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VOL XXXIX. No. 134. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1918. EIGHT PAGES—TWO CENTS IS UI I I U N
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PROPOSE NEW CITY HALL AS MEMORIAL TO HEROES
WILSON LEAVES TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH TROOPS
COPPER WORKS EMPLOYESALL JOIN THE RED CROSS
WILL DINE LATE
President Insists on Dining
With Boys and Eating From
Mess Kit
BUYS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
With Mrs. Wilson He Makes
Rounds of Paris Shops- Rec
ognized by Many
fly Attocialed Prr»».
PARIS, Dec. 23:—President Wil
son's plans for visiting the American
army headquarters at Chaumont and
tlion proceeding to Kngland are now
complete. He will leave Paris late
tomorrow night and will not return
until New Year's night
His movements while he Is with
the army, which were at first In the
hands of General Pershing, have been
changed In one respect. Mr. Wilson
Insisted upon taking Christmas din
ner with the troops and eating from
a mess klt> with the soldiers about
him. Ho will have formal dinner
with General Pershing and his offi
cers later.
After reviewing the troops the
President will deliver an address
which he has already prepared. Leav
ing Chaumoni late on Christmas day
the President will travel by military
train to Calnts, where he will arrive
the next morning. He will cross the
channel by the shortest route, land
ing at Dover and going directly to
London to begin a line of engage
ments and conferences which will oc
cupy his time until the following
Tuesday, when ho leaves for Parli.
President and Mrs. Wilson went
Christmas shopping today. They had
been about the city before, but this
was the first time that they ventured
into the shopping district together, us
they often do In Washington.
They walked from the Murat resi
dence down one of the principal
boulevards, going first to a widely
known American book store where
Mr. Wilson was at once rocogntxed.
After making several purchases there
they went to some shops that Mr#.
Wilson desired to visit. Many of the
temporary American colonists In the
French capital saw them and were
genuinely envious at the reminis
cences of home at Christmas time.
The show windows were ablaze
with light and full of Christmas
things and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
strolled from one to another arm In
arm, stopping to admire and chat and
often to go Inside to buy. They made
remarkable progress with French
clerks, who would not always recog
nize them. Few Parisians did know
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, but all Ameri
cans, with whom the center of Parle
teems, gave greetings which the
President and his wife returned with
smiles and bows.
When shopping was finished and
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson had accumulat
ed many" packages, an automobile
driven by one of the American motor
corps drivers took them home. The
President always remembers those
who are members of his Immediate
staff at holiday time and this year
they will have presents bought in
Paris.
Arrange for I xtiulon Banquet.
Ru Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 23.—Arrangcmenti
for the banquet to be given Friday
night in honor of President Wilson ars
similar to those made for the king o^
Denmark during his recent visit to
London. The banquet room in Buck
ingham Palace Is decorated In white
and gold and has some of the finest
tapestries in existence. It Is the larg
est room In the palace. There Is a
throne in one end hut this will prob
ably be hidden by flowers. In the oth
er end le an organ loft, which will ao
iccenmodaie the (orchestra ©n the
night of the banquet.
The substitution of the dinner to be
given by Premier Lloyd OeoTge for
the banquet which was to have been
given at T^incaster House on Saturday
night means that it will be a much
smaller and more intimate gathering,
the president meeting only a small
body of men from the imperial war
cabinet. . __
It has been decided that Mr. Wilson
will dine with King George at Buck
ingham Palace on Tuesday evening.
He will leave the palace at 9 o’clock
on Tuesday morning, pass through
lines of troons on his way to the sta
tion and -take his train for Dover. It
was announced today that the recep
tion at Guild ball on Saturday will
occur In the exeat hall instead of the
library. This will enable a much
larger comnanv to witness the cere
mony incident to the presentation of
the address to the president.
■TEAM VVtiCSMUM
LET GEORGE DO IT
Pliooe KT8Smith and High »<■
WILL BUY
A substantial one cr two-family
house in the central part of Perth
Amboy. Address E. B.. care of Even
lng News. _Kj
WANTED
An unlimited number of
couples to attend monster dance
given by the Amboy Harmony
Club, Thursday Evening, Dee.
26, 1918. Palace Hall. Sem i
Jazz Orchestra.
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Residents Say it is Too Small
to Carry Drainage From
Buildings There
COMPLAIN OF ASSESSMENTS
Laid at Request of Health
Board-Say Later Sewer
Will Do Work
A number of citizens of upper
Btate street were present at the meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen at City
Hall last night to protest against
their being assessed for the construc
tion of the upper State street sewer
which has Just been completed and
which runs along State street from
Pulaski Park to Woodbridge creek.
