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Only 150 Out of 1,500 Granted Cuts in Property Tax YOUNG THESPIANS REHEARSE FOR NEW PRODUCTIONS
BOARD M S FIXED SUM ON FRANCHISES
TREE STUMPS RELIEF JOBS WPA to Accept Men Now On City Rolls for Cleanups i n C i t y W a r d s
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Although nearly 1,500 Syracuse property owners sought reductions in assessed valuation from the board of assessors during the regular grievance period just closed, less than 150 secured any relief, members of the board declared yesterday as they made final adjustments of the tax rolls.
S t a r t next week on a series of i ward projects for removal of s t u m p s and cleaning, repairing and i m S proving of main line sewers, is expected to bring employment t o nearly 2,000 men and to take up the slack in t h e number of men now on relief rolls but~eligible*for*WPA employment. On authority from Albany, D i rector William P. Lynch of t h e Syracuse W P A district, now has permission to go ahead with t h e projects which have been broken down into wards areas and call for a total expenditure of $248,720, of which the city will spend $62,180. P a u l Wells, city forester, will be in charge of the s t u m p removal project and expects to have t h e first gangs of men a t work by Tuesday. As the project gets under w a y gangs of 10 men will be a s signed to dig up the more t h a n 2,000 tree stumps which have been spotted on t h e foresters' map. T h e sewer repair appropriation has been split u p into w a r d p r o jects and several of the allocations h a v e been approved to permit a s t a r t tomorrow. Scheduled expenditure by w a r d s Include: F i r s t ward, $9,752; Second ward, $5,836; Third ward, $3,912 F o u r t h ward, $5,836; Fifth ward, $3,901; Sixth ward, $9,752; Seventh ward, $3,912; E i g h t h ward, $9,752; T e n t h ward, $3,901; Eleventh ward, $5,836; Twelfth ward, $3,912; T h i r t e e n t h ward, $11,269; F o u r t e e n t h ward, $9,752; Fifteenth ward, $11,269; Sixteenth ward, $3,912; Seventeenth ward, $11,277; Eighteenth ward, $3,901, and Nineteenth ward, $11,269. Eugene J . Rago, supervisor of W P A construction, said he h a s a s signed men t o s t a r t t h e sewer w o r k Monday and will be ready w i t h assignments on t h e s t u m p removal in time for t h e s t a r t Tuesday. Some of t h e men will be t a k e n from projects now nearing comple- * tion, while others will be t a k e n from t h e relief rolls. I t is expected all projects will be u n d e r w a y in full force within t h e n e x t t h r e e weeks.
I t will b« aavwral days before t h e t o t a l assessed valuation of city p r o p e r t y for IMS is announced a s Bringing to a close the first term of the Children's theater, Syracuse youngsters With the second term of the Children's theater of Syracuse University scheduled to t h e staff m u s t retotal t h e wards. presented their second group of workshop plays in Nottingham High School yesterday T h e board also is a w a i t i n g word open Saturday, young actors and actresses are working on two other plays to be presented from Albany on t h e value fixed for Saturday, Feb. 8. The scene above is taken from one of the plays, "The Knave of Hearts," morning. Taking part in the play, "Nevertheless," presented for the other children of the t h i s y e a r on special franchises, theater and for the public, were, left to right, Bobby O'Donnell, Nan Thompson and Kiki w h t e h Is added to t h e taxable prop- and includes, left to right, Ann Randall, Irene Marvin and Martha Toadvine. International Roth. News photos by American staff photographer. erty. A r t h u r M. Ferris, senior member of t h e board of assessors, said y e s t e r d a y he h a s been informed unofficially t h a t some of t h e special franchises will be reduced in v a l u a tion this year. T h i s fact coupled with reductions allowed struggling industries, revalu a t i o n s because of raxing of buildDecrease in the number of cases ings a n d some few revisions will m e a n a shrinkage of t h e value of reported by the bureau of comBringing the first term to a close yesterday with presentap r o p e r t y available for t a x purposes tion of the play, "Nevertheless," the Children's theater U t h i s year. municable disease brought relief J u s t how much t h e total wiU drop Syracuse University will begin its second term in Nottingham H o w her plans w i t h other p r i s