PAGE TWENTY-FOUR-‘MANCHESTER EVENING HERALO, Manchester, Conn.. Frf.. Pep 21, 1973 Coventry •ST'; Council Tells Manager K >are Emergency^ Plan \a V| MONICA SHEA In other action, the council trial period begining Jan. 1 and Manchester—A City of Village Charm Com-Hpondenl voted to give the employes at ending June 30 at a cost of $450. PRICEi FIFTEEN CENTS 742-9495 the town hall a 5.5 per cent Sandberg said that it had been At the Town Council meeting raise effective immediately his experience in Illinois that MANCHESTER, CONN., SATURDAY, DEC. 22, 1973,— VOL. XCIII, No. 71 f Tuesday Town Manager Allen and retreactive to July 1. This municipalities g^rhatly THIRTY-TWO PACES — TWO SECTIONS K Sandberg was instructed by the back pay will be made in a lump benefited from me*mbership in ’X ' council to prepare an Emergen­ sum. The money for these such an organization. cy Plan and report to the coun­ raises was appropriated in last The council approved the Many Manchester Homes Still Dark cil with it at the end of January. year's budget. recommendation of Coun­ • At the present time the town The council referred the cilman Richard Breault that has 32 cots which could be used matter of purchase of a 50-foot­ the lake be lowed to 91 feet in an emergency, but the one wide and 350-foot-long right of during the winter months. The generator that the town owns is way from the Costelle’s for the lakqf is maintained at 93.6 feet not in operating condition. purpose of giving Mr, and Mrs. in the summer to allow for Power Crews Continue The town has no stored food, Robbins access to their proper­ boating and recreational needs but in an emergency it would be ty from Bringham Hill Rd. he said, but that it wasn’t ■ V f a t possible to use the food that is When Robbins built his house he necessary to keep it this high in ■ .7 in the school cafeterias.. was assured by the town that he the w inter. He felt that The town did establish two had a legal right of way to his lowering the lake in the winter,, Restoration Efforts emergency shelters during the land. months would minimize the power outages, one at the Se­ The council deferred action danger of flooding in the spring More Manchester homes and said crews were out in force tp emergency-related, items were cond Congregational Church on the Sewage Facilities Or­ from the run off waters. kQ t. s businesses have electrical restore service. Meanwhile, Connecticut ■im 1 available. Light and Power G)., with ser­ Community House and the dinance until Jan. 7. This would Audrey Bray reported that power today but some will still While electrical service was The Manchester State Bank other at St. Mary’s Church give the council time to review she had collected $1,341,887 in be without it tonight, according restored yesterday to several vice restored to most of its announced this morning that customers, has started Hall. the oiilinance at its next work taxes during^ the first five to Roy Normen of the Hartford more residents there were also they had received permission The Community House uspd a session. months of the' fiscal year 1973- Electric Light Co. frequent outages of short dura­ providing assistance to HELCO ^ ' V from the state banking com­ crews. generator loaned by Mike The council adopted a resolu­ 74. This represents an increase tion in hooking in other lines. missioner to remain open until t^4 of .56 per cent of the adjusted Normen, fonner Manchester As a convenience to the A CL&P spokesman said 2 Pesce, superintendent of tion establishing a deferred 3 p.m. today. The bank’s nor­ workmen call^ in from states streets, to generate electricity. Retirement Plan, This was part collectible taxes received over manager for HELCO, has been public, several Manchester mal closing hour would be noon. as far as Michigan were being The Explorer Scouts of the town manager’s employ­ ^ e same period last year. given a new assignment of ser­ stores have announced they will Those who have had elec­ returned home but all New prepared breakfast for those ment agreement. The plan The town has agreed to ving as information coordinator be open Sunday. As a public ser­ trical service restored were England area utility workers using the emergency centers. would establish $1,800 per year accept lots in lieu of taxes from between the town and HELCO. vice, The Herald also plans to this morning searching for gas­ were being used to assist The town manager will be the following people. George He will remain in Manchester publish its first Sunday edition NT in a retirement plan plus the oline amid reports that some HELCO. away from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2 and manager’s current salary of Copeland, Catalina Dr.; Walter until full service has been in history. x : stations might also be closed Town officials said today that the Council appointed Elizabeth $15,000. Christense, Maple Trail; Aired restored. Stores that were open today ■W- Monday as well as Sunday. Ad­ if Manchester received any Rych-ling as acting town Rayes, Irequois Trail; Anna reported a brisk business Tree-lined streets in residential sections of Manchester were heavily hit when ice laden The council authorized ding to the problem is the fact good fortune during the crisis it manager in his absence. Sandberg to purchase six sur­ Malmgren, Hickory Dr.; Alice Twenty crews worked though it is doubtful if candles, 2 branches broke power lines and house connections. The top photo shows Jordt St. The that some gasoline stations had to be the fact that the cold The council appointed the plus 100-watt solid mobile Kimball, Rosedale Trail; V , through the night restoring fireplace items, and other have already used up their photo below is of Woodbridge St. (Herald photos by Ofiara) power and another 20 crews snap was broken. However, the town manager to handle radios. Michael Kellner, Hinkel Mae allotment for December and forecast for tonight is clear and negotiations with the union The radios will be used in the Dr.; Doijenic Recchia, Cam- arrived this rnorning; totaling aren’t able to draw on the one about 160 linemen. quite cold with a low of 10 to 15. which is representing the town Police Department and the poseo Dr.; Domenic and East Hartford for January. Emergency shelters are still hall employes. He was also department’s old radios will go Angelina Recchia, Camposeo In addition, some 40 men are The Fire Department had working in pairs to put in house established at the State Ar- authorized to utilize the ser­ into the highway department Dr. Woman Wins several calls yesterday per­ .IBOI7 , Elks Club, Manchester > j ' ' ’ vices of Bogdan and Powers if trucks and one to the dog These properties will be connections. Where possible, taining to broken water pipes .. they are making permanent \ High School, town firehouses, necessary during the warden. Some of the radios now turned over to the town at­ Big Lottery and live wires which continued and Manchester Community negotiations. Sandberg in­ being used are 16 years old and torney for title search and repairs, otherwise they are '' rR . ROCKY HILL.JUPI) - A to .fall, „.possibly due, to the heavy College. Telephones at Civil I 'J'k / ''' \ V^4ri' Vj formed the council that he is are of different wattage, so that deeds for signatures. In the 'X temporary. About 150 connec­ f o i n ______Ij L * '' tions were put in last night. - tearful but happy East Hartford J"®*"® be many Itefense Headquarters are still being furnished with helpful in­ the police cruisers when in cer­ event there are any encum­ mother said she will use the ™ ‘'e homes with broken pipes ringing constantly. Telephone formation from the Town of tain areas of town can only brances on these properties the $75,000 top prize she won Friday ‘ ^ until numbers there, for those Windsor. The manager communicate through the town attorney will not draw up Robert Weiss, town manager, reported HELCO crews were at the Connecticut State P®*®*'is restored and'the home needing food or shelter, are 649- expected to receive a proposal police station. deeds and the people will be so Lottery drawing to pay medical °®®“P'®i*- 6060 or 649-9068. from the union this week. The 100-watt pull in the radios informed. assigned to the following areas today; bills. will make it possible for police The council decided on the Heavy Rains Threaten Dam Mrs. Barbara LeBlanc cars to commmunicate car-to- date of Thursday, Jan. 10, for Oak from Main east to Clin­ ton; Waddell north to Hartford crying but happy, also said the car no matter where they are in the new meeting date of the money would be used to set up a town. joint councils and town Road; Cooper Hill north to RV, A fast-moWng stream of water pours over the ^dall swept fallen branches with it as it moved down Lydall Summer; N. Elm, Felt, trust fund for her 11-year-old Suez Troiop ■ ' Sandberg also noted that the managers of Mansfield and daughter. ^ ice storm showed the necessity Coventry. The meeting will Reservoir Dam Friday afternewn as National Guardsmen Brook toward Salters Pond. (Herald photo by Pinto) Starkweather;. Princeton; M f work to save the dam by sandbagging. The rush of water y j / Mrs. LeBlanc’s number was of having the town trucks take place in Mansfield and will Wetherell, Packard area; m Green Manor, Pitkin, Porter, to chosen for the grand prize at equipped with radios.