Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-04-07
largest Cromds eyer seen
Mt this Season Of the Year.
The Street PAYING QUESTION DISCUSSED.
ARGUS PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO ASSEMBLY,
MAN JACKSON-AND GOOD NATUREDLY
PRoDs THE REVIEW. The PROPOSITION
FOR NEW WATER SUPPLY.

sent one. The Boardwalk is sight to
look at and if it was not for and
occasional cold blast one could almost
think it was July instead of April. The
many strangers here is remarkable.
Hundreds of them are paying their first
visit, and all seem delighted. The stores
and shops are being well patronized and
the prOprietOrs are happy. Judicious
advertising, the best railroad service in
the world, the lowest rates for transpor-
tation, and the gorgeous hotel accom-
modatioDs together with the finest
climate in the Country is what has
brought these people to this city.
What pity that we cannot have our
streets paved. In everything else we are
up to the times and in many things ahead.
Where is the hinderance, and who is it
that stands in the way? Councils are
ready to act at any time when called
upon by the taxpayers. The trouble
seems to be that property owners on
Atlantic avenue think the railroad COM
pany should do the work for them and
pay the bill in consideration for the valu-
able franchise which it at least enjoys
and the sole use of the street. OF course
there is two sides to that question, and
80 far no agreement has been reached,
1t strikes me that, for the benefit of both
sides, and for the general good, another
effort should be made and the sooner
the better for all concerned. If the COM
pany and the property owners can't
agree let Council act on it's own respon-
sibility and the people will stand by
it.
l believe it would pay the railroad in
the end to do the whole thing, at their
own expense, as it would end all contro-
versy, and lawsuits for the future. At
any rate, it is public shame to continue
the main thoroughfare of the city in it's
present condition; and so long as it re-
mains unpaved there is no reason to ex-
pect anything to be done on the side
streets. Perhaps one of the very worst
streets in the city, is Baltic avenue.
Only pretense of keeping that street in
condition, is all that the Atlantic City
railraod pretends to do, and yet the
street is occupied by a double track. l
have always understood that their
agreement was tor q single track only,
and that they were to keep the street in
repair. They have managed to get two
tracks down by ways that are we'll un-
derstood, and /, for one, have found no
fault with that; but insist that the
time has come when they should be COM
PEELED to at least fill up some of the holes
and pretend at least that they had just
little respect for the people who live on
that street. In some places it is little
better than canal of mud and filth. 1t
cannot be said that the company begins
to give the people anything for the use
of the street as compared with Atlantic
avenue. There, the street is kept as
good as q gravel road can be kept, but
Baltic avenue is horrible. | would sug-
gest that our reform Council advise i'm
mediate action and see to it that the ad
vice is needed. lam a friend of railroads,
but when they overlook all the proprie-
ties, think it about time to call for q
halt.
The move to pave Pacific avenue is a
start in the right direction, and should
be continued until all our main avenues
of travel are put in excellent condition.
Good streets are Indispensable in any
city, and especially in one like this.
l notice that Assemblyman Jackson,
in bis letter to your paper last week,
says that was 'misinformed" concern
ing certain facts in connection with the
bill for the removal of the County Seat,
etc.
First, ex-senator Newell presented
numerous petitions and resolutions to
the Board of Freeholders at their regular
session at Mays Landing-Mr. Assem-
blyman jackson being then, as now,
member of that Board from Hammon-
ton. Later on, soon after the organiza-
ton of the Assembly, Mr.. Newell, with
other citizens-yourself, Mr.. Editor,
among the number, went to Trenton to
make arrangements for the introduction
of a bill which had been prepared provid-
ing for the removal of the County Seat.
Mr.. Newell has stated that he had the
original petitions sent to the Board OF
Freeholders, and proposed to submit
them to the Committee which would con-
slider the bill as accompanying docu-
ments." The bill itself was introduced
by Mr.. Jackson "by request''-just to
show, presume, that he was not in ia
vor Of it, and didn't care rap who was.
have the word of two gentlemen who
heard Mr.. Newell tell Mr.. Jackson that
he had these petitions. and requested
Mr.. jackson to introduce him, (Mr. n.y.
to Judge Coddington, Chairman of the
Committee to which the bill was referred.
In view of these facts, it seems to me
mere bubble for our Assemblyman to
say that he "never received any" petit
tions. 1t is true that they were not
presen ted to him in person, but he had
seen them, knew of their existence and
was told that they were to be given to
the Committee at the expected hearing.
Like the letter that never came, the COM
mittee never allowed the people of
Atlantic County to be heard. Why this
was done l leave for others to explain. 4
Again Mr.. Jackson says, 81 have
demand from any one for hearipno
favor of the bill except once"-mG in
the one proposed by Mr.. Newell Gaming
want to ask him if the NowI
Absecon didn't appoint a Council Of
one to confer with him, Smmittee OF
to offer an amendment md ask him
serting the name of Alto the bill in
Pleasahtville as theAecon instead of
County Seat. Also location of the
pie of Absecon iIf, still later, the peo-
not take decisiy regular meeting did
direction and action in the same
nve 10 confer appoint a committee OF
If Mr.. Jack.ith him.
real 1avor on MdesirOus of comforting
by revealing the ideneap easily do so
ton of the leading citizvf+he ssdeleca-
City in opposition to the bill. atlantic
made diligent inquiry from one have
the town to the other and, ior the of
Of noe. cannot locate them ] am 3,