Council Votes Pay Raises for Its Employees
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Your Want Ad The Zip Code Is Easy To Place- for Mountainside is Just Phone 686-7700 07092 An OHicial Newspaper * For The Borough 01 Mountainiide SuBltr ,p>,en Mill Seeend Clgii Psiigg* I'dbdcn Thyrid.iy hy Tr,,F.->(if r>uhi iNr-i>ncj' t ofp 25c per topi VOL. 19-NO, 24 Poid m MDunloinlidr, N, J. MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1977 7 New Providence Ho^l Vouni,i ^ dr N J fl-(W? 19 50 Yearly Council votes pay raises for its employees By KAREN ZAl'TYK works, $6,000, construction code official The Mountainside Borough Council, and building subcode official, $3,000 at its monthly meeting Tuesday night in each, plumbing subcode official, the Beechwood School, adopted a $2,800; public works foreman, $12,500. salary ordinance for municipal em- public works employees, full-time, ployees after fielding questions from $10,500; administrator of public several who apparently were assistance, $2,200; and janitor, SR.fXKi dissatisfied with the increases provided -O-O-- The complaints reportedly stemmed ALSO APPROVED at the session was from the fact that borough treasurer a salary ordinance for the local Police and tax collector Ruth Gibadlo had Department, providing a seven percen! requested a pay increase and was given across-the-board wage increase a 22 percent wage hike, whereas other salaries include: chief, $20,009; cap- employees received increases ranging tain, $18,800, detective lieutenant, DIAMONDS ARE...Shown in Mountainside Girls' Softball League action are, from 7 to 10 percent $18,511; lieutenant, $18,347; detective from left, batter Ann Keller of the Jaguars; unidentified Cougar runner Borough attorney John Post noted sergeant, $17,Ml; sergeant, $17,436, beating out a hit at first base; pitcher Liz Blouin firing the ball for the that the Council was not free at this detective, $16,865; and patrolmen, Jaguars, (photo-Graphics) time to make additional salary ap ranging from $13,110 to $16,296 propriations exceeding the line items in Two other salary ordinances also the 1977 municipal budget, but the were introduced at the meeting One Red Cross plans Apaches defeat employees did evoke assurance from provides a fi percent wage hike for the Mayor Thomas Ricciardi that their manager and assistant managers of the Speth: $8,000 cut Cherokees in wage demands would be discussed Mountainside Community Pool blood donations, before the 1978 budget is prepared (Continued en page 2! girls' Softball 'There is no question in my mind we seeksteen aides is 'rebuke' to voters have erred very seriously in the timing of the introduction of the salary or- A blood bank sponsored by the The Apaches, in their second victory Charles Speth, a member of the funds accumulated from previous out of four games in Mountainside girls' dinance," he stated "It is unfair to all Grouping Westfield-Mountainside chapter of the Mountainside Board of Education, this budgets. employees of the borough," American Red Cross will be held softball action, topped the Cherokees week sharply criticized the board for "It is not as if this was an austere with a 6-3 victory. Amanda Wyekoff Tuesday from l;30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Councilman Nicholas Bradshaw cutting its budget only $8,000 following budget, but indeed it brought the cost pitched for the Apaches, Laura Sharkey explained that Mrs. Gibadlo's increase by ability Presbyterian Parish House, 140 voter rejection of the budget in March per student to $500 more than the contributed some fine hitting, while Mountain ave., Westfield, was authorized to bring the "com- Speth declared; average of the other five kindergarten Wendy Goldberg contributed fine bination job of treasurer and tax A spokesman for the Red Cross said, "Last week, by a 5 to 2 majority, the through eighth grade districts who feed fielding. Runs scored for the Cherokees "The need for blood can arise in any collector more in line with what the Mountainside Board of Education flung were made by Donna Keller, Barbara treasurer's function is held to be in voted out family. At the present time one out of a stinging rebuke at the voters of Cromarty and Jackie Kelk, Andrea every 10 hospital patients requires a terms of accountability and liability to At a special meeting Monday night at Mountainside by reducing a near S2 Wilson in the field and Beth Mortimer the borough." transfusion. Blood is in continual million budget by a mere $8,000, At the Letters only at first base both turned in good per- the Deerfield School, the Mountainside demand for treatment of accident school election in March, the voting formanees. In answer to a question from Mrs Board of Education voted to eliminate cases, cancer victims and hemophiliacs public chose by a margin of more than 9 Gibadlo, he noted that he has suggested ability grouping in grades 1 to 3 on