Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-08-18
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining Towns.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

Mrs. Annie Wright spent Saturday
and Sunday at Pitman Grove.
The antics of the monkey at Smiths
Pavilion attracts attention.
James Tallman has gone to California
to gOin his brother John Tallman.
Mr.. Frank Ferry, of Camden visited
Nc. and Mrs. Humphrey Smith OH Sun
day.
Mrs. Job Barrett of Scullville has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Andrew JEFF
fries.
Mr.. Charles Madara and Miss Janet
Smith were married the 10Th of July by
Rev. ]. C. Cobb.
Mrs. Japhet Smith of Sculiville has
been visiting her friend NJ q. Humphry
Smith in Atlantic City.
/ The Performing Bro wnies at the
boardwalk near the Tea Gardens are
among the prettiest sights Of the beach
Mrs. Japhet Barrett and Mrs. Harry
Sooy visited Mrs. Andrew Jeffries this
week they rode over on their wheels re-
turning the same evening.
Enoch Shaw, the Turnkey of the City
| Jail was atricously assaulted by a pris-
oner. Charles o. Anderson, Wednesday
eueniDg, and very seriously injured.
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.
| The City Council met Monday evening
in regular session and did considerable
| business.
Mr.. Rose moved that when the Council
adjourns it to be Tuesday evening to
| meet the Assessors to consider the tax
| duplicates. So ordered.
! The monthly report of City Treasurer
Jtffries was received, read and fled-the
balance being $1,6O4 Al.
Street Supervisor Mathis monthly re-
port was also received end filed.
Comptroller Heston filed two opinions
of the City Solicitor as follows;
| The first question was:
| 1. Would it be well for City Council
to appropriate sufficient money to cover
all the expenses of the Water Depart.
ment, including interest on the bonds
and amount n quired for Sinking Fund
the same as in Camden and other cities
and to include among the resources for
the fiscal year the anticipated revenues
| of the Water Department?
The Solicitors answer was:
| In answer to your inquiry of this day
permit me to say that, in my opinion
City Council should dappropriatesuffici
money to cover all expenses of the Water
| Department for the coming and each
successive fiscal year, including interest
| on the bonds. the amount required for
the Sinking Fund and any additional
sum needed to defray the expenses of said
department..
If this is done, the appropriation bud
get should also include among the re.
sources of the city government the
anticipated revenues of the Water De
| partment.
The second question asked by the
Comptroller was:
Should City Councils include in the re.
sources for the fiscal year the receipts OF
the Board of Health of plumbers per.
mits, etc., and require the payments o1
those fees to the City Treasurer?
The Solicitors answer follows:
In answer to your inquiry, permit me
| to say that the Board of Health of At
lantic City is authorized by law to use
the money collected for any permits is
sued by said department or any officer
thereof, to prevent the spread of disease
the abatement of nuisances and other
like sanitary purposes within the city;
all such money shall, however, be ac-
counted for at the end of each fiscal year
in detailed statement to the City Coun.
Gil, and any uuexpended balance on hand
at that time exceeding the sum of two
hundred dollars, shall be paid over to the
City Treasurer.
Both opinions were referred to ths
| Finance Committee on motion of. Mr.
| Rose.
The Electric Lighting COmpany's bill
of 81 ,377 95, for the month of July wal
| received, which also included q statement
that the Company was willing to make
deduction of 200 lights not burning il
July.
Mr.. Kelley said that 2lO were moi
burning, and moved that the bill be moi
paid until the Company made the neces
sary deduction.
On motion OF Mr.. Rose the bill was re
ferred to the Lighting Committee will
instructions to report at the next meet
ing.
Mr.. Rose reported Ordinance No. 12z
for second reading with sundry amend
ments. The ordinance grants authority
to the West Jersey and Seashore Rail
road to lay double track on GeOrgis
an amendment to Section 3, requiring
the Railroad Company to pave the ave
nue. from curb to curb from Baltic avenue
to the Beach with vitrifed brick, th'
paving to be completed by June LIST
1898.
Mr.. Lee moved to amend Section BY
adding the word ''clean" so as to requir'
the Company to keep the avenue clean al
well as in repair. Both amendment
were adopted.
| When q vote was called on the ordi
nauce, Mr.. Leeds thought that as it wa
matter involving the paving of an i'm
portant avenue it had better be laid owe
for consideration until next week. 81
ordered.
Mr.. Rose wanted to know the presen
status of the Appropriation Ord
nance.
| Mr.. Knauer said the Committee woult
be glad to have meeting, Thursda.
evening, for it's further consideration. 81
ordered.
| The application of Dennis MCGOWAN
for license to keep a saloon at 91'
Atlantic avenue was referred to the Ii
cense Committee.
| Mr.. Leeds offered resolutions that wer
adopted conveying the thanks of tn
Council to the Trades League, of Phila
delphia, for including Atlantic City il
their itinerary of excursions.
Mr.. Ham from the P. of p. and
Committee submitted the following n
port which was adopted by 15 to 1.
To the President and Members of Cit
i Council.
Gentlemen:- The p. of P. and /. Com
| mittee, to whom was referred the plan