Herald & Lantern 23 March '83

18 Pemberton Firm Low Of 19 Bids COURT HOUSK Jones Masodfy Corp of UemfxTfon has won the contract to build an election board warehouse in Kriha for (’ape May Couniy with a $6H.ri*K> bid That's $7,(Km more than the low bid a month a«o when confusion caused the county to throw out all bids County officials were surprised at the rturnlier of bidders 19 and the range of their bids ’ from Jones' $6H,500 to SlH‘».:«Hi ■i)> H Johnson Inc- of Jlorthficld This liNiks like a. direytory* of every builder in South Jersey, commented a. builder with a list of bidders in his hand. ••I'm going to throw away my yellow pages 'Those are a lot of bids for a job that size. ' agreed Kathryn A Willis, clerk of the boara of Freeholders • TIIKVRK III SCRV for work, said •architect David K Connor "It's tough out (here , Connor said he thought the $fiH.r>oo bid was -too low, my estimate was $120,000 Bufcounty purchasing agent William C Drover discussed the low bid with Jones officials and said they "fully understood' the* job. Connor said it calls for n cinderblock ad 'dition 4J feet by 85 feet to budding No 5 at the county airport complex "Two walls ^and a riKif. was Jhe way Connor put it ' It also includes plumbing, electrical fix lures and ductwork for heating and ven tilatmg The boiler already there will Ik* used All bids were thrown out after Feb 15 hid-opening'because many bidders were confused by specifications calling for separate bids for construction, electrical, heating and plumbing The low bidder that time was Fabt|fi Builders Inc of Vineland with a Stil.jMJ .price This time they bid $79,899 'Prices often increases when you rebid a job." said Dcaver

Fill the ‘Gups ’ i From Page I > program includes donated food, clothing, furnitimv even cash. THK TOMATO 1*1 .ANT idea is a com Innation of both volunteers and resources Some of the seedlings are being donated as is some soil, space to grow them, and time to tend them The seedlings will Ik* cared for at the county jail. Juveniles in Need of Supervi sion iJINSi Center, county vocational career center, (’ape May City Library and Woodbine Slate School They'll Ik* ready for distribution to the needy by Mother's Day. she said The emergency food packets include food items purchased with a $100 donation Sheik had the advice of Alberto Martin, nutrition aide with the Cooperative Kxten sion Service The packets include food and menus "PltFVIOl SLY we gave out canned goods we had on the shelf." said Sheik ’That was not a balanced meal Kven a bag of groceries that don't go together is not as useful as this The "low- cost" meals. Sheik found, cost $17 for two meals a day for a lour person household lor lour days

(rltiss Co. Jobs ButJi in , i From Page I» cosmetic bottles, toiletries and tablewear Heisegel said this week that all start up funding has been approved and April l w ill lie "day one" for the company "We'll order the equipment and start to put together a staff, he said The initial financing totals about $750,000. he said, and includes about $25o.(MMi m private investment The tKilance comes from a combination of bank financing and 1 from a "503 program." a

('.ounty federal loan from the Small Business Administration by the Corporation for Business Assistance m New Jersey I'.NDKR THK SKCONI) phase! lamer Township has applied for a $300,000 Small Cities Community Development Bloc (iron! that it would loan at low-interest to Container. !n return. Container would hire 40-50 Lower Township residents Beisegel has said the company already has "orders on the books, ready to go '

News,

Digest iKrnm ''‘w' reward for not taking the civil service ex am for police chief, a post held by (tansert's brother Uaffa and Gansert and VanArtsdalen was doing a poor job Honduran (odd CAPK MAY One Puerto Rican. 20 Colombians, and 52 bales of marijuana j were plucked from the ocean 270 miles east of the Delaware Bay last Thursday morning by the U S' Coast, Guard The Civonney. a Honduran freighter, burned and sank while two (’oast Guard cutters prepared to send crews al>ourd to look for drugs The Civonney crew left by lifeboat. the bales floated to the surface . after the ship sank TheCoast Guard said each bale weight'd 50 potinds and. at a value 1 of $400 a pound, the marijuana was worth mori* than $t million

