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I.N THE HOllE SHOPS AT CHRISTMAS\-- See Next Week's Garden City News! • .... t WHAT DO YOI: K:XOlY .ABOI:T THE CHARTERl Rend the XEWS and Ket'p Inform ed . \ oL. 1. Xo. 12 GARDEN C1n:. Lo ~c l sLA:\D. ~. Y .. WEDNESDA\, DECEMBER 12, 192 3. TEN CENTS A CoPY COMMUTERS IN DRIVE FOR WEST PLATFORM I • NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING Co mmon School District N o. 1 8 Town of Hempstead 1 \LIST~XIXG IX\ OX BOY COl:T ST..lTIO~ 55 MRS. ANDERSON MADE PRESIDENT OFW.G.M.A. The Long Island Railroad and its pa- trons at the Country Lite Preas Sta- tion t or years have been playing put and take-with a barbed-wire fence instead <7t a top. The undersigned Board of Truste es of Common School Distri c t No. 18. Town of H emps t ead, County of Nassau, hereby give notice that a Special Meetina will be held at the Garden City Hotel, Garden City, New York. 0 on tlfe 17th day of December, 1923, at eigh t o ' clock in the evening for the purpose of voting upon the f o ll owing r esolutions: RESOLUTION NO. 1 For New Central School Building In a word , employees oi the road S h 1 D ' . RESOLVED, th a t the Board of Tru s t ees of Common c oo 1stnct hav e been diligently stringing up spiked stra nds on the west s ide or the No. 18 of the Town of H empstea d , County of Nassa u is hereby authorized r ight of way, an d commuters during and directed to cause plans and specifications to be prepared for a new the night have cut them dovtn. Central School Buildin g, subject to the approva l of the Commi ss ioner of :\ow the commuters are calling on Education, and in accordance with the pr ovisio n of Section 451 and 452 the railroad to cry quits-to construct d of the Educ a ti o n Law, and to erect suc h new buildin 0 rr in accordance with another platform on the west si e or the track and make Franklin Court such plans and specifications, and to expend for s uch purpos e the sum of and :\Ieadow Street more accessible. not more than four hundred and seventeen thou sand five hundred d o ll ars A bit of geography is needed to l • .J.l7,500.00l, which sum sha ll be r a i sed by tax on the tax a bl e pr operty make the situation understandable. of the District and be collec ted in twenty (20) annual installments of not 1 At present only one platrorm stands at the Country Life Press station on more than l\\ en t y-one th ousan d dollars ($21.000 .00 ) each; and that said th e single-tr a ck line between Garden Board of Trustees of said Di str i c t i s her eby author ized and directed. in City and Hempstead. This serves acco rdan ce with the provisions of Section 480 of th e Education Law t o admirably residents living in Garden borrow on the credit of said Di s tri ct, sa id sum of four hundr ed and seven- City East. t een thousand five hundred d o llar s l S-1-17.500.00), or so much thereof as But with the hundred or so families living to the west, it is not so. If may be necessary and issue bond s or other evidences of indebtedness bind- they conformed strictly to railroad ing upon s u ch Di s tri c t in the denomination of not more than one thou sa nd regulations. they would take tbe tun- { S1,000.00) each, b ea rin g interest at a r a t e not exceeding six per ce nt n el under the tracks at the beginning (6<'~ ) payable sem i- a nnuall y, to be dated D ec~mber 15th , 1923; and the of Railroad Avenue East, to the north first installment of suc h bonds or evidences of indebtedness to mature on or Franklin Court. But Garden City baa not yet become the 15th d ay of D ece mb e r 1924, and one in sta llment annually thereafter 'Ctopia and its residents are not Utopi· on the 15th day o f D ecem ber until all of them mature and are paid , and ans. To take the prescribed route 1 said Di stric t is hereby authorized and directed to raise by tax upon the would entail such extra yardage as to I f D' · h b h · h h d taxable property o the tstnct s ue s um as may e necessarv to pay eac bring a protest from even t e ar - . . . . running Yale eleven of 1923 . An extra mstallment. such bonds and evidences of mdebtedness as they mature. and 'om. at the cos t of a few boards. also to pay any and all interest thereon as the same sha ll become due. · - \b l e se.