Bs VOL. 83 NO. 14 Two vetoes by Harveys Lake Mayor William Connolly were overriden by that borough's council at its regular monthly meetinf®iast Thursday night. The move assured council that its intention of abolishing the community’s planning commission and establishing in its place a planning committee would be carried out. Voting to override the mayor’s veto were Donald Hanson, William Hoblak, Bernice Kocher, William Cadwalader, Carl Swanson and, after some hesitation, Fred Merrill. Robert Wintersteen ab- stainedgfrom voting, noting that he had not bee® present at the previous month’s meeting when the ordinances had been passed. A letter protesting the diversion of water onto the Cook Street property of Robert W. McManus, Wilkes-Barre, was read to council by borough solicitor and acting secretary Atty. Joseph V. Kasper. The letter, written on behalf of Mr. McManus by Atty. Raymond F. Lowery, charged that waters and sewage wastes which have been diverted onto Mec- Manus’s land have turned the property into ‘‘a bog, rendering it useless.” Unless the ‘‘exasperating and ir- ritating’’ situation’ is corrected, Atty. Lowery warned, he would have no re- course but to initiate legal action. John J Fam a brother of Robert 5, appeared before council to complain about a combination of water and sewage running across his property from overflowing septic tanks of a nearby convalgscent home. ‘‘I will tolerate the watery! have tolerated the water--but I'm not going to tolerate having her septic system overflow running under my nose.” the Cook Street resident said. Atty. Kasper recommended that the borough sanitation officer check out the Wage Increase Held to 5.5% Commonwealth Telephone Company has begh notified by the President's Pay Board ¥hat its request for approval of the wage increase in its labor contract has been denied. Under the pay board’s or- der, which was dated March 22, Com- monwealth has been directed to hold its wage adjustment to 5.5 percent. In gf letter to Commonwealth’s em- ployess decision, President John B. Hibbard emphasized that ‘both the Union and the Company have joined together to appeal this order’’ and that ‘“‘we are taking the steps allowed us under law to obtain a reconsideration.” According to Mr. Hibbard, a full 11.75 percent increase was put into effect Dec. 1, 1971 following ratification of the union contract. ‘‘As a result,”” President Hibbard pointed out, ‘‘we have been paying you at a much higher rate than the order will allow.” Commonwealth is presently consulting with the pay board to determine what actioft¥it must take to comply with this order while awaiting the results from its . appeal. Promises Mr. Hibbard: “As soon as we are able to get clarification from the government as to what action is required, we will explain their decision to you. “You may be assured,” the utility company president concluded, “that both the Company and the Union are taking all steps. possible within the confines of the law to obtain the best possible settlement for you.” Approximately 650 Commonwealth employes—both management and union decision. situation and if the condition exists as stated, report the violator to the state health department. Solicitor Kasper was authorized by council to confer with Atty. Lowery about the letter of protest. James O. McCaffrey, Sandy Beach, has been appointed chairman of the com- munity’s paint-up, fix-up, clean-up campaign by Mayor Connolly. A letter outlining a workshop and planning session to be held April 19 was read from Mr. McCaffrey, who asked that Harveys Lake residents wishing to participate in the campaign attend the meeting. May has been proclaimed paint-up, fix-up, *Five Harveys Lake men were ap- pointed fire police by the council. They are Chet Davis, captain; Robert Tilgh- man Sr., Arthur Wagner, Eugene Tilgh- man and Carlton ' Kocher. Fire police assist the community’s firemen during fires by directing or re-routing traffic and (continued on PAGE THREE) Address Supervisors DALLAS, PA. Photo by Pat Cancro “We want to know where our future stands,” was the way Officer Carl Miers of Dallas Township Police Department explained the concern he and his fellow officers feel about a lack of a police pen- sion fund. The seven-man police force, in attendance at the April 4 meeting of the township Board of Supervisors, had learned earlier they were ineligible for Social Security benefits under the pro- visions of the Public Employees Act of 1952. Funds that they have paid in to Social Security will be refunded to the men. As