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sat ine _. tard 3 . hore - e CK . | ‘ ee ; Village Board of Trustees, In a rowboat, a practice thashas 2 1 Aor Emergency ._ . The 4‘ v f | mitt ¢ I ? : R l hex e lang ' , | - Of Sevic - mesting in special session on Mon-| become such an annual (strewn . Despite . Infinife:, .precgutior - parties with. . { | [ agl. f get Dt c, oyster Ont of Services dz ing, voted to instruct Vil-|that the men on duty\ \také‘ it in [ battl 6 ta 1 'of; N atty Hayden; secret Aa 2 TCC); Crippled From ”(fiffil; lige Anemi- Frande Smith . to | their stride. Cull Th: hm ' erat--re um Headed a L gfréent when the assessment roll | ing cfmnutl’éifieififsgzmngvfifs afternoon when traumas; - 2 Vilage property is prepared for | John Hughes, water department st A the | I7 in: Western “Maugham 13:6 coming year. The roll is now employes Wm’fi wey\ C ~-B+-out-0, ”Md ~process-of-preparattog and Will | night -| . . val o'clock 'the 'erné T lin night in a gallant but vain. at-} M y «He—linflavlng—fauerr’bec m * “time“ mfg? sgbxii‘ft‘efl TOr|tempt to maintain pressure in the | Well, entg : ted at a cost a washout, L wite ' tion, of grfiey. 271 ig presenia~| mains. By 1:80 a, m. the situation | Of ~ovex$$1 ; *became useless, ou ghts and power In ti ‘tw Er gees thia the COM-! became so acute that Mayor Shea | - Prepar “for the \Aood~tide . all Hoosick Falls failed at that time f l; o months. [ordered 'all water shut off at the |mMovable machinery | was ~ taken | and efforts were made fo provlda i . Cause of Grievances ¥ stantli gipe. holding the reserve (fimfiafttie Damping staff“ yester; emergency service from the \sta- supply for fire emergency, & rnoon; and tackle was 'pu flies: kjfifing? égfi'avggge Board, Flood wfiers at the - pumping | in readiness to hoist the main mo- tion near Hoosick Junction,\ but \The matt \ | station .reached their peak-about tor at a _moment's-notice, - the pressure-of\ the rising waters | 4 mmmore “mow“ fiorsrfixmlsunder- WyWu of the Hoosick River soon made “an ding and for the . holding of lmzel to be less than an inch of the ! | y (Gontinued on pag. 10) peal .or fancied grievances than R anymother feature of village gov=| - emrpent The village has been in a 'peculiar situation for the past several years because of the effort f lagq as early ag mocratic workers in the | . were either un@ware of . j $ h e por falled to sense its A18 “a! © Bl mg w“? K te, / Mrs. Hayden. it is DPT The\ Yards. til-“We, than 30 - families whose | A on-6 1-of- the- ive this effort futile. Teg As ' not here . were“. flotatgkfmm their | | odors -f mixer «Ta'tté‘nffon ~until | p terno . “Next—21th arr—H El‘tBilirwfrth manager Jefore the polls closed 413313; glesteway af on _ and |_ e Hoosick Falls diviston,; ex-' e must have beef care- ing flog 86 with_s taund- y llllcuarly, -.- __Lpressed the hop that service would f“ ere was not hs, Senfii t ® I» be resumed in three or four hours, | the all blast indication of a foray. ling danger; soma £83112: (3:1 {$711 reached“! helflht and Imposed its hen“? A he a « Eupaclita v3,- - R C made to bring assessments as near A basing his statement on reports 'P\ “mt”, Le Opening of the polls at 1 and 'Superior $t age late:lust ni ht and early thi \chas Hl nl Uhn - made fo fring amessments as near D eW Town ssessmfints (no had received ofconditions along j\ 26%, mow mes) ~~ Withithe villes ueler morning: jective urged by state tax authori-| 'he statisbiqsr tabulated on thig (than $40,000; property destroyed /the tzxm’gwggdfi‘i‘gxfiut $33“? vo . yesterday, llage water pumping station submerged ugh . 