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I ASBURY PARK EVENING PRESS, June 19, 1967 IS 4-Party Sewerage Meeting Scheduled A t. mii 'i i 't i- tft mi I St YA in-- i in nwnwiwrtiMlf The new Barnegat Wildlife Refuge between Barnegot and Manahawkin is mostly tidal ditches, salt ponds, and sprawling low grass marsh. The area is a haven for all types of waterfowl and other bird life. This area will be preserved in its original natural state. ON BARNEGAT BAY Wildlife Refuge to Save Tidal Marsh V1 HIT MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP-The Monmouth County Sewerage Advisory Committee will meet this week with the township sewerage authority and officials of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands.

Subject for discussion will be the local authority's deadline for Atlantic Highlands and i h-lands to join its proposed $23.4 million regional sewer system and an appeal by the other two municipalities to form their own regional system. The authority has set tomorrow as the deadline for a de cision from the two communities and Holmdel Township on whether they plan to participate in a regional sewer program with Middletown. Charles M. Pike, county planning board director and member of the county committee, said the committee will confer with authority officials tomorrow afternoon, then with representatives of Highlands and Atlantic Highlands. The separate sessions will be fol- Girl Is Killed As Car Strikes Pole CINNAMINSON $1 A 16-year-old girl was killed and four persons injured Sunday when their car skidded off Route 130 during a rainstorm.

The victims were all of Philadelphia. Linda Altemar, a passenger, was pronounced dead at The Cooper Hospital, Camden. Russell Young and his wife, Linda, were listed in fair condition there. The driver of the auto, Thomas Sweeney, 21, and Mike Bon-lohue were taken to Our Lady Lourdes Hospital, Camden, whre they were also listed in fair condition. Police said the car was heading south on a straightaway when it skidded off the road and struck a telephone pole.

Police said the road was very slippery. lowed by a joint meeting of the three municipalities. Decision Due A decision on whether the committee will permit the two communities to establish a regional sewer system separate from Middletown will come after this week's conferences, Mr. Pike said. When the county master sewerage plan was completed in 1965, the state Department of Health indicated that financial aid would not be made available to municipalities constructing individual sewer systems.

Since then, the state has said it might endorse revisions of the county master plan recommended by the committee. Mr. Pike confirmed that the committee had met last week to discuss the Atlantic Highlands Highlands proposal, but declined to say whether it had come to a decision. Under the county master sewerage plan, the regional system also would include a portion of Holmdel, Colts Neck, and Marlboro townships. Disinterest Revealed Mr.

Pike said Marlboro and Colts Neck are not interested and it now appears all of Holmdel may join a regional system with Raritan Township and Union Beach. Last week, the local sewerage authority made it clear that if a decision on participating in its regional program were not received from Atlantic Highlands and Highlands by tomorrow, it would proceed with plans for construction of its own sewer system. Vincent P. Lamb, local sewerage authority treasurer, said last night the unit has agreed to tomorrow's meeting with county officials in a last effort to resolve the issue-Atlantic Highlands sewer chairman, Councilman Edmond J. Caputo, reported that representatives of his borough and Highlands are anxious to meet with county and Middletown officials to arrive at a decision as soon as possible.

Robert Mickle, Point Pleasant Beach sewerage plant operator, inspects flask of the effluent the state Health Department thinks should be improved. (Press Photo) SEWAGE RULES Borough Sees Waste In Water Standards cially since chlorine gas injecV'on the other hand it is de-ted into the effluent kills most sirable." The acquisition by the federal government of the new Barnegat Wildlife Refuge in Ocean and Stafford townships in Ocean County will preserve some of the last remaining tidal marshes along the edge of Barnegat Bay. Until the early 1940s, thousands of acres of tide marsh between Barnegat Bay and the upland served as breeding and wintering grounds for tens of thousands of waterfowl, shore birds, and all forms of wildlife. In addition, these higly productive lands served as the nursery ground and supported the important food chain of both the commercial and sport fisheries. Presently, except for a few scattered tracts and some islands in Barnegat Bay, most of the tidal marsh has fallen spoil to dredging full, hous- developments, and other human encroachments.

