H. Beattie Brown
Dr. H. Beattie Brown was a doctor. He was vice-president of the Franklin County Medical Society in 1930, and was named President in 1931.
Adirondack Record-Elizabethtown Post, August 14, 1930
Elected After A Bitter Fight
Col. Kenneth Gardner, prominent attorney practicing in New York and Washington, has been elected to the Saranac Lake board of education over Dr. H. Beattie Brown by a vote of 110 to 80 after one of the most bitter fights in the history ,of the public schools of the Adirondack resort. At the meeting at which Colonel Gardner was chosen it was also voted to recommend to the taxpayers of the village the purchase of the Jenkins field as school athletic grounds, rather than utilize the land in front of the school building for that purpose. The matter of the purchase of the Jenkins field will be decided at a special election to be held within the next few weeks.
Lake Placid News, September 14, 1934
APPROVE VILLAGE MANAGER PLAN IN SARANAC
Heavy Majority Votes to Continue Present Plan of Government By nearly a two-to-one majority the taxpayers of Saranac Lake i showed their approval of the village manager plan of government in the special election Friday.
The prediction that more than 1,000 votes would be cast was nearly reached, for 916 taxpayers made their way to the polls.
According to official figures, 604 votes favored the plan, with 305 against, leaving a majority of 299. There were three blank ballots and four were void.
Dr. H. Beattie Brown, chairman of the committee of citizens, stated that he was delighted with the outcome. "It shows that the people want the right kind of government," he said. Three years ago, when the manager plan came up for a vote, the results were 502 to 348 in favor of it. The election Friday was the second attack since the plan went into effect in 1929.
From the opening of the polls at 9 o'clock, until closing time at 5 o'clock, there was a constant stream of taxpayers entering the Harrietstown town hall. Over 300 votes had been cast at noon, with the rush period coming shortly after 1 o'clock.