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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER lj iru, 8 tTI THE HERALD-NEWS, PASSAIC, N. J. Tropical Hurricane Lashes Canada's Maritime Provinces Leg Soy Martini Persuades Susquehanna to Give Up First Street Freight Yard and Tracks Heavy Damagt Caused to Communications, Ships, Buildings and Apple Crops moment th wind speed registered 90 miles an howS maximum for which they rttn signed. I ft 1 9 i Km 1 I 4 4 Jb -P Saint John, N.B., was hard i. Several person were injure flying debris.

A Beet ofi-Tf vessels on the SU John River scattered like a heap of leave. Halifax, vital war-tun was out of touch with the for several hour during the tub The storm caused at least (2 tires all of which- were ou-i. extinguished. Water rolled over the the yacht aquadron basin flooded waterfront buildings, jv tide were four feet above nasal. Columbia Citizens' Leagu Organized The Columbia Citizens Tf, ere formed at a meeting iw Columbia Avenue, Monday, Anthony Genardt as president Jo.

seph Sorge, vice-president; San Paduca, treasurer; Fred Roto nanclal secretary; Dante Cuscu corresponding secretary; jowpt Anzalone, assistant corresponds, secretory; Joseph Cala, John ts-rovecchio, James Valuza, lote Coetonza, Charles Russo; Sat Scannella, sergeant-at-arms. Meetings will be held the fa and third Mondays of the month "Headless Corpse" Only Bear's Carcass ENGLEWOOD, nB)T found a headless corpse, the a. cited voice on the police tehphax shouted. Police raced out and found i tack with a skinned carcass 200-pound brown bear. Taxidermist William Brweei.

who planned to stuff th ten, faced a health violation lumscai today. Schmutz to Collect Rent On Steele Property Henry E. Schmutz, of Bohokix waa appointed receiver to coUw rents by Vice-Chancellor Vine M. Lewis, to Paterson, yesterdij for property owned by John aid Jennie Steele, 245 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park. The applus-tion waa made to behalf of Ethei Boyd Skutt, holder of a mortgage upon the property.

Zmlwt 1 I ttrrjf S' 'jt A 4 V. V- if -t yv-. A -w 1, "ylf" To the lower right is the Balm Son building, which will be razed. In the center is the freight yard, beyond it the Palace Theatre and the spires of St. Michael Archangel Church, at the upper right part of the U.

S. Rubber Company plant. EYESORE TO BE PARK' Th Susquehanna Railroad's Yellowdal Yard, facing First Street, between Hudson ond Jefferson Streets, will become a public square and park when Public Works Director Martin carries through his program of railway track removal on First Street. re -f 1 i BOStf junenca gift oil al very plung Her I (rtiventi ZePy to Bosto In more im jig Ame bed eflo tad It type of which a a us i Th Country initial it eflicie srmed I Amenc Dec lsr remsin i -P ipective soberly 1 peace, asserted. We a cur nat chance been Inc coed by of pre-el Looki two thi united ii Dca not conflict "The a ipu snati cni enter thi factor jrto this The I rnident, that this waa dire miplred had I national which Nation brought aeariy Nui 9rm sm ja Alta he tl mad I 21 (Continued from Page 1) Hudson end Jefferson Street, may be turned into a park and public aquare, where civic celebration can be held.

Mr. Martini ha obtained the railroad auiaent to the City' ue of the Yellowdsle Yard in Ueu of taxes on the land. The Balin Ac Son feed buiineu building which tand on Susquehanna property will be razed Mr, Martini has agreed to pay the Baling $3,950 for their building, approximately It aaseued valuation and leas than it reproduction coat. The Balin buiineu, which is served by the Susquehanna, will be relocated at the Balin' own expense along the railroad spur to the north ef Monroe Street, Twe Street te Be One Mr. Martini's $1,200,000 WPA canal-covering project now makes poaslble further improvement the widening of First Street and its alignment with Dayton Avenua as one straightaway street Dayton Avenua traffic Into First Street now takes two sharp-angle turns.

Much through traffic from Paterson to Wellington and the Pater-eon Plank Road comet this way. Sine the canal 1 to be covered ell the way from It South Street end, at Manhattan Print Work, to th Mattlmore Street Footbridge, at Botany Worsted Mills, Mr. Martini will continue th First Street parkway through to Mattlmore Street, Trestle Te Be Removed The unsightly wooden trestle cross Dundee Canal, which car tied coal cars from First Street to the Campbell Morrell eoal pockets, will be removed. First Street grade crossings at Jefferson, Hudson and Monro Street will be eliminated. Th Paualc, Jefferson end Monro Street Bridge will be takan out as the canal-covering project continue.

Mr. Martini' department la using th steel spans on th canal covering project, saving th cost of new steel, which is much higher now than original estimate, due to war condition. Th City's total commitments to date for th new First Street Improvement art $8,950 of which $3,950 ia for th BaUn Ac Son building and $3,000 for moving th track to tha othar aids of tha old waterway. Th City will get 000 worth of WPA labor free, according to Director Martini. Mr.

Martini has offered the Susquehanna $10,000 tor the Yl lowdal Yard but th rest of th Improvement Is not contingent upon acceptance of thet offer. ObeUetee Te Be Overcome There were meny fectori end ebstaclee which bed to be overcome," says tha Martini report to th Board of Commissioners. "Among the most Important Were: 1. Th freight yard owned by tha railroad, and a tenant on the freight yard, with building owned by th tenant, who was actively engaged In the feed business. "2.

The fact that both th Susquehanna and Erl Railroads were Involved, In a track changes necessary, and both railroad have been in receivership tor several years. "3. Th general lack of flnan ees on th part of th railroads alike. end City "It can readily he understood therefore, th gratification which 1 feel today In being able to submit to the Board my plan, which ha been approved by the Susquehanna Railroad, th Erl Railroad, Batin it Son, owners of the building cm th Yellow-dal Yard, and all other parties which might be affected. Old Franchise Be Beveked "The present rleht-nf-wsy end franchise ef th Passaic it New York Railroad Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of th Susquehanna, to operate a railroad track and freight yard on First Street, between a point approximately 150 feet below Bergen Street and point approximately 100 feet north of Monro Street, will forever terminate and be revoked.

"In place ef thi perpetual franchise which th railroad now has, th ordinance provides for th granting of perpetual franchise to operate a single track along Canat Street on the westerly side of th canal between a point approximately at Jefferson Street and Canal Street, and a point approximately at Monroe Street and Canal Street, with th perpetual right to croaa th Dundee Canal culvert which are now being constructed in a westerly direction at Bergen Street, and an easterly direction at Monro Street The cost of these track relocations end removali are to be bom by the City, end I have mad sufficient provision for this item In our operations for this year and for the year 1941. I prevailed upon the railroad to permit us to us all their present equipment without charge, so that the main Item of expense will be labor. Th total cost to th City of re-loceting th tracks will not exceed $3,000, and thi coat as I have said, has been Included to th program. Balia Soa Accept $3,959 "In my negotiation! to obtain th consent of tha rallroade to th re-local! on of th exisung tracks and th alimlnatlon entirely of, th Yellowdal Yard on First Street, It was necessary for me to negotiate with Balin It Sons.l 1 IaI HALIFAX, N. S-, UK A tropical hurricane lashed Canada maritime province today, disrupting communication, smashing ship, destroying crops and Injuring scores.

The storm which had been brewing for day In th Atlantic missed moat of th New England coast but struck with all Its fury at wide area of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. At Moncton, N. the storm, accompanied by blinding torrent of rain, roared through th Town all night at a velocity varying from 60 to 80 miles an hour. For a brief Scores Start In Cruise Competition Offer Of Free Voyage Attracts Many The Herald-News has already received dozen of inquiries regarding Ita new 1940 subscription contest; to the winners of which will go an exciting 600-mile ocean trip to Virginia aboard the S. S.

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Read the advertisements appearing to The Herald-News, and if you desire additional Information concerning the great contest, get to touch Immediately with the Circulation Department of The Hereld-Newa. Willlye Warns Deep South Of 3rd Term 'Dangers' (Continued Front Pag 1) second prepared address of the campaign. At Tulsa he spoke without a manuscript from a flag bedecked platform after driving between long lines of cheering spectators to the business district. Willkie noted at the start of his Tulsa speech that he was to so called democrlc country, and promptly asked. "Will they vote against me because I am advocating that doctrine which Thomas Jefferson thought was so important, namely, limitation of any one man's tenure of the presidency to two terms? "Surely every Democrat ought to applaud me not alone for maintaining that tradition, but also tor maintaining that policy whkh has been readopted by democratic conventions time and time again to the last 130 Declaring that democracy can function only through discussion, Willkie continued; And yet we have a man here who not alone seeks to violate one of the most sacred traditions of this Republic at a time when the setting aside ot that tradition -Is mor hazardous than at any other time to the whole of our 160 years of history, but who also says, will not even discuss the issues ot the cam paign'." Willkit and hit aides expressed pleasure at th size of the Tulsa audience, which Police Traffic Director Georgs Reif estimated at 50,000.

It waa hi first visit to a State which has generally voted Democratic with th South, and Republican leaders were watching th reaction to hi addressee there end at Amarillo before deciding whether he should do further campaigning to the South. i PATE! ATKCT JOHN W. STEWARD us MMts atm panaeow mm Combination Stove! (Factory Saailts SAVE 50 the stove market $1 MARKET RT. PASSAIC Fawle t-asoe Open I rmlnp v- v1- Cbm m. ftvV i Lfi UT re.

wfl Ii uncertainty which' would naturally follow such an arrangement. Offered $19,904 tor Yard "I have, therefore, made an otter to purchase the Yellowdal Yard outright for the sum of $10,000, although that offer is considerably lest than tha assesaed valuation, but 1 have asked the trustee and the other representatives of the Susquehanna to submit the offer to the United States District Court I wish to emphasize that even if these negotiation are not successful, they will not affect the plan fot the re-location of the tracks and widening and alignment of First Street with Daytdh Avenue. Te a Real Good Job" "My thought la, however, that so long as we ara now engaged in the expenditure of $1,200,000 of City and Federal funds to make possible the most Important improvement ever undertaken to the City history, that it would be only wise end prudent that we do a real good Job of it and provide tor a public square and adjacent park area for the numerous public functions which are held by our people throughout the year. Passaic doe not now havp such, a place, and I can visualize what a tremendous improvement and valuable addition a public square at this point would be in conjunction with a widened street and parkway over the present canal surface. A reasonable expenditure of money for this purpose would be returned to all of our people manifold in beauty, improved real estate values, and general feeling of well-being by every civic-minded citizen, No definite action has been taken upon my offer for the Yel-lowdale Yard, and there is no real hurry, because our canal project and the track elimination and relocation will occupy our full atten tion for the next year at least Should there be any differences of opinion with respect to this outright purchase of the Yellowdal Yard, it will not affect the other features of the general plan.

I know that the first question will be that of cost and financing, but I can say that the cost of purchasing the Yellowdal Yard could be Included In our annual WPA budget for 1941. How He Beat High Price The Board should also know that since the commencement of the Dundee Canal project and its approval, there haa been a very fubstantial increase in prices which we hive been compelled to pay for steel, lumber and other materials. These increases were caused by the European war. At times, we have had great difficulty in obtaining materials, although I have Insisted on the purchase of second hand materials, and equipment whenever and wherever they could be obtained. Thi policy has saved the City at least $43,000 in extra costs, but even so the Increase in the prices of second hand materials and equipment over the figures originally allowed in the project will be in tha neighborhood of $0,000.

It might be well to point out here that In an effort to keep down the cost to our taxpayers on the Dundee Canal project, I have personally raised $22,300 on this project alone during 1940 by obtaining a contribution of $7,300 from the Okonite Company, and $15,000 from the County of Passaic, for which in return have agreed to eliminate bridge at Market, Passaic, Jefferson and Monroe Streets, for th County The contribution ot th Okonite Company waa civic gesture of a most noteworthy character, because we have agreed to do nothing In return. OUr Dundee Canal project ia proceeding satisfactorily and according to schedule, and operation are now under way from Monroe Street to Passaic Street, a distance of more than one-half mil. I wish to express my personal gratitude to Mr. Walter Kidde. trustee, and Henry K.

Norton, executive officer-, Mr. Allen Klina, general manager, and Frank Kronauer, chief engineer of the Susquehanna, for their co-operation in making this improvement possible. "I also wish to express my thanks to th Works Progress Ad-mmistraUon, John J. Glllooly District Manager, and Robert Allan, State Administrator, for their co-operation. "Last, but not least, I wish to I express my graUtude and congratulations to our entire Engineering Department, and particularly to our Chief Engineer John J.

Schneider, and Assistant Chief Engineer, Raymond L. Parks, for their devoUon to duty under most trying circumstances. Also, to th many other members of th Department of Public Works who have pitched in on occasions too numerous to mention." Trtasury Balance WASHINGTON The position ot the Treasury September 14; Receipts $34,308,019 If. Expenditures $19.096 912 72. Net balance 2,468,95 1,129.43.

to falling banks), Public Works Director Martini will relocate Susquehanna track on filled-in land when canal covering job is complete. St. Michael's is in upper left comer of picture. WHERE TRACKS WILL GO Westerly bank of Dundee Canal, showing Erie Railroad freight spur. Susquehanna track, now on First Street, will be relocated" Erie track and the to-be-covered Dundee Canal.

Since canal has encroached upon Canal Street (due ps.iwm I V-e K' ft u5' yawl City in that section. In order to make this additions! feature of my plan posaible, it will be necessary for the City to acquire the Yellowdal Yard in some way. The railroad will agree to our using the yard tor park and street purposes at an amount equal to taxes paid on thii property annually until such time as the property is sold to a bona fide buyer. I have been reluctant. tide buyer.

I have been reluctant, however, to do this because ot the ii 1 5 1 1 xA aqueducts, hidden from view by roadway ond pork-woy. In center of picture is Jefferson Street Bridge. Beyond are Passaic Street mills. GENERAL VIEW OF CANAL This general view of Dundee Canal, taken from Monroe Street Bridge, shows that old waterway before Citys WPA project got under woy. Conol water will be carried in twin underground I 2 1 1 ik f.

A of BaUn it Sons was $5,980, although Balin insisted that the cost would be nearer $8,000. 1 finally compromised the matter for $3,950. In these negotiations. hve had the benefit of the ad- vice and reports of our Engineering Department and Board of Assessors, and attached to thi report will be found statements by the Chief Engineer concerning the reproduction cost of the settlement figure lx fair and rea sonable. This item also has been included in tha program and will be paid out of our 1939 WPA ac- count.

"In concluding these arrangements and obtaining approval of my general plan for the re-locs- tion ot th tracks and th eliml- nat a ot the Yellowdal Yard, 1 ing some satisfactory agreement with these people. In order to get them to relinquish their rights In the building and thus in the freight yard, which In turn meant that the success of my entire plan depended upon this situation. "After numerous conferences, discussions and appraisals, I finally agreed to pay Balm St Sons held numerous conferences with Walter Kldde, trustee of the Susquehanna, through his executive officer, Henry Norton, end also with Allen A. Kline, general manager, and Frank C. Kronauer, chief engineer of the Susquehan- nTher were also conferences thU ould most idel with Lum.

Tamblyn FairlieJH would, in my opinion, do won-counsel for th trustee; with Balm ders with real estate value on the i Sons, and other representatives whole Eastside, besides Improved tha Susquehanna A Erie, from1 in th general appearance of th a public square at th point where the Yellowdal Yard is now located, and the widening ot First Street into a real boulevard and its present alignment in a direct line with Dayton Avenue. To my Complete WiHt All Attachment ully Guaranteed! Lowest Eric Ever 3511 PASSAIC Jit PASSAIC Phone PAS. 2-891 for their building and for quit- Balin storage budding, and the ting the freight yard the sum of i assessed valuation of the Balm St Sons In turn, ing upon the Assessor's books, agreed to re-locate themselves, which is $3,800 for 1940. Th September 13, 1939, to date. His Fisa far FabUe Square Thre' is another part of my general plan for Improving the Eastside ot our City in this area which I am working on, but which i entirely separate and discon- acted from tha Improvements mentioned to this report and the Dundee Canal elimination project Dundee Canal elimination project 1 itself, ai that is th buildmt oil upon the Susquehanna line, (north: of Monroe Street) in order to prevent a revenue loss to the line which tha trustee could not have the Money.

Too estimated cost of Jeed storage building owners of a building upon the agreed to. freight yard. There were only two methods Of solving this obstacle. Th first was by con demnation, which would be long and costly, tad secondly, by max. He Has "The duung lb i.