Plastic Seaweed STONE HARBOR - An $80,000 plastic seaweed project will replace an $890,000

bulkhead intended to slow erosion at The Point at 127th Street Stale funds for the bulkhead are running out The borough will pay 25 percent of the cost of the seaweed, which would trap the sand and replenish the area ^ Mot So Grand CAPE MAY The city planning Ixvard by an 8 1 vote denied variances that would have permitted a 39-unit Grand Hotel at Philadelphia Avenue and Beach Drive Michael Belansen, who owns the Golden Eagle Inn across Philadelphia Avenue, charged he was being treated unfairly School Tax Hiked & 0 KAN (TTY The taml ol wiuco lion passed a Sin million budget that would raise the school tax rate 17 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 97 5 cents Ow ner of a typical home assessed at $75,000 would pay an additional $127 in school taxes this year

Students Win Art Awards

CAPE MAY - Awards were presented March 12 to county elementary school students with prizewinning art work. at the elementary school exhibit at the County Art League. 1050 Washington SL Winner of the '"Best of Show" award was Mary Hand. Cape May City Elementary School, for her book. "The Mixed up Marriage of the Caterpillar Prince." Awards were given to students in grades 1 through 6 as follows FIRST GRADE; First - "Girl Walking Dog." by Jamie Snow, Maude Abrams School, Lower Township Second "War Ship." by Thomas Burns. St Augustine's. Ocean Ci ty Third: "Funny Man." by Danny Baker. Ocean City Primary Honorable Mention went to Tonya Buckmaster. Cape May City Elementary SECOND GRADE: First - "Parachutist." by Jerry Jorgensen. Maude Abrams Second — "Whiskers." by Joshua Keith. Memorial School, Lower Township Third -

"Flour Vase," by J. P. Devine, Ocean- City Primary. Honorable Mention went to Cynthia De Napoli, Maude Abrams. THIRD GRADfc: First"Sailing,” by Jason Jumper. Memorial School. Second — "Windcatcher." by Heather Ross, Ocean City Primary. Third — "Myself." by Shelly Salerno. Ocean City Primary Honorable Mention went to Eddie Wallace. Lower Tow nship Consolidated, for his "Quiet Cove." FOURTH GRADE First — Book-' The Fire Breathing Dragon." by John Rich, Cape May City Elementary Second — "Still Life." by Doug Fitz. Consolidated School Third — "October 16th." by John Lunde. Consolidated Honorable Mention went to Dale Murphy. Consolidated, for "Shirt " FIFTH GRADE First - "Royal Portrait." by Andrea Kelley, of Ocean City Intermediate Second - book. "The Fuzzies Find a Home." by Kristin Dille. Cape May City Elemen lary Third — "Crab " by Nick Mor^ncy. Con solidated Honorable Men

lion went to Janni Kalman of Wildwood Elementary for "Composition." and to Chris Clark of Cape May City Elementary for "Rabbit." SIXTH GRADE: First - "Monster." by Jason Man ta. Ocean City Intermediate. Second Place — "Mask." by Bill Adams. Stone Harbor Elementary Third — "My House." by Shelly Smith. Ocean City Intermediate. Honorable Mention went to Mark Wilson. Consolidated, for "Dragan " There were two special merit awards from the Art League's Board of Direc tors They went to Karen Paxton and Nelson Roque, both of (’onsolidated Prizes given by the league were gift cer tificales for art supplies to Best of Show and First place winners, and ribbons Judges were Mary Federici. Bettyne Hull, and Ray Schultz In April there will be an exhibit at the League of the art work of students from grades 7 through 12 of the county's schools Call 884 8628 for further information

