The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 20

2u the Mercury, Pottstown. Pa. Wednotday September 14, 1977 Old building's fate unknown Pottstown Roller Mills moving to new Industrial Highway site Wo ol wo i Henry Saylor said Tuesday ho will move his chemical and grain business Monday out of the South Hanover Street roller mill that has been a battle ground for historians and city planners. Saylor, president of Pottstown Roller Mills, will open up shop in a new building at 625 Industrial Highway. The fate of the roller mill, which has been in continuous operation since 1725.

is still undecided. The Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority offered Saylor a deal two years ago. Saylor could either sell his historic landmark or have it condemned He sold and the authority decided to tear the building down for new development. The authority members argued that the roller mill would be in the way of the Industrial Highway when it is extended someday. P.

Richard Frantz, local chitect. and Oliver L. Christman. an historian, then filed an application with the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and had the mill put on a protective register register. "I think it's going to bo saved." said Christman Tuesday night "It's not in the way of anything.

It was listed with the state and the federal authorities and that should be enough to save it." Still, the future of the mills is in limbo Thomas Harwood, assistant borough manager, said the decision on demolition is the There is no commitment to demolish the historic mill, he said. If the highway were extended, though, a costly retaining wall would have to be built around the mill because the road would be much higher than the buildling. The borough also wants to wait until a city planning group analyzes the needs of the downtown district. The group. which is expected to begin $80.000 revitalization study this month, may give opinions on the use of the mill.

Last spring, the Redevelopment Authority found a developer interested in buying the South Hanover Street project area The developer was reportedly planning to put a restaurant in the railroad station. But the deal has not yet been confirmed The mill used water power for more than 200 years to grind grain into flour by means of rollers. Milling stopped in the 1940s, Saylor said, but the name of the company was not changed. It sometimes creates confusion, and people think the buildling is a steel mill, he said. Saylor.

47, of Sanatoga, took over the company from his grandfather. Frank Bechtel. He now sells coal, lawn and garden supplies, grain, industrial chemicals and farm fertilizer Our value experts save yew money new! DISTRICT CpCrMI managers 6 thru 21st (GST Pottsgrove board is angered by modular classrooms'delay By NANCY PINKERTON Mercury Staff Writer Responding to complaints from residents and board members, the Pottsgrove School Board Tuesday night directed its solicitor to put pressure on the supplier of four ordered modular classrooms if the units are not on site by today. Board member Robert Gray- said he was upset and angry at the failure of Hauto Metallurgical Wenonah. N.J., to deliver the four classrooms as promised.

Superintendent Joseph Roberts said he will be in touch with the company early today, and if the units are not delivered by afternoon work with the board solicitor in pressuring Hauto Corp. Three classrooms are scheduled to house the library. To pay for defense and reading and learning disabilities classes at West Pottsgrove Elementary School. The fourth will serve as a second grade classroom at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School. The board passed a resolution exonerating a 15 acre property owned by Lower Pottsgrove Township from 1977-78 school taxes, and directed representatives to discuss with township officials construction of a walkway across the land.

The paved walkway would allow children who live in Rolling Hills development to walk to Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School. Roberts said the route from the Buchert Road development would be safer for students, and could save bus transportation costs. The solicitor was directed to prepare bid specifications for Democrats bar Cianfrani from using Senate funds HARRISBURG (AP) Senate Democratic leaders moved Tuesday to block Sen. Henry Cianfrani from taking any more Senate expense money to pay for his defense against federal subpoenas. definitely not going to pay any further said Democratic floor leader Henry Messinger.

Meanwhile in Washington. Cianfrani asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a federal appeals court ruling that a U.S. grand jury can inspect records of his $360,000 Appropriations Committee account. In another action.

Senate President Pro Tem Martin Murray appointed an eight- member special committee to review the powers of committee chairmen. The committee is expected to come up with amendments to Senate rules that for the first time would restrict a use of his account. Cianfrani apparently angered leaders and the rest of the Senate when he from the chief clerk's fund to pay his personal lawyer. The attopney, Liahmlas Nastaqi, haq qaid the fee, paid il Huly, will cover only committee matters involving Cianfrani. But Demmcratia leadership aid the rest mf the Senate ap- papently agree and are unhappy they were never consulted beforehand.

Demmcratia Mahority Leadep Henrop Meqsinger said Tueqday the subpoenas were a personal matter for Cianfrani. are things he muqt take aape of said. II additimn, too fine a line when a lawyer does both committee work and perqonal chairmal, he qaid, think a bad mistake on the part of anybody to hire their own personal lawyer as counsgl for'the committee of which they ape chairmal," Messinger said. The grand jury has subpoenaed Appropriations Committee peaords datilg back to 1970. Federal appeals court recently rejected challenge of the subpoena.

Federal prosecutmrs hate said the hury wants to investigate alleeatimns that Cianfrani defrauded the state out of thousands of dollars. A construction of a walkway. A 1978 budget for the Pott- Board was approved. The $20.000 budget includes $14.000 in salaries and monies for programming, including playground activities, tennis clinics, volleyball, recreation, family movies, tournaments and a community band. The school district provides $10.000, or half of the recreation budget, with the remainder divided among the three townships.

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The new Senate review committee will be headed by Democratic whip Eugene Scanlon, who called a meeting for next Wednesday. Scanlon said the committee will be concentrating on tighter rules governing a chairman's use of his committee funds. Chairmen have wide discretion with the expense money, Scanlon noted. The rules say have the power to sign vouchers and expense funds and employe personnel. very he said.

Scanlon said the committee will also consider whole of expenses, including travel, supplies and other staff hiring. As for action, the caucus will have to decide a response when it returns Sept. 26, Scanlon said. Police investigate daylight burglary Pottstown police are investigating a daylight burglary at the Beech Street home of Catherine Endy. Miss Endy told police Tuesday night that she left her home at 1207 Beech Street at 1:15 p.m.

and drove to her business, Town Country Furniture in Douglass (Berks) Township. She discovered the breakin when she returned home shortly before 6 p.m. According to police, the intruders broke a window in a rear door on the north side of the home and then unlocked the door. Once inside the home police said the thief or thieves ransacked each room, emptying drawers and searching closets. Mrs.

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