Sewickley Herald

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Voi. 50 No. 41
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1953
Price Ten Cents
ne Side Parking On Beaver Street?
Edgeworth Borough Wins Award For [One Of The lest Annual Reports In State
Rubbish Packer Body Bought In June Called Not Satisfactory By New Manager
Edgeworth Borough Council, at its regular meeting on Monday [October 12, received with pride one of the few certificates of merit |for one of the best annual reports in the entire state; heard that the ■ Irubbish collector body, bought in June and not yet entirely paid for, fis not satisfactory; received a report and a brief on the water rate '¿■raise which was not made public; offered quality rubbish containers Sto the residents at a lower price than before ;■ instructed the solicitor1 >|to prepare an ordinance to take over New England Place as a thorough- street; received with regret the resignation of H. Edgar fliore as a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and received
I'a report from the finance committee stating that recommendations for pay adjustments will be considered next meeting, but will be retroactive to October first.
; Burgess Charles A. Woods, Jr., of Sewickley, who headed a panel at the annual meeting of borough officials and finance officers at Penn State over the weekend, presented the award to President A_0. Pearce of Edgeworth Coun-: Jcil. The framed certificate read, "The ^Pennsylvania State College Institute of .'Local Government Merit Award, Pennsyl-• Ivania Local Government Annual Report ¡¿Contest for General Excellence of the ¿Annual Report of the Borough of Edge-worth for the fiscal year ending Decem-|bcr 31, 1952. Signed, Harold F. Alderfer,
^Executive Secretary and Milton Eisen-■-follower, President, State College.”
4 Burgess Woods complimented Edge-Jworth, stating that the competition was •heavy and many excellent reports were Jjudged in the contest, which is held to /encourage boroughs to make their annual [reports more readable and understanable by the public. President Pearce recalled that it was about 1915 when the Borough started to give a report to the taxpayers on tire back of the tax statements. State and other government officials wrote for ¡copies, as Edgeworth was one of the first boroughs to give such reports, as well as being one of the. first to set up its own budget. Borough Manager John A. Bailey ¿was the first to put the report in booklet form and Mrs. Wilson, Borough Secretary, chose the color scheme which made the booklet more attractive. (Ed. Note: the Sewickley Printing Shop, Inc., de-Fserves a little credit, too, as it printed [the booklet and the quality printing probably had something to do with the ¡judges’ decision—advt.)
Other news wasn’t so good, however.
[Borough Manager Robert E. Lupn re-iported that he did not expect the rub-Ibisli packer body bought in June, 1953, tto last beyond 6 or 7 months. In the [kneantime, he has already replaced two [of the 150 moving parts and has purchased several spare parts in anticipation /of more breakdowns. In fact, an arrange-fment was made with Robert L. Lutz,
[who rents the borough a land-fill site for [$125 a month, on which to bury the [nibbish, to collect it also if the truck ircaks down.
_ The present body was purchased because itx is the only one made which ¡would fit the truck body. Since the borough still owes some money on the packer body, tlie matter Was referred to the solicitor, Mr. Schroedcr and Mr. Lunn to investigate further. Mr. Lunn stated that it must be used 5% days a week to lake the collection and then Jrivc quite - few miles to the land fill site. Formerly since tire borough gave up the pig-farm way of disposing of garbage, ‘ Sewickley aimed the rubbish and garbage in its
incinerator on a monthly contract basis. Mr. Lunn also stated that the packer body owned by Coraopolis, which he demonstrated to Edgeworth officials, was hydraulic and had no wearing parts and cost but $35 in maintenance since ’48. However, it was a much more expensive piece of equipment.
Concerning rubbish collection, Mr. Lunn said that he had discovered 415 violations of the placement of the rubbish containers for die convenience of the collectors. He also said there was a need of 200 rubbish cans in the borough and that he had secured a price of $3.50 for 26 gallon cans. These cans will be offered for sale to the residents of the borough and personal contacts will be made at each home offering the cans and also requesting cooperation in the placing of the cans for a quicker collection service.
A brief arrived that morning concerning the water situation and a report by_ J. J. Brooks, chairman of the, water committee was passed around the table for the perusal of the council, but was not made public. However, it was stated that Mr. Lunn had flown to Harrisburg in such a rush that he had to have die plane held a few moments, so he could make it.
Solicitor John A. Emery, who refused to be rushed in his examination of the brief, was requested to draw up an ordinance providing that the borough would take over New England Place as a borough street. Mr. Lunn reported that its construction was up to specificadons so that the borough should not have to spend much for maintenance of the street for the next fifteen years. President Pearce remarked that the streets were clean of leaves, so the leaf loader must be working well. Mr. Lunn also said he had an asphalt materia] which will quiet rattling lids.
H. Edgar Lore, who purchased the former Stoner house on Centennial Ave., in Sewickley, tendered his resignation as a member of die Zoning Board of Adjustment. His resignation was accepted with regret and thanks for Ills services and die personnel committee was requested to find a replacement.
Councilman Chapins financial report stated that die adjustments in wages and salaries has been held up pending recommendations by Mr. Limn. He has now made diem and any changes will be retroactive to October first. Mr. Lunn said that he was happy to be working in Edgeworth and praised die high type of people living there, as well as the high type of borough employees on the street, (Continued on Page 20)
Community Hallowe'en'
Celebration
ANNUAL PARADE SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY
The Community Halloween Celebration will be held again tiiis year, with die annual Parade scheduled for Saturday evening, October 31st, at 7:30 p. m.
The window painting contest will be sponsored by the Young Women’s Civic Club, with Mrs. Paul Davison, chairman of the project. Prizes for die contest will be provided by die Sewickley Valley Board of Trade. The windows will be painted on Thursday and Friday afternoon, October 29 and 30, and will be judged on Friday evening, October 30th. The prizes will be awarded after die parade.
Prizes will be awarded for die best costumes in the parade, and judges for the parade will be furnished by die Se wickley Kiwanis Club. Prizes for die parade, as well as a treat for each youngster that participates in die parade, will be furnished by die Board of Trade. Mr. Michael Settembrine is chairman of the Board of Trade Committee. Mr. Ralph Jackson will act as parade marshall.
-Promotion of the Halloween celebration and details for die event are being handled by die Sewickley YMCA with Mr. Eppley, General Secretary of the Y, as chairman.
Complete details of the celebration will be announced in next week’s Sewickley Herald, as well as a time schedule for die events. Bulletins will be distributed to all school children atvtheir schools next week.
Patient Hurt Again In Crash
COUNTY AMBULANCE WRECKED CROSSING BOULEVARD
James Cappellino, 34, of 231 Clear-view Avenue, Pittsburgh, sustained a possible fractured of the skull and hip at 7:27 p. m. on Friday, October 16th, when the Allegheny County Ambulance in which lie was a patient and a car collided at die intersection of Ohio River Boulevard and the Bridge Approach. Mr. Cappellino, who had cut die end off a finger while 'working as a chef in the night club at the Greater Pittsburgh Airport, was riding in the front seat of the ambulance.
He was thrown out of the ambulance to the street when the ambulance and a car driven west on the boulevard by Robert W. Rogers, 163 Gass Road, West View, crashed. The ambulance driver, C. E. Norris of Wireton, told Officer Willard Milligan that he approached die intersection with lights flashing and siren going. He also informed Lt. Jones later at police headquarters that one west; bound car had stopped and he shifted the ambulance into second, thinking die way was clear, before he started across the intersection. ,
Mr, Rogers told police tiiat he neither saw not heard the ambulance or die siren, until he Was lilt. His view may have been obstructed by the other car which had stopped., His car was pushed up over the curb into a pole on die northwest side of the boulevard. Earl Sevins, of Hovis Service Station, called Sewickley police about the wreck and both cars were towed to Courley’s.,
Sewickley Vs. Leetsdale There—Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
Sewickley Council Proposes One-Way Traffic On Walnut And Straight Streets
Drastic Changes In Ordinance Which Comes Up For Final Action In November
Sewickley council, at the regular meeting on Monday night, introduced and passed an ordinance on two readings which would bar parking on the northerly side of Beaver Street from Blackburn Avenue to Chestnut Street and the southerly side 'of Centennial Avenue from Blackburn Avenue to Straight Street; would make Walnut oneway, towards the river from Beaver Street and would make Straight Street one-way, away from the river.
In addition, the special parking committee recommended changing the angle parking to parallel parking on the school side of Broad Street, between Thorn and Beaver; the removal of the parking meters from Division Street to provide room for three entrances to the • parking lot; four from Walnut at the entrance to the new parking lot and the installation of meters on both sides of Thom Street, between Walnut and Broad, and on the north side of Centennial Avenue, from Blackburn to Broad. Other meters will be taken out where they are so close to corners as to constitute a traffic hazard The vote on the ordinance was 5 to 4 and the entire matter will be discussed at a meeting tonight (Thursday) by tbe council’s special parking committee, representatives of the Sewickley Parking Authority and the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade.
The Special Parking committee studied think people would walk that far. McNeil’s report made in 1947; the Se- Burgess Woods asked if the total of wickley District Planning Associations 52 parking spaces being removed would-survey, also made in 1947; a survey j n’(- make only a gain of 35 additional made by Borough Manager Decker and Spaces ¡n the parking lots, which will recommendations by the Burgess and Police Department in arriving at the conclusions reached in the ordinance.
Several meters close to comers, will be taken out immediately, while the other provisions of the ordinance would not become effective until the opening of the parking lots, now expected in mid-December.
Suggestions that’were made included banning parking entirely on Straight Street and leaving it a two-way street, for with no cars parked there, the fire track could get through in an emergency. One of the reasons cited by Borough Manager Decker for continuing Straight street as a two-way street, was that it was a long block from Broad and more traffic would be added to the business district by making Straight Street one-way. It might be pointed out that it’s a long block from Straight to Nevin, also.
Burgess Woods stated that the school board perhaps should have more than a month’s notice that meters were to be placed on Thom Street, where teachers have traditionally parked for as long as they have been able to afford cars. Parallel parking on the easterly side of Broad would eliminate about 12 spaces, but would also promote safety, as there are quite a few fender dentings resulting when two motorists back out of opposite stalls at the same time.
Councilman Purdie raised the question of speeding on Beaver if it were opened up by the banning of parking on one side. Councilman Park advised waiting six months or so to see how the parking lots change the parking habits and traffic pattern, before taking such drastic action as banning parking on one side of Beaver Street. He said lie favored Only taking off the meters opposite the end of Walnut Street to Blackburn,
Councilmen McClintoek suggested stop signs on Beaver at Chestnut and Walnut to slow traffic through the business district. Ghief Prendergast suggested a traffic light at Walnut and Beaver.
Councilman Reótt objected to the expense of installing meters on Thom, as they weren’t used the last timé they were placed on that street, He didn’t
have a capacity of 87 cars? The meters on Thom and Centennial would reduce the number but it is questionable if those spaces would be utilized much. Mr. Decker pointed out that. the »orth-em side of Beaver was chose« because the stores on that side have no rear entrances and must be serviced from the street. Trucks making deliveries take up much of the parking space on that side of the street and double parking by the trucks ties up truffle. Mr. Park asked if deliveries were not mostly made-in the mornings, but Mr. Decker said the rubbish trucks arc usually there in tile afternoons.
Mr, Decker added that the borough was faced with the problem of operating the parking Jots with the parkers paying for them. Other problems include the type of meters to be placed on the lots and the time limit to be permitted. The borough has no obligation to furnish parking places for people who work in Sewickley. Those people who make their living here should help pay for the parking lots. He suggested relocating the meters, placing 10c meters in the central portion of town and 5e meters on die outskirts to help control parking.
In an informal vote, Couacilmon Culbertson, Carson, McClintook and Wahl voted in favor of banning parking on the north side of Beaver Street and Councilmen Reott, Purdie, Park and Trudell voted against it. President Atwood favored the ordinance, so the vote Was 5-4 in favor. The ordbianco will come up for final passage or ameadnaent on Monday, November 10th. Meaawliile the borough oounoil’s commit toe, the Parking Authority and the Board of Trade, which promoted the parking lots after council had refused to osfciblish them on their own responsibility, will meet this week to discuss the orcBaaaoe and its effect on the motorists vrh® use the shopping district, as woll as those who are just passjng through.
Mr. Wahl reported for tho special parking committee that Mr. McNeil had recommended keeping penny pnrkkig on tlie lots, but cutting the time allowed
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