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22 Tfct Herld-New, February 26, 1 970 Riverdale Plans Court Action to Stop i II I rr ,7 that apparently doesn't mean anything to the state," he In planning to block the proposed public hearing through court action, Scaletti said the towns involved need more time to study "whatthey (the state) gave us." The mayor again stressed there are school auditoriums in the four area towns large enough to accommodate a public hearing "without going to Wayne." George Slingland, borough attorney, was authorized to draft the telegram asking for an investigation into fees charged by the engineering consulting firms. Copies will be sent to the governor, the state attorney general, Harry Sears and Joseph Maraziti, state senators from Morris County. Scaletti said it is his understanding the firm of John Kosner of New York was paid $180,000 for a study. He said the most recent study and recommendations were made by James Purcell of East Orange. According to the mayor, he met Feb.

2 with George Woodruff, state highway supervising engineer. At the time, said By DAN McKEOWN Herald-News Staff Writer RIVERDALE Mayor Albert Scaletti and the Borough Council plan to seek a court injunction in efforts to block the scheduled March 10 hearing in Wayne on the proposed widening of Route 23. Scaletti and his group are also sending to Gov. William Cahill and others asking for a probe into the fees charged by engineering consulting firms which have prepared studies for the proposed widening. Both actions were disclosed during last night's council meeting.

Scaletti disclosed he is inviting mayors of Pequannock, Butler and Kinnelon to attend a conference at 8 p.m., Tuesday, in Borough Hall. The purpose; said the mayor, will be to seek cooperation of officials of the other three neighboring towns in seeking the court injunction. "We started this protest on a joint action basis and I want to keep it that way," the mayor said. However, he indicated Riverdale would act on its own if officials of the other communities don't cooperate. "I unanimously subscribe to that," said Councilman William Smith, president of the council.

Scaletti repeated his blast of several weeks ago when he accused state officials of planning a public hearing at 10:30 in the morning when most folks can't attend." He also accused state Department of Transportation officials of not keeping their word regarding the joint protests of the four towns involved. "The proposed widening first included Riverdale, Pequannock, Kinnelon and Butler," the mayor said. "Now, under present proposals, Wayne is included along with Pequannock to a section ending at the Riverdale traffic circle." Scaletti added. According to the mayor, the state added the new twist knowing the four towns involved attended meetings in Trenton and recommended alternate proposals as asked. Scaletti said Riverdale and Butler spent funds for engineering studies.

"However, Herald-News Photo by Dan McKcown Roger Struble, second from right. Reardon, who is chairman, first resigned from the board in order to be eligible for the new six-year appointment. PLANNERS Ellsworth Reardon, who recently started a six-year term on the Butler Planning Board, signs records for Carl Whritenour borough clerk. With them are Chris left who started his 16th year on the board and Mayor Tech Board Eyes Possibility Of Added Aid from Sales Tax Awards Scavenger Pact Riverdale RIVERDALE A three-year garbage and trash removal contract was awarded to the West Milford Disposal Co. by the Borough Council.

The $59,256 contract will be signed tomorrow in the office of George Slingland, borough attorney, when a bond will be posted. The company was the lower of two bids opened. The Tri-County Disposal Co. Fairfield, offered to remove garbage for $23,800, one year, or $49,800, two years. The present seavanger, Pinrose Co.

of Maplewood, didn't present a bid. This was the second time this month the council opened garbage removal bids. The Tri-County company was the only bidder several weeks ago, That prompted Mayor Albert Scaletti to disclose if bids were considered too high "the second time around," the coun- cil intended creating its own sanitation department. Scaletti disclosed last night he was ready to propose such a move before the bids were opened. Rate Increases PATERSON The County Board of Technical and Vocational Education last night discussed the possibility of a change in the New Jersey State Constitution that would dedicate 75 per cent of the state sales tax for.

state aid to public schools. Commissioner Nicholas Martini had his reservations, saying before he approved of such a move, he would "like to know if the property owner would be relieved. Supposedly, the original purpose of the tsx was to provide some tax relief for local property owners," he said. Dr. Michael Gioia, who had proposed that the board endorse the plan, said he was under the impression that the sales tax was imposed to establish "a more 22 Per Gent 10 times as many as the next highest number recorded, deaths from respiratory illnesses, which totaled 26 for the past year.

