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Administrative Shakeup In Lynbrook Feature Of Organization Meetings Phone Rockville Centre 1800 for Main Offices and Mechanical Plant Weather Forecast Cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. Yol. XXXI No. 79 LYNBROOK'S BO Tuesday, April 3, 1928. BOMRIi (Freeport Beard TME IFICE N| To Investigate Sewer_ Situation Motion to Appoint SPEC—id Committee Made}| by Trustee Van Riper and Carried by Vote ANNUAL SESSIONS Little Ceremony Marks Open- ing of Another Year; Depart- ment Heads Go in Some Cases, Peace Reigns in Others GENERAL SHAKEUP MADE IN LYNBROOK| - | Four Officials Lose Their Jobs; | Mayor and Trustees of Rock- ville Centre Start Drawing Salaries » With scant ceremony, the village buards of communities in Southern Nassau County look office at the an- nual meetings held last night. Chenges wrought by the elections went immediately into effect in some village» with department heads being lopped off right and left. In other villages, where the same administra- tion continues for another year, the organization of the local governments was effected quietly Shakeup In Lynbrook A full-sized shakeup in the admin- Istrative departments took place a! Lynbrook, Four: appointive. officials the village clerk, the superintendent bf public works and the assistant vil lage clerk, were ousted while Trus tee James A. Schofield made inct-, fectual protests Peace and' harmony reigned at the | Freeport municipal building as the board of trustees met to organize for the coming year. 'There was an ad- dress by Mayor Flint and a 'loral piece from the Northeast Civic As- ation. One change in the. ner- of the board took place, with illam E. Crevolserat stiecredine 8. Howell as trustee. Re-ap- polntments were the order of the day in naming departmental officials With the organization of the Rock-] ville Centre board, the mayor and/ trustees of that village began drawing salaries for their service to the cont- munity The East Rockaway board wide open during the appointment of| department heads, when Trustees Schmidt and Stelworthy backed np} after the first four appointments and refused to vote further. The Inde- pendents gained control of the board and put across their men despite the| opposition of the Citizens' party men.| The building Inspector was removed at Hempstead to give way to another candidate for the job and significant changes were made in some commit- tees stir Rockville Centre All the officers and employees: of the Village of Rockville Centre were re-appointed and the tentative esti- mated budget for $273,323.42 to be raised by taxes for the coming year was unanimously approved at last night's reorganization meeting. \ The tentative budget is made up as follows: General expense .. Police department Fire department . Street department Road oll ... - Garbage and ash ...... 35,000.00 Drain line maturing bonds. . 6,280.00 Incinerator maturing bonds 14,100.00 \rustee Horace L. Allen was ap- pointed acting -in the absence of Mayor Charles E. Richmond. The re-appointments follow: Village Counsellor, Prank Hooley $3,800; clerk, George Utter, $4,800; building Inspector, James Patten, $3,500; treasurer, Ervin D, Johnson, $1,800; James Joslin, stenographer to the board, $850; A. C. Major, com- missioner of public utilities, $8,500; Miss Elsie Drake, stenographer for Judge John 8. Thorp, $750; street commissioner, Joseph Puss, $3,500; Eimire Robbins, $2,200; A. M. Hill, $3,000; Fannie Robbins, $1,700; Wil- lam Merry, $1,800; Dorothy Wetjen, $1,300; Mildred Royal, $1,200; and George WetJen, tax assessor, $2,500. The police department Incresues went through as scheduled, and in a new detective division was created\ with appointment of Willinm Happ and Sam Queen as 3rd grade deteetives, with an incremse of 8100 each over their salaries as patrolmen The personnel includes Oapt, Tyree G. Bacon, raised from $2,000 to $3,200; Detectives-Heutenant John Kircher, $2,860; Lieut, Thomas Eibler from $2,500 to $2,800; Lieutenants Harry Curley, William Needham and William Cochrane, raised from $2,400 to $2,700 each; Sergeant John Welse from $2,300 to $2,600, w 'The patrolmen were all re-appoint- ed at salaries from $1,900 to $2,200 which includes m $100 raise the Arst yar and $100 raise each year untily the maximum of $2,200 reached. The Rank of Rockville tre Company, First National and Nassau County National Mank, were desig- nated as the official banks; The . the offcial paper; and the same com- mittses were re-appointed to the old departments, The lst and 3rd Wed- nesday nights would continue to be the moeting nights of the village board as heretofore. April 25 was designated as the night to consider the budget, the entire board being named on a committee to 28,024.12 . 