Chamber Eyes Yule,

CAPE MAY - No one can charge the Greater Capo May' Chamber of Commerce with being shortsighted While it is making preparations for the tulip festival in April, the chamber is also getting started On*a calendar of Christmas season events — next Christmas, that is ALL ACTIVITIES of a Christmas nature which are open to the public, either free or for a charge, are eligible for listing in the Christmas Calender for 1983 A preliminary calen dar will be published this spring for distribution to visitors throughout the spr mg and summer To bo listed on the calen dar. dates and details should be submitted to the chamber not later than March I Send information to Joan Wells. Christmas Coordinator, Chamber of Commerce, P O Box 109, Cape may 08204. or call 884-8702 IN THE NEARER future, the Second Annual Tulip Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday. April 23 and 24 This should

be the central weekend of the peak blooming season The festival is to mark the coming of spring and to honor Cape May's Dutch founder. Cpl. Cornelius Mey Focus of activities will be the Rotary Bandstand, where the Hofnagle Band will entertain both Satur day and Sunday Stands selling Dutch hot dogs and a "refreshment garden" featuring «J)irch beer, will surround the bandstand Other booths will offer Dutch souvenirs, flowers, and potted plants, and a photographer will have Dutch costumes to wear in scenic surroundings A VICTORIAN popcorn cart and a wandering ac cordion player will complete the atmosphere There will also be. Dutch dancers in wooden shoes, a demonstration of Netherlands' ‘street cleaning". crowning of the Tulip Queen, and the announce menl of the winners of the tulip garden contest The bandstand area, just behind the Washington Street Mall, has been

Tulips planted with thousands oi tulip bulbs for the festival In the event of rain, the festivities will be in Con vention Hall. Organizations and mer chants interested in par ticipating are urged to con tact committee member Joan Wells, 884-8702 DAY Offers

Mobile Aid RIO GRANDE - TT> assist Cape May County veterans with counseling and claim filing, a field ser vice unit of the Disabled American Veterans will be at the Rio Mall, Rtes 47 and 9, 10 a m -6 p.m Mon day. April 4 The DAV points out that in the past six years, there have been 445 changes in services, benefits and programs available to veterans and their families In addition, nine provisfons reducing veterans' benefits were in eluded in the 1982 and 1983 federal budget bills

Mosquito Tab $8,191

i From Page 11 ed" ride because his flight was cancelled, for a total of $1,217.04 Evans, who was already vacationing in Florida, put in for no meal charge However, he was reimbursed $394,92 for transportation based on the county mileage rate of 18 cents a mile times 2.194 miles His total. $1,144 02 Smith, meals. $194 45, transportation. $175 based on actual gasoline and tolls and an additional $46 for two nights on the road His total. $1,164 55 CORN MAN. ALSO was already in Florida and he charged the couniy only $26 46 for gasoline from his nearby vacation spot He spent $255 10 on meals and a total of $1,030.66 Carr, meals. $246 28. transportation bas ed on air fare. $239 45 for a total of $1,234 83 W'illis, meals. $227. transportation. $275 55 based on air fare and ground transportation for a total of $1,252 65 Those who departed from Cape May ar rived in Florida Saturday night, Feb 26. and checked out Friday. March 3 The session opened with registration on Sunday. Feb 27, was jammed with symposiums

Monday through Wednesday, and closed Thursday with tours of mosquito control districts Entofnoiogst McNelly presented a paper. "Isolation of Eastern and Equine Encephalitis Virus from "Aedes sollicitans' during an epizootic in southern New Jesey " Hansen said the group meeting was "an educational process; they learn a great deal about mosquito control in other slates "W'e learned about new standards and new procedures." she said "There is new research going 6n for alternative methods of mosquito control " She said the commissioners "spend a lot of time at no pay Ours are really dedicated. I've seen some where the commissioners don't take an interest " Commission members normally attend th's annual meeting, she said, although this year's cost was a little higher than usual because of the room rates at the Contemporary Resort Hotel Last year the commission attended the meeting in Sacramento. Calif . she said Next year it will be in Toronto, and. in 1985, Atlantic City