Daily News from New York, New York • 416

DAILY FKIDAY, DECEi.IBEIt 30, 1977 XQ 5 Queensboro Bridge with Manhattan skyline in background. The 75- year-old span will be getting a new coat of paint. Pumt hbk Spring hr Queenshoro Bridge reconstruction of deteriorated steelwork and con-rete. but the major reconstruction job-will take place in the next few vears when monev is available. Mautner said the bridge is one of the busiest in he city and has clocked an average of 144.000 vehicles during a 24-hour period.

He said he expects there will be some minor traffic problems during the work but efforts will be made to keep tieups as minimal as possible. The work is being done under a $3,340,000 contract awarded to a consortium of low "bidders, the Klliot Daskal Corp. and the George Campbell Painting both of 40-11 149th Flushing. The money was obtained by the city through the federal Local Public Works Act. city has undertaken in a number of years.

Mautner said some 60.000 gallons of paint will be used, half of which will be for a prime coat. The finish coat will be brown and tan with the two towers in the darker shade. The same brown "oior will be used to paint horizontal stripes on the bridge with rest of the steelwork painted tan. Mautner noted that the bridge has been declared a landmark and that the two-tone color scheme had to be worked out in cooperation with the city Landmarks Commission. 1 44,000 Vehicles Clocked He said the paint will cover some 11.000 feet of upper roadway and 7,000 feet of lower roadway.

Part of the job will include some upgrading and By BERNARD RABIN The 75-year-old Queensboro Bridge, which has been showing her age in recent years, will have a complete new look and paint job in the next two years, city Transportation Administrator Alexander J. Mautner said yesterday. Two-Tone Coor Scheme He revealed that painting of engineers' offices and workshops under Ihe bridge on both sides of the East River has started and painting of the superstructure will get under way early in the spring. Calling the paint job the largest of its kind the It's Greek to Him ioro's Seminar Is Feb. 4 On U.S.

Beach Standards A seminar on the economic, ecological and recreational value of Queens' beaches and waterfront will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, in an effort to develop a plan for making the city's waters meet federal standards. ing. meet federal standards. The standards must be met by 1983, as mandated by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.

"After the seminars are held." Miss Hoffman said, "there will be a citywide workshop, during which time various water quality plans will be presented, sentiments of citizens will be heard, and alternate solutions will be discussed. Out of all of this, we hope to draw up a final plan for making the city's water meet federal standards." Miss Hoffman said the seminars and the citywide workshop, which will probably be held in late spring, will allow participation by various citizens and civic organizations in the development of the city's water quality plan All the seminars are free to the public. The first seminar on Jan. 14 will be held at NYU's Washington Square campus and will deal with the economic development, financing rnd institutional arrangements required for reaching optimum water quality management. The second session will be held the following Saturday at New York Community College and will deal with Brooklyn and the borough's problems with wastewater systems.

Staten Island College will be the site The all-day seminar, which is being coordinated by Hunter College's department of biology and geography, will feature a variety of speakers, who will talk on such subjects as "Beach Use in Queens," "The Value to Society of the New York City Queens Waterfront," and "Making Decisions on Waterfront Uses" The seminar will be held at either Queens College or Queensborough Community College. The exact location will be announced later. The seminar is one of five which will be held weekly around the city, beginning Saturday, Jan. 14, and ending on Feb. 11 sponsored by the City Planning Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Citizens Advisory Committe.

The seminars are being coordinated by various universities and colleges. The purpose of the seminar, according to Rosalie Hoffman of the City Planning Commission, is to inform and educate the public of what steps will be necessary to make the city's waters, which are used for swimming and fish Casiiglionc Heads Club Frank Castiglione has been reelected to his fourth term as president of the Flushing Boys Club. Castiglione the president of the Jet Asphalt Co will be installed by the club's board of directors at ceremonies at the Amber Lantern Restaurant, 150-24 Northern Flushing, on Jan. 11. of the Jan.

28 seminar, which will concentrate on wetlands, the impact of dredsing and the social and economic benefits of clean water. The final session on Feb. 11, follow News photo by fcd Mohnari nMAA. r-nm rwrfailic nrpAV fnUWir rianrp rnmnanv. nerforms at St.

Deme- ing the Feb. 4 Queens session, will be held at Manhattan College in Riverdale, VdUlCl 11 VIII ovuuu, a v. 1 Mr trios Church in Astoria Wednesday night. The colorful dance troupe is composed of 32 members, all of whom are either students at or graduates of Greek universities. on such subjects as what determines quality" water, and the paths of waste water..