Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archiveArchive Home
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 14

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 14

Location:
Brooklyn, New York
Issue Date:
Page:
14
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31. 1929. 14 The Eagle Is the First to Publish Important Long Island New 3 A HOUSE OF REAL ICE Forest Hills to Rei: n.icim BOflliS DELAYED if ASlOeSClLL CEMETERY STRIKE 1 Exclusive Decite Tube, Declares Local Realtor Approach of Rapid Transit Facilities Brings Unprecedented Building Activity in Secluded Community. High Property Values Will Keep "Undssirables" Out Forest Hills, with its suburban architecture 'blending with that of up-to-the-minute urban apartments, is faced with the problem of the subway and a 5-cent fare, a problem AN mGU te I htt.

--kv fWU i Here are some of the crippled kiddies who attended the party given them by the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children. The party was staged at Loft's factory in Long Island City. Picture shows some of the kiddies trying to eat their way out of the Hansel and Gretel house of ice cream. HEAD CREAM QUEENS TO SEEK III BUDGET Bureau Heads Prepare Estimates Believed Necessary Nearly $4,000,000 more will be needed to run the Boro of Queens in 1930 than was allowed by the Board of Estimate for the year 1929, according to the estimates now being prepared by the bureau heads and auditors under Boro President George U. Harvey The Board of Estimate allowed $11,508,055.25 for 1929, and the estimators at Boro Hall, Long Island City, have totaled up to $14,000,000 already.

The preliminary estimate will be completed within two weeks, after which it will be sent to the Board of Estimate. It is being prepared by Chief Auditor Louis Con nolly and a large corps of assistants, who say that the budget will con tain more than 9,000 items. Survey Road Needs. Most of the bureaus have sub mitted their estimates, and they nave been compiled, but the Highway Bureau and the Engineer's Bu reau of the same department have not yet finished their estimates. The delay in the Highway Bureau is au to the fact that Public Works Commissioner John J.

Halleran has not yet completed a survey of the dirt roaas or tne boro, oi which there are 1 300 miles. At the conclusion of the survey the commissioner intends to map out a plan for putting these roads into repair. For this work he will need at least 2.000.000 gallons of road oil and additional road machinery. More than $3,000,000 will be asked, according to the estimates, for bureau supplies. There will be requests for additions to the street cleaning equipment in order to provide for the sanitary removal of the collections of the bureau.

Additions will be asked to the equipment of the Highway Bureau. It is said that the requests for automobiles will be the lowest for some years. There are more than 4.500 em ployees on the boro payroll. There will be a few requests for salary raises, but Commissioner of Public Works Halleran stated that the total of raises asked will be a small item in the total. FINED $10.

Lynbrook, L. July 31 Failure to slow down at intersections along Park Atlantic Beach, cost Wil liam Penn of Bedell st Oceanslde, $10 when he was arraigned before Justice Ncu in the village court here yesterday. PHONYPIIOTOS Reverses Former Stand and Backs Spur to Tap Many Minor Sections. Although Roland E. Beneville, chairman of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce transit committee, was among the first to oppose the proposal of the Long Island Railroad to turn over Its Rockaway lines to the city, he came out today with a plan to connect the Rockaways with Ridgewood and Glendale by a sub way.

The argument presented against the railroad proposition by the Ridgewood representatives at a hearing before the Transit Commission was that subway relief should come to their section of Queens, and not to the Rockaways, where population is at its peak only during the summer. Beneville led the way in criticism of the railroad plan. Seeks Nickel Ride. Now Beneville proposes to connect a subway, which is outlined to run from Jamaica through Central and South Queens communities to Greenpoint and then under the East River to 23d Manhattan, with a spur to run from Ridgewood to Glendale and thence to the Rockaways. He looks forward not only to transit relief but also to a five- cent fare from his community to the Rockaway beaches.

That the subway would open a great industrial and home development along its route from Ridgewood to the Rockaways, in addition to providing transit relief. Benevilb believes and contends that the cost would be overshadowed by the return the city would have in increased taxes from Increased property valuation. Even though the credit for th mapping out of the subway route goes to Beneville, it is contained in publicity notices as the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce route. "It will serve also to develop that important industrial section in the lower Maspeth district on the banks of Newton Creek, where there are at present excellent freight facilities, but due to an absence of adequate transit facilities that portion of Queens is practically dormant," he stated. "While there may be a few factories over in that area, there are many acres of idle land which would be ideal for industrial purposes.

