Baytown Sun, The (Newspaper) - December 17, 1987, Baytown, Texas WEATHER THURSDAY NIGHT Cloudy low in upper Fri day 20 percent chance of high near From 8 Wednesday to 8 a low of 34 and high of 53 were MORE THAN READERS EVERY DAY Volume 41 Telephone Number 4228302 December 1987 Per Copy Late News State District Judge Ken Har rison informed the Texas At torney Generals Department late Wednesday morning he will grant a temporary barring Med Safe from operating an infectious waste in cineration facility on Wade Assistant Attorney General Brian Zwit said Har rison is expected to issue the in junction ROAD OPENING JOHN vice president of Exxon Chemical Com Basic Chemicals and Keith site manager of Exxon Chemical Americas Baytown Chemical cut the ribbon opening a new plant road connecting the two Exxon facilities in Sun staff photo by Carrie Pryor Plans for bridt complete West Main contract award expected in October 1988 By BRUCE GUYNN A contract is expected to be awarded in October 1988 for the replacement of the West Main according to a spokeswoman for the District 12 office of the Texas Department of Highways and Public Janelle Gbur said plans for the bridge are about half When plans are about 90 per cent the estimated cost of the project may be lowered Gbur Previous estimates have plac ed the cost of the project at Federal funds will be used to pay 80 percent of the project The remaining 20 percent will be paid for with 1981 city of Baytown bond At a meeting Baytown City Council approved the purchase of acres of land from Exxon Baytown Credit Union for to be used as right of way for the City Manager Fritz Lanham said a small tract of land on the west end of the present bridge still needs to be purchased for right of The West Main located just east of Loop is badly It will be replaced with a 629 nearly structure with two traffic lanes and two wide Gbur said there will be a 6 sidewalk on the north side of the The current bridge is 570 feet 28 feet wide with two 12 foot wide lanes and no Officials said earlier the new bridge will have the same eleva tion over Goose Creek as the Highway 146 bridge roughly small craft able to pass under the Highway 146 Bridge will also be able to pass under the Main In recent city officials have been discussing the possi ble development of recreational facilities along Goose Creek as part of the Baytown 2000 economic revitalization City gets surplus HUD grant The Department of Hous ing and Urban Development has awarded the city of Baytown a surplus grant of ac cording to Community Develop ment planner Brent The which Barnes said may arrive as early as are share of million in grants that went unus ed by the city of Houston over several years and as a result were by HUD to Baytown and other area who is also secretary of the Community Development Advisory said the monies will go toward the citys economic development pro The designed to stimulate growth of local small businesses by offering low income is projected to be under way in 3060 he In other Community Development Advisory Commit tee members will recommend to City Council that approximately in remaining 1985 funds be reprogrammed to the Bay Area Heritage Society for additional renovations at the Baytown Historical Barnes Several months ago the CDAC awarded to the museum for the repair The addi tional funds will be used to enlarge restroom facilities and equip them for the The committee will also recommend that Council re program the balance of 1985 outstanding to com plete the renovation project at Emergency Medical Service sta cion 1 on South Main Renovation of the which is 85 percent began with an initial allotment through the New a new air condi system and an additional restroom have been installed in the The building has also been repainted and a new ceiling At its January the committee will consider the awarding of contracts for several new housing rehabilita tion House passes sweeping welfare overhaul plan Computer bid deadline set 6 is the deadline for sub bids for a computer system for the city of City Finance Director Ken Mitchell said bids can be submit ted until 2 on this A contract for the computer is expected to be awarded at the 14 or 28 Baytown City Council according to Estimated cost of the equip ment is The bid specifications stipulate the equipment and soft ware must be compatible with the equipment in the police department and municipal Maintenance service must be available in Harris Other bid specifications in clude simplicity of operation and the potential of the hardware and to accommodate future The citys current computer system is seven years old and has experienced serious equip ment Late last a problem caused utility bills to be in WASHINGTON AP The welfare overhaul plan approved by the House includes a major new work program for recipients and provisions for automatic wage withholding to enforce child support The won approval Wednesday after fierce debates over how best to help the poor and whether the fiveyear plan backed by the Democratic leadership will turn out to be a as Republicans This was an extraordinarily difficult bat Tom said after the measure passed At several points it nearly but the leadership went to The cornerstone of the billion Family Welfare Reform Act is a job educa tion and work program that would have to be established in each Most welfare parents would be required to participate and would receive child care and transportation States also would have to Identify many more fathers of