'ties, H , s es owever, the town never page, as compiled \by Frank Cham- by fire,\ accounting for between |in MassachWan d washouts of other ~ gular meocvatic candl- remained. to the 'last Up to the; roof light and power lines out since. 5 oclock dat saw fit to engage in the same ef- yith the result that a num- - fort and we have had the peculiar Chairman of the Town $3,000 and $4,009 more; property 2311213222; ipnr figlifiyz 3:32- ? with 27 and Skorupski ber \had to be carried out of the yesterday fimoon and sections of N30\; First, Lyman, Wafer t r . Board of Assessor nl# irohased « e 03nd with 22 votes. e gituation of properties being as o essors, covering the |p a with «pension moneys, 2. A h otes. Area,: streets un der three to five LQL of wate 113 I'm; a_, sessed for considerably more on town assessment roll -for-1938 as- approximately - $4,000;:-the- demot= tim we; me i/ ~By\ I1 p. m—‘alrmfles in the willage books. than on town books, finally arrived at by the asse Sessore, | ishing of several bulla] dings of the e today, or possibly later, ‘ ‘ polit disfrict had evacuated theirrdwell- rays Of 11.136 for SWlft recovery came shOrtIy after 7 0: clock fwith the result that much confu-/show that the total assessed vai | 914 Walter A. Wood 'plant, now | Meanwhile line crews from the [ings while the _ water. surged t rou cloud thrrfir - pion has arisen. uation this year of real Property 'Owned | by - Forrest ° 8, White, | Hoosiclk Falls office were sent- [through the streets and led this mommg Whenv the sun. broke th gh the 5 St \In acting to put a general re- and special franchises in <h@>town- 4M0unting-to severil thousand \to patrol the lines from here to 31153331 of 25 per cent. into effect, 25 artwhole, hincludzgg exepijpt 3311353: all]; gmzpnzfiz Jrof £126 North Bennington, establishi lz§%:§% fléifayfié’ofiiuf‘iggfig bit 02,3; 52)? $5322; 15:5; lgélosislzeRSunday alitecxr'ntzon. aL ~~ the Meagan? \of Grievance 6533 {Rroney, is $8000050, a readetioe. of |ewnted\ “V“Mr-m'fmm'l Thow | Would give duich moses of milk boats | ma gladfbmmog; and \Jua between 2 and 5 o'clock thi a welr pring their map ge. ggring the 113,91; two years. Tax- if; figmm last year's total 'of fidofcle'legaxglugl £53111\ 5&3er ma ing the point of any trouble, / is, \A candidate for Vil- vPokifQSEQna AL Kretzmer, all of Within o e, ch f hf“;1 h 18 mommg, appmg thelr way t0~ tf 323312113:Igfagnggvtehgtlvzgggifii Of this reduction“ sun t* _ flgpgé‘h t. was \advised by\ {lie Hfrfiwli a; 15h: power house near : mstee | on the . ProgressiVQ ~~ ; rom. their homes along ternvic 31 o° the mighwater mark recorded in the disah rected thiol property and, cg:£;,£gg:§,h;ghe mat gran: ”$2? ml}? 31 fit; gfi‘ aw?“ « -. mum-Stream Remancus | tt04 ”ficxuberIQZTficffircmgrflEzans of famil ami familig§ _ fectea the 1 : Tings,\ Millett; * Vosh; - Eretzmer, sEction l fight??? fiszalfié§gfige Re. m prevent the punal in enwmftfi‘L-Erenwm Teak, \O0 hood | in the Tow {oes ’aI°ng the: river to flee the“ homes. ~ §. .. this sentiment,. . tug, a A equm‘ed in J€6 f lie {he egtira as. | z ' . f . f é a n : R Th ¢ i 7 | Pagel . } wa a p : h , f ra - t RR ntPanarsdtee] 35g\ those. coutside | ar| aid Nr., Chambe aa PrP * Carcigt p Fse.t ake ight 25 PEP i ¢€51-006 -an. tis? - t'aed formatio) Ait} ast\ nig! (won Aron, ¥ [family was forced me i t Paka * ; ' fie 'm fAwelling on Superior Street. cent. from beginning to end. Info I a Samé Amd aura—41nd -the county board -of tlon indicating any change in . _ Leave Early This Morning. washouts 011 6 porke In mma t ~f Be Chief of Police James Mooney, 1C! e f the | oustudian e K \ Ct T. f i \ superylsors make out their respec-| Prospect of the time whe its o 'It must.be borne in mind that Reduction ' tive budgets. As far as the ”ges_ service would be resumré’gl he“? decisive there being 118 votes cast /the Mayor and all members of the sick Falls water pumpmg statmn, uncounte this action of the Board will have The reduction m the fitbtalas», | sork are concerned, it is probable| Sufficient energy. was. £6 nerated., 4 his favor, 128 for Mrs: Helen | police force, as well as several) ands of doll; ; c of. d h gen. done t m - no-effect on the -amount of taxes} [ sessmant, sa t Tl‘l‘émey \and 45\ for Brazel.\ olunt A directed * . ys Mr. Chamberlain, is that the rate will be a little higher 4 the local power station to sup« volunteer firemen, directed rescue to be paid. A high assessment due to several cause reduced assessment PIY atreet lights, except at gum in- ' Meeran Regulars Win «loperations. im all flooded areas of CFODS, MM“ ood LVlanlne Co pany plant m 4 ithe assessors had no control. Pring|Foll, but the greatest factor will | tervals through the night.\ Although Republican organiza-. | the village, Evacugtion of homes mssessment means a high tax rate.; ' cipal among them was the disman-| be the town and county budgets tion candidates were returned the O\ Nixon and First Streets began | WAS 1111de several feet of water this m tning, the Hoosick Falls Iniplement Conipany had a foot ofr ot the steer Provarty owners in fling of the North Hoosick mill: of [which, avcording to Mr, Chatiber) Sunday Will E d debates in. the Sixth and Seventh (Continued on page 10) u . ay Wi n more of water emfis~fiommc¥fioom¢k Falls was of the other. Property owners in the, Stevens and Thompson Paper lain, will probably 'be announced Districts where contests were large numbers, howover, seem to Company, causing a cut of more about November 15, M’sfif‘dfilé‘f‘ifibm lively and the prefer lower assessments and it is ' . \ . hoped that this action j of <the Total Real Property, village otly........._._._... $1,701,169 factory. ect: , Villag@ Only...... 14, , we are advised. that the lower as ~' Rote! Valuation,Vilage Only....\ 1747 Daylight saving time, whick Something of a stir occurred in '1ng because of the almost complete covermg of the We are advised that the lower as- Total Valuation, Vilage Only...... $1,815,916 S l S messments will not have the effect Total Real Property other than village.... _ 2,053,050 Aprt 21, win year ts“ Sunday, |the Seventh District when, shortly CVeEeEra Ccenes pumpin g: statibn Wlth water. of reducing in an appreciable Total Special Franchises other than village.... 91,980 the; come & close fOr before the poll was declared open, Two Total Valuation other than village.... «- 2.145,089 *% year next Sunday at % Gheriff Alexander Dowar arrived O f . D | l to Narrow Escapes ”cleared a. m. With the return of-stand- | on the scene, accompanied by Atty. eSO ALIOHMH| An attempt to réach a flock of away tha “sh uction. | $3,960,055; ard time, -It-will be necessary to willlam 8, Datby. Dewar, who is chickens marooncd in brooder| tt, however, the rising | fuirn timepleces BACK one hour [regarded as one of the leaders in «<u>. -~ mouses in a field on a Tibbits farm \VO\ water had flooded the high- east of the River Road, almost \\Y Tendering if impassable, . 12! t+ Totalpmxem'pt Property, village only, ® a t lo atend to (Pensions, etc.) and mast people will . tten the antil-Heeram campaign, - left ' * before retiring the scone afters few minutes but Sun Phys Spotlxght This , cost Edward Filmore, who works . Al Goes by Truck... .