COMMUNITY NEWS RAHWAY ^ SERVING WITH INTEGRITY OAHWAY. CLARK AND "LETS LOOK AT THE RECORD" >ny/\v fJ Merging The Rahvray Record, Est 1822 with the Rahway News, Est. 1930 Entered u 8«OODH Class Matter Vol. 142, No. \I5 Post Offlo* Rabwty New Jeney Rahway,. N. J., Thursday, March 25, 1965 8 Pages r&.eenti per copy Plan Increase committee to Report Tax Rates for 1965 Reveal Hazards, Eyesores _ . In '65 Budget CLARK — Support of the ducted by the Clark Jaycees. Bureau of Health, by bringing Jaycee representatives met with CLARK — Introduction of a " to light township health hazards the committee yesterday to Need for City to Institute $5,500 budget increase amend- Articles Will and eyesores, was established plan the clean-up campaign. ment and the surprise request as the primary function of the The committee has sent let- " By Robert Leei to rescind ai vari- Explain Cuts newly - organized Health and ters to the Department of ance granted to him highlighted Welfare Committee. a stormy Municipal Council Public Works and the Planning By Agencies At an organizational meeting Program of ReassessmenThe need for at reassess- meeting on Monday night. Less Board and Safety Committee. A series of eight- articles in the. Municipal Building this The letter to the Public Works ment program in Rahway than 75 residents attended. month, the eight-member com- The $5,500 budget addition on "What United Fund's Fail- Department expressed concern is emphasized this year by ur mittee was advised that its the fact that there will be amendment .w_ai_JnJroducedJ_. __ J?_WiU Mean" are to be pub- most-important function' was regarding the debris on the— . after a lengthy public hearing __ lished in the Rahway News- makingjtesidents; aware that Mildred^ Terrace^ .school^-site- - two municipal tax rates, ~ 'onTheTpfoposed budget. The in-"" • RecordrThefirst/artlcle Is they should report health haz- and adjoining land. Letters to one for business personal crease, which will raise the on page five of today's issue. ards to committee members. the Planning Board and Safety property and one for all total- to be collected in taxes to The articles -wilL. explain: Councilman - Bernard-J--Yam Committee-noted-4he-dangeroi.. - other- property^.——~ ---—-- $515,288.82, includes a $5,000 ap- how the eight agencies of the savage, committee chairman, the "blind" curve in the road •"Assessor Anthony F. Borescli —propriation-for-the -new -library— United-Fund-plan-to-curtail will'direct the problems to the at Mildred Terrace and Brent- pointed out yesterday that the and $500 for a new police their services because the prOper officials.' wood Rd.The committee has al- sergeant. The budget will be city is the only municipality in fund collections were $22,000 Business Administrator Ed- so, contacted the Union County Union County which has not un- voted on at a special meeting less than the goal of $78,000. ward J. Conley -eKplmned-ihat- -Mosquito-Commission • regarding m Monday at & p.w. hi eonnrir— Tce failure of the public to his office will cooperate with the plans for spraying in munici- chambers. contribute the amount sought gram. He said the failure to committee to correct the pro- palities of the county this have property reassessed will TEiT* newly-proposed "amenH- will result in the decrease in blem areas. A twiMveek spring spring;" """ . ' ' ""."" cost Rahway more in county ment will bring the total h'brary services, the fund said. clean-up in May will be con- Mrs. Rose Wozniak was ap- taxes. Mr. Boresch emphasized appropriation to $50,950. pointed committee secretary. A that he has asked that a re- Following the reading of the research committee, to review assessment program be institu- 1 budget by the municipal audi- local health ordinances, will be ted. or, FranYET^uplee, residents' GOPeiubjteelects headed by Mrs. Alex Kowalenko questions-ceniered_un_-the-sew and~MrsrDoris Colecchio;— While the city's 1965 tax rates have'TioTbeeh'^se^because-the- tax rate, which is $5.26 per $100 final figures have not been re- at 50 per cent of true valuation; Herbert H. Kiehn Bids Received ceived from the county govern- -for—employes^- ment^ ~a~comparison-t)f"the~t3x- library appropriations, and Herbert H. Kiehn was re- The Board of Education-, at a special meeting last night in rates with previous rates will salaries and wages in the de- elected president of the Rahway be impossible.. partments of administration, Republican Club at the annual Roosevelt School auditorium, and engineering and public received hids on- fuel oil and Earlier this month., City works. Mr. Suplee also ex- meeting on Tuesday night in supplies, including paint', Comptroller Eugene F. Kenna plained that the $117,122.90 re- the VFW Hall. classroom materials, office • RETIRING SUPERINTENDENT/— Austin L. Singer, retiring after 14 