Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 31 My '85 23 r .

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The county freeholders have awarded a contract to i Agate Construction Co., f Inc., of 253 Tuckahoe Road, Marmora, for the construe- s tion of new bridge to carry I Elmira Street across Cape I Island Creek. The company I submitted the low bid of I $352,904. The only other i bidder was Foundations & Structures of Tuckahoe at $369,750. I The new span will be a i 42-foot long pre-cast con- I crete twin-cell box culvert type of construction that will be 30-feet wide with sidewalks from which it will be possible to fish in the creek. The existing bridge was built prior to 1940 and has a five-ton capacity. No construction date has been set. The long-delayed and sometimes controversial plan to replace the pipes that carry a 2,000-foot stretch of Cape Island Creek between Cpa Cape May and West Cape May is moving toward implementation. SUPPORT FOR the plan was expressed at two meetings last week from residents of both communities. Both meetings were called to see if there is public support for the project that is essential to an application for $350,000 in state funds. After the meetings, Elwood R. Jarmer, county planning director, and James Smith, of the county planning board, both said they feel the chances of getting the grant are good. "I think we've got a good application, and a good chance to be funded," said Jarmer. «'We have a very strong application," said Smith. "We meet all the criteria." The county freeholders are seeking the money for the work from the State's Small Cities community development block grant program. THE MONEY will be used to replace 60-year-old pipes that carry the creek from Broadway in West Cape May, to West Perry and Jackson Streets in Cape May. In addition to the hazard to children that collapsed sections of the pipe cause, the blockage of the pipe has caused drainage problems for West Cape May's Fow Tract. "The Fow Tract should drain much better with new pipes," said Jarmer. Jarmer said the more support there is for the project, the more likely it is that the state will approve the grant application. He suggested that interested residents write to Commissioner John P. Renna, of the state Department of Community Affairs. Smith estimated it will be "three to four months" before a decision is reached on the application. THE HISTORIC District Commission has approved plans of Christopher Rohner, of 914 Washington St., to erect a low picket fence that will extend from the front of his property to the rear corners of the building.

OTHER Historic Commission approvals went to Hardware, of 305 Jackson St., for the installation of two air conditioners in the old section of the store; and to William Madden, of 511 Franklin for a sign identifying an apartment. Gus Andy's plans to build stores and two apartments at 305 Beach Ave. been successfully reviewed by the Historic Commission. The commission also approved Richard W. Detrick's plan to convert his property at 678-680 Washington St., from an antique shop and two apartments to four small stores or offices on the first floor, and two apartments on the second floor. "He was quite cooperative, and agreed to a canopy covering the " door," said commission chairman Herman F. Hirsh. "It should be a decent-looking building." HIRSH SINGLED OUT the plans for renovations and changes to two residential properties for commendation. "Their plans are really interesting, and both places are doing a marvelous job of reconstruction," Hirsh said of applications from Elizabeth Barnes, of 351 Congress St., and Trudi Hathaway, of 823 Corgie St. "It's going to be an interesting project, and in extreme good taste throughout," said Hirsh of Barnes' plan to erect a kitchen at the rear of her house, and to create a larger second floor bathroom and a third-floor sleeping loft. Hathaway plans to replace all of her outside windows with new, matching ones, and to replace the exterior siding. She also plans to rebuild the first-floor rear section of the house. HIRSH SAID the commission was surprised to see Edward and Ellen Janosik's plans to build a 12 by 40-foot in ground swimming pool on their property at 504 Jefferson St., which is within the city's secondary historic district. "But it won't hurt the ethics of the area, and it's all according to city regulations," said Hirsh. The commission deferred action on a plan to cover with siding the clapboards and cedar shake shingles on a property at 1623 New Jersey Ave., "We thought it would ruin the roof line, and it wasn't on the agenda," said Hirsh. Time Change SWAINTON - The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority has changed the time of its meeting scheduled for Aug. 7 from 2 p.m. to noon. The meeting will be held in the MUA's conference room. Route 9. No workshop will be held preceding the meeting.

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