In automobile accidents his office said 49 persons died of auto injuries killing 23 drivers, 14 passengers, nine pedestrians and 3 motorcyclists. Deaths from other causes investigated by his office were shown as 12 from fires, eight from drowning, four from accidental suffocation and one each from gun' shot wounds, poison, drugs and carbon monoxide. It was also a banner year for murder in Morris County, according to the report, which showed eight cases of homicide were investigated. Dr. Plum said that this year a full-time pathologist will be added to the staff, who, in addition to expanded toxology services from the state laboratory in Newark, will enable the office to operate more effectively.

Last year was the first year of operation for the county medical exaniiner, since all the work was formerly handled by the county physician; West Paterson Awards Pacts For Completing Water System Hearing Scaletti, he objected to plans which indicated five roads would connect at Riverdale Road and the Newark-Pomp-ton Turnpike. On Feb. 11, the mayor said, Woodruff presented ra different plan." "I want to know who authorized this waste of taxpayer's money and how much has been spent," Scaletti said. "We want to know what the state plans to do north of the Riverdale traffic circle to Kiel Avenue in Butler and Kinnelon," the mayor added. He also disclosed that some weeks ago he asked the state for maps which would show rights-of-way widths and other per- today (yesterday) and they were incomplete," Scaletti said.

The mayor disclosed under present widening plans all of the Robert Magnus pronertv and many ratables at the circle would disaDDear. On the state plans for the Evans and Macopin Road section, the mayor said, in his opinion, "a second grade kid, not an drew them." eouitable formula of state aid for education." Joseph Hausmann, director, informed the board that be had been in contact with the Paterson Board of Education, regarding the extension of the use of the old vocational school on Van Houten Street for the coming school year. The Paterson Board of Education, however, is reassessing its own needs for 1970 and may need the facility itself. Freeholder Director Victor Wangner asked the commissioners whether courses at the vocational school were being geared to the needs of county industry. Hausmann replied that a survey had been taken to determine the greatest need.

Wangner suggested that the survey De updated, frequently, "limes orange-, and new industries are constantly being created," he commented. Hausmann announced that there will be a course in barbering when the new school opens in the. fall. Previously, courses were available only in New York City. Opposition by barbers' unions has been eliminated and the new course is regarded as somewhat of a breakthrough, said Hausmann.

Alex Smollok, secretary-business manager, reported that at the suggestion of the Rock Calculator, Biggs and Gian-caterino, the architects for the new building in Wayne were requested to conduct a study on the feasibility of rerouting the storm drain lines from Phase the parking lots and the athletic field, in order to effect savings on the amount of rock to be blasted. 4 Smollok said, "Careful study by both our surveyors and architects provided for the rerouting of this network of sewers, thereby avoiding large quantities of rock blasting and excavating, and placing these lines in as much fill areas as possible. Thousands of dollars are being saved on blasting and the plumbing contractor is cooperating by not charging for changes in material." realize the need and urgency of the meeting and urged them all to attend and not disregard it as they did the request from Pequannock Councilman Louis Piccoli for them to send their representatives to the Upper Valley Flood Control Committee's reorganization meeting held earlier this week. "Councilman, Piccoli, temporary chairman of the Upper Valley committee, requested the mayors of 16 communities to send representatives to the meeting," Vadala said. "However, beside Wayne and Pequannock, the only other community to send a representative was Lincoln Park." Vadala said he would see to it that the names of the mayors or their representatives attending this meeting as well as those mayors who do not will be published.

"In this way, we will let the people know just how interested their elected officials are in obtaining relief from floods," he said. Butler Board Head to Name New Chairmen BUTLER Chairmen and members of 10 committees will be named this evening by Dennis Santo, new president of the Board of Education. Santo disclosed he plans to activate the policy committee and name James Powell its chairman. Also on that committee will be Mrs. Emma Lou Whriten-our and Irving' Mc Donald.

