8 AM - then off for 56 hours.
.All time spent in Court is usually done on members'own time.
FREEPORT
Your
Home Town
The
Friendly Village
Vol. 1 -No. 8 December, 1952
PARK PROGRAM GOES AHEAD
Work is proceeding on Freeport's park program. On the- waterfront,
the park at the foot of Long Beach Avenue is being gradedjfill is being brought
in, and installations of permanent equipment are under way. The new Fire-men's
Field, in the Eastern part of the Village, is being surfaced and prepared
for further development. Much work has already been done in the Northeast
Park, where basketball courts have been in operation for some time, a fence
has been completed, fireplaces built, and where substantial aid is to be given
by the County in installing a drain to control the waters of the brook that runs
through the park. By Spring the work should have been carried to such a point
that the various parks will be available for public patronage.
WHEN THE BIG WIND BLEW
The night of the big wind, November 21, caused considerable damage
and brought many discomforts over a large part of the metropolitan area. Ma-yor
Doxsee, whose experience with the sea makes him an expert at such things,
says it was not a gale,and the weather department agrees, although some gusts
reached as high as sixty five miles anhour. The wind disrupted electrical ser-vice
to some 50,000 homes — that is, in spots elsewhere -than in Freeport.
Here the windstorm brought down an estimated fifty cords of loose wood in the
shape of branches torn from trees by the breeze. The line crew of the electric
light department, under Superintendent Clinton Walling, worked on a clock-round
shift, keeping the circuits clear, sawing off dangerous and dangling branches,
and in general looking to the welfare of the public. To avoid danger, all street
lights were shut off, except along Sunrise Highway. This was done so that the
high-tension lines would not fall across the house-current lines. This might
have caused fuse blow-outs, and in extreme cases might have caused fire. In-cidentally,
the Fire Department, under Chief John Marra, kept a night-long alert.
One alarm was sounded; fortunately not for fire, but to call the firemen to come
to the aid of a householder whose roof had been torn open when a falling tree fell
upon it. The firemen stretched a tarpaulin over the hole to keep out the driving
rain.
C IVIL DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS
Your Municipal Building is now providing quarters for the Village Ci -
vil Defense Unit, of which F. Gordon Edwards (also Chairman of the Board of.'
Zoning Appeals), is the chief. The Freeport Unit responded 650 strong to the
county-wide alert drill on Wednesday evening, November 26th. County Director
Cyril C. Ryan, reported that of all the villages Freeport made the beat show-ing
on that occasion.
SIDEWALKS GET A NEW LOOK
The Board of Trustees extends its thanks to the property owners who
are co-operating to bring the sidewalks of the Village to a state of repair. In
common with other communities, many of Freeport's sidewalks were not kept
in good condition because of the pressure brought on by war and post war short-ages
of materials and similar factors. The improvements have now been urged
by the insurance companies to reduce the liability that sometimes arises when
persons are injured because of defective conditions.. A substantial saving to
the taxpayers as well as the protection of the public it is hoped will result from
the improvements under way.
NOTE FOR JUNIOR BICYCLISTS
The coming of Fall with long hours of darkness leads the Police Chief
to ask that youngsters who ride bicycles (and their parents, too), take added
precautions. A number of close escapes from tragedy brings the suggestion
that no one should use a bicycle on the streets after dusk unless it is equipped
with a front white light, sufficiently bright to be seen for 200 feet, and a rear
red light, visible for an equal distance. Another point to keep in mind is that
bicycles should never be ridden on the Long Island Railroad platform, or on the
•walks adjacent to the depot. And as for you big fellows: Do Not ride your wheels
on any sidewalk; leave that for the little fellows.
T HE VILLAGE PLANNING BOARD
So that you may become acquainted with the work of some of our impor-tant
Village departments we invite you this month to a brief visit with our Plan-ning
Board, composed of Robert E. Patterson, Chairman, former Mayor of the
Village; Raymond Clements, importer of sports wear; Patrick Sullivan, attor-ney;
and Trustees Leonard D. B. Smith and Cord Viebrock.
