The Kingston Daily Freeman from Kingston, New York • Page 1

CITY OF KPCGSTOy, X. WEDNESDAY EVEXUKK JULY 12. 1933 City's Available Cash Need $359,194 Tibl $100326.63, mi $177,524.68 ii Cky Taxes, Acctrfcg to Reprt tf Arftors RW with Actkg Mayor HetsekiB. Zoning Uf Uty Arc Occupants of Car Tell Uamage Suits and Protected by Bond Versions of Accideni Various Subjects Collateral on Banks Causing Boy's Death on, for iMjrf. When cu company ditcoa- tinued of i to Fart that Piwra.

tm Kaaks l-n- tectMt--Pwa4c la Budt Abol City Whirh Fatally Treasurer James in Broad ow the old gas prop- That the city of 2 afficalcte tefon close of this yaar unless it is able to withdraw the on deposit Sinc is the closed Countr Bank, and collect tie $177.524.68 rt Mr amlous to he wa What H. afternoon before Cor- called the attention of the coaasoa oner X. Conner ltor Un thf fact thtt th case was contin, Plant In St. James Conrt the building funds deposit in loca! baaks and at that the O-CUMCIS and ground purchased by Harry; protected by suffloient bond Lewis ca' which struck Silrerbers who conducts a try clean-? collateral the bints in Guadaitnola vear o'd busJsess 02 apffcr Broadwav. are sade.

The treasurer wrote that at the present Today After Ransom Is Paid, May Be Given Release In Catskiils JlOO.OOO in Froa: sireet. told Silrerberg i funds, which A brief of the figures submitted by the auditors with the act- in? mayor follows: hai The cash on hand in the general and special funds of the citv are follows: that amount retained Attorney Arthur in a brief synopsis of the Ewlg to represent him in the- mat cil financial standing given else- ur and flled a oetltion th eom dlr General fund Police department Fire department Welfare department Old aze pension fund Library fund" $135,336.23 2.716.33 1.745.05 G23.60 1.017.14 2.0S4.24- toning i treasurer, which was ordinance so that the property mav! dered filed, follows: included In the i- -Ur. and Mrs. John and North their version ot onclusion of occupants of District Attorney that if the driver of the car. Reuben Lewis, of 160 Green street, desired to make a statement he might do so but would! be required to sign a waiver of iai-i rauuity.

George Kaufman, who a i peared for Mr. Lewis, stated that! fly CMcenuaf of Release, the Wbereatats of Kithapd Yotth aid Amort of Ruson To Be Paid- Dan Uncle, and Young MM Father, Away from Das Moutain Retreat "for a rioV'-CatskiD MoaitaiB aid New York Cky Suggested as Pke Where Captors May Release Young O'Connell. oe included in the business lone. To the Honorable Common Council i Io -y. Lewis, stated tH petition was read Tuesday ere-! Gentlemen: Lewis had already made at the council session and re- jferred to the laws and rules com- jiniitee.and the corporation counsel I The same action was taken in the Less deposit of these funds in the National Ulster County Bank and not available 1143.522.59 100.326.63 43,195.06 Actual available cash on hand Cltjr 435B.1M.84.

Tne balance to transferred from the general fund of the citv 1933 In the statAnent submitted by Acting Mayor Heiselman as to the in the various city funds as of May 31. 1923. you w'ill note 1 there Is on deposit In the Xa-i. Tion therewith I wish to call balance of the amounts to $359,194.84. to Anticipated Revenue.

$359.194.84 needed to carry on the city's busines year is the following- revenue that is anticinat ea but uot yet Unpaid taxes on June 21 amounted to: Hp 24.474.54 1 0 153.050.14 Corporation franchise tai 43540 Personal income taxes no oo Bank share taxes Mortgage ''taxes 00 Old age relief" 'T'G-I" Home relief Fees, fines and costs kr Interest on bank balances 1177.524.68 60,471.45 surpluses In two accounts Amount that must be raised authorized in budget Available cash to pay expenses S237.553.29 43,195.96 Balance needed to carry on the city's business $194,363.33 for the re- Ulster County Bank. in unpaid taxes for last year and this year it is -ill be paid. If the funds in the closed bank ic unpaid taxes are collected the city would Sewers, Baby Veal And Food Handlers, Health Board Topics Federal Aid Proposition Conceniiag Mayor Heiselman -Urges Action to Protect Merchants Emerick was represented bv Attor 100 0 of city money. In connec- ney Francis T. Murray.