Mrs. Patricia O'Hara, new member, is expected to go along with that. She had Indicated her proposal for the policy committee would include five members of the school faculty, five persons -not connected with the school five high school students, and some administrators, plus board members. i Mc Donald wiO head the negotiations committee; Ray Max, expansion; Charles Ebers, legislation; Mc Donald, personnel; Eugene Murphy, finance; Mrs. Writ en-our, general vocational; John Van Der Bas, building and grounds; and Mrs.

O'Hara, purchasing. Ebers will be the delegate to the state Federation of District Boards Education and Mrs. O'Hara, the alternate. Mrs. O'Hara will be the delegate to the Morris County School Board Association and Ebers, the alternate.

7 In other business, plans were announced to open bids March 25 for the improving of Section of Post Lane from the Hamburg Turnpike to an area near Riverview Terrace. He said the funds are available and the plans have been submitted to the state for approval. Councilman Howard Altemus disclosed there will be a trash pickup Monday. He also warned residents about leaving empty refuse cans in front of their homes. He said the wind blows them into the street and at times they have impeded snow plowing operations.

Altemus also warned the deadline for obtaining new dog licenses has expired and police will be making the -rounds starting Monday to issue summonses to owners of the unlicensed pets. However, until the visit is-made, residents can still purchase the tags from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m at the borough clerk's office, Altemus said. During January a total of 157 dog tags were sold. As it was, the bid of the Wayne-based construction company was nearly $15,000 lower than its nearest competitor, and S.

A. Miller who was at the meeting, was called to the dias to confirm the bid before it was announced. The two bids coming closest to the Miller bid were those submitted by the George Harms Excavating of Lincoln Park ($52,410) and the Budd Rand'e Oakland, which submitted a bid totaling $53,473. The highest bid submitted to the council was sent in by the Joseph Delia Penna Construction of Wanaque, with a total bid of $78,681.20. Contracts for the, construction of the pumping station were awarded to the Ridge Construction Hawthorne; the Burrows Well Drilling Hawthorne; and the Lovell Electric Ridgewood.

Ridge was given the general construction contract with a low bid of $25,694. Burrows was awarded the mechanical works contract at a total bid of $31,978. Love'l was given the electric contract with a bid of $33,241. The Burrows firm had also presented an over-all work bid at a total of $102,619, but the piecemeal contracts came in with a lower total. The bidders for the electrical work were ahso given the option of bidding without an auxiliary diesel generator, which would provide electric power, in case of an outage The council said it expects to have the entire new water system in operation during the latter part of spring or early summer.

i A letter is being sent the fire department reminding members that when the firehouse is to be used for things other than "firematics," advance approval of the council is required. Scaletti was also critical of a letter sent the council by Fire Chief James Wil-dey concerning a condition of a hydrant on Route 23. Scaletti said the department has been aware of the situation for some time and in his opinion the unit is still workable. MORRISTOWN Morris County's suicide rate is climbing faster than its population rate, according to Dr. Malcolm Plum, Morris County medical examiner.

In the annual report for 1969 from the county medical examiner's office submitted to the Morris County freeholders yesterday, Dr. Plum pointed out that 39 suicides were recorded in the county. He noted that in 1967 there were 16 suicides recorded and in 1968 the number jumped to 32, seven less than last year. Dr. Plum, in his report on his office's activity said, "Attention is directed to this rapidly growing figure, and the trend is unquestionably a real one." "I would suspect," he said, "that the reported increase in suicides far outstrips the population growth of Morris County." Police Say Lack Contributed to PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS A four-car accident sprawling across all lanes at the intersection of Routes 10 and 202 would have been impossible if the barrier down the middle of the highway had been built as promised, police charged yesterday.

The four-car accident Tuesday blocked traffic as one car was resting on its side in both the east and westbound lanes. The state Department of Transportation has promised for many years that a barrier would be built in the center of Route 10. Captain James Kitch of the Morris Plains Police Department and Captain Elwpod Fox of the Parsippany police say the barrier would prevent a lot of accidents on Route 10 from Johnson Road to Route 53. The dividing line on Route 10 forms the boundary line between Parsippany and Morris Plains. Tuesday eccident resulted in no serious injuries or fatalities.

There has been one fatality on this stretch already this year, on fatality last year and one three years ago. fall when the new high school building opens on Horseneck Road. Dermer came from Staten Island as assistant principal at Armonk School. He was hired from among a dozen candidates for the job. The source said that Dermer was scheduled to confer this morning with Warren E.

