Belleville Company Hired to Construct Ewan Tract Streets, Curbing And
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rp=HOW TO GET THE LEADER Just Fill in the Form On Page 12 And Return It to Us! — Serving the Town Since 1890 — TII mill nm rmn» rw •• ~rrr-" " i PUBLIC LAND SALE SET FOR 2 P.M. TOMORROW. SEPTEMBER 16 Belleville Company Hired to Construct Ewan Tract Streets, Curbing and Sewers Council Ratifies Three-Year Contract With Public Works Employees; Judge's Ruling on Early Morning Pickup Ordinance Set for October 12 By PAUL J. PEYTON The public sale will include seven per hour on January I of next year active to January 1, $37,144 on Janu- Spnially Wrilirrtfcr Pu WrilftrUUnder lots on Hamilton Street and one each and $ 13.85 per hour on January I of ary 1, 1995 and $38,630 on January The Town Council hired a on Bailey Court and Prospect Street. 1996. 1,1996. The salary of the building Belleville firm, at its September 13 In addition, three lots on Columbus Seven-year employees will receive and housing code inspector will be meeting, (o complete improvements Avenue, not connected with the fiwan $17.76 per hour retroactive to Janu- $39,369 retroactive to January I, within the Ewan Tract which will Tract, will be included in the public ary I, $ 18.47 on January 1, 1995 and $40,944 on January I, 1995 and include streets, curbing and sewers. auction. $19.21 on January I, 1996. $42,582 on January 1, 1996. The Lexington Heights subdivision, The bulk of the lots in the Iracl have Among those officials included in The council introduced an ordi- as it is commonly referred lo, will minimum bids set at $200,000. The the contract, ihc building inspector nance to establish a two-hour yield 19 building lots, nine of which F.wan Tract sale would yield u mini- will receive a salary ot $35,715 letro- COHTIHUfOOMMOCn will be sold at apublic auction tomor- mum of $1,765,000, if all the starting row, Friday, September !6, at Town bids are met. Hall. In a related matter, the council au- Planning Board Tables Cliialc Studio lor The weiltfld Ltmder In an 8 to I vote by the governing thorized a resolution for the town to A BIG SMILE.. Jenka Gross of WcsttlcM had a great lime with her mother at body, J.A. Alexander, Inc. was hired apply to the state lor the proper fresh (he St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains' at a cost of $455,633 to complete the water wetlands permit for the project. Annual Italian Festival held September 2 to 5. Jessica enjoyed her ride on the work. Objecting was First Ward The application fee for the permits is Vote on Subdivisions merry-go-round. The featival featured a large variety ofitalian foods and games CouncilmanAnthonyM.LaPorta. No $550. and was attended by over 30,006 people. , reasons were given by him. In other business, Town Attorney Town Wants to Create Two New lj)ts on Union Street Charles H. Brandt announced that a preliminary hearing has been set for Hy JKANNK WHITNKY from the three already existing. One Iowa, Scholastic Aptitude Scores Wednesday, October 12. at the Union Simiiilly Wiiltenfurlrte Wrstfirltl Under would be a larger triangular corner County Court House in Elizabeth for After much public discussion Sep- lot. what is expected lo be the final ruling tember 12, the Westfield Planning However, the Planning Board said on a lawsuit challenging Wcsttield's Board postponed decision on two they want to know more about the For Students Explained by Dr. Smith ordinance restricting the limes when applications to subdivide lots along drai nage systems at the Garwood and haulers can pick up garbage in lown. Union Street that at least one nearby Westfield border on Union and Various Options, Framed by School Board, to Handle Elementary Student Rise The suit, Illcd by Rinwood Dis- Ciarwood resident described as "wet- Sherman Streets in connection with Explained Again; Some Parents See Defeat for Bond Issue, Even Though They Approve of It posal and supported by Hamlette lands." subdividing the lots. Westfield Engi- Disposal and Dependable Disposal, Town Attorney Charles H. Brandt neer Kenneth B. Marsh pointed out By ELLEN HA DIN will be ruled on by Superior Court said the 12-foot deep detention basin examination ot'existing drainage sys- Spetiitlly Written fur TV Timn have scored 4.8. on the verbal section and 533 on the The sixth graders who took the mathematics section, as compared to Judge Edward W. Bcglin, Jr. created in the low-lying area where tems is generally only done when Aspecial meeting of the Westfield The council ratified a three year Cranford, Garwood and Westfield road improvements are undertaken. Board of Education on Tuesday, Sep- 1994 Iowa test also scored above national averages of 423 