Bethpage-Tribune_1970-03-26

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Vol. 4 No. 23 Thursday, March 26, 1970 10c per copy
Incinerator Set For Clean-Up
The late justice Michael N. Petito <r>7 shown here swearing in
Lewis J. Yevoli as Town Councilman earlier this year.
Sometimes it doesn't make any sense.
Sometimes was Tuesday, March 24. Family Court
to death in an apparent robbery attempt.
Petito, 43, leaves his widow, Adeline, and daughters
Margaret Rose, Barbara, Caroline and Catherine.
According to a former aide to Petito, Mrs. Petito
insisted that her husband visit Puerto Rico yearly,
alone, as a respite from the pressures of public and
family life.
A Democrat, the popular Petito served six years as
Supervisor in the heavily-Republican Town of Oyster
Bay. Highly interested in youth, he organized a task
force on narcotics for the county, proposed and created
the first treatment center in Nassau for addicts, and
was the bi-partisan choice for a seat on the Family
Court, which he won in 1969.
Before winning his upset victory for the Supervisor's
chair in 1963, Petito served a year as deputy county
commissioner for welfare. As Supervisor, he followed
up his interest in this field by helping to develop the
county's surplus food program.
"Violence has again struck down an able and
dedicated public official", noted County Executive
Eugene H. Nickerson, "and our entire community is
poorer.for his loss."
Declared John W. Burke, Town of Oyster Bay
Supervisor:
"1 am shocked to learn of the tragic death of Judge
Petito. It is an immeasurable loss, not only to his
family, but*td the people of Oyster Bay and Nassau
County to whom he had devoted years of unselfish
service. It is an especially tragic loss for those with
family problems, to whom Judge Petito had dedicated
his efforts in the Family Court. He was a man of great
sympathy and human understanding. No man was
more ideally suited to be a Family Court Judge.
"I have known Judge Petito for years and came to
know him particularly well in his final months as
Supervisor of Oyster Bay, a post in which he served
with distinction, good humor and grace. Typical of his
interest in good government and people, he spared no
effort to help me in many ways to make the transition
as his successor, despite numerous other demands on
his time."
Burke added that the Town Board has declared the
week of March 24 to 31 a period of official mourning for
Petito. All flags at Town installations will fly at half-staff
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The .Oyster Bay^Town Board
held a special meeting Monday,
March 16, to approve four
resolutions authorizing the Town
to enter into contracts that will
bring the Town's incinerator No.
1 in Old Bethpage up to stringent
Nassau County Department of
Health air-pollution standards.
The resolutions also call for
major rehabilitation of the in­ternal
structure of the in­cinerator.
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Oyster Bay Town Supervisor
John W. Burke-said the Town
Board was acting now to make
improvements that were sub­mitted
by the Town's public
works staff a long time ago.
"We received these bids on
December 31," Burke explained.
"We have already received one
extension of time from the
contractors and we could delay
no longer without costing the
people of .this Town a substantial
amount of money."
Burke said the Town Board
held ah evening informational
meeting for Town residents on
March 3 and, at the request of
• citizens from the Old Bethpage
area, did not award any bids until
a study of the Town plans had
been made by an independent
consultant for the Old Bethpage
Civic Association.
"We have received a report
from Leo P. Flood, who was
consulted by the Old Bethpage
Civic Association." Burke
reported. "I am delighted to say
that Mr. Flood has endorsed the
proposed improvements, with
some minor modifications which'
we are already studying."
Flood's report read: "With
certain reservations, I believe
that going along with the
proposed improvements will
serve the best interests of the
community. It has been pointed
out that a redesign and rebidding
of the improvement is likely to
result in a higher cost. This has
been the experience in public
facilities^ in a rising market.
Delay is costly.
"The pollution contror~system~
specified has been in satisfactory
use in many plants throughout
the country. It has eliminated
complaints of fly-ash emissions
from incinerators where it has
been used."
The independent consultant's
' report concluded that the
proposed improvement of In­cinerator
No. I i s if Step In ttae
t-, right direction and that any delay
Will have a negative effect ori the
conditions in Old Bethpage.
"I am pleased to see that Mr.
Flood agrees with me that it is
unnecessary and would be very
costly to delay this matter fur­ther,"
stated Burke. "I have
striven to bring the facts on the
incinerator improvements into
the open and out of the political
arena and will continue to do so."
Burke said the bid for the
general construction im­provements
to the incinerator
would be awarded to Tynan In­cinerator
Corp., and Columbia
Asphalt Corp., as a joint venture,
in the total amount of $2,118,623.
"This firm is the lowest
qualified bidder," Burke noted.
"We received a lower bid from
the firm of Urban Incinerator
Corp., but the Board, concurring
with the opinion of its Com­missioner
of Public Works (H.
John Plock, Jr.) and Consulting
Engineer (William F. Cosulich),
found that the Tynan-Columbia
group Was the lowest qualified
bidder to handle a job of this
^magnitude, ,—-^—— —~~~
"Our investigation reveals that
Tynan has completed 10 plants
larger than this one in recent
years. This firm was also the
original builder of Incinerator
No. 1 which has proven itself over
the last decade."
The other firms receiving
approval were all low bidders.
They are: Lauman Co., Inc., 100
Lauman Lane, Bethpage, $46,600
for construction at 9 water supply
well; J. £>. PossillicO, itici, of 170
Fulton Street, Farmingdale,
which will receive $31,885 for the
site roadwork and Alcap Electric
Corp., 112 Marine Street Far­mingdale,
which will receive
$71,850 for the : electrical work
involved.
In a related matter, the Board
authorized its consulting
engineer to proceed with the
design phase of Incinerator No. 2
so that it too will meet the rigid
county air-pollution standards as
well as provide certain internal
Legion Auxiliary
modifications.
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by Margaret Strong
Tne Ladies of the Archie Mc-
Cord Unii No. 86 Auxiliary wish a
very HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Ruggiero
March 19 and a very HAPPY
BIRTHDAY lo Mrs. Marie
Reisen March 26..
Tuesday, April 7: Our
Auxiliary is having a BUNCO ,
AND CARD PARTY 8 p.m. at the
American Legion Hall. "Come on
out and have a lovely evening";
play pinochle, canasla and
bunco.
Our gals have been collecting
some very gorgeous prizes for
our guests to win and delicious
refreshmenls will be served.
Donation is $1.25.
Our Chairmen of, the evening
are Mrs. Dorothy Flood and Mrs.
Millie Carpenliere.
CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs.
Anne Catalano, our Membership
Cnairman for obtaining a 100 per
cent membership before County
deadline. Our unit received a 100
per cent county streamer to
display on our brand-new,
auxiliary banner lo be used for
i ne first lime in the Memorial
Day Parade. Our unit to date has
a 100 per cent membership.
Our unit will entertain
American Legion Auxiliary
presidents from all 52 Nassau
County Auxiliary Units at the
American Legion Hall April 28
w lie n the past presidents'
committee meets.
TO BENEFIT EASTER SEALS: "Don't squeeze!" this baby duck
seems to say to John McMorrow, of Bethpage, snapped here during a
field trip with his class at Human Resources School, Albertson, to the
Nassau Easter Seal Society's "Pet 'em and Feed 'em" Farm at Mid-
Island Shopping Plaza, Hicksville. The farm, which will be open
every day through Easter, will reaise funds to support Easter Sal
programs aiding Nassau County's, physically handicapped children
and adults, includig tuition-free summer day camp; dental care;
information and referral services; and recreation programs.