12,200.00 . 34,166.00 . 66,893.21 . 10,000.00 maaist in its preparation. On motion |\ (Continued on page 13) AST Porty-two miles an hour through Weat Hempstead landed Herbert Livbenthal, 245 East 190th stmet, Mew York, before Justice Walter #. Jute yea \The driver, who . was prbbed hy motorcycle officer David. J. Brown nf the county police, plaaded| gut in meadine and ould 47%. Travers Too of 3 to 2 > 222 | | étarts Action r Irustee Van Riper The lems confronting sewer commission and Clinton M. Flint and Trustee the Village of Pree-|John F. DeLorne port on the sewer proposition are to be mittee of lawyers investigated . by of that community through a com-|have appeared of late in the Nassau business men and Daily Review and the village board engineers appointed by the board Passed, Vote 3 to 2 A resolution to this effect was passed last night by the village board directly after years 1927-1028 The resolution was presented byjthemselves of being of the opinion Trustee Milford P. was put to a motion by Trustee Wil-/has been stated, it was time the board Crevaiseral and seconded by|took a hand and appointed a commit- Trustee George M. Bird to m vole the motion was carried. 3)committee might better acquaint the to 2, with Trustees Van Riper, Crevolserat liam E and SECOND BIOOFR - it took. office favoring for the Van Riper. It When put Bird it GETS CONTRAGT TO BUILD ROADS [Connor Brothers, Low, to Bring Case to Court, Representa- tive Tells Freeport Board After Action The permanent street paving con- tract in Freeport was awarded by the village board last night to the Good- Ronds Engineering company, the sec- ond lowest bidder, at a price of $221,- 000. Court Action Likely This action was taken by the board despite a vigorous protest by Raymond J. Malone for the Connor Brothers, and a declaration by the attorney that on behalf of his clients he was going to take the matter to the courts for m decision. The Connors' bid was $216,041. When the matter was brought up for disposition \What is said : men?\ fir Clinton M. Flint r pleasure gentle- \I made & motion at the last meet- Ing which didn't meet with much sue- cess, T'll let someone else make It this time,\ said Trustee De Lorme. A long silence followed. \Don't be afraid to speak up gen- tiemen,' \I b said the mayor. e made a personal Investign- tion and I so move that we nocept the second lowest bidder,\ said Mr. De_Lorme. The motion was carried, This was all done after a letter from the Connor Brothers had been read the board by Mr. Malone. Mr. Malone then said: like to have the court review this ease in the interest of the taxpayers. May I ask when the contracts will y?® Mayor Filnt said: \If the court thinks we are going to sit here and award the contract like a || Heads ACommittee \ ana ' & John Cruickshank opposing it. The action came directly as the re- sult of the series of articles which | which have re- [vealed some startling facts relative to the sewer situation. in Freeport. Time Board Took Hand The three members of the board | who passed on the resolution to have {the situation investigated declared [that if things _ re in the condition as tee to investigate. in order that this | C | (Continued on Page Two) DRIVES CAR INTO - POLE, ARRESTED BY COUNTY COPS Flushing Youth Cut About Face and Head When His Auto Goes Off Road at Massapequa One man was badly cut about the face and head while another escaped unharmed when an auto in which they were riding collided with a pole on Hicksville road, Massapequa, at 11:45 o'clock last night. Both men were ked at Merrick Precinet, Nas- sau ty police on drunkenness charges, In another mecident which Imwolved three autos at Hempstead, Rockaway avenue and Hempstead Turnpike, one woman was injured at 0 o'clock yes- terday morning, according to reports at Merrick precinct. Fractured Wrist Likely John Scully, 19 years old, Washington avenue, Flushing bly fractured his wrist and three stitches taken on his chin and one over his right eye for lacerations as the result of an accident in which his machine collided with a pole on the Hicksville road, in Massapequa, His companion in the car wns Charles Willets, Sinclair road, Plush- Ing, who escaped unharmed The mecident was reported by Pa- trolman Russell. Both men were charged with drunkenness. Lena Rocchio, 19 years old, Mo- Laughlin place, Bast Hempstead, lac- (Continued on Page Two) 120 BBED » .