for verbal their grade level of 6.8, with 8.8 on and 479 for mathematics. Dr. Smith contract with Local No. 866 of Ihc meet has changed all that. The decision was delayed and the tember 13, focused on the Brotherhood of Teamsters represent- "It was a flood zone until the basin public hearing will continue on creai- Superintendent's report on student the vocabulary portion, 9.2 on the also announced average Westfield reading portion; 11 in total language scores on the achievement tests and ing 38 full-time public works em- was put in," Mr. Brandt said. ing a detention basin and two lots on achievement as well as student en- ployees The contract is retroactive A resident of Union Street in Morris Avenue until the board has rollment and space needs. and 9.9 in mathematics. advanced placement exams. Ninety- Westfield students had also scored four per cent of the district's 1994 to January I, 1994 and expires De- Garwood claimed water rises to a information abut drainage in the area. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. cember 31, 1996. height of six feet within an hour dur- In a separate application, the board Mark C. Smith, reported Westfield well on the 1993-1994 High School graduatingclasshadgoneontohigher Proficiency Test, Dr. Smith said. The education, Dr. Smith said. The employess will receive in- ing a storm in the stream adjoining agreed to sell a 20-foot portion of fourth graders taking the 1994 Iowa creases of 3.75 per cent this year, 4 the proposed lots. land on Dunham Avenue to an ad- test had scored 6.2 on the vocabulary I lth graders were first in the county The second item on the agenda was on reading, writing and essay por- the projected increase of 386 stu- per cent next year and 4 per cent in But another nearby resident admit- joining property owner. The remain- portion of the test, 6.6 on the reading 1996. ted that the creation of the basin had ing 60,000 square feet would be four portion, 7.4 in total language and 6.8 tions of the test, and second on the dents to enter grades Kindergarten to mathematics portion. fifth between 1994-1995 and 1998- The salaries are on a seven-level alleviated a lot of the water problems oversize lots no less than 90-fee! wide in mathematics. The fourth graders scale based on seniority. First-year in the area. His family wants lo pur- each, Mr. Brandt said. took (he test in the eighth month of On the 1994 Scholastic Aptitude 1999. Four basic manners of accom- Tests, Dr. Smith said Weslficld stu- modating this increased enrollment employees in the roads, parks, sewer chase a portion of Ihc land tract from A floor plan for a conversion of the fourth grade; a child scoring ex- and shade tree divisions will receive (he town before it is subdivided. actly at grade level would, therefore, dents scored an averageof 475 points were discussed. 433 Central Avenue to a combination Most of the board members and the $12.81,retroactive tojanuary,$l 3.32 The town wants to create two lots approximately 150 members of the public attending the meeting were opposed to the option of increasing ShopRite Hearings Begun February, 1993 Tuttlc Bridge Project class size and eliminating an and music rooms. That first option would involve some redistricting to achieve Slated to Begin in June an average class size of 25 students, Just Might Conclude by the Year's End according to Dr. Smith. Existing 1907 Structure Will Be Demolished; Several members of the public Entry and Exit of Delivery Trucks, and Their Impact on Traffic, Examined spoke against larger classes, saying New and Modern Bridge Will Be Constructed By SUZETTK STAI.KKR ban flavor of the community. that the classrooms themselves arc Sl«,wth Wrmrr, far Tlte WrutfirMLmln Avenue. Detractors of the bid feel too small for any more children; that Dean Gavcr. counsel for Village this would cause stacking of cars on By PAUL J. PEYTON The Westfield Planning Board re- Supermarkets, cross-exami ncd oppo- Spttiallf Written/or The WrttfitldLtajir defeatiheir purpose. He said the bulk students today have more problems Central Avenue. of trash downtown is mixed. This sumed talks last Thursday regarding sition witness Hal Sinioli, a profes- Department of Transportation of- and require more teacher Aime and Mr. Simoff, testifying on behalf of includes everything from food wrap- an application by Village Supermar- sional engineer with Simoff and attorney William Butler, counsel for ficials have informed Westfield that that additional children iir.f class- kets to build a ShopRite superstore pers and containers to bottles and room increase the time teachers must Staiger of Chatham, attempting lo Reilly Oldsmobile of Westfield, de- the agency anticipates hiring a con- newspapers.