THE NASSAU POST: FREEPORT, N. Y., PRIDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1914
HAS THIS PLOT OF LAND TWO OtaS?
Baldwin Aroused Over Con-
troveray Between Frank
Gately and the Town
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARE IMMINENT
Fence Bars Way of Commuters
Over Short Cut to Station
Used for Years
HOTEL NOW WORTH $70,000.-^B0SCA
Town Treasurer Tells Nassau Post of Improvements to~ East Rockaway Hostelry
HE LOANED HIMSELF $38,000.00 ON TT
Trouble Over Mortgages in no Way
Effects Mecca For Tangoers
And Turkey Trotters
ROCKVILLE CENTRE POUCE ON TRIAL
Village Fathers Hear Charges
of Disobedience, Neglect of
Duty and Cowardice
Until matters have been aajusted Despite the activities of Investlgat whether amiably or otherwise be¬
tween Frank J. Gately, of Baldwin, and Robert Brower, superintendent of highways In the Town of Hempstead, commuters who have beon In the habit of.making a short cut over a trlangu- la.r strip of land Immediately to the north of the Bald v. In railroad station win have to hurdle a tbree-<oot /ence twice or walk, ovei half a mile in a circuitous route to the station. The contention is over the ownership ol the land. The township claims it as a part of a highway; Gately says it belongs to him.
The controversy between Gately and Commissioner Brower promises some interesting developments before it 1» finally settled. The higbwayt superintendent by authority of tht Town Board has engaged JeremlaL Wood as his coun.sel in the mattei and will endeavor to establish a rlgln to the land as a stieet. On the othei band Gately has no Intention of giv¬ ing away a single inch, and aB a pre¬ caution against trespassing he hat erected a fence around the' plot ol laud.
If Gately finally establishes hia right to the land, he will In all probabilities. erect a house upon It. Also ha sayt be will begin damage proceedingt against the township for earing down the fence.
A large numbor of commuters will watch with Increasing Interest thit dispute over the title to this partlcu lar piece of Urd and will doubtlesE aid the township In every way pos¬ sible. The controversy as a matter ol fact was begun liy commuters of the northern and Lakeview section ol Baldwin who found themselves sud denly confronted one morning a week ago with this new fence of Gately's. There la a mighty roar from them and ttiat afternon tho town highway de¬ partment dispatched a man to teai down the fence. The Job wnj accom¬ plished without interference, but the next day it was up again and Gately stood guard to see that it remained in tact.
Tbe disputed land lies just north of the acqueduct line of the Brooklyn City Water Works and the Long Island Railroad aud is of triangular shape. ' For sometime It has been the only means of reaching the station In a direct route froAa the northerly sec¬ tion of the village. With tbe right ol way cut off It will be necessary for commuters or others to walk north¬ ward nearly • half a mile and then south through Baldwin avenue. It will take from ten to twenty minutes long¬ er to reach the station by this routes. When the city acquired the strip of land 'lying north of railroad for Its acqueduct line tho property was fenc¬ ed lo. Later a development company purchased considerable portion of land lying to the northward and built upon It. There waa no provision made for streets howerer, and at the point over which tho right of title le now disputed a natural pathway was made toward tbo station. Residents of tbe northern sfictlon have suffered Incorvenlence for considerable time as a result of these conditions and It is believed before the present dlflB- culty Is straightened out a metins of travel will be providedprobably by condemnation proceedings.
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ing committees, auditors and repre¬ sentatives of BU'ety companies, The White Cannon Hotel, at East Rocka- w.iy, upon which Ernest E. Bosca, treasurer of the town of Hempstead and is accused of loaning to himself two mortgages aggregating |35,0O0, continues as a mecca for dancers— laagoers, turkey-trotters, etal. In fact the fame of the popular hostelry has m no way suffered from the wide pub- llclty given to Its proprietor and his alleged misconduct as custodian of l.he town funds. Rather "Ye Olde Ct.bln Room" has taken on a new ae¬ iivity, regardless of season or th© yresent high cost of living.
During all of this widespread dls- cosslon of the town treasurer's ac¬ tions as a public ofHclal, he has re¬ mained silent and secluded himself. .n'o word has come from him for pub- .icatlon, and his counsel Theophilus i'arsons, of Hempstead, says only that le' anticipates no difficulty in clearing ii.4 client of charges of technical vlo- ations.