The Planning Board is appointed by the Board of Trustees for a term of
three years in the following manner: Two members must be officials of the mun-icipality
(the Trustees) whose terms are concurrent with the term of the May-or.
The respective terms of the other members of this Board are for three
years.
The Planning Board has the duty of passing upon plans for the develop-ment
of the entire area of the Village or of any of its sections. This includes
recommendations for new streets, parks, roadways, sites for public buildings,
zoning districts, and similar matters concerned with the improvement of the
Village and its future growth, protection, and development.
When the Board of Trustees considers changes of any major type with-in
the Village, the first step is to refer the matter to the Planning Board for
study, report and recommendation. Once the report of the Planning Board is
received, the Board of Trustees gives it consideration, and takes such action
as seems to be in the public interest. In many instances, this will involve call-ing
a public meeting to give the public a chance to express its opinion before
taking final action.
RECODIFIED ORDINANCES
After three years of preparation, including several public hearings,
Freeport's Unified Code of Ordinances has become effective. Reports from
the office of the State Comptroller compliment the Village authorities on hav-
Bulletin issued monthly in the
interest of residents of the
Village of Freeport
ROBERT L. DOXSEE, Mayor
Trustees
Leonard D. B. Smith
Cord Viebrock
Seward J. Baker
William Glacken
For information concerning Village
facilities, residents are invited to -
phone the Village Clerk -
E.T.CHESHIRE - FReeport 8-4000.
CALENDAR
Board of Trustees -. Monday
Board of Appeals -3rd Wednesday
Sewer Commission-On Call
Planning Board -On Call
Plumbing Board' -3rd Monday
Civil Defense - Last Thursday
ing the ordinances prepared and published, and state that it is a pattern that
should be followed by all the villages in the State. The simplified form of the
ordinances makes them readily understandable not only to attorneys but to the
average citizens to whom they apply.
The Village Clerk calls attention to the ordinances that seem particu-larly
called into use at this season of the year. They are the ordinances that
have to do with the disposal of rubbish and trash. Most residents co-operate
by helping get rid of combustible materials,by burning them on their own pre-mises.
This may be done, says Ordinance 5.5 "in a screened metal container
or in an outdoor fireplace and in such a manner and under such circumstances
as not to cause unreasonable annoyance to others ... and in such manner that
no property shall be endangered." Where property owners cannot burn waste
materials, they will be collected by the Sanitation Department, but - only if
placed in metal containers or when they are compactly and securely tied, bun-dled,
or packed. There are no facilities for carting loose waste, leaves, bran-ches
or other unbundled materials. Such removals are atthe owner's expense
and by private disposal. (See Ordianance 2. 2)
PUBLIC USES of WATER
A report recently submitted to the Board of Trustees gives some inter-esting
statistics on use of water for public purposes. Since this water comes
from Freeport's own wells, and since the power which supplies it comes from
Freeport's own electrical utility plant, the resultant savings to the taxpayer
are considerable. Here are the estimates of 1952 water distribution, as worked
out by the Village Comptroller, Milford F. VanRiper:
Gals. PerYr
1 - Power House, Building-Service & Cooling Make -up Water 4,000,000
2 - Sewage Disposal Plant 4, 000, 000
3 - Four District Sewage Pumping Plants 2,000,000
4 - Village Incinerator 2,000,000
5 - Village Garage 200,000
6 - Municipal Building 100,000
7 - Municipal Stadium . 2,000,000
8 - Randall Park 100. 000
9 - New Park, North Oceanic Brooklyn Avenues 100,000
10 - Railroad Parks & Station Fountain 100, 000
11 - Seven Hose Company Buildings 1,000, OOP
Sub Total - General Use 15,600, 000
12 -Flushing Sewers 4,000,000
13 - Fire Fighting 6.000.000