Today there is only a remnant of the once vast tidal marshes which were so important to the history and the growth and development of Ocean County. Acquisition to Start The federal government will soon start acquiring the 4,924 acres of marshland between the towns of Barnegat and Manahawkin, and also a number of small islands out in the bay. The marsh land is still unspoiled, as duck hunting clubs have maintained the marsh in its original condition. This area has always been one of the most popular waterfowl hunting sections of Barnegat Bay. The new Barnegat Wildlife Refuge will consist mostly of typical tidal marsh with its low grass, winding creeks and ditches, and countless tidal bacteria.

"If somehow a teaspoonful of vinegar found its way into that secondary treatment will your coffee pot, you'd worry," I improve the quality of coastal says Mr. Kronowitt, "but if the waters, which he described as same teaspoonful found its way "not ne He said the into your swimming pool, you treatment will not only reduce wouldn't it's the same thing." tne BOD but will cut by half The borough discharges an SU(ih undesirables as grease average of 600,000 gallons of and detergents, liquid effluent a day through Nw 11 cornmen-a 12-inch outfall line 950 feet 1 w.lth the cost- lTs an-into the ocean. Ninety-five per other comes down to cent of the solids are caught how much do tne at the treatmpnt nlant Point Pleasant Beach think i el! Would Reduce Grease He said he holds no doubts their beach is worth?" He said though the ocean does 'have a vast dillution capacity, it has its limits. Certain condi uons can cause emueni 10 arm ont the beaches instead of dis- sipaung ai sea Dr. Carpenter started a three- month series of offshore tests from Manasquan to Sandy Hook Friday to study ocean effects.

for the state. He's already com pleted a series for the southern half of the coast. Mr. Sullivan said he expecls state aid of up to 30 per cent and federal aid of up to 50 per cent to be available for the required municipal plant improvements, if enough money is appropriated. Regionalization Urged One point Mr.

Sullivan stressed is that the state will for the most part approve plans only if they are made part of a regionalized system. The commissioner can grant exceptions, he said, but he expects they will be few. "Generally speaking, the re gionalized system is less ex- pensive to operate and more ef- ficient, he said. Everything points in that direction." He said there are 750 individual treatment plants in the state now, twice as many as there should be. "They're too small; they're less efficient," he said.

The regionalization edict is expected to arouse opposition in municipalities such as this, where sewerage systems are for the most part complete, paid off, and adequate. Many local officials see only economic disadvantages in joining municipalities with less adequate or no systems. He attributed manv of thesa successes to Gov. Richard Hughes, "the best friend in th nistory of the New Jersey labor movement;" to Democratic control of the Assembly and Serrate, and the Supreme Court's one man-onp vntp nilp whirh required that "legislators refv resent people and not acres. MC GUCKIISSEEN -FAVORING NER1 BRICK TOWNSHIP Committeeman Frank D.

Neri probably will be elect- ed Council President when -the Township Council or- ganizes July 1. Council sources say Mr. Neri is being supported by Mayor-elect John F. Mc- Guckin, Sr. and has the' necessary four votes for the.

post. Mr. Neri and Mr. McGukin refused to comment on the report. Officials said Mr.

Me. Guckin wanted one of the, three incumbent committeemen who are also council-men-elect to be president because of expreience. He prefers Mr. Neri because, he decided he would be the easiest with whom to work. The other two incumbents are Anthony N.

D'Elia and; Dominick R. Quadara. To Comply If Necessary We're not argumentative," says Mayor Howard J. Devaney. "If there's a need, we'll com! ply.

But I always thought we had one of the best sewerage piants on the coast." The plant is a three-story-deep watertight underground struc Central avenue in 1928 for ture built at the east end of 000. Today, with reinforced con crete walls up to 24 inches thick, it is as good as new and the borough values it at more than $1 million. Mr. Mickle says despite the population growth since 1928 the plant is still more than adequate in size and he keeps one of the three settling tanks empty just as a spare. "It's one of the best jobs of planning in municipal government I've ever seen," said Councilman Paul Abernathy.

Opinions Differ Richard J. Sullivan, director of the Health Department's new Division of Clean Air and Water, admits there are conflict ing opinions on the new stand' ards. "It can be argued," he says; there a full spectrum of views." He said even though engineering studies in individual cases (which Mr. Kronowitt says would be the fair way of setting standards) might allow less of a reduction in BOD, the state is pressing for the high standards to play safe. "We think because the stakes are so high it's worth it," he said.

Dr. James H. Carpenter, a Johns Hopkins University oceanographer and state consultant, agrees. "I can't say 85 per cent BOD is essential," he said; ponds. All forms of wildlife, such as ducks, geese, rails, shore birds, muskrats, terns, gulls, and many others presently utilize the area for nesting, feeding, and protection from storms.

Present plans call for up to forty per cent of this refuge to be open to public recreation and nature study. Hunters will use part of the refuge during the fall months, and nature groups, students, and others interested in wildlife will enjoy the marsh which will be maintained in its native condition. Last of Kind This marsh and some state-owned marsh lands will be the only remaining tidal marsh in Ocean County within the next generation of New Jersey citizens. Aside from preserving the here from Italy 20 years ago, recalls helping his father who also made a hobby of it. Mr.

Mancini, a former lawyer in Italy, also rowed on his college crew there. In 1936 he placed second with a cousin in the Italian national championships for two-man sculls. Built Six Boats In the past 20 years Mr. Mancini has built six and has helped build others with several boating groups. He is presently fleet captain of the Long Branch.

Ice Boat and Yacht Club. The interest in boating has apparently been passed along to the younger Mancinis. "My children have been sailing before they even knew they were sailing," said Mr. Mancini. "The one that's really nuts about it is my son." The Mancinis have two other children, Franca Maria, 18, a freshman at Monmouth College, and Cecilia, 13.

Mrs. Mancini is the only landlubber in the family. But says Mr. Mancini, "She's an honorary sailor, if for nothing else but putting up with all this." Mr. Mancini is quick to note the advantages of his craft.

He said its stability makes it "the only kind of boat I would like to use for a long ocean trip." "What makes you sick at sea is not the pitch, but the roll," he explained. "And that's exactly what this miltihull configuration eliminates." Mr. Macini doesn't have any definite idea about where he will sail his Since it will only draw 30 inches of water it can be easily used on the marsh land for wildlife, the local clamming industry and recreation will benefit from the rich marsh which will keep the local waters free from human and industrial and fishermen will find white perch, striped bass, blue fish, and weak fish around the marsh- land. The acquisition of the tract was made possible through the sale of duck stamps to the sportsmen and public, whereby a dedicated fund for the acquisition of marsh land was established. The government will own and 'administer the Barnegat Wildlife Refuge, but the citizens of New Jersey will have a large equity in the highly productive and ecologically unique piece of New Jersey real estate, which will be maintained in its original state under public ownership.

Anthony Mancini stands with they built in their back Boats in rivers in this area. After completion, Mr. Mancini is considering a coastal voyage down to Florida on his vacation. As to plans for any longer voyages he just smiles. Unlike the fast design of the trimaran, the houseboat sitting in Mr.

Godshall's backyard has the solid, sturdy appearance of a Noah's ark. The boat has a 17-foot beam and will weigh from 20 to 25 tons. Mr. Godshall, who has worked as a boatbuilder for the last 10 years, admits its the biggest project he's ever tackled on or off the job. Progress on the houseboat has been slow but steady.

Most- of Mr. Godshall's Sunday afternoons are spent working on it. Helping in the building have been Mr. Godshall's wife, Marie, and his three children, Donald, 19, now serving in the Navy; Verna Marie, 17, and Alvin, 15. In boatbuilding, Mr.

Godshall Boy Bicyclist Injured When Struck by Car TOMS RIVER A boy riding a bicycle was injured yesterday afternoon when he was struck by a 'car at Route 37 and Park avenue. Michael J. Kroliczak, 11, of 549 Guilford is in fair condition at Community Memorial Hospital, with head injuries, a possible concussion, and abrasions. Driver of the car was James R. Megill, Howell Freehold.

Police said the boy darted out into traffic and Was hit by the Megill vehicle. Patrolman Kenneth Lloyd is investigating. of a Ww AV By RAIOXD J. TUERS Press Staff Writer POINT PLEASANT BEACH Officials here say the state Health Department's new clean water standards for sewage effluent may force them to flush three quarters of a million dollars down the drain. They don't think the stiffer standards are necessary in municipalities such as this, which discharge into the Atlantic Ocean.

