79 Ve Ta ov. a an CALL IN NEWS.....to Hazel Baker [Marietta] 426-3643 Cherie Dillow [Mount Joy] 653-1609 The Susquehanna Times 426-2212 or 653-8383 SUS Vol. 79, No. 46, November 21, 1979 J. Robert Flanagan, petitions for new election for Marietta Contable J. Robert Flanagan, Jr., a write-in candidate for Con- stable of the Borough of Marietta in the recent election, is collecting signa- tures on a petition he plans to file for a civil action in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. The petition asks that the recent election for Constable be held illegal because a Jr. defective voting machine in the First Ward effectively denied voters for Constable the right to write in their choice of candidate. The voting machine had mal- functioned in several prior elections, according to Mr. Flanagan, but had not been repaired. It is Flanagan’s assertion [continued to page 4] Restoration Associates Marietta info. center The Marietta Restoration Associates are opening a public information center in Marietta. The new center will be at 36 West Market Street. The restorationists have decided to rent it for six months, and have an option for another six months. They plan to put preservation displays in the window, to be changed periodically. The Restoration Asso- ciates also voted, at the October meeting, to give the education committee $1000 for new audio-visual equip- ment. Several new slide programs are planned for the future. Of great interest to all Mariettans is the fact that the Associates have finished their plans for the historic survey of Front Street, and will soon begin the actual survey. The restorationists’ work may come in handy at some later time, if the rest of Marietta is ever to be declared part of the National Historic District, and so escape the new HUD flood plain regulations which are threatening the town. The area to be surveyed was broken into three parts. A team of three restoration- ists will survey each part. Team #1 is Margie Landis, Bob Vanderslice, and Hazel Baker; Team #2 is Alan and Tara Heller, Claire Lombard and Rosemary Patterson; and Team #3 is Ken and Linda Ross and Dick Gault. The 14th annual Christ- mas by Candlelight Tour will be held on December 2nd. between 2:00 and 7:00pm. The price is three dollars per person. The tour is the major money-making project of the Restoration Associates. Tak- ing the tour may help them conduct the survey. Advance sale of tickets for the Marietta Christmas by Candlelight Tour will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24th, from 10:00am to noon at the new Information Center of the Marietta Restoration Associates, 36 W. Market Street, Marietta. At their last meeting, on Nov. 15th, the group heard a tape recording of Mrs. Acri, an elderly resident of Marietta, talking about her home town’s past. The tape was prepared by Lance Hardcastle. Cattle rustlers take 21 head near Marietta 21 head of cattle were stolen last week from the new stockyards on Rte. 441 near Marietta. On Wednesday night, the rustlers apparently drove a truck to the stockyards and loaded on the feeders, each weighing more than 800 pounds. The loss , was estimated by owner John Bowman at over $13,000. A reward may be offered for information. East Done- gal Police are investigating. Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. All above DHS football players received a $25 Savings Bond at the Annual Football Booster Banquet. Left to right; Frank Brommer who also received a trophey as Outstanding Lineman, Leonard # sNYDER Bape pOX 304 2 rag BT JOY PN. QUEHANNA tI 1MES FIFTEEN CENTS on Mummau who received trophies for the Jesse Mooney Memorial Award and as Most Valuable Player, Stephen Meszaros who also received a trophy as Outstanding player and R. Kevin Eshleman. Tax increase of 4 mills, trash collection increase of $2 proposed to Marietta Borough Council Marietta Borough Council proposed an increase in property taxes at their meeting last week. The taxes would rise by 4 mills, and trash collection fees would’ also be hiked from $6.50 per quarter to $8.50. This would be an increase of 21% over the old rate of 19 mills. Finance committee chair- man Jay Roberts said that the increase is needed to balance the proposed bud- get of $198,850. This would be a 102% increase over last year’s budget of $179,990. : The added costs, he said, come from raises to borough employees and the fact that the police department cost $17,000 more this year than last. The proposed budget will be discussed at a public ‘hearing on December 11th, at 7:00pm in the council chambers at the municipal building, on the S-bend. The budget will be available for public inspection from 8:30 to 3:30 after Nov. 28th. A “Human Relations Committee’’ was establish- ed by the council, consisting of nine people. The commit- tee, which got its start at last month’s council meet- ing (at which many citizens q0tly demanded action a- gainst the young loiterers of the business district), will operate independently of both the mayor and the council. Members of the committee are Pat Kenney, Jr., Ken Ross, Rosemary Patterson, Deborah Zeisloft and Jackie Madsen. Council ordered the de- molition of a building on Front Street, on the grounds that it is more than 50% deteriorated. The owner will be sued -for the cost of demolition. An agreement was made with PP&L for the installa- tion of a utility pole near the Congregational Bible Church. An addition to the church is being built. An agreement was reach- ed with East Donegal Township for the mainten- ance of a part of Colebrook Road (Wasp Street). Street repairs are under way on No. Gay Street, Pine, and Market. A sidewalk has been built. Specifications for trash removal bids are being prepared. Tuc resignations of Ruth McConnell, police officer, and Thomas Lavin, zoning officer, were accepted. Lavin resigned partly because of the new flood plain regulations. He feels that the zoning officers job will be a thankless one after ‘they go into effect, in about a month. Council decided to hire an attorney for the zoning hearing of Edward Nazar- eth, who has proposed to build ten apartment units at Front and Pine Streets. In a separate action, amendments were added to the zoning law: mobile homes are now limited to 600 square feet of living space, and cattle, chickens, pigs, horses and pigeons are now prohibited in the borough. Also, anyone “who keeps more than two cats, or two dogs, will be in violation. Mayor Flangan held his second ‘‘meet the mayor” session last night. He said at the council meeting that the firs. had heen worthwhile. Many people came to speak with him, he said. Letters of appreciation from several citizens were read, thanking council for the new 24-hour police patrols. The temporary police number is 653-1456. The regular number is out of service.
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