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AH OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAQE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING GREATER FARMINGDAL E. BETHPAGE & MELVILLE
Vol. 5 No. 13 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, November 16, 1967
GORTON REFUSES FINANCIAL
AID FOR LEGAL EXPENSES SEE PAGE 3 ADoc' Allen Files For Reelection As Water Commissioner
Ellsworth " Doc" Allen of
Farmingdale, announced his intention
to continue his public
service by filing to succeed himself
for the next three- year term
as Water Commissioner of the
South Farmingdale Water District.
Allen has served 17 years as
Chairman of the Board which has
administered thepumpage, treatment,
storage and distribution of
water. His recent efforts have-been
directed toward obtaining a
parcel of surplus State property
on the northwest corner of Hieks-ville
- Massapequa Road and
Southern State Parkway from the
State of New York for future
District water supply facilities.
After numerous meetings with officials
of the State Department of
Public Works, State Senator
Henry M. Curran, Assemblymen
Martin Ginsbeig and Francis P.
McCloskey they were instrumental
in getting the necessary legislation
through both houses of the
State Legislature. Commissioner
John J. Burns of the Office for
Local Government in Albany, is
now assisting the Water District
in obtaining the final approval
required by several State Agencies
before consumating the acquisition.
In addition to the Water District,
Allen's many civic acti-*
vitles include die Chairmanship
of the Farmingdale Heart Drive
and now member of the Hearc
Fund County Executive Boar J; a
citation for the 1966 Cancer Crusade:
Member - at - Large of the
Boy Scouts: member of both the
Ta'board Post of the American
Legion and Massapequa Elks.
Allen serves on the Legislative
Committee of the Long Island
Water Conference and is also a
member of the American Water
Works Association and its New
York State section.
It was during Allen's tenure in
Office that the South Farmingdale
Water District convened from a
satellitte District, which was purchasing
water to the more present
status of pumping its own water
from ten deep wells with depths
varying from 156 to 758 feet and
an authorized capacity of 13,460,
000 gallons per day After treatment,
water is stored la four
existing storage tanks wirh a
capacity of 3,200,000 gallons so
that an adequate supply of water
at sufficient pressure is available
for fire fighting purposes in
addition to home consumption.
During more than a decade that
Allen has served as Com mi s-
' sioner, the District has provided
more than 15 billion gallons of
safe drinking water through the
120 miles of distribution system
to the residents who now number
48.500.
Despite recent droughts water
restrictions have not been necessary
in the area die District
serves.
Despite die inflationary costs
of operation end maintenance, the
Water District has reduced costs
to the consumer to where the
combined water tax and water
rate of the South Farmingdale.
Water District is one of me
lowest in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties.
Paul Wilson, of the Farmingdale Crusaders, blows taps at the
Veterans Day ceremonies last Saturday at the World War II
memorial in front of the Main Street School. Standing at attention
are L. to R Fred Thompson, Patrick Steiner, Edna Franghiadi,
George Gutowski and Madeline Beebe, members of the Talbonard
Post of the American Legion. TTie V. F. W. held a similar ceremony
at a nearby World War I monument.
Photo by Jack Pokress