Last month the Health Department began notifying 90 municipalities that they must comply with the standards and have until 1970 to do it. In most cases this means redesign or reconstruction of existing sew-j age treatment plants and expenditures ranging into the millions. Borough Engineer Philip Kronowitt estimates the cost SteWta sav this coufd5Se Officials say this could raise the annual sewer rates from the present $15 to nearly $100. "Suppose we did spend all this money," says Mr. Kronowitt, "we won't get anything but some figures.

He thinks the standards may be necessary in bays and rivers but should be downgraded where a relatively small amount of effluent is discharged into such a vast body of water as the ocean. Blanket standards are unfair and waste money, he said. Makes Analogy "It's like using an elephant gun on a sparrow, said Mr. Kronowitt. "And an elephant gun costs a lot more than a pea shooter!" But state officials say they want the insurance that high standards give them.

The stand ards call for at least an 85 per cent reduction from raw sew age in the amount of oxygen needed to decompose what's left in the effluent. This is called the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). It takes a secondary treat ment system, in addition to the primary system most plants now use, to get an 85 per cent re duction in BOD. The plant here produces an effluent with about a 40 per cent reduction. Mr.

Kronowitt and sewerage plant operator Robert Mickle think that's good enough, espe- South Bclmar 3-Car Crash Injures Six SOUTH BELMAR Four women and two children were treated and released Saturday night at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, after a three- car collision at street and 18th avenue. Cars driven by Miss Ann M. Walsh, Newark, and Mrs. Julia M. De Vito, Belshaw Ea-tontown, collided as Mrs.

De Vito attempted to make a turn at the traffic light. The De Vito auto then struck a car driven by Mrs. Polly N. Gagen, Pitney Spring Lake. Taken to the hospital by the First Aid Squad were Mrs.

De Vito and Miss Margaret Grady, New York City; Miss Nora Coyle, Newark; Mrs. John De Marco, Reynolds Drive, Eaton-town, and her two daughters, Mary Lynn, 4V4, and Barbara, 7, all passengers. Summons for careless driving were issued to Mrs. De Vito and Miss Walsh. Bomb Call Halts Plane NEW YORK UP) An Eastern Airlines DC-8 jet liner with 125 passengers and a crew of seven was prevented from taking off at Kennedy Airport last night for Puerto Rico after an anonymous telephone caller said there was a bomb aboard.

No bomb' was found. Donald Godshall sits with his family beside the houseboat they are working on in the rear of their home. From left are Alvin, 15, Verna Marie, 17, and Mrs. Godshall. MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE Two Shore Men Building son Anthony, 14, in front of the 35-foot trimaran Back Yards Labor Chief Says Polls Are Rigged believes in starting at the beginning.

And he did right from the oak trees. The wood for the boat's heavy beams comes from several white oak trees that Mr. Godshall cut down in at housing development sites in Asbury Park and Middletown Township. The planking is two-inch spruce which was bought. The wood was also naturally dried.

"I don't like what they do to wood when they kiln dry it," said Mr. Godshall. "It takes all the life out of it." Take 2 More Years Mr. Godshall expects to finish the boat in another two years. But he's in no hurry he wants to see it done just right.

"I could have finished it long ago using plywood," he said, "but I wanted it built the way they used to build boats." Mr. Godshall's reason for building the boat is simple "We're going to live on it when it's done," he said. Mr. Godshall, who gives some credit to Thoreau, said, "I often thought about simplifying life a little. The average person spends too much money on things he doesn't use.

On a boat you can't be a packrat and hoard all sorts of things." "I really think we'll be able to live a lot more cheaply on boat no taxes and it's small so you can furnish it luxuriously. The only real expense would be hauling it out of the water and painting it twice a year." "I only wish we could have started it years ago and raised the children on it," Mr. Godshall added. back yard when finished. "About Vh.

years ago when I was building the main hull," said Mancini, "there was only one-inch clearance on the sides and one-half inch on top from the garage door. We had to pull it out very slowly." Asked later by his wife, Marie, what would have happened if the hull hadn't fit, he replied like a true boatman, "It would have been too bad for the house." Designed by Mancini A good part of the boat's design is by Mr. Mancini. Plans for the hulls came from else-where "I stuck to plans on the hulls because I didn't think they could be improved on," he said. "The rest came from my own experience." The mam null nas a large cabin space.

