Deseret Evening News | 1903-10-31 | Page 1 | Vanderbilt Wins

WINS IVINS People or of Ills Tn lown Vote In Iii FI Pa vot 01 ot of Leasing him Property New cc York Oct II a struggle lasting eighteen n months William K IC Vanderbilt Jr hair succeeded In gain lag i to clo close o the high WU wily lending to on his beautiful Iong Island estate n near ar I I to 10 purchase the tho hake lako after acquiring his estate around that body bOlly of oC ater dr asked for Cor the tho lit strip rip of oC ground forms tue tho connect connectIng In Ing an 1111 old road anti wit wa waters tars ot of the lake There was nothing ot of record to show how that the tho board of at trustees ot of North Hemp tead ever RO no ot of the tue disputed right or way to the tho lake save by pre prescription and use The Tue Idea that Mr Vanderbilt would stock the tho stream tream with ith fish hold holti It ns as II a private raised louch opposition Previous to the election n a year ago ho made au an otter offer of oC to 10 the lie town for tor the tho lake It H was to settle the tho hy by ballot to Ho In Intense Intense tense was the that the tho vote voto polled us more titan that nt at the tho dentini election anti the tho offer was ro re tl Finally Mr Vanderbilt all ap 1 the tho trustees and applied for Cor a lease leose running 99 9 years In for tor which concession ho he open opening In ing n a road to the lie lake lako hy by another route Ills opponents still refused to late Inte bitt the tho matter I war wap put to 10 c a vote ot of the tho board and he won