Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest," from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS lI0HG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
WHAT IS GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CoRREsPoN-
DENTS. EvERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

John Haughey, aged 10 years, was
drowned Sunday, while swimming near
Young's Pier. He was an exemplary
young man and his sudden death was a
terrible shock to his parents and fri nds.
fatal accident occurred Monday fore
noon in which Mr.. Edward Wheeler of
Philadelphia was almost instantly killed,
and Thompson Irwin, the dry goods
merchant, was painfully cut and bruised
about the head, Mr.. Irwin was just hitch
ing up his taam of horses when they
suddenly became frightened and broke
away. He was knocