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— Vol. 2, Number 10 FREEPORT BOARD MEETS raws riUMTB, cnrunr kmst IHIE SCWMl, SPECIIL EUCTION. 0 fi 8 «nEWS rwen All the memberw were preeeirt a t the regular meeting: of the Village Board ofjrmateea Friday night The following petition from the reei- denta in the vicinity of Roee S t and Long Beach Aves. was read. Presi dent Morrison appointed Trustees Elli son and Sigmond a committee to com- muniddre with the owner of the build ing on the subject and make a thorough investigation and to have the nuisance mentioned in the petition stopped at once. The petition and it's signers fol lows: To T he B oard O f T rustees Freeport N. Y. Gentlemen:— We, the undersigned, residents of the Village of Freeport beg to ad vise your honorable body that we have in our midst what we deem a public nuisance and a menace to the peace and welfare of the community. We refer specifically to the occupants of the building formerly known as the Imperial Hotel, situated on the North side of Rose S t between Miller and Long Beach Ave. The said occupants of said building are about forty in number (more or less) and consist mostly of boys and young men. Their sense of decency, law aha order is apparently, nil, On week days, base ball and other games are carried oh round about the aforesaid building or on the highway in front thereof and during the course of these games, hooting shrieking and boisterous language is indulged in an neighbors property trespassed upon. When approacned upon the subject of more quiet and' order, the attitude of the aforesaid boys and young men is menacing. No deference is paid the Sabbath, tis on that day also, baseball and other games are indulged in and the same hooting and shrieking and roitous con duct prevails. Day and night, the aforesaid boys and young men, in whole or. in part, con gregate upon the piazzas of the afore said building shouting and singing and dancing and raising sundry other dis turbances. In this repsect also, the Sabbath day is no exception. The grounds about the aforesaid building are constantly littered with papers and other articles of refuse. These papers are blown here and there upon neighbors lawns and grounds. The peace of the community is being destroyed and the renting and selling value of property in the vicinity of the aforesaid building is being depreciated and we therefore petition you as a Board to athudge the afforesaid occu pants of aforesaid building a public nuisance and to take the most drastic action in the matter. Francis M. BeU. knap, F. C. S. Knowles, C. M. Van Ri per, M. G. Gibbons, A. N. Johnson, E. V. R. Johnson, Willis A. Gibbons, F. R. Grahtun, M. E. Sutphin, James G. Sutphin, James A. ~ ‘ \ L. Watkins, H. G. Kin Every Friday Auto Races In Nassau Cdunty An application has been filed with the Supervisors by the Motor Cups Holding Co., for permission to run the Vandertmilt Cup race over the county roads one day, Oct. 80, between 5 A. M. and 6 P. M. It is also desired to use the highways from daylight to 8 A. M. for Inals and practice. It was referred to counsel and doubtless the permit will be granted, there being many residents in favor of having the race. The petition reads: The roads which it is desired to use for this contest known as the Wm. K. Vanderbilt, jr, cup race and the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes, are: A—Massa- pequa road, beginning a t the point of intersection of said road with the Long Island Motor Parkway, to its intersec tion with the Old Country Road in the village of Hicksville. i B—Old Country Road, from its inter section with the Massapequa Road in tiie Village of Hicksville, to its inter section with a certain road known as Old Westbury Road or Ellison lane. FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y.> FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1909 •'--- - -r y ............ ■ $1.00 Yea#5y, Single Copy 5 Cent Obituary I antha T. W oodend lantha T. Woodend, 70 years old, mother of Mrs. Harry Clock, of Free port, died at the residence of her daughter, on the Merrick Road, Wed nesday afternoon, after a long illness of pturalysis. She was the widow of Dr, Woodend, well known in his life time here and in Huntington, Besides Mrs. Clock, the deceased is survived by one son, Dr. William Wood- end, and two sisters in Huntington, Mrs. Sammis and Mrs. Hendrickson. She was a member of the Presbyter- ian Church and\ faithful to her religeous belief. She was esteemed by many who knew her, and leaves a host of friends to mourn their loss. The funeral services will be held at the residence of Harry G. Clock, on Merrick Road at 8 P. M. The Rev. Mr. Scholey of the Freeport Presbyter ian Church will officiate. The inter ment will be in Huntington, to-morrow, immediately after the arrival there of of the 10:23 train. FREEPORT William S. Hall hie Western trip. has returned from Druggist Thomas Johnston has been away on his annual vacation. Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 61 W. Mer rick Road, Freeport; ’Phene, 85-R tf BELLMORE Mr. Kilgore for the Winter. city Harrry Merritt spent part of the week in Trenton N. J. Miss-Nellie Anderson from her vacation spent setts. has returned in MaesachU' Harold Brown is named as one of the directors of the newly incorporated United Dental Supply Co. of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sigmond have returned to their Broadway home for the Winter. Cadman H. Frederick has sold to a New York party his Merrick Road and Long Beach Ave., property and a gar age will be built there the coming Spring. By the end of the month the appear ance of Main St. wilt be changed con siderably by the moving of many build ings along the line. son, E. J, Gibson, O. Thomas Phillips, J. Wesley Miller, John M. Baxter, C. A. Rhodes. The much talked of sewer matter ctune before the Board in the shape of the following petition: To the Board of Trustees of the In- corporated Village of Freeport: We, the undersigned, twenty-five elec tors qualified to vote upon a proposition in said village, hereby request and peti tion you to cause to be submitted to the electors of said village, in pursuance of * Section 66 of the village Laws, at a special village election to be called by you, the following proposition to be voted upon, namely: 1, Authorizing the borrowing of $1000 for the purpose of paying the expenses and cost of hav ing made a map and plan of a perma nent sewer system for said village with specifications of dimensions, connections and outlets or sewerage disposals works. PROPOSITION No. 1 Shall the sum of $1000 be raised by tax in the year 1910 upon the taxable property of the incorporated Village or Freeport in the general tax levy for said year for the purpose of paying the expenses and cost of having made a map and permanent plan of a sewer system for said Village with specifications of dimensions, con- 1 nections and outlets or sewerage dis posal works. v7f Dated September 17th, 1909. Ch*a. P Smith, Harvey B. Smith, Smith Cox, Jacob Post, S. A. Williams, Smith Ft Pearsall, Chas. Jaggs, H. Schloss, Roland M. Lamb, J. G. Rob ertson, H. Gobetz, D. B. Raynor, G. Bennett Smith, William Cameron, j^-lewia H. Post. Ernest S. Randall. Roe- well P. Davis, Chas. C. Mtiore, Samuel mor, Henry P. Libby, Louis T. John D. Gunning, William G. r, George Christians, F. E. Pitch er, George Dooley, Willis G. Hitchcock, Stephen P. PettiL Sidney H. Sweeey, Alvin A. Sealey, Benson Smith, Stephen W. Hunt, Elmer EL Raynor, John J. Dunbar, S. Dimoo Smith, A. S. John- Relative to the foregoing petition Trustee Ellison presented a resolution to the effect that such proposition be submitted a t an official election to be held in the Truck House on Church S t (Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co.) on the fourth day of October 1909 between o f 2 and 8 P, M. I by Trustee Sigmond end i clerk was directed to ad- (continued from column 1) quested that the street be graded and lighted, with an arc lamp and that the village pay the usual share of construct ing sidewalks along this street. The matter of the water main was referred to the Water Committee with power and the Street Commissioner was au thorized to properly grade the street. The matter of ligthing was referred to the Committee on Lights with power. The petitioners will be notified by order of the Board that there is no funds available for sidewalk construction during the balance of the year. Lyman Taft asked to be appointed village officer. Granted unanimously. John J. Randall Company made ap plication for electric lights on two piers, erected by them at Long Beach and Miller Aves., current for these lights to be furnished free. The application was granted and the Company will install a switch to turn off the lamps during the day. Miss Jennie Walker stated in a com munication that water service supplied to her private pipe by Mr. Glover had been discontinued. The Board directed the clerk to inform Miss Walker that this was a matter for private settle ment between her and Mr. Glover as her property was outside the village limits. Messrs. Pettit and Lamb requested the installation of an arc lamp at Mil ler and Nassau Aves. Referred to the committee on Ligthing with power. Application from the same firm for electric light service comer Southside Ave. and Onslow PI, and Southside Ave. and Miller PI.; also applications from Nicholas Blake, Bedell St. and Rhoda Raynor, Main S t , for water, ws granted. President Morrison reported that be had submitted plans and specifications for building a cross walk and gutter on N. Grove S t , in front of Isaac Van Ri- per’s property and he, being satisfied with same, the President galve the or der for the work to the lowest bidder Eld. H. Payne. Trustee Ellison was appointed a com mittee to see that /h e test well of the D ept of Water Supply, Gas and Elec tricity (N. Y. City) on Centre S t , in front of the power house be taken up, no permission ,for same having been given. , Messrs. Smith A Malcomson were authorized to survey the the village property at the power house and to erect four monuments at each comer of the property. The Board then adjourned immediate ly convened as Fire Commissioners. Chief W. W. Cameron requested per mission to take the fire apparatus to College Point October 7th to participate in the parade and tournament of the Southern New York Volunteer Fire men’s Association that day. The re quest was granted, provided suitable apparatus be left in the village for use in case of fire that day. The Board accepted the invitation of Chief Cameron to accompany the De- .partment and take p art m said parade. The fire Commissioners will co-oper ate with the Fire Department in ex tending an invitation to the Southern N. Y. Volunteer Firemen’s Association to hold their next convention in Free- 1910. for supplies for the and referred with power. If you didn’t go to the Mineola Fair yet, go over to-day or tomorrow even if it’s only to take the children. The sewer in Freeport will be a good thing for the village. Wonder if the citizens will see it through. So newspaper reporter, Village Hy drant Inspector and Real Estate Man Lyman Taft is now a village cop. Ly man may be President yet. Notice several buildings going up in Rockville Centre that are being built of brick. That speaks well for it sets a fine example to other builders. F. Benzer and family vtoll return to Brooklyn Oct 1st. Mrs. James Hall is recovering from her recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Sprague have re turned to Brooklyn for the winter. A children’s dancing class is to be established in Firemen’s Hall the com ing winter. School Treasurer Enters has resigned and Wm. Wallace has been seclected to to fill his position. Primary at Smith’s Hall, Saturday, Sept. 25th, from 8 to 9 P. M. Town Committeeman to be elected. Freeport Sewer Proposition The Freeport Village Board a t it’s last meeting granted the petition which was presented them by several tax payers and a special election will be held on October 6 1909 on the petition which is given in full in another column. If anyone has found a ball glove in this village, will he kindly notify the Messenger office, Freeport? ^liss Jane Bowne is attending Ja maica Normal School preparatory to an advanced course in a New York college. John Hodgson’s new home on Wilson Ape., will be a very pleasing addition to the list of attractive residences in this section. Nich. Meyer has given the contract for a concrete sidewalk and curb in front of his property on Bellmore Ave. James Molloy has the job, L. A. Brown is another business man who realizes the value of paint. His hotel, as a result, shines better than ever. Mrs. Eliza Blake and Miss Mabel Pearsall will spend a week at Syracuse attending the State Tession of the D. of L. as delegates of Progressive Council No. 66 D. of L. Freeport Council, No. 57, J. O. U. A. M., will play the base ball team of the Freeport Club on Saturday at 3:45 p. m. at Freeport Athletic Park. Chas. Frisch of Jamaica will erect a cottage just off Bellmore Ave., north of the Bopp property on the Sigmond de velopment. I t ’s the first house in this section. The Peekskill gravel for Bedford Ave., south to the Merrick Road has been received here and Contractor Rus sell will immediately begin the placing of same. Housekeepers about to do fall pickling will find a suggestion in Smith & Be dell’s adv. in this issue that will be wotth considerable to them. The Wallace building on Railroad Ave.,- has been purchased by S. Dimon Smith