NOTICE TO ALL TAXPAYERS
in the
VILLAGE OF FREEPORT
All the 1955 taxes remaining unpaid will be sold on the 24th day of July, 1956
by the Village Treasurer.
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NEW TIDE GATES
New tide gates are being constructed for installation at Casino Street and
Randall Park, as a means of stopping flooded conditions along the brook just
north, between Roosevelt and South Bay Avenues. The Connecticut Construc-tion
Company of F reeport was awarded the bid, having submittedthelowest
price of $2500. 00.
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FREEPORT
Your
Home Town
The
Friendly Village
Published Monthly by the Village of Freeport
Vol.No. 5-4 April. 1956
RECREATION DEPARTMENT NEWS
The Village Recreation Department's most successful program, including
44 weekly activities, is coming to a close with an elaborate Sportsnight sched-uled
for Thursday, April 5, 7-10 P.M. at the High School Gym. Children and
adults are invited to attend this gala affair which will feature championship
basketball games,'"girl's volleyball, rope skipping, a trampoline demonstration
and awards to"outstanding performers.
The Spring Program has moved outdoors'.and special Recreation Activities
will be provided at Randall, Northeast and Northwest Parks, Monday through
Friday, 3:30-5:30 P. M. Spme highlights of the activities will be solft ball,
handball, paddle tennis, basketball, horse .shoes, croquet, banball, group
games, roller skating to music, kite flying and special instruction in tennis,
archery, model airplanes, etc.
The Adult Softball Recreation League will begin its second year under lights
in May,~and if sufficient in terest is shown, a second league, featuring slow
ball for men of all ages, will be played at Randall Park. Any Freeport organ-
'ization church or club desiring to enter these leagues should contact Kent Thomson
at the Recreation Office at the Village Hall.
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C LEAN -UP'WEEK
Do not forget CLEAN-UP week which will begin Monday, April 23rd, 1956.
The Schedule will be as follows:
Business Section
Bennington Park Area
Northwest Section
Northeast Section
Southwest Section
Southeast Section
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
.Saturday
April 23, 1956
April 24th
April 25th
April 26th .
April 27th
April 28th
START OF THE GROVE STREET SCHOOL
This picture, taken in 1893, shows the exercises of breaking groundfor
a ten room school to accommodate 500 pupils, at a cost of $30,000. In 1904 it
became necessary to add another ten rooms.
Unfortunately, it has been impossible to identify the persons who par-ticipated,
or explain why the lady brought a broom.
This is another of our collection of 157 pictures of Early Freeport,
which may be seen at the Municipal Building, during regular business hours'.
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
1. Appeal and application filed by Temple Realty Corp. , c/oGeo. Maislen,
84 Williams St. , New York 38, N. Y. for variance'from Ordinance lO.l.Sec.
9 (G) 1, to permit construction of building without required five-foot setback,
situate at 56-58 Sunrise Highway, Freeport, N. Y. GRANTED
2. Appeal and application filed by Dominic Muro, 42 West Sunrise Highway,
Freeport, N. Y. (J. L. Birgenthal, Attorney, 65 West Sunrise Highway, Free-port)
for variance from Ordinance 10. 1, Section 5 (D), to permit erection of
one-family dwelling situate on east side of South Long Beach Avenue, 100 feet
south of Whaley Street, Freeport, Residence AA district, without required lot
area. DENIED
3. Appeal and application filedby B enjamin Catania, 67 Kings Walk, Mass-ape
qua Park, N. Y. (Edwin J. Freedman, Attorney, 100 So. Main Street, Free-port)
for variance from Ordinance 10. 1, Section 9 (A) Z (b)-(A)to permit man-ufacturing,
in building situate at #22 East Merrick Road, Freeport, Business
B District, incidental to conduct of retail business on same premises, employ-ing
25 per sons using industrial motors of 10 horsepower per motor and aggre-gating
35 horsepower, which ordinance limits number of persons employed to
10 persons and aggregate horsepower to eight. DENIED
4. Appeal and application filed by Freeport Bedding Co., Inc., 211 East
Merrick Road, Freeport, N. Y. (Berman & Tomaselli, Attorneys, 135 S. Grove
St. .Freeport) for variance from Ordinance 10. 1, Section 10 (G) (A) to permit
erection of one-story addition to existing building, situate at #211 E. Merrick
Road, Freeport, without required front yard setback. GRANTED SUBJECT
TO OFF STREET PARKING.