ThO*ta.ldermen referred the matter
back to the Board of Sewer Assessors
for readjustment.
The meeting was a public hearing
on the final assessments on this sew
er. City Clerk Graham read the final
assessment notice nnd Alderman-at
large Crouse asked If there were any
objections.
Joseph Gadek, of 1001 Btate street,
stated that he had about completed
the erection of a new hotel in upper
State street which cost him $60,000
and that he was unable to connect
with this sewer as it was entirely too
small and therefore was not a benefit
to him and he did not see why he
should be assessed. He said that the
w^ter In his cellar was deep and he
was puzzled what to do to connect
with the sewer for he feared if he did
connect that the drainage would back
up and cause him a great deal of
damage.
He told of how the American
Smelting & Refjnlng Company, who
benglit a hotel building which he
sv-nr-nnA Vi o enhnon fo with thlu ROW.
er and of the trouble they were hav
ing because of the drainage backing
up at all times and the small sewer
not being able to carry off the water.
Hugh Rellley. who owns real estate
In North Amboy, said that he was be
ing assessed for this Improvement
and that It was no where near his
property and that the law said It
must be an Improvement to the prop
erty assessed.
Mr. Marvin, representing the Le
high Valley Railroad, said that his
company had been assessed $1,700
for this Improvement and could not
use the sewer because It Is too small.
In fact, he said, they felt that they
were being Imposed upon as the
American Smelting & Refining Com
pany, who were the main users of the
sewer, were assessed only $100.
City Engineer Morgan F. Larson
told how the sewer had been built at
the request of the Board of Health
although It was explained at the time
that the narrowness of the street
would not allow a big sewer. He
spoke of how in some places It was
almost necessary to place the sewer
on level ground. He stated that they
felt that It would do until the Gar
retson avenue sewer was completed
and then all of the drainage would
be taken care of.
Mads Dlnesen, a former member
of the Board of Health, said that the
aldermen had been asked to build the
sewer because of the fact that the
section of the city there was very
badly in need of drainage In that the
people who owned houses allowed the
drainage to drip all over the side- j
walk.
It was explained to the taxpayers
who protested that when the Garret- ,
son avenue sewer Is finished there
will be no trouble and all drainage
will be carried off. |
The final assessment on the grad- !
lng of Paterson and Lewis streets
were passed without any protest from ,
taxpayers.
CHICAGO HAS SNOW
will to Christina* Promised For the
Windy City. -
By A**ortated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24—A heavy wet
snow began falling early today In this
city and vicinity, accompanied by a
strong north wind.
Street railway traffic was seriously
hampered by the wet snow and steam
railroad transportation was delayed I
on a number of lines. At the weath
er bureau it wag stated that the tem
perature probably would droo to 10
degrees above zero on Christmas day.
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SERVICE STATION
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basketball!
and DANCE
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Y.M.H.A. vg Hoboken Y.M.H.A.
Y. M. R A. Hall
PRIZE FOX TROT
ALL WELCOME
WOULD SPEND $500,000
ON MEMORIAL BUILDING
Tlie proposal lo erect an up-to-date
city hall as a fitting memorial t« the
soldiers from this city who served In
the world war is meeting with a great
deal of favorable comment.
At the aldermanic meeting laet
night Alderman Wilson, who has the
matter In charge for the city fathers,
reported that at a committee meeting
recently held Ma'yor-elect Frank Hor
sey had been selected as chairman and
Mayor John F. Ten Broeck secretary
and treasurer of the committee.
They will meet again soon and select
a committee of prominent ,citizens to
work with them.
Today Mayor Ten Broeck and May
or-elect Dorsey will go to Trenton at
the Invitation of Governor Edge to
meet with other mayors of New Jersey
cities for the purpose of exchanging
views on a proper celebration for the
.home coming of the-state's soldiers. It
Is expected that at the same time a
discussion will be had on permanent
memorials. .
Other suggestions, such as the erec
tion of an arch in some section of the
city or a shaft in Alpine cemetery,
have been mentioned, but the city hall
Idea seems to be the most popular.
Elizabeth has already proposed such
a memorial to cost a million dollars.
It is estimated that a city hall for
Perth Amboy could be built for half
that sum.
