The-Leader_1979-06-14

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f REEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
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THE LEABER FREEPORT'S
omiinL
NEWSPAPER
44th YEAR No 7 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. JUNE 14.1979 tRICE 20* PER COPY
ers'Suit
Fire Dept. Wins Private Carfaae Okaved,
FRJEPORT-Both the Freepon • • » * « i ^ %i*wi f * * ^ ^ ^ i ^ l ^ W J ^ My
Merchanfs Complain Of
Unexpected Increases
WILL BE USED AGAIN. This well-known landmark on the weilern
border of the village.will be rehabilluted and put to use once again
when Nassau County begins work In July to refurbish it. The Victorian-era
old "Water Works" on Sunrise Highway has bttn damaged by
..Sfveral fires and by vandalism. Including the taking of its copper leaf
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V\M9r W p i l ^ ^ be R^O^
FBEEPORT - After many vQlagers liad attempted to save the old
MUburn Pumping Sution (Water Works building) on West Sunrise
Highway from destruction. Nassau County — its present owner — has
announced that it WiH be rehabilitated for use by county agencies. '
The Victorian-era building, formerly part of the New Ycnrk Ctty water
supply system.'was designed by
Frank Freeman, a noted architect
of the late 1600's. according to
the • Nassau County Historical
Museum. The bnOding is notable
for rounded arches over the
windows a wen-proportioned
mass, and bricks of an unusual
color.
Unfortunately, in the last two to
—-three-ycars,-it-has also becoroe-known
as the scene of fires and
vandalism, ranging from the
pirating of its metal roof, to
blazes wbidi destroyed a great
deal of its tower.
Under the' two contracts a-warded
by Nassau County
Executive Francis T. PurceD. the
15.000 square feet brick building
win have its slate roof and tower
repaired as well as its windows
- replaced and tempciaiy lightiag
tiistalled.
1 _.^The work is expected to begin
Fire Department and the Freeport
Ftre Department Band marched
off with big wins this past week­end.
At the Stiuthem New York
Furmen's AssiKiation Parade,
held in Mineiila Saturday. June 9,
the Freeport Fire Department
w;on the second place trophy for
best overall appearing fire
department. The Freeport Fire
I>epartment Band took tirst place
for best appearing fire depart­ment
band m the same event.
Sunday afiemoon. June 10. the
Second Uaitalmn utd-hashtoncd~
Tournament was "held in neigh­boring
Baldwin. The Freeport
Truck Company End Kids once
again captured the point total
trophy with a tournament winning
total of 27 points.
FRHEPORT - For ii sccviiul. ami wluii ;ip|K';«rN ii> be .i tiii;il turn-, ilu'.
xill.TL'i.' I'f Frcc|>.>ri has lindiis CMiiir;iiM will) ;i pri\alv i;triiT lur
municipal sanitaiixn upheld in ilic cnuriN. The Appcllaio l}i\isii<ii of (he
Siaio Suprcnit.' Cnuri lias uii.inintKiish atlirmcil a 1II«IT ouiri's M.'irvli
Ihil' dfvision. wiruli disnussi'il ilic case Imuinlii l\\ Kcsitk-iii DITIMIU
(jrvvi) >'f Nassau Ax emie.
1 Thc-original suit, brought by
Green on February 16, named the
village, the ma)-or and village
trustees, and- Five Counties
Carting, the private carter in the
contract, as defendants. Green
sought to direct the court to
vacate the-village's awarding of
the cartage to the low
v#4uAn«^^M4». T«<i bidder, which \xjtaa appro
contract
tlch it^had I
in July and be completed in four
montiuu Present plans call for the
Water Si^pply unit of the Depart­ment
of Public Works to become
the first occupant.
About two years ago, the Free-port
Arts Council — which had
used part of the building one
summer for its Teen Repertory
-Theatre--T-_atteinpted to arrange,
fun-time use of the quarters, but
arrangements could not be con­cluded.-
Past use of the building,
prior to the fires, also included its
rental to a rock group as a
rehearsal haU..
General construaion of the
repair work will be handled by
K & X Contracting. Inc. of Man-hasset.
lowest of four bidders at
$89,950. DectricaJ work was
awarded .to Hinck . Electrical
Contractors. Inc.. West-Babylon,
the sole bidder at S9.842.
