(o-op City's official public.11tior1/ serving 15,382 member families in the world's largest cooperative comm,.mity. August 7, 1971
Vol. b, No. 42
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Battalion Chief WHliam C. Rinsdale
,,e Battalion Chief C. Rinsdale, of 2B Debs Place, died Sunday fighting a fire at Davidson Avenue. The fire touched off a full scale investigation because illegally "'"-~'ª"' cars hampered the firefighters. Chief Riasdale collapsed from a heart attack on the fourth floor of the burning six-story building after alertand evacuating all of the building residents. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Bronx Lebanon Hos-
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Advisory Council voted Monday to establish an Ad Hoc Committee the mechanics of fund raising.
The fonds collected are to he turned over to the Finance Committee for the purpose of the increases in the carrying charges in a manner to be decided the Council. created tee took the passage of two tive Council spokesmen emphathe Ad Hoc Committee; and resolutions. One, submitted sized that the AC has not by Building 11 Representathe other, submitted by the yet sanctioned any fund raisExecutive Committee (EC) ing; _it merely established a called for the chairman of committee to investigate the. the EC to the commechanism or procedures for mittee members. The EC raising money. The Ad Hoc resolution also called for the Committee is required to recommittee to work with othport back at the next Advier community groups in forsory Council meeting on mulating the fund raising its findings. Co-op City's Advisory mechanics. Council voted to invite Harthe In a related development old Ostroff, president of the Council also a Riverbay Corporation, to an resolution calling for the EC Executive Session of the to communicate by letter Council on August 16th to with Ralph consumer discuss the proposed increase advocate, his assisin carrying charges. Edward tane i in the fight the Aronov, Go-op City executive carrying charge increases. manager, told the Council Th is suggestion was the wrong direction on the that Ostroff would be availbrought up by 14 bike paths. able on that Representative, Elliot Fíxler The session will be closed at an earlier AC meeting E. Ball playing in prohibto the public, but all AC ited areas. Hard ball playand submitted to the EC by ing or practice in any areas, members will participate and (Continued on Page 13) other than authorized Little one representative from each League games when in per- community group registered with the Community Life mitted areas. Forum will be invited as an F. Abuse of equipment, observer. premises and/or landscapIn conjunction with the ing in addition to the cost invitation for a closed counThe Advisory Council is of replacement, repair or cil session, the AC also pronot collecting funds to fight the increase in carrestoration if damages are posed to determine a date rying charges. Any resisustained, in accordance in September for Mr. Ostroff dents being approached with remedies of manage- to meet with the whole comfor funds should underment and/or law. in a Town Hall stand that, at this time, In addition, a $25 fine will meeting. such approaches are being In asking for Council apbe issued for throwing obmade by unofficial groups jects from windows, ter- proval of inviting Ostroff, and are not sanctioned by races, or any portion of any Executive Committee Chairthe Advisory Council. man Richard Ferguson told building. Persons caught viothe Council that the meeting At a recent meeting, this regulation may would be an opportunity for the Council approved a also be subject to prosecuthe AC to tell the Riverbay proposal stating it has tion under the law. President of the dismay and authority to raise funds. Edward Aronov, Co-op anger in the community over vVhen the leads City executive manager, the carrying charge into fund raising action, and creases. He also said the AC spoke at Monday's AC meetonly then, an announcewould be able to show Osing and told the Council that ment will be widely publiManagement will impose the troff that it is a mature, recized in the press and on fines if the Council wants sponsible organization repbulletin boards. resenting the community. ( Continued on Page
Coi,nci Asks Ostroff August 6th
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Double parked cars on both sides of Davidson A ve.nue kept the fire trucks from entering the block. In addicars blocked fire hydrants in front of the buildChief Rinsdale ordered hoses linked together and attached to hydrants a block or more away. A Fire Dep art me nt spokesman said later that "the tension of waiting for water, plus running up and down stairs, contributed to his heart attack." Chief Riasdale is survived his wife, Joan, and four children: Joan, Helen, William. and Susan. The funeral was held at St. Francis Xavior Church at Lurting and Van N est A venues in the Bronx. Interment was at Island National Cemetery. Those who served on the Fire Department with the fallen fireman said he was on Page
Co-op City Security Guards will be issuing $5 fines shortly to cooperators caught breaking Co-op City rules and Management will collect the fines. This was the determination of the Advisory Council Monday. The infractions subject to fine are: A. Hanging bedding and/ or clothing, rugs, etc. over terraces or out of windows. Drying laundry on terraces or out of windows. B. Leaving newspapers, garbage," refuse or litter in incinerator rooms (closets), hallways, public areas or in any part of basements ( other than the portion of the basements specified for proper disposal). C. Walking on or otherwise using or abusing grass in prohibited "Please Keep Off the Grass" restricted areas. D. Bike riding in prohibited areas. Bike riding in
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