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a a THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1917. FIRST TRAIN RUNS ON ELEVATED LINE "TO ASTORIA SECTION Prominent Officials on Initial Trip From Grand Central Subway Station Today. BRINGS RAPID TRANSIT.

Regular Service on Route, Which Carries Queens Tube Advantages to Section, Starts This Afternoon. After a wait of years, the last three spent in anxiously watching the construction of the steel work, residents of Astoria and Steinway will go to their homes over the Astoria elevated line this evening. news Not only will much time be saved, but for the first time in its history this section of Queens will be in touch with all of Manhattan and the Bronx and a greater part Brooklyn for a 5-cent fare. The first trip over the line was made today. President the Board of Aldermen Dowling, Public Service Commissioner Hodge, numerous officials and engineers of the Commission, President Shonts of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, with a number of his assistants; Borough President Connolly of Queens, were met this afternoon at the Grand Central Station in Manhattan by the reception committee, headed by John A.

Leach. The party boarded the train and Mr. Dowling gave the signal to start. A short stop was the handsome Hunterspoint avenue station and then the train proceeded to the union station at the Bridge, Plaza, where several hundred invited guests and memberg of the Astoria Business Men's and Taxpayers Association and of the Steinway Civic and Athletic Association were taken aboard. Fifteen minutes was then spent in taking the officials of the city, Public Service Commission and of the Interborough through Astoria in automobiles and pointing out the need of extending the present line from Ditmars and Second avenues to Steinway and Ditmars avenues.

A reception in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce will follow the return of the train from Astoria after the trial trip. Through service for public was started on the line. At the chamber this afternoon addresses will be made by Mayor Mitchel, President Shonts, Commissioners Straus and Hodge, William R. Wilcox, Borough Presidents Connolly and Pounds, George McAneny, C. G.

M. Thomas, president of the Chamber of Commerce; John Adikes, chairman of the chamber's transit committee, and S. Howard Lesh, president of the Steinway Civic and Athletic Association. Refreshments will follow the addresses. This evening at Bohemian Hall, Ditmars and Second avenues, a moving picture show, free to the residents i of Astoria, will show a film taken of the route when the test trip was made last week.

In addition the film taken recently for the Chamber of Commerce picturing the development of all the transit lines and borough growth will be shown with the film owned by the Public Service Commission, showing the signing of the dual transit contracts and work during the early' stages of the construction. A dance will follow. DOESN'T CUT A BILL Suffolk Auditor Starts Work by 100 Claims. (Special to The Eagle.) Riverhead, L. February 1-In the first batch of nearly 100 bills passed upon by the County Auditor this week not one of them was reduced in amount and all were paid as presented by the Supervisors.

JOSEPHINE IS MISSING. Josephine Nunziata, 16 years old, of 97 Queens Boulevard, Jamaica, is reported missing. The girl has not been seen since January 29. She weighs about 115 pounds, has brown hair and eyes and is of dark complexion. When last seen she had on a blue serge suit.

She also wore tam o' shanter hat. KINDRED'S AUTO HITS BOY. Tony Marino, 8 years old, of 208 Park place, Long Island. City, while playing in front of School No. 8, at Steinway and Ditmars avenues, was struck by an automobile owned by Dr.

John J. Kindred, late yesterday. Dr. Kindred attended the lad until the arrival of Dr. Brown from St.

John's Hospital. FOLLOWING THE SIGNS. Bumble Bee, who lives in an apartment and who, therefore, when looka ing around for a concern to do his laundry, selected one that made a specialty of flat work, reminds us of another fellow we know. This other fellow lives in East Cleveland, and the other day he rode nome will still another fellow, who lives in the same blessed village, but who, in spite of that circumstance, was looking glum. "What's the matter?" asked the first.

"Do you see this?" answered the second, pulling terribly crumpled document from his pocket. "Well, this copy of an important contract "that was just signed up today. It blew off on the floor, and my fool of an office those crumpled it up and threw in waste-basket. I rescued it, but look at the darned thing! I'll have to have another copy made." "No you won't," said his friend. enow a place where you can get this re fixed up just as good as new.

la't laugh it's a company: that tes a specialty of just such work. I no iced their sign yesterday. Walk a few Mocks and I'll show it to -it's before we get to 105th street. There!" he concluded, triumphantly, a moment later---and pointed out the sign. It was over a tailor shop, and read: "Contract -Cleveland Plain Dealer.

HE OBEYED ORDERS. The class was seated ready for recitation, when a young student rushed in and dropped a great pile of books on the floor. The nervous professor jumped up and said, angrily: "Young man, go down to the president's office and drop those books Just like that." The youth departed, returning in few moments, and calmly took his seat in the class. "Did you do as I told you demanded the irate professor. "Yes, sir." "What did the president say?" "Nothing." coolly returned the student.

"He wasn't there." -Ladies Home Journal. MARY'S JAM. Mary had a little jam Upon a piece of bread. And everywhere that Mary went She left some, be it said. They found it on the parlor rug, And later irate dad On his dress suit found traces of The jam that Mary had.

Kansas CVs Journal. WANT A SHELL ROAD East Islip Prefers That Kind to Concrete. (Special to The Eagle.) Islip, L. February 1-It is a rare occasion these days when the town board meets and does not have at! least one delegation appearing before it for the exploitation of some civic plan. Yesterday was not a rare occasion in this sense.

Ten men representing East Islip appeared with a A verbal petition asking the board to use the $5,500 alloted to their village for permanent roads in the construetion of an oyster shell roadbed 011 Bay View avenue, which thoroughfare leads to the public waterfront park, These men were full of a combatative spirit which they had acquired night previous when a stormy taxhome village to caucus on the quespayers' a meeting was held in their tion whether the entire two miles of road should be laid in oyster shells in one year or it should be concreted in six yearly installments. This meeting resulted in a 4 to 1 vote for the bivalvular type of road. Some of the ing. too, and held their say, The board losers appeared at the board meetreserved decision. ROCKAWAYS TO GET CHEAPER CURRENT Electric Company's Offer to Reduce Rate One Cent Is Accepted.

INVESTIGATION TO GO ON. Public Service Commission May Order Further Reduction in Fifth Ward of Queens. A voluntary reduction of one cent per kilowatt hour in the rate for electric current supplied to the residents of the Fifth Ward of Queens (the Rockaways) was offered by Carlton Macy, president of the Queeng Borough Gas and Electric Company, at a hearing held before the Public Service Commission yesterday afternoon to determine whether the present maximum rate of 13 cents is "unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory." This offer was accepted by the Commission with the understanding that the investigation of the company's affairs and appraisal of its physical property would go on just the same order to ascertain if a further reduction in the rate can be made and still leave a fair margin of profit. The new rate is to 80 into effect on March 10 and continue until the investigation is completed. It will then be decided by the Commission what the company's permanent rate shall be.

All of the company's electricity customers are affected by the new rate. there will be no extra reduction for the large consumers. President Macy explained that a great majority of the company's patrons were small consumers of electric current, who paid the 13-cent rate. This is one of the electric rate cases in which a Mayor Mitchel and City Chamberlain took a hand. These officials had several conferences with the officers of the company and a committee representing the consumers, the upshot of which was that the company agreed to reduce its rate 1 cent on the condition that the proceding against it by the Public.

Service Commission be discontinued until a thorough investigation of the cost of manufacturing electric current in the Rockaways could be made by that body. The identical offer now accepted was submitted to the Commission by Chamberlain Maltbie several weeks ago, but turned down at that time because the Commission desired to go on with the proceeding in its own way. Commissioner Travis H. Whitney informed Mr. Maltbie that he, as City Chamberlain, had no legal standing in a case which was within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission.

LEAVES NOTHING TO KIN. Mrs. Skelly's Estate Goes to Buonuto, Who "Was Like a Son to Me." Stating that she makes no provision for her two sisters and a brother, Miss Katherine M. Skelly, late of 5 Rockaway road, Jamaica, in her will, filed for probate with Surrogate Daniel Noble of Queens County, at Jamaica, leaves her entire estate, valued at $250, to Salvatore Buonuto, "because he has been like a son to me for many years past." Buonuto is appointed executor. In a petition accompanying the will, Lawyer Stephen Voris of Jamaica states that the legatee was brought up by the testatrix, and that Mrs.

Skelly did not have any communication with her brother, Thomas Skelly, nor her sisters, Mary Anna Quinn and Jennie Skelly, for many years prior to her death. The address only of the sister, Mrs. Quinn. is known. She lives at Tarrytown.

