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ff r'rTTTT'!" tll'f rOrTT; 1 i t. x.xx rroOTt' rr wtvctTi Quits Board JHIEEA i i n1 i PASSAIC MORRIS ESSEX NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, Sayi MayW, Not He, Favors Local Garbage WEST PATERSON The Baumann-Stupiello contest to take over local government Nov. 8 has turned into a slugging match. Brother Mayors Rival Last night, Leo Stupiello, brother of Anthony Stupiello (Mayor Alfred H. Baumanns opponent for mayor), gave newsmen a statement in which he offered his resignation from the Hanning Board to the mayor because, I refuse to be one of your political hacks, yes men and whipping boys.

When apprised of the matter after last nights council meeting, Mayor Baumann said, -This comes as a most pleasant prise because I have been asking Leo for his resignation for the past 10 months. ezonmg Experts Present Views For Homes, Industries WAYNE After nearly five hours of listening to proposed uses for the 16-acre Parahus tract in the Mountain View section of th? township, the Township Council adjourned its special meeting at 1:30 this morning, no closer to the solution of the areas zoning problem. Wanaque Candidate Asks Asphalt Probe Democrat Hits GOP MayorVProgram Says Resurfacing a 'Sticky' Issue WANAQUE A probe to determine the quality of the resurfacing work on recently repaired roads under Republican Mayor Harry T. Wolfes $70,000 road-rehabilitiation program was requested by Mrs Elsie Peters, a Conklintown Road resident. Evidence Disclosed FIRES AFTERMATH A Wayne volunteer fireman tosses charred remains of furniture through window opening of gutted home of Melvin Cohen, 58 Heights Road, after blaze was extinguished.

Firemen said all sheetrock on the first level of the home was burned off but the building was not damaged structurally. (Herald-News Photo) 1966 nessman, a banker, or the commissioner of education would view them. Boards Own Figures From the records filed by our own school board with the commissioner of education, Trenton we find the following signed by Stephen L. Bartholomew as president of the board Pike then shows the figure for bonds issued and outstanding and the proposed issue for the school fiscal year, totalling $9,136,528.50. i These figures do not include the (annual budgets of the high school, he wrote, which' last year was $1,660, -950, nor of the grade schools.

Neither do these figures include funds for sewers, water facilities, general capital funds, roads, acquisition, of land, and other expenses including salaries of firemen, policemen, and other borough workers. Pike then turned to cost sheets. As reported to our property owners, he added. Pike Says School Debt $9-Million A Democratic candidate for council in the coming election, Mrs. Peters told the council and the small audience in the municipal chambers, I feel sufficient evidence has been disclosed to warrant prompt investigation by an outside testing firm.

Meanwhile I ask that the contractors performance bond be held up until test results are in or concluded, Mrs. Peters said. The Democratic candidate read her prepared statement. Mayor Wolfe asked that copies be given to the borough clerk and attorney. Mrs.

Peters obliged. She told the council that in many places the resurfacing was too thin, or too thick, or improperly graded for drainage Essex Fells Resident Charges Board Withheld West Essex Regional Costs sur- The mayor then added, When Leo was a member of the Board of Adjustment, I agreed to transfer him to the planning board at his request, but I have learned to my regret that he wasnt qualified to hold either post. In his statement, Stupiello accused Baumann of putting words in my mouth that he makes it appear I favor dumping garbage in the borough which is a gross untruth. Mayors Suggestion Stupiello declared, Actually it was Mayor Baumann who suggested a large excavation in Garrett Mountain could be filled with garbage by using the sanitary land fill method and I want to make it clear that I do not favor his method or any other method of dumping garbage anywhere in the borough. At the councils public hearing, Stupiello criticized Baumann for not attending a conference at offices of the Union Building Construction Co.

Passaic, to discuss possible violation of the local ordinance on soil removal. The mayor replied, I was not given sufficient notice of the meeting and I could not break prior committments for that date. Stupiello claims the construe tion firm has a contract with Passaic Valley Water Commission to remove stone and soil from its property in Garrett Mountain, off Route No Permit Obtained Since neither obtained a permit for the operation, each is liable to the $200-a-day penalty under the terms of the local ordinance. He added, Each day of soil mining constitutes a separate violation and I feel that the borough should collect about in fines from either Union Building, PVWC, or both. It has been learned, however, that while quarry operators and the water commission have not applied for a soil removal permit nor appeared before the planning board concerning the operation, they have filed daily reports, with the borough clerk which show the number of blasts, their intensity, the amount of explosives used and the quantity of rock excavated.

