Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York • Page 13

ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE, MONDAY. MARCH 12. 1917. 13 TROOPERS TO BE WELCOMED THIS EVENING PARADE WILL TAKE ftACE AS ARRANGED FOR SUNDAY. MEMBERS ON FURLOUGH WILL MEET TROOP IN BUFFALO.

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nrrDXR. XHrcr TRAIN DELAYED OHIO Arrival in Rochester on Sunday Impossible. ALL URGED TO SHOW FLAGS line of March to Be Brilliantly lightedMothers Lunch Will Be XHstributed, on Train Special Will Save Irong Walt in Buffalo. Morse Takes Steps to Delay It txw Sfl6- fWmmM wt-tSS9i SSrtrrJ? Army and Navy Union to be at No. 412 Clinton avenue north at 650 o'clock.

Column to Move at 7. To the Householders "of Rochester Nothing which the city government does for you more greatly affects your comfort and convenience than the collection of ASHES, GARBAGE and RUP.3ISH. If these household wastes are not taken out 6f your way promptly, you are much inconvenienced and conditions soon become intolerable. If things go badly, some are quick to find fault. If everything j- goes well, they do not give it a thought even to praise.

There is little to be said against this. It is the normal, average person's habit with all things the way of the world. But it is just this state of affairs that sometimes makes it difficult for the city to get the right kind of information about the effi- ciency or inefficiency of its work. Because, even if you get poor service, your complaints are made to friends and neighbors, seldom to the city department responsible. Sometimes this is because you don't takejthe trouble to enter a complaint at City Hall, sometimes because you are not sure-just how to go about it.

The Commissioner of Public Works is beginning an exhaustive inquiry into the efficiency of the collection of ashes, garbage and rubbish. He wants to get complete infbrmation as to whether this work is being as well done as it should be in all parts of the city. In order that every possible measure may be taken to get information, Mayor Edgerton and Commissioner Pierce have asked the Bureau of Municipal Research if it can help in any way. In a letter addressed to this Bureau on February 25 th, Commis- sioner Pierce says the city believes this work is already of high grade, but wishes to do. "everything possible to make it the most efficient and the most satisfactory to the public of any similar work in the.

country." The Commissioner stated the situation, from the city's point of view, thus: 4 if 'The force of inspectors for work on the collection service is necessarily limited, so that it is practically impossible for us to obtain complete and accurate information as to the efficiency of the work done in collecting garbage, ashes and rubbish in. all parts of the city. You know that such information is required before the collection services can be brought to the highest possible state of efficiency, and that this information cannot be obtained Top, left to rifeht; Milton Link, Vincent Bennett, Lyman Wycoff, Howard Bacon. Middle, left to right; Sergeant W. W.

Ackerly, M. Qilliland, Walter McAllester, H. F. Wooster. Bottom Sergeant Wendell J.

Cu rtis (left) and Lieut. Alson Schantz :1 a. AT al Li: niuiuui uic w'upcraiiun ui uic (juuiiu TAX BUDGET REPORT ETAY BE PRESENTED Common Council Will Meet To-morrow Evening. Unless the Finance Committee presents its report on the tax budget for 1917 at to-morrow night's session of the Common Council there will be little business of importance to transact. The rnmmittpf has tiractically finished its Troop First JCew York Cavalry, will return to Rochester sometime today and will be escorted from the Circle street yards of the New York Central railroad to building 5, Exposition Park, at 7 o'clock this evening.

The hundreds of people who came downtown last night to see tfhe great welcoming of Rochester's veterans of the Mexican border, not knowing of the postponement, are assured of the spectacle to-night, for the special train was expected in Buffalo at midnight or early this morning. All ac tories and buildings with whistles or bells are requested to blow them as the train arrives in the city. No one can be censured for the announcement in yesterday morning's newspapers that the troop would arrive last evening. Had the train kept up the schedule it maintained from Texas to Chicago it would have pulled into the Circle street yards in good time for a big parade last night But it rolled through Indiana and Ohio in the old rut of troop trains. There were delays here and delays there, and yesterday afternoon found it only leaving Bellevue, Ohio.

