New Jersey's Oldest Weekly Newspaper-Established 1822 VOLUME 153 NO. 19 RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1975 15 CENTS, The Rahway flood control same vote the resolution was no need for them to 1 councilman John C. Marsh A hearing on the Slstn nance. men to hold a hearing on any the session would be held that councilman Cedervall ordinance was labelled "a was amended to require said department heads landfill was held by coun- attend the session since it • According to councilman topic of public interest. under section no. 8 whereby fraud andahoax"byDemo- appropriate __city- depart- was _ not ...properly - called should m eet_.w_i.th_Mr,___ should-testify-to-inform the-:cllmen on- April 25. At .jCederyani__the._April 25 In .convening the new councilmen are to review 'cratlc " councilman - at - ment heads be present at under section no. 8 of the Karcher to discuss the -residents—who—pay their "tEat time the mayor told meeting was called by "tlie hearing the council mem- landfill permits issued by legalities involved with large Tor Cedervall at the the session. salaries. city administrators there city flood control ordi- inherent right" of council- bers were careful to note —May. 12—city—c*u n-cil- —Acting— ag-a in« t—the planning board members section no. _8,_the flooding "" witii~~ffitFrIghTT:o~overide" "loe saicTTfic attorney was~ 1 meeflng. measures were Demo- cratic councilmen- board action.~~ ~~ —- of no use"to "council"since" His comment came - According to ctty —dnring-debati; un wIiEthen" F"ra irctB—R7 "hp hflR nqKiimpri n, ^attorney Alan Karcher,the_- personal—client—relation- nCW. piihlir hnarlnp ghnliirl Sepi^ujcl-y -an^ VJI[gan_D unly. -parry whlcH"can cair^ bTc6rive"rre"dTjy~cbuneUnieiF=^eauregard,-cDuncilpTcsf-— ptha mayor; on the granting of a landfill dent. for a hearlng.under.-Secti.QIL. The_jn-ay.Q.X—countered permit to "tlie bwners~oT "The 'amendment was no. 8 would be the owners saying it was not a castrof of tiie land in question. him telling the attorney Siato Realty Company of criticized by mayor Daniel He said the only recourse Linden. L. Martin who said he has what legal opinions to ex- opponents oi the landfill press, but instead acaseof The controversial land- instructed department have is to take the matter fill Is taking place on Slsto- heads not to testify in such city officials following the matters as zoningor-sub- to court. opinions, of the attorney, - owned" land on~ the Howard E. Baker, chair- . Comments made by northeasterly bank of dlvision cases in Rahway where they might throw the man of Rahway Citizens for councilman Marsh were Robinson's-Branch near Flood Control, said mem- attacked by councilman Central Avenue and New weight of their office to one side or the other. bers of his group would Senkowsky who noted the Church Street in Rahway. seriously consider a court former gentleman ex-— After close to 45 minutes However he said he en- City councilmen held a met on May 12. for the full duration of a action to stop the operation. pressed similar feelings at courages them to testify as erance • Union or the city men voted to "incur the of often heated arguments, wide-ranging meeting At one point tempera- prior caucus at which the tavernowners' associa- costs" for the planning and Councilman Cedervall the April council session councilmen voted 7-2 to expert witnesses in other which covered everything tures ran a little high and salary ordinance was re- said mayor Martin stood yet did not appear at the hold a new. hearing. at_an municipalities. tion," the councilmen said, design of such a solar from solar energy to Democratic councllman- viewed. The new city hall and energy system in order to in contempt of council "if first Sisto hearing. unspecified date. By the Second ward Republican "Poppy Days" when they at-large Francis R. Councilman Marsh said not legally then at least Senkowsky told second police headquarters com- apply for federal funds to After replies were made he stayed until 11 p.m. and plex may receive a solar build and install it. The ethically" by .his-attitude— -to—certain statements ward RepugUcan councU- yet his colleagues had on the landfill and his re- _made_ by _cojHic.ilm_an_ man John""C.~M orsh, if allegedly-.riotlieguh to~ dis- * energy Jieadngjind cooling cp_st_of -thC-jieslgns—was. system in addition to a estimated at $45,000. fusal to have department Cedervall^ it was learned you have no interest.inclty. cuss- the agenda, heads testify. no councilmen, and appar- business resign." Passed on second more conventional temp- If government funds are erarure control system. forthcoming, explained In response co comment ently no member of the "Someone should call for_ ^reading, by an 8-1 .vote was ..by .ilS - (Continued resignation,'' councilman an ordinance prohibiting-- -. By a.7-l-Lyote.CQuncil- . • .