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Taxi Cab Increase
WITH TVPPREClAtlOl^ Mavor WiHiam White (jacond from left)
tobic" the" occasion of the annual Oypanization Nlnht to ortsant-
•Cflrtffimtis of. ApprRcintidn.to si» ftnptoy'fei who had a total of
186 yran^df iervics^whh.lhe Villagsgovemnient. Pictured <t.-r.| are
iSifijyiatt. Hart, Power. Plant Opaf^loMof-3C^^aar^^W^^ian^^r^g^^;
Lewis Elected Chief
, FREEPORT. - Arthur W.
Lewis, of West E^d Avenue, was
elected Chief of the Freeport Fire
Department, In the Department's
elections last Thursday, April 8.
At the.same time,.Richard Van
Wicklin was named the Depart­ment's
First Deputy Chief;
Walter Monestere, Second
- Deputy Chief; and outgoing Chief
William Coniinps Sr., was
designated Second Battalion
Delegate. •
Lewis, whose father Kenneth L.
Lewis was the, chief of the
Freeport ' Fire Department in
1943-44. came to the Freeiwrt
diriment in February, 1953. In
• 1961-62 he was Captain of Hose
Company #3. Employed by
ULCO as a 'supervisor of fleet
vehicles. Lewis fe' married. He
and his,wife Elaine liave two
sons, Jay,and Arthur;.
Adds Minor Regufofions
To V///age Ordinance
FREEPORT — The Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport
.unanimously approved an amendment to the Code of Ordinances
which grants a rate increase to Village "Taxi cab companies. The
proposal, first heard at a public meeting on Feb. 23,.was adopted
with-a few minor changes.
Inctnerator Plant Foreman for 28 y e ^ ; George'William*. Sanitation
ZZyears.. Also honored Bitit not shown^ were Joseph Aifinio,Assiit«iit
-V Sup^Hntendenf-of' the Sanitation pepartrnent.fior .34 yoart; «nd
. Nich(3asX^{k£TOU, Genend Forelnan of ttvs^
.for 34 yean.' Due to.reorganizatio'n, the majority of the positions the
retirees left have taeh alxjiished. - - . . -^^
_ V ^^Musfcle P o w e r N For
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FREUHDRT—Volunteers are being sought to take part in Beautify
Freeport Week, May 9 through 15, sponsored fay the PreeportBeauti--
fication Committee with the cooperation of; the Village Board and
tiie School Board. - - . - -;^ - .- ; ' ,
•Junior High School, Senior High School _and adult jrolimteers are
ne«Jed. Saturday. May 15,-1-4 - : . .
pm. to tKlp wipe wt graffiti in the--^outSuiuIay,-May.l6, at the same
Village. Partidpanta are asked to
faring' paQs, brooms;' rags" and
muscle and meet at 12:30 pm, at
the-North Grove Street Paridng
Lot of Village Hall. Tran-
. sportatiqn wiU be provided by the
-Village of Freeport. In case of:
rain, volunteers are asked to torn
"time.-
Those wishing to yolxmteer
should notify - Mrs.. Donald
McKeown, ViUage HaD, 46 N.
.Ocean Ave., Freeixirtl Fliers are
being distributed at the schools-this
coming week.-
Bicentennial Gofflfliittee Pians Mystety E v ^
FREEPORT — .The Freeport
Bicentennial-ComJmlttee, which
sponsored.' the successful
. Presidential Birthday Party Ball
at the Recreatioa Center and tiie
trip to the Nassau Coliseum to see
"The British Are Coming," is
planning another 1ow-<w;t wpnt
a current relationship with -the
nation's^White House. The
Committ^ can only.say that the
title of this feature, run on a
projector, is not "1T75" nor
: "1777." Popcorn win be available
for' purchase as weD 9s other
refreshmpnt.s.' '—
which, for reasons beyond their
control, cannot be openly ad­vertised.
The "mystery".win lake place-
Friday night, April 23,9:15 pm, in
the Freeport .High School
auditorium, and-Satwiayfat the
same time;-Price, wMch is not'
indicative of the scope of the
affair, is $1 for adults and 50t for
students.
t h e feature of the evenii^ is a
vehicle based on a smash-hit
Broadway musical witH a
Bicentennial theine, the raovie of
which enjoyed a long showing at
the theatre wlilcb is part of the
complex in Manhattan carrying
the famOy name of a man having
Also to be jH-esented is a
Parade' of Colonial Costumed, -
_dialred 1^ Trinka .Moore and
featuring^ several well bwwn -
Preeporters displaying the
_ Bicentennial fashions they have
obtainoTto psutidpatc in the
scores.of;activities planned for
the 'Village throughout the year.
- ChairwomaB~of^he event is
' Helen Patufzo, 379-3073, and she
is assisted by Peggy Hong, MA 3-
5663. Tickets , are available
through Conunittee members, at
: the Bicentennial Boutique at the
. Fulton Savings Bank, and may
sisa be pordbased at Vca door
prior to each performance.