___- Review Data on Sewer Situation | Open to Committee | The board of trustees of Free- port last night took a most com- ‘ mendable step when It voted to name a committee to Investigate the existing sewer situation, ad- mitted t be very much of a mess, despite the denials of the members of the sewer commission, It was a step that means pro- tection to the taxpayers of the vil- lage and The Daily Review, work- Ing to that end will gladly place at the disposal of the board ond theh special committee all its data after many days of investigation | on its own hook VILLAEE BOARD TAKES CONTROL, LYNBROOX POLICE Department \Inefficient Says Mayor Wilson, in Explaining Resolutions Abolishing and Re-establishing Force \NOT GOING TO BE LIKE SCHOOLBOYS\ Trustees to Act as Commission- ers in Future; Law Calls for Re-appointments to Various Positions \We are not going to be like school- boys with our police department,\ said Mayor Howard G, Wilson this morn- ing in referenc tees of Lynbroo} missioners Power With Board At the reorganization meeting of the board in the village hall last night a {resolution was passed in accordance with the new village law abolishing the police department under section 1880. Immediately following the bward passed a resolution establish- ing the department once more. The reason given by Mayor Wilson for this action is partially in the form of a charge that the department has been inefficient and that by abolishing and re-establishing the department the power of control of the depart- ment rests with the board of trustees How Law Reads Section 188a of the Laws of New York relating to villages reads as fol- lows: \The board of trustees, meting as a police commission, may by resolution, establish a police department. 'The board of trustees may, by like action, abolish such police de-artment, which action, however, shall be subject to a permissive referendum.\ But, in case the department is re- (Continued on Page Two) BANDI to the board of trus-| acting as police com- | FkThree Youths Held Fortr'iROEbberjily; Lynbrgc; Fourteen Pages Price Tw T, PALS, CAU ® Reading from left to right, Bartolo Agliolers, Benjamin Bellini and Anthony Pechiro, implicated in the holdup of the Bohack store at Lynbrook, were being questioned by Chief Chadwick of the Lynbrook police and two county men when this picture was taken, Review photo |Jury Hears Case of 'Speakeasy' Proprietor - But Testimony Revolves Around Detective Smith of Freeport Force Although it was the trial of \Jim- mie\ Curro of 28 Liberty street, Free- port, charged with keeping a easy\ and a \public nuisance® in the neighborhood . that - engrossed . Judge Lewis J. Smith and a jury in the county court at Mineola yesterday, it was evident that District Attorney El- vin N. Edwards was laying the ground work for the first of the trials of the remaining three Freeport police of- fcers now under indictment. One of them, William Brossnan, has already pleaded guilty and is to be sentenced today Smith's Name Dominates Incidentally, It seemed, Curto was found guilty of the charges found against him, the jury being out hard- (Continued on Page Two) Greve To Supervise All Raids Again st Gambling Joints, Disorderly Houses Edwards Transfers Last of Police Work Con- nected With His Office to County Police, Detective System District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards has finally transferred the last of the police work connected with his office to that of the county police and the detective system For years the district atotrney's office has handled disorderly houses and grmbling but it has been Mr, Edwards' contention