of Smith & Levy who will have their real estate office there after Oct. 15th. \ Christ Lutheran Church, has called Mr. Oscar V. Werner to become pastor of the congregation. Mr. Werner has accepted and will begin his pastoratejjin October. Rally Day in the Sunday Shool last Sunday was a distinct success. The program was very attractive and now a record for Rally Day attendance was made 391 being present. Schaffer’s Ocean House a t High Hill Beach will close to-morrow for the season. New additions are to be built, and the house to be improved in many ways. Mr. Schaffer reports a very suc cessful season. that must be approved by the State Board of Health before the work < be started and along this same line, should be remembered that ff hut one street in the village is to be sewered at this time, the State Board of Health will not grant it’s approval unless the disposal works and trunk line sewer are ample in size and correct in situation to serve the entire village. That the sewer for the village of Freeport is gaining in favor with many residents of the village is shown by statement^ made by a repre sentative of this paper who asked the fol lowing question: “ What is your opinion regardingthe proposed sewer for F: port ?” There were many citizens ' declined to make a statement on ground that they had not given sufficient thought to the matter to express a posi tive opinion. It is assumed that the follnwing will be of interest to those who have this subject in mind. IW e will he ■ Citizen’ PeMic Meetieg at the Sigmoed Opera Hoose next Teesdey, Sept 28tk, et 8 P. M. Addresses will be eade by Eagineers free Gardes City tad other places, telling their experieaces in the matter ef sewer derelopaaeats in virions places. H. P. L ibby - 1! think that steps should be taken soon as possible to install the nucleus of a sewer system, that the time will soon come, in the very near future, when such a system will be ab solutely necessary and the present is none to soon to commence the serious agitation of the matter. O rtell & L ucas —We think it is all right and are in favor of it. C larence E dwards —I have not gone into the matter very much. I think it would benefit the village, but the cost is the main item to consider. A rcher B. W allace —Very much needed. Only thing the village needs to make it an up to date village. R oland M. L amb —It is as necessary as a water and electric light plant and without it we will be behind Rockville Centre and Hempstead in point of development. G eo . B ennett S mith —I am in favor of it. Mrs. Jean M. Stiles will commence her classes in dancing and physical grace for children for the Fall and Winter terms Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 12th, at 3:45, at Fraternity Hall, Free port. The Messenger has for i t ’s neighbors in the building occupied by it the Vill- lage Office, a Teamed attorney, a French dressmaker and if we get hungry, a delicatessen store. Witn such a nigh grade of co-tenants we expect to shine extra bright, even in the night time. Nugent’s Air Dome which has been so popular during the summer will close a successful season to-morrow night. Mr. Nugent will devote himself to mak- James Molloy has the contract for a concrete walk in the rear of Otto Sch neider’s store. This store has been latley improved by it’s owner Mr. Sch neider, by having a new front and larged floor space. Ross & R andall —Something of this kind should be done to relieve the thickly populated sections of the village. It has to came soon or later. W illet G. S mith —We need it very badly., J. M. H ewlett —I am in favor of it. S. A. W illiams —My opinion is that _ it is all right if the village can afford en\ it, but at the present time we are a little too much in debt to talk sewers. A special school meeting is to held Tuesday* October 12th, at 7:30 M. for the purpose of voting on proposition to purchase two lots adjoin ing the present school grounds and for a special tax to pay for same. young lady from the city, whose nas not been made known to us. We have the report of the wedding of William Harse Monday night to a name How ever, Mr. Harse and the new Mrs. Harse have our congratulations and good Wishes. They are residing ihJ Bellmore. Capt. Spates, well-known to-Bellmore folks, has been quite ill at his Belltagh Ave. home with stomach trouble. We have the report Thursday morning that he is improving. We hope for the Captain’s early recovery and we will be glad to see his familiar figure on the streets again. Opera House, which has beer him from Mr. Sigmond. Next Sunday at 10.30 A. M. Dr. W. A. Richard will preach in the Metho dist Episcopal church. on the third of the letters of the Seven Churches, treating particularly on the “Doctrine of Baleam” and the meaning of the “White Stone” at 7.45 p. m. The sub ject of the sermon will be “The Higher nificance of the Hudson-Fulton B aptist C hurch —Sunday morning Rev. Mr. Soule a room-mate the late D * X) A «»+A w r i l l Sunday School will have its Rally Day exercises a t 2.90 p. m. and Christian Endeavor a t 7 p. m. “Christ’s g ift of power against harm” will be the Sunday morning sermon theme of the Rev. Chariee Herbert Scholey at the First Prespyterian Church. The evening subject will be “A Cure for Unrest.” The Sunday School Rally a t 2.90 p. m. will take the form of a “Harvest Home” service with decorations in fruit and vegetables The Bellmore Base Ball Team defeat ed the Phi Alpha team Sunday by the score of 8 to 10, and the local club, also defeated the Bay Side A. C. the same afternoon by the score of 4 to 6. The umpires were Messrs. Schwicker and Edwards and Messrs. Schwicker and Abrams. Next Sunday the local club will play the Atlantic A. C. Chestnut Trees Threatened A disease which is threatening chest nut trees in this vicinity is causing owners of many of these beautiful mon- archs of our private estates and public highways much concern, is prevalant hereabouts. It is known as the dieet- nuf bark disease. It is also knovm to have affected other trees in various parts of the State. A whitish bug about one inch long is the offender.. It burrows into and under the bark of the trees and, circling underneath it soon saps the life of the tree and caiufes it’s ultimate death. A tree thus killed is soon vacated by the bugs who go on to another. J. Hulyer Ellison has several large trees on hie property on Wallace S t , and has lost at least one of them as has his next door neighbor. An expert from Hicks Nurseries in Westbury has been working on the remainder and hopes to save them. A special demon stration of this is being given in the Mineola Fair this week by an expert in tree lore and a Mr. Maxwell, who will ex plain how to rid a tree of this sure- killing p e s t The U. S. Department of Agriculture has issued a pamphlet on the present status of this disease and urges a State Law for prompt action in regard to preventing a spread of the disease which already has killed one thousand trees in Richmond Hill and many other? Counties. in * “ 1 “ N“ “ u We ought to work out some of our present indebtedness before undertaking any more. A dolph L evy —L am in favor of it, of course. R owland H. M ayland —I believe the people of Freeport should provide a sewerage system in some way without delay. The sooner the the better. Let us get on the safe side before we re gret our negligence. C adman H. F rederick —I most heartily endorse the proposition, and in tend co-operating with those citizens that have spent valuable time, and some money in the advancement of the idea to date. Sewerage in Freeport is absolutely necessary, and I believe would be a stitch in time to start not only agita tion, but the actual fulfillment at this time. I do not beleive that any tax-payer in the Village of Freeport will oppose sewerage, knowing that it will not only mean the advancement of their real estate, but it will be an absolute ne cessity to the health in the very near future. I however believe that a plan will have to be worked out wherein those that are benefited by sewerage immedi- atley will bear a larger share of the tax or assement to those that would have to wait for extensions. I believe if the Committee in charge would give this matter attention,- and work out some plan as above set forth, that every tax-payer will vote in unison not only for the small sum of $1,000, that I beleive they are called upon to vote for, surveys and grades but that they will vote any amount that is ab- solultely necessary, for the completion of the sewerage system. H ymam S chloss —The village should try to get i t It is needed and must come, why not now. I ra L’H oemedieu —I think it is a good thing, if we can get it. •• C has . S eaman —I dont think the time has come for it y e t H iram R. S mith —In my judgment the proi * by a offered to put up a plan expence, is better than the present one and would take care of the sewerage question at present. / J ohn J. R andall — The disposal of sewerage is one of the problems which has to be met sooner or later in all growing towns and villages and it seems to me that the time has arrived for the village of Freeport to take up the mat ter. Our neighboring villages are all considering the question and the citizens of Freeport cannot afford to i cm « ww ieei ms knctmi h tub in he ini ccrnin. ns- met, beewb At the meeting o f the Town Board of Assessors of the Town of Hempstead !