the issues The Mohawks in their first victory of that a consultant be called in to analyze and for use during surgery. A single to 7 to reject the current expense tax Although the Echo had an- The board declared: donation will assure unlimited blood the season, downed the Comanches by a the "work patterns" in the new "School principals shall be respon- levy, and elected two candidates who nounced an end to all letters to Borough Hall, where, according to Mrs. credit for your family for one year. A estimated the budget was too high, score of 16-10. Donna Rinaldo and Anne sible for assigning students to classes at the editor concerned with the Wixon shared pitching for the Gibadlo, "things have been getting second donation extends the coverage school budget controversy, last any grade level or for instruction in any "The Borough Council, after Mohawks. Donna Rinaldo made a bogged down a little," subject. For this purpose, the principal for parents and grandparents on both 1 reviewing the school budget, by a split week's board action appears to sides of the family. Donations may be double play and also hit a triple. Robin The ordinance, approved shall consult the student's previous vote, reduced the tax levy by-a .trivial - have opened the door for. more Zirkel hit a triple to help bring her team unanimously, provides the following made every two months but no more comments, pro and con. teacher, the guidance counselor and the $20,000. The school board, who deter- to victory. Heidi Dalhausser played salaries; "business administrator, director of special services, where often than five times a calendar year. mines how the tax levy will be reduced, However, the Echo will not well at first base. $2,200: borough clerk, ill,785; clerk- "Call the chapter office to sign up to chose to take $12,000 from the surplus publish any letters, containing The Navajos won their second game stenographer, $6,740; secretary of donate on Tuesday. Walk-in donors are personal criticism, direct or "In grades 1, 2 and 3, classes shall b# funds, which Is In reality not a tax of the season, beating the Comanches public works, 510,110; court clerk, formed principally to reflect the fuJ! also welcome." reduction, but using the taxpayers1 own indirect. Letters for publication $5,025; deputy tax collector, $5,025; tax must be confined to the issues. by a score of 15-13. Lisa McCarthy and range of scholastic achievement within" "Volunteers—boys and girls—are Kim Genkinger shared pitching for the collector, $500: clerk bookkeeper, the grade needed for summer work at Lyons and Navajos Lisa also hit a homerun for $8,330; recreation director, $11,000; "In grades 4, 5, 6. 7 and 8. classes East Orange Veteran's Hospitals," Math contest their children into the same Union her team. Amy Van Pelt, the Navajos' treasurer. $10,350; director of public may be formed from groups of students Mrs, Henry H. Anderson, youth County Regional High School system. catcher, played well. Lisa Wood pitched svorks, $24,185; deputy court clerk, with similar individual scholastic chairman of the chapter said this week. "I feel that the Borough Council and for the Comanches, and she drove in $6,240; borough attorney, $9,000; achievement, depending on enrollment An orientation program will be held at this Saturday the school board did not respond to the three runs with her solid hitting. Elaine municipal judge, $5,400; zoning officer. curriculum and other factors $6,000; assistant to director of public the chapter house, 321 Elm St., on The 14th annual Regional voters and have done a disservice to the Dixon hit a home run. "In grades 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. small Monday at 3 p.m. for anyone interested Mathematics Day will be held at the taxpayer. It is as if the voters were classes" may be formed to permit in this work, Jonathan Dayton Regional High School being chastised for having the audacity special instruction," Mrs, Anderson explained that a in Springfield on Saturday morning. to reject a Mountainside budget. The vote on the grouping plan was 5 to (Continued on page 2) Students with one, two or three years of "Two hundred years ago, our Royals, Brewers win 2. with Patricia Knodel and R, Charles mathematics study from the David forefathers were fighting a war against Speth opposed. It came after a two-hour Brearley, Jonathan Dayton, Arthur L. taxation without representation. They discussion, attended by approximately Rescue Squad Johnson and Gov. Livingston schools should come back today and see what it 50 local residents. will participate. is with representation, It would to conduct fair There will be three levels of com- behoove each voter, in the future, to on late-inning rallies carefully screen candidates for their The Mountainside Rescue Squad will petition, one for each of the three years By PAUL REITER margin of 4-0, thanks to a spectacular of mathematics study.