WiH Seek to Mm Aldene Rail Plan Distribution / Weather Heavy mow accumulation lix Today to «C«ht Inches by evening then Mdlog tonight. Windy and very 26,325 ,tyi today and tonight. High to- Red Bank Area f ~Wf 20-25, low tonight in teens. Tomorrow mostly,tunny windy Copyright—The Red Bank Register, Inc. 1967. DIAL 741-0010 • and cold, blglf 2M». MONMOUTH COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 88 YEARS thn>u*h Frid Seeonl CIIM Poitist 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE BA Mrv i K1 - Uiurt dilty, Monday th oBti Mtium otticw. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1967 89, NO. 157 pinii fi«l K! I Siat&M&j School Contract Awards KEANSBURG — The Board of Education continued to have change orders, to cut costs. It was on this procedural point "If we're putting the same weight in this building and yet Now we are told things can be. At this point we need research, Us problems last night as it learned that the state Department that' the state objected, noting that the pacts would be subjecC are cutting' $20,000 by using a different kind of piling why that's what we're paying the architect $100,000 for. Let's of Education has turned thumbs down on the board's method to challenge by other bidders. wasn't that saving put in originally?" she asked. not make decisions on suppositions, and put the taxpayers in of awarding junior-senior high school contracts. \ , Last night, as a result, the board rescinded its previous President Mrs. Margaret Boyle said she thought the archi- jeopardy." action and rejected all bids. tect's new (revised) plans are adequate. Member Harold C. Lovett asked that the board move im- Board architect Robert C. Micklewright notified the body mediately on authorizing new specifications and bids. of the state's decision — and as a result the.board must re- But, because of objections by members Mrs, Elizabeth GET SOME FACTS Mr. Schaab, who normally notes with Mr. Loyett, said draw bid specifications and obtain new bids. It is $97,000 Connelly, Jeremiah T. Wilson, George W. Preston Jr. and Replied Mr. Preston, "You say you 'think.' The fact is he disagreed. "We're paying the architect $100,000 for advice, ihort of funds, for the $1,995,000 project. Wallace E.'Schaab, it refused to go the second step, requested that at this point we don't really know what the architect so, let's get that advice before we make another move," he Just how much new bidding will delay the building, pro- • by the architect—authorizing new specifications and rebidding. plans. Actually, when you include the $75,000 contingency, the declared. gram has not been determined. And, if the new bids come That step may be taken at a special meeting at 7 p.m. estimates were off $162,000.-Now let's get some facts before we Mr. Wilson said that if financial problems are serious to high the board does not know, at this point, what its next Thursday. itep will be. go any farther^-by doing it properly at this point, we may enough, the board may have to trim the elementary school The board Thursday tentatively awarded contracts In 15 The architect was absent last night. save' four or five months' time later." wing, now planned for eight rooms, to six. bid categories and rejected bids In .the plumbing category. Mrs. Connelly said if the board acted before consulting Commented Mr. Wilson: * • . This will be one of the matters to be. discussed Thursday Several of the contracts awarded were to be subject t» with him "it could be we'll be buying a pig in a poke.". "In the beginning we were told nothing could be cut out. with Mr. Micklewright. • Stout Says He Plans To Alter Aldene Rail By CHARLES A. JOHNSTON out yesterday to get precisely couragement on better rail ser- ministration and without specific ment, and then would seek leg' TRENTON—Told cold turkey that. vice. proposals or suggestions . that islative authorization to delay that it will take an act of the Heading a Monmouth County Afterward . the commissioner would be accepted by the Legis- effectiveness of the plan pending Legislature to alter the pending delegation in a conference with and the senator agreed on one lature and be approved by the the changes. _ . '', "• Under the Aldene plan, named Aldene plan for upstate railroad David J. Goldberg, the state's thing regarding the controversial governor, I foresee no changes," Aldene plan which most county Mr. Goldberg said. for a Union County community (See related story, page 5) new , transportation commission- commuters abhor: Sen. Stout said he will draft Where rail