Since the town authorities passed I resolution cancelling Bosca's bond .vith the withdrawal of Girdell V. Jrower as one of his bondsmen, a jurety company haa been sought to .ebond the town treasurer. In an ex- :luslve Interview yesterday upon this .ubject Boscarsald:
"I have applied to a bonding com- jany for $375,000, in compliance with .njtructlons fro.Ti the town board, and lave been pracilcally assured that -tfey win accept my risk. The pre- uium vlll be flSOG which of course he town will have to pay."
Bosca talked frankly about his jroperty in East Rockaway.
"1 have made improvements at the lotol which have Increased Its value ner 130,000," he said, "1 wcfiild not consider an oEf^r at this moment of e:is than 170,000. Business ia in- jroaslng wonderfvJly and tbe place las made a great reputation.
"It may be of Interest to readers of The Nassau Post to know that the owii of Hempstead is the only town- jbip In the State of New York that .las a treasurer. Theofflce was creat¬ ed way back In 1S70 by a special act jf the legislature for the purpose of loiinln-'j out the monies of the enorm¬ ous fund left by A. T. Stewart for he sale of Hempstead Plains. The salary fixed at that time was |750 a year and it has never been changed le'spite the enormous Increase.,.,, in I'unda and the responsibility of the office. 1 have made a number of loans during my brief term of office is treasurer and with all the pressure that has been brought to unearth ir¬ regularities only one accusation has been made against me. I fell confl- Jent that I will be able to clear my¬ self."
Becauhe of the large amount of tbe bonds required by the township, Bosca believes that It is safer to bave indi¬ vidual bondsmen than to place tbe full amount with a surety company.
THREE OFHCERS ARE ARRAIGNED
Trustee Wallace on Vigilant Duty
Found Guardians of Peace
Skulking in Alleywajf
RUFUS RHODES SUES FOR SEPARATION
Freeport Photographer Alleges That Wife Was Incompatable
Within a few days after his wife left his bome In Main street. Free- .>ort, Rufus R. Rhodes, a photogra¬ pher, commenced an action against ler for 'separation early this week. .'apers were served on Mrs. Rhodes It tbe bome of S. B. Grim in Atlantic ivenu«^, where she la stopping. A similar action has been Instituted Dy ber.
Accoiding to tbe morning papers tbe marital relailona of tbe Rhodes' have been dlstui-bed for a longT time. Tbe complaint alleges tbat Mrs. Rbodea waa aupersenaitlTe and In¬ compatable. Mrs. Rbodea denies tbe .lUegatlons.
Th>i Fx bodes' were married flve 7eara ago. He la tbe £on of Alexander R. Rhodes, of FreMp^rt, and she la tbe daughter of Jamcfc P. Ooelccnleucbter. ot Woobaven. TKey have one child, laabele Minerva RboAes.
Following a searching investigation into the affaire of tbe police depart¬ ment Ir Rockville Centre, the Board of Truetees, sitting as police coiumls- slone: J arraigned Offlcers Amos Verlt- zan, John Klrchei and Needham on char^eH on Tuesday night. The trial W.IS the first over conducted in the village. Each of th*-- officers was fined !$5, and the amouiit deducted from his salary.
The charges weie In three counts: dL^obt-dlence, neglect of duty, leaving post and in the case of Veritzan, cow¬ ardice. They are the direct result of a visit which Trustee Edwin Wallace niada to "headquaiters" early Sunday morning. On bis way from the north¬ ern section of thi» village whore he lives and serves on a vigilance com- mitte-i that does regular patrol duty at night, Wallace states he saw the three officers st.-inding in an aljeyway in Village avenue. t^'hen he ap^ proached, according to the charges, ihey ran to the rear of a row of build- in.?3 on the easterly side of the ave- aue.
Wallace may or may not have been 'Investigating" when he chanced to come upon the three officers, for u was after three o'clock. However, he came stealthily down the street and as hg passed the alleyway just south ot Obnerver street called gently, "Feek-ix-BooI" But there was no re- jpon.se from the dark rece^bes of the alley. The bluecoats had gone.
. President Bul.'on questioned the of¬ ficers concerning the incident. Verit¬ zan said he saw a man actually run¬ ning up the alleyway and followed him. He did admit that he was oft post, and finally stated that he had not se-en a man actually run to the rear of the buhdlngs, but had been told their was or« by Officer Need- ham. Other acts ot the offlcers were made a part of tha trial.