Alderman Ray Hain'es was chosen to preside over the council meeting after the session had been opened bj Acting Mayor C. J. Heiselman. Land. statement to the police officials at the time of the accident, there wus nothing for him to say at this time.

Mr. Haver also were any other Route Numbers Are Changed in Effort To Avoid Confusion Albany. N. July poru flying today that John J. O'Connc-11.

nephew of tho Democratic woiiJJ ln freed by his kidnapers today after a was paid. de artI cnt to chaugo i journ the proceeding and give sue Port -Klngston highway to of the payment to Morris Gruberg for a parcel of land needed for the Boulevard improvement near the city line and a deed to the property to the City Was OrriprpM ordered accepted. May Deed to Coanty. read he fact that the former at- now were; confusion to tourists leaving Port become mixed in route numbers and often find themselves heading toward tho wrong destination. Tho change of marking on tho on each of the four Xatlonal! Banks of this city depositing i i me collateral from their Investment bond account to adequately protect' any deposits of city money.

1 'am at the present time holding in a safe deposit box $100,000 in railroad and Xational Ul'ster Countr Bank and' a Just before adjournment at the! Other minor changes In route 'request of one of counsel appearing! numbering in Lister county are as Guadagnola and Lewis an opportunity to secure any other witnesses desired. Mr. Guadagnola -was called to the road signs is now under way. property on Golden Hill, adjoining the new TB Hospital, and suggested sood rf city to deed the land to the countv for the nominal consideration of si that it would be under the con-' trol of the hospital. The matter referred to the Hnance committee.

Lemlster AsHa $8,000. Lemlster filed a claim for damages agmlnst the city for personal Injuries he celred In June in a fall on a "defec- tlre" sidewalk on Hasbronck nue. The claim was referred to auditing committee and corporation counsel. Seek Bids Suggested. Alderman Relyea, when bills and lalms were being read, remarked Trust Company and pledged by the officers and directors of the bank to protect any deposit of -money of the city of Kingston.

The present mar ket value of these bonds togethci Graham 1 with accrued Interest is in excess $88.000. which can be appliei against any possible loss to the city it the bank should be liquidated In the federal court it has been held that a Xational Bank cannot pledgi Its assets for private deposits, bu Congress has authorized them to do it with respect to public moneys In additon. the bank holds notes the city in the amount of $12.500 which is an offset against our de the that he had noticed that the emergency work relief committee had been Jurchasfng hardware from local dealers and that one dealer was more farored than the others for he received an order for $500 while other dealers' orders were from (2 to $40.., He did not believe this ras fair and thought that the work relief committee should obtain bids whenever possible and that money would be saved. Alderman Zucca was of the same pinion and said that the education oard did not purchase anything without nrst obtaining bids. After some further discussion a poeit.

The bank bollday occurred at time when the city deposits were a their peak, as March 9 was the lae day for the payment of city taxes without an additional fee. The balances in the three other Xationa Banks of March 4, 1933. the date of the bank holiday, were as follows: Rondout National Bank, $106,508.56. First National Bank of Rondout, $86.068.74. State ot New Tork Xational Bank.

945,945154. All of these deposits were and are protected by bond collateral. In so far as I know, no other treasurer of the city of Kingston has ever required the banks to secure the city money, but I have felt that the sltu- Scwcr. the regular meeting of Board of health in the city hall Detail from door to door. Mayor Taesday evening.

Acting Mayor Conrad -T- Heiselman presiding, a com-j ferrc(J to Ine Iaw and from Dr. Thomas par-! miuee and corporation ra n. state 'commissioner of uealth. was received on city sewers as part of To Tne Honorable, The Common Kingston. ation during the past year and a half In which I have been responsible for the city funds demanded that more than ordinary precautions be taken to protect these funds.

i Respectfully submitted. ommlttee consisting of Alderman 1 RFTTt? Acting Mayor C. J. Heiselman in a Schwenk. Schoonmaker and Me-; JAMEa H.