Furthermore, another conference will be held shortly between local planners, the water commission and the quarry owners on their matter. Graves Hopes Marshall Stays PATERSON Mayor Frank X. Graves Jr. expressed hope Wednesday that Kenneth Marshall, director of the citys antipoverty program, will reconsider his resignation. Marshall quit the post Tuesday in a dispute with the agencys Board of Directors.

Two of his key assistants also walked out. Graves met with about 100 demonstrators from the Federation of Neighborhood Councils who picketed the antipoverty office and told them: Ken Marshall is a good man and I hope hell reconsider this resignation and take his job back. My office is 100 per cent for retention of Ken Marshall as director of the antipoverty task force. Efforts to Sway Council Formal presentations, opinions, recommendations, suggestions, complaints all were giyen to the council in an effort to sway members to one side or the other. The meeting was called last night to hear presentations of proposed uses of the property by the Wedgewood-At-Wayne Homeowners Association and Peter Parahus, of Clifton, owner of the 16 acres presently zoned for industrial use.

Litigation on the validity of the 1960 ordinance changing the zone from Residence to industrial is awaiting a decision on Nov. 10 in the Appellate Division of Superior Court. After a late start and a slow beginning, the presentations began with slides shown by John Geiger of Basking Ridge, a planner. Geiger showed homes in Wayne built on soil similar to that of the Parahus tract and showed homes in Morristown that abut railroad lines. Homes and Park His suggested usage of the property ranged from subdividing it into 24 residential lots offering $850,000 in ratables to a plan that called for only 16 homes and a 5.3-acre park.

The park, he said, could contain a pool to be supported by the association, a Little League field and outdoor tennis courts. Geiger suggested that the lat ter proposal would enable the owner to realize a sizable return on his investment He claimed that Myrtle Ave nue off Route 23 is not adequate as the only access road, to the industrial area, and strongly recommended that council re zone the property back to its original classification of residence as requested by residents of the Wedgewood development. The planner, speaking for the homeowners, said that if the property was developed according to its potential and access, it would bring $300,000 in rata bles, essentially half of what would be possible with residential development. Some quick calculations fol-Please Turn to Page 16 Col. Of Railroad Station purposes.

She claimed the heel of her shoe caught in a street recently resurfaced. Local Expert Advises She said that Theodore Snure is a local cement and asphalt expert. She said he advised a questioning the council about the quality of the roads and testing by an independent testing firm. Mrs. Peters did not cite any particular road that was in her opinion inferior.

Mrs. Peters said she realized her request for a probe was sticky -at election time. Wolfe declared Mrs. Peters observations were hogwash and a political gimmick. A heated exchange followed during which time Mrs.

Peters said, she did not come before the council to' be slandered Please Turn to Page 16 Col. The building has not seen serv ice in several years. The move to acquire the building was recommended by Councilman Warren Hagstrom. The one-story building is 30 by 50 feet, and has a large parking lot. Police headquarters is presently in the second floor of the Muncipal Building on Ring-wood Avenue.

The council appointed Mrs. Pauline Hendriks, 14 Park Haskell, as a school crossing guard. Since the Erie Lackawannas turntable in Midvale is no longer being used, the railroad has shut, off the floodlights in the area. Mayor Harry T. Wolfe said that this, has caused three streets in the borough to become dark.

To Light Dark Streets To alleviate this condition, Wolfe asked that three lights be installed at First, Second and Please Turn to Page 16 Col. ful battle against four ancient enemies of man: disease, ignorance, want and bigotry. He cited measures having to do with medical help and research, mental disability, narcotics, highway safety, water pollution, education, immigration and vot ing registration and the minimum wage. De Marco paraphrased one of Joelsons lines to say the con gress was historys greatest in the amount of money it spent. Please Turn to Page 16 Col.

1 NORTH CALDWELL A district resident yesterday charged the West Essex Regional Board of Education with withholding important facts on anticipated operating costs for the proposed middle school and for giving a false picture of the debt burden which he said will be more than $9-million. These accusations have been made by Sidney J. Pike, 137 Fells Road, Essex Fells, in an open letter, also sent to each board member: He wrote, At. many meetings we were' promised by the president and the board members the, facts pertaining to the schools financial condition. The com--ment usually was, Be patient.

Pike wants all of the available costs and the financial condition of the West Essex Regional High School included in the brochure to appear before the school referendum on Nov. 29. He wants all of the particulars to be viewed as a busi Cedar Grove Boy 'Poor' Car-Bike Crash Injures Lad, 12 CEDAR GROVE A 12-year-old local boy remains in poor condition at The Mountainside Hospital. Montclair, with head injuries he suffered when he pedaled his bicycle into a moving auto at Fairview Avenue and Upland Way about 5 p.m. yesterday.

The boy, Todd Griffith, 94 Winding Way, Cedar Grove, was riding his bike down Upland Way whert he slammed into a car driven by Frederic D. Fogle, 17 Belaire Court, Roseland, police said. The Cedar Grove Rescue Squad arrived on the scene at 5 p.m. That unit responded at the request of Patrolman William Dillon and Alan Michaels, the investigating officers. Griffith was taken to the hospital by the Cedar Grove Ambulance Unit, where he was treated for head injuries.

-There were no charges filed by police. Both car and bicycle were damaged. Halt to Suit Allows Town Hall Land Buy WANAQUE A Superior Court appeal to restore Erie Lackawanna passenger service through Midvale is preventing the railroad, from selling or leasing the local station house, and surrounding grounds here to the borough. The town wants to buy the station, located in Railroad Avenue, Midvale, and lease the grounds and parking facilities around it for a new police headquarters. The railroad is willing to sell the station, but according to Nate Bernstein, borough attorney, Erie Lackawanna cannot proceed until the appeal to continue passenger service is decided.

The price tag on the station house is $100 and the railroad has agreed to lease the land for $25 a year. 90 Years Old The 90-y a r-old station house was first eyed for a new polcie headquarters last spring. There was a dramatic moment in the questioning on Viet Nam when one student commented that during a recent week 91 Americans had been killed, one of them his brother. The questioner was 21-year-old Walter Campbell, a senior at the university; his brother was the late. Pfc.

Patrick Campbell, 19. Recites Accomplishments Joelson began his presentation with a recitation of accomplishments of the 89th Congress in beginning a very meanining- Fire Guts Home; Two Men Hurt Wayne Vamps Suffer Burns In Paint Blaze WAYNE Two firemen were injured yesterday while fighting a blaze that gutted the split-level, brick and frame home of Melvin Cohen at 58 Heights Road. The fife, which was reported at 2:44 p.m., began when varnish fumes were ignited by a gas pilot-light in the kitchen. Painters working in the home attempted to extinguish the fire but when firemen arrived flames were' coming out several windows. Mrs.

Cohen told police that all the walls in the first level of the home had been painted that day with art oil base paint and the painters Hewitt Cornwell, 471 E. 34th Paterson, were finishing the kitchen cabinets, spraying them with varnish. Also working in the house at the time were a plumber and a carpenter. When the fumes ignited in the one of the painters said, it flashed into the living room and spread quickly, feeding on the freh paint. John Me Clellen, a member of Packanack Co.

5, was treated at the scene by the First Aid Squad for a burned hand. Lieutenant Edward Kostelak, Community. Co. 1, was also given first aid at the scene and was later treated at Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pequan-nock, for second and third degree bums on the right hand and forearm. A woman in the home when the fire broke out praised the firemen for their quick response and efficient work.

Fire Co. also responded. Mrs. Cohen, packing a station wagon at 5:30 p.m. with the few belongings that could be salvaged, said she didnt know where she, her husband and three children would stay while their home is being restored, Board Votes Contract Approves Start Of New School PATERSON A low bid of $49,700 by V.

Ottilio and Sons, 575 Preakness was approved last night at a meeting of the Passaic County Technical and Vocational Board of Education for demolition, rodent con trol, clearing, and grubbing on the site of the vocational high school to be built in Wayne. The two-story structure, to be built on a 58-acre tract of county-owned land, is being financed equally by the federal government and the county. The federal government has already provided a grant of $3,925,000, matching funds provided by the ounty. The ground-breaking ceremonies will take place Saturday afternoon at 1 oclock. The cost of the school will include furniture, equipment, land development, landscaping and construction.

The federal grant was provided by the Eco nomic Development Administra tion. The new school will conform to the rocky terrain of the land. Tito DiVincenzo, the architect, has designed the school in this manner. All involved in the project the U.S. government, the State Department of Education, and the county board have approved the plans for the high school.

At the groundbreaking cere monies, a buffet lunch will be provided. Commissioner Joseph A. Stanek, director of parks in Passaic, will provide a large flat truck for the occasion, a podium, and a complete portable speaker system, Joelson-De Marco Debate Centers on Viet Nam War as reported by our board to Trenton: construction, etc. $2,285,000, interest $1,435,275. From the commissioner of educations viewpoint, Pike contended, the cost is $3,720,275.

Interest Adds 64 Per Cent This would include an interest of about the highest in 35 years, he wrote. Property owners would be committed for years at todays rates. The anticipated interest alone equals 64 percent of the cost of the proposed school. To borrow and commit the property owners to this sum, the board mandatorily must apply the commisioner of education and the Division of Local Government in Trenton, asking for approval of an extended debt limit in the amount of about $1,209,511, this figure being the excess over statutory limitations as prescribed by law. He added, Our current expense cost per weighted pupil Please Turn to Page 16 Col.

1 well take toward acquiring the third acre, but we expect to start negotiations soon. Councilman David March complained that the building inspector had refused to give him a report on building permits he had issued. Mayor Baumann referred the matter to the building committee. Baumann reported the Board of Freeholders will act Nov. 7 to set up a county office for the Office of Economic Opportunity which will serve all county municipalities expect Passaic and Paterson.

The council endorsed the proposal. Public Service Electric and Gas Company will be asked to place a new street light at Pascal Place and Williams Drive and will submit a report to the council if a light is necessary on Kay Road. Refuses Permits The council ordered building inspector not to issue building permits for five lots on Mary Street, to front on Route 80, until the state decides on exact highway alignments at this point. The mn'ter was also referred the plannng board for study. John Gabler, Overmount Ave-me, asked that a ditch running along property be covered to eliminate it as a hazard to chil dren.

Baumann referred the request to the public works com Transfer of title of a liquor license for a store in the shopping center on McBride Avenue from Loins DeLotto to his son, Mario, was approved by the council. Fairfield GOP Dinner At Firehouse Saturday FAIRFIELD A dance and buffet will be held in honor of the Republican council candidates George Andy Schubert and Dr. Nathan Freed, sponsored by the Fairfield Republican Committee. The affair, to be held on Saturday at the old firehouse, will begin at 9 p.m. WEST PATERSON Howard Silverman, local civic and political leader, has withdrawn all court action to stop the governing body from acquiring land on which to build a new municipal building.

Mayor Alfred H. Baumann announced last night the Borough Council will now proceed with negotiations to acquire three acres near the present Borough Hall on McBride Avenue. It already has the Option to buy two acres for $25,000 on which it has paid a $2,500 de-posit. However, it may have difficulty in obtaining the third acre which is owned by Edward Gallo, local builder and a member of. the Planning Board.

Gallo said last night, My larid is not for sale. When asked what he would do if the coun cil started condemnation proceedings to acquire his acre, Gallo said, Til fight it. To Negotiate Soon Mayor Baumann said, We havent decided yet what steps ment members to establish a police athletic league, more parks, and to open the schools at night for teen-age activities. Smock and Vreeland urged greater expansion of recreation al facilities and more public involvement in existing programs. Vreeland said that funds in the capital improvement ac count should continue to be used to improve existing facilities and to add new ones when feasible.

Vreeland also said that industry an important place in the township but that it must always be of the highest caliber and that present ordinance prohibiting multiple dwellings should not be changed. Black and Kranetz said that there is a need for a balance of the commercial, residential and in dustrial factors in the township Montville Candidates Discuss Charter, Play By EDWARD J. MULLIN Herald-New Staff Writer PATERSON With the Viet Nam war as the central talking point, the Eighth District candidates for Congress debated and answered questions yesterday at a meeting arranged by the University Club in the-feSeton Hall University Extension in Ellison Street. More than 100 students attended and their extended questioning indicated their interest in the war above other issues. Rep.

Charles S. Joelson, Dem ocrat seeking a fourth term, portrayed the American 'effort in Viet Nam as one painful but prudent, dedicated to convincing an enemy he cannot win a military victory and then encouraging him to negotiate. He spoke of extended American effort to bring about negotiations. Favors Wider Talks His challenger, Republican Richard M. De Marco, said he did not believe every available attempt to bring about a conference had been exhausted.

He he favored negotiations beyond the normal scope of diplomacy, including direct invitation to the North Vietnamese to participate. But, he said, if negotiations fail America should bring to bean all of her military might to win. He challenged the Presidents suggestion that American forces might stay in Viet Nam for 10 years. Such an effort would bring the country to the verge of bankruptcy, he said. De Marco encountered some difficulty in explaining thdv determination of the transition from all-out negotiations to an increased military effort.

At one point he said, Im not a military strategist. I just want the boys home. MONTVILLE The question of a township charter study and also what could be done to improve recreation facilities was idisdussed at candidates night, sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Democrats Donald R. Black and Frank Kranetz said that a study to re-evaluate the pres ent township government would be worthwhile.

Incumbent Republicans Kenneth Smock and James P. Vreeland Jr. said that a growth of public interest in the idea should preclude any efforts to put the question on the ballot Kranetz and Black pointed to the need for greater interest in conservation and beautification programs and proposed a joint study team comprised of recreational board and police depart' 4T INFORMAL TALKS James ONeill (left) of Lake Ilopatcong, president of Seton Halls University Club, gestures to Eighth District congressional candidates, Richard M. DeMarco, Republican, and Rep. Charles S.

Joelson, the Democratic incumbent, moments before they squared off in a public debate yesterday. At right is Karl R. Petersson of Haskell, vice president of, the Seton Hall student council. (Herald-News Photo).