The Board of Trade is actively in
terested in a permanent memorial of
some kind and have appointed a com
i mlltee to work with the aldermanic
| committee. This committee Is com
posed of John Pfeiffer. chairman; D.
P. Olmstead. Peter C. Olsen, J. N.
Wester and Andrew J. Wight.
The War Camp Community Service
is also'taking a hand In the proposed
memorial and have sent letters to fif
ty New Jersey mayors hi which they
suggest the eroctlon of community
houses or I-lberty buildings. They ar
gue that such edifices will serve three
purposes: As a memorial to the hero
dead, as a service club for those still
living who have worn the uniform and
as a center of social, recreational and
artistic interests of the community.
GOVERNOR Ol TUNES IMiANS.
By (Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Dec. 24.—For the three
fold purpose of devising a plan for
uniform public celebration In honor
of the home-coming of New Jersey's
soldier and sailor heroes to discuss and
to agree upon a uniform and definite
policy for the erection of useful and
permanent memorials, and to solicit
cooperation in a state-wide plan for
the Immediate employment and re
habilitation of men discharged from
the service. Governor Edge today met
In conference with the mayors of tho
Important cities and townships of the
state here.
So that public Improvements would
be going hand-ln-hand with the me
morial activities, the governor sug
gested to the mayors that, they build
hospitals, schools, bridges or some
thing useful of the like as memorials
i for the sterling deeds of the defenders
of Democracy’s champions, Instead of
mere shafts.
Negro Held Without Bail for
Assault and Also for Carry
ing Loaded Revolver
Mrs. Carolina Pendalr, of 617 State
street, colored, is confined to her
home with three severe wounds in
her body.
It is alleged that she was stabbed
by her husband, James Pendalr, who
is now held at police headquarters on
a charge of stabbing his wife and
with carrying a fully loaded thirty
eight calibre revolver.
About 12 o'clock last night as
Roundsman Calvin was on his way
out Hall avenue near Charles street
an excited man rushed up to him and
said that a colored man was killing
his wife. Calvin went to the house
and found that Pendalr had stabbed
his wife and she was In a weak con
dition. He called a doctor who dress
ed her wounds and then ordered her
to bed.
Calvin then started on a hunt for
Pendalr, whom he found in Hall ave
nue. He placed him under arrest and
was about to start for police head
quarters with hla prisoner when he
met Patrolman Reager and turned
Pendalr over to him. Reager brought
Pendalr to police headquarters where
he searched him and found a fully
loaded revolver in his hip pocket. The
man was locked up and this morning
he was charged by Roundsman
Calvin with stabbing his wife and by
Patrolman Reager with having a
loaded revolver.
Recorder Plckersglll decided to
hold him without bail on both
charges and he was again placed in
the lockup and some time today will i
be taken to the county workhouse.
Mrs. Pendalr is still confined to I
her bed. Roundsman Calvin made a
careful investigation. It Is understood
that Pendalr was jealous of his i
spouse. That the woman did not bleed
to death from the stab wounds is due
to the fact that a passing citizen
heard of the stabbing and reported
to Roundsman Calvin.
ZONE PLAN SUBMITTED
Public Service President to Appear
Before l till ties Board Monday.
TRENTON, Dec. 24. — President
Thomas N. McCarter of the Publio
Service Railway Company, will appear
at the Newark meeting of the publio
utility commission on Monday, De
cember 80. to present the company's
plan for an equitable fare zoning
system of its fare rates, the commis
sion announced today.
This action Is to be taken In accord
ance with the order of the utility
board when It allowed the company to
charge Increased rates some time ago.
At that time the Public Service was
requested to submit Its zoning plan by
January 1.
Fresh Eggs from the country. 8.
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HUNDRED KVINDER8 FORENINGER
AFHOLDER JULEFEST
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SERIES IT THE
MUNICIPAL TREE
—
Will Sing Carols and Band Will
Play--Schlotter and Nanassy
Are to Speak
The municipal Christmas tree with
Its message of good cheer will be able
to well fulfill Its functions this year.
Under the auspices of the Woman's
Club committee of which Mrs. John
Frltszlnger Is chairman a Christmas
gathering to which the people of this
city are Invited, will be held tomorrow
afternoon between 5 and 6 o'clock In
city hall park around the municipal
tree.
On account of the practice obtained
at the community sing Sunday, the
chorus carol singing should be splen
did.
This phase of the gathering Is In
the hands of Mrs. J. I.ogan Clevenger
The choirs of the churches have been
Invited to lead the singing assisted by
the people of the city.
The speakers of the afternoon will
be Rev. Robert Schlotter and Rev.
Louis Nanassy. The state militia re
serve band will play some selections
and accompany all songs.
The tree has been decorated with
many colored electric lights by City
Flectrlclan Jay B. Franke and his as
sistants. A platform has been erect
ed for the speakers.
Under the direction of the War
Camp Community service. Girls’ Di
vision .carols will be sung through
out the city this evening. The people
are asked to put lighted candles In
their windows and the girls will stop
and sing carols In front of tho houses
so designated. Special attention will
be puld to those homes that have a
service star of either blue or gold
illuminated and a particular carol
will bo sung there.
TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT
COPENHAGEN, Monday, Dec. 22—
Ignace Jan Paderewski, the famous
Polish pianist and prominent In the
work of Polish rehabilitation, arrived
here today on board a British cruiser
that has been placed at his disposal
by the British government.
The cruiser continued her voyage
for aDnzIg (the former port of out
let at Poland on the Baltic), with Mr.
Paderewski and the British Military
attache here, Col. Wade, on board.
T^e newspaper Berllngskl Tldente
expresses belief that Paderewski’s
mission Is to found a new Polish gov
ernment under Entente auspices.
CONGRESS TAKES RECESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Having
passed the war revenue bill, fixing
taxes for the next year and for 1220,
the senate today began Its Christmas
recess time for the holidays, a quor
tory session to approve the three day
recess tome for the holidays, a quor
um not being present yesterday when
the proposal was brought up.
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Raritan Copper Works Has
Perfect Record in Last Three
War Fund Drives
SECURE 1,442 MEMBERS
Rest of City Lags Behind as
Plant Makes First Corpora
tion Report
The Raritan Copper Works today
made their report for the Red Cross
Christmas roll coll showing a total
of 1,442 memberships sc’cured in the j
plant, or 100 per cent, of the employes. !
This Is the third consecutive cam-,
patgn In which the employes of tho I
plant have made a perfect aubscrlp-1
tlon. The fourth Liberty loan showed
them 100 per cent, perfect as did the
United War Fund drive.
The campaign for Red Cross mem-1
bershlps expires today and It finds tho
city far behind the quota desired. He- |
doubling their efforts the campaign
teams and workers are striving to put
the city over the mark set, and again
announce to the world that Perth Am
boy has come across In fine shape.
With only today left Perth Amboy
•till lacks about eighty per cent of
the year 1919 or In other words, se
campaign managers, when the drive
started set no specific quota, but an
nounced that they expected every
community to enroll every man, wo
man and child In the Red Cross for
the year 119, or In other words, se
cure a hundred per cent membership.
The drive officially closes tonight
and unless something extraordinary
happens throughout the dny, Perth
Amboy will go on record as having en
rolled out of her population of SO.000
citizens, only 6,000 people as members
of the Red Cross for next year.
J lino cu r, ui tuui.w, iiiunj ivum •
which have not turned In any report*.
The teams that have been soliciting
the Industries have not reported yet. j
The women's teams that have been
operating In the booths, which are
placed In the stores and theatres, are
the only teams that appear to have
done any really worth while soliciting
during the drive.
The reports of these team* follow:
Mrs. O. W. Flthlan $869.60. Miss L.
Ricci $663.60, Mrs. W. H. Hoffner
$548.03 Mrs. F. F. Haney $369.60. Mrs.
Ole Olesen $497.64, Mr*. Leahy
$350.61.
It wan alos announced today that
the solicitors of 8t. John's Oreek Cath
olic church had turned In $290, which
represents 290 memberships.
The report from the copper works
shows subscriptions as follows:
Department. Members. P. C.
Gate House . .... 3 100
Engineering. 10 100
Research Laboratory .... 4 100
Main Office . 83 100
Main Laboratory . 11 100
Shipping . 19 100
Silver Refinery . 55 100
Sampling .*.. 19 100
Power House No. 2. 6 3 100
Lead Burners . 17 100
Casting . 250 H>0
Stores .. 38 100
Tank House No. 2. 167 100
Tank House No. 1 . 185 100
Watchmen . 20 100
Yard . 283 100
Sulphate . 17 100
Blast Furnace . 44 100
Power House No. 1 . 79 100
Mechanical . 225 100
Total.1,442 100
Lumber Firms Plead Gulity
and Pay Large Fines to U. S.
Fines aggregating $12,500 have
been Imposed on three lumber con
cerns and one Individual by Judge
Haight In the United States District
Court on their pleas of guilty to mis
representations In the transportation
of lumber from the South to this sec
tion for the purpose of obtaining
preferential shipping. The concerns
were Perrlne & Buckelew, Inc., of
Jamesburg, fined $(,260; the Boynton
Lumber Company, of Sewaren, $8,
760, and the Southern Lumber Com
pany of 786 Broad street, Newark,
$1,260. David Jacobson, of the South
ern Lumber Company, was fined $ 1 ,
250.
Ira R. Crouse of this city, and the
Metropolitan Lumber Company, the
other two defendants have not chang
ed from the original plea of not guilty
and their cases will be disposed of
later.
Judge Osborne, of the Common
Pleas Court, appeared for the Boyn
ton Lumber Company, and Harrison
P. Llndabury represented Perrlne &
Buckelew, Inc., the Southern Lumber
Company and David Jacobson. Coun
sel argued that while their clients
were technically guilty of a violation ,
of the law. the government was ben- I
eflted by the wrong, for the lumber,
shipped with all speed as % result of
the misrepresentation, went to the
government In the building of the
cantonments and to plants turning
out government work.
The same procedure was followed
by Judge Haight In these cases as In
the sentencing of the other lumber
concerns last Saturday, when a fine
about equal to the profits was im
posed.
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TO PRESENT AMBULANCE
TO RED CROSS SATURDAY
On Saturday evening the ambulance
recently purchased by the organized
labor pf Perth Amboy will be pre
sented to the local chapter of the
American Ited Croaa at a mass meet
ing to be held at the high school.
The presentation speech will be
made by Jamea O. Higgins of the In
ternational organization of plumbers
and steamflttera.
Chairman T. I). Waring of the Perth
Amboy chapter, will accept the gift
and other speakers will address the
meeting, among them being Itev. Wil
bert Westcolt and Recorder H. E.
Plckersgill. The principal address of
the evening la to he made by Dr. Wil
liam C. Stinson, former Add director
at Camp Dix.
Dr. Stinson has been actively nsso
clated with the American Red Cross
since the Spanish-Amerioan war. at
which he was superintendent of trans
portation from New Orleans to San
tiago.
Having been at Camp Dix since it
was opened Dr. Stinson ha« an Inti
mate knowledge of conditions and he
will tell of the Red Cepes activities In
behalf of the boys.
During the recent Influenza npl
demlo Dr. Stlnaon and hia assistants
worked unceasingly for many day*
in helping to care for the sick. So
helpful were they that Colonel Scott
and the director general of the Red
dross at Washington personally com
mended Dr. Stinson on his work. He
Is well known as a public speaker
having nppeared on many of the lead
ing platforms of the cast.
Motor corps clusses of girls to drive
the ambulances arc being taught the
mechanics of automobile by John
Power* and R. C. I.utx, while Cap
lain C. C. Hommann of the state mi
litia reserve Is giving the corps mili
tary Instruction. There are twelve
girls In each class.
A. H. Srhroeder, J. I* Crowell and
William Pucker are the committee
for the union men who have had the
affair In charge and the following
committee of the Red Cross have been
[ worwlng with them: D. P. Olmstead,
chairman; Mrs. Frank Dorsey and
Mrs. O. W. Flthlan. who Is also
chairman of the local motor corps.
The ambulance Is now on exhibi
tion In tho show window of the Perth
Amboy garngo and will probably he
shown In front of tho high school on
Saturday evening before and during
the meeting.
Reasonable and Discuss Mat
ter With Aldermen
At a conference between the mem
bers of the Board of Aldermen and
the real estate committee of the
Board of Water Commissioners lust
night, the matter of offering Joseph
Algalr, of SouTTl River $360 per acre
for ten acres of land which the Al
galrs own along the South river at
Runjron was gone Into.
It seems to be the concensus of
opinion that thie would be the proper
thing to do for they all felt that this
land la needed for water purposes and
If the city does not buy It some other
water company may come along a lit
tle later and if they can secure It at
this figure It will most likely snve the
city the troublo of having the land
condemned.
At the last meeting of the Water
Board Charles D. Snedeker. who Is
chairman of the committee on real
estate reported that the committee
had been to S- nth River and had
offered the Algatrs $300 per acre for
the land, but that they had refused
and stated they wanted $400, but he
felt that the land could be bought
for $350. This Is $60 more per acre
than the board has paid for land ad
joining It, but they feel that It will
save a great deal of trouble If they
can get it without condemnation pro
ceedings.