Bendixen, president of the board of education and other school trustees, and that a new contract would not be offered. Bendixen, however, last night, had no official comment to make. Suicide tin Quad-County Flood Committee Ready i ng Petitions for Cahill WEST PATERSON The Borough i Council last night awarded contracts totaling $129,102 for the completion of a new water system for the hill section of the borough. The four contracts awarded are for the construction of transmission lines and a pumping station to lead to the nearly finished new water tank on Washington Avenue. The entire project, which costs nearly $260,000, is designed to alleviate poor pressure problems that residents of that area of the borough have experienced for quite some time.

The contract for the construction of the water transmission lines was awarded to the S. A. MMer Construction 45 Jerome Place, Wayne. The firm, the lowest of the nine bidders making proposals last night, had sub- mitted a $37,892 bid. But that was raised to $38,269 after a mistake was found in the calculations.

Police Record Month's Work In Montville MONTVILLE Six breaks and entries and seven larcenies were reported here last month, according to Police Chief C. Richard Tomkins. There, were 6ix complaints of bad check passing and four cars reported stolen. There was one holdup and robbery. Four cases of malicious mischief were reported, and two prowlers.

Police assisted in two fires and participated in a total of 30 police functions. Two incidents of stolen property were reported, and property was recovered on two occasions, not necessarilv the 6ame. There were six juvenile offenses and four cases of general disturbance. Police made 19 escorts and assisted in one emergency. Burglar alarms sounded in police headquarters four times, and police assisted in nine ambulance There were four reports of bites by animals and three other complaints concerning animals.

Police recorded 37 motor vehicle accidents and. 16 other types of accidents. They sent out 61 school patrols and issued 66 motor vehicle summonses. He said of the greatest number of suicides, nine hangings and six deaths from gunshot wounds, there was "a significant amount of alcohol in the blood stream." He said alcohol, however, was not usually found in cases of suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. Six death were attributed to inhalation of exhaust fumes.

The remaining suicides were attributed to drugs, six deaths; asphyxiation, three deaths; drowning, one death; stab wounds, one death, and arson, one death. In other activities of the. office, which is staffed by Dr. Plum, four assistant medical examiners and two secretaries, 459 cases of sudden death were investigated with 219 autopsies performed. He said diseases of the heart and blood vessels accounted for 272 deaths, almost of Barrier 4-Car Mishap There were 36 accidents reported by in- polire departments in 1969 and 25 volved injuries.

In 1968 there were 29 accidents and no fatalities, but some injuries occurred. Kitch said the majority of the accidents were caused by left turns on the highway and the turning cars being struck in the rear. Fox agreed. At the corner of Routes 10 and 202 a driver cannot make a left turn. Anywhere along the highway, however, drivers can and do make such turns into business establishments.

Kitch said that at least 75 per cent pf the accidents on Route 10 would be prevented by the barrier. Fox said, "anything that prevents crossing the median" will prevent accidents. Fox included Johnson Road as needing the barrier since already two accidents haVe resulted from left turns from Route 10 into Johnson Road. Area Chamber Chooses Clifton For New Term BOONTON The president of the local Area Chamber of Commerce, M.A. Clifton, has been nominated for re-election.

Chamber members will have the opportunity to vote on March 23 at a general membership meeting at the Boonton Town Hall Community Room. Other members nominated include: first vice president Bruce Trethaway; second vice president, Vladimir Scerbo; and treasurer, Joseph Gotthelf. Nominated as three-year directors are: Thomas Marrota, Vincent Chadwick, Joseph Barbato Kurt Larson, Alfred Villoresi, James J. Falduto, Anthony Marcello and Thomas S. Brackin.

Nominated as two-year directors were: Frank A. Gaudioso, Fred G. Schmitt, Howard C. Hurff, Jeanne Marsden, Mar William Weller, Howard D. Mackey, Tom Trenholm Edward Baldwin, William Powell Thomas, Burton Simon, Robert Estler, John Lemanski and William V.