"The chamber's plan calls for a route down Fiske Maspeth. from the proposed Queens blvd; subway route to Broad and through the heart of Maspeth, across to Forest ave. and under that thoroughfare to the residential and business sections of Ridgewood, to either Van Cortlandt ave. or Myrtle ave. and to Central tapping Glendale and out under Cooper ave.

through many communities that are now slowly building up, and thence terminating at Rockaway Beach," he pointed out. BANK DENIES MOVE TO ACQUIRE AREA USED FOR PARKING Merrick, L. July 31 The board of directors of the First National Bank of Merrick, through their president, Frank Wolfe, today denied reports that the bank was attempting to secure a 99-year lease to a 25-foot strip of property owned by the Department of Water Supply, Oas and Electricity of New York City near the railroad station ond sed by the people of Merrick for a parking space. "The parking space was given the people of Merrick through the efforts of the Merrick Civic Leagu and the co-operation of John G. Funch," the bank's statement say "At a meeting of the league In 1P2? committee was named to lay out the parking space and provide a walk on the north side, adjoining the bank land, at which time Frank Wolfe, president of the bank, agreed to build a concrete sidewalk.

"When commencing erection the new bank building In 1929 the hank directors received permission to Duna a live-root sidewalk on he city property to carry oufr Mr. Wolfe'a offer. They felt this would not be enough and so agreed to conate four feet of Its own property, valued at about $2,000." BY MEB URGES DGEWOODH ROMAS 1.1(4. J.AJ. the frenzied rush of builders Wynne Expects to Find Conditions Improved in Meadows Visit Aug.

9. A reinspection of the Brooklyn Ash Removal dump on the Flushing-Corona meadows will be made Friday, Aug. 9, by Health Commissioner Shirley W. Wynne, when he expects to find "conditions very greatly improved," he stated today in a note to Assistant Sanitary Superintendent John H. Barry of Queens.

After inspecting the dump last Ff iday, Dr. Wynne declared that the protest of civic organizations about the property was Justified "and ordered the Brooklyn company to make a number of improvements In the method of handling the refuse. In his note to Dr. Barry, the Commissioner wrote: "Your inspector should keep the dump under daily supervision and see that it is operated and maintained in a more cleanly and orderly fashion. Under the best circumstances, such a dump cannot help but be a nuisance, and the untidy methods which we observed at the time of our inspection last Friday cannot be tolerated.

To Classify Refuse. "I will make a reinspection In two weeks and will expect to find conditions very greatly improved. I wish you would have your inspector report to me each day on the charac ter of the rubbish that is sent to this dump from Brooklyn. I will have the Sanitary Superintendent of Brooklyn inspect the refuse as it is loaded into the barges and cars." On his reinspection, Dr. Wynne said he is willing to be accompanied by representatives of civic organizations.

An announcement, he said, will be made of the place and time of meeting for those desirous of accompanying him. In his note Dr. Wynne stated that tne commissioner of street Cleaning Department hais promised better separation of the garbage and ashes and has detailed 17 additional in specters to cover this phase of the work. "A Necessary Evil. He also stated that within 60 days none but burned rubbish will be sent to Brooklyn.

"I was notified," he writes, "that the incinerator at Hamilton which has a capacity of 500 tons, Is now in operation that there are two incinerators, each of 200-ton capacity, operating, one at Georgia Brooklyn, and the other in the South Brooklyn district: that a x500-ton plant at Greenpoint will be in operation within a week, and another at Paer-degat Basin will be in operation in two months, and that thereafter no unburned rubbish will be sent to the Flushing-Corona dump." Dr. Wvnne. in his note, termed the Flushing-Corona dump "a necessary evil." "Refuse and ashes must, be disposed of," he writes, "and if we had legal authority to order the dumo closed, it would be impossible for the city or the company "operating this dump to find or purchase another site within several months. It is also true that when the marshlands where this fump is situated are completely filled, that it will constitute a public improvement for the entire district." 2 Men Crossing Street Struck by Automobiles While crossing the street yesterday at Beach 26th st. and Edgemere ave.

Samuel Steinberg. 46, of 1866 Beach 25lh Edgemere, was struck by a car opsrated by Harry Lutzlte of 821 New York Jamaica. was taken t.o St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was treated for a possible fracture of the right leg and right arm and internal injuries. Nathan Stark, 35, of Cornaga Far Rockaway, while crossing Cornaga ave.

at Beach 21st st. was struck by a car operated by Frank Rocco of 822 Bayvlew Inwood. He suffered a laceration of the right hand. He refused medical aid and went home. DOQ BITES RATHER.

Atlantic Beach, L. July 31 While bathing here yesterday afternoon Tina Luhra, 20, 'of 1 Hamilton was bitten by a dog. she was taken to SU Joseph's Hospital at Far Rockaway, where she was treated for a laceration of the left leg. The dog was held to await examination by the town health INSPECTIONS AID PUN TO IMPROVE FLUSHING DUMPS PRESIDEPJT.THREE Quit Riverhead Concern $200,000 Pends. as Suit cn Expenditures Riverhead, L.

July 31 The much involved affairs of the River-head Bond Mortgage Corporation were further tangled today when the president and several of the directors filed their resignations with the concern. The resignations put insurgent" shareholders In complete control of corporation affairs. Those who have resigned are Riley P. Howell of East Moriches, president and general manager: S. Lester Albertson of Southold.

vice president; J. Edward Gay of East Hampton and John Basshaw of River-head. It was also learned that Mrs. Cora Manning, assistant secretary of the concern, tendered her resignation more than a month ago. Shepard M.

Scudder of Northport is the only member of the older group remaining on the board. One Resigned In May. One of the other resignations is f.3 ted Mhy 13, but apparently its presence in the archives of the company was not known until recently. This Is the resignation of John Bag-shaw, who has been in Europe since he resigned. The resignations of Howell, Albertson and Gay were dated on July 29.

All three signed a general letter of resignation which stated they had lacked the co-operation of other directors, "with the exception of Elmer P. Smith of Port Jefferson," in trying to straighten out the affairs -of the concern. After all three had signed one letter of resignation, separate letters were also forwarded. Several months ago Charles A. Ludlam, a director and others brought an action in the Supreme Court asking that the directors then in office be directed to pay back to the company $200,000, claimed to have been illegally spent in organization work.

This suit still is pending in Nassau County. Bagshaw was not a member of the directorate when the company was organized. Stock Trice Varied. The alleged irregularity in organization is claimed from the fact that 30 percent was paid to the men who organized the company and sold it to the present concern. It also is claimed that stock was sold at varying prices, from $5 to $35, when the book value for such prices was lacking.

These charges were made public late last year by Ludlam and others, and at the annual meeting some of the old directors were dropped. Since that time it is claimed there have been stormy scenes at the directors' meetings and various charges about irregularities In mortgage loans have been made, both at the meetings and publicly. Ludlam declares that a request is to be made in October for a Grand Jury inves-. tigation of the company's affairs. The concern was organized In 1928.

Howell's Statement. In a statement given out this morning, Howell further amplified the language of his resignation with regard to lacko of co-operation between the old and new directors. The statement said: "I resigned because it was absolutely impossible to get along with the new directors the so-called Ludlam group. They would not agree to anything, no matter wnat sort of proposition was advanced for he benefit of the corporation." His resignation had stated: "The s'rain of the past six months in an attempt to honestly fulfill the dut'es of the office without the co-opera-tfon of the newly elected direct'-rs in any plan of action to promote the Interests of the corporation has been a contrlbuing cause which now makes it imperative that I sever my connection with the office." The financial affairs of the corporation, he said, are now in gnod thape. Recently an Inspection the books was made by the State Attorney General, and not one word of criticism offered, he said, indicating that everything was in perfect order.

He wanted it made clear, he said, that he was not re-' signing under fire. Ridgewood Clam Bake Proves Financial Success Whether it is the touch of Midas or merely good fortune forecast in the skies that keeps the Ridgewood Kiwanls Club on the credit side of the balance sheet with ever increasing assets has not been decided by the members, although yesterday report on a recent clam bake showed $400 profit. "We were Just out for a good time." James McCron chairman of the committee said in delivering the report, "but that didn't stop us from making money on the clam bake." South Jamaica Boy, 10, Missing Since Monday Dressed In a cool outfit. comprise! of blue overalls and black buthilq suit. 10-year-old Alexander KaW'r went out to flay Monday morning.

He has not returned vet to his home at 6th t. and Chalfonte Rou'h Jamaica, and parents are frsnHc. Yesterday his mother. Mrs. Edler Kalder.

reported his disappearance to Detective Heyner of the Jamaica Precinct. She said he was four feet tall, neighed 6) pounds and had brown eyes and black hair. DIREGTORSRESIG: IN BOND FIRM liii Calvary Dead Placed in Vault While Pickets Are Watched by Police Burials scheduled for Calvary Cemetery, one of the largest in the metropolitan district, yesterday and today are being ptistponed and tha caskets placed temporarily in receiving vaults, while more than 300 grave diggers, laborers, watclimen, chauffeurs and other employees are on strike. The emptoyees are from all three sections of the cemetery at Laurel HIU and sections of Long Island City Woodside. James J.

Cunningham, superintendent of the cemetery, would not discuss the situation and little information as to the possibility of an agreement being reached could be secured. The strike was ins'i-tuted, it was learned, because of the dismissal of Hugh Dougherty, a chauffeur, who has been employed by the Calvary Cemetery Corporation about four years and who, according to the strikers, was elect-Kl president of a recently organized union among the cemetery chauffeurs. He was dismissed because of his work in organizing the union, they said. Police Watch Pickets. Superintendent Cunningham wou'd not discuss this phase of the situation any further than to admit that representatives of the union did ask a few days ago that Dougherty ba put back to work and he refused.

Many of the workers were p.bout the gates at the various entrances to the cemetery yesterday actinias pickets, but there was no disorder. The strike is said by the strikers to be 100 percent effective among all workers in the cemetery. A of uniformed police from the Hunters Point precinct and a numh-jr of mounted men were on duty all day yesterday. Use Receiving Vault. The strike Is said to be for recognition of the recently formed unl-n of cemetery workers, and one of the terms of any peace is the rehiring of Dougherty.

Ordinarily from 20 to 40 burials daily are made in Calvary Cemetery. The cemetery authorities are prepared to meet the situation, they say. by placfng all bodies temporarily in a receiving vault with a capacity said to be nearly 1,000 caskets. No information could be obtained at the. cemetery aa to whether strike breakers will be employed, or whether attempts will ba made to get the workers to compromise.

DOG WARDEN URGED AS SUFFOLK HEED Riverhead, L. July 31 in pointing out to the Suffolk County Supervisors why he believed should appoint a full-time do warden, George Molyneux of State Department of Agriculture and Markets said that, although tha own wardens during the last fiscal year had done away with 2.800 str.if canines that had been picked up, the number of living animals continued to multiply. Last year 17,954 dogs were In this county, against 16,410 the previous year. Mr Molyneux stated that a county dog warden, who would name cs many assistants as were required, would lid the country of many ol the stray beasts that prey on poultry and sheep. He pointed out tl.et rhe pound would then become county charge.

The board took the matter un.ler advisement, but it ij believed tuat ft county warden would be named, ruch Hnofflclal works on a fee He is allowed $2 for catching $2 for disposing of an unlicensed dog that remains unclaimed and ran charge $1 for "poundage." Laundry Driver Held On $259 Theft Charts Raymond 33. cf 89-34 Springfield Queens Village, was held in $1,000 ball for examination in Ridgewood Magistrate's Court, when he was arraigned fore Magistrate Lawrence Oresspr In Jamaica Magistrate's Court yesterday on a charge of Brand larceny. Scandell was arrested bv Detective Ike Jacobs of the Ohnda'le precinct on the complaint of Alexander Jaret. president of the Middle Villape Wet Wash Laundry Company. 20 Fulton Middle Village.

Jaret said tht Scandell was emr'oved a a routs driver by the laundry comnanv, and that on July 20 he collected from patrons of the comnanv. He appropriated the money for his own use, Jaret said. Syosset Police Seek Hicksviile Auto Thbf Mineola, L. I. July 31 Detective John Karney of the Syosset precinct of the county police force Is today running down a clew to the theft of a Wlllys-Knlght car from the showroom and garage of Robinson As Stevens.

Barclay Ulrksville, some time during the night. The-license number of the car waa 7N38-60, and it had the Initials of one of the girne proprietors. Mrs, Maude A. Robinson, on the side. dust from such a temporary street surface Is Iniurlou to hoal'th.

The taxpayer took up their problem with reward Kawol. prjuldrrt. of the Olendale Aocl atlon, and It ws drided tht rather than wlt a yar for a permanent street, thev will undertake a privata construction. Thv have sinned petition, represent Hit all the own-ri of property on the strrst, whlrri give Queen the nnportunltv to snva approximately $300 on a-hp alone. Exnecting the reriudt to be runted, the taxpayers ne preparing it receive bid tr the'r ptvement.

Thl construction of the pvemnt bv the tatpnyrr not ben figured In the computation of saving! to the boro treasury. that is finding its solution in conducting a $4,000,000 con-f- structlon boom. Whether the nickel subway fare will bring a cass of wage- earners to the exclusive community is a question which brings a scoffing reply from local realtors. They be lieve the subway will "make" Forest Hills and not damage Its dignified air of seclusion. The Long Island City-Jamaica subway line recently started in Long Island City, with contracts let as far as Grand which will pass Forest Hills under Queens blvd.

to Union Turnpike, according to T. J. Hart, local realtor, is the basis for the sudden increase in building opera tions in the community. He said all the building is capitalized on the subway and the character of the town. Flushing Boom Cited.

Transportation facilities, ever the means of progress in building, were illustrated as the cause for a remarkable leap In valuation of a plot in Flushing from $7,000 to $255,000. The construction or tne suaway as far as Main Flushing, was the cause for the increase in value. But property values in Forest Hills have been maintained skyhigh to retain its exclusive atmosphere. and here, Mr. Hart said, is the secret which will keep the town "high- class" in spite of the 5-cent sub way fare.

Moreover, the subway will be a means of transportation, he said, which will not be snubbed by the Forest Hills commuters, wire have been troubled with inadequate service by the Long Island Railroad. Features of the present building activity of the community are in apartment houses which rival those of Brooklyn and Manhattan. It is claimed the suburban atmosphere will remain through zoning restrictions that 1 place the apartment house zone in fast dwindling sections and thus forcing the erection of taller structures. Plan Tallest Building. The Holland House, a $1,200,000 apartment nearing completion at Austin st.

and Ascan is an example of high-priced land causing the erection of a tall structure. It is a ten-story building, with 300 rooms, subdivided into 86 apartments. This "skyscraper," the tallest building 1n Forest Hills, is of Flemish architecture, fitting into the general architectural and natural beauty of tne town. It is a project of the Shellball Realty Corporation of Jamaica and will be ready for occupancy in October. Several other large apartment houses are going up in the vicinity, among which are two six-story structures one named the Valeria Arms, on Austin st opposite Brentford and the other, as yet unnamed, at Portsmouth pi.

and Queens blvd. The former is of the old English type, with heavy oak entrances, also in accordance with the character of architecture fitting for the town. It is owned by tin Valeria Aims, while the second six-story project is by the Nishan Realty Corporation. Apartment Zone Limited. The $4,000,000 Is made up, outside of the apartments, of numerous one and two-family dwellings, which range in price from $25,000 to $60,000.

One project of the Woslofr Realty Corporation of Brooklyn is the erection of 20 two-story brick dwellings on Ingram st. at a cost of $120,000. A $60,000 home is being built for J. Arthur Callahan of Shore Brooklyn, at Continental ave. and Fleet st.

As for business property, a $375,000 project Is soon to be on Austin st. next to the Corn Exchange Bank building, near Continental ave. The building will be a two-story brick and limestone structure to house stores and offices. The apartment house cone of the town, now almost completely built up, extends from Queens blvd. south to the Long Island Railroad and south into the Forest Hills Oar-den section to Burns st.

LYHBROOK MOVES TO CLOSE DUMPS Lynbrook, L. July 31 Orders for the Immediate closing of dumps Just over the Lynbrook line at Mansfield pi- were to be Issued today by Town Health Officer William H. Runcle. Dr. Runcle's decision to close the dumps was announced following a conference with Mayor Howaid Wilson of Lynbrook, who declaio that the maintenance of the dump is not a duty of the vUIage bremtse of the fnct that It is located outside th village line.

The responsibility lor the rre ol the fires on the dump, It was learned, as a result of the conference has been placed on the townMnp. Dr. Runcle has agreed to reimburse the Village of Lvnbrook for exoen.Ttj Incurred in combating the flames on the dump. Mayor Wilson still believes, however that the fire apparatus of Lyi-brook should not be used for this purpose, even though the exprneit are paid by the township. Until hr ran lay the mattr before the Village Board he has reserved decision on the matter.

In event of the refusal of tha Lynbrook department to flgnt the dump fire, Dr. Runcle will negotiate with the Hewlett Fire Department to care for dump Area. ADJOVRX WINTERS CASE. Lynbrook, L. July 31 Trial of Paul K.

Winters of K7 Bedell Freeport, charged with driving an automobile whlic Intoxicated, wa adjourned until Aug. 21 when Win. ters was arraigned before Justice Edward T. Neu In the village court here yesterday. Complaint ag-Jnst Winter was made by Frank Bark-man, Bee I Ine bus driver, who alleges that Winters backed Into his bus while Intoxicated.

i Tattoo Helps Prisoner Spell Name to Court Mineola, L. July 31 Many peculiar names are pronounced over the Bench in the County Court Court Clerk Edward Meaney got a real backbreakcr yesterday when a man charged with a maintaining a public nuisance at 245 Mineola blvd. was arraigned. He pronounced something, but it was "Greek" to Mr. Meaney and to County Judge Lewis J.

Smith, before whom he was arraigned. "How do you spell your name asked Mr. Heaney. The defendant tried it again but made no headway. Then a thought dawned on him.

Baring his arm, he held it out and there tatooed indelibly on his arm and the name Steve Zog-loytyoz. He pleaded guilty and was fined $250 and was given a year in Westchester Penitentiary. Civics Circulate Petitions to 40,000 Convert Old Highland Reservoir Enforcement of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce movement for the conversion of the Highland Tark reservoir into a bathing pool was made this morning by the New York City Park Association, while the agitation grows with approximately 40,000 petitions being circulated throughout Ridgewood. Glen-dale, Cypress Hills and neighboring communities. A letter from the Park Association's executives is being forwarded to Martin Gehringer, one of the leaders in the agitation, and Nathan Campbell, president of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce.

The civic drive has already enlisted approval from the Queensboro Chamber of Commerce, which body looks upon a public bathing pool as a possible oasis in the so-called water-free Ridgewood section. The idea of a swimming pool In the old reservoir came from the Valley Stream Stale Park at Valley Stream, L. I. Efforts of the Long Island State Park Commission under Chairman Robert Moses produced the Valley Stream public pool at the State Park. The property was one of a chain of old reservolis similar to the one at Highland Park.

The same procedure is hoped for by the Ridgewood people. 'ho hope that the unused portion of the old reservoir will be turned over to the Park Department and made into a bathing resort. The petitions being circulated are to be presented to Mayor James J. Walker, Park Commissioner James J. Browne of Brooklyn, the Board of Estimate and the Sinking Fund Commission.

According to the petitions the conversion of the reservoir into a swimming pool would mean a minor expenditure, slnre It a natural natatorlum readily adaptable for Improvement. INVOKE OLD LAW IN WATER SHORTAGE Alter a conference today with Commlrjilonrr John Hassett of the Department of Oa. Electricity and Water Supply of Queens, Valentine p.aniert. chairman of the Jamalra Chamber of Commerce water company. Issued a warning that because of the acute water shortage In Jamaica the ordinance controlling the us of water from sprinklers would be invoked.

The police are co-operailng. according to Mr. Banpert, and persona atrrin their lawn or gardens other than during the period from a m. to II a m. and from 7 m.

to 9 pm. will be subject to summonses and fines The ordinance la an old one and has been seldom put In Members of the rhamber water committee charge that local residents have disregarded the fact that water supplies at times the past two months have been low. Thu disregard of the general public welfare has reused the drastic action to relieve the present rondltlon, due t3 the long-continued drought. PARK BODY BACKS RIDGEWOOD PLAN FOB PUBLIC POOL Mrs. Williams to Organize Committee of 500 Women in Fall Drive.

Following a conference with Deputy Commissioner of Highways Frank Lee Donoghue, Mrs. Charles B. Williams, newly appointed cleanup chief in Queens, today announced the proposed organization of a Queens Committee of Twenty on Sanitation and Beautiflcatlon. This committee will be a permanent controlling body for all clean-up and beautiflcatlon programs in Queens, Mrs. Williams said.

Its personnel will consist of 11 women and nine men. Four of the latter will be public officials, representing the Health Department, the local Medical Society, the Street Cleaning Bureau and the Highway Bureau. Mrs. Williams will be permanent chairman. Plans Group of 500.