BETTS. communication to the common coun- Grane were appointed to wait on the work relief board. for ReiM. Virginia Kline The emergency work relief committee called attention to the fact i in the case and testified that he had left the De Feo residence near the corner of Washington avenue and North Front street about 5:45 o'clock on May 21 and at the time of the accident was near Mullen's tobacco factory on North Front street. Mr.

DeFeo he said was his father-in- law. He and his wife and child had been visiting there. When he left the DeFeo place the child was with his mother in the house. The Arace girl was there. Mr.

Guadagnola said he was above the Mullen plant when he saw the car stop and Lewis pick up the child who had been struck. At that time he did not know whose child it was and later someone told him It was his child. He saw the child placed In the car and taken away and he went immediately to the hospital. At the time be observed the car it was standing about three feet from the corner on the cross walk. He estimated that the car stood about three feet on the cross walk, since the cross walk was about six feet wide.

Old Xot See Child Struck Mrs. Dfna Lurie of 346 avenue was the first witness to called at the afternoon session. She was on the rear seat of the Lewis car. In front was Reuben Lewis, who drove, and als-- her son. Sidney, and Harry Lewis, owner of the car and father of the driver.

They had ome over own Washington avenue past North Front street. She saw nothing of follows: Th- Albany Evening Xews heard tho abductors had agreed to accept- Because the similarity of numbers 520.000. nT the In Route OX between Port Jervis and demanded. Tho paper also and Rou tho i a tho 24-year-old son of tho eldoat of the threo O'ConnelU. would be released In the hittoric CatsklH Mountains, south of the city.

Dan O'Connell. one of the uncles, and the father of the hostage, were away from Dan's Helderberg Mountain retreat all of tho morning. A friend at the camp said they ware "out for a ride." All at this remote spot about 20 -miles -from Albany, were confident the boy would be released today. There were persistent rumors that tho kidnaped youth would be given his freedom in Xew York city. An Individual high In tho O'Connell.

family council, however, discounted this report. Youns O'Connell was kidnaped Ian Friday morning as he returned home from a "diite" with Miss Mary Fahey. his particular young woman friend. The O'Connell brothers returned to Dan's summer home shortly after noon. As throughout the kidnaping, they would not comment upon the case.

The family has never discussed the kidnaping has refrained from aiding the police. Xew York city detectives, state and federal operatives. Ed. Dan and John. steadily have- relied on direct negotiations with the abductors.

Xone of the 11 intermediaries named by the O'Connells yesterday has been located. At Buffalo. Joseph J. DI Carlo, called number 1 on that city's police list of public enemies, said he had been asked to help in the search by Tommy Dyke, one of the go-betweens named by the O'Connells last Monday. The kidnapers rejected the first list of Intermediaries.

Route 213, between Uoscndalo- and Kingston, changed to Routo 32 thus making tho new concrete road bo- tween New Paltz and Kingston. Including the Boulevard in the city of Kingston, on through Routo 32." Route 32. between Perrlnes Bridge and to Kingston, changed to Route 213. The short Route 376 between Perrine's Bridge and Ros'endale. via Tillson.

eliminated by the new construction. 0 hcse ch Kes are all on the new gasoline companies' tourine maps. Berry-Picker Dead, Autopsy Ordered A berry-picker who had been employed at Marlborough was sent to the Kingston Hospital by the Welfare Board after Dr. Ferguson of Marlborough had made an examination and found the man apparently seriously III. At the hospital the man was unconscious and apparently was suffering from a fractured skull Some time after being admitted ho died and Coroner Conner was notl- Dl8t rict Attorney Cleon B.

lnforme of the viaduct and drove lnrorm ed of the peciil- ington avenue nast North a nc es the the child. The I 1 1 on Sewers Referred to Com- Council More Stringentjcil Tuesday evening urged that an Uws A sk by Dr. i ordinance be adopted imposing a nrdy Complains About Murray! license fee sufficiently high to protect City Treasurer. Jacohson and'also Drs. Downer and nts.

ROOSEVEIVT vi THK SIGHTS IX QTJEBEO Quebec. July 12 fl)--Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the action, concerning follows: home industry from invasion of outside products which are being sold at retail from door to door Heiselman's communication was re- rules corn- counsel for The communication reads as Rational Industrial Recovery Act. Council of the City as read and referred to the Com-i Gentlemen- ffi on Council for action.

Parran's letter stated I Recovery cotcmplated in the of intercepting sewers treatment facilities in to a1 treat the "t- and An increasing number of products that! manufactured and prepared outside the limits of oar own community are being sold in this city at retail "from Act, Reported Missing that it had received $12.000 in re-i funds from the state on the 000 appropriation made for work re-! Virginia Kline. 15. lief by the city and that George Kline of 1S6 Third more In refunds was due shortly and the tigatlon about Marlboroii a and She could not tell where the certain the circumstances surround- car was stopped but she saw Mr. Ing the man's illness Lewis get out and pick up a child The autopsy will be and the occupants of the rear seat later the day and got out and the was rushed to i revealed at that tlmt hospital. She said she could vestigatlon of Sergenat Lockhart wiil recall the car beinp and then depend further action, daughter of run ahead again.

She did recall asking that both amounts be appropriated to the work relief. re- eDorte( i ssine frmn 1 re rtei1 missi froul nome some time Friday night. Mr. The finance committee reported Kline said this morning that Vir-1 walk nearbv. i Reuben starting to back up.

At the! tlme Mrs urie said sh was nervous and did not see just what did Tnere was a Rir on favorably on the application and the request was adopted. Deed of Old Armory. disch door to door. This invasion of outside retailers who sell their products in this city in competition to our local trades- made in Kingston. Kingston by these ont of town retailers.

This means less business for our local merchants including employes a a less emplorment for our local jnons. croceries. delicates- i labor. beer gardens, I recommend that your Honorable i chine company that If the referred to the laws (Body enact a suitable ordinance im-1 machines were set up in a A deed from the county of Ulster om 6 re- to the city of Kingston conveying the i old armory property to the city was accepted. Alderman Zucca said that thei building and supply committee had inspected the old armory and thati arges' 7 oncerning food employes Saturday morning they found she had left the house.

She had taken no clothes with her. aad Mr. Kline knows of no reason trhy she should the roof and building need-Hi paint-1 lne The miwlng girl is probably a new floor was also! 1 Jncne needed and the heating problem was 8 A Ponn i2 nd under consideration. He said that' rwl Ir eyes. The family Cinia had always been a great home Harry Lurie, huyband of the pre- cirl.

and as far as he knew had no vious witness, said thev had just boy-friends. Friday evening she was crossed Xorth Front street when i ti i tnej dgcjdgjj to go up Xorth Front street to a bakery shop to get bread. Reuben stopped the car and started to back up. The car had gone but a short distnce. perhaps a revolution or two of the wheels, when thero wag a scream and the car was stopped.

The scream was after the car started to back up. He said Reuben apparently was going to back into the 4ra tare ca It would cost between 15,000 and J6.000. To CmstoMmms Tet. Alderman Zucca said that ho tad received word from rotlBg ma-' votingj. central are rery to Virginia retnrn home, local police been Mked to asslrt in for her.

arch for 'posing a. license fee sufficiently high place it would be much easier and illott Esaeeted To File Salt. Reno. Nevada. July 12 of tie PretloVwt.

the part ofexamining jto provide a just and reasonable pro-j quicker for tbe man from the fac-i TM Me5 hard after weeka in A tul" i-f TirkmA i LuA f)OMB iJK 9ft anttt Fair Grounds entrance and then viewing today the sights of the ancient capital of Canada, having ar- rivod last night in her own auto- Performed mobile. what is She admitted laughingly that her on the In- attempt to travel Incognito had been a failure. As soon as she entered her hotel she was met by a newspaper reporter with whom she conversed in French. From Quebec the president's wlfo expects to motor to Montreal where she will turn south to reenter the United States and make her way to Alton. Ill, July 12 WaSh nSt Luer Family Asks Police to Withdraw the kidnapers of August Luer.

weal- MXOTIERfiltS COXTIM'E thy 77-year old banker and meat i packer might begic their ransom ne- gotiations today, members of the' AIR srm-ET FLIGHT Chczzetcook. X. July 12 Luer family asked Alton police IOnel a Mrs Charles A Lfnd ty authorities and the state highway fle rcr to a patrol to drop their search for darllrtw a. abductors and withdraw from the eastern standard tlm-). a case.

At an early morning conference! toward the east. low altitude the airplane disappeared up Xorth Front street. At tiU Luer 8 tnree sons. Herman time rear wheels about 1 liam CarJ A Decided that COXSITJERS ORDER TO feet from the crosswalk and the right of the car was near curb. At the of the accident he said Vt resolution would teciion to home industry and home tory to look them OTST.

Alderman of food take an I labor against the invasion of outside Zucca Mid that when ar- ne saw no one and he no shout about mnni.Tic a child. It al! happened so quick no the open, is eipeeled to file suit here one bad a chance to say anything. tomorrow or Friday In a dtrorw ac- When th car was stopped tbe child vt IUUU IBA7 1 UUISIU? IMfl TnBl wneil tOe Ufci-- mt- I loa OBee ft cautions i reiallers who produce, make, inana- i rived machines would en i OB 1I9 wife. for- about half a foot In front of a i He Elltab-th of Pblla-j left roar of the car. though the car ran The child was picked 03 and aa a Sidney, and Harry ZT: withdrawal of the police was neces-: sary to allow the kidnapers an oppor- ritovniE tunlty to arranse for release of Mayor Butler of Alton, 1 1 1 Jnlr 12 (JP)--Presl- pleased with the police Investigation of the afoduc-' Peeress ic- nnt commeTtt on Jhe re- dnrtrla! 5s consiiiiriaj a as particularly careful factsre and prepare their products in the old armory, for symptoms of tuber- limits of Clst-r county new cnnofliaas aa tynbOHl aad who Fell beir trodsaa in septic sore throat; 8 3 contagious examining froa door door.

P'odnm 3n tafcjyet to hare cbarje of machines food ft hi 1930. iaid apoa natter 'iere nsorei nnsaber of C. J. HEISELXAX. Acting Xayor HdMtaaa Mener or the board or water lwis took it to Acting Mayor.

comment a ropon of tbe detriment of bis healtb ay aa city mKA 5J The Tmrvry Conaaay. A brtef J'r deroted Waaaelf to all that If best 4 knew Washinpoa. 12 "Wort wTO fouad IB life, to tie ead i ry receipt for B3 Tte lU. geaerolty tfcat as Jon? 3s la tie cands of the kidnapers bia life Is in Krave dasher of JiJs aad eaarftr to 50 np Xonh Froat str car stopped. She price of eleaniag tnea's white of tie LaSaile asd Dyers of I Cliatoa areaae.

siren at 65 eetts. a pnyncian to am- is aa error; SO jcecta. Jlauei Gflom la IffSS. aC CMm.m, taJa dty aaa a voted pvMfe aaiiaat and aad ta jracognind and Jt resolved. sscJI nxke this of Ks dee? sorrow act; great at the regrettable aad antlme- of that th- aed he herear to and a thoaght It to back op.

At sie mo screaa and did not know bud until quest of Ihe brothers, but Jt was blanket order to provide learned that he and ills associates wages and limited hours until the. bad reached no decision on the plea; recovery program goes into bject Jo fre- Two Jala "Brala New Tork. Jaly 12 aaaes have been added to -brain traaf acjQices -xiicb IFatt fltreot to the foundation is laid for a "caiaasefi r. Warrea af OaraaH i aad Jasies Rog- of Tale kare amaw4 to aartey as rail-way'! sed mtMt carriaca froa Ie iraero 1 rosn the steamship Washing-; TOWWC fife Paris. Iv'tv 12 D.

Roosevelt, soa of tho Carded toa. tokCTi of onr and sj matters taken wfil be found at the narry of sat. Jnly 12 Controller iosw 31. KoseiSi. 53, early today frora the bail-it into Slmal HotpltaL usder charges salfeasiace aid faced.