Noble, Air Pollution Agency Pull All Stops on Mccormack
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r? 4 ST::V::;^ AVS CITIZI VOL 99, N«. 32 South Amboy Thursday, August 6, 1981 Advertising lest than 75% 15 o Uquor License Delayed; Third SAFA Reports Runaway Rail Car Crashes To Halt Phase Street Resurfacing In City For June & July The City Council Tuesday reported on the problems Jfjseph T. Halmi, captain night voted to delay the encountered on Henry Street of the South Amboy First Aid transfer of the liquor license due to the street being torn Squad, has announced the from Angelina wiiczynitki. up A water line break was following calls for the month The Runaround, to Ralph quickly taken care of, and of June. and Elisabeth Porpora and the street department is There was a total of 17S Joseph Longo, The Cellar. wetting down the work area, calls: 87 emergencies, M Acting Council President which is generating much transports. 8 fires, and 12 Robert Noble denied the dust during the dry hot miscellaneous calls transfer, saying he was not weather "This week or next High members for June present when the application the curbs and sidewalks will vere I) Damion 129; K was first made, and he felt be the focus of our attention Leveille «0; L Steiner 84; I) an in-depth study should be The completion of the KileyJr 7I;D RileySr «5 made first regarding sidewalks and curbs will be For the six-month period Questions on the transfer of instrumental in solving our January to June, there was a the go-go bar problems." Noble stated total of 810 calls High for the "Final application is Councilman Richard six month period were I) pending until the receipt of Schultz reported the newly Damion 432; K Leveille 424 the background check, the paved Fifth and Feltus L Steiner 375, D Snover Attorney for the City, (lark Streets were encountering 327: and I) RileyJr 279 Con very. said, "and there flooding problems The In the month of July the are rumors as to the affected county workcrews covered Squad had answered 156 use of the bar. meaning tlie drains and curbs as they calls: 74 emergencies. 73 establishment of a go-go repaved He called for a transports, 7 fires. 2 misc parlor ' resolution to bring the calls Attorney for Porpora and county back with machinery High members for the 1/ongo, Morton Weilzman. to uncover the drains and month were E. Leveille 93; asked if the ordinance help prevent resident's D. Damion 79; L.G. Steiner dealing with go-go lounges cellars from flooding. He 73; M McCarthy S3; D did not »Ute the bar at 500 also said many complaints Riky Jr €5; High Cadet K Washington Road as have reached him about Rileyn. allowing for the dancing, but Stevens Avenue, from The Squad also wishes to Tafciftf a closer look il the derailment ot the tank car thai jumped the tracks B Carll was told only that the Fourth Street to the Hole-in welcome D. Hegarty, D MM invtstiganni the scene was (1 to r) Civil Defense Director Harrf mi Pokes Csjaf Ed ordinance and matter would the Wall This stretch of Kutma as probationary OXtary. Mayor J Thomu Cross announced the City was in c be researched, and a 5 p.m county road is in sore need of members and Joseph Cjagfmann Dwytr, and his asked them to place restrictions on Csatsi ass thai Cental meeting would be held at repair from cracks and Charmed? as cadet sjthtr III their tracks or use slower speeds in the City. City Hall on Monday, August breaks. member 10. The would be owners were disappointed with the City Plagued By ConRail decision, having come to the Noble, Air Pollution Agency Pull m***>tg wpectiiHI a full The site was the approval. "Our signing the Street wenwws and the ownership papers hinges on All Stops On McCormack tame was a asa Oast**! our getting the license." work crews were already Councilman Robert Noble immediate neighborhood, in Environmental Health straining to set three another The first l^ongo saidT "How are we derailment occured in April, expected to compete with has once again tried to particular The citizens are Agency. Ric^rd J Hills, derailed cars back on the negotiate with McCormack disturbed because they are reported on the agency's tracks; and when they when six cars of a freight several other taverns just train left the tracks near 0 Terminal Company in an unable to use their property meeting with McCormack on finally succeeded at about around the corner " Elm Street and caused Council President Frank effort to lay to rest the to the fullest; they are July 1,1M1 Nine points were 11:30 a.m., a dieael moved complaints and unrest of concerned because they feel discussed between the two up behind one car to couple concern for city officials and Tarallo. although present, residents when it was withdrew from the neighbors their physical well