5. Appeal and application filed by Filomena Terlizzi, 16 North Ridge Av-enue,
North Merrick, N . Y. , (Geo. A . Murphy, Attorney, 12 E. Sunrise Hwy.,
Freeport) for variance from Ordinance 10. 1, Sec. 6 (D) to permit conversion
of premises situate #227 Roosevelt Avenue, Freeport, Residence A District,
into two-family residence without required lot area. GRANTED
6. Appeal and application filed by Miss Frances G. Martin, 162 So. Ocean
Avenue, F reeport (Geo. A. Murphy, Attorney, 12 E.Sunrise Highway,Freeport)
for variance from O rdinance 10. 1, Sec. 7 (B) to permit occupancy for more
than four roomers but not exceeding ten, at premises situate at #162 South
Ocean Avenue, Freeport, in Residence "Apartment" district. GRANTED
SUBJECT TO OWNERSHIP AS AT PRESENT.
7. Appeal and application filed byHarryZ alt, 197 Delaware Avenue, Free-port
(Phillip B. Gitelman, Agent, 2300 Park Place, Merrick, N. Y.) For vari-ance
fromOrdinance 10. l.Sec. 5 (E) to permit enclosure of existing open porch
and erection of additional new open porch at premises situate at#197Delaware
Avenue, Freeport, Residence AA district, without required percentage of lot
area. GRANTED
8. Appeal and application filed by KBK Properties, 135 South. Grove St. ,
iF.reeport (Berman & Tomaselli, Attorneys, 135 South Grove Street;-Freeport)
for variance from Ordinance 10. 1, Sec. 12, Subdiv. 13A (1) to permit elimin-ation
of required five-foot buffer zone between Business AA and "Apartment
House" districts, at premises located at #81 South Bergen Place, Freeport,
Business AA district. DENIED '
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CHILD PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Each year thousands of our children and young
people fall victim to traffic accidents. Some
are killed outright, others suffer injuries that
maim them for life.
While traffic accidents in themselves are fright-ening
and hideous -- a bane to our social wel —
fare and progress --the number of young people
sacrificed to this monster each year on our
streets and highways is particularly heinous.
THE SOLUTION
The ultimate solution of the problem of child
pedestrian safety rests with the combined ef-forts
of parents, motorists, and children them-selves
in improved safety practices and alert-ness
.in. tr affic. -Cooperation between parents
and schools ifl especially important in coordin-ating
the training of children in tr affic safety
education. Motorists, too, should be alerted
to the problem of child safety and made aware
of the need for more cautious driving -habits,
particularly in school zones and in areas w here
children congregate.
"WATCH OUT WHEN KIDS ARE OUT!"
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STREET LIGHTING
At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees funds were provided for
Mercury Street Lights, similar to those on Main Street, Merrick Road and on
Sunrise Highway east of GroveStreet, to be installed on Sunrise Highway from
Grove Street West to the Baldwin Line. This is a much needed improvement
and we are sure that everybody will be more than pleased and happly with the
new lights.
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JUST A REMINDER
. ALL VILLAGE L ICENSES WHICH EXPIRE APRIL 30th, ARE DUE FOR
RENEWAL ON OR BEFORE MAY 1st, 1956.
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BUILDING REPORT
The following is the building report.for the month'of February, 1956:
16 Permits issued for new construction Cost $201, 200. 00
15 Permits issued for additons and alterations " 46,410. 00
TOTAL 247,610.00
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