always that that was purely a police mat and should be handled wholly by the police and that the district attorney should in- sist that the police do their full duty In suppressing this nefarious trafic. Greve to Supervise After a conference with Chief Abram W. Skidmore of the county police, Captain Harold R. King, head of the detective bureau and County Detective Bernard G. Greve, it was (Continued on Page Two) = Otto Kahit heads Spun—sors of Lakeview Fire Band NO CONTESTS IN SPRING PRIMARY, NASSAU COUNTY This is the day of the spring pri- mary throughout the state of New York. tive parties will elect delegates to the mational conventions to be held this summer in which presidential candi- dates will be nominated and members of the state committees will be se- lected. No Nassau Contess In Nassau county, so far as is known, there are no contests, in either party and in fact there is so little spenk-| Today the members of the respec-| SUPERVISORS T0 HOLD HEARINE ON PARKWAY LANDS Set April 23 as Date of Meet- ing; County Engineer Sub- mits Map of Land to Be Taken The board of supervisors yesterday, mt the weekly meeting in Mineola set April 23 at 10 o'clock in the board rooms at the court house as the time and place for m hearing in the mat- ter of the taking of lands for parkway purposes at the intersections of the county roads with the Southern State parkway, the new highway under con- struction by the state and county through the town of Hempstead. County Engineer W. Pred tSarks has filed a map of the parcels of land that will be en, with County Clerk Thomas 8. Cheshire, and those maps show the name of the owner and the size of the parcel with the boundaries of each. The board directed the clerk of the board to advertise the hearing for April 23 at which time all Interested may be heard for or against the pro- ject as shown by the maps, The following bids were received for the improvement of three differen roads but they were all referred to the county engineer who deferred making his report hence the awards of con- far-cu; were put over until next Mon- ny: For the improvement of New Hyde Park-Lakeville road, from the Long Island Motor Parkway northerly about 600 feet; with concrete gutter and asphaltic pavement, Crompton Broth- ers, $9,350; Andrews Brothers, $10,078. For the improvement of Weeks road. Port: Washington, at Mill Pond road, with concrete ~ivement, and storm drain; Crampton Brothers, $6,591; Andrews Brothers, $5,421. Por improvement of Little Neck=Old Westbury road, from Ellison avenue to Westbury pond, asphaltic paving and storm drain: Standard Bitulithic Company, $33.550; Andrews Brothers, $20,038, and Crampton Brothers, $30,805 May Grant Malverne ) New School Berth Walter H. Wiley of the state de- partment of education has just com- pleted the taking of the census in Malverne and is of the the application made by t education of Malverne requesting a ro Cents GHT FOUR GONFESS TOGOUNTY COPS . UF STORE J08 Tip From Person Believed Spurned by 15-Y¥ear-Old Blonde Girl Leads to Ban- dits' Arrests POLICE NOW SEEK MAN BEHIND HOLD-UP Anthony Pechiro of Elmont, Said to Be \Finder Breaks Down Before Grilling by Captain King Oscar | Rosen, 21 years old, [4260 36th street, Astoria, said to have been the \master mind\ in the Bohack rolibery brook, was arrested last night by the Nassau county police, it was announced this morning. Dorothy Rocea bobbed . ha blonde and 15 yeats old, but with the {wisdom of the gangsters irl showing in her; two boy companions, one her own age and one a year older, and s another lad, yet in his 'eens, con- fessed to Captain Harold King that Ithey and a man, who said to have exploited the children the robber ng that held up the employees: of Bohack store in. Hempstead. ave- Lynbrook, on the nicht of March 17, robbed the tills of $430, drove the at Lyn- Cop Intoxicated | MMSHIMIITS | At Time of Raid t!GHT MINTHS \: AT WESTCHESTER Freeport Policeman, Found Guilty of Maintaining Gam- ,_ bling Houses, \Must Pay for |_ Folly,\ Judge Says | William Brossman officer of 130 & Ma port, who. pleaded guilty last werk before Judge Lewis J. Smith at Min- eola to charges of maintaining: two [gambling houses in Freeport, was sen- tenced to eight months' imprisonment in the Westchester