being is groups, among them coal with it being jeopardixed by the dust, noise, the dumping of Workers quickly jumped discovered that three of the proceedings, citing personal In yet another letter to cars were carrying interest Arthur W Burgess, activities and that property the material and airborne out of the way when the damage will result. They fugitive dust emissions, the righted car began rolling sulphuric acid, chloride, and In other business the spokesman and Attorney for ethyl aside This accident council awarded the McCormack, Noble pointed have problems at night, and instillation of fire hoses, a down the tracks heading for early morning because the flexible boot for the lower Broadway caused an investigation by contract for the third part of out the particular problems the city into ConRail's the street resurfacing of the residents have been noise disturbs their sleep," discharge end of the The runaway car rolled for Noble outlined major gripes. conveyor, and arrangments nearly three-quarters of a practice of reporting contract to Cardelj. Inc. written and well advertised accidents when city officials Streets to be repaved include by letters, telephone calls, Noble reminded underway for the spraying mile along the tracks McCormack they have not down of materials. causing a potential haxard to were not notified of the Conlgue and Bertram newspaper, articles, police dangerous situation until Avenues, Charles and complaints. citizen honored their Operation times were come to rest only as it representations made at the considered; McCormack crashed into a parked dieael hours alter its occurrence. Walnut Streets, a portion of complaints and meetings One month later a tank car George and Rose we 11 between City officials and caucus meeting held earlier operating seven days per engine near Broadway and this year. week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Bordentown Avenue. The derailed on a portion of track Streets, and the Senior McCormack officials. within a half mile of the Citizens Resource Center Specifically, Noble noted, Asking McCormack to except at time when a only reported casulty was cooperate fully and be good shipment would arrive the engtne.w hJch had been Feltus Street bridge. parking lot and the the problem areas are the ConRail officials reported municipal garage parking noise, dust and soot from neighbors in correcting the unscheduled. Hills parked at the intersection of specific problems and his concluded the noise would be two tracks near a spur that this car contained only coal, late shifts, lighting, and granular plastic pellets Council Robert Noble employee's of the company belief that McCormack also reduced since "greasers are feeds ConRaU's main line. urinating outside in full view was working toward this end installed in the appropriate The city continues to be A third mishap, in whkh prompted Noble to write, "I places along the railway to haunted by ConRail an empty tank car derailed, of the neighbors. took place in nearly the "The operation at believe you are sincere in cut down on the squealing of incidents, which began in your desire to resolve the the locomotive's wheels February, when a young same location at Feltus JJ. Hatfipn Co., Inc. McCormack Terminal has Street, and brought pros anted a condition which difficulties that may exist I when rounding curves " resident, 13 year-old Teddy —Real KtUte a \w*mrmnvr— hope I am not wrong." All the topics were Janectko was burned by rtissattsfaction to ConRail adversely affects the entire work crews who operate the ittORl ». South Ambo> City, in general, and the Paul Kosovich of Augusta intended to establish a exposed wires on ConRaU Street had a letter of hiw groundwork for the. property. Although he will freight trains. own to read to Council abatement of fugitive air recover, Teddy faces several New Jersey State Safety members. Director of the pollution related problems, grueling operations and Council member David Central Jersey Regional and emphasized the need for much ard work. A second MeyerowMx said ht (earned Daily Rentals the company to pursue every youth in lets than three workers were unhappy with MAIN course of action to alleviate months was severely track conditions here and And Leasing r the continuance of dust shocked after coming in was told some workers LIQUORS emissions which were contact with live overhe.*d wanted to refuse to man the Available PETERSON resulting in valid nuisance electrical wires not far from Discount Liquor, complaints." the scene of the first Mayor J. Thomas Cross In assuring the electrocution. Michael reported the reauHe of the Wine & Beer All Makes PHARMACY Conover, IS, of Long Island, city's fwdinp during a compliance of McCormack fotincil sasjottBg.