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OFFICIAL FAF2R OF THZ VILLAGE OF FREEPOST.
FREEPOBT, H. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 18, 1916.
OFFICIAL REPUBLICAH PAPER OF HASSAU COUHTY.
PRICE TWO GEHT8
In the Rotunda
Mineola Court House,
May 19, 1916.
Gov. Cbarles S. Whitman is mak¬ ing substantial progress toward his renomination.
Slated for Treasurer.—This is tap- 'week in Republican circles. If you happen to be In Oyster Bay, In the vi¬ cinity of Justice of the Peace Wil¬ liam E. Luyster and you see some¬ body come along and tap him on the left shoulder, you will know at once that he has been slated to run as County Treasurer against Dan, Hege¬ man. If you don't happen to see it yourself but hear of it from some townsman, you may still accept the tap as being a bona flde tip.
Why Nol?—Some very nice com¬ pliments are going the rounds, just now, touchin' on and apperlainln' to the efficiency, celerity and intelli¬ gence of a certain public olliecr, to wit, Mise G. W. Burrowes, stenogra¬ pher and assistant clerk to the Board of Supervisors. To their accuracy of statement the newspaper men are not tho only ones who will testify. In commemoration of years of public usefulness, a testimonial of some kind Is common in big cilie+j, A wink ought to be as good as a nod in Nas¬ sau. If Philip and Janies and Hiram and Thomas and Daniel and Stephen shoulld start something, a iot of per¬ sons whose fond parents never search¬ ed the scriptures diligently for their Christian names wouid gallantly fol¬ low. Does anybody catch us?
What's Up?—Major MacElroy and Counsellor William E, Pettit, it would appear from publlc and private state¬ ments, have toned down their mutual desire to trim the salaries of public officials. The Major is now ot the opinion that a supervisor who does his duty should receive $10,000 a year for at least four yearn. The Counsellor publicly declares tliat his criticisms are not so much of what the officials receive ,as of "the fael that the people do not know what they receive for the work they do," The "fact" seems a little ambiguous, though the (luotation is from the Angels' Own, the Hempsiead Inquir¬ er. Just what these publlc epiriled advisers of the body politic are drlv- , ing at by blowing first hot then cold Is puzzling to the lay mind. It Is disappointing to be led to the ring¬ side and then not see a mill. One can j understand that the Counsellor by, Ills methods of publicity might be in search of a coanty judgeship. But i "what might the Major have in mind? | We fear the Greeks from R. V. C. and , the Branch, bearing gifts. Pray, ' kind sirs, speak up. What's up? I
Adios, P.J.C. and J.H.C,—The pub¬ lic mayas well prepare to say Adios to \ Its two servants, Supervieors Philip j J. Christ of North Hempstead and j James W. Cocks of Oyster Bay, for | "both those eminent publicists have de- | elded to retire from service In the | Mineola Court House upon the ex- ! plration of their terms next Spring, I They will both be missed, for It can j not be said that either of them ever; fell asleep at the switch or neglected \ his post. Partisans they may have i been but that fact never obscured l their vision to the publlc outside and ' beyond the council chamber. The ¦ Chesterfield of New Hyde Park will | be succeeded in the Democratic clr- | cles of North Hempstead by Thomas j O'Connell, who discharges the duties, of Town Clerk very satisfactorily to i the public at Manhasset. The ora
cles are not exactly agreed as to future Democratic politics after "Jimmy" Cocks has beaten his sword into a ploughshare and returned to the soil. The very atmosphere of Oyster Bay Is charged with ambition and O, B. boasts of enough ambitious men to flll every offlce known to our form of government from Constable down to President of these United Stales. It seems to have "the goods. ' In North Hempstead condiiions. Democratic especially, are different. Phil. Chriet has constructed a ma- chin^ whicii works harmoniously 111 the main, but it will miss its creator with his famous oil can for smooth¬ ing over things and his remarkable faculty for steering clear of the bumps. Of course, tiie Republicans expect to elecl two Republican super¬ visor** in those two townships next Spring to succeed tbe two Demo¬ cratic war-hornes who retire from the turf.
The Iinpatient Major, "According to tlie Stale Highway Depariment tbere remains yet unexpended more than six hundred thousand dollars ot Slate money due Nassau County for aid iu building roads. Isn't it pos¬ sible lo get this vast sum of nioney tcj extend our roads system before it is too iate? Action, gentlemen, of the olHciai circle. Action is what we want," -Major MacElroy in the R. V, C, Owi,
Be not loo liasly. .Major, lest the charge of going off al liaif-cock he hurled at you. Hold the old mare in a bit. lest the breeching bust. There aint no sicli suiu due Nassau -the gentlemen of the otficial circle would never permit it, Tiie true statistics run tims, as you may lind by accept¬ ing the invilations nf these gentle¬ men lo mke a day off and run over to Mineola and Heinpstead and get wiae:
tion |,-iO,000,000,00
.Nas,sau's share 7.')2,267,.")0
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a dale unflxed
Section 12 of Article VH. of the Slate Constitution may be profitably read in connection with this topic of improving the highways. "Aclion" is proper always if something can be accomplished. Patience le frequent¬ ly better. 'Tls even said that all things cometh to him wlio waits. The interlocking finances of the Stale, county and lown are somewhat intri¬ cate and may not always be readily grasped by editors busy with their own financial problems. Whatever else may be said ot "gentlemen of the official circle," it cannot be cliarged that they are slow in collecting all that is coming lo Nassau. They have these ligures under consideration. It is humbly suggested that the Major lake theni iiome and pore over them.
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Democrats Meet Next Week.—The Democracy of Heinpstead towuship is tiptoeing around in a state of sup¬ pressed excitement, over the meeting of the Town Committee which has been called for Wedneaday night at Mineola, by Stale Committeeman Gardner. So uncommon are the gath¬ erings of the body that committee¬ men are hunting up their credentials to make .sure of their identity. Time was when the committee held month¬ ly meetings, one month at Hemp¬ stead, another al Preeport and so on down the line to the Branch. Many Democratic insist that these periodi¬ cal reunions stimulate interest In the party welfare. A movement for their restoration will, if ali the Democrats say upon this subject be true, be highly popular and tend to promote the popularity of whosoever leads it.
Two $1800 Jobs,—"Tot" Raynor has finally decided lo turn in his Under Sheriff's badge on June 1, and assume the responsibilities and ap¬ purtenances of the newly created office of Deputy State Excise Com¬ missioner. Thereupon the genial "Tut" who was Rockville Centre's po.stmaster for sixteen years will join the staff of Sherift Pettit and aid us In the preservation of the peace of Nassau County, The salary of each of these offlces is $1800. Commis¬ sioner Raynor's term of offlce Is for flve years, Phin Seaman is expected to get: his within six weeks after the next November returns are counted.
Bert's Proxy,—The dissatisfaction with State Committeeman Gardner's leadership which the twin Felixes are merrily endeavoring to promote Is based upon the vote cast by Nassau County In the organization of the Democratic State Committee. It was against Harris, the organization can¬ didate, and as events proved was wholly futile, for that gentleman was elected chairman of that committee by a vote that found Naseau In the same tureen with a handful of up- statera of the Franklin Roosevelt var¬ iety. That Gardner did not cast the vote Is undisputed. That he did give his proxy to Harry Keith with the un¬ derstanding that it should be voted for the best Interests of the party ap¬ pears alao to be undisputed. Unfor¬ tunately, it found its way '\o Steve Ryan, a "Reformer" of Chenango, who plumped it against organiiation candidate Harris. In politics particu¬ larly the proxy allowed at-large is likely to become exceedingly danger¬ ous. A couple of correspondents of the New Tork Times happened to be near the telegrapher's desk in the United States hotel, at Saratoga, once when a forged telegraphic proxy was
The lofty ideas of the relationship between directors and stockholders' dollars which prevail in some bank¬ ing circles received further iiluslra- llon in Rockville Centre lasl week. It was only a month ago that the di¬ rectors of the First National of tliat viiiage voted to pay themselves $2."i each for each monthly meeting, an increase of $1,') each over the sum they had theretofore allowed them¬ selves, or a net increase of %l'?,7, per month, which is the equivalent, if the mathematics are correct, of an annual increase in expense of $1,620.
It was lasl week decided to do some more boosting and the Loan Commit¬ tee was authorized to draw $2."i each per month, insiead of the $10 which has hereiofore been considered ample payment for their valuable services. This is'a further item of expense of $1)0 per montli or for tlie year $7 20. Added to the previous increase in ex¬ pense a total of $2;{40 is now paid by tile instilution for hours of labor tlial are no longer than heretofore, for banking talent that is as laleni as heretofore and for services that are no more valuable than when the in¬ stitution was in its swaddling clothes. In those days, the directors were willing to serve without paying themselves al all. But that was be¬ fore Congressman George W, Loft bought in.
The bank is in a prosperous con¬ dition and the stockholders are the only ones whose revenues wiil be depleted hy the methods of lofty fin¬ anciering which have recently been adopled. The moral of banking in Rockville Centre would seem to be: All stockholders should be directors and all directors should be non-resi¬ dents,
.Meanwhile lalk of another bank in that viiiage persists. Congressman
George W, Loft, who has taiiglit the gentle natives of R, V, C, the art of increasing the earning power of their dollars by swelling directors' fees, is in Wasliington, and presumably in attendance at sessions of the House, He wiil ^doubtless answer a few roll calls and enable the printer to pre¬ sent to the readers of the Congres¬ sional Record a worthy surname thai has seldom graced its pages this ses¬ sion. Incidentally he may call on John Skelton Willianis or Secretary -McAdoo and further direct their at¬ tention to his point of view that no other .Xational bank should be tol¬ erated in R. V. C. Bolh .Messrs. Wil¬ liams and McAdoo have had experi¬ ences wilh banks and hankers which should give them pause wlien propo¬ sitions to restrict the banking facili¬ ties of local business men are siib- mitled to them, Peoiile hereabouts don't like to iiear talk of a New Vork politician "flxiug things" In Wash¬ ington in which their interests are !concerned,
j How a bank suffers from non-resi¬ dent directors and a non-resident ¦president is mahifest to business men las weil as directors. There is more husiness to be had in R.V.C, if a 'bank's directors and officers are ac- Itjuainted and go after it. This is one of tlie arguments in favor of a new I hank. In running over llie payments for electric lighting, the other day, I one of the viiiage officers noted the lodd fact that of all the checks re- I ceived, more than 7,0 per cent, were I drawn on out-of-town iianks. This is I not interpreted as lack of confidence I in the local banks, Inii rather as a I lack of business skill and local ac- (luaintance, Tliere seems, however, to be no lack of ability in devising I melhods for depleting a surplus at Ithe expense of stockholders.
""PACE ROABs mmH TO STATE AID FDNDS
SUPERVISORS PROVIDE FOR IM- PROVIHG NORTH HEMP¬ STEAD ROADS,
BALDWIN'S QUAINT SHIPYARD
John R. Bedell, Hale and Hearty, Re- viev^s Its History for Post
Continued 6n Page 8U,
Lasl of lhe innunierable chain of shipyards that once dotted the south¬ ern coast of Nassau County, is one located on the west bank of llie Mil- burn River, at Baldwin, a iiuainl, old fashioned piace wliich i.s odorous of tar, oakum, paint, fresli shavings, oil and bilge water. In sharp contrast to the antiquity ot the spot is an Im¬ mense land development with modern streets and houses. It is comparable to an "old master" set down amid ultra modern surroundings.
Established during tlie War of S12 by one David Bedell, the sliip- yard has been operated with varying degrees of profit by three generations of the founder's family. The aged Bedell homestead, which David Be¬ dell built at the edge of the yard, slill intact and, like the sliipyard, has been occupied and altered by three generations of the same family. The fourth generation finds shelter in tlie ancient building at present, and to this .day the llttie ones play along the river edge, just as the children of David Bedell formerly did.
The site of the eliipyard and the iiomestead covers two acres, although originally the family owned twenty acres, most of which was in farm land. The early Bedell put up a mill at the edge of the Milburn River, which was used to grind the meal of scores of Long laland farmer.s. The mill was a tidewater affair and until a few years ago attracted much at¬ tention from curiosity seekers. That was a great day in the history of American sliipping. The internat¬ ional trade of the counlry was in the heyday of ils prosperity and Ameri¬ can ships vvere to be found in every port of the lyorld.
Walking through the ancient ship¬ yard one can go back in imagination to such times. One can get the strong whiff of grog and see the first of the Bedells bite off a "chew " and ex¬ claim, "All hands on deck!" It was part of the apprenticeship of a good .seaman in those days to chew tobac¬ co in orthodox fashion. Tradition lurks in every nook and cranny of the old yard. Even at this late date one can see spars, anchors, rudders and windlasses lying about the yard In pretty confusion.
Just at the edge of the shipyard is the old Bedell barn, built by the great-gr?at grandfather of the young¬ est generation living In the place. It antedated the homestead by many years and is notable because of the fact that in a country where General Oeorge Washington was known to have stopped, the general's horse was not stabled there. In this respect the barn is notable among barns of the country district roundabout.
Milburn River hae been straight¬ ened and widened right up to the boundary line of the shipyard, and the old homestead, overtopping the bank, seems to shake its flat in de¬ rision and say: "Don't you come any further!"
When a Nassau Post reporter en¬ tered the shop in the shipyard John R. Bedell, now well past the three score and ten mark, was eunnlng him¬
self near an open window. Hale and hearty except for Impaired hearing, he observes regular liours and lives to talk of the history of the oid place,
"Vou can still smell tar, hemp and a few other things about a boat in this piace," tiuoth the aged ship¬ builder, "This sea air tends to keep a feller's head preity clear. This is tlie only shipyard on Long Island that 1 can tliink of that is so near tlie cily. The day ot brigs, Iiarks and schooners is pretty well over. Orders for sailboats such as sloops and "cate" are now few and far between. They'll bc curiosities before long, VVe do a lot of repairing and rebuilding nowa¬ days. Our new work is building motor boats for all sorts of uses mostly. Time was. fifteen years ago and le.ss, wlien catboats about the river and the bay off yonder were as thick as mosijuiloes. But no more do you see the spread of canvas as in tlie old days. Power boats are here to stay, j ,^
"How ast6nished my grandfather would be if he could see the motor boals and the endless chain of auto¬ mobiles that blacken Merrick every day where the old stage coach u.sed to run. Early in lhe last century that stage used to run three times a week,"
The active manager of the ship¬ yard at present is Sanford Bedell, who is the son of John R, O'edell, Tlie young man is the rea! "boss" now, but his father walks about, watches things and acts the role of the "boss." even though he does no active super¬ intending. The Bedells live in a ro- maniic nook of Long Island, They love their calling as they love the call of the sea that breaks on the beadi three miles to the southward. The se^i, like the atmosphere of boats and cordage, is part of their lives. It is fair to presume they would die if they had to live on a mouniain top, as they nestle On the spot that has owned four generations of Bedells.
NASSAU COUHTY MUSICIANS.
Last Re^i^lar Meeting Held at Roote¬ velt at Baer's Htdl. A regular meeting of the Nassau County Federation of Musicians, Lo¬ cal No. 46, A. I. M. and T. U., was held last Saturday evening at Baer's Hall, Roosevelt, for the discussion of the music business in general. It Is hoped that this.body of men, or¬ ganized to give every attention to the music business in and about the vicinity, will receive the support of the residents of the district in their engaging of musicians forthe various kinds of work in their line, and will help the community to get pi;oper men without having to go or depend upon New York city or Brooklyn to get them. Band work, orchestra work, minstrels, etc., dances and whatever comes under the head of music In general it at their disposal. Mr. Bert Lytel Is the aecretary. and all communloations ebould be ad¬ dressed to him.
At the meeting of the board of sup¬ ervisors held in their chambers last Friday morning, the estimate of Crampton Bros,, of Great Neck, for resurfacing Elm Point road. Kings Point road and Hicks lane in the Town of North Hempstead, at the rate of $I,IM) per s(|uare yard, was approv¬ ed and accepted. The estimate of tbe .Armstrong Cork and Installation Co. for the laying of oid composition cork liie in the court house as per adver¬ tiser bids, at the rate of 40 cents per stjiiare foot, was accepted. Bills were audited and the meeting adjourned to .Monday,
Sheriff Pettil on Monday. May lij. al thc regular meeting, reported 4 8 prisoners in the jail for the week ending May U, The bids for instal¬ ling shades as per advertisement, were received and the eame wiil be opened tills niorning,
Tlie bond of the Globe Indemnity Company, on behalf of Gombert Hrotlit'rs, in the sum of $:5,000, was approved as to form, manner of exe¬ cution, elc. Following the audit'of bills tlie board adjourneti to meet on Friday niorning. May Ifl, at fl,30 o'ciock.
Newspaper Editorials and News Items False, Unfounded-Fabrications
TRUCKS WRECKING ALL COUNTY ROADS
STATE DEPARTMENT FURNISHES
TONNAGE CENSUS—FIGURES
ARE APPALLING.
Considerable interest in Nassau County has developed in the Hewell hill passed in the iast hours of the Legislature which provides a com¬ mission to prepare and flle a schedule of registration fees to be paid liy auto irucks and busses. The commission is lo determine the wear and lear on public roads by the various classes of vehicles and to prepare increased ,scliedules of rales.
Because of the proximity of Nas¬ sau County to the city, the excellent system of roads Is largely being de¬ stroyed and the up-keep cost in¬ creased tremendously. The size of motor trucks has been increa.scd unlil when loaded their weight approxi¬ mates that of light freight trains. Nassau County roads were nol built for such traffic and the citizens of the county trust tbat the Legislature will provide for the imposilion of a lax which can be used toward tlie cost of maintenance,
Supervi,sor Hiram R, Smith has heen furnished a census of the ton¬ nage of motor trucks and busses in Nassau County for a period of forty weeks, by the State Highway Com¬ mission. The figures are aiipaiiing,
.N.A.SSAIT COU.NTY, romijini- of .Motor Trucks and Mu.s.sch.
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The taxpayers and citizens of Nas¬ sau county, and particularly those in the town of Hempstead, need not have the least apprehension because of the newspaper stories and editorials which have appeared of late relative to roads and highways, and the share of State money due our county for State and county highway purposes. We print herewith, in detail, an Interview which the editor of this paper had with Supervisor Hiram R. Smith at his offlce in Hempsiead this lasl Monday morning. It shows con¬ clusively tliat the stories and editor¬ ials were false, unfounded and in fact were mere fabrications. We believe they were published for the purpose of discrediting the adminietration of our county and town officials.
The town and counly never have had more wide-awake ofllcials, or of¬ flcials more faithful In the perform¬ ance of their duties.
supervisor Smith said, "There are five distinct kinds of roads in Nassau couniy,
"1^ irst -State highways which are constructed wholly out of State funds and are maintained by the Stale.
"Second Counly higliways which are constructed by the Stale, the coun¬ ly paying one-third of the cost of con¬ struction. The State also maintains these connty highways but the county pays $.')ii per mile per year towards llie maintenance of such.
•"lliird -County roads which are constructed wliolly out of county fuiid:< and are inaititained in wiiole by the county,
"hourlii- Tosvn roads whicii are constructed wholly hy the lown and maintained by the lown. Tiie State contributing an amount loward the maintenance of these roads equal to 7)0 per cent, of the amount raised by lax, in tlie town, for this purpose,
"Fiflli Village roads which in¬ clude all ruads running through in¬ corporated villages witli the excep¬ tion of State highways, counly higli¬ ways and county roads. These viiiage loads are nuiit nnd maintained wholly by the incorporated villages.
"Regarding the share of Slate money due our county for Stale and county highway purposes. The fol¬ lowing are the facts: ,
"The allotment for county high¬ ways, in our counly, amounls lo $4,') I,IlOO,.">f), seven-tenths of this amount will be available for county highway purpo.ses by Sept. I, 1916. P"he balance will not be available until released by the State Legislature at tlieir next or succeeding eeasion. Out of this seven-tenllis which will be pivailabie Sepi, I, County Highway No. .')r)0.") has been built and completed at a cost of $4!)..') 10,97. In addition to this highway, Counly iiighway No. .¦')2,S0, now under way, lias been oh-
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STATE CANAL BOOK
STATE ENGINEER WILLIAMS IS¬ SUES ATTRACTIVE BOOK ON CANALS,
As a supplement to his depariment report for the year 1915, State En¬ gineer and Surveyor Frank M. Wil¬ liams has prepared a pamphlet en¬ titled "The Story of the New York State Ca&als," which le being sent oUjt to the schpol superintendents and principals with a circular letter explaining that upon application to the State Engineer's Department ad¬ ditional copies will be sent to each teacher or superintendent for distri¬ bution to the children.
The pamphlet gives a brief history of the canals of the state, beginning from the days when the Mohawk river and connecting waters formed the only means of communication be¬ tween the Dutch settlers of the Hud¬ son and Mohawk Valleys and the French settlements on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. It tells of the events leading to the con¬ struction of the Brie Canal, the sub¬ sequent success ot that waterway and the effect it had upon the growth of the state and tbe City of New York between the years of 1825 and 1840, when it was the only route for the tranaportation of produce between the Oreat Lakee and the Atlantic Seaboard.
ligated for in the amount of $33,900.
"There is also to be built out Of this amount, the road known as Hook Creek road, plans for which are now being prepared. AI40 highway known ae the Long Beach highway, starting at Hog Island creek and run¬ ning across the meadows to Long Beach, eliminating the raliroad cross¬ ings which ouc present county road has. When these two roads are com¬ pleted it will about take up all the i available money set aside by the State for county highways, in Nassau coun¬ ty, up to the preaent time.
"Regarding State highways there was an allotment of $300,907, seven- tenths of which will be available by Sept. I, 1916, Out of this allotment for State highways. State highway No. 1201 has been built and com¬ pleted at a cost of $5,346,61, State Highway No, 1203 has been com¬ pleted at a coet of $13,990,21. In addition to the two above mentioned highways, now completed. State High¬ way No, 120 2 now under way, has been obligated for in the amount of $3,'1,295.
"In addition to the three State 1 highways, above mentioned, the board of supervisors have taken up with State Highway Commissioner Duffey the building of about two miles of State highway in the town of Oyster Bay aiid about one mile in the town of North Hempsiead: also the build¬ ing of the new proposed State high¬ way through tlie southern eection of our town, a distance of about sixteen miles, which they expect favorable ac¬ tion on. If these tliree pieces of road, above mentioned, are completed. It will take up practically the entire amount alloted .Nassau county fpr State highways, whicii is available at thc present time, Thc balance of the alloliiient vvill not lie available until released hy Ihe State Legislature at tlii'ir next or succeeding session,
"The hoard of supervisors, in con¬ junction Willi the as.semblyman from this county, liave been, as you know, at Alhany a nuniber of times to take up the (lueslion of Stute and county liighways, with Commissioner Duf¬ fey, and have succeeded in interesting him to the extent of having him pay a recent visit to oi^r counly to inspect and go over these proposed roads; and we have the assurance that the roads wlilch are not actually in course of construction will be starled in the very near future,
"When file above mentioned State and cotinty highways liave been com¬ pleted it will iiractically use up lhe allotment of State moneys to Nassau county, that is availalile for use at the present time.
"The ahove facts and figures can be verififui by any one who cares lo lake the mailer up with the State highway department al Albany,"
"FETTIT IGNORANT" SAYS ENG. JACKSON
HIS ASSERTIONS ARE WHOLLY IN¬ CORRECT AND ABSOLUTELY INEXCUSABLE.
Bird Jackson of Wantagh, engineer in charge of the town dredging, on Monday look just exception lo the commenls of William Pellil, presi¬ dent of the Federation of Civic Asso¬ ciations, made at the last federation meeling, held in Rockville Centre,
In an interview wilh tlic press Mr. Jackson said: "Mr. Pettit says that all of our. dredging is done in a liap- hazard way. This assertion is wholly incorrect. It Is an unjust reflection upon those who have done the work, and upon those who have directed it, and should never have been made by anyone who could so easily have ob¬ tained the facts. The work is being done in accordance wilb permits is¬ sued by tlie Uniled States Govern¬ ment.
"The method of delermining what portions to Improve has been to in¬ spect the channels and to select the places where the need is greatest, choosing the method of dredging best suited Ihereto. There has been noth¬ ing haphazard about it."
Again Mr. Pettt says, "If the town continue to send out surveyors every time it decides to do some dredging intermittently, it will pile up a great expense.' Wrong again. There Is a definite sum which may be applied eacb year to this work, and the cost of the surveys, as well as the dredg¬ ing proper, must come within this al¬ lowance. We pay as we go, and there Is no piling up of expense.
"Mr, Pettit's kind of critlclem caus¬ ed by ignorance of the facts, inex¬ cusable when the facts are so easily^ obtained, is harmful, because it cre¬ ates a false impreasion concernliig the work we are carrying on."
GRIST O^BUSWESS
TOWN BOARD RECEIVES HEALTH
REPORT AND OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS.
All inembers were present at the regular meeting of liie lowu board held at the town hail on Tuesday. The minutes of the last meeting were rea.d and approved,
I "The reports of Health Inspector {'harles Smith of Haldwin and Acting I Heallh Officer Dr, H, M. Phipps for jllie period ending May 6, were re- ; ceived, read and flled. The claim of l)r, S. D, Ahrams for services in scar¬ let fever case was approved and au- Ithorized for payment, j Thc retiuest of the taxpayers com- ] mittee of Roosevelt for four addi- I tlonal lights was received and refer- I red to tiie suiiervlsor with power. j Opinion of Jeremiah Wood relating lo ithe compensation of water commis- Isioners was presented and flled. A j communication from the State tax de- I partment relative to the section'of I tlie lax law providing the form of the I assessment roll was received and chief I clerk of the board of assessors, E, J. Patterson was authorized to take the matter up with the tax department, I Supervisor Smitii advised the mem- I bers of the board that he had employ¬ ed A, T. Davison in the matter of the applicalion of the village of Cedar¬ hurst for refund of franchise tax and Sidney H. Swezey in the matter of the application of K. M. F'ritz re the laying out of Stevens street, Roose¬ velt.
The supervisor waa directed to pay lo the overseers of the poor two monthly Installments for the payment of accumulated bills.
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.%T THB PLAZA.
Week of Mav 22—Monday: Mabelle Taliaferro In "Her Qreat Price," Tues¬ day: Cyril Maude and Ijola Meredith In "The Greater Will." Wednesday: Kitty Oordon In the International aucceas "Aa In a LooklnR Olaaa," Thuraday: Alex¬ ander Oaden In "The Drifter." Friday: l..eonle PulKrath and Pat O'Malley In 'Blade o' Orasa," Sla Hopklna' comedy, Saturday: May Anderson «nd Otto Lea- erer In "SIn'a Penalty." Napoleon and H.illy in a single reel comedy.—Adv.
Are you going to plant
some shrubbery and trees thla spring? First claes goods at right prices can be obtained at
John J. RancUirs Nurs«riM
Ocean and Lena Avenues
Freeport
Call and look the stock over
and make your own scleotlona.
All varieties of shrubbery, tree*,
plants, etc.
