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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
-Four Proposed State Constitutional An1endmf

Just compensation the taken injured or destroyed 6y the
enlargement Of worts hgh~ays or po'e"'" "
conversation paid before such akg injury destruction me
words "prate property" this article include rahdb interest
in things which recognized property ewen pirate persons
To amend Section Article of the constitution as to read
follows go
Section T. private shall be taken for public
the compensation when such compensation is not
shall be ascertained by ia jury or by the supreme
Court with jury with referee by not less than
three commissioners appointed by of record shall be pre-
scrbed by law less than three justices Of the Supreme court 0A
shall oqethcr hear oil claims for compensation and
matters thereto Justices sufficient in number for the PERFORM
these duties shall be assigned or at purpose e l ~
not pears by the Appellate Division OF the resc
depamens ch such justices to act Private roads may be
onend the manner prescribed by but the
necessity of the of all damage be sustained by
opening thereof determined by jury Of freeoders
and such amount together with the expenses proceeding shall
he maid bv the passed
hitting occupants of agricultural lands to construct and
t; f be drainage thereof necessary drains bitches dykes
under restrictions and with just COM
pensaon special laws shall be enacted for such purpose
The Legislature may cities take more land and property
than construction in the laying out widening x
tending parks public places highways streets provided
additional land and property authorized to be taken
sufficient form suitable building sites abuting
such park public place. highway or street After so much OF the
property has been appropriated for such park public place.
highway needed therefor the remainder may be sold or
leased.
Truman Baldwin well known lawyers have also
the State Convention proposed amendment to Article
lines of the article in question read
private property shall be taken for public use the comen
on proposed after the words shall be taken or
injured.
After the clause prescribed by law" proposed to
insert the following private property shall be taken injured By
rr,np CORPORATION public compensation but no
expense ondennng be assessed the
y benefited thereby to the ertent Of such benefit No municipal cor
pornt,on harng ow condemn lands interests therein for p6
lie the Of the take possession OF the
mpnsation therefor shall hare been determined and paid
the deposited to the credit Of uascertded
burners until By the Supreme Court be
pronaey compensation shall been rendered de-
posted The fair lGfl municipal public Improvements
oy be assessed upon the property thereby the Of
such benefit subject TO revew by the Supreme Court.
italics parenheses parts the constitution
to be omitted the balance present constitution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11

amendments taking private property
public abuses under the cndemna
proceedings They presented recently Marshall chair
Bill Rights of the Constitutional Convention by Mr. Frank at
the request of Philip La Roche jrp counsel of the United Civic
Queens sponsors the proposed change.
Article of the constitution hereby amended to read
follows:
When private property shall be taken for public
the compensation to be made therefor when such compensation not
by state aseraned by jury by the Supreme
with without jury but with referee by not less
than three commissioners appointed by court OF record as ha De
prescribed Private roads be opened the to be
prescribed law the necessity of the road and the
amount of all damage be sustained by the opening Thereon Sha
determined by Of freehod and such amount together
expenses the proceeding shall be paid by the to be
benefited General laws be passed permitting the
pants agricultural and maintain for the drainage
necessary bitches dykes the lands of Others
under proper compensation special laws
shall enacted purposes public Improvements
imposed pirate by special assessments htch
shah be subject to repe1o by the Supreme Court general
rcao from such Improvements assessed locally;
any special benefit be apporiond imposed
~ bt nor IN ercess of the benefit actnlv conferred Cen
era benefits exemptions from
conferred By % the Of proceeding for the
taking urng Of private PROPERTY and the
any party TO any litigation therefor.
The Legislature mag authorize cities land and property
actual construction in the laying out widening,
extending relocating parks public places highways streets pro-
v however, that the additional land and property so authorized
shall than sufficient to form suitable building sites
abutng such park public place highway street After so much
the land and property has been appropriated for such park pubic
place highway needed therefor the remainder may be
sold or leased.
Section of Article Of the constitution hereby read
as follows:
person shall be held for capital other
Except of impeachment and In cases OF
and
this keep with the consent of Congress in time
larceny under the regulation Of the Legs
ature prentment indictment of grand jury and in
whatever the accused shall be allowed to
appear person with civil actions No
jeopardy for the offence
compelled criminal be witness against
deprived of life liberty without due process
shall private property be taken for public use without just
compensation Municipal and other corporations and ind'rtd"a 'na
NTH pvege of taking pirate property for public shall make
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11

supply Of its water with him on his
occasional journeys TO Washington, so
convinced was he Of its purity.
Government records show that the
pure water supply Of Central Nassau
County is inexhaustble, and with the
growth of Mineola its water facilities
have been developed to meet the de-
mands Of busy suburban community.
The demand for houses at Mineola IS
for those that range in cost from $4,000
to $4,000 each. Building operations
are easy in Mineola and vicinity mas
much as the soil is entirely free from
rock, and excavating is cheaper, too,
for that reason.
Quick transportation facilities by
rail and trolley have made fee values
in Mineola standard. The residential
area is steadily expanding. Business
and residential growth are accompany
ing each other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
PRESENT PLEA in
SUPPORT OF BILLS
Arguments Why the Con-
StitutiOn Should Be
Amended.
WANT NO PERSONAL
LIABILITY LIEN
Change Will Act as a Check
Against Excessive Assess
mentS, It's Said.

Two proposed amendments to Ar
ticle !, Section 7, of the state con-
stitution have already been submitted
TO Chairman Marshall of the Commit
tee on the Bill Of Rights Of the State
Constitutional Convention. In support
Of the one favored by the United Civic
Associa ions Of the Borough of Queens
counsel for that organization has pre-
scented a printed plea.
i is. in part as follows:
Under the present constitution, the
principles Of the law of special assess
ments have been declared by the courts
substantially as stated in the first SEN
tencc of the amendment.
But the courts have held that the
Legislature and those bodies, such as
the Board of Estimate, to which the
Legislature has delegated its powers of
taxation, are the sole judges on all
questions Of the taxing district or area
Of assessment. and as 10 the proportion
II the total cost to be imposed upon
the taxing district they have found as
q practical matter that it was impos-
sible TO grant any relief in cases of
excessive assessments, their powers
being virtually restricted to a review
Of the apportionment within the dis
trict.
This is so because the power Of taxa
ton. Of which the power to impose
special assessments is a part, is one Of
Che inherent powers Of the state, and is
vested in the Legislature by the pres
emit constitution without any Limitation
Whatever.
BY limiting this power of the Legis-
laturo as in the proposed amendment,
the acts of the Legislature and of the
Board Of Estimate in determining tax
ing districts, and in all other respects,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
MINEOLA HOME
SITES In DEMAND
Many Such Details Made
at the Nassau County
Seat Last Month.
FINE COURTHOUSE
ERECTED IN 1900
Water Facilities Developed to
Meet the Demands of
the Place.

The real estate market last month
at Mineola, Central Nassau County
was fruitful of numerous sales Of home
sites for improvement, and especially
was this true of the Boulevard section.
which skirts the principal highway OF
the place. April and May are usually
banner months in suburban real estate
dealing, but because Of the unusually
cool and rainy weather that character
lied the spring Of 1915 the activity
that then should have been evident Is
now appearing. with the probabilities
that this month and August will be
brisker in real estate sales than IS
usually the case at that season OF the
year.
Mineola assumed substantial form as
general centre of activity in 1900,
when the Nassau County Courthouse
was built there. Office buildings,
banks and trust companies soon fol-
lowed. as we'll as stores. Real estate
values showed strong upward trehd
and the sections adjacent to the bust.
ness and civic centre were improved
with substantial homes.
The house building movement gained
rapid impetus when Mineola was incor,
ported. in 1905. and it has subsidized
only momentarily since. Municipal i'm
movements were installed, among them
being an adequate fire department.
naved and macadamized streets, mod
ern public school buildings and curri-
culum. gas. electric lights and a COM
plete system of water supply.
The story is told that when General
Joseph Hooker. of Civil War fame, re-
sided near Mineola. in the 70's, he was
accustomed TO take a large bottled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
VAN ALST AV. GRADING.
To Begin Improvement from
Harris Az. to Ridge st.

Contracts were let this week by BOT
ouqh President Connolly, Of Queens,
for the regulating and grading Of Van
Alst av. in Long Island City, from
Harris av. to Ridge ST. This highway
will closely join the Hunters Point and
Astoria sections, lessening the dis
lance between them by more than TWO
miles.
Although residents of the district
have for more than five years sought
to have the street extended it has
never been possible TO do so because
abuttinR property was not sufficient 20
bear the cost of the improvement, es-
timated at SG5000.
Trolley companies now operating IN
the district are considering the ex-
tension Of their lines over the avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11

will be and continue to be subject to
review by the courts.
No assessment is to be imposed as a
personal liability. There are now cases
~ frequent occurrence where an as
sessment is made upon land in excess
of its actual value, the assessors being
in most cases the sole judges Of what
that value is. The greater New York
charter makes the assessment a per-
sonal liability of the owner There are
two methods of collection open TO the
city: !. By sale of the lien of the as
sessment. .. BY a civil suit against the
owner. While the latter remedy is sell
dom used, the fact that the assessment
is a personal liability is made the rea-
son for ofsetting assessments on the
owners remaining property against
awards for the property condemned.
Thus man may receive an award OF
$4,000 for a portion of his property
taken and be assessed $1,000 upon his
remaining property, which may actually
be worth no more than $500. The city
in paying the award of $4,000 now has
the right to deduct the assessment Of
81 900 The proposed change will act
rs a check upon excessive assessments,
for it will be impossible to collect the
same unless the land Is worth the
amount assessed.
The provision that the assessment
shall not be in excess of the benefit
actually conferred is practically
statement of the law as it stands to-
day.
II is unnecessary to define in the
constitution general benefits and spe-
cial benefits, for we have decisions
fully covering that point. But because
of several recent decisions in this state
il is thought necessary to declare tina:
exemptions conferred by legislative act
upon property within a taxing district
or area of assessment shall not be i'm
posed upon property within such dis
trict or area, but shall be made ger
eral charge For example, cemeteries
are exempt by statute from assessment.
In a recent street opening proceeding
in the CITY Of New York a cemetery
occupied one-third the area Of assess
ment and actually derived a great
benefit from the opening Of the street
The portion of the cost or beneht
which would have been imposed upon
the cemetery but for its statutory *
emption was actually imposed upon the
other property, within the district. not
exempt. IN OlNtT HOIuSs biic toAiS
an excessive assessment upon the dis
trict, and individual assessments in
excess of actual benefit. The cemetery
had been exempted by law from assess
ment for reasons of a public character
that is to say, cemeteries are just as
necessary an adjunct to large city OF
as railroads, etc. II is
necessary that safe and permanent
nlace Of interment for the dead be pro-
vided. The cemetery in question exi St
ed, Of course, not for local uses, but
was used for interments by persons
from all parts of the city. Nevertho-
less. under the present law il was pos
sible to impose upon owners within the
local area Of assessment, forming a
very small part Of one borough OF that
,ity. the cost of exempting the GENE
terry, which exemption was for the ben
Eft of the public at large. There are |
many other cases Of exemptions by la" /
which operate in the same way. NO /
exemption is justified or valid unless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11

& Son Is nearing completion In this
plant will be established what is said
to be the only mill for manufacturing
alfalfa-molasSes feed this side of Pitts.
burCh.
Shipbuilding operations arc proceed
ing at a lively rate at the plant of
the New Jersey Drydock and Transpor-
tatlOn Company, where yesterday the
Newark. powerful steam tug. for the
Central Railroad OF New Jersey, was
launched. Two large steel lighters are
also under construction. one for the
Lackawanna and one for the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey. II was at this
yard that the fire boat William J. Gay
nor was built for the New York Fire
Department.
The fact that Elizabeth is only
twelve miles from New York has dis
cOuraged the erection Of hotels ON any
thing like large scale, so conventions
have been few because of lack of hotel
accommodations To help supplement
the hotel accommodations the owner Of
the Hofbraeuhaus, at Union Square. Is
remodelling the building, which he VIII
call the Union Square Hotel There
will be tifty-two rooms, many with
baths.
A bridge across the Elizabeth River
at Baltic st. is being constructed, and
this will tend to develop much adjacent
lana long UnOccuplct.
The Elizabeth Board Of Works and
Citv Council have adopted an ambitious
plan for the Improvement OF Eliza
beth streets. made possible by spec al
legislation at the last session, and
Broad St, the city's main uptown
thoroughfare, promises TO be ropaVod
in the very near future. The Board
of Works is also about 20 close a nov
contract for nitrogon-flled lamps to
replace the arc lamps.
Speaking of recent residential de-
velonment. Ernest -. Milford. mcn'er
for this district Of The Heal ESta,e
Boar5 Of the Now Jersey State Cham
Der Of Commerce, said Yesterday
Conditions in the Elizabeth realty
market are lately showing marked
Improvement. a canvass among the
operators, brokers, builders and archI-
tects shows a rapidly growing leelIh%
Of optimism. Within the past month
the real estate mems inquiries have III,
creased largely, while architects ana
builders report themselves no" BUSY
in drawing plans and making 'slI-
mates.
.ions of 80 Tho CIV comprising the tenth
o ..oi' oi ~ 'rt .,.rJe Shows many new
I t,,,; M, lev construction. These
.,,' -. tanned hv the PENNSYLVANIA
1NG - III Nortb Elizabeth sta-
t - o o, the Central Railroad of New
IIom anu ~ i.s N Mora station, are
,,,roI;, residential sections and posi-
ii.i X oc+i,.;t,, here is crcator than
ply the T ioo.l;+ios The sterling work
IN o ,L 80 49, Can't MOSQUITO Ex-
...,, s.o Comm. Sion has prac-
. .Giii''r'' frocd T,zabcth from it one
80 - croetcs+ handicap. the mosquito.
Tbo eSl;roira+ion Of this pest means +
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11

based upon consideration Of public
policy and of general public benefit. BY
the declaration that such exemptions
shall be considered not as special bat
as general benefits. it will become i'm
area or taxing district, and the general
public will be compelled to pay their
share Of what they use and enjoy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
Railroads Plan Elaborate
improvements and New
Main Station.
ST.LOUIS CONCERN
TO LOCATE THERE
Plants Being Erected Will Give
Work to Many-Several Fine
Homes Being Built.
By ALEXIS J. COLMAN.
Secretary Elizabeth Board of Trade.

Recer. 8 cns Of progress in Elizabeth
include important developments both
ir3cst~ g. and in the upbuilding Of
the residential sections. In fact, pres
trt activity IS such that there promise S
90 be no "u 1summcr dulness."
The advanced plans OF the Pennsyl-
vs,a Railroad. which include the
s.-s.chte~.rc Of the curve in the road S
main right u way through the central
and southern section OF the city. neCeS-
state the removal of many buildings.
Many o. these have been RACED, among
he latest 20 60 being a large brick
building i0 East Broad Street. which
las been demolished TO make way for
Oh, new main station. During recent
years the company has acquired title
% the s-ra chtened right of way, and
many Of The houses have been corn
down or moved. The plans include the
addition a. two tracks 10 the present
four and when these have been in
stalled the company will electrify this,
rs main line. from Jersey City to Rah-
way. The solid abutments and masonry
spans over Broad Street, where the
Central Railroad passes below the
Pennsylvania, will be torn away, and
open work with pillars substituted.
t t.s WI. e.,o a. !l, r, -lorIle g.. avenue
GIG -.--.oH y, WIN ntoae erect.
4"e Nt...--- Na.IIo4U OF Ne" Jersey
a.'o IS .A.-.,E 10 e!eV@'e the lIacS@
o. us Long hfanch DIVISION, ana the
C'y insists that the railroad shalI not
o,se certain streets that ~ desires 70
S.o,e -n putting TINS operation INTO Ell
-ec~ 4-e.e Tel-Ioad changes mean
..-gh 10Y inc -u'IFe OF lhe CITY az
."y--" '-eI CoHlp-e1loH Will require
''-,'' 49,.
O. ne N--Fa-e OnemicaI " OTIS Whlch
~ seven ears mas oeen operating lH
p. Lo---' mas ACQUIRED cho1ce size
5 ,A. acres az the Junction OF inc
. n@i..iA orc g. ONO ana Long BrancA
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Continued on page g
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-05-12
SECOND WEEK OF COURT.
Many Cases Tried and Disposed Of.
court Adjourned Saturday After

oourC ADJOURNED Saturday After
noon.
The second week of the Court of
Common Pleas with Judge Moore pre-
siding was busy one till the very
last minute. Court adjourned Satur-
day atteronon after all Of the cases
that could be handled had been COM
plctcd Judge Moore, left Sunday for
MS home in Lancaster after learning
that there would be no court in New
berry this term, there being so few
cases on the docket.
The following cases were tried since
the last issue Of the Advertisers:
}. NJ. Ball and d. II. Counts VS. Ow-
ings 4 Owings, verdict for the defend
ants.
Bank of Gray Court VS. James |.
Cook and j. G.. Cox, verdict against
James /. Cook and in favor of j. C.
Cox. This case grew out Of note
made by Mr.. Cook and endorsed by
Mr.. Cox.
Roy Sanders VS. c. & w. C. railway,
verdict in favor Of the defendant
Alfred Noel VS. G. & w. c. railway,
verdict in favor Of the defendant
W. p. Childrcss & Son VS. NJ. ]. Ow-
ings, verdict in favor Of the plaintiffs.
Owings and Owings VS. Counts &
Cowan, verdict Of $4,000 in favor of
plaintiffs.
w. p. Childress & Son VS. ]. Frank
Stokes and Jno 7. Stokes, verdict in
favor Of the plaintiff.
Counts & Cowan VS. J. c. Roper, YER
dict in favor Of plaintiff.
Laurens National Bank vs. II. e.
Gray, Dcss Franks and r. G. Franks,
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff.
Besides these there were two very
important equity cases argued before
Judge Moore. The case Of J. c. Smith
VS. Mrs. Jennie A. Smith ct al has been
In the court for some time and re-
lates to the will Of Mr.. Smiths father.
The Wash Hunter case was also arg
ued
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-05-12
Card to the Public.

We the pupils Of the eight grade,
want to say, in behalf of Miss Barre,
to the patrons and friends Of this
school, that our low marks were caus-
ed by the marking system, enforced
by the superintendent, instead of our
dislike for Miss Barre. She is loved
by the undersigned, and she is one of
our most popular teachers:
Virginia Gray, Allene Box, Doris
Young, Frances Hudgens, Martha
Franks, Margaret Taylor. Isabelle
Sullivan, Annie Barksdalc, Lola Nc
Phail, Lois Nelson, Nell Eichclberger
Maudic May Jesse, Margaret Wright
Mildred Counts. Lydia Oglesby, IIar-
ian Crews, Bernicc Meng, Hattie Wat
son, Lena Rountree, Martha Barks-
dale, Elise Babb.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-05-12
Cooking Demonstration Thursday

5. NJ. & E. III. Wilkes & Company's
display room was the gathering place
for ladies Thursday afternoon to wit
ness demonstration Of cooking on
OIL stoves. During tho afternoon de-
lirhtful biscuits and doughnuts were
cooked and served to those who wit
messed the demonstration. This en-
tcrDrising firm is doing great deal
in this county to bring about better
and plcasantcr methods of cooking by
educating the housewives as to the
advantages of the oil stove.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-05-12
EASILY DECIDED.
This Question Should be Answered
Easily hY Laurnns pp0nle.

Which is wiser-to have confidence
in the opinions Of your fellow citizens,
of people you know, or depend on
statements made by utter strangers re-
siding in far-away places? Read the
following:
Mrs. l.. o. Hierf, so2 S. Harper St.
Laurcns, aays: II had weak kidneys
and about p yefr ago was in bad
shape. could hardly get otu Of bed in
the mornnS ny back was so lame and
every timel y moved pain shot
through mex Wy kidneys acted often
and the kidney seretions were unnat-
ural My head was in whirl most OF
the time. One Of my relatives had
used Doan's Kidney Pills with such
good results that | got a box at the
Laurens Drug Co. ! felt better after
the first few doses and six boxes COM
pletcly cured me-"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy--get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. HERS had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, n. Y
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-05-12
Caught Big Bunch.

Rural Policeman Andy Boyd to-
gether with tho sheriff and the deputy
sheriff, landed twenty crap shooters
at ono whack last Friday night In the
Trinity Ridge section. Those taking
part in tho festivities with the bones
were located by Mr.. Boyd and later
with tho assistance from Iaurens,
they were rounded up and landed In
safe keeping.