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f.4 t * %u00bb <1 * * %u00abr A--------x _______OH tfU iW U i i\\5 r i u t u c u( ONTINUHD FKOM l%u2018AGK 2work schedule was organized in such a way as to permit the natural flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic to continue more or less uninterrupted. A full time overseer, Richard Labarca, was assigned the project by the Department of Highways to make sure that the entire operation flowed smoothly.Gaye Sibirsky of Triangle Parks says, %u201cThrough our newsletter, we tried to inform merchants that some disruption was inevitable, but that we%u2019d gotten the City%u2019s commitment to try and keep it at a minimum. So far, I%u2019d say the City is sticking to its promise.%u201dUntil work on the Myrtle Avenue widening project began, Fort Greene residents were alarmed mainly over the possible loss of chestnut trees on Myrtle bordering Fort Greene Park. In early March Councilman Fred Richmond arranged a meeting with Highways Commissioner Anthony Ameruso at which representatives of the Friends of Fort Greene Park, Fort Greene Landmarks Preservation Committee and Pratt Area Community Council received assu rances that reasonable care would be exercised by the contractor, Columbia Asphalt Corporation, but that any damaged trees would be replaced with mature stock.But at a sidewalk meeting called May 24 by Roy Vanasco, Republican 57th A.D. leader and others, officials of the City%u2019sSlope Forum CancelledA community meeting sponsored by South Brooklyn Task Force with City officials was abruptly cancelled on the eve of the scheduled date. May 30. No official reason was given for the cancellation.John J. Carty, Director of the Office of Neighborhood Government, John Zuccotti, Chariman of the New York City Planning Commission, Dennis Allee, Executive Director of the N.Y. State Charter REvision Commission and Robert Steingut, Councilman-atLarge for Brooklyn were to have attended the meeting to be held at Methodist Hospital, Park Slope.Department of Highways, Department of Traffic, Transit Authority, and supervisors from Con Edison, New York Telephone and Brooklyn Union Gas faced Fort Greene/ Clinton Hill residents and merchants angry over the upheaval and loss of business resulting from the widening project which runs from Jay Street to Broadway.By the end of the meeting, it was evident that poor coordination and scheduling by the Department of Highways have resulted in a catchas-catch-can system of service installation by the various utilities, which are supposed to have their work largely completed before sidewalk and roadbed work begin, a particularly dangerous outcome of thislack of coordination was reported by the proprietor of Simon%u2019s, a luncheonette at 375 Myrtle. She pointed to a wire running from a lampost into her cellar, which Con Ed had installed to provide emergency service when her electricity was accidentally cut off. %u201c The people who walked over the cellar grate kept getting shocks because the wire wasn%u2019t properly wrapped,%u201d she said. %u201c A very young child might have been killed by a shock that severe.%u201dVincent Sivillo, owner of Vinnie%u2019s Corner, Myrtle at Vanderbilt, said that power failures had cost him $300 in lost business and $136 in spoiled food when he had to close for two days. %u201c But what can I do? It%u2019ll cost me more than that to try and recover my loss from the City.%u201dThe manager of Philip%u2019s Liquors, 373 M yrtle, said his business dropped by 20 to 25 per cent when the B-63 and B-54 buses were rerouted from Myrtle to Park Avenue. %u201c With the streets all torn up, pedestrian traffic is off another ten percent,%u201d he said. %u201c Sure, I can probably hold out, but a lot of merchants around here will go under if this thing can%u2019t be solvedandsoon.%u201d Later that day his shop was in total darkness--another power failure.Mr. Fisher, a Transit Authority spokesman, said buses were rerouted after 19 passenger injuries and 25 reports of damaged equipment were reported to the TA offices. %u201c We couldn%u2019t allow it to continue.%u201dScotto Funeral H om e106 First Place Brooklyn, N.Y.Salvatore Buddy Scotto, President TR 5-2515Grace ChurchBrooklyn Heights254 Hick, Street, near JoralemonF o lk S o n g M a s sSunday, June 2, 197411:00 A M .Both ChoirsA n n u a l C h o ir C o n c e r tGuest A p p ea ra n ce - Tom ChapinSaturday, June 8, 1974 7:30 PM.Tickets may be obtained at the ChurchThe various epartment officials present worked out a temporarysolution to the problem, which should go into effect in early June. Under their pain, the utilities have been given two weeks in which to complete their installation. At that point, buses will be returned to Myrtle Avenue on weekdays from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. but will operate on Park Avenue from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for a six-block stretch to which street alteration work will be confined. Bob Kueha of Vanderbilt Avenue wonders why the Department of Highways couldn't have worked out an orderly schedule with the community in advance, rather than at midpoint. Community input shouldn%u2019t stop when the contract is awarded, it should be an ongoing process,%u201d he says.V * | * t I J l I * 1 %u00bb %u00bb 1 %u00bb I > A I * f %u00ab t t I t %u00ab M t l . %u00ab > %u2022 t ' . %u00bb * %u25a0 %u2022Heights Street Fair to Be Held on SaturdayThe 15th annual Heights residents of South Brooklyn.Street Fair will get underway on Pierrepont Place (between Montague and Pierrepont Streets next to the Promanade) on Saturday, June 1st at noon with a variety of games, crafts and food sure to please adults and children alike. Sponsored by The Committee of Colony South Brooklyn Housing, all proceeds from the Fair go to Colony South Brooklyn Houses to continue the social services affordedBicyclesSales / Rentals / RepairsD IX O X SB E fW E E IN <2>TH %u00a3 7TH A V E N U E S %u2022 6 3 6 - 0 0 6 7The Fair will begin with a Bicycle Parade led by a Drill Team down Montaque Street to Pierrepont Place. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated bikes. Participants should assemble with decorated bikes at Weir Florist, 160 Montague Street, at 11:30a.m. Traditionally, the Bicycle Parade has been a tremendous success, both for the participants and viewers on Montague Street.The PHOENIX buysphotographsof local news.iI1 v y|$ 5 paid for eachphoto w e use.Bring prints to 155 Atlantic Ave.ICOLONY-SOUTH BROOKLYN HOUSESBiCYCLE PARADE 11:30 A .M . ASSEMBLE AT WEIR FLORIST MONTAGUE STREETSATURDAYJUNE 1 %u2022 PIERREPONT PL.HOT DOGS BEERHANDICRAFTSMUSICPLANTS FERRIS WHEEL RAFFLE BALLOONSGAMES PRIZES B-B-Q CHICKEN WHITE ELEPHANTS A N D LOTS MORE*RAIN DATE: SUNDAY JUNE 2RAFFLE F*RIZE - Bermuda Vacation donated by Pompano Beach Club, Southampton, Bermuda.May 3C, 1974, PHOENIX, Page 17