Arthur W. Lewis
. Captains; First Lieutenants
and Second lieutenants were
also elected for' each~ of the
Department's companies. In
Truck. Company «l Bruce
Newbery was named Captain;
Anthony Flore and Steven Wenk
were diosen First and Second
Lieutenants. Iti Engine Company
#1; Lawrence Minei, Captain;
Thomas Smith, First lieutenant;
and Anthony Mandni, Second
Lieutenant.'. Designated by Hose
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SchoolBudget
Dotes Set^
Effective March I, the increase
will be increased 10< for each fare
designated. Fares vary depen­ding
upon the zone of pickup and
the tone of discharge, in ac­cordance
with a rate zone map.
As of July 1, persons traveling to
and from the same location will
be charged the full rate for the
Hrst adult and 75< additional for
each extra passenger. Children
under ten years of age will ride
free-when-JiccQmpanied_by_Ji,
Tsspenr— ^ ••——~
Trunks will cost an extra 50< to
II,' depending, upon size,, and .
feiiitcasi^; wiU , be ; 25t, eiadf - if"
-handled by. the driver. There will
"be ^ncT'cfiarge"' for'the" first two.'
grocery packages a passengo^'
might have, but after that there
will be a 254 charge per package.
Senior citizens, 65 years, or
older, holding a senior citizen
card issued by the taxi compiany,
. will be able to ride l>etween 10 am
and5pmand7 pm to midnight,
and all day weekends, for $1 per
ride in all zones where the. rate is
$1.25 or more. In all other zones,
they will receive a 25< discount.
"The Board amended the.
original' proposal to contain
several clauses which-were
suggested at the public hearing.
All cabs must have a picture of :
the driver; and a card showing'
rates, the senior citizen discount,
the charge for packages and
extra passengers and age limits
of children who may ride free,
TWs must be displayed in the
passenger compartment. The
Police Department was directed
to inforiii the companies of the
law and to ienfprce it after 30
days. A complete rate card must
be available to the passenger
upon request. _..
The Board also directed that
receipts for fares - would be
available upon the passenger's
request.
Trustee Wayne Jordan at first
asked the Board to consider a
^ehar
broughrtotheBoariTB attention
at a public meetitsg. However,
Mayor William White pointed out
. that a • meeting between the
resident who had drawn the zone
map and the taxi cab company
meeting that to insist upon
changes in exisUhg structures
could cost a great deal of money
which would eventually Tie borne •
by the tenants.
Helicopter Pad -
• The Board rescinded an earlier
decision to allow the landing, '
once per week, of a doctor's
helicopter on the heli-pad at
Lydia E. Hall Hospital, A
memorandum from Superln-
.: teodent. o^ ^"t1'iHnrtt"I'<'^^-P"'^'^-
ointed. out 'that addltlonar
uilding permits werp nfyripd ns
•well as approval fronr the FAA,
•the Secretary of-Transportation
; and the:' Nassau . County Fb-e
' Marshall. ;V ''• :v^. "
Other Business
The Mayor was authorized to
sign an agreement with the Town
of Hempstead which would turn
over to the Towitthie sewers and
electric and water lines on the
street where Long Creek Marina
Is located. The Village would
FREEPORT. - A pre^budget
hearing has been scheduled^by.
the Freeport Board of Education,
-for Wednesday, April 2S, 8:15 pm,
at Atkinson School. A . _ _ - .
' preliminary cat^ory budget wOT. had "never taken place." He
be presented at the Board
Meeting, with copies • available
for. these in attendance.
'The Annual Budget Usaxiag
win take place Tuesday, May 2S,
i8:15 pm, at the Freeport High
Schod Auditorium. During the
past two School Board meetings,
various aspects of budget
planning have been presented to
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suggested that a change in zones
be considered for a later date and
that the Board vote upon the
fares that night. ^
Waste Redaction Ordinance
In further action, the Board
approved an ordinance which
would mandate compaction or
waste reducticm la apartment
dwellings to be constructed
within the Village. It had been
pointed ot:t at an earlier public
have no financial obligation in
their maintainance..
The „Board authorized the'
Village Publicity Director to
include a coupon in the May issue
of JVillage. News entitling the
bearer to a free-visit to the~
Freeport Recreation Center.
The destroyed concession stand
at Freeport Municipal Stadium
will be reconstructed by Nicolino
Construction Co., the low bidder.
Funds had been received during
last budget year" from the in- .
surance company to pay for this
work.
The Board discussed the '
request of Superintendent of
Parks and Recreation Stanley
Brekne to purohase a lawn
mower to better handle par­ticular-
work around the (Center.
The money for the mower,
Brekne suggested, could come
from-funds sdved on landscaping
not to be. done; Trustee Dorothy
Storm disagreed saying, "I
cannot swallow a more than
eial-mower when-wg—
havecutoutso many programs."
The Board took the matter off the
agenda.
' • Village Counsel was directed to
prepare waivers for the residents
of Arthur Street in preparation
for the raising of the road. He wais
toldbhold the waivcrsuhtn the
Highway Commission met with
.the residents to see if they win be
signed.
Resolutions dealing jwUb
demolition and appraisals of
property in the Central Business
District were approved.
PnbUc Hearing
John Marshall, Director of a
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