Hatches lead to the smaller outside hulls which can be used as storage or bunk areas. The boat will also have both inside and outside controls. It will be capable of sleeping 11 persons. On long trips it can carry three month's provisions and a crew of three. The trimaran will carry only a small outboard motor to go through bridges and strong currents.

"I'm what vou call a nurist." said Mr. Mancini. "The wind always comes up sooner or lat er," Mr. Mancini expects his boat to cruise at 20 knots under fa-vnrahle conditions. Trimarans have been clocked at speeds up to 30 knots, he said.

The knack for boatbuildine seems to run in the Mancini famy. Mr. Mancini, who came The plans for the boat were completely Mr. Godshall's. "I tried to find some plans," he said, "but they all looked like cement barges." His has a keel instead of the usual flat bottom.

When finished the boat will have a 10- by 14-foot living room, two 8- by 8-foot bedrooms, and a galley. Also included are a wheelhouse and a large sun-deck on top. Plans Two Bedrooms The design is a reflection of Mr. Godshall's easy schedule. "I'm only planning two bedrooms," he said, "because I expect some of my children to be married by the time it's finished." The boat probably will be powered with a diesel engine.

That will allow short day trips or even trips to Florida. Mr. Godshall's interest in boats began when he came to the Shore from Pennsylvania at the age of 12. He recalls spending time watching boatyards and even running a rental service with a few old rowboats. This houseboat is not Mr.

God shall's first. As a boy he built a 15-foot houseboat with a friend More recently, he worked for three years rebuilding a 26-foot sailboat from a rotted out hull. Mr. Godshall describes his interest in boating as "just for pleasure. I'm not a fisherman, but it real nice to be on the water any time." For Mr.

Godshall the houseboat has long been a dream. "I think everybody ought to have a dream," he said, "You ought to start it even if you can't finish it." By ALAN BERMAN Press Staff Writer LONG BRANCH Two Shore back yards have recently been transformed into boat yards by a pair of ambitious boating enthusiasts. Donald Godshall, 624 McClel-lan Long Branch, has been at work for the last four years on a 44-foot houseboat in the rear of his home. In nearby Oceanport, Anthony Mancini, 18 Irma has spent three years building a 35-foot trimaran. Mr.

Mancini, a real estate and insurance agent, expects to have his boat afloat sometime this summer. He has named it the Lamadia Italian for raft. The entire boat was built by Mr. Mancini and his son, Anthony 14, after regular working hours. They estimate they have put about 2,000 hours of work into the project so far.

"Sometimes you'll put in 15 minutes and sometimes 10 hours," said Mr. Mancini. "It's the kind of thing where you don't worry about time. I quit with deadlines. I rust want to enjoy it." Composed of 3 Hulls Mr.

Mancini's trimaran, a variation on the Polynesian catamaran, is composed of three hulls connected by airplanelike wings. The boat has two 40-foot masts and an overall width of 24 feet. It is built of Fiberglass covered wood and will weigh only from 3,500 to 4,000 pounds when finished. Work on the large boat started on a small scale. Each hull was built separately in the garage and moved into the NEWARK Vincent J.

Murphy, president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO, says he believes rigged polls are misleading the American public into a belief that President Johnson has lost in popularity. "The pollsters know how to ask the questions to get the answers they want," Murphy said today. "It is obvious that they have been doing this with great skill in the recent past. I call your attention to the fact that they have been unable to hide the recent upsurge in support for President Johnson." Murphy's remarks were made in a prepared address for 1,500 delegates at the opening session of the sixth annual state convention of the AFL CIO which continues through Wednes-nesday at the Hotel Robert Treat. He also said that a defeat for those legislators supporting S-400 and 27 other pro labor bills in Trenton will wipe out major gains made by labor over the past two years.

Murphy said that while New Jersey labor is at the pinnacle of a period of legislative successes, "it stands at the same time at the brink of possible reaction that could deprive us all of resulting benefits.".