Donovan. Tossoni, Ziccordi to Speak WAYNE The president of the Board of Education and Wayne Education Association will address the township's Republican organization tonight in the Holster, Route 23. Charles Kabbash, program chairman, said the discussion between Dr. Joseph Tassoni, school board president, and Thomas ZiccardiWEA president shou'd start at about 9 p.m. following the organization's business meeting, starting at 8 p.m.

Principal at Montville H.S. Expected to Quit Post Today WAYNE Representatives of the Quad-County Citizens' Flood Control Committee will present a petition to Gov. William T. Cahill on March 9. Joseph Vadala, committee Chairman, announced he made the appointment with Cahill for the afternoon on the same day the state legislature is expected to act on a $4.5 million bill for river clearance projects in flood prone areas.

The petition calls on the governor and legislators to enact immediate flood control legislation and immediately appropriate all necessary state funds to begin an immediate flood control project. Vadala added that the committee is urging the mayors and governing bodies of flood affected communities in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic Counties to join together to adopt a united position with regard to needed flood control legislation and the appropriation of state -funds in addition to State Sen. Edward Sisco's matching fund bill now in the Senate. "If the mayors can decide upon a united resolution," Vadala said, "I would like to have a representative from the mayor's group present this resolution to the governor on March 9." Mayor Newton E. Miller is calling a meeting of mayors from the 38 affected communities for the purpose of adopting a united position, Vadala added.

The meeting will be held next Monday in the township's municipal building. Final plans for the March 9 meeting with Cahill will be discussed at the next general membership meeting of the committee to be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Pompton Lakes High School. Vadala said Sisco and Assemblyman Joseph Scancarella and Joseph Hirkala of Passaic County and Peter Thomas of Morris County have been asked to ad- dress the group. The importance of the meetings was stressed by Vadala as he urged residents in the communities to attend and lend support to the committee's efforts.

He also said that he hopes the mayors Oven fin Damages Wayne Home WAYNE An oven fire damaged the heme of William Ward, 529 Colfax Road, last night Police reported that the fire started at about JO in the oven and spread to some eaves in the kitchen. At 9:23 p.m., firemen were called to extinguish a brush fire off Fisk Road. MONTVILLE Dr. Arthur Dermer, principal of the Montville Township High School, is expected to announce his resig-natioa according to a reliable source within the school Questioned about the move last night, Nicholas De superintendent of. schools, said that he did not recommend to the Board of Education that Dermer's contract be renewed, but would not elaborate, other than to say that the move is due to "austerity." Dermer was hired in June 1968 for $15,000 to pilot the new high school pro-' gram and head the township's first freshman class at the Central School.

Last year he reportedly got a $300 raise. The high school now has both ninth and 10th grades, and the 11th will matriculate next Drug Safe Brings Prison Term PATERSON Raul Cirlolo Alvira, 2 of The Bronx, N.Y., was given a two- Wayne GOP to Fete Sisco on June 26 WAYNE Township Republicans will honor State Sen. Edward Sisco at a testimonial dinner June 28 in the Wayne Manor. Victor Damiano, who was often at odds with the former mayor, is chairman of the affair. "Sisco is one of our leading Damiano said, "and is to highly regarded that be could easily be a potential guber- -naiorial candidate in the future." Tickets went on sale yesterday, Dam-Is no said, and 320 of the 703 HTsHabl were told.

The chairman noted that be plans on having leading local GOP officials Including Vincent Rinaldo, party leader, and Sylvan Rothenberg, organi-ration president, there as toastmasteri Fire Damages Rec Room At West Paterson House WEST PATERSON Fire caused extensive damage to the recreation room of the Alexander Scott family at 52 Bartsch St. Tuesday. Fire Chief George Moussab said Scott was using a glue to hang paneling in the basement room, when some of the glue ran down the wall and into a wall socket "There was a spark and the glue ignited," Moussab said. Some parts of the main floor suffered smoke damage. AO three borough fire companies responded to the alarm.

year minimum reformatory term yesterday by Bergen County Judge Martin J. Kole for possession and sale of narcotics. Alvira, also Coed was charged with having heroin on Sept. 5, 1969, and selling heroin on Sept. and Oct 1969.

while on Third Street, Passaic. He pkaded guilty to the charges on Jan. 27..