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Vol. 75 No, 27 July 16, 1975
Lucy Haines wins her long fight
for a safer bridge at edge of town
Mrs. Lucy Haines
Pres. Douglas Estock
of Friendship Fire Co.
is satisfied with Rapho
support of fire co’s.
Douglas L. Estock, Presi-
dent of the Friendship Fire
Co., Mount Joy, is quite
satisified with the money
contributions made by citi-
zens of Rapho Township to
support the fire company.
He points out that Friend-
ship Fire Co. receives most
of its income from the
contributions of private citi-
zens, not from the munici-
palities. Approximately
$24,000 is contributed by
individuals ($15,000 from
bingo games), as compared
with about $9,700 from the
municipalities ($9,000 from
Mount Joy Borough).
Estock estimates that S0
per cent of the private
contributions come from
Rapho Township.
If the Rapho Township
supervisors would agree to
contribute up to $3135 the
borough is asking for, the
fire companies would not
receive this money. Estock
says that the money would
be paid to the borough
which would continue to
contribute the same amount
as present $9,000.
If the taxes had to be
increased in Rapho to pay
for the township’s contribu-
tion, individual residents
might contribute less. The
fire company might end up
losing income if the bor-
ough’s plan is accepted.
Estock also states that a
majority of calls in Rapho
Township are on Route 283,
not really the township’s
responsibility.
UEHANNA B
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
~ Mrs. Lucy Haines, who
has been fighting single-
handedly for a safer bridge
at the eastern end of Main
St., Mount Joy - is succeed-
ing.
On July 9, Mrs. Haines,
Mayor Gingrich, Borough
Manager Bateman, and
Engineer Gohn met with
Michael Hagerty, supervis-
ing engineer, Si Williams,
and Bruce Bigelow, Penn
Dot.
It was agreed to construct
a seven foot walkway or
cartway on the south side of
the bridge. (Mrs. Haines
would have preferred it on
the north side.)
Before work can begin, a
committee from the borough
must approve the plans.
Money will be provided
by the state or by the federal
government.
Mrs. Haines stated that a
photograph taken by the
Susquehanna Bulletin -
showing two nervous boys
on a bicycle crossing the
bridge simultaneously with
a truck, and an oncoming
car approaching - was
convincing to state author-
ities and ‘‘said it all.”
See editorial on page 13.
Douglas Estock
LETIN
Ten Cents
Last Thursday evening
Mount Joy Borough Man-
ager Joseph Bateman and
Councilman James Heisey
asked the supervisor of
Rapho Township to contri-
bute $3135 next year to help
support the two fire com-
panies in Mount Joy, Florin,
and Friendship Companies.
The request was based on
a study of the fire companies
services and income for the
past five years, 1970-74.
The study showed that 21
per cent of all calls
answered by the two fire
companies were in Rapho
Township, but that the
Township government has
been contributing only 2.6
percent of the monies
provided by local govern-
ments to help support the
companies.
In contrast, Mount Joy
Borough has been contribu-
ting 94.8 per cent of all
public contributions, al-
though only 49 per cent of
the fire calls were within the
borough.
The $3135 requested from
the Rapho supervisors rep-
resents the percentage of
total public monies as the
percentage of calls within
Rapho Township.
In the past S years Mount
Joy has contributed $68,714
to the fire companies;
Rapho, $1900.
Bateman stated that he
considered it fair and
equitable that Rapho Town-
ship should contribute to the
Left to right: Rapho supervisors Shellenberger, Shenk, Siegrist, and Mount Joy Borough
Manager Bateman
Mount Joy asks Rapho Township
to contribute more to
fire co’s.
companies commensurate
with the protection provided
by the Township.
The study carried out by
the borough estimates that
West Donegal Township's
annual share of public
support of the fire compan-
ies is $1,455, and Mount Joy
Township's is $1260.
Nine per cent of the fire
companies'calls were in East
Donegal Township, al-
though the township has
contributed only $100 com-
pared to $68,714 by Mount
Joy.
Eight per cent of the calls
were in Mount Joy Town-
ship, although the township
has contributed only 2 per
cent ($1,775) to help support
the companies.
President Douglas Estock
of Friendship Fire Company
told the Rapho supervisors
that his company was well
content with the contribu-
tions of Rapho Township to
the company, and that the
company would continue to
answer calls in Rapho, even
if the supervisors decided
not to contribute more to
support the fire companies.
FIRE CALLS TO AND MONEY CONTRIBUTED BY
MUNICIPALITIES TO FRIENDSHIP & FLORIN CO’S.
Fire Money
Calls Contributed
% %
Mount Joy Boro 49 95
Rapho Twp. 21 3
East Donegal Twp. 9 0
Mount Joy Twp. 8 2
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