Nassau County Review 19201210

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE OBSERVER-POST AND HEMPSTEAD INQUIRER
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Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y^ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920
VoL XXni, No. 50
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TOWN HALL COST K636i2; HIGH VALUE RECEIVED BY PUBUC
Rockvllle Centre.—Preaching mlaalon aervlcea were held In the Church of the Ancenalon Sunday, amid unusual sur¬ roundings. Inability to obtain electric ciirrent required use of Ingenuity in¬ stead. Members of the congregation telephoned to learn If servlcos would be conducted, and were Informed they would, and to pieaae bring candles.
The  Rev.  William  G.   Ivle,  rector  of
Orace    Episcopal    Church.    Conselyea
street, Brooklyn,  wius the preacher.  In
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_^__ tho absence of the Rev. F.  H. Handa-
' I field, who did similar mlHsion work In
Hempstead—Total cost of the new town hall, including st.   element's  church   in   Brooklyn. archltecfa fees and furnishings, was $162,636.82.   The building smaii tables were installed m the aisies
" " " ¦ of the church, to permit worshippers to see, while the choir members carried shpt^ candles attached to their^ymnals,
With Bond Issue of Only $70,000 Officiab Secured
Buflding That Is Source of Pride to
Hempstead Township
CHOIR CARRIES CANDLES IN CHURCH PROCESSION, ELECnUOTY FAILING
UGHB GO OUT, f LUES GO IN; . ALL'S WELLNOW
JUSTICES MUSTN'T KEEP FEES THEY COLLECT FOR ISSUING PISTOL PERMITS
Hempstead.—In an opinion written by Jeremiah Wood, and preaented to the Town Board on Tuesday by Justlcl Jones, It Was held that justices cfcnnot retain the feea collected for Issuing "re¬ volver permits. The Justices receive a ^er dlcm compensation, which Includes
    . j compensation for this work.    Fe«s col-
n     I    .11    ^     .      n  I. 1    f T I lected belong to the town.
Koclorille Centre Relieved of Tense  1	
was constructed during the war when labor was scarce and high priced, though pij-ices of material had not reached the peak of the past year when the contracts were awarded. Bonds to the amount of $70,000 were authorized by vote of the taxpayers. The rest of the cost,of the building, with architect's fees, cement walks and furnishings and equipment, was paid out of available funds.
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Good Practical Buildhig
Thj.t the town hns a pood building ).i conceded by everyone, and so fnr aa can ' be learned, thero is no criticlam. Con- , atructlon cost of the building per cubic .foot, 42 afId 3'10 cents, and tho square foet price, $15, are very reasonable, ac¬ cording to a disinterested authority, for thla class of construction, which Is fire¬ proof. No attempt was mnde at elabor- at'enoRs, and little In the way of costly orn.-imenta. The aim of the Town Ik>ard -was to obt.-iln a building that would be thoroughly serviceable, practical and economical, and at tho same timo pre , sent a pleasing appearance. Tliobe end.s seom to have been attained.
First Statement of Cost In view of the fact that no statement of the cost of tho building In dctHll imi evor been given to the public. Supervis¬ or Hiram It. Smith hns hud one'pre¬ pared, which Is cspocluliy apropos ut (Continued on page 18).
READY~TO COLLECT" TAXES FOR 1921 IN
TOV/N OF HEMPSTEAD
DONT WANT AN ADV. ON WARMEMORIAL
Hempstead Village Trustees Re sdnd Riglit to Erect Monu¬ ment in Park
Darkness by Heroic Efforts of Village Trustees, Firemen, Le¬ gion Men and City Gang Hired to Repair Municipal Plant
Rockvllle   Centre—Residents   of   this soft   light   lent   impresslveness   to | village  groped  their    way    about     the
Mineola.—Town Receiver of Taxes Joseph P. Foster has received tax war- r-i'i!fl for collection of 19.1 tajtcfl.foml c. ,,..ti coneotloB-of the first Inataliment ut his offleo in the Town Hall, Hemp¬ atead, on December 1. Rates outside In¬ corporated vUnges are: for State tax, .88, couhty. 1.08; town, .29; rond, 2 4; Bonrd df Health,  .0-15; total  2.035.
