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Daily News from New York, New York • 23

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19 'tnt Semte Wilt Skins Giy oiPPropsrty Disposal By WILLIAM FEDERICI The city's procedures for appraising, leasing- and selling millions of dollars worth of city-owned property were blasted yesterday by the State Senate Finance Committee, which released the results of a yearlong investigation. The investigation originally focused on the proposed Staten Island recreational "theme park." City Chrrler he nmcnrinl to r-qutr preparation of a thorough, profc Munl ly certified nppraia.il (.0 before the my to lM.r property from the private sector or In letup or sell municipal properly. It demanded uIm lint the tippr.iik.il be In writing and include leitiid ut ownership for the puniou i jrais. In lie "theme park" kihiution. a hand, written appraiI producrd only after a demand made opposition factions.

The report rpcommeruN that a finance subcommittee lie a larger staff to strengthen il IfiM-nhuatjvp ra pacity and the Authority to pre further in in probe of the Kel r.ststt Charleston, S.I., the proposed location for the "theme park." They also questioned the manner in which the proposal for leasing the property reached the calendar of the Board of Estimate. The "theme park" proposal was first approved and endorsed by everyone in city government. But after lengthy hearings, everyone, including Mayor Beame and Controller Harrison Goldin, changed his mind and voted it down. Marchi characterized the "theme park" episode as a "comic opera" example of the way things are being handled in the Real Estate Department." We singled out only this area and our findings were devastating," he said. The report recommends that the The -bipartisan committee's chairman, Sen.

John Marchi said: "The entire operation of the city's Real Estate Department is shoddy, is cheating the public and demands a thorough examination. "I'll be damned if we will leave this thing unexamined. We have only uncovered the tip of the iceberg," Marchi said. In a 20-page report, the Finance Committee recommended major improvements. It called on the Board of Estimate to do the job it is supposed to do and not approval for rubber-stamp sales and leases of millions of dollars worth of properties, "Marchi said.

Defeated by Residents The Staten Island "theme park" was defeated after a long and bitter battle against it by residents of the borough. In its report, the committee questioned the methods by which recently resigned Real Estate Commissioner Ira Duchan arrived at a $2.8 million lease price for 146 acres of city-owned land in Department. NEWS BRIEFS Telephone Lib At 2 Bats a Mo. r- 1 II .1 I "I ULL. J.

Ml ttf A Coronary 71 1 Julia Child's lr5ri6 Evonl Recipes New YorK Post MA )7 1 ft' New York Telephone Company proposed a plan yesterday that would allow husbands and wives dual listing in the telephone directory for an additional 25 cents a month. Under the plan which has to be approved by the Public Service Commission if your names are John and Mary Smith and you live at the same address, you could have the listing "Smith, John and Mary" for the extra quarter a month. The commission had asked the company to come up with a plan to satisfy subscribers who want the names of both husband and wife listed. Currently, only one name is listed and additional separate listings cost "il a month. That will remain unchanged.

City App-roaches Delmonico The posh Delmonico restaurant, luncheon hangout for Wall St. financiers and a throwback to the famed Delmonico restaurants meccas of Presidents, kings and millionaires has been cited by the city's Health Department for having "roaches throughout the premises." "Not so." said Mary Tucci, who with her brother, NEWS. 'It mum MP i I WMsiisiiiin Mario, runs the emporium at 56 Beaver near William close to the site of the original Delmonico. It opened in 1827 and was the forerunner of nine Delmonico restaurants during a century of splendor in gastronomical circles. "One little insect and people write in and the health inspectors come," said Mary Tucci.

"We've been cleared of the violations." However, the health officials said a final inspection will be made today. Other restaurants cited include: Hodart Mart, Grand Central Terminal, Track 37; Cafe Amid, 1441 Flatbush and Jerry Tavern, 521 Columbia both Brooklyn, and the Pot Restaurant. 1267 Boston Road, Bronx. If they do not pass tinal inspections, they will be closed. The Health Department also released the results of three final Inspections.

All three had corrected their violations: Juanita Nieves and Jose Lilaboy, restaurant, 172 Grand Brooklyn; Benny and Mickys Luncheonette, 132 Scholes Brooklyn; La Cardad Candy, restaurant, 206 E. 165th Bronx. Arthur Mulligan Queens Man Killed UnderTrain A man was killed yesterday afternoon when he stepped off the platform of the IRT Flushing line station on Roosevelt Ave. at 82d St. in Queens into the path of a westbound train.

The accident was seen by 30 other people on the platform. Police identified the man as Han Oong Lee, 35, of 3721 87th Jackson Heights, Queens. They said they did not know why he stepped into the path of the train. Service on the line was halted for about 20 minutes. I6.5M Visitors Give Us Primed by the Democratic National Convention and Operation Sail, the city accommodated 16.5 million visitors in 1976, the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau announced yesterday.

The out-of-towners pumped $1.5 million into the city's economy, the bureau said. The total number of visitors was 500,000 more than in the previous year and the results were best since the peak year of 1969, the bureau said. Airlines Embezzler Makes a Deal A former Eastern Airlines ticket agent who embezzled $23,000 from his company and deposited it in his Scarsdale bank account was promised probation yesterday if he paid back the money. Anthony Murray, 26, of 733 Amsterdam Manhattan, pleaded guilty before Judge Lawrence Martin in County Court, White Plains. Murray issued 48 re fund checks to fictitious passengers, then endorsed and banked them.

District Attorney Carl Vergari said. Murray will be sentenced on Feb. 2. John Randazzo City Gets New Health Commish Dr. Pascal James Imperato took the oath of office yesterday as the city's health commissioner in a ceremony at City Hall.

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