Parks Conifileted)
FREEPORT - Work recently
has been comptcicd at three
village parks. Begun last fall and
utilizmg some S/O.OOO in .federal
funds, the improvements were
done under the direction of the
Frcepori Community Develop­ment
Agency.
The parks arc Manin Luther
King and Northcasr Parkt in
Communuy Development Im-pnwemcnt'Area
fl; and Raynor
(CDnt-onJ>aoa6)
roved by
9. .Green.
was represented ty attornev
Richard Wcisberg who, at ;ihe
time the suit was brought, was
acting as campaign manager for
two candidates for village board.
Green's suit cited certain
technical aspects of the specifica­tions
and claimed they had not -
been adhered to.
At the time. Wcisberg ex­plained
that the suit was based on
the theory that the bid tpedfica-lions
called for the submission of
an "operational plan," describ­ing
the routes and detailing the
schedule ot services to be used,
as weU as alternative procedures
to be followed in case of severe
weather of equipment failure.
The suit's contention was that the
plan originally submitted by Five
counties had been found unsatis­factory
and a revised one had not
been submitted as of February 9.
At ahal,.tl(t^> Ih? vlUaae'*
rctponie. was \hhi. th« 'awatd nt
the contract to the low- bidder,
rather than « higher bidder, was
In the best interests of the
taxpayers.
The suit was dismissed in
March by State .Supreme Coun
Justice Andrew DiPaola. slating
that there were no le^al grounds
and that the awarding of the
contract was within tht discretion
of the Board. Green's unsuc­cessful
appeal followed.
When the Apellate Division
affirmed'DiPaola's decision the>
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L"WflLf1 "ffTL^-V! BBDCT^ifg ITS^'T^''^ -
School Superintendent Cosflow
Honored At Testimonial ~~"
FREEPORT - "Tributes were paid to Sopetinteodeat of Sdioob
Donald Costlow recently at a spodal tfisner held ia bis honor at the
5 ^ Bay Yadit:CIab. Freeporters far Edocatinoal EacefleTKe spon-
-satini the tealimooiai for Costlow who started in the district as a
teae*«r]3lieai»'aa6.'.--/•.--_.•;'.-.:,- .;
•;. Reepqct FTA'Coindl ptesidrat Jaagte Sacbati set ^ J o o e htsiiit
-ewmsi^~mhca-ibt:^tail^:j!b^^ . -~ -. _££^ - J- -
vassemMed. f We fiadjroq caa pay. -^ Speakers raMed-froa parints
a rau to do a job. tnttydo cao't to t^adtm.' troiq Freejport's
pay » nian to dttc." And. GosT-v mayor; WnEam H- White, to tbe
-.tow^cariflg was a auieai.Uieiue
7 ar(lie^?ieakeixtfaalf(ia0«cd;
- 'pTBepoit'Scnooi Board--vice*
^^pr^idetaS&B^HbBy said warmly.
**Daa Costlow ttiily aires. nA'
only about our sthnuly but about
FiK-purt as a'. coaninmtyM
befieve me." HoOy said, "we
here in Freeport are dam hxky-**
-pftoc^al rfft ee^jui i Ifigli Scliuph
fl^uiMcEbof:: : - " " '
'"'-Tb<r; mayor." wfiiie"'teasiog
Cbstloir aboa^ bts fine i^iSdes oa
the -''Vesmpaign - traH." • com*
netded thal/tbe jpassa^oCtbe
scfaooibo^et shews ( n t pieqpfe
agree witJi tbe cdocatioBal
(Corrt.onPagaT)
rrWIRUNO THEIR WATTtO THE TOP; th« Oaiicii TwidMV a ttm (rMpcrHlicrMlion t>tpartmtnt
comp«t«f lit the New York SUta cocnpepU«n rec•f^ly h«kl M Q¥^tk ttlip Higti adwd. The t«wn. co-
•'. sponsored by Apache 11 ot Wooddaft Avtnu*. took f (irit place Hi their eal«gery. The proud twtrlers vt
. (I. fo r.) first row: Oomfaiique Racaeefil. Us« Osure. Uureaf OMwe. Miefwie Hirach. Karen Kilkenny
and.&aanne Kroppraecond row: UsaStrantz. Leona Stfeatar, Patie Nicoilno. Vickl OfracilJanlne
. Wolfe. Tanya Bell emt&in Conmtora: In the tMjd xtm (l-lo t.) are Instructor t.orie Comerford. direc­tor
Jilt Conterfordand assistant instructor Kathlyn Comerford.