Tflx Receiver Foster expects to col¬ lect about |;i ,000,000 in taxes this yenr, of which about $1,000,000 will he school taxes. This will be about ono third more thnn last year.
•The Fir.it National Bank ot Hemp¬ stead, the Hempstead Bank, the Bank Of Rockvllle Ccntrp, and the I'cninsulii National Bank of T^iwronco were dcn- Igriftted ns depositories for tax moneys. All the newspapers In Hempstead Town were designated to publish the usual tnx notlco.
ORIENTAL BAZAAR IN AffiOF TEMPLE
Freeport Women Prepare Excep¬ tional Appeals to Complete Their Building Fund
Froeport — Silks and satins that breathe of the land where swaying cam¬ els pass along narrow streets, Jewels that had their birth among the cherry blossoms ot faroff Jaiian, beautiful girls who nightly dazzle the senses from acrosa the city footlights; all these, aye, and more, will be seen at tho fair and bazaar, to bo given by the Daughtci-s of Israel for the beneflt of the^r beau¬ tiful temple now In the laat stages of completion.
The fair Is to be hold at the Freeport Club commonclng on the atternooij of JJec. 4. and lasting through the even¬ ing of December  17.
Something htta beon planned for ev¬ ery minute with special afternoon en¬ tertainments for children and dancing in the evenings. Freeport debutantes wUl be hostesses together with rival benutina frtyn New York.
Merchandise that never beforo haa (Continued on page 18).
COUNTESS VISITS HEMPSTEAD
Widow of Late French GenerU Guest of Mrs. Alice Poiit
Countess de Buj-er-Mimeurco, widow of the late French Oeneral Joseph Louis noI>ert de Buye.r-Mlmcurce, of France, \ till her slstvr-tn-law, Mia. Alice . and .her two nieces, the Misses Iviuiemlal and Alice, last Friday. The visit proved to ba 'of much lntei«> eat as the Countess woa heavily laden with medals and tokens from the French people, who havo |>ald her high trib¬ ute for l.er gr»at work. Countess do Buyer dlrot-toil tUo rebuilding ot Vltra- mont, a vlii;m-e that was destroycjJ by . the Oei-mani^. Sh<; alao has heiea made ''" valler of tlui liitglvn of Honor, an r rarely pa'id to a Woman.
BENZOMINT
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jfour ilrag sMir*.—Adv.
Hempstead.—Preparations to ^rect In Fulton Park a monument In memory of those who gave their lives or served Ihelr country during thejate war came to an abrupt stop Friday, when Village I'resldent John S. Nichols, Jr., ordered work discontinued and placed a police¬ man on guard to see that his orders were carried out. and for the protection of  the  monument.
The action of the Village President was duo to what he claims was the breaking of an agreement between him¬ self and the Chambilr of Commerce, which collected the contributions from citizens for the monument. Under this agreement which the- 'President was made nt a conference between the dlrec Iqrs of the Chamber of Commerco and himself, there was to be nothing of an advertising nature on the monument. In other words, It waa his Intention, if it was to be erected In a public park, that it be solely a memorla.1 to the soldiers and sailors and that It should not be used as a vehicle for the per¬ petuation of the name of the Chamber of Commerce or any other body.
"Erected with contributions raised by the Hempstead Chamber of Commerce."
T4iereupon the President ordered the work of placing the monument stopped. (Continued on paga 19).
CONCERT AT aUBHOUSE
DECEMBER 18, ASSURED
Rockvllle Centre.—Ofttcers of the Community Chorus said ,Thur8day tliat the concert scheduled for Saturday, De¬ cember 18, at the Rockvllle Centre Clubhouse auditorium, will positively take place, dcsplto the sale of the prop¬ erty.
In addition to the program announced on page l-S, the services of Julia Lar- sen, violinist, a pupil of Leopold Auer, nnd who has just- arrived in this coun¬ try, wlil appear.
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the services. Here was a scene of ancient times among modern surround¬ ings,
A piano waa moved from the Parish Hall to the church to provide music, as the organ Is pumped by electric motor.
At the morning services, the Rev. Mr. Handsfleld, dedicated the reredos, just erected in the chjuicel, to the church, to tho memory of the I.ite Mary Antoinette Davison, with an Impressive ceremony.