Passenger Agent Ernest W. Lane, of the New York Central, figured it oufr that the special should arrive in Buffalo at midnight. Lively Day for Chief Marshal. So it was that a Rochester with arrangements made 'for a glad welcoming last evening had to postpone its cele-hration. Captain Henry W.

Morse, chief marshal for the parade, passed the busiest of days. Between telephone inquiries as to the time of arrival of the troop he got into touch with the men who were preparing the fireworks at points on the line of march and others engaged in outling the path of glory, and told them to hold up their labors for a day. After a conference at the Armory yesterday afternoon of Captain Morse, officers of the Naval Militia, and. the National Guard and representatives of interested organizations, it was Announced that the parade would leave the Circle street yards at 7 o'clock this, evening. This means that the trajn will have to be held np in Buffalo until this afternoon.

This is nothing unusual. The train bearing the Rochester companies of the Third Infantry was delayed in Albany and Syracuse purposely so that it would arrive in Rochester in the evening. "A train commander eaji hold a train in the yards as long as he wants to," explained Major Frederick S. Couchman. Captain Morse In Buffalo.

The conference empowered Captain Morse to notiis Major Charles M. Tobin that the parade would be held at 7 o'clock to-night and to delay the special until late afternoon if possible. Captain Morse left at 9 o'clock last evening for Buffalo, where he will meet the returning troopers and talk over the situation with them. The members of Troop who are home on furlough to Bucalo yesterday morning with 120 boxes of sandwiches, fried cakes and other things to eat which the mothers of the troopers ha4 prepared for them. Six of the party returned, the others remaining to arrange for the details of this luncheon, which will be served on the special train between Buffalo and Rochester tp-day.

The six troopers who came back yesterday expect to join their command in Buffalo this afternoon. The furlotighed troopers are: Lieutenant Alson Shants, Sergeants TV. W. Ackerly and Wendell 4. Curtis, Corporals Robert M.

Gilli-land, Harold F. Wooster and Milton P. Link, and Privates Vincent Bennett, John Fee, Walter McAlester, Guy H. Whitman, Donald Wray Lyman Wycoff. Captain Morse and others at the conference yesterday urged that persons along the route of this evening's parade be seen and asked to hang out American fifanr0tlierwise borate for the gala Many flags are now flying, but the number is far from what it should be, they said.

Four Students in Troop. When the troop returns four students or the University of Rochester will appear on the campus for the first time in Dea jear- They are Leland S. Som-crs, 17: Gerritt V. Weston, '17; Harry Hidings, '17, and Harold B. Harper, 19.

Some of the college fraternities are planning informal receptions nd smokers for alnnini and undergraduate members of the troop. The sale of badges has fared particularly well at the university. Willis A. Matson, one of those in charge of tickets of admission to building 5, Exposition Park, reported that there has been a heavy demand for them. One thousand seats have been provided and there is room for fully 5,000 more persons in the building.

There will be no change in the parade to-night from the plans and orders announced in yesterday's papers. All the National Guard and Naval Militia units will be out in full strength. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic will ride in automobiles, which will leave the Court House at 6 o'clock. The Old Guard will assemble at the Armory at 7 o'clock and L. Bordman Smith Camp.

United Spanish War Veterans, at 6:30 o'clock. Commander Charles J. Tack man has ordered all members of the The parade will start at 7 o'clock, taking the following line of march: Circle street, Main street east, State street, Lyeli avenue, Saratoga avenue to Exposition Park. Mayor Edgerton will have his Reception Committee in building 5 at 8 o'clock. Mrs.

George R. Fuller, president of the Woman's Auxiliary to the troop, again reminds that mothers and daughters of the troopers are supposed to act on this committee. Captain Morse has issued the following order: General Order No. 2: 1. The several organizations taking part la the parade as escort to Troop will assemble at the State Armory, Main street east, Monday; March 12.

at 7 P. M. 2. Commanding officers will report to Adjutant-General Oscar W. Hoffman immediately upon arrival at place of forma.

Uon. 3. Aids on the staff of' Chief Marshal will report dismounted, to Chief of Staff Max I Holts at State Armory, Monday, March 12th. at 7 P. M.

4. Details of parade will ie carried ont regardless of the weather conditions. Formation of Escort Column. The formation of the parade will be as follows: Mounted Police. Grand Army of the Republic escort In automobiles.

Chief Marshal and Staff. -Fifty-fourth Regiment Band. Battalion of Third Infantry. N. G.

N. Y. Medical Department Third Infantry, X. G. N.

Y. Mounted Orderly Detachment, Third Infantry. N. G. N.

Y. Machine Gun Company, Third Infantry, i. U. N. Y.

Second Ambulance Company, N. N. Y. Lampham's Band. Third Battalion, Naval MUltla, N.

Y. Drum Corps. L. Bordman Smith Camp, V. S.

W. V. Army and Navy Union. L. W.

Law ton Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars of America. Old Guard of Rochester. Depot Unit, Troop H. Park Band. Troop First New York Cavalry.

Mounted PoUce. Captain Otto I. Chormann, of Headquarters Company, Third Battalion, National Guard, has ordered that his command be ready to answer first call at 6:30 and assembly at 6:45 P. in field service uniform and overcoats. He directs that the color sergeants report to Major Couchman at 6:50 P.

M. and that the noncommissioned officers report to General Max Holtz, chief of staff, at 6:50 P. M. Orders to Guardsmen. Captain Arthur T.

Smith, of Company Third Regiment, National Guard, has ordered the members of his command to be ready to answer first call at 6:30 and assembly at 6:35 P. M. Captain A. M. Barager, of Company has ordered the members of his command to report at the Armory at 6 P.

M. The first will be at 6:30 and assembly at 6:33 P. M. Captain Laurence N. Smith, of Company has ordered, thesinembers to report at the Armory, at 6 o'clock.

First call will be at 6:30 and assembly at 6:35 P. M. The officers and enlisted men of the Second, Sixth and Seventh divisions, Third Battalion, Naval Militia, are ordered to report at the Armory at 6:30 P. M. Supper will be served to all members of the Naval Militia at the Armory.

The Depot Unit of Troop will report at troop headquarters, Exposition Park, at 4 P. by order of Captain Frank M. Enos. BUTTON RECEIPTS $1,231.27 work on the budget. No allegations were "Without the co-operation of the public." That is just the point! There are only ten inspectors for about 50,000 householders.

What the Bureau of Municipal Research wants to do is, if possible, for six weeks to make every householder an inspector and so multiply the number of inspectors on the collection services by 5,000. If you will help, for six weeks we can give Commissioner Pierce the biggest force of inspectors any city ever had, and the most complete information any city officer ever This is the way we have to suggest that you help. Cut but the form printed below. Keep it in a convenient place in the kitchen. When a collection of ashes or garbage or rubbish is made, put a cross (X) under the date of the week and in the square opposite the day of the week when the collection is made.

Do this for SIX WEEKS. Then write your name and house address on the lines at the bottom pf the form, put it in an envelope and mail it to the Bureau of Municipal Research, 25 Main Street East. Information of this kind for only a week or two cannot do any particular good. It must be had for a period of weeks the longer the better to show whether collections are being made regularly and consistently. If you will do this small thing requiring altogether just a few minutes time the Bureau of Municipal Research will take the information thus obtained, put it in usable shape, and give the facts to Mayor Edgerton and Commissioner Pierce.

In this way with your help faulty conditions, if any are disclosed, will be corrected. We want to help the city, we want to help We cannot do this alone. Help us to help you. Rochester Bureau of Municipal Research, 25 Main Street East made at the public hearing last wees, and at a meeting of. the committee this afternoon it is likely that it will agree to report the budget without change tomorrow.

The Mayor's annual message is not expected to reach the council until the first meeting in April. The general sprinkling ordinance, to be presented to the council, calls for the sprinkling of more than 700 streets with a mileage of two hundred miles. The estimated cost of the work is $100,000. Bids for the work will be. made on a percentage basis.

Last year the estimate, exclusive of the Twenty-first ward, was and when the bids were opened it was found that W. H. Sours, 2d, and Bantel Hartung were tied at 45.75 per cent, of it. The work was divided between the two firms. It is expected that this year's bids will be much higher, owing to the increase in the cost of materials and labor.

Comptroller Edward S. Osborne will ask for authority to issue the city's note for $475,000 for current expenses of the city administration for April. It will be the last issue of city notes for this purpose, as the collection of city taxes will begin on May 1st. The Common Council will meet on March 27th to hear allegations on the tax budget and to adopt it; and oo Monday, April 2d, it will hold its annual meeting to confirm the assessment rolls and levy the city tax for 1917. Company Nearly Full.

The Machine-Gun Company, Third New York now has forty men on its rolls, and eight more applicants for enlistment seem assured of passing the examination. A full machine-gun unit is fifty-three men, so Captain William. G. Staudenmaier has nearly a complete command. BRYAN HARDING, SHOE EIANUFACTDRER, DIES For Many Years He Was in Business in This City.

Bryan Harding, a well known shoe man, died in Boston on Saturday evening after an operation for appendicitis. He is said to have been ill only a few hours. He was 73 years old. Mr. Harding was born in Ireland and entered into the shoe business with bi father when a young man.

When he was 23 years of age he went to Boston, where he became known aji an expert designer of women's shoes, Mr. Harding served two years in the Massachusetts Legislature. In 18S5 he went to Beloit, to join the John Foster Company, with, which he remained two years. From Beloit he went to New York and was employed by the Gardner Estes Company, which later became the Wickett Gardner Company in Brooklyn. The following year he went to Philadelphia and became superintendent and designer for Sailer, Lewin Company, with whom he stayed a year.

In 18S9 Mr. Harding came to Rochester and was employed by the P. Cox Shoe Company. The following year he went into business for himself here, and six months later he Harding Todd Shoe Company was formed. After, thirteen years Joseph Johnson, son of the la.te A.

J. Johnson, was taken into the firm. About 1908 Mr. Harding moved to Ogdensburg, and he remained there two years, after which he went to Lynn, and joined the A. E.

Little Company. A few years later he went to Boston and launched alone a business, in which he remained until his death. In speaking of Mr. Harding's deajth yesterday, Paul Harding, of No. 156 Cnestnut street, a son, said: "Inall my life I never saw my father ill except with a slight cold.

He had an iron constitution." Mr. Harding leaves his wife, Mrs. Nancy Neil Harding, of Boston; one brother, Daniel Harding, Louisville: one sister, Mrs. Julia Carroll, of Lynn, four sons, Joseph Harding, of Beloit, Paul Harding, of Rochester; Frank Harding, of Boston, and Charles Harding, of Haverill, one daughter, Mrs. Gardner W.

Leach, of Rochester, and four grandchildren, Billie, Miss Esther. Miss Harriet and Miss Margaret Harding, Mr. Harding was a member of the Rochester 1 Grangers for Equal Suffrage. A resolution pledging themselves to work with voice and vote for the equal-suffrage amendment was adopted on Saturday by the Monroe County Pomona Grange. T.

B. Pengelly, master of the grange, presided. The resolution was introduced by" Robert B. Woodbull, of Webster, a nephew of a well known pioneer suffragist, Victoria WoodhulL if COLLECTION RECORD Money Will Be Given to Troop GARBAGE ASHES RUBBISH Ji Ji -iS -i. JL S.

"I M.n-.r Mmdw Mm, Twt.r Twr TbmAsv Uy W.y tmdZ7' Tfc 4t Thsrarfar rndmr WrUmr TrUmr Mmurmr S.t-rar for Buying Mounts. The returns from the button campaign forT Troop H. which started Thursday noon and closed Saturday evening, showed yesterday a net total of a sum considerably beyond the most sanguine expectations of the members of the committee which, headed by Nancy C. Moore, conducted the sale. The money will be turned over to the troop for the purchase of horses.

Owing to delay in' the delivery of the buttons the saje started on Thursday inetMd of Thursday moraine. De- the banks permitted the young women to sell the buttons in their corridors. The Button Committee thanks the business men who gave space for the booths in their establishments, the Junior National Defense Contingent, the member of which were in selling buttons; and all the seventy-five young women who gave their services to the campaign. There are still a few groups of young women who have not turned in their receipts. It was announced last night that a last chance to buy a button will be given this evening, when a saje will be conducted along the line of march under the direction of two or three boys from the Junior Contingent.

Wrtf wl 1 spite this handicap the young women -worked so industriously they quickly ran 1 the number of buttons sold up into the thousands. Most of the downtown i stores had booths where buttons were sold during the three days, and several of.