The real estate committee will go to
South River again tonight this week
and again make an offer to the Algairs
this time offering them $360 per acre,
and It Is expected that this will be
accepted and the committee will re
port at the next meeting on Monday
night. This will be the last meeting
which Mr. Snedeker will attend as his
term expires and the Ifftard of Aider
men will appoint a now member at
their first meeting In January.
Christmas Services to be Held
In local Churches Tomorrow
Several of the local churches will
hold special services tomorrow In
commemoration of the birth of the
Prince of Peace.
At St. Peter’s church there will be
a midnight choral Kucharist tonight
at 11:30 o’clock. Tomorrow morning
at 6:80 there will be celebration of
ino giv/i j -- - -
During the rest of the week the fol
lowing services will be held: Thurs
day at 10 a. m., Holy Eucharist: Fri
day, at the same hour, Holy Euchar
ist. On Thursday evening at 7:30
o’clock will occur the annual Christ
mas festival of the Sunday school.
The Danish M. E. church will hold
a special Christmas service tomorrow
morning at 10:46 o'clock. The Christ
mas tree celebration of the Sunday
school will be held In the church on
Friday evening at 7:30.
Christmas morning services will be
held at St. Paul’s Evangelical church
tomorrow at 10:30 o’clock. Rev. Dr.
Jacob Genes, pastor, will preach the
sermon and there will be special ^gu
•slo by the choir.
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New Market Inn. New Market,, M. J. R.
P. Kamps. Prop. 13430-11-1-tf*
I*. A. Hardware ror Kiddle Kars
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llall Limousine Touring Care
UUI and Tails. Day or Night.
CHRISTMAS
Club of the
First National Bank
will be opened for
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All This Week
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1919 IS PASSED
But One Request for Increase
as Aldermen Put Through
Ordinance for Finances
A request that an additional $1,000
be given the library board for 1919 In
order that thdy may continue the
branch library In Brace avenue, was
the only comment made at a public
meeting of the Board of Aldermen last
night, at which they passed the city
budget for 1919 on Its second and tlnal
readings.
With appeals from the Hbray board
and members of the Western Improve
ment Asoclatlon for the Increase, the
board decided that the additional sum
will be granted when the budget In
creases are allowed during the first
part of the now year. Increases up to
ten per cent, are allowed under the
Pierson municipal financing laws.
When the Item of $10,000 for li
brary needs for 1919 was road Presi
dent Frank I,. Antisell, of the library
trustees, said that this matter had
been gone lnta very carefully by the
members of the library hoard and that
It owuld not be sufllcient and unless It
was Increased by at least another
$1,000, the board would find It nec
essary to curtail to such an extent
that the branch library located In
Brace avenue might have to be closed.
Mr. Antisell said the board had a
deficit of about $900 for the pres
ent year and that the commission
ers had endorsed a note personally
to borrow this money from the bank
until the appropriation for 1919 was
made available. The great Increase In
the cost of everything was given as
the cause of the shortage.
Rasmus O. Hansen, Petor Hanson
and Mads Madsen spoke for the West
ern Improvement Association and
urged the branch library be main
tained as Its value to that location of
the city was realized. They resented
the attitude that when economy was
necessary It was always taken out on
them. They urged the additional
$1,000 appropriated If the branch li
brary depended upon that money, as
they would consider It a great hard
ship If It was closed.
J. Logan Clevenger, one of the li
brary trustees, said the board realized
the Importance of the branch In Brace
avenue, but when the $10,000 appro
priated for the coming year has been
portioned out It left only about $2,000
for books, which was entirely too
small an amount and It was felt It
would be better to concentrate on
having one first clasa, efficient library
to serve tho entire city rather than
scatter the money and have nothing
that wag first class. With the addi
tional $1,000, however, the branch
could bo maintained and the good
work in the western section of the
city continued without curtailing at
the expense of the main library,
Tho aldermen declared that they
bad been asked by the library trus
tee* to appropriate $10,300 and they
had pared off only $300, now the re
quest was made for an additional In
crease of $1,000, and they could not
undersatnd why they should be criti
cised. It was explained that no crit
icism was Intended, that tho alder
men had been perfectly fair, the only
point was that If the library was to
maintain a branch during the coming
year It would have to have more
money that was at first supposed.
Tho aldermen decided to give the
library board the money they asked
and It will be added to the budget
when It comes up for final action In
January.
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officers will be In the Hall, I- rlday
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out sick benefit and receive dues.
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Secretary.
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