As soon as this committee Is formed, Mrs. Williams will set about organizing a body of 500 women to operate the home owners fall cleanup and beautiflcatlon campaign, which will open on Sept. 16 and continue until Oct. 12. "I have outlined the preliminary steps to be taken in the movement to make Queens the boro beautiful," Mrs.

Williams said today. "However, no definite steps will be taken until we are properly organized, which will be within two weeks." The membership of the Committee of Twenty will be as follows: Ten women and five men, representing the five wards of the borough, two women and one man to be appointed from each ward; Dr. John H. Barry, Sanitary Superintendent, representing the Health Department; Frederick Sasso, Commissioner of Street Cleaning; Frank Lee Donoghue, Deputy Commissioner of Highways, and Mrs. Williams, chairman.

To Get Civic Co-operation. A number of subcommittes to supervise particular phases of the sanitation and beautiflcatlon work will be appointed. Members of the larger committee of 500 will be appointed. Members of the larger committee of 500 will be appointed to sit with these subcommittees. Mrs.

Williams said that she plans to obtain the co-operation of the Boy Scout and Girl Scout organizations in Queens, as well as associations of businessmen. "Of course the Committee of Twenty will be drawn from the ranks of our civic leaders," she explained. "They will be men and women who are willing and ready to sacrifice ttme and effort to make Queens the cleanest boro In the country. The work involved is of greater Importance than any other type of public endeavor, for It involves -the health an dwelfare and happiness ol hundreds of thousands of people." Meet In Fortnight. Mrs.

Williams will call a meeting of the Committee of Twenty in Boro Hall within the next fortnight. At this meeting a detailed program will be presented to Boro President Harvey. Entry blanks for the poster and slogan contest being conducted for boys and girls of school age in con-Junction with the clean-up campaign were distributed to civic associations today by Deputy Commissioner Donng hue, who is acting as director. These contests are in charge of County Jiiflge Frank F. Add.

chairman of the committee of Judges. Gold awards and bronze medal will be given as prizes lor the winning posters and slogans. prcad srvernl dnv nso were In- nei-t'd and found In rxrellrnt Mi a pp. Fnrrman Frank LHrrl of the high-f ay bureau, uho wa In rharg ol the demonstration, explained that, unlike oil. the chloride mixture does not soli clntlilng or Irave a fluid to bi trsckrd on sidewalks and into homes.

Deputy Hilljerltltendent Uonot)iie staled that the rhemlral nnnh cheaper oil Ten thousand gallons of the rhemlral ha been received at the asphalt plant iind ilt be urd in that section. If p'ovn r'tcrtive. larger quanltles l'l be ordered by the boro authorities. LAN BDDY0F20 TO CLEANUP 1 i iiaaw.iaMaa Glendale Civics Tell Harvey How to Save $600 on Ashes Chemicals Lay Road Dust, Eliminate Nuisance of Oil Petition are again to be uwd by Queens taxpayers to tell Boro Presl dent Oeorge U. Harvey how to save money.

The feature of today's new petition, ready for delivery by a group of Olendale property owners, advises him to save approximately 1600 on a temporary street pavement while they prepare privately to construct a permanent road surface. "Respectfully petitioning" Harvey to cancel a part of the contractor's specifications calling for the spreading of ashes on Tompkins pi. between Central ave. and Edsal 35 property owner protest against the ashr on the ground that they raise a black dust which soils clothing and penetrates home. The petitloncri claim the type of 'A demonstration of the distribution cf calcium chloride, chemical dust layer for dirt roads, was witnessed yesterday by Commissioner of Public Work John J.

Halleran of Queens, Deputy Highway Superintendent Frank Donoghue and Jabei Diinningham, civic worker and member of the Queens Planning Commission. Water sprinkler and oil distributor of the Street Cleaning and Highway Dure in spraved several hundrrd gallon of the rhemlral In the OIrn-Hale and Evergreen sections. Roads pti wl.kh the duet layer had been Frank X. Sullivan, Queens "Clean Government" leader, rcRlsterinR Rhccr Joy at news that his party's star candidate, Magistrate Peter M. Daly, refuses flatly to run In the primaries.

"Isn't that Just too lovely!" exclaimed Mr. Sullivan. "It makes it. easier for our opponents now. After all, they're regular fellows.".

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Archive

Pages Available:
1,426,564
Years Available:
1841-1963