Through the cross examination of Counselor Francis G. Hooley, It was brought out that the offlcers were ac¬ tually In the alleyway and behind the Vlllasg avenue biL'ldlngs about fifteen minutes. Offlcers KIrcher and Need¬ ham both agreed that it was no long¬ er. The latter's answers to the charg¬ es were practically admissions pf guilt.
Following the long period of ques- tionirp the members of the board went Into conference and finally Pres¬ ident Bulson announred that the three men had been found guilty. In Im¬ posing the fine he said that the ac¬ tions 'ot the offlcers had caused the vlUa,t!e to become the laughing stock among other villages on Long Island, and told them that he had been as lenient as was consistent wltb good Judgment. The \lllage president sug¬ gested that if any of the offlcers were dlsBatefled that their resignltlons would be accept-ad.
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T.R's Stick is Gone, Roosevelt Peaceful
FREEPORT CITIZENS ORGANIZE TO ERECT PUBLIC BUILDING
(Continued from Page 1) formed association that the auditori¬ um will Ik- self .'sustaining. Its inaa- agement will jje vested in the execu¬ tive comnilitee to whom tlie Genera! Manager, .Mr. Kayniore will be r^¦Hpon- slble. A supclr.Ttendent will be en¬ gaged and th.' hall rented at a li,i;ure which will ^Insure, it Is asserted, Its financial yclf support. All entertain- mentH of the Mut-ic and Dramatic Club, whiih was oij;.anized a year ago with the express purpose of establish- in? a fund for the- erection of a si¬ milar building, IS well as those func¬ tions hlthorio been held elsewhere will be held in the new auditorium. Public rneeiiims and other gatherings It is expected, will be conducted In its ample hall.
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EQUAL TAXES THEIR SLOGAN
East Rockaway Civics Open Ag. gressive Local Campaign
Probfibly nio mosT nt.;gresslve cam¬ paign tor-vJlLtgo officers ever waged in the village of East Rockaway was begun win 11 the Civic A.snociaiion a week ago took the initiative In local politics atul noininoted a full slate of candidates headed by Dr. W. A. Strong, the present executive. The others noriMiiat"d were Albert J. Ed- wiirds, trustee ;or two years, Harry L. Hobbs, treasurer and George O. Field, tax collector.
The Civic Association will make its campaign upon a platform declaring for equalization of taxation and civic betterment. La.st night the first of a .series of campaign meetings was held at the club hou.-^.> on .Atlantic avenue.
HEALTHY OYSTERS James Dayton, deputy health In¬ spector of the »o'.vn of Hempstead re¬ ports tbat lu'iili'i conditions In the southern part of the town eBpeclally aiound the oyster houses are Im¬ proved. He iruiUis particular men¬ tion of the drin'uu; places for oysters whirh he states !.r.- in the beat sani¬ tary condition.
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PALLME ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
Herman Pallme. of Lee avenue, Rockville' Centre, has annoimced him¬ self cardldate for the office of 8ec'-:jd ' assistant chiaf erf the Rockville Cen¬ tre Fire Department. .Mr. Pallme is I an ex-toreman of the Reliance Hose Company and one of the charter mem- j bers. He holds a lesponslble position with the Quintard Iron Works, of lirooklyn. and Is a mechanical en¬ gineer. He Is a nephew of "Herman the Oeat."
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All Is quiet and p«rceful In Roose¬ velt. And-s^i'i'-.ii—the niarvelously carved cane presented by T. H., way back In November, 1012, is still mlss- in.r. No clue yet, aud none sought. SL : The Sheiitt" and County De¬ tective have been called olT. Roose¬ velt really doesn't want lo find it — ever.
This Is the manner In which resi¬ dents of the vlUage--the only Long Island village th.-.t bears the name of tho dstlngulshed ex-President-speak of th<»ir recent mi.'-fortuuo.
Poet Charles Edwards has turned ofi' his fiow^ of muse and talk and coaimotlon has ceaped"^ Edward Uhe, fr(jm whose home the valued prize .\yi.i^ taken, has/ttu exonerated of all bhinv for the los.". T. K. In the far av.ay South Anurica doesn't kuow a thing about It vot. and no one cares if he does.
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FEATURE FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, '14
Performances at 3J0 and 7 and 9 p.m. George Kleine presents the Photo Drama
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"THE LAST DAYS Of POMPEII
Taken from Lord Bulwer Lytton's famous work of the same name. It is one of the most alluring and beautiful achievements of the age in the realms of photography.
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