children born out of wedlock and set up a system of automatic wage withholding when a child support order is issued or The also contains a provision increas ing federal funds to states that boost welfare which have lost 33 percent of their purchasing power since 1970 and in many states amount to less than half the federal poverty It would require all states to provide welfare benefits to households rather than cutting off Only half the states now permit benefits to Democrats say the plan would pay for itself in the first three years through a phaseout of child care tax credits for the and acceleration of Internal Revenue Service debt GOP opponents contended the costs would skyrocket to billions each but some Democrats criticized the for not doing enough for the and for raising false hopes when even qualified job applicants cannot find Cost estimates on the new spending in the Democratic ranged from a Ways and Means to the figure cited repeatedly by GOP The action moves next to the where the major welfare is a billion plan sponsored by Daniel Patrick Moynihan Gary one of President Reagans chief domestic said he would recommend that Reagan veto the House in its present Aid to Families with Dependent the nations major welfare serves about million families including 7 million children at a federal cost of about billion a There are no work re but there is a limited incentive program consisting mostly of job search Most of the new spending in the House would go for a National Training and Work By it would cover sponsors Parents of children age 3 and older would have to States would have to guarantee child care for preschoolers and their mothers would only have to work part People moving into jobs would receive day care subsidies for a limited period and would be able to keep their first of monthly earnings Goodfellow contributions make Christmas merry Days until Christmas Pearce Street Journal Sales savvy If PSJ were called upon to name the greatest salesman of we would say the honor should go to the one who sold Christmas trees on FH Around town PETER SMITH a student at Lamar is enjoying the holidays with his Gallic and Regina Sandra Duree gives an ex talk Jeff Walters ex tends a special invitation David Black becomes a Mary Ann Dowler is glad to be home again Pete Merrill keeps on top of things Laverne Bishop receives a special angel from her special angel Linda Beam drops off a picture of her By CHIEF GOODFELLOW This weekend promises to be a busy one for all who are prepar ing for the For many of its the last big weekend before Christmas for taking care of the myriad of details associated with the holi day If you havent put up your tree youll probably be doing that this shoppers will be out in force this pick ing up those few last And if youre the chief cook in the youre likely to be busy baking Christmas fruit cakes and cookies for the festive planned in the next But what if vou didnt have the money to buy a Christmas gifts for your family and or groceries for the holiday feasting Its so easy to take these things for But stop and think just a There are many here in our own com munity of who do not have much to look forward to on We who are blessed with the good fortune of having these things must take it upon ourselves to help those who are less Please send your donation to day to the Goodfellow Send it in care of Chief Box Baytown 77522 or bring it by The Sun 1301 Memorial Previous Mary In honor of my precious children Mary Joyce and Donal Matthews The Alamo In honor of Herb Zimmerman Stacey and Tanya Denton and Carol and Margie Doris and John Larry and Grace To the glory of God Baytown Teachers Credit Ruth Wilson and In memory of our husband and father Wilson and In memory of our neighbor Helen Fram John and Marie In lieu of Christmas Cards Thomas and Carolyn and Eugene and Ruchelle The Britton Phillips In memory and Phillips Lloyd and Elizabeth and LaDon Thomas and Punkin Russell and Pam In memory of my grandfathers George John and The Dennis Brazil In memory Massengale and Adam Anderson Jerry and Betty and In memory of our daughters Anna Jo Doris and Kenneth In loving memory of our son Larry Duane White Curtis and Betty In loving memory of our parents Rufus and Amelia Jacobs and Troy and Fern Harrison Monta and Doris Bessie Jeanne School offices announce holiday closing schedule School administration and tax offices will observe various holi day schedules as Baytown and Baytown area students are on Christmas break from the after noon of 18 until the morning of The Baytown school ad ministration building and Baytown Teachers Credit Union will observe the same holidays as the superintendents office in the administration building will be open beginning 28 for absentee voting for the 16 school board Absentee voting will continue from 8 to 5 each week except on New Years through Lee College offices will be open through Offices will reopen Lee College spring semester registration is set for Students will observe a holiday 18 for Martin Luther King birthday before classes begin The Baytown tax which serves both the school district and Lee will be closed 2325 and on The Barbers Hill school ad ministration offices and tax of fice will be closed 2125 and on In school administra tion offices will observe the same holiday schedule as The Crosby tax office will be closed It will close at noon 31 and will remain closed on Sun dial Movie School Dm nwn wit ti strn yw VIM MM 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