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nth in-)le has i viola-itz, 49, jns by 5 Davea blackbear out of season; possession of a sawed* off shotgun; possession of a bobcat; possession of an untagged beaver pelt, and possession of fireworks, police said.Last weekend the couple’s 26-year-old son was charged with similar crimes.Police found a bear skull, a bobcat mount, a sawed-off shotgun, photographs of the shot bear and photographs indicated poaching activity; an untagged beaver pelt and fireworks at the Lantz residence whena search warrant was served.A search warrant was also executed at a second residence of Earl Lantz Jr., in Wiley Ford, W.Va., but no evidence was found at that location, police said.The son was was charged with possession of black bear out of season.If convicted he could receive a sentence of up to $1,500 in fines and six months injail.If convicted, the elder Lantz and his wifecould re and a plt; possessii police sa A Natl said the continuirWest Resource and thei Office isVITALMark Simons/Times-NewsRay Miller, left, and Marty O’Toole study rec- town toll bridge. Both men are sons-in-law of ommendations made for repairs of the Old- Frances Walters, the bridge owner.MARIA D. MARTIRANOTimes-News Staff Writerplete a report on the scope and cost of repairs.Makar said the report will be available by early next week.David Jones, of Suboceanic Consultants, inspected the bridge in 1991 and again this year by diving into the rtver and feeling the concrete piers.He found deteriorating concrete both times. But this year it’s getting worse.Marty O’Toole’s mother-in-law, Frances Walters, owns the bridge. O’Toole and Ray Miller, also a son-in-law, said Walters is willing to do what is necessary to make the bridge safe.“We won’t open the bridge until it’s fixed,” Miller said.“We will make the bridge as safe as we can,” O’Toole said. “But just showing up and closing the bridge down the way it was done, made it tough on a lot of people,” he said.What once was a short drive into Cumberland for shopping and socializing has become a 45OLDTOWN — The Maryland Speaker of the House believes money is available to repair the Oldtown toll bridge.Casper R. Taylor Jr. attended an informal meeting Thursday afternoon about the singlelane, wooden bridge. He was there to receive citizen input and find out what needs to be done.The Allegany County Public Works Department announced Aug. 2 that the privately-owned bridge, that connects Oldtown to Green Spring. W.Va., would close for an indefinite period.“I’m here to learn and to listen,” Taylor said.“I’m convinced there are federal monies and probably state money that could be used to finance repairs,” he said later.Joe Makar, of the Whitman Requardt firm in Baltimore, said underwater piers need to be fixed and protected so the damage doesn’t happen again.Taylor asked the engineer consultants to com-Sec — Taylor believes — 2B
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Cumberland Times News
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Fri, Aug 11, 1995
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