Taken from Freeport [Village of Freeport's newsletter] July/August 1954
1905
A petition signed by 45 citizens of the village asked permission to use Seaman Avenue, from Main St. to Bayview Ave. (or half-mile of any street which the Board may designate)... "as a speedway for the purpose of testing the speed of horses"... The petition was denied, Village Counsel having advised that such use would be in violation of a village ordinance prohibiting driving at a speed of more than 8 miles and hour and also a Section of the Penal Law prohibiting the running of horses on highways.
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May 9, 1906
Hiram R. Smith, Village President, [transmited] a certified check in the sum of $605.07 to the Chairman of the Relief Committee of the San Francisco, California fire which burned for four days. The [money] was raised from voluntary contributions.
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June 6, 1906
New York & Long Island Telephone Co. agreed to install a telephone in each of five fire houses to be used in report fires and informing the firemen where the fire was, at a cost of $50 per year.
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September 7, 1907
Village Board directed that, beginning September 9th, 1907, street lights were to be kept burning ALL NIGHT.