N. Y. The will is dated November 17, 1914. The testatrix died December 23 last. CONTROLLER TRAVIS TO SPEAK Will Address Mass Meeting at Northport on Sunday.

Eugene M. Travis, Controller of the mass meeting to be held Sunday afterState of New York, will 1 address the noon, at 3 o'clock, in the Methodist Church at Northport, L. I. and congregational singing from Billy extended. There will be special music.

general invitation to the public is Sunday Song Books, led by Ruland's orchestra of about ten pieces. COMMENCEMENT AT BRYANT. Dr. Peter E. Demarest, principal of Bryant High School, Long Island City, made the address to the graduates at the commencement exercises held last evening.

Essays were read by Arthur S. Johnson, on Melen M. Heslin, on "Character Edward Rocks, on "Military Training in Gertrude Lee, on "A Day in School." and Dorothea I. Saul, on "The Bryant Union." Gertrude Smits played a violin solo, "Traumerei." FIREMEN HAVE A DANCE. Oyster Bay, L.

February 1--The East Norwich Volunteer Fire Company held its anhual supper and dance last evening in the new truck house, the company's newly elected officers also being welcomed 011 this occasion. They are: Chief, J. Harry Vernon: assistant chief, James Maloney; secretary, Richard Downing treasurer, Wilbur F. Johnson. About 150 guests were present.

TIDE TABLE FOR TOMORROW. (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Standard Time.) Time, High. Time. High. H.

M. Feet. H. M. Feet.

East Rockawar 3:07 3.6 3:34 Fire Shinnecock Island 1. Inlet 8. Sin. 3:11 1162 1.1 3:19 1 Montauk Point 3:39 4:16 Orient Point 6:01 1.6 Greenpert 6:26 1.3 Fort Jefferson 5.3 7103 Huntington Harbor 6.2 Oyster Bay THIN 6,6 Hailett's it Light $:13 4.8 7:24 4.1 CONSTABLES ENVY NO WALL ST. GIANT Some of Them in Nassau Make as High as $7,000 a Year.

McWHINNEY FOR REDUCTION. Assemblyman Urges $1,500 A Year Salary and Only Actual Traveling Expenses. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, February 1-If you want to get rich quick, don't waste time in Wall Street; just get a job as constable in Nassau County. That is the slogan which is being used here to push through a bill to cut down the earnings and of these peace officers in numbers towns. The measure is fathered by Senator George L.

Thompson of Kings Park in the Upper House and by As: semblyman Thomas A. McWhinney in lower branch. It reduces the number of constables in each of the three towns from five to four, or from fifteen to twelve in the entire county, and provides that each shall have a salary fixed by the Town Board, but not in excess of $1,500 a year, and shall be allowed only actual traveling expenses. "Why," said McWhinney in discussing the measure yesterday, "it has been brought to my attention that some of these constables make as high as $6.000 $7,000 he year, and one case has been brought to my attention where a constable collected $7,500 from the county in a single year. For doing police duty he got within $500 as much as we pay the State Controller for directing the finances of the Commonwealth.

"The constables are supposed to be assigned one to each Justice of the Peace. There are four justices in each town. We believe that one constable to each is enough. And further, the county should save some money here. The constables are now paid on a fee basis and are also allowed generous mileage bills.

We believe that they should be placed on a reasonable salary basis, with provision for actual traveling expenses, cutting out the mileage fees. "When I was on the stump during the campaign I announced that I was going to press this matter." GREENPORT FIREMEN PARADE. Plans Made For Tournament on Washington's Birthday. Greenport, L. February 1--At a meeting of the board of wardens of the Greenport Fire Department plans were formulated for the annual parade and inspection of the local department on Washington's Birthday.

At noon the firemen will march and following the parade a tournament will take place. The fire departments of Riverhead, Mattituck, Southold, Shelter Island, East Marion and Orient will be invited and are expected to take part in both parade and contests. the evening a firemen's ball will be held. HUNTINGTON DEFEATS BAYSIDE. Huntington, L.

February 1-A bowling match between teams senting Huntington and Bayside was held at the Knights of Columbus alleys last evening. It is the first of a series of matches between the two teams. The home rollers won three games out of four. The scores were: HUNTINGTON. Gilbert 187 215 215 193 J.

O'Neill 124 173 190 178 Carli 156 182 159 168 Wood 151 180 220 198 Garrity 135 184 162 183 Totals 753 934 946 920 BAYSIDE. Miller 191 136 192 220 Dolan 165 193 190 154 Wagner 140 180 184 172 Arata 150 178 162 160 Reynolds 150 196 184 201 Totals 796 883 913 907 PASTOR VOIGHT RESIGNS. Will Leave Greenport Church and Go to New Haven. Greenport, L. February 1-The Rev.

Herman W. Voight of the German Lutheran Church of this village has tendered his resignation as its pastor, after serving in such capacity for seven years. During his term he has made many improvements in the church property and has added many members to the church roll. He came to Greenport in 1910 from Connecticut, and on leaving Greenport will accept a position in the German Lutheran Church of New Haven. SUFFOLK URGES WATERWAY.

Riverhead, L. February 1-On motion of Chairman E. H. L. Smith, the Suffolk Supervisors have adopted a resolution urging the State to favor the proposed Inland Waterway scheme.

It is pointed out in the resolution that such a waterway will be of great financial advantage to this county as well as to all of Long Island. STEVENS HEADS FIELD CLUB. Quogue, L. February 1--At a meeting of the newly elected governors of the Quogue Field Club, held in New York, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, George C. Stevens; yice president, O.

Hamilton Smith; secretary, Neilson Olcott; treasurer, Abram S. Post. FOUND DEAD IN BED. After Frank Krupenski, 38 years old, of 124 Colden avenue, Flushing, had lighted a fire in the kitchen stove in his home, early yesterday morning, he returned his room. Less than an hour later his wife found him lying dead in bed.

Heart trouble was the cause. WHIRLED 3 TIMES AROUND FLYWHEEL No Bones Are Broken, but Easthampton Man Suffers Internal Injuries. (Special to The Eagle.) Easthampton, L. February 1- Daniel W. Talmage of Easthampton was seriously injured in the shop of Charles S.

Parsons at Springs, Tuesafternoon. He went there with some lumber to be sawed, and while helping in tite operation his clothes got caught in thoumachinery and he was whirled flywheel three times and picked up unconscious. While no bones were broken, Mr. Talmage suffered bruises all over the body and internal injuries, Pleurisy has now set in and the condition of the injured man is critical. Mr.

Talmage is brother of Assemblyman De Witt C. Talmuge. DANIEL GUGGENHEIM WANTS TO BUY "CASTLEGOULD," $2,500,000 COUNTRY PLACE, NEAR PORT WASHINGTON Negotiations are under way for the purchase by Daniel Guggenheim of Castlegould, the home of Howard Gould, comprising about 183 a acres, on Sands Point, near Port Washington. At the Guggenheim offices, 120 Broadway, Manhattan, it was said today that while no definite arrangements for the transfer the estate had been made, communications between Mr. Gould and Mr.

Guggenheim, leading up to the purchase of the beautiful North Shore property, had been carried on by cable with Mr. Gould, who BETTER LIGHTS ON BRIDGE New Elevated Structure Shadow Queensboro Span. Upon the application of President Connolly, Commissioner Kracke of the Department of Plant and Structures has secured a promise from the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, additional electric lights will be installed at both the Manhattan and the Queens approaches of the Queensboro Bridge in the near future. Since the erection of the elevated structures, these approaches have been so dark that night traffic has become dangerous. TWO STREETS TRY TO GET POSTOFFICE Deer Park Avenue and Main Street Supporters Present Views in Babylon.

INSPECTORS HEAR ARGUMENTS. Five Places Offered -Change Will Mean a New Business Center for Village. (Special to The Eagle.) Babylon, L. February is the war going to end?" No, that is not the question that is found on every tongue that wags in the streets of Babylon these days. That is a.

subject that has given way to one still more important, and must remain there in the background for at least the remainder of this week. If you want to strike up a conversation lead off this way: "Where postoffice going to be located during the next ten years?" and you will have a willing audience. The reason that this topic has taken precedence over all others is that 1 the lease for the postoffice building expires in April, and inspectors have been in town to judge the merits of the five places for which bids have been submitted. The choice seems to lie between the Sammis building, in which the office is now located, and the Dollard block on Deer Park avenue. In other words, the question must soon be settled as to whether the office remains on a street where it has been for a century or move up on a side street.

The Dollard building has a special attraction for postoffice authorities, for the rea(son that it is within the 80-rod limit and would mean a saving of $600 a year, the sum now paid for a carrier. The situation can be sized up in still another way and covered in the question, "Shall the business center remain where it has been for a century or move up Deer Park avenue, which is the main thoroughfare from the railroad station?" Postoffice Inspectors A. J. Leamy and Brown came here yesterday to make another examination and to hold hearings on the matter. In the morning some thirty-five residents and business men favoring the retantion of the present Main street building, or any other building on that street, presented their views to the inspectors in the Babylon National Bank building.

In the afternoon sixty exponents of a change to Deer Park avenue met in Odd Fellows Hall for the same purpose. When the inspectors announced at the first hearing that supplementary or additional bids would be accepted, Irving Smith, representing the Odd Fellows. stated that his lodge would enter the field of bidders. Their hall is also on Deer Park avenue. Inspector Brown sympathized with Babylon for not having built.

the proposed town hall on Main street before this time, stating that the postoffice authorities would have taken kindly to a proposition to locate the office there. Unfortunately, however, the Town Hall will not be finished before 1919, and then only if the proposition to provide the funds is carried by the taxpayers in April. STAR HOSE CO. RAISES CASH. Women Hold Cake Sale and Men Have Stag Party, Greenport, L.

February 1-By numerous activities the members of Star Hose Company are adding dollars to their needed $1,000, which must be raised by March 1, in order to receive a donation of $500, to be used toward the purchase of an upto-date apparatus. A recent stag party to their friends in the company's clubroom netted $20, a whist in the 1 Masonic Temple added $66, the women of the village conducted a cake 'sale and proudly turned over $20 more. WYCKOFF FOUND IN HOSPITAL. Abraham A. Wyckoff, 65 years old.

wealthy retired farmer and Jamaica property owner, of 87 Bergen avenue, Jamaica, who disappeared from his home last Thursday, is in Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan, SUPERVISOR FIGHTS GLEN COVE CITY PLAN J. H. Cocks Urges Citizens to Delay Matter tor Two or Three Years. FINDS FLAWS IN CHARTER. Committee Is Continued, However, to Take Up the Scheme With Residents.

is in Europe. Mr. Guggenheim, it was stated, had made an offer for the estate, which is valued by its owner at about $2,500,000. Castlegould was planned about sixteen years ago, shortly after Mr. Gould married Catherine Clemmons, the actress.

The style of the house is modeled after Kilkenny Castle in Ireland. The castle is about 228 feet long by 135 feet in depth. The main building is a massive stone structure, three stories high. There are more than twenty chimneys on the building, each of different design in the English manor style. On the grounds there 1s ASK STATE TO ADOPT INLAND CANAL PLAN McWhinney and Thompson troduce Measure in Both Houses Today.

FOR $15,000 APPROPRIATION. It Has Been Found, Assemblyman Says, That Most of Right of Way Will Be Donated. (Special to The Eagle.) Albany, February 1--The bill to commit the State to the South Shore waterway project was introduced in the Legislature today. It was offered in the lower house by Assemblyman Thomas A. McWhinney of Nassau County, and fathered in the upper branch by Senator George L.

Thompson of Suffolk. The measure is very similar to that of last session except that it does not appropriate for purchase of a right of way. Last year's bill sought to appropriate $995,000 for this purpose. The new measure uppropriates only $15,000 to be used in securing rights of way. The new bill constitutes State Engineer Williams, Superintendent of Public Works Witherspoon and a man to be named by the Governor as a commission to confer with the Federal Government on the project and to consider and secure rights of way.

The $15,000 is to be used by the commission for this purpose. Assemblyman McWhinney explained that those interested in the project had learned that they could get much of the right of way donated and the commission is to take up this matter. As the situation now stands the Federal Government is willing to stand the cost of constructing the canal if the State will provide the right of way. Her Methodof Filing Town's Records, Wins Praise When the State Board of Regents examined the filing systems used by the various towns of the State, it found that the manner in which the records of the Town of North Hempstead were kept might serve as a model for the rest of them. Dr.

James Sullivan, State Historian, also made an examination of the town records and reported that "they are in admirable shape." Thomas O'Connell is the Town Clerk, but he takes no credit for the fine condition of the town's records. The praise should go, he says, to his sister, Miss Peggy O'Connell. who is in charge of this work. She worked out a system of filing that is so practical that records dating as far back as 1654 can be HALESITE BOWLERS WIN. Huntington, L.

February 1-The Halesite Fire Department bowling team won three straight games from the Huntington Fire Department team in the inter-organization tournament, The scores: Huntington P. D. Halesite F. D. 156 141 148 175 156 197 Lewisy.

168 149 153 166 137 315 133 143 124 144 111 162 Phillips. 156 140 173 OUt. 165 149 150 Nostrand 146 134 119 F. Roselle 172 193 165 752 708 704 805 846 817 200 MASONS AT BANQUET. Glen Cove, L.

February Nearly 200 members of the Masonic fraternity from all parts of the island attended the annual dinner of Glen Cove Lodge No. 580, F. and A. which was held in the grill room of the Nassau Country Club here. The dinner committee was comprised of Dr.

J. D. Sayre, chairman; Herbert Conklin, J. D. Partridge and George E.

Raynor a large bird house containing many rare specimens. The dairy, which is located at the rear of the property, is noted for its Kerry cows. Before the castle was completed, a suit for damages was brought by Architect Abner J. Heydel, who designed the building. Mr.

Heydel was discharged by Mrs. Gould and won a judgment for more than $30,000. The builder, Harvey Murdock, sued for $115,000. The court allowed him a little over $50,000. Hunt Hunt were employed in Architect Heydel's place.

The estates of Isaac and William Guggenheim adjoin the Gould prop-! erty. TO STORM CAPITOL AGAIN Rockaway Secessionists to Take Big Crowd to Albany. Pach A delegation of citizens from the Rockaways will go to Albany on Tuesday, February 20, on a special train to be present at the joint hearing of the Rockaway City Bill, which provides for the separation of the Fifth Ward from the City of New York. The delegation will be under the auspices of the Committee of One Hundred and the Civic Federation of the Rockaways. Two years ago a similar delegation stormed the Capitol.

Harry G. Heyson was named chairman of the transportation committee last night. SUPERVISORS ROW OVER AUTO PURCHASE Chairman Smith, Instructed to Make Contract, Won't Do It. HE DECLARES MEETING ENDED. Then Other Members Reorganize by Putting Westerbeke in Chair, but Do No Business.

(Special to The Eagle.) Riverhead, L. February 1-In the closing session of the week here the Suffolk Supervisors emulated on a small scale the famous meeting of the Democratic County Committee that Jacob S. Dreyer, the chairman, declared adjourned, and later "got away with" through court proceeding. The Supervisors' session was likewise rather peremptorily declared ad-1 journed Chairman E. H.

L. Smith after considerable friction over the purchase of a county automobile, and without any motion to adjourn been put, it is said, and the having beard reorganized by putting Mr. We. terbeke in as chairman. No bu iness was transacted after Mr.

West. Jere was made chairman. On December 29 the board voted to buy two cars. It was likewise voted that the chairman should enter into a contract to purchase them. He has failed to enter into this contract, but of the cars, cotsing $920, was de- livered late in December and has since been in use by the Sheriff.

The other car has not yet been delivered. Yesterday a bill was presented for both cars. It was explained that one car had not been delivered so the bill for that was withdrawn. Then Mr. Lewis asked the chair if he had entered into the formal contract for either car and he said he had not.

So the bill for that was withdrawn. Then Mr. Smith intimated that he did not intend to make the contract. Mr. Sheide, chairman of the supply committee, addressed the board, or more particularly the chairman, demanding an explanation.

Mr. Smith did not enlighten him. Mr. Redfeld presented a resolution seeking to rescind the resolution directing the chairman to enter into the contract, the idea being to relieve Mr. Smith of that responsibility as he did not appear to be anxious to act, and then introduce a resolution directing the chairman of the supply committee to make the contract.

Messrs. Lewis and E. H. L. Smith voted no, but Messrs.

B. Frank Howell, Redfield, Riley P. Howell, Shiede, Westerbeke and Tiffany voted to rescind. Then Mr. Redfield also presented another resolution directing Mr.

