02 May 1914
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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
1
In Scarsdale New York the Inquirer faces letters from residents and school board officials over a postponed special school meeting notice. Conflicting claims surround a March 19th mailing and April dates, questioning legal notice publication and potential bond issues.
About one hundred guests attended the annual dinner of the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County at Colaizsi’s in New York City. Chairman Barrett led tributes to legislators who backed the new Westchester tax bill while Supervisors Sinnott Nass and others shared remarks praising cooperation and conciliation within the board. Drinks and toasts followed with light humor from Nolan Cashin and Davis.
A public notice urges Bronx Parkway area landowners to remove infested dead trees to protect forests and hill scenery from Bronxville to Hartedale. The State Agriculture Department reports inspections, with a temporary Hartedale saw mill offering free removal near Scarsdale and Hartedale stations, deadline June 1.
The notice references four statutory insertions scheduled around March 20, detailing changes to the Hartsdale flower show. Official wording and affected sections are listed for public clarity and compliance with local statutes.
The elimination of the grade crossing and the new station at Hartsdale mark the final step in the area's development. Buildings include Scarsdale Estates store and office, links to Scarsdale Golf and Country Club, County Tennis Club courts, Greenacres Tea House run by Mary Elizabeth, and Bronx Parkway site. Development under Robert E. Farley proceeds amid rapid home construction priced from $8,000 to $15,000.
A visitor greets the new pastor as a child recites poetry and piano selections in a church program. The visitor asks if the child will become a physician, to which the child responds affirmatively, noting the doctor seems the only path.
More than five hundred attended Scarsdale Day at the Country Life Exposition in Grand Central Terminal. Westchester residents and New Yorkers heard a program on Scarsdale life including lectures by Rev. Jarvis and Miss Lockwood, musical pieces on the Pianola, and a portrayal of society dancing led by Irving Haas and Rheta Ross.
A photographic prize competition for amateurs opens at the Grand Central Terminal booth during the Country Life Exposition. It began on April AS and closes June 15 with several hundred dollars in prizes. Henry Herbert chairs the event as organizer.
A local gathering at Gre Avenue Scarsdale drew many residents for a Scarsdale A C event. Attendees included Joseph Bhee and other community members as the group discussed activities and planning.
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