Mission services were continued Mon¬ day and Wednesday, and will be held again tonight (Friduy), concluding at the evening services on Sunday. At¬ tendance at these services has been good throughout.
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PASTOR PORTER AND WIFE
HONORED AT EAST ROCKAWAY! laTgTr ^¦;/-';'
East Rockaway.—Dr. Arthur Porter and Mrs. Porter wero guests of honor nt a warm recept'ion by the cohRresi- tlon of Bethany Congregation Church, Wednesday night, December 8. More timn 100 people were present. Dr. Porter assumed charge as pastor last October, succeeding the Rov. Irwin Shaver, who roslfened as pastor, to be¬ come a professor In a college in Arkan sas.
Justice Edward T. Neu, on behalf of tho congregation, made an address of welcome, and reviewed the history of the church, dwelling to some extent on Its activity durlnir and after the war.
Tlio Rev. A. A. Bouten. of Lynbrook. classmate of Dr. Porter, In Drew Semi¬ nary, surprised tho pastor by his ap¬ pearance, and made an Interesting ad dress.
The Rev. Paul HIU, of the Church of the Nazarene, extended a friendly greeting, and complimented the people on the progress of the religious move¬ ment, not only by church-goers, but those outside the church. Th^ Increased support of the church was the result of \ countered
streets ahd-knocked their shins against obtrusive rocking chairs and corners. In their homes, last Sunday night, De¬ cember R, while thirty or more men worked feverishly trying to complete the Installation of a new flue In tho powor plant.
The complete shutdown came unex¬ pectedly. In fact the residents would not have been Inconvenienced had ev¬ erything worked out us planned. But everything didn't. Thereby liangs a tale.
Rockvllle Centre has been growing. Demands for electricity have been in¬ creasing continuously. The power plant, pride of the village, was becoming in¬ adequate. Preparations woro made last year to enlai-ge it. Specifications were made, a contract let and the village -was ready to receive the new boiler and summer. They were to come when the clock had been set back an hour and the evenings were long and bright with the reflection of the setting aun.   But they didn't.
Instead, the flue camo wlthtn the last few weeks. Demands wei-o proaslng. Part of the flue was erected. It was de¬ cided to complete the job Sunday. So ut 2 a. m., when- most of the good peo¬ ple of Rockvillo Centre were comforta¬ bly slumbering, lights were shut off. Fires in the ix)wor houso boilers were dumped.    Work began.
Tho contractors, Edwin Burborn Com¬ pany of New York City, sent twelve men and a foreman to the plant at 1 o'clock. With tho aaslstnnc'e of the plant crew, as far as waa permitted by lalwr union rules, the old flue was removed and In¬ stallation of the new on'e begun.
Under normal conditions the opera tlon should not have taken more than twelve hours. Had this been tho case, the lights would have been burning and village residents uttering:
"Why I didn't know anything ubout that.''
But difllculty upon  difficulty was en- Preparation had l)een made
DR. GOULD RESIGNS CHURCH PASTORATE
Freeport Presbyterians to Lose His
Services After Next Session
of Presbytery
WHY TilXES ARE HIGIR NOW AS EXPLAINED BY Hmm
Compulsory Increase in School Expense and State
*Tqualization'' That Isn't Equal
Given as Principal Causes
Mineola—When Joseph H. Foster, Receiver of Taxea, began collecting 1921 taxes, the first in.stallment of which came due on December 1, he found he was doing business with agi¬ tated taxpayers.   They hit the ceiling, figuratively.
- There was little or no efFort to dodge the issue, when taxpayers objected, for even the county officials admit the taxes- hre unu-sually high. The situation was complicated by the fact that the increase is due not alone to an increased rate, but in addition there is an increased assessment.
No  I niisnal  Objection,  This ^
The two cKmlnp lugether have jiro- duced a howl, \xhieh, it heard in iirop¬ er quarters, should be an incentive to anyone responsible for increased taxes to seek shelter, for, truth to tt-11, it is not just the routine kicks ths|,t are hoard this year.