Shiede to make the contract, but as soon as this was presented Mr. Smith banged the gavel and declared the session adjourned. It was then that the board placed I (Special to The Eagle.) Glen Cove, L. February 1--One of the liveliest public meetings held here in some years and replete with personalities was that last evening at the Justices Court House, when the committee of twenty-five, appointed weeks ago to draft a tentative third -class city charter for Glen Cove, presented the draft to a gathering of Glen Cove citizens which taxed the capacity of the building. Ellwood V.

Titus, who called the meeting to order, was appointed chairman, and after the minutes of the previous meeting had been read, called upon G. E. Raynor, as chairman of the committee of twenty-five, for the committee's report. Mr. Raynor announced that the draft would be read by Franklin A.

Cole, another member of the committee, for the information of the gathering. The document prepared comprised more than fifty large typewritten pages. Supervisor James Cocks, supervisor of the town of Oyster Bay, asked why the city form of government was better than the present government. Mr. Titus answered that the matter before the meeting was the draft presented and not a question whether city, village or town or what form of government was better.

W. R. Kinnear moved that the report of the committee be received. After it had been seconded, Supervisor Cocks again took the floor, "This thing wants to bo held up one or two years," he said. "Nothing is ever perfect, even on our streets nowadays we hear even God's works are not perfect.

Why do we want to change our present form of government? Do you want to close the roads to the town beaches and keep the people away from the public beaches? You give in this charter powers to close highways. What is to prevent your council if the members so wished to close up a highway to the beach? What provision is made for the care of the poor? What about changing the width of your streets, building new roads and bringing bankruptcy on the city? What about the damage suits it would make the city liable to William A. McCahill, a member of the committee of twenty-five, arose and declared Supervisor Cocks was but asked appointed had why not a attended member Supervisor of any Cocks the meeting, didn't committee. and attend them and criticize and suggest. G.

E. Raynor, the committee chairman, said that Mr. Cocks had told him he was debating whether he would serve on the committee, but had not declined to serve. "I have been too busy to attend the meetings," Supervisor Cocks replied. "If the people of Glen Cove want a city," he continued, "it makes no ditference what I say, but I do not see why I cannot make a protest.

Show me the people advocating the change. Many of them are people who, have come to Glen Cove from other municipalities and incorporated villages. The most perfect form of government is the easiest form, and that is what you have today and what the people want." Harry L. Hedger, a member of the committee, declared the committee knew the charter was not perfect. Communities incorporating as cities had done so, he pointed out, because they had outgrown the town system of government and wanted to re govern themselves.

His remarks were followed by those of Patrick F. McMahon, 'the committee member; Mr. Coles, Rev. W. M.

Hughes and others. Mr. Hedger's motion that the committee of twenty-five be continued, with power to act, to hold hearings at which the citizens may voice their protests or suggestions, was adopted. WICHT-WICHT. The marriage of Miss Mary Isabelle Wicht, daughter of Dr.

and Mrs. C. W. Wicht of Sheridan boulevard, Far Rockaway, to Dr. Edward Wicht, son of Mrs.

E. B. Wicht of 1045 Prospect street, Brooklyn, took place yesterday in St. John's Episcopal Church, Far Rockaway. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.

William A. The bride and bridegroom are cousins. Miss Hazel Wicht, a sister, was the maid of honor, the bride's only attendant. W. Harvey Beegle acted as best man.

Following the wedding a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, which was attended by a number of guests from Brooklyn and Far Rockaway. The couple will spend their honeymoon in Virginia and upon their return will reside in St. Mark's place, Brooklyn. 30 MEASLES CASES IN VILLAGE. Good Ground, L.

February 1- An epidemic of measles has made its appearance here among children and adults. Over thirty cases of the disease were reported yesterday. The district nurse, Mrs. Conklin, of Southampton, is making a house-to-house canvass in an endeavor to check the further spread of the trouble. Mr.

Westerbeke in the chair, but no business was done. County Attorney Hildreth says he believes the bill for the car that has been delivered is a legal claim against the county, because the resolution to purchase is still on the minutes, even if the one directing the chairman to make a contract has been wiped off. Just why Mr. Smith declined to enter into a contract last December 1s' not known. Are You a Subscriber to The Eagle Library For $1.50 we will enter your name for one year and advance to you at once a copy of the 1917 Eagle Almanac- New York City's Red Book of up-to-date information, 640 pages, handsomely bound, which sells at $1.00 the copy; also copy of Revised Charter of Greater New York, including 1916 amendments, 50 cents the copy.

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