‘; Sept. 14th the application of the City of NewYork to have its assessment reduced $119,000. in school district number nine I (Freeport) was granted by the Board. Assessors Lewis N. Raisig and Charles W. Smith voting to reduce the assess ment and Asseeor Elvin Edwards voting against i t Edwards stated that he did not beleive the assessment should be reduced on the testimony of the City of New York and further stated that since the City of New York paid taxes on their assessment for several years that this must be taken as some evidence that it must have been all right. He beleived it was “only a bluff’r on the part of the City of New York, that it could not afford to bring certiorari proceedings after the damage they have done to Nassau County. The aforesaid reduction, on property owned by the City of New York, which includes the Milbum pumping station and which, as stated is in the Freeport School District, will not tend to reduce taxes in that section. Messenger readers will doubtless re call an effort on the part of the City of New York to have their taxes reduced at a previous occasion and their failure. They came up to the scratch again however last week with the result as above recorded. Edwards fellow as sessors turned him down in his own dis trict and it looks as if the City of New York had succeeded in pulling the wool the eyes of the two Town officials who should have kept their nerve. We print the assessed valuation in School District No. 9 for the years 1907 1908 and for the present year we find the valuation and rate not mad» yet. Assessed Valuation 1907— $1,586,277. 1908— $1,757,839.25 1909— not prepared The tax' rate will more than last year. Four years, namely 1905, 1906, 1907 1908 the City of New York continued to make efforts to obtain a reduction in it’s tax rate, but never brought it officially before the Town Board. Last Spring the Village Board of Assessors (Free port) increased the valuation of the City’s property Within the incorporated limits. The City’s attorneys then made an application for a reduction and hinted at a lawsuit. The assessors however, were onto their joband the assessment tands at present as quoted. The action of the Board of Assessors of the Town of Hempstead in granting this large reduction in’ taxes to the City of New York is an imposition on the taxpapers in the 9th Scnool District. i up luget 29,720. 1.80 39,735. 2.08 38,778. be considerably Republican 2nd District Primaries To-morrow Charles H. Russell comes up to morrow night for election as District Committeeman in his district. He has served creditably in this position for f our years and doubtless the voters will extend to him their support as usual, thus recognizing the services of a man thoroughly in touch with the needs of the district. Polls open from 8 to 9 P. M. at Smith’s Hall. ige Trustee and Mrs. J. Hu; Ellison nad for their guests ivler Sun- Wolfert, Miss Rose Krop, Schubner, all of Brooklyn. Miss Clara A trip to by the visitors, Sunday night. A week end house party was given by Mrs. D. J. Comiskey at ner residence, G South Side Ave., in honor of Misses Vir ginia Brosman and Florence Moore of Springfield, Mass. The guests being: Jack Heatherson, Lawyer W. F. Ha- Edward Negbar of New York, ik Leanord and Miss Ethel Harvey of Springfield, Maes., Miss Helen Rus sel of Boston, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jeffery, Mrs. H. H. Smith of Freeport An elaborate dinner was given in honor of the occasion Saturday evening. Covers were laid for fourteen. Dainty favors were given and following the dinner dancing and musical selections were enjoyed by all. Mr. Henry authorized by the Education Depart ment of the State o f New Xork to act E. Pohlman, has been the Education Depart- as agent of the Department in making an enumeration of the inhabitants of School District No. 9 situated in the Village of Freeport persuant to a re quest of the, Board of Education of that District, for the purpose of detenninmg whether or not the district has five thousand inhabitants or more, and whether it may be e n tif the apportion of state i account of tiie intendent of s Mr. Pohlman 1 stead and and the
