Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-02
PLEAsANTVIILE N. ], WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 1898
36. To the water supply.

30. 10 Gne Water supply.
SECS, 10 aud 20. Defines the furthe
powers of Council and prescribes penal
ties.
SEC. 81, Relates to the building ant
maintenance Of public buildings.
SEC. %. To Warehouses and Aims
houses.
SEC % Tin fully. "The sole and K
elusive power to grant licenses to per
sons to keep inns and taverns within
such city shall be vested in the common
council, on such terms, and under such
limitations, regulations and restriction
| as the said common council shall, by
their ordinance, impose; provided, how
| ever, that NO license shall be granted
contrary to the provisions of an act o
| the legislature Of this state entitled sAI
| act respecting the granting of licenses to
| sell spurious, vinous or malt or breweC
liquors in certain places of this state
| approved March y, 1896"
SECS. "a and 25. Relate to the power
and duty of the Mayor.
| SEC. rs. Provides Tor the filing of @
vacancy in the Mayors Office.
SEC 27. Defines the duties of certain
officers.
Secs. % to 81. Relates to the collec
! tor of taxes, his office and his duties.
SECS. 80 and 33. Define the duties oi
| City clerk and other officials.
Sec 81. Contains twelve paragraphs
relating to the assessment and cOilec-
ton of taxes.
SECS. 35 to AZ. Relate to the Board
of Assessors their duties and powers.
| Secs. 43 to Al. Relate to the Board
of Education, it's powers and duties
which are substantially the same as in
the present Borough Board of Education
with the additional power to choose q
City Supt. of Schools if necessary.
SECS. 4S to 81 relate in detail to
streets, highways, drains, sewers and
assessments therefor.
SECS 6S and SO relates to erection ol
public buildings and the condemnation
of lands for site for the same.
SEC. 20 is very important one that
provides for the issue OF bonds: 1T shall
be lawful for the common council, in the
name of the city, under the authority ol
this act, to issue it's corporate bonds fol
any sum not exceeding eight per centum
of the taxable value of the property
rated for assessment; and such Obliga-
tions shall be issued in the name of the
city and under it's corporate seal, and
shall be signed by the mayor and
attested by the city clerk and counter.
signed by the city treasurer; they shall
be of such denomination and bear interest
at such rate, not exceeding five PEI
cent per annum, and be payable at
such times and place, not exceeding
thirty-five years from the date OF issue,
as the common council may determine;
they shall be disposed of not less than
their par value, the proceeds of such
securities may be used for the purpose oi
making any of the improvements author
lied by this act and for other lawful pur-
poses; provided. that no bond or bonds
shall be issued for any purpose whatever
unless approved by majority vote OF
the city council, and then submitted to
the voters of the city at an annual or
special election, and a majority OF the
votes cast at such election shall have
been cast in favor thereof; in every
instance the issue of bonds shall be
authorized by ordinance, and the pur-
pose for which the bonds are to be used
shall be expressed therein, and the pro-
caeds thereof shall be used for no other
purpose; whenever bonds are issued to
provide funds for any OF the purposes
authorized by this act, any part OF the
cost and expenses of which is authorized
to be assessed upon the property bene-
fited, exclusively appropriated for the
redemption of the bonds 80 issued, and
shall be kept separate from the other
funds of such city and devoted exclu-
siyely to this use; aud it shall be the
duty of the common council to provide
by taxation in the annual tax levy o1
such city such sum, in addition to the
benefits so assessed, as will be sufficient
| in every case to provide for the annual
interest Of the bonds SO issued, and 8
sinking fund for the redemption thereof
which shall not be less than two pei
centum of the amount so issued
SECS II and u relates to the Board o
Commissioners, the making OF temporary
loans, their limitation and the record o
bonds.
SECS. IA to II relates to the duties o
q City Comptroller whenever one shall b.
needed.
Secs Is to SO relates to police courts
| their officers, and records,
Secs. 81 to 80 relates to what pro
| visions of this act relate to cities previ
ously Incorporated and to the manner o
conducting city elections.
The foregoing law, of which we hav'
given only a brief synopsis, was one o
the most carefully prepared acts eve
drawn in the State of New Jersey. 1T
author was Assemblyman A. F. Skinner
of Essex County, who was engaged
long time preparing it, and alter
thorough discussion in both branches o
the legislature it became q law not quit
one year ago. All cities in the Stat
with less than twelve thousand inhabi
tants are now under it's provisions ant
| we have not heard or read of any com
plants that it is not satisfactory. l
was designed to be as perfect law TO
the government of small cities as it wa
possible to frame-giving such commun
tiles the enlarged powers and many ad
vantages Of big cities, without thei
compulsory features. 1t is one Of tn
most democratic laws ever passed. no
using the word democratic at all il
it's party sense, but few of it's provision
being mandatory. Nearly everythin,
is left for the people through their Cour
Gil to decide. All salaries are regulate
by the Conncil. The Board of Education
is cut down to less cumbersome proper
tions, and a majority is elected ever
year; better control is given the Counci
over many very important matters
greater safe guards are thrown aroun
life, property and health, and the Cit
cannot be bonded for dollar withou
the consent Of the Council, whose actio
must be approved by the people, and
cannot be bonded beyond reasonabl
amount in any event.
| Upon licensing the sale of liquor, all
left with the Council. No Court ca
thrust rum shop upon the people
they don't want it. The people hay
| rr1v fr, oloct rs1on to fha CaunciI Wh