-:onds-a nd a RESOLUTION NO . __....__ ..... .; s~gnatlng the Lannin Site ~\'\':'~-----~ , 4 r\ ----~ - v• _4 RESuL \ED , that the Board of Trustees o f Common chool Distri ct nklln Court. :\o. 18 of 1 the T o\\n of Hemp stea d, County of \assau. is hereb y authorized • \The Long I sland Railroad.\ be said to acquire' b) purchase the following described piece or parcel of l and, in an exc lu sive interview with the to wit: Xews. \would in the end find it more I t B eb\ innin bcr at a stone m on ument o n the sou th e r!} ' s ide of Stewart eco n omical to constr u ct a new P a - form that constantly to be renewing Avenue, where same i s inter secte d by the easterly s ide of Ro ckaway its wire fence. Avenue; running th ence easterly along the so utherly side o f t ewarl \I have no doubt that the Garden AvenueS. 80 19 ' E. 663.50 feet to a sto n e monument o n the westerly s id e City Company, which owne the plot of Cherry valley Avenue: then ce so uth erly along the wester!) side of now well-tracked by c ommuters, would grant the road a right or way at a Cherry \alley Avenue S. 25 ° --03'-30\ W. 587.86 fe et to th e norther!) rea s onable c ost. The expense or boundary line of the property of the L o n g I s land Railr oa d Company; building th e platform it s elf would or then ce westerly a l ong property of the Long I slan d Railr oad Company :\ . course be negligible.\ 85 . -11'-20\ W. 313.92 f eet t o the easterly line of Rockawa y Avenu e: Kneeland Green. another rosident or the Court, s taunchly seconded ~ 1 r. th ence northerly along the easterly l ine o f R oc kaway Avenu e . 8 ° -39'- Falrchild in his proposal. 30\ W. 619.15 feel to th e p o int of b eg innin g; con taining within said \The Long l eland Railroad may just· bounds 6.4759 acres.\ l y reel affront e d at the wholesP.Ie de- As a n e\\ si t e, and the sa id Bo a rd o f Trustees is hereby authorized structlon <:If its neat wire fences,\ said to expend therefor a su m not t o exceed s ixty ·seve n thou sa nd , five hundred The meeting which took place on Dec. 7th. waa the biggest one since last Spring. Th ere were not more than one or two scouts absent. Several new cubs appeared at this meeting. Also several grown-ups attended th e latt er part, and Wag, alias \Shrimp\, :\Irs. J. Larocque Anderson or the the \Woodpigeon\ patrol's winning Cherry Valley Club wae signally bon- mascot wae present. ored on Saturday last by being elected Marvin Corlette, radio·cbier of 55, president or the Women's :Metropolitan reports that enough parts have been Golf Association for 1924 . She sue- gathered together to make a one bulb ceeds Mrs. :\Iyra D. Patterson, who set. He expects to have this In opera- received the high complimen t or being tion by the n ext meeting. chosen the first honorary preeldent of Henry Lawson, bead-carpenter of this golf body. The other officers for the troop, and ·warren Brown got to-11924 a r e: Vice-president. ~Irs. E. F. gether Saturday afternoon, and did a Sanford, Essex County; secretary, little decorating of the troop room. I :\Irs. Charles :>:f. Fowler jr .. Baltuerol; At the end of th e la st meeting two j treasurer. )Irs . Harold Minott, :\Iount teams were drawn·U'P for a knot tying • Kisco· chairma n of the handicap com- ' ' contest, and many were the records I mittee. :\Irs. Francis E. Donohoe, contoot, and many were the words :\Iontclair; assistant chairman, :\1ise that flew back and forth over \no 1 Alexa Stirling, Westchester· Biltmore; man's l and.