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Garbage rates go up for small firms, down for big ones Staff Report At a special session of the Poncha- toula City Council and mayor Monday night large businesses with high gar- bage collections bills saw their fees slashed, while small clerical businesses had their fees nearly doubled. The Council vote saved companies such as Elmer Candy Company and local supermarkets from paying bills of up to $500 a month, knocking the nine biggest business bills in Ponchatoula down to $100 per month. On the other hand, clerical operations such as law and dental offices, real estate brokers and the like had their bills boosted from the new residential rate of $5.25 per month to $10 per month, which pays for pickup at curbside four times per week. Other fees set under a recent contrac- tual agreement between the city and Jefferson Disposal Company remain largely unchanged. Rates went . just recently when the contract was {igned. Currently, nine of the biggest busi- nesses will pay $100 per month; 16 other large businesses will pay $50 per month; regular commercial customers will pay $37 per month, and clerical- style offices will pay $10 per month. Monday's meeting did nothing to clange "the new residential rate of $5.25 per month for garbage pickup, with other utilities provided by the city aaded to that figure in the total bill. Jefferson Disposal's own survey of the city did prompt the city council to assign two workers to a survey crew to track down as many as 200 "private" households which have been enjoying city services without ever being billed fo them. At Monday's meeting Mayor Charles Gideon praised Councilman Dave Perkins for his long days of effort in reaching this final agreement with the private trash hauling firm. A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR The City of Ponchatoula has in the past subsidized the collection of 0ash and house hold garbage at a substantial loss. Cost per 1984 was approximately $200,000. Certainly the City can no longer sustain opperatiag losses in these amoun and still hope to be able to provide the other capti improve- ments, street overlay, drainage and water improvements, etc. It is for these reasons that the major cities and towns in Tangtpahoa Parish, including Ponchatoula, have decided contract the collection of garbage and trash to Jefferson Disposal. This wDl result in an additional charge per month on your bill. As in the past you may continue pay your bill at City Hall and also file any complaint that you may have with the service. For any additional information please contact the Mayor, Councilman At Large or your District Counctlperson. FOR PROPI DIVOSAL SERVICE: Have your garbage out early (7 a.m. is recommended time) Residential and small business gar-. bage and trash must be placed in standard 20-30 gallon garbage cans or sealed bags with each garbage can weighing no more than 75 pounds and each bag weighing no more than 35 pounds. Please remember that grocery bags and kitchen type plastic bags are not legitimate containers and are not manufactured for collection purposes. All residential waste must be placed at curbside. Garbage cans must have handles, tight fitting lids, and be free of sharp and jagged edges with bottoms intact. Containers should not be placed behind automobiles or shrubbery'. where they cannot be seen. Such as stoves, fumaces, hot water heaters, household furniture, etc., will be collected along with the regular collection. Please remove locks from refrigerators and freezers to avoid injury to children. Place tree limbs and containerized rash separately in an orderly manner for collection. Bundle and tie tree limbs parallel to each other. Bundles not to exceed four feet in length, 6 feet in diameter and not to exceed 75 pounds in weight. Irish jokes fro m Ft., McA n clre w Judge - Come now Pat, do you really think he meant to put your eye out? Rafferty. No, ! don't your honor, but I do say he tried to'put it further in! , Barney - That's a quare pair of stockings you have on--wan red and other green. Peter - Yes, and the quarest thing is I have another pair like it at home. "O'Halloran," said the doctor, "It's a serious matter, you must either aive up whiskey or lose your eyesight." O'Halloran thought it over: "Well son, i am an old man, and Oi was thinkin Oi've seen most everything." The two Irishmen had landed in America, and mind you, had taken a room in a seaside hotel. To their surprise they were attacked by mosquitos, an insect new to them. They turned out the light and crawled under the sheets. Larry peeped out, just as a firefly flitted in through the window. "It's no use, Mike," he groaned, "they've come back wid lanterns looking for us." Murphy (setting down in a restaurant on Friday) "Have yez any whale?" Waiter "No" "Have yez any shark?" "No" "Wher then bring me corned beef and cabbage. The Lord knows I asked for fish." POEM Dearest Bryan Here is my St. Pat's day contribution. BEWARE OF THE BLARNEY We say it's great to be in the pink. But, this day of the Irish I wouldn't think it wise to be publicly seen Without some sort O'St. Patty Green! Diane Martinez • Irish eyes FROM PAGE ONE 3 p.m. at the Hayride Building, and not to be outdone, the Lakeside Lions Club had constructed for the occasion the largest trophy ever made in New Orleans, standling nearly seven feet tall. The huge trophy will go to the first place finishers in the pre-parade Smilin Joe McCarthy Ponchatoula Handicap, featuring a select field of five nationally- prominent marathon runners. • The horsedrawn surrey for the queen to ride in during the parade comes from a couple in Ablta Springs who wanted to help the Ponchatoula effort out. * The Irish community in Slidell, having heard about the