years as superintendent announced that the city decided serve for uncollected taxes is Other officers are: Executive supplies and wood. - . of schools, center, receives plaque from Dennis R. Kuber, president of the Rahway Education As- to institute two tax rates be- 'jnore than double last year's vice president, Herbert Siegel; The bids will be studied be- sociation, at the group's annual spring dance on Saturday night in the Mountainside Inn, Mountain- cause of an examination of the reserve because this year's secretary, Miss Laurel Schardt; fore contracts are awarded. side. Mrs. Singer is shown with her husband. (Rahway News-Record Photo). provisions of State Assembly assistant secretary, Samuel Bill 724. Mr. Kenna pointed out total Is estimated on 96.5 per that the act requires the estab- cent of .tax collections as _op- Taylor; treasurer, Walter Can- lishment of different rates for posed to a 98 per cent estimate ning." Axia Assets Exceed Fete Superintendent real estate and business person- last- year. ~ Elected to the board of trus- al property. When council opened the tees were Mrs. James Makar, "The special tax rate for tearing' on nsdndiiig a van Alan Arensdorf and former 12 Million Mark During Dinner Dance (Continued on Page 8) ance granted last year to Mr. Mayor Dennis P. Donovan. The The Railway Education As- schools by Louis R. Rizzo, presi- Lee for construction of a funer- other trustees are Mrs. Rae The assets of the Axia Fed- ber of associations operating sociation honored Superintend- dent of the Board of Education. al-*ome-on Madison HUl-Rd.,. BoylerEdgarAmos-and-Howard- —eral-Savingr aid-Loan- Assod--->™>er-a: SederaLcharter. _ ent-of-Schools-Austin-L.-Singer-i -Others-who-commented-upon Mr. Lee requested that his ap- Samo. ation have increased to more at its annual spring dance on V-Mr. "Singer's devotion to educa- Schedule • plication for a variance be with- Mr. Kiehn, after thanking the than $12,000,000, it was announ- Saturday night hi the Mountain- tion were Orrin A. Griffis, ' drawn. Stating thai" he "doesn't club for electing him to the hon- ' side Inn, Mountainside. -Board of Education member : leel ftat.it would be fair for the esterday by the president, or of serving lor aicflter term, Mr. .Singer, who ..has'.been and former general supervisop Variance said that the membersy as Re- j Sauer^,,;..-r. ..;•-;.-• of the local schools, and_Mayor 5 "! ' superintendent for 14 of his 39 ^|'-rpnWicans;'must: forgeflhe fast;' Mr. Sauer reported that the years as a member of the Rah- Robert E. Henderson. Tear increase-represents a gain of Dr. John H. Cooper, principal Hearings Council's rescinding his vari- ' -. ..'... way public schools staff, was more^than $300,000. during the of Rahway Senior High School, —g—- —^- -JiQar-party is nnw in the mi- presented with a plaque and hearings on four applil Kuber, as- was master of ct?rt?inuuiea. He ~ "CiF~ttie~advlce"oF "counsel, "riorlty ~antf~thr only way to - go - first quarter of 1965T Cfeangect gift by Dennis K. cations for variances wili l be is up," Mr. Kiehn declared. L Dividends paid to savers in 1964 sociation president. Mr.-Lee stated he realized that CLARK — Evening office the public reaction to his vari- Mr. Kiehn also stated that he amounted to $400,000. The board Mr. Singer was lauded for his justment on Tuesday, starting ance would not be favorable to- - "cares" about Deople, especially Inspection of directors -has declared the hours in the Department of dedication to the Rahway (Continued on Page 8) Public Works will begin a at 7:30 p.m., in the Municipal -him as a -businessman. the citizens, of Rahway, and that usual quarterly Dividend at the —-——,-£*Gouncil chamber of City Hall. the Republican Party must _rate_of 4_per_cent_per_annum _ spring schedule next-week. The Aty Luongog,, attorney re- Planned i_ "office—will ~be~open only the The Menlo Park Building Co. presenting 355 persons" involveild work for the best interestToF payable on March 31. has applied for a variance to the public in general. second, and fourth Thursdays Jailed for 10 jn a suit against the township The spring bicycle inspection The association has no bor- from 7 to 9 o'clock. permit it to demolish a house - for-granting the variance,. sa id. "Let us continue to promote. _ will be conducted on Saturday rowed - money. Mortgage loans, at 1998 Price St. and to erect good citizenship and encourage In announcing the change; that his clients would drop the from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the in the amount of $275,000 were Director Anthony W. Belluscio a two-family dwelling on the .suit without cost and with pre- individual participation in the granted in the last month. For Loitering Here site. The variance is required judice if the variance is res- politics of our community," Mr.