\ chairman of the tournament commit- The results have not yet come back I tee. :\Ir s. R. Percy Thompson. Sleepy from county headquarters about the I Hollow. \pacing'' contest. But they are ex- 1Yith the election of officers out of pected by the end of next week. The the way, the handicap committees next month's contest is going to be made its annual and spirited plea to knot-tying. a nd each scout is fairly the assembled multitude on the matter working himself to pieces, practising. of se ndin g in scores at the 740 women Any C<l1ltributions in the way of fur- golfers of this district who will be niture; bookcases. tables, chairs, or rated on the w. M. G. A. list for the pictures would be very much appreci- com ing year. At all golf meetings thie a'ted by the troop. is part of the regular orderr of bust- K eep an eye open, and see if our ness. Its effect is practically nil. as scout \ B e PTepared\ badges are fixed all handicap committees know to their right side up. eho\\ing that we bat'e deep and bitter sorrow.'' done our daily g0<1d turn. \ Mother and D aughter\ T ourney The place and d:1te for the women's metropolitan cb3mpionehip \\\aS not decided upon at this meeting. but was referred to t ,. · ~·~\~ .. at:ol KATHERIXE liORTDIER POPI'LAR SI.TB -D EB E:XTERTJ.IXS FOR 2s 1 for tina 1 set~ction. It is Long I sland's h.iru~::•·-\ _ .dDH?I' of lOth Street turn to hold the event. and. unles'l celebrated her fourteenth birthday last other clubs come forward. it will be Saturday &t'ening by entertaining awarded to Cherry Yalley. the only twenty-eight of her friends. It was a course which has oo far invited the beautiful party. A number of inter- ladies to make th emselves at home for esting games were played including the championship . the Obset\'ation game. and after tbe Another tournament was added to refreshmente there was dancing. A the sched ul e in the form of a \:\!other lucky number dance wound up the and Dau ghter tournament\ ta rival the evening. and the young people all \Father and Son·· event which bas be- voted they had had a glorious good come such a popular fixture at Sleepy time. Th e guests included Sydney Hollo\• every year. :Urs. F. J . Enoo. Breck. Harrlot Fowler. K atherine of Englewood. who has been god- Scofield, :\Iargle :\lcKellar, :\Iargaretta mother to the junior tournament every Wood. Betty ·weed. Edith W eed, Ir e n e year. called attention to the fact that :>:ficbolson. Julia Gulden. )!uriel :\1il- this event bas been ven· much neglect- • ler. Inn es Lane. VIrgini a Sweet, Louise ed by the members. There have been Fo sdick. Lillian Treder. Louise An- but eight entries in each or the three t110ny, Anne ~icholas, Peggy Dunn e, annual tournaments for the younger Hilda Sloan. Betty Sloan. J eannette girls. The junior tournament for Candee. :\1arion :\1cElroy. Anna :\lor· boys. spo n sored by the :\L G . A .. hae ales. Betty Chambers. Cynt hia New- grown to be a very important atrair, man. Cha rlott e Ko ether and Edith and :\Irs. Enos called upon the women :\fortimer. to see that the girls had equa l rights :\Ir. Gr e en. \but it would be more pragmati c to acknowledge their dlsap· dollars ( S67 ,500.00) f or the acquisition of said land s. The annual dinner of the Garden at least. Tbe junior tournament will be pla)•- ed at Englewood on September 1 and the \:\Iotber and Daughter\ tourna- ment will be beld aver the Piping Rock pearan c e than to bemoan their loss. The saip lands as hereinbefore d escribe d are hereb y de s i g nated as the C ity Volunteer Fire Department wa s \ It I s common knowledge that the site of th e sc ho o l house in the said Di s tri ct. held at Che rr y Valley Club, Saturday fen ce s do not. stand more than 12 The sai d su m of s ixty- seven th o u sa nd , five hundred dollar s tS67,- night, D ece mb e r 9 th. houre . I do not know who s li ces them The co mmitt ee In cha rge or the din- down, but a soldier in the world war. 500.00 I i s hereby appropriated f or the purpo ses aforesaid, and s hall bt! n er were E. M. Townsend. P . E. Mor- courst> some time in the early fal l. The ut:~ual number of one-day tournaments will be played throughout the season. :\lore than n dozen c lubs otrered their caurses ror these popular ('vents and worklng with c lippers on a barbed- r aised by tax upon the t axable property of th e sa id Di s tr ict, and t o be rell . H arry Gardner and John Adams. wire entanglement in No Man's Land co ll ec t ed in l\\ en t y (20) annual in sta llment s of not more th a n thr ee thous. A delicious dinner was se rv ed by cculd do no more effi c ient job than the and, fi\'e hundred dollars ($3,500.00) each; and th e sa id Board o f Trustees the club and most enpoyable ente r - night raiders or Garden C'lty. It of said Di stri< · t is hereby authorited a nd directed in accordance with the tainment supplied by Ed . Brown's co l· the tournament c ommittee will an- c;hould be s topped . It I !! an affront to . . f . f E ' f I ored orchestra. noun c e th e dates l a t e r . Jaw and order. prO\ ' t s ton o ec tt on 1-80 o the ducation L aw-to borrow on the credit o It wa s de c ide-<~ t o mak e th t> a nnual They were over forty at the dinner. \But 1r it c a nnot be slopped - and said Distri c t the su m o f s ixt y·seven thousand, five hundr ed dollars l 67.