Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-03-31

scheme of building a new road from
Mays Landing to Egg HarbOr City,
that not one person i'll a hundred
will ever use.
Mr.. JacksOn.-If you won't say
anything about it l will give you
some reasons why--the road should
be built. First of all it is necessary
that our committees on the Board
of Freeholders should be kept on the
move as much as pOssible-that's s
about the only way we have OF
getting anything out OF our little
billets. We don't get any regular
salaries you know, and there don t
seem to be any visible perquisites
hanging up ON the trees, and, OF
course, none of us are wicked enough
to dream OF dividing a percentage on
contracts So about the only things
that remain are the per diem pay for
laying out and inspecting roads,
and a rafting good feed at the
County Asylum occasionally. L
think that even the naughty Press
must admit that we don't get
Overpaid.
The Press.-Perhaps not when we
take into consideration the amount
of wear and tear OF brains and shoe
leather.
Mr.. Jackson.-Exactlys so, especially
the former. Now as | was about
to say, another new road or the
repair Of an old one is necessary to
keep the mill running. There is still
another reason. / see by the COM
ARGUS" that Congressman Gardner
I, l.Ii fnIs i'm fn
his farm at Egg HarbOr City, and
there being no water close at hand,
and as terrapin do not drink beer, it
is necessary to drive them over to
Mays Landing to let them drink and
take a bath occasionally. That is
another reason for the improvement
of the road leading from Egg
Harbor City. and it is fully as good
as any that we have been able to
give.
The Press.-You are quite right.
Mr.. Jackson.-Yes, l felt sure you
would agree with me on that. 1t
makes the members tired to have
people, and especially the news
papers, ''kick" about the County
expenses. Why don't they take
their medicine straight and ac-
knowledge that we know what is
best for them By the way, ! see
that one of our folks has had
chance to get even with
Pleasantville. Did you notice how
your Borough got it sin the neck"
on the panel OF jurors for the April
term of Court ? 1t strikes me that
''Sam.' the Sheriff, got out more
than square for the standing up"
that you gave him last fall.
The Press.-If you mean this
newspaper we beg leave to remind
you that the Press had his name at
the mast head, and supported him
along with the rest of the ticket. He
ran here quite as well as in some
parts of Atlantic City. The Press
asked him in gentlemanly letter,
last week, to explain the eXtraordi-
nary omission on the jury panel, but
thus far he has not been heard
FROM The failure to draw petit
jurors from Pleasantville breaks the
unwritten law of established pre-
cedent that provides for the represen-
tation of every municipality in the
County, but we think there are
graver reasons than those merely
personal why our Borough should
be represented on the jury panel.
There might be a question of the
legality OF verdict given under
such circumstances.
Mr.. Jackson.-That's SO. | believe
if person was convicted Of murder
by jury drawn from that panel, he
wouldn't worry about being hanged.
However, Pm not going to worry
about ''Sam" Kirby. Ihave troubles
enough of my own. Just now my
optics are centered on the Hammon-
ton Post Office hope to rake in
that plum before long.
The Press.-We didn't know you
were a candidate.
MI. .JacksOn.-Oh yes. Many of the
workers are for me, and l am going
to demand the place of our Congress
sional delegation. l think just now
it would be better to seek an ap-
pointive office ather than an elective
one. Good bye
The Press.-You are a wise citizen.
Mr.. Jackson. Good bye