Tliere ia an average of 40 por i^nt in Hempstead Town as.so.ssmc^nla. This assessed value is m^dc the basis nt an Increase in taxes levied. These in¬ creases range all the way frnm the 13 i«>r cent Increa.se In town taxes to the 130 per cent Inerease in slate luxea.
The ffict that the various ta>ea wnuld he greater this year than ever before has been known several weeks. The Increased amounts to bo raised were published ns llie various budgets were adopto'd and tax rates llxed by the town and county units.
When all Inc-reaKoa were grouped on tho   tax   bills,   and   the   taxpny
taxes over which tho Town Board haa no control are causing greatest com¬ plaint, because they aro not alone larg¬ er In amount, but also show tho great¬ est  increase.
State and School Tax Heavy The total amount of state and school taxes, explained Supervisor Smith, la tfi'i'i.no and the county and town taxea $221,272.25, the comparisiin iK-ing inter- <?ating. The inerease In the state tax, ho Hiild, largely is duo to tho money raised to i>rovlde increased sularkra for sehool teachers. Under the I>ockwood lllll, enacted last year, provision waa made by the st-ite to raise funds to |iay Increased salaries to tcjichers. It was neeessar.v for tho state to take this netlen. If the teachers wero to get addifional salaries In that year, because local school boards had already made up their budgets and they had no mon-
a farewell address by the Rev. Erwin Shaver, who brought the congregation to realize that It could increase its con¬ tributions.
Tho reception committee consisted of Justice Edward T. Neu, Mrs. Alex¬ ander Rhame and Dr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Jaques. Buffet luncheon was served by the Ladles' Aid Society.
Miss Hazel Johnson Died
Rockvllle Centre.—Miss Ha»el John¬ son, 18, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, died yesterdity of pneumonia at her home, 9 Maple ave¬ nue, after three days' Illness.
ROCKVttLE CENTRE MAY BUY HEADQUARTERS FOR VHIAGE
Old Observer Building
Offered—^Trustees in
Busy Session
Rockvllle Centre—The first step to^ ward acquisition of a suitable place for villago offices, police headquarters, court room and JaJl waa taken Monday night at the VUlage Board meeting. A letter was received from Joa^pli T, Froellch saying the old Observer build¬ ing, northeast corner of Village avenue and Observer street, could be obtained for $25,000. The matter was referred to Trustees Gardner and Longeneeker fori consideration  and  report.
The buHfllng Is a three-stbry brick I^shaped structure, with 60 feet front¬ age on Village avenue, and S8 feet on Observer atreet and a rear line extend- Inif.back 100. feet.
That the Trustees, Intend to get lar¬ ger quartera Is evident. The Board authorised the Clerk to acknowledge receipt of the' State Commissioner of Prlsona, John ^ Kennedy, and Instruc¬ ted him to write that the Board has under conaldoratlon the recommenda¬ tion that the Jail be removed to a prop¬ er place and hoiM when completed that tt will meet with approval.
Jaii Condition to be Improved The Rockvllle Centre Jail waa In¬ spected on October 16 last. , Commie- aloner Kennedy reporta the j^pul&tlon as about T.OOO with a police force of twelve men. Arrests from January 1 to October 16 amounted to about flfty. The  report  contlnuea:
•i'ho «ock-up is iocated In a con¬ crote   buildins   adjolnlnc   a   ponn-Mr
house, about a half a mile from police headquarters. Properly lo¬ cated It would not call for criti¬ cism, but as it is, it cannot be much used because of its location, within a recent period one wo¬ man had been confined here for two hours, and ono Intoxicated man over night.
The matress In the man's cell waa torn up by a prisoner and needs to be repaired Or replaced by a new one. No caretaker is pro¬ vided for the place. The village authorities should make some one responsible for Its care.
It Is suggested that the -vUloce take up the proposition of provid¬ ing centrally located police head¬ quarters with Jail adjoining, ns la usually done In villages of this alze. •
Police Captain Bacon  has since had the place thoroughly  cleaned  and the matress   repaired.     A'.-qulstlon   of   the old  Obaerver  building  would   mako It poqalble to provide larger police head¬ quarters with a jail in the rear. To Pay for Coiine's Death The    quesUon    of   compensation    to relatives  of   Charlea   Cozine   who   was shocked to death while working on an electric light -wire. Is before the Work- j men's . Compensation    Commission  for I adjustment,    according    to    Counselor I Hooley.    He stated that there seemed j to be no quesUon as to the Cozlne peo¬ ple    being    entitled   to   cO|npenaation; simply as to tho amount.   He said the queatlon   seems  to  be  whether -Cosine had dependents; that tho matter was to come  up  again  and  that  the UUIItiJa Insurtknce Company df^ilres to gvt the fMt^     The   hearing   did   not   Indicate any prospect ttt a contest.