- One o r the features or tbe evening apparenll> ' the railroad pollcP for c e 500.00 I and i'>sue bonds o r other ev iden ces of indebtedness binding np o n was a presentation to Assistant Chier has bPen unabl e to da this thP railroad such District in th e denomination of n o t more than one thou sa nd dollars Brown who hn s r ecen tl y been married should call in lt.tt s tati s ti c ians and de· ($] OOO OO) I b · · h d ' · or a si lv e r bo\•l n nd dish as a. '\ed- . , . eac- 1, ca rm g mt eres t at t c rate not excee m g stx per re nt \ • lt , rtnlnP wheth e r It would not cheap· ( 6' 1 , ) payable sem i -a nnually t o he dat ed D ecember 1 5 th , 192 :~, und one cling gift from the Fire Department. Pr to a rc· ommodate ItA patronP than prO P P C UtP thPm . \ installment of !>Ut' h bond o r evi d e n crs of indt>bt<'dness to m ature o n the Captain Kenn(ly made the presenta- tion speech wh i ch was very humorous '1other ~< or the distri c t call altPntion 15th day o f December, 1921-and one in stu llm cn t to m a tur e annuallv d 1 to th~ numbPrs or <' hlldrPn sePn dally an c ever. thereaftt-r on tlw 1 5th day of Dect•mher, until a ll of th e m mnturc and an• 1 Dinner was followed by stories and c • ros s lng tht> tra ~ ks . et e pplng over the bunkl•r s whil • h \ill wayl a y th t> m in th l' third rail .. 11 clays .. . h .. n thP , 11 ,htellt paid: and the ~uid District is herehy uuthorit.cd and directed to mise I n songs. One or the best or these was r 1 1 . !! ectlonal team co ntest bt>tw e t>n Long l alnnd. We s t c hest e r and :\ew J e rs e y a one · day ev e nt a nd to play it prior to and <Y v t\ r tht> sam e course o n whi <' h the lll(ltropolltnn c h a mpion s hip will bE' pla) • etl. Thi s will s E.' Itl e th l.' question or tt>am suprema c y and a t the sam(\ timl' glvt> the fair golf e rs a c han c e to gt•t n c quninl e d \\ith th e traps and . , .. ' \ I Qlll tl t or t H' m et r o p o 1t n n l ' rowll . s lip or thr> ro o t would JOPan dPath ThP tax upon tlw tnxnhlc property o f the Di!itric · L ~m·h su m s as sha ll bc tw ct·~- a recitation by Mr . Bnrt Travis en- \Ir s F E O o n a h ol'. r t> tiring tr eas· singed body or a rat or dog round ~ar} to pay cttcll in~tallmenl o f such honds a nd C\ idences of inclcbtcdne<~s titl e d \Two I vory Btlnt.>s . \ Long prac - urt>r . anno u n c ed th a t tlw a ss o <'i ntion oc r a lomtlly alongl!ldP the• metallic U!) they m atur • ·. and ulso to pay any und all inlt'rt'st thereon as th e ~nnw lice has madl.' Mr. Travis perfect in wns !l olvent t o the eoxtt>nt or $40 5 i3 . m• · wngPr or dPalh b~>ar s E ll~>nl t~>lltl- !!ha ll become due. 1 this piece. Mr. Cltnton Brown gave n \hkh r e pre s t • nts n r lenr gain or 57 . 6 m o ny to th,. danger that Jurk11 by the dunce which nddcd gt't.'lltly to tho on- r 01 . till' Y t'n r 's o p e r n ll o n s. En ' n m o re \ll• ' ·(llatrornt•••l \tatlon . GEO RGE L. HUBBELL, • t\rttlinm\nt . . , , - \ l' n o rmou !! PI ot 1tq . n r t' E:'\tpect t' d IH''<I ROBERT II. KEITH. Tht• orchl•strn hnd to h • nve on thl ' YNir In , '' ' \'or th e R t• publlr . w l llhnin · Dally th••11•• mothPr ht•llr•Pc • h th~>lr chll •lr, • n to t a kf! th• · l o ny hut saro wny . I H \ \CI. E. LAI\IBF:J'R, one · thlrty trnin \hh · h \lis the onl) lslr u tl o n nt \\' n- h i n~t o n ami tht• r ~ ll s- Tru,tct'-\. rt·n~on thut hrokt• up this thorouf.\hh . lng or tht• a nnual dn £>~ rr o m l:i to $~ t l But th l'! ct hlldr~>n , llkn th,.lr ttnrflnts , ore n o t )' f 1 U t o pian s . f u r • ·HI'h ~ · t ub I n th t • o r gn n lzntlo n .
