SI 3 PI *«•••»****CAR-RT LOT * *C015 • 3 MESTHHO XINORIAl LIBRARY 5S0 E BROAD SI WESTFIELD NJ 07090-2116 1111M 11111111111111 ■ 11111111111111 • 1111111111111111111! 111 i ...■II ~ i i W I 36 Popiilos. /Ion atoms. JJerbtmrmte DSPS MM>20 OUR 115th YEAR - ISSUE NO. 14-115 Thursday. December 2. 2004 Tlwrwley Mm II (908) 231-4407 Periodical - PoMaxc Paid al Westfield. NJ. www.goleader.ctHn press (!■’ goletldrr.com SIXTY CENTS Most of Historic Kirkview Home to Be Moved to Maine By LAUREN S. PASS relocation. Itlusbeen thecouncil'spolicy house was built around, or if it was Specially Written for The Westfield Leader not to approve a home demolition until destroyed to make way for the current On September 14, the Westfield the planning board or board of adjust­ home. Town Council approved a resolution ment makes a decision on the property. After Cyr decided that they did not allowing Robert and Joan Vivian to After much discussion and a want to purchase the house, the "remove and relocate a single family month's delay, with several council Vivians continued to quest for some­ home and demolish a car garage and members wary about the proposal, the one who wanted it. basement located at 1 According to the Kirkview Circle." Westfield Building The house, known Department, on Sep­ to some as the Squire- tember 16 a demoli­ Radley House and to tion permit was issued others as the Acken to Mr. Buontempo and House, was originally on September 27 the built in the 1700s. deed for the property Legend said that was transferred from British Troops the Vivians to Marga­ stormed the house dur­ ret Buontempo for ing the Revolutionary $1,325,000, Just un­ War. The original der the $1,450,000 owner, Joseph Acken, asking price. known as “The Old Mr. Buontempo Rebel," ran out of the told The Westfield m n iK T iT C .. , , , BenpmJnB. Cortlin lor 7Jw Wusffio« Uwter house and into the field Leader this week that lNDUCTEES.-Several accomplished athletes from Westfield were recently inducted into the Westfield Athletic Hall of behind, but fooled the the historic portion of Fame, during a reception at the Westwood in Garwood. Among the inductees was former NFL player Dave Brown. soldiers into thinking the home is being dis­ he was in bed. They mantled, “and they're used bayonets to stab (theVivians)donating the bed, thinking they Lauren S. Pass for The Westfield Leader it." He continued by Cause of Odor at Beechwood School were killing Acken. PRESERVING HlSTORY...The home at 1 Kirkview Circle, which was saying, “we’re doing In August. Mr. and built in the early 1800s, is being deconstructed and transported to what we’re supposed Mrs. Vivian told the Maine lor reconstruction. The portion of the home on the left hand side to do." town council that they of the photograph was built in the 1920s and is being tom down. A small guesthouse Identified to Be From Wet Insulation had sold the property to at the rear of the prop­ By BETSEY BURGDORF unit RTU-2. According to Mr. Reilly, builder Joseph Buontempo and the his­ resolution passed in an eight-to-one erty was completely demolished, as Specially Written far The Westfield Leader on the roof had some water collected approximately 58 linear feet of wet toric home to an auction company in vote, with Fourth Ward Councilman was the side of the house that held a in them, but RTU-2 had extensive At the Mountainside Board of Edu­ insulation was removed, at which time Maine, which was going to deconstruct LawrenceGoldman being the only “no.” sun porch and the master bedroom, amounts. A solution to the water prob­ cation (BOE) meeting on Tuesday, a foul smelling odor “issued forth.” the home and rebuild it in Maine. Cyr Auction in Maine originally which were all built in the 1920s. lem in RTU-2 was not discussed. November 23, Sean Reilly of Home Business Administrator Paul Because the large piece of property planned to deconstruct and move the Richard Bousquet, President of the Mr. Reilly was asked to identify Health Science presented his find­ Vizzuso asked Home Health Science is able to be subdivided into as many house, but upon inspection it was Scotch Plains-Fanwood Historical what was growing in the wet insula­ ings in regards to the odor issue at to do a complete search of the roof to as three lots, the council spent much learned that the house that currently Society, told The Leader that he was tion. He stated that the insulation was Beechwood School. He reported that look for any other possible problems. time discussing and debating whether stands was actually built in the 1830's. approached by the Vivians and of- tested for mold and bacteria. The or not to approve the removal and 36 feet pf wet insulation was found While completing the search, Mr. samples tested for mold did not show It is unclear as to whether the original CONTMUED OH PACE 12 mostly on the returns of the rooftop Reilly reported that all six RTU units an amplified state. Mr. Reiily con­ cluded that the odor is not the result of mold. He also stated that the tests Westfield Town Council Broaches for bacteria were what he called “TNTC" or too numerous to count. One of the bacteria discovered was a putrification bacterium. Municipal Parking Fee Rollbacks “I surmise that the odor given off By LAUREN S. PASS to refurbish the town’s old parking budget, and all of the user fees in by putrification bacteria is being cir­ Specially Written for The Westfield Leader meters in exchange for 300 spare town are being taken into consider­ culated and sent back into the class­ With Mayor Gregory McDermott parts. ation. He added that the parking fee room." Mr. Reilly said. “What we absent from the November 23 meet­ Mr. Gildea also reported that he increases were also to be used to have are putrified off gasses that are ing of the Westfield Town Council, had a “good discussion” with mem­ improve parking by way of lighting, getting vacuumed off or sucked into Second Ward Councilman Rafael bers ofWECARE (Westfielders Con­ landscaping and repaving, all of which the ductwork, but not the bacteria Betancourt served as Acting Mayor. cerned About Responsible Develop­ CONTINUED ON PACE 12 CONTINUED ON PACE 12 Town Administrator James Gildea ment) about revamping and relocat­ reported to the council that even ing parking. though the referendum to build a park­ Additionally, Mr. Gildea sard that Marsh Says Working ing garage failed, the town is still the meters will all be labeled as to working to improve parking. He said what hours parkers have to pay. Cur­ that with the South Avenue Circle rent meter hours are Monday through construction proJect completed, the Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Leaf Bag Alternative town gained at least eight new park­ Fourth Ward Councilman ing spaces on Westfield Avenue. Lawrence Goldman brought up the By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELL day stipulation and would therefore CLOWNS—Westfielders Rebecca Wampler and Frank Fleischer clown around Specially Written for The Westfield Leader as tropical fruit. For the fourth consecutive year, they participated in the Macy’s He also reported that Parking Di­ fact that parking rates were increased not comply with the regulations. Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, interacting with millions of children rector John Morgan found someone over the years in anticipation of build­ At Tuesday night’s public meeting He noted that the DPW is also not and adults along the famous parade route. in upstate New York who was willing ing a garage. He said that now that the of the Westfield Town Council, Town “looking for a loophole” as the edito­ town will not be building, the council Engineer Kenneth Marsh addressed rial suggests, but that it is looking to should discuss whether it would be the public regarding an editorial pub­ the state to maybe “loosen up” on the Borough Receives Over $50,000 appropriate to roll back a portion of lished in last week’s edition of The regulations or find a way to use those fees. Westfield Leader regarding leaf “shared services" with other towns to Meter fees were raised from 25 pickup by the Department of Public ensure the seven-day time frame. cents an hour to 50 cents an hour. Works (DPW) in Westfield. He further stated that he has “one To Improve Youth Recreation Permit fees were raised twice since He stated that he “was taken back year to work on this” and that he 1999. bringing fees from as low as by the tone taken in the editorial and would be working with the county $180 a year to the current rate for all wanted to clarify some of the editori­ By KIMBERLEY BROADWEI.L ball fields and resurfacing the bursed from a New Jersey Depart­ engineer. Specially Written for The Westfield Leader als inaccuracies.” Deerfield tennis courts. permits to $702 a year. In other business, three ordinances ment of Transportation Grant. Mr. Marsh stated that because of Before the November 23 The mayor also read a resolution of First Ward Councilman Peter were unanimously passed upon first The mayor noted, “Many of our the Environmental Protection Mountainside Borough Council meet­ commendation for the Governor Echausse said that while he is open reading. roads have been redone in Agency’s Clean Water Act and the ing, Mayor Robert Viglianti presented Livingston High School girls’ varsity Mountainside, and much of the money minded regarding the discussion, he Ordinance 1842 will amend the Storm Water Regulations, leaves lett a check in the amount o f $52,400 lu soccer team, which came in first place is hesitant to move forward with that town's code regarding the operation for the roads have come from outside on the street for more than seven days Recreation Director Sue Winans from in the Union County Conference and right now.