first-ever Pon- chatoula parade, dispatched that city's Irish queen as a symbol of friendship b between the two cities. • Hap Glaudi has been promoting the parade on his broadcasts in New Oleans, while Ponchatoula native, Dr. Randolph Howes M.D. Ph.D., has been broadcasting a steady stream of rade news from his radio stations in issippl. * Marchers from across Tangipahoa Parish, from New Orleans, Baton Rouge and from Ireland itself have called parade organizers eager to march down main street Saturday. THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, MARCH 14, 1985, PAGE FOJ Surprise Mr. President Ponchatoula Lions Club President Travis Edwards gels a new derby in the form of a whipped cream pie adminis- tered by Lions Secretary AI Courilleau at last Thursday's money-maJng meet- ing where pies were auctioned off the highest bidders. (Th Photo)  Most people nev|ize the value of until faced with dT. For children ' : cancer or other rareildhc diseases, th lesson comes ear too early. Before the :' ever learn to live, some must learn to die. St. Jude stands on the threshold of a dreal that someday no child will lose his life catastrophic illness. But there is still mud work to be done, more diseases to conquer. Life is a precious gift. Give the gift of life. • A long time waiting Bruce Kinchen had waited a long time, and saved up his money during the wait, to plaster Times editor and fellow Ponchatoula Lion Bryan T. McMahon with a cream pie. He got his chance at Thursday's tundraising pie raffle. Money raised by the dub goes to assist the blind and the poor of sighL (Times Photo) Help the Times fight childhood disease WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, SAY YES When you are called to help YOU'RE IRISH citizens of Irish descent have played a key part in founding and early development of the Ponchatod area; and sons and daughters of the Emerald Isle, even wl separated from Ireland by generations of proud for fathers, bring to Ponchatoula the rare and natural gifts high ideals, fair speech, just governance, and entb siasm traditionally, and for good reason, associat with the Irish; and The Mayor's Committee For a Better PonchatoU The Ponchatoula Lions Club, assisted by many organi tions and individuals throughout the State of Louisia have worked countless hours to hold a local event tl will highlight the culture, traditions and contribut of the Irish people and their descendants and relati¢ in America; and citizens everywhere acknowledge the high ideals, acc,0 plishments and character of the Irish and seek to emm them on one day in particular each year; BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED. that all citizens readJJ this proclamation, hearing of it, or listening to it f hand, be declared Irishmen and Irishwomen from da until midnight of Satuday, March 16. BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED, that Saturd March 16, 1985 be forever known as the day of Ta pahoa Parish s first celebration of St. Patrick's Day that this celebration be known far and wide as the F.i  Annual Ponchatoula St. Patrick s Day Parade and lr Family Party. . ... _ .J mayor .narles Gid Grand Marshal Fr. MacLeay names his parade captains Larry Crain President of 'SLU Larry Fannaly Construction Henry Mercante Hammond State School Guy Recotta Jr. Hammond State School Dawson Crim History & Government, SLU Joe Demarco Jr. Retired Farmer & Landowner Dennis Hebert House of Representatives William Perkins Jr. Electrical Contractor Pete Robertson Wholesale Sales Steve Robertson Student of Ponchatoula High School Mike Matheme Dupont Co. Lester Felder Manufacturer's Representative Pete Muscarello Consuction Col. James Murphy Retired U,S. Army Lt. Col. Lucien Ordoyne Retired US. Army Maj. Ned Richardson Retired U.S Army Randy Howes, M.D, PhD. Past President Ponchatoula CYO Ensign John Dufreche U.S. Naval Aviator Dr. Chris Mlaoulis Hammond City Councilman Paul Sharp Hammond City Councilman Dr. Davis Chandler, DDS Wilfred McCrory Sales Clyde Givens Retired Dr. Patrick Settoon Dean of the College of Science & Technology l.Z. Williams Williams Produce Sam Mannlno Construction Fr.Dan Davis Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ponchatoula Charles Branch Jr. Pres. Branch-Daniels Insurance Agency W.J. Thibodeaux Jr. W.J. Thibodeaux Oil Co. J. Winston Bradley Honorary Co-Chairman of the Tangipahoa Regional Catholic High School Dr. Roman Helenlak Head of History Dept., SLU Harry McKneely Pres. of Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home Steve Pugh Pugh's Florist, Ponchatoula Adm. William Dunn Retired U.S. Navy AI Molaison Investments Marion T. Fannaly Jr. Fannaly Auto Exchange Jack Vaughan NFL Referee Sidney Rosenblum Rosenblum's Department Store Bernard McMurray Retired U.S. Navy Percy Boutte" Father of the Queen AI Mansour Ars Steak House Honorary Captains Dr. Harold Moore Head of the Mathematics Department, SLU Fr. Lucius Weber Associate Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ponchatoula Fr. Emanuel Camelleri Associate Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ponchatoula Charles McCarthy State Farm Insurance Berny Fannaly Auto Sales Bily Ray Stokes Hammond State School Austin Glass Past Administrator of Hammond State School Leonard McCaffery Hammond State School Jerome Dadly, M.D. B-diy Abel Owner, Land of Sports Guy Recotta S. President Guy's Quality Foods PhlHlp Dalgle Owner Toggery Shops Walter Antin Antin-Quealy Jewelers L.J. Cutter Owner, Cutter's Grocery & Market Dr. Melvin Allen DDS Buddy Rottman Retired Leon Settoon Mayor of Wadesboro John Cortez Mayor of Manchac Susan Sage Sales Supervisor Stanley Cowen Ponchatoula Auction Clifford Miller Retired Jim Fleck Telemarketing Specialist Ambauadou from the lrh Clum.el d New Orleans: