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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
4
Citizens discuss restructuring county tax valuation to address alleged city surcharges and ensure fairness. Proposals urge funding for an expert-led inquiry, potential state board involvement if county freeholders balk, and examination of personal property assessments to correct biases between rich and working-class homeowners.
A reader’s conundrum discusses fair personal assessments amid municipal finances and rising costs in Plainfield. It cites ex-Congressman Tuttle and nonpartisan views on wartime leadership, then critiques Mrs Feickert’s remarks on Senator Hughes and suffrage, reflecting postwar political contention and public rhetoric.
The text recalls youths giving candy to beloveds, soldiers sharing hard tack as souvenirs, and troop trains passing plain scenes. It mentions Nick, a busy Plainfield police officer, and ragged kerosene lighting with stoves tempering cold winds.
Local chatter links donations for a Front street rewalk and notes on North Jersey arbitration. Elizabeth reports a Democratic bid by Richard E. Clement for Congress and county school chief hopes. War talk, nursing duties, and naval musings mix with local weather hopes and travel wishes.
Chief Jennings returns from the Western fire chiefs convention with praise for talks and apparatus demonstrations. He plans a full report to the fire board. Chicago showed muted interest due to wartime diversions while delegates toured entertainment venues and Niagara Falls on the tour.
Surrogate Charles N. Codding admitted the last will and testament of Egbert C. Everett of Plainfield to probate. The document, written on plain note paper, leaves clothing and personal property to cousin Deville Livermore, divides money and stocks between Deville and Lewis Livermore, and gifts specific plots to a church with cemetery conditions. A $1,000 funeral fund is provided, plus $300 to each Masonic lodge if funeral attendance meets requirements. A widow payout of $5 is mandated if any woman proves a prior marriage claim. Everett, long tied to Andover and Plainfield, worked as a machinist before his March death by his own hand.
The Society Organization board met Tuesday evening at the Babcock Building. Figures show fewer cases under care this month, 152, with 519 spent on material relief. The May 1 comparison indicates higher care costs, urging larger gifts to support home charities and services, including the War Fund.
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