(Continued on patgd t).
for rigging by cutting a largo hole in Iho roof. It rained, then poured and loudly thundered. Even the elements wei-o against the workers.
Undaunted and with true patrlotlc feellng that tho pco|)lo must not suf¬ fer, the men worked, drenched to the skin, covered with soot and almost suffo¬ cated with heat and gasses.
The old flue had such an attachment for Its resting place In tho big brick chimney It didn't want to leave. Tug¬ ging, hammering and coaxing were of no avail for sonie time. Finally it yield¬ ed and the great bulk was lowered to i the boiler room floor and dragged into the yar-d.   It was raining hard.
Now came another task. The larger flue connection was manhandled until It was In its place. Rain continued to fall. Tho flue was buckled to tho ad¬ joining flues and flro were starte<l. There was no draught. They would not burn even with the osaistance of volunteers from tho Flre Department, AmerlcaJl Legion and Board of Trus tees.
Finally, Chief Engineer Harry Major, although on the job from 8 a. m. Satur¬ day until 11 p. ~m. Sunday night and too busy to oat, solved the problem. The lights were on again and the resi¬ dents satisfied.
The story might end here. But It doesn't.
If Village President Morloy K. Dunn had known what was going to happon he would have had his telephone dis¬ connected. And as he did forget to at¬ tend to this. Mrs. Dunn surely should have gone to the cHy.   But they didn't.
President Dunn was the moat sought
after man In Nassau County.    He was
shovelling coal in the power .plant. Mrs.
Dunn received enough experience with
(ConUnued on page T).
APPREQATION
Mr. James K. S^les.
^assau County Review, Freeport. L. I.
My dear Mr. Stiles: ' Allow me to congratulate you on the improved "Review." I had no idea Freeport, Rockvllle Centro or Hempstead would over produce a lo<.-al news¬ paper with so much Interesting newa.   It Is a great acrcompllahment.
Combinations do not always work out to the advantage of the iHdlvidu- al plant or community, but In this case, I think your readera will agree, it is a dl.9tlnct Improvement. Bo hare's' to tlj« new "Review"-»lonK majr It flourish.
Respectfully jrours,
SAM'L  R.  SMITH. December 1, IMO. •
RKV. J, SVn\l5Y G01IJ> Presbyterian Pastor
Freeport.—The Rev. J. Sidney Gould, for eight years pastor ot the Klrst I'res¬ byterian Chun-h oi Freeport, virtually resigned his position last Sunday morn¬ ing, reading the congrogatlon at the morning service a reqdest tiiat the members of tho church join with him in asking tho next Presbytery to dissolve tho pastoral  rel.a tions now existing.
The unexpe<-ted request was a shm-k to the greater part ot the congregation. It was not generally known that fol¬ lowing the services ot two weeka ngo a conference was held with the vlsitinf? preacher. Dr. Purrall, ot lirookiyn, ami the Session ot the church, -at which it was iH)ncluded that it would be for the best interests of the church to request Dr. Gould to sever hla connections with the Freeport church.
The Si'hsion gives as ita reason for the doctor's resignation that Mr. Gould was in dnllcate physical condition, suf- '"cring from a nervous breakdown, nnd unable to carry out tho work of .'i grow¬ ing church. The Sesaion feared, it Is claimed, that the return of Mr. Gould's son's body from France next week would be a shock too great for him to withstand.
* Dr. Gould, In speaking to a represen¬ tative of the Nassau County Review this afternoon virtually denied that tills wns the reason. He said that the resig¬ nation was largely resultant ot the re¬ cent achool hoii.s^ mer ting in Freeport. at which ho advocated the purchase of the Story property, thereby Incurring the emnlty of several of the parishion¬ ers of his church, among whom wore some ot tho members of the Ses-slon.
Dr. Oould hns been in charge of this churoh eight years, his pastorate being longer than any other ot his predeces- sprs, except two. He came direct from the west, with the vigor of tho west, and put a great deal of ambitious vigor into the affairs of the church organi^a- tlon. lie hns token actiye pifVt in coln- munlty atfalrs of Freeixort, and hiis heen an inlluence In moulding public opinion.
Dr. Oould hus borne the news of his son, Charles', death well. He recently received a citation from the govern¬ ment, stating that the boy died while In active serv'Ice, cutting wire on the Hln- ilenburg Hne, and thnt his body was to bo returned next week. Dr. Oould Is chaplain of the American Legion Post In Freeport, and too far along In years to be abashed by the return of his son's body. He has had long experlnco In pastoral work, and bas mot with similar circumstances many times during his ministry,
Cona'derable gossip Is expected as the result ot the announcement of the Session, and the effort to twist the true reason of the doctor's resignation. It Is  believed  that  before  the   matter  is
pared his tax this year with that ot | <--y 'ivaiiabie to paying, increased s.-ila- last year, showing a difference of near- '''''«- The state Is now <-harging this ly 100 p<-r cent, tlie^'full meaning of j'>"<¦'< through the taxes levied on the each  Individual  Inerease was  felt.    Tlio
protest was registered when  tho  taxes wero  paid.
State  Tax Pcrccntaee
Tho greatest jiercentago of Increase In In tho state tax. The state levied on Nassau County this year, J3r,3,589.Gl, while last yenr the stats levy was Jl.'il, ons.62. This is an increase of l207,5,S!t.- 99, or 13C per cent increase. Tho state tax rate Increased from .21 last year to ..18 thia yenr.
The total school tax for all districts ia   tho   inrgest   ainglo   Item   on   the   tax
counties.
Local sehool budgets In almost ovory district, the Supervisor explained, aro also higher this yeur than last becauso the LockwocKl bill provided fnr contin¬ uing inei-eas^l salaries granted last year. In ord<n- to meet these increased salaries, dchool sidtrlct budgets had to be  increased.
Emergency Measures^
Supervisor .Smith explained tha\ whlla tho llemiiHti-ad Town builBCt Is inn-eas¬ ed by $32,56ri.4'J this yenr, 141,206.49 repreaentej the amount of several itema
bill ot the town. It amounts to J1.0;»0,-I which were of an unuaual nature and S91.li2. This Is nn inrioase of $322,180.-j nioro or less of an emergency nature. 03 over last year when tho nchool bud-j jf these had not heen forcod upon tha get waa $768,711.4:». The increase this i town, its budget would havo been ro- year Is 42 per cent. This Is the a ver j ,1,,, .,.d by about $10,000. Among Iheso age increase for the whole 28 districts I ,.xtr,-i Hems, he a.-iid. was the creation iri the town. In individual districts, of a sinking fund of $10,000 to tako tho increase varies as do alao the flg-; care of old ruad botids (omlng due, ures for tho two years mentioned, as' grading and iinprovliig the town hall each district makes up its own school | fr|.(,u„j3 ^i a cost ot $10,0(»'i: purchaso budget. In s<imo districts the school j of extra voting machines, $7,107; snow tax   is   greater   than   all   other   taxes; removal last year $10,158.4^ und an ad-
combined.
Town ofllcials have no control over school tax, this being determinctl in the several districts. Tho money is Ilkevyise expended In the taxiiayer's own  school  district.       ?
Explaining  County^ Tax'
Officials and employes have found n?- llef in explaining thia S(-hool Item to complaining taxpayers, for the expla¬ nation putting the responsibility for this Increase up to the taxpayer. hir% self, to a considerable degree. It also explains a large portion of tho total increase.
When explaining county and town taxes they are more at ease. This is particularly the case in the matter of town taxes, tor they havo only to jwilnt to the rato ot the town t;ix whleh Is flvo points less thnn that of last yeor, while the actual amount of money to be raised Is $32,.'565.49 more than laat year. t.-
Su|)eTvlsor Hiram R. Smith made the best of an opportunity to make a state¬ ment on the town tax at tho meeting of the Town Board on Tuesday. He ex¬ plained that tho Town Hoard has no Jurisdiction over any other taxes than, town taxes, and therefore Is not re¬ sponsible for tho school taxtis, tho county   tax   or   the   stato   Uix.     Those
completely settled there will be a di¬ vision among the congregation, somo advocating the adoption of the roslg nation, and the greater numlM^r urg¬ ing Its withdrawal.
Dr. Gould would not commit himself as to what he will do. should the mat ter como to this pass, but it Is believed that should the pressure bo strong etiough. he might be Induced to remain.
It is conclusive thnt should Dr. Oould agree to contInu>: In his preaent pas tornte, he will do so enly on --Hinditlon that the Session ho re-organIzod.
Community Christmas Tree for All Little Kiddies in Rockville Centre
For the flrst Ome In the history of Athe committee of arrangements Rockvillo  Centre a  community Christ- mafi treo will give pleasure te tba vlllace kiddles.
John V. Dempsey, master of Massa¬ pequa Lodge. T. A A. M., orl^natdd the plan. Purchase of the Rockvllle Centre dub property. Lincoln avenue, makes It possible for the 'Maisotis to lead In this plan, as the ample crounds and bulldinc w.ill be used.
The head of each organizaUon In the vtltece  win   bs  expected   to   Mrvo   on
The idea Is to have all children In the community share in  tlie pleasuren.
A tall evergreen 4lJI be erected at the lawn, and vnrl-color<id lights wHI shine on tt throughout Christmas weak. The children's pnrty will doubtless be held Chrlctnias Eve.
The present plan Is to sing carols around- tbe troe and then repair to 'ittd
dition   to  and  equiiimont  at   the  town house $7,000.
There is an actual reduction of S points in the town rate. This was ex¬ plained as due to the Increase in as¬ sessments.
What Equalizatinn Does '
Increase in as.sessmt-iits was expl.tln. r-d by Suprt-vi.-ior O. Wllhur Doughty. He said th<i State Kquallzation Com¬ mission has always fixed assesaments in Nassau County at much Itelow the 100 IKT cent point. In equalizing lo<'al oaaessmcnts, bringing Naasau aaseas- ments to a level with assessments else¬ where throughout tho state, they havo added on nn average ot $60,000,000 to local   aHse.ssinents.
Tho amount indicated by adding $S0,- 000,000 to tho local as.seHs^d valuation aa made out by tho llomristead Town .as.so.sHOrs, Is known aa tlie equalUod value. I'pon this equQ^ed vaiuo tho State apiiortlons Us levy ot taxes to l>e collected from the county, said Super¬ visor Doughty.
When the state distributes money to the county, however, tho distribution la mnde upon tho local aswssed vuluo and not on the equalljw'd value, so while the county i>ays taxes on $50,000,000 excess valuation fixed by tho state, tho state will not distribute the sluiro of the Incomo tax returns due to the coun¬ ty on that $."iO,000,000, but only on tho asaessed valuation aa fixed by the town assessors.
In order to get a greater share of the Income tax moneys from tho state as¬ sessments In all three towns and Glen Cove City, were increased about 40 i>er cent by mutual iigreement.
Although the imreased. assessment goes Into effect tbla year, Supervisor Doughty explains this year's return from Income taxes raised by tho state Is paid on the lower uiisessment. This year the burden of increased assess¬ ment and higher stato taxes, with the ,old low rate return of state moneys Is In effect, Nassau muat wait Until next yoar to get benefits frotn .thn state 8.S a  result   of  the   higher  asiiessment.
When the residents of Rockvllle Cen¬ tre rec«!lvod their tax bllla the past week they got quite a sho<-k. In most caae* the Hills were more tlian flfty per cent hicher than last year. At once, th«- as¬ sertion was made that the Increase was due to tfie extra expense of conductlnc the local Bt-hools. But the members of the Rockvllle f:entre Board of Educw tlon say that Is not so.
The Items covered In the bills Just delivered ore for stat*- tax, county tax, town tax and achool tax. In Rock-irllln Centro the school Ux haa always bc«io
aud'torlum. where Santa Claus and as-    -
sistants will distribute candy and othsr I the largest figure- of tliese four Items.
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