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VOL. 82 NO. 21
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1971
School Budget Hiked
Without Tax Increase
A budget for the 1971-72 school year in
the amount of $3,237,726 was proposed by
the Dallas School Board at an adjourned
meeting Monday night. Earl Fritzges,
finance committee chairman, stated that
there were no changes in the school dis-
trict’s tax structure—which is based on 62
mills; a $10 per capita tax; earned in-
come tax of one percent shared 50-50 with
mucipalities of the district; and real
estate transfer tax of one percent, shared
with municipalities.
The tentative budget will be adver-
tised. In answer to an inquiry by a spec-
tator, Dr. Robert A. Mellman, super-
intendent, said that a copy of the budget
will be available in the administration
office for viewing by interested persons.
Mr. Fritzges observed that any changes
in the proposed budget must be approved
by the school board and that final ap-
proyal must be made before June 30.
I* other business, Dallas Area Cus-
todial Association was approved as ‘cus-
todial employes’ representative.
Cofitracts for custodial supplies were
Teachers, Board
Agree on Contract
An agreement on teacher contracts for
the 1971-72 school year in Dallas School
District has been reached, according to
an announcement by Walter Glogowski,
president of Dallas Education Associa-
tion, at an adjourned meeting of the
school board Menday night. Mr.
Glogowski said lerrassst the antracts
conf¥rning salaries, conditions, benefits,
etc., had been agreed upon, but that
formal signing had not yet taken place.
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awarded in the amount of $2,182.70.
Junior high school science supplies bids
were given to eight companies, for a total
$1,685.77; senior high school science sup-
plies, with a total of $2,757.29.
A Lehman Avenue resident asked
about the rule concerning absenteeism by
board members, and was informed that if
a board member misses three consecu-
tive meetings without cause or excuse,
the remaining board members ‘may’
remove the absentee member from the
board.
Pat Gregory and Ernest Ashbridge,
successful Repbulican school board can-
didates, were in the audience and were
introduced to the school board by Mr.
Fritzges.
Horse Keeps
Pace, Minus
Any Backtalk
In this day of sophisticated negotiations
and skyrocketing union wage scales,
what employer could ask for a better deal
than the one hit upon by the Raymon
Hedden Co. one day last week.
With heavy equipment operators out on
strike since May 1, and with work on
College Misericordia’s $2 million dor-
mitory threatening to fall behind
schedule, project superintendent Earl
Swan and Gus Kabeschat, a partner in
the Hedden firm, got their heads together
and decided to ful fine alu fire,
The two men decided that a strike-
breaking scab was needed, and they
called assistant superintendant George
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Late Vote Count Shows
Hoover Over Garinger
What was reported in last week’s
Dallas Post as a victory for R. Arnold
Garinger, Republican candidate for
Lake-Lehman’s School Board, was in fact
a premature analysis of the vote in region
one Sf the school district. Not included in
the original tally given by The Post were
returns from Noxen, a Wyoming County
community, whose ballots are posted in
the ®yyoming County Court House.
The official return from Noxen in-
dicates that school board incumbent J.
Franklin Patton was high vote-getter in
that community with 77 votes. Other
‘Republican candidates and the number of
votes polled by each in Noxen were Earl
E. Booth, 54; Ellis W. Hoover, 52; R.
Arnold Garinger, 39; Andrew J. Strutko,
4,
With the addition of the Noxen return to
those of Harveys Lake Borough and Lake
: Tovggship, then, the unofficial count
reveals that Mr. Hoever was the top
Republican candidate with 363 votes.
According to Dan Ripa, chief clerk of
the Luzerne County registration office, no
official report of the election can be made
until the fate of nine absentee ballots cast
in Harveys Lake Borough has been
decided. :
These ballots, reports Mr. Ripa, were
not included by the Harveys Lake Board
of Election in either its open or sealed
returns. The board will appear this
morning at 11 before the Court en banc,
Luzerne County Court House, to discuss
is failure to include these nine absentee
ballots in its report, Mr. Ripa said.
The voter registration clerk points out
that the absentee ballots may affect the
outcome of the election inasmuch as the
two contenders for the second Republican
nomination—Mr. Booth with 313 votes
and Mr. Garinger with 311 votes—are
separated by only two votes.
The Dallas Post (SHAWN MURPHY)
DALLAS, PA.
FIFTEEN CENTS
Teamster Joe Davis, left, holds the bridle of Jerry
the Strike-breaker, a horse ‘‘hired’’ by the construc-
tion firm of Raymon Hedden to temporarily replace
striking heavy equipment operators in the construc-
tion of College Misericordia’s new dorm. Ed Pav-
lick mans the levelling scoop while George Pavlick
holds the reins.
Election Challenged by
Harveys Lake Poll Watcher
A sworn affidavit challenging the
manner in which the voting at Harveys
Lake Borough polls was conducted on
Primary Election Day has been filed
with the Luzerne County Board of Elec-
tion by Democratic watcher Helen Sgar-
lat.
The affidavit cites eight alleged viola-
tions of proper voting procedure, and re-
quests that the Board of Election, Court
en banc, “act upon this matter.” Mrs.
Sgarlat also requests that the election
board of Harveys Lake ‘‘be given proper
instructions in conducting a voting polls
according to lawful procedure.”