-_- - H‘ h Total Exempt Property other than village.... ¢ Saturday OOSflC SC 001 Total Exempt Property. sees., 48,057 night,. Church sex-view will b8 |narby ramained on deck through- Mormng on Ram Arm, {get ffmfi Wm mgglfg trtgm the ssh Pins pena To egories tm e> ftm “311mm t th £ gon. Watcher t ! a eir lives abou & In . the 'éffect tha high- out the afterndon atchers at > - Swept by Swollen River. a rowboat, the man and fioy were | ways as well as the B. & M. rail- enlng I Oday - Grand Total Valuation _.._.._.._._.. s4.00012 time and to neglect adjusting ths polling place were at a loss | ‘ Total Assessment for Highway Tax...... 2151660 | watches and clocks, especially [to explain just what the coalition- | Breaking through storm-driven | tossed against a telegraph pole by | FOAd tracks beyond Springfield | Total Assessment for Hoosick Lighting District 233,097 | alarm clocks, might resolt in ist group, whith is supporting clouds shortly after 7 a. m., for | the swift current and burled from | Were washed out caused a re- F01- 4‘9th i CAJ | Tota! Assessment for North Hoosick Lighting church goers getting out' to di- | Atty. Dean P. Taylor of Troy for | the first time in five days, the sun | their light craft. Filmore manag. | routing of milk shipments out of District | ......__. ... + 245,561 | vina service an hour ahead of ,in» G. O, P,. County Chairmanship, | played a misty spotlight on scenes | °4 t9 CN& to the pole but Rober.| the Hood & Sons plint at Eagle . Total Assessment for Board of Health District ' 2151666 | time Sunday morning. hoped to accomplish by placing a of desolation here as Hoosick|°°D W288 SWeBt out across the fields, | Bridgt fnd also-at-Satem. Satem . worker here. Darby referred ques- 'Falls and the surrounding areas| Hampered by & heavy cost, | Wilk ayd some delivered at Ragla ' Hoosac School opens today for mike a \ . i heriff, it was ro- etruggled which he attempted to take on rldge' filled one carload yesterday Its 40th academic year with regis- tioners to thé Sheriff, ggled 'out of the worst flood which fe oftempted to take off | Erlone Aled one yesterday H1 11 rtea ravage since th d with pros- 1 po ge ce the fall of 1927. |. trations of 47 boys and with p I O l HE VlCTORS The result e Sixth District | Two sc 6 outstanding | Sucked beneath the current four | OVEr the Boston & Albany . a> {, this morning as Bundreds of pers| times. Watchers did not . expect to Boston. pocts for several more enrollments follows:; Gt Roberson, organ- ' m erie anti non ste fakes WE: aden. that, in the opinion of the rector f mmr cee or him to come to the surface after| Af fAltempt to send two tank Daylight. 8513’ng victories were anything but lop- D awn Reveals ithhout water service until 10 o'clock this morn- Siéea. * amount the refunds received from rious state and federal taxes', . E. identi +- - POA headmaster, the Rev. James L Whitcomb, will enable the school to. again have a capecity student body 'for the coming scholastic year. - _ _ Today will be principally devot- Ted to the recoiving of the new boys who have been enrolled to date and tomorrow the school will webonie back the 33 boys who are retutnifig for another terim. The few boys thus far registered aro Fichard Arnold, Plattshurg; John H. Brown, Jr, New York City; John Hal Cushman, Old Ben- hmgham, Vt, Robert 8. cook. &. Dinan. South- Croc! | Rains, Au Cra ico. W'Tkr Beson fiulce. Take tion, 69; Floyd D. Taylor, opposi- tion, 64;° Henry filamqmst. 