--.(Coniino^-cm-po™ m -----^--— 11) - Senkowsky later~adde<£ ~~~ the consumption of alco- His declaration—came—holic— bcvcr-agcs-in-public- after councilman Marsh places or private property sought to table a salary without the permission of ordinance on first reading the owner.of-the property. saying their were many It also set prohibitions items he wished to review on the discarding of liquor There is more bad news more favorable locale. sizeable layoffs preceeded in caucus when there was containers and fixed for the city economy. A According to Mr. Bober, the company action. In add- more time. penalties for violation of total of 125 people, or an the reduction was "nec- ition he said -management The table move finally the law. estimated 25% of the work essary to bring Purolator's people were "doing what passed 6-2 with councilmen Voting in the negative force, of the Rahway plant filter production capacity we can in a tough environ- Senkowsky and Democratic was Democratic council- ofPurolator Filter Division in line with declining unit ment to help with place- councilman-at- large man - at - large Tor were let go by the company sales." ment." Wilson D. Beauregard, Cedervall who said his management. Mr. Milne notedsales for Mr. Fernandes said after council president, In oppo- major complaint was the The announcement was the entire line of Purolator three months' workers sition. fear the measure would not made-by—John-Dr-Bober,—• products for theflrstquar—could collect a-$3",000 sev- First—ward-Republican—be"""equally enforced: "He :oppcd—or- __,_., _ . .._ Gcntbch-waa—said It y Purolator Incorporated," "from million la"st" "-"eliminatifthem from con- absent from the vote but at >oung people particu- who said management has year to million this sideradon in rehlring. arrived later in the larly since they cannot "indefinitely reduced filter year. The city plant opened on session. drink In taverns. production operations in He explained filter sales May 1, 1950. It is located , Councilman Senkowsky "I do not know if the Rahway" and as a result are not separated from to- at 970 New Brunswick criticized councilman guiding spirit is the reduced the number of em- tal figures implying such Avenue. Marsh for not having stayed Women's Christian Temp- p ployes" from 525 to 400. statistics would show even greater declines. Jack G, Milne, a vice win But union members see president for the firm, re- things differently. Mr. fused to label the action Fernandes claimed mem- either a firing or a layoff bers of the company board saying he wished to neither of directors voted a ?24,000 give false hopes or destroy yearly raise for the com- \ all hopes of future rehir- pany president as of Jan- PUTS WEEK IN HIGH GEAR ... New Jersey governor traffic club presidents in attendance, standing at far ings. Still he emphasized uary 1. His salary was said Brendan T. Byrne, center, signed a proclamation de- right, was Rocco P. Parrella, president of the Raritan the reduction was "inde- claring Monday to Saturday, May 12-17, "National to be $194,000 a year. r Traffic Club of New Brunswick traffic manager of -flniter- —Oil, all' and fuel filters Tm^\p^^T^*rlrp h International Faint Company^oi Union'and a resident of However Manuel Fer- for industrial and automo- transportation commissioner Alan Sagner. Among the Rahway. nandes, treasurer of the tive uses are produced at As the strike by 375 for sometime this week, 80-year history of the city Purolator Products Em- the-city plant and in four workers at Re gin a After saying no talks with plant. ompany-finished-a-seeond—un-i-o-n—l-&a4-er-s—wcrc- "Je-further stated, "They- BIT" United States. The company week, company president scheduled or contemplated, declined to mention their $1 leaders the reduction was employes 1,450-people Ear- l- Seit- • z release- d• a state- Mr, Seitz repeated an offer includes a 'phony type a layoff. nationwide. of roll up' proposition Most of the eliminations ment saying the future of earlier statement that the According to Mr. Fer- Regina 'remained highly city plant would be closed which would automatically came in the manufacturing subract 140 from the area, Mr. Milne said nandes, the reduction came unpredictable at this for an Indefinite period. after union of flclals reject-" time." He said he was not able company offer making the He rejected thepossibil- ed a company offer which The strike came May 1 to go Into detail on what final proposal only 86?." ity the move was a prelim- was said to have called for after a unanimous vote by that meant. Mr. Stevens also refuted inary to a complete closing the elimination of seven members of local no.