penitentiary this morning by Judge Smith Must Pay For Folly judge in imposing the sentence police street. Pree eport The | said \A policeman who falls to regard the law and who frequents gambling {places must pay the penalty for bis | folly William Dirrking, 91 Craig avenue Freeport, and Harry \Smiles\. Cor- nepp, both having pleaded guilty to maintaing gambling establishments were sentenced to six months in the Westchester penitentiary John Sweeney. who pleaded guilty {to being a common gambler, was given a three months' sentence in the | penitentiary, but sentence was. sus- {pended and he was placed on parole National Bark of East Rockaway Is Over $500,000 Mark The East Rockaway National Bank has passed the one-half million mark with its deposits according to the an- Helfrich, cashier of the bank, at the dinner given by George J. Birch, president. to the officers of the bank The gentlemen who attended the dinner greeted this announcement with much enthusiasm They were George Birch, Arthur Eustace, Henry W. A. Helfrich, P. W. Donnelly, George Huber, P. Noite, Dr. Galloway, R. Baker, Wiliam P. Killea, H Schuler and E. Dane > {nouncement made by Henry W. A.| four clerks into the iee box and safety (tied back to hols in the war inderworld in New York Cit Married a Year tor all her n exper why tend a uld nee - Alle t R a wed. from him sordected. to load U of a It. was ined. with who accompanied the. game Into the Bohack store on. the nen of buying. some canmed When two others followed mar Mashed the weapon, as did. her companions and rold the clerks to \stick 'em up Then the 15-year-old Dorothy, her keen mind on the \getaway ran im [the door, saw that Antohny Pochiro, 14 {years old, of Evans avenue, Elmont, {was keeping the motor of the car go- ing. She waved to him that the | stick up* was going all right and then over her shoulder, as she watehed for possible: Incoming patrons, wih her gun in her hand, shg commanded the others of the gang {o \work fest now.\ She has n ano f wen ed he 1 ind 1 ging revalyes {tea ctor pr go | as already. sepy she, a n st hree » Pechiro Confesses They did. Hardly before. Henty |Weiboldt, the manager, George Bal- iman, the meat department man, and his son, Charles, and William Orman- dy knew it thry were driven Into The ice box, the door slammed on them [and the tills ransacked. . Two of the cash registers had to be opened, but that was easily done Once the party had their loot they drshed away to Queens boulevard |where they divided the money amd separated. _ Pechiro returned to his home in Elmont and eventually be was - arrested . yesterday. . Within a short time he had confessed his part in the crime Not Much Concerned Dorothy, first defant and at no time very much concerned about what the admission of guilt would mean to her, [told her tale of the robbery with. fust a little touch of pride in the perform- ance and she was not much annoyed anything that was said to her When she got more friendly and lem deflant, she told the story of her life. saying she was born Woodrich, but stepped into matrimony last year and jout of it this year, She does net yearn for the simple domesticity Pechiro war the \Ander the lad who found the Bohack store that looked like a likely place for \stick up\ and he brought some of the gamg (Continued on Page Two) Late News Bulletins NEW YORK-NEW ORLEANS A Wasiffngton, April nouncett\the inauguration on May 1 New Orleans. on the southwest . from the Cicero police department. were the men beaten. famous Royal Ook affair at Malia, Im SERVICE TO START MAY i Post Office Department today an of air mall service from New York i= CAPONE'S GANGSTER KILL ONE; BEAT TWO SEVERELY Cleero. IIL, April man was reported shot and beaten to death and two others severely beaten by Al Capone gangsters in strife ai tendant upon today's city election in this municipality which adjoins Chicago Ganguters were touring the streets with but little show of interfarence Al Mazinti: and William Pradowskaw The man slain was not identified, COMMANDER DANIEL POUND GUILTY Gibraltar, April 3.-UF)-Commander H. M. Daniel was found guilty by a courtmartial toduy of sctions prejudicial to discipline growing out of the MOTHER AND THEEE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