6:51:05! ization, 74; Tra Stevens, organizA- {sons gathered at advantage points about the village. One was a pair he went down the third time. The tor large white yéesé floating ser- tion 54, ~ neth Bulson, opposition, S2. - _ Matthew A. Heefan, Républiczm aounty leader, can be sald to have scored. & sweeping victory Tues,. of won 18 out of _ the. | +22 meats allotted that city in the gm the lam: in wood Memorial k. County RepubHcan Committee. Un- douktediy the return of organiza- Gor candidates hare is favorable GaPJudei-softfitstowflm being exceedingly Close-moutHéd these days saying nothing even \off the Liberals” this obterver Is foot of Church Stréet, calmly rid: over tha € < 2 and then <dgut along another limb in ari eddy just below swift water. from Whiéfifuhb was able to drop Somebody \rescued\ them. The R wafer ana walk . to other' picture was that of George l. tomes e ss Cuddihy,-_ village street dapart-| Meanwhilk, Filmore climbed the day 'when. His forces inm the City/ment éefiploys, cooly going about| pole to Which waskttached a heavy utllffed -as-a-troiley- for a 'his daily tgik of taking leaves | wire e i¢.ifrom the barn. Center of Hurricane Along with the flood, Hoosick Falls‘wathabo-‘tztflo’dncklau f night by the - center of a hurricane} '* which came. in from the oceagy th Longs Atcording - to } Halph MeRachron there was al- vihitiy‘ltqe; be made his ”Ha the wire. ~The fourh time 'has came up he fought: '~ fenely down the river torrent, siiq.| the current to a limb of a treé In the- WWW aver the dam -at the hanging over water. Atter | B. Case, organization, 37; (lath-fig A siderable strugyle he worked _his WW ~A erine-MedGarvin, organisation; '| Lloyd Pine,. bppofitionh 30; Ken-wrecks and coining sedately .to rest [-raar ef of the Trea for a distance of trucks loaded with over 500 cans of Eagle Bridge milk over Route 2 and down through Athol, Mass., the company reported all roads in 'that section Impassable. As a Anal resort the trucks were sent out on the chance thatyhey might be able to get as far as Shelburns hFalls where additional directions, . if any, would set them on some sort of a route toward the Boston'- market, Gold Medal Farms, Inc., at Bus- kirk, was stil} operating its milk plant last night, but officials had 'little hope they would be able to- continue through todegv as the main road to the plant was rapidiy dropping out of sight. River Over Banks Here: Despite the fact that the gates way spa??? For . N. J.;. John O'Brien,} Montclaire, N. IJ.; Tawrsnce Park- ers, Tuxedo Park, N. J.; Carlton Philips, Springfield, Mass.; Rob- ifimdcéllondonflne. I Ithéweetedmyslt’aflxerwmt. comb, that vor XL. Rea, M. A. Byracoss, bave chargs of music, being the only new addi- tion to the faculty. : AMOugook F - Waxile ft is too early for the thwktogetmaemafiebneon mammatefifl A is ready to wager a perfectly 2000 | drop of an inch ingle pressure be-| all farms at 480 ens \of \** OUt Of the dam at the foot dime againet a plugged niakeTihgtuwggn ths Bours \a. m. and 7] th thks: c of Church Street, water rose in tha the artire Republican Town COM |p. m. Of course, the hurricane] Silo cots the. road | lcs muy i r , Wednesday after- \mlfieawmgddownfofinyfinfiwfiwmtimflw or thei Dafirg \ Zmr‘tfiyGOQOfltL and stand solldliy behind Hesran when. céétjand journey,\ but neverthes| we Eht hy moraing. - R fiWaieélw were inundated. the faxderihip test comes to a head less Hoosick Falls rewvefi wuati water swept «cross the road ; Tmebtfifipfismmmgmwunieflgt t+ flWOthmfireatm-z mu P MXM’ fur the MM, inte A gains, such as th8i ong werrwmwawa ® fToryser mam-mam ps % art ( AW Schite as a committes. wffiwgm‘gwsm 03g '(Cntiora on page ib - | 1 f Wmmflm‘ mmfimwwm 5 ; jin the \as the lmwwmwammm MISSING s iet zz