spokesman for the group, Officer Miers requested the establishment of a police pension fund by the municipal of- ficials. The township has had a pension fund, but Solicitor Frank Townend reported a 1956 bill changed regulations for police departments with more than three of- ficers. At the time the fund was started Chief Frank Lange and Officer Les Tin- sley comprised the two-man department. Both men paid into the original fund. The chief, who began with the force in 1960, has $11,600 in the fund, but will not be eli- gible to collect under a new pension plan until he completes 20 years service. He had planned to retire in December. Atty. Towend said that he had been sat- isfied the police pension fund could operate as it was. ‘I want you to realize we will get this straightened out sooner or later.” The solicitor emphasized that he wanted to find some solution that would not deprive the chief of a pension after his years of service. Officer Miers and the other officers, Tinsley, Douglas Lamoreaux, John A Back Mountain resident who once made her home photograph with us. Two of her late, beloved, and personal friends, Panda Su Lin and Mrs. Ruth Harkness, are pictured together in Shanghai, China, enroute from Tibert to the United States aboard the Canadian ship, “Empress of Russia’, in 1938. (See related story on page 3 this paper.) Appel, Eliiott op oR Kelly and James: Gruver, stressed the point that they did not want to have the chief lose his pension and would like to see some means of insuring that he get it.” ‘“‘However, said Miers, “should a police officer be permanently injured under the present situation he will receive no fin- ancial assistance, and this is the reason the men are so anxious to get a legal pension fund set up.” / (continued on PAGE THREE) FIFTEEN CENTS Discuss Open Burning Company met in executive session recently to discuss the enforcement of pertaining to out-of-doors fires. on the part of the community firefighters that virtually all of the recent blazes to resulted from careless burning by area residents. started by spokesman for the fire company stated. put a stop to these practices.” In reviewing the fire ordinances found that Dallas Township prohibits open burning within 500 feet of any building unless the burning is done in an approved fire container. Such a container is described as being “noncombustible and covered with a screen of one-half-inch or noncombustible container.” In Dallas Borough, the following restrictions are in effect: Only leaves, be burned in nonconibustible containers; no out-of-doors fire shall be closer than 15 allowed to burn except Monday through Saturday between the hours of 9 a.m. and Yo. a SR states, di times. to the provisions of the ordinance are costs of prosecution. All costs incurred negligence are to be borne by the violator, the fire company officials emphasize. : 5 Donald F. Shaffer is the fire chief. “We have had water in the basement since last July,” Mrs. Jack Barbose, 123 North Lehigh St., Shavertown, told this week as she took a visitor down the basement steps and pointed to the several inches of water which covered the entire floor of the lower level of the Barbose home. : She also called attention to the stench that rose like a miasma from the water. Mrs. Barbose and her neighbor, Mrs. Carl Brobst, who also has standing water in her home, conjectured that ‘‘sewer construction is what we attribute this (water) to.” This comment later was amended somewhat when Mrs. Barbose explained they had ‘“‘no problem until a trench was dug by Marona Construction Company.” An official spokesman of Dallas Area Municipal Authority has quickly refuted that any blame for the Barb and Brobst problems lie with the authority. “This is between the property owners and Marona,” the spokesman remarked. “It was fixed for awhile but something happened. We have discussed this with the Barboses and I, personally, have been to their home to view the situation.” He went on to say that the water in the two homes is surface water and not, in any part, water from the authority’s sewers. : In justification of her earlier remarks, Mrs. Barbose stated that a trench was dug in July, 1971, from Center Street, / Shavertown, back toward and along the Street. ‘‘All the water that came down the Negotiations Area Teachers District. Education Association, by the DEA committee, which will full body of district teachers at a meeting they accept the school board’s proposal and DEA’s committee.”
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