Caste will be tossed t o t h e four lief yesterday to Health Commis(Continued from Page 13) t h i s y e a r none of t h e assessors oners for a m a s s escape from Wel- winds, and t h e close co-operation High School at 11 o'clock next Saturday morning. day to keep the hotel u p to proper sioner Gregory D. Mahar, who w a s would h a z a r d eveff a wild guess. I n fare Island prison in New York t h a t t h e i r duties in public office T h e cast for "Nevertheless," in-"*— " In- temperature. particularly aroused by the spread 1M4 t h e value of real e s t a t e w a s calls for will be ignored w h e n DisGreat E a s t e r n Bus Lines reported of scarlet fever. Bobby O'Donnell, N a n productions a r e Florence W i f e , placed a t $868,542,560 and t h e spe- City were frustrated by a stool t r i c t Attorney William C. Martin cluded Last week the Trimm, a loss of $5,000, while officials of cial franchises a t $15,350,435, giving pigeon w a s told by a 13-year-old a n d his first lieutenant, Donald M. Thompson, Lewis Roth and Anita L a u r a Williams, R e t t a cases of scarlet fever reported Greyhound Lines, Inc., said it will girl b r o u g h t back t o Syracuse yes« t o t a l Of 1188,892,995. Fineburg. T h e play w a s presented Doris Harriman, Christine ReagJln, be better t h a n a month before they dropped from 32 to 22. Other disMawhinney, a p p e a r a s opposing L a s t year, real e s t a t e dropped t e r d a y by Mrs. Nellie Travis, Syr- counsel in t h e trial of a negligence for other children of the theater Irene Cohen and Richard Harrison. know just w h a t the storm cost eases on t h e report were: Chicken about $6,000,0©® t o $362,260,483 while a c u s e policewoman. action in municipal court tomorrow. a n d for t h e public. T h e regular them. T h e girl told Syracuse police special franchises were Jumped pox, 57, as against 78 the week preMartin is slated to a p p e a r a s Children's t h e a t e r radio program, Charles Close, attorney for the a b o u t a million t o $16,297,688, giv- t h a t she plotted t h e break for free- counsel w i t h H y m a n Kopp, a t t o r n e y vious; measles 24, against 6; pneuMotor Vehicle Maintenance Associdom w i t h other prisoners, b u t one for Rocco Scuderi and his wife, "The Magic Call," written and p r o ing a total of $878,558,171. ation, said t h e 200 garages in S y r a - monia 34, against 23; whooping F o r t h e p a s t several years t h e of t h e group informed prison offi- Josephine Scuderi, In a suit a g a i n s t duced by Marydee Johnson, w a s cuse did an average business of $50 cough 34, against 30. presented a t 5 o'clock yesterday N e w York Telephone Company h a s cials a n d the break was foiled. Fredrick Classen, in which Mrs. afternoon. Seventy-five employees of t h e a day in excess of their normal A s a result of t h e girl's story t h a t •Scuderi a s k s $3,000 for injuries a n d been removing conduits in t h e city On Saturday, Feb. 8. t w o other Clark Music Company were guejits trade. H e estimated g a r a g e busiw i t h o u t m a k i n g a n y application for included v a r i o u s h a r r o w i n g experi- Scuderi d e m a n d s a similar a m o u n t plays, "Mum bo, Scrumbo a n d of Melville Clark, president, a t a ness in Syracuse showed a profit ences, F r a n c i s Hosek, 21, of 703 reduction in t h e value of i t s franfor loss of his wife's services a n d Blinko," and "The Knave of dinner Wednesday night a t D r u m - of $30,000 through t h e storm. chise. T h i s year, i t is understood, Tully st., charged w i t h a s t a t u t o r y reimbursement for expenses. H e a r t s , " will be presented. The Gasoline sales, however, were low, such application h a s been made a n d crime, w a s arraigned in police c o u r t lins. Members of t h e organization a s m a n y motorists refused to t a k e p l a y s a r e a p a r t of t h e r e g u l a r Mawhinney is defending t h e suit, w o r d from Albany is t h a t t h e r e - yesterday, waived examination, a n d is being held for t h e grand jury, a n d t h e battle promises to be a red progress of class work and besides received cash presents according to their cars out. Sales of alcohol and duction will b e a b o u t $75,000. t h e acting, the children do much of other anti-freeze solutions proved to T h e r e w a s some hope by city of- while t h e girl herself is being held hot one a s M a r t i n is slated t o do t h e b a c k s t a g e work, including cos- t h e n u m b e r of years of service t h e y be t h e big demand. had given t h e Clark Music Company, t h e actual trial work. T h e y expect ficials t h a t t h e reduction in a s - a t t h e Juvenile r e t e n t i o n Home for tuming, scenery design and building and three members marked their Retail merchants report $1,500,000 t o go In a s friendly enemies, and a s a r r a i g n m e n t in children's court sessed valuation could be held t o and property work. is a normal week's business a t this twenty-fifth year of association with b u t one can win, t h e y expect to Wednesday a s a n ungovernable a b o u t $500,000 this y e a r a s reducT h e children doing the work of t h e music store. They a r e F r e d e r - time of J a n u a r y . T h e storm c u t this come out t h e s a m e way, b u t there child. t i o n s ordered b y t h e c o u r t s in cerPolice said t h a t Hosek's a t t e n - is a n a t m o s p h e r e of apprehension t h e t h e a t e r range from four through ick W. Jackson, manager of t h e figure down $500,000. t i o r a r i proceedings were not m a d e and organ department; T h e a t e r s suffered heavy losses, | Our Entire Stock of New and Used Furniture, Stoves, Floor j tions led t h e girl to r u n a w a y from around t h e district a t t o r n e y ' s office. 16 y e a r s of age, and are classified piano p e r m a n e n t on t h e books. according to age. T h e new t e r m Charles E. Richardson, m a n a g e r of b u t m a n a g e r s were unable to give Mrs. Scuderi c h a r g e s t h a t Classen home a n d hitchhike her way to New B u t w i t h t h e concessions m a d e to Covering and Occasional Pieces Sacrificed for Immediate | w a s driving recklessly a n d did n o t is open t o any Syracuse child. In the a u t o m a t i c i n s t r u m e n t s depart- any estimate on w h a t it amounted industries a n d t h e practice of some York City, where she w a s picked have his machine u n d e r control addition to a group of plays to be ment, and Charles Nordwall, m a n a - to. Taxi companies did a landslide Clearance at Savings From 15% to 50% o w n e r s of ripping down old build- u p by police a n d t u r n e d over t o t h e w h e n h e r a n her down a t t h e Inter- presented this year, a final produc- g e r , of the service department. business but the heads of t h e firms i n g s t o save taxes, t h e drop m a y Society for Prevention of Cruelty section of B u t t e r n u t a n d P a r k sts., tion will be staged a t t h e Syracuse Glenn L. Chesbro, vice president and would not divulge w h a t their profits I Shop These Specials r u n m o r e t h a n double t h a t esti- to Children. She then was held a t July 30, 19U5, causing serious chest University theater, formerly the treasurer of the company, w*)s were. Welfare Island until Mrs. T r a v i s mate. Civic, on April 18. toastmaster for t h e party, which inand internal injuries. All the bus lines operated a t a loss W o r d from t h e assessors t h a t went t o New York for her. GAS ~ Children t a k i n g p a r t in t h e plays cluded dancing, skating # n d skiing. a s did railroads. I n t e r - s t a t e and Classen denies the reckless drivm o r e t h a n 1,000 requests for r e d u c on Feb. 8 a r e Richard Maley, J a n e t i n t r a - s t a t e trucking concerns sufing charge, alleging t h a t Mrs. RANGES t i o n s h a v e been turned down, means fered heavy losses. Scuderi dodged from in front of a n - Carey, Honor Brady, B a r b a r a New a n d Used plenty of work a h e a d for t h e board Cost of snow removal in Syracuse other car directly in t h e path of his Holmes, Rose McGean, Vincent MeConsole a n d of assessment review, -which is now alone was placed a t $12,000, while Table Top machine so close t h a t he w a s unable Gean, M a r t h a Toadvine. Ann R a n Installed in J[ts n e w offices in t h e Styles the county expended close to $8,000 t o stop t h e c a r before It s t r u c k her. dall, Christine Hoover, Irene Marvin, City Bank b~ulding. in clearing highways. T h e plows Mrs. Jacob W a g n e r of Hosbrook, Carol McCarthy, Nancy Herzog, O w n e r s of downtown property New honors for Louis J. Gill, will stay out for several more d a y s N. J., said t o be a n eyewitness t o Carolyn Cummings, H a r r i e t Pond, h a v e n o t Indicated w h a t steps they Syracuse University alumnus, were to keep roads clear. Alex a n d Ronald Wieczork, R u t h t h e accident, notified a t t o r n e y s t h a t will t a k e t h i s year to secure relief Regis W. Luke, supervisor of p e r - she will be unable to a n s w e r a sunf- Salter, Dean McCarthy, J o a n Lewis, revealed yesterday by Prof. F r e d Piece b u t i t i s expected t h e y will p r o - sonnel of the federal music p r o j - mons t o come to Syracuse to testify P a t r i c i a Ann Mack, Bruce Rose, erick W. Revels of t h e Hill archiCrawford Rites Today; t e c t themselves b y filing formal ect, h a s been appointed business because of illness, and her testimony Ronald Wright, Nancy Sherman, Al- tecture department. Mr. GilL he PARLOR SUITE 'BUYS' p r o t e s t s w i t h t h e new board before m a n a g e r - a g e n t and cashier of the w a s t a k e n by a commission l a s t lan Sanderson, Suzanna Holstein said, h a s been named chief a r c h i - Delayed by Storm Syracuse symphony works project week and will be read Into the and Shirley B a r r e t t . Feb. 8, l a s t day for such filing. Used Suites tect for t h e new $1,750,000 adminisStorm-delayed funeral services for In t h e event t h e Legislature fails b y Lee Patison, assistant t o t h e di- record. S t u d e n t s aiding in t h e production tration building of the San Diego, 95 t o approve requested a m e n d m e n t s rector, it w a s announced last night. include Robert Hickey, stage m a n - Calif., civic center. A g r a d u a t e of F r a n c e s Markell Crawford, 89, of Plainville, who died Thursday, will Up Trial auditions for the Syracuse t o t h e law creating t h e review ager; Joan Williams, Beverly the university in 1911, Mr. Gill h a s be conducted a t the home in PlainMELVIN KING TO SPEAK board, l a w y e r s say t h e r e will be symphony were conducted yesterSteckle, B a r b a r a Coit, Beatrice Sitn o t h i n g to stop owners from a p - day afternoon in Prof. Andre P o Melvin I* King, Syracuse a r c h i - terly, Rosemarie Strang, J e a n Mc- served a s president of the Southern ville a t 2 o'clock this afternoon and lah's studio in t h e College of F i n e plying directly t o supreme court for tect, will be guest speaker a t t h e Ardle, Betty J a n e McGinnis, J u n e California chapter of the American a t 2:30 o'clock a t Plainville ChrisBurial will be in Arts. Thirty-four musicians r e w r i t s of certiorari, J u d g e s h a v e weekly luncheon of t h e Scottish Hall, J e a n King and Betty H u m - Institute of Architecture and is now tian Church. Plainville cemetery. Because of ceived auditions during the two and c h a i r m a n of the state board of exn o t indicated w h a t a n s w e r they will Rite Clu(b Monday noon In t h e On- bert. huge drifts t h a t blocked highways a half-hour period. aminers. g i v e to such requests. Assisting the directors in the play ondaga leading to Plainville, H a rlan F. A t t o r n e y s say if 1,000 owners file Gates, Baldwinsville funeral direcp r o t e s t s t h e board cannot hope t o tor, w a s unable to reach the home clear its calendar for three years until Saturday. a s t h e y cannot h e a r more t h a n t w o c a s e s a day and m a n y cases will occupy t h r e e or four days.
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Report Cards Ready at Central High All s t u d e n t s in attendance a t Cent r a l High School last term a r e asked t o r e p o r t a t 9 o'clock Monday m o r n i n g in t h e i r roll call rooms for their r e p o r t cards. Hal R. Eaton, p r i n cipal announced today. All s t u d e n t s •who a r e coming to Central for t h e first time o r r e t u r n i n g after an a b sence of a term, or more, a r e to r e p o r t in Lincoln hall in Central H i g h School a t 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. T h i s Includes pupils from out-of-town, from other city high schools. Junior high schools, grades a n d parochial schools.
ANNUAL C.B.A. SMOKER IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY T h e a n n u a l smoker of t h e C.B.A. a l u m n i will t a k e place in t h e school l i b r a r y Wednesday evening. T. F r a n k Dolan is general chairman, w i t h J a m e s P. H a y e s a s c h a i r m a n of t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t committee; R a y m o n d Lynch, c h a i r m a n of t h e r e f r e s h m e n t s committee; J. H o w a n d H a y e s , letter a n d postcard committee, a n d Vincent Weston, a t t e n d a n c e committee. Joseph O. McNeill Is president of the Alumni Society a n d Brother B. Thomas, m o d e r a t o r of t h e society.
Measure Aimed to End Protests Over Prices Paid for Rights of Way Upstate By HENRY J. CONNORS, Staff Correspondent. ALBANY, J a n . 25.—Old J o h n Public may get a break under a bill introduced by Senator Bontecou, w h i c h ? . $ w o u l d help to eliminate some of the c o n t r o v e r s y over land acquis! t l o n s by m u n i c i p a l i t i e s of the state. In s o m e u p s t a t e cities t h e r e has been m u c h protest over the prices p a i d f o r 1 a n ds from time t o t i m e for roadways and other improvements.
such lands have been several times higher t h a n a n y a c t u a l value. U n d e r S e n a t o r Bontecou's bill the a p p r a i s e r s engaged in fixing a value on land so t a k e n would h a v e t o t a k e into consideration how much the improvement t o be made will benefit t h e land. Then t h e benefit gained is to be deducted from the allowance m a d e to t h e Owner to cover t h e loss sustained by him. The taxpayer is offered another benefit in a bill introduced by Senator H o w a r d . I t provides that when a street railway company abandons trolley cars for buses the lo c a I authorities can impose some restrictions with regard to maintenance of pavements and other local improvements. While trolley cars are operated the companies have to pay annual franchise taxes and maintain the pavements. They get rid of this responsibility when they substitute buses.
A third proposal here to protect the interests of the property owner In many cases the lands acquired | is a bill of Senator Miller, providing were practically Inaccessible when n o funded debt for a capital improvetaken or their value for any p r a c - j ment may be contracted until a city tical purpose was small. However, [has available sufficient unincumin m o s t cases, the prices paid ior\bered funds or shall provide in
budget for year in which bonds are issued, money sufficient to pay at least 10 per cent, of the entire cost of a project with interest for the first year on amount remaining after making first payment on entire cost.
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service employes is provided in a bill of Assemblyman Farenga, who would bar from civil service examinations any person who is, not a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state for a yefr, or Senator N u n a n has a bill aimed who has not filed first papers seekto stop a practice t h a t h a s gained ing citizenship.
considerable activity in cities of t h e state in t h e last few years. It provides t h a t no person receiving relief moneys shall be employed to perform duties of a n y employe in a position subject to civil service. In most city governments a lot of clerks and stenographers have been t a k e n off relief rolls and assigned to jobs in city departments t h a t would ordinarily have required civil service incumbents. Assemblyman Shanzer has introduced a bill, which would save young murderers from the electric chair. It provides that, when the person convicted of first degree murder was under 21 years of age at the time of committing the crime, the penalty would be the same as that for second degree murder, 20 years to life. In view of the fact a large proportion of those convicted of crime these days are boys under 21, the Shanzer bill will have little chance of passage.
A bill of Assemblyman Maftgano would prevent seizure of an article after the person buying it had paid 60 per cent, of the cost. All police units of county, towns and villages could be consolidated under a bill of Assemblyman fetreit. This would provide general police vinits for all of a county outside a city.
111 for more t h a n a year, Mrs. Margaret Cusick Burns, life resident of Syracuse, and wife of E d w a r d J. Burns, died of a stroke of apoplexy yesterday afternoon a t her home, 1201 Lemoyne av. She w a s a member of the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association. Surviving besides her husband, a r e a son, Louis B u r n s ; two d a u g h ters, Mrs. Joseph Fielding a n d Mrs. E d w a r d Geiger; t h r e e grandchildr e n ; a sister, Mrs. E r n e s t Claus, of Chicago, and two brothers, Nicholas Cusick, retired Syracuse patrolman, and J a m e s Cusick. The funeral will be conducted a t t h e family home a t 8:45 Tuesday and a solemn high m a s s of requiem will be celebrated a t 9:30 a. m. in St. John the Baptist Church. Burial will be in Assumption cemetery.
Any faculty member or employe in & public school, who attempts to LOUIS DUNN PRESIDENT sell merchandise to children or their OF ONONDAGA "Y" TRIBE parents, would be guilty of a misdemeanor under a bill of AssemblyLouis Dunn is t h e president of man Babcock. the Onondaga tribe of t h e Young
In order to obtain relief cjtf any kind from a public agency, a i e r s o n would have to be a citizen ot have declared intention to become a citizen, if a bill of Assemblyman Devany happens to become lam t h i s winter.
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