Daniel Ripa, chief of Luzerne County’s
registration office, informed The Post
that the Board of Election of Harveys
Lake Borough has been summoned to
appear before the Court en banc this
morning at 11 to discuss the reported
irregularities and several absentee
ballots which were not included in the
vote count.
In objecting to the “unlawful manner’’
in which she claims the elections were
carried out, Mrs. Sgarlat has stated that
“a police officer, Alfred Wendel, unlaw-
fully served as Judge of Election for
Assessment Costs Burden
“We ask for your continued patience,”
declared R. Spencer Martin to some 60
Back Mountain residents who were in
- attendance at the regular meeting of the
Dallas Area Municipal Authority Thurs-
day night. Authority chairman Martin
and other authority officials were show-
ing considerable patience themselves
after being bombarded with questions for
a three-hour period. In one instance, a
resident resorted to personal affronts
toward the authority solicitor.
The open portion of the meeting was
held for this purpose—to answer any and
all questions residents might have. Most
queries concerned assessments.
The authority adopted a resolution to
amend, supplement and modify an orig-
inal resolution of Dec. 14, 1970. The
amended resolution changed methods of
assessing certain properties.
A screen and projector were used to
illustrate 14 cases of frontage asses-
sment. These 14 typical cases should
cover any property in Back Mountain,
said Mr. Martin. Douglas Diehl, project
manager for the engineering firm of Roy
F. Weston, Inc., gave case explanations.
“In most cases, 95 percent of properties
are clear-cut,” stated Mr. Martin. ‘Five
percent will be taken to the authority.
After assessment bills are sent out, the
property owner may make an appeal to
the board of review.”
The minimum assessment for front
footage is 75 feet. This figure is used be-
cause it is the minimum lot dimension
permitted by Dallas and Kingston Town-
ships; Dallas Borough allows minimum
lots of 100 feet dimension only.
When one resident complained of the $8
a foot assessment, Chairman Martin ex-
\
plained this figure does not begin to cover
the real cost of pipe installed in front of
each property. “$16 would not cover the
cost. You are not paying for the pipe in
the ground. You are paying for sewer ser-
vice.”
Other questions were:
What kind of pipes can be used by prop-
erty owners in their hook-on lines?
Terra cotta, concrete and asbestos may
be used with the proper joints. Plastic
pipes are being studied, but no decision
has been made concerning their use.
What size of laterals should be used?
In most cases four inch laterals are
sufficient. A larger lateral can be put in
upon request of property owner. Indus-
trial plants, institutions, etc., will need
larger laterals.
Why are vacant lots assessed?
The property is benefitted by the addi-
more than half of the election period.”
Mr. Wendel told The Post that he had
been appointed to the position of Judge of
Election May:12 following the resignation
of Cornelius Smith from that post be-
cause of ill health. Mr. Wendel is a part-
time police officer in Harveys Lake Bor-
ough. ;
“I didn’t know that my position as a
police officer excluded me from serving
as Judge of Election until Mrs. Sgarlat
challenged me at the polls Tuesday after-
noon,” Mr. Wendel stated.
He reported that he removed himself
from the position after being informed
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Memorial Day
The Dallas Post will observe
Memorial Day, May 31, according to
the Monday Holiday Bill, the office
will be closed. An earlier deadline
must be regarded by correspondents
and publicity chairmen. Please have
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Saturday mornin
tion of sewer service. J. Traver Noble, a
realtor and authority member, gave an
example by saying that if a lot is worth
$40 a foot without sewer service, the
value can increase to $50 a foot with ser-
vice.
What about damage to property by con-
struction companies?
Construction companies have a con-
tractural obligation to carry liability
insurance. A claim form may be obtained
from the Roy F. Weston office in the
Brothers Four Restaurant building,
Dallas. :
When will assessment bills be sent out?
Assessment rolls are in the process of
being developed. The first invoices
should be mailed by July, but only to
those property owners where the line al-
ready has been installed. :
What happens if there is default on pay-
ment?
“by the court house” that the Board of |
Election should appoint someone else to
serve in his place. The Board of Election
then appointed Cornelius Smith as Judge
of Election, he said.
The other charges Mrs. Sgarlat has in-
cluded in her affidavit include complaints
that:
“The polls did not close at the proper
time. Electors were allowed to vote until
9:24 p.m. DST. About 40 electors voted
after the time of closing;
““More electors than the allotted
number permitted, were allowed inside
the voting space;
“After absentee ballots were counted,
everyone, candidates, voters, etc., were
allowed inside the voting space;
“The count from the machine was
given unlawfully by Anthony Javers, who
was not serving on the election board, nor
was he appointed overseer;
“My request to the Judge of Election,
Cornelius Smith,
properly, was met with, ‘We’re going to
let all of them vote’;
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Sewer Authority
The municipality is liable for payment;
if it so directs, a municipal lien can be
placed against property and the property
sold.
When is it mandatory to hook on?
It is mandatory if property is within 150
feet of sewer line.
What about inspection of sewer lines in-
stalled by property owners?
These lines have to be inspected. The
authority is presently actively engaged in
seeking a lateral inspector.
What about road replacement?
After lines are installed, there will be a
waiting period of atleast 90 days for com-
plete ground settlement. After a section
is completed and the ground settled,
roads in that section will be replaced. All
roads will be repaired eventually.
(Illustrations of the 14 cases used are
shown on page 18 of The Dallas Post.)
to close the polls
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