crossings are 'to be er, Mr. Stout said encouraging The commissioner will not specific changes which would eliminated as one of several fea- connections, State Sen. Richard reports were received on some take on any changes on his own.warrant restudy of the project tures, ferry service between Jer- R. Stout, R-Monmouth, 5th, et highway projects but only dis- ; "This plan predates my ad- by the Transportation Depart- (See STOUT, S»g. 3, Col. 3) Budget Introduction Estimates Red Bank TQX Going Up RED BANK — Real estate get that would account for ten ward, voted. against the budget Ratables have been assessed at and 7 cents for veterans and taxes are expected to climb 58 cents of the increase. and the salary ordinance. He said $69,184,100 in real estate and $4,-senior citizens (unchanged), for FRIGID SPORT— With that white ituff available, this trio delves into /snowball cents to $3.99 per $100 assessed Council also introduced; the 1967borough ^employjses .were not get-872,446 in business personal prop- a total of $3.99. valuation this year. salary ordinance listing raises for ting increases .that; would allow erty for a rate of $3.99 on the Half of every tax dollar in Red kerap. Doing the hurling on East Front $t., Red Bank, are DaWd McGuigan, 9, of The new rate was estimated last borough employees, but it wasn't them to keep;up with;a-four per former and a rate of $T.14'on the Bank will go to the school sys- 18 Hubbard Park, and George Dougjass, 10, a Register newsboy, of II Hubbard night as Borough Council intro- as long as last year's. ' cent hike in the cost of living. latter! , tem; 'Mr.,Carusoe pointed out. Pirk. On the receiving end h Kenneth. Ryan. 6, of 50 Hubbard J»af^.i l \ duced a $1,682,719 municipal bud- Councilman. Charles K. Wood- Another > -, Dembcrafic- Coun- The total tax levy again&ereal ThThe other half .of. the dollar wilt dlman, Daniel J. 6'Hern, voted estate is $3,131,857 which includes conifst of 23 centa for the bor- \ .'"'• .'• ,<. (Regiifer Staff fnoto By Don Lor^il in favor o! the budget, but said $719,237 for the municipal bud- ough, 10 cento tor the reserve, her was ^oinewhat;distressedi ,T get; $307,609 in reserve for vn- 16 .caat* for the county and 4 it signals that the borough is collected taxes; $1,559,050 for thecents for the exemptions. facing some very -difficult days schools; $490,200 for the county; Same Share ahead." Mr. O'Hern called the and $55,760 for veterans' and se- While the schools' 31-cent In- Shore budget an omen, indicating the nior citizens' exemptions. crease Is the largest in the Ux A: wind-driven, fine snow train delays reported at Wood- New Jersey Turnpike reduced necessity to invest more in the Those requirements are esti- rate, their half share of the tax •wirled throughout Monmouth bridge. the speed limit to 35 miles per RED BANK — Area merchants will shower gifts upon the needs of the borough. mated to result in a tax rate of dollar is the same as last year's. County today, clogging roads, At Monmouth Beaoh, Weather hour at 3 a.m. as the snowfall parents of the first baby born in a local hospital on Valen- The tax estimates were made 89 cents for the municipal budget Besides the taxpayers' contri- closing schools and other public Observer Wilbur Lafaye re- began. • tine's Day. by Borough Auditor Herbert A. (up 10); 40 cents for the, reserve bution of $1,026,847 for the munic- ' To be named "Sweetheart of the Year'' will be the first Carusoe, who had this to say (up 6); $2 for schools (up 31); (acuities and disrupting traffic, ported that by 7 a.m. there was A spokesman -at the . State 1 ipal budget .and reserve for 'the Weather Bureau predicted an accumulation of five inches. Highway Department's snow re- child born in Riverview Hospital, here; Monmouth Medical about where the money will; go:.63 cents for the county (up 11);(See RED BANK, Pg; 3, Col. 1) a total accumulation of up to Center, Long Branch; Or Patterson Army Hospital, Fort Mon- Mr. Lafaye said this included 3.2 .moval headquarters said the mouth. •. , . ' ,.•"'.-• eight inches by nightfall, when inches yesterday and 2.8 inches bulk of its 600-man' force would tile snow was expected to taper . A two-page advertisement in today's Daily Register lists overnight. probably be shifted to the south. the hundreds of dollars worth of prizes to go to the lucky Preceding New Year Truce Off; Mr. Lafaye reported yester- central and shore areas of the family. : : . Schools were reported closed in day's high temperature was 41 state where up to 11-inch accu- Last year the'winners were Mr.