ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-02-19
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                                    UNITED STATES
                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Amendment No. 19)*

                      Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                            ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC.
          _________________________________________________________________
                                   (Name of Issuer)


                   Class A Common Stock  - Par Value $.01 per share
          _________________________________________________________________
                            (Title of Class of Securities


                                     278878-10-3
                             ____________________________
                                    (CUSIP Number)


                                    Brent D. Baird
                                  1350 One M&T Plaza
                   Buffalo, New York  14203 (Phone: (716) 849-1484)
          _________________________________________________________________
                    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                  Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                   FEBRUARY 9, 1999
                               _______________________
                         (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                                  of this Statement)


          If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
          13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
          Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
          1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box __.


          *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
          reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
          the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
          containing information which would alter disclosures provided in
          a prior cover page.

          The information required on the remainder of this cover page
          shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
          subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
          be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
          Notes).
          <PAGE>

                                     SCHEDULE 13D
                                   Amendment No. 19


          CUSIP NO. 278878-10-3                                            

          1.   Name of Reporting Person
               SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional)

               Bridget B. Baird, as successor trustee under an agreement
               dated 12/23/38

          2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)___
                                                                   (b)_X_

          3.   SEC USE ONLY

          4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

               PF

          5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                        ____

          6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

               New York

          NUMBER OF SHARES    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER
          BENEFICIALLY OWNED        30,100
          BY EACH REPORTING
          PERSON WITH         8.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                                   -0-

                         9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                               30,100

                         10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              -0-

          11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                30,100

          12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                   ____

          13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

               1.377%

          14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               OO
                        *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          <PAGE>

                                     SCHEDULE 13D
                                   Amendment No. 19


          CUSIP NO. 278878-10-3                                            

          1.   Name of Reporting Person
               SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional)

               Bridget B. Baird, Individually

          2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)___
                                                                   (b)_X_

          3.   SEC USE ONLY

          4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

               PF

          5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                        ____

          6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

               U.S.A.

          NUMBER OF SHARES    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER
          BENEFICIALLY OWNED        10,000
          BY EACH REPORTING
          PERSON WITH         8.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                                   -0-

                         9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                               10,000

                         10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              -0-

          11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                10,000

          12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                   ____

          13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

               0.458%

          14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               IN
                        *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          <PAGE>

                                     SCHEDULE 13D
                                   Amendment No. 19


          CUSIP NO. 278878-10-3                                            

          1.   Name of Reporting Person
               SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional)

               Bridget B. Baird, as Custodian for Alexis B. Baird

          2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)___
                                                                   (b)_X_

          3.   SEC USE ONLY

          4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

               PF

          5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                        ____

          6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

               U.S.A.

          NUMBER OF SHARES    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER
          BENEFICIALLY OWNED         2,500
          BY EACH REPORTING
          PERSON WITH         8.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                                   -0-

                         9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                2,500

                         10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              -0-

          11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                 2,500

          12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                   ____

          13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

               0.114%

          14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               IN
                        *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          <PAGE>

                                     SCHEDULE 13D
                                   Amendment No. 19

          INTRODUCTION

               The acquisition of 699,500 shares ("Shares") of Class A
          Common Stock of the Issuer was previously reported by the
          Reporting Persons in Schedule 13D, as amended.  The most recent
          Amendment, Schedule 13D Amendment No. 18, was filed with the
          Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 1998
          ("Amendment No. 18").  Since the filing of Amendment No. 18, one
          of the previous Reporting Persons (Bridget B. Baird, as Successor
          Trustee under an agreement dated 12/23/38) and two new Reporting
          Persons (Bridget B. Baird, Individually; and Bridget B. Baird, as
          Custodian for Alexis B. Baird) have purchased Shares of Class A
          common stock.  The number of Shares of Class A common stock now
          held by the Reporting Persons is 727,600 Shares.

               The Cover Pages for Bridget B. Baird, Successor Trustee;
          Bridget B. Baird, Individually; and Bridget B. Baird, as
          Custodian for Alexis B. Baird are hereby amended or added as
          shown in this Amendment No. 19.  Items 2, 3 and 5 are hereby
          amended as shown in this Amendment No. 19.  All other Items
          remain unchanged from the previous filings of Schedule 13D, as
          amended.


               NOTE:  THE EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF THIS STATEMENT BY THE
               REPORTING PERSONS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A STATEMENT OR
               ADMISSION THAT THE REPORTING PERSONS (I) ARE ACTING AS A
               GROUP IN THE ACQUISITION OF THE SHARES, (II) COLLECTIVELY
               CONSTITUTE A "PERSON" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 13(D)(3)
               OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (THE
               "ACT"), OR (III) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 13(D) OF THE
               ACT, ARE THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF ANY SHARES OTHER THAN THE
               SHARES IN WHICH EACH PERSON IS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN
               THIS STATEMENT TO HAVE A BENEFICIAL INTEREST.


          ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

          Item 2 is hereby amended to add the following:

          (5)  BRIDGET B. BAIRD, INDIVIDUALLY

               (a)  Bridget B. Baird
               (b)  28 Old Mill Road
                    Quaker Hill, CT  06375
               (c)  Professor, Connecticut College, New London, CT
               (d)  No
               (e)  No
               (f)  U.S.A.

          (6)  BRIDGET B. BAIRD, AS CUSTODIAN FOR ALEXIS B. BAIRD

               (a)  Bridget B. Baird
               (b)  28 Old Mill Road
                    Quaker Hill, CT  06375
               (c)  Professor, Connecticut College, New London, CT
               (d)  No
               (e)  No
               (f)  U.S.A.


          ITEM 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS.

          Item 3 is hereby amended to add the following:

          The amount of funds paid for the Shares of Class A common stock
          by Bridget B. Baird, Successor Trustee was approximately $147,594
          (which includes only the amount of funds paid since the filing of
          Amendment No. 18).  This amount does not include brokerage
          commissions.

          The source of funds used for purchases by Bridget B. Baird,
          Individually and Bridget B. Baird, Custodian for Alexis B. Baird,
          are personal funds.  Such Reporting Persons did not borrow any
          funds to acquire such Shares.  The amounts of funds paid for the
          Shares of Class A common stock by Bridget B. Baird, Individually
          and Bridget B. Baird, Custodian for Alexis B. Baird were
          approximately $88,563 and $20,781 respectively, which do not
          include brokerage commissions.

          ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

          Item 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:  

          (a)  The Reporting Persons hereby report beneficial ownership, in
          the manner hereinafter described, of 727,600 Shares of Class A
          common stock:
          <TABLE>
          <CAPTION>
                                                          Percentage of
                                             Number Of      Outstanding
          Shares Held in the Name of            Shares     Security (1)

          <S>                                  <C>              <C>  

          Brent D. Baird                        10,000           0.458%

          The Cameron Baird
          Foundation                           250,000          11.439%

          First Carolina Investors,            425,000          19.447%
          Inc.

          Bridget B. Baird, Successor
          Trustee (2)                           30,100           1.377%

          Bridget B. Baird,
          Individually                          10,000           0.458%

          Bridget B. Baird, Custodian
          for Alexis B. Baird (3)                2,500           0.114%
                                               _______           ______
                                 TOTAL         727,600          33.293%
         </TABLE>


             (1)  The foregoing percentages assume that the number of Class
                  A Common Shares of the Issuer outstanding is 2,185,442
                  Shares, as set forth in the Issuer's Proxy Statement.

             (2)  The income beneficiary of said trust is Jane D. Baird. 
                  The remainder beneficiaries of said trust are the issue
                  of Jane D. Baird.

             (3)  Alexis B. Baird is a minor child of Bridget B. Baird.

          (b)  For each person named in paragraph (a), that person has sole
          voting and sole dispositive power over the Shares enumerated in
          paragraph (a).

          (c)  The following purchases of the Shares of Class A common
          stock were effected during the past sixty days:
          <TABLE>
          <CAPTION>

                                                   Price/Share
                                                   (in Dollars
                                                   Commissions
          Purchase In The              Number of   not             Transaction
              Name Of        Date      Shares      included)      Made Through

          <S>              <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
          Bridget B.       12/28/98       200        9 3/8      Fahnestock & Co
          Baird,           12/30/98       200        9 1/4      Fahnestock & Co
          Successor        12/30/98       800        9 3/8      Fahnestock & Co
          Trustee          12/31/98     1,500        9 1/4      Fahnestock & Co
                           1/7/99       2,000        9          Fahnestock & Co
                           1/13/99      2,000        8 5/8      Fahnestock & Co
                           1/14/99      2,000        8 1/2      Fahnestock & Co
                                        

          Bridget B.       1/28/99      1,000       9           Fahnestock & Co
          Baird,           1/29/99        500       9 1/8       Fahnestock & Co
          Individually     2/2/99       1,000       9 1/8       Fahnestock & Co
                           2/3/99       2,000       9 1/8       Fahnestock & Co
                           2/8/99       1,000       9 1/8       Fahnestock & Co
                           2/9/99       1,000       8 3/4       Fahnestock & Co
                           2/9/99         200       8 5/8       Fahnestock & Co
                           2/10/99        200       8 3/8       Fahnestock & Co
                           2/11/99      3,100       8 1/2       Fahnestock & Co

          Bridget B.       2/11/99      1,000       8 1/2       Fahnestock & Co
          Baird,           2/17/99      1,500       8 3/16      Fahnestock & Co
          Custodian for
          Alexis B. Baird
          </TABLE>

          (d) Not applicable

          (e) Not applicable

          <PAGE>

                                      SIGNATURE

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge 
          and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
          statement is true, complete and correct.


          DATED this 19th day of February, 1999.


          Bridget B. Baird, Successor Trustee; Bridget B. Baird,
          Individually; and Bridget B. Baird, Custodian for Alexis B.
          Baird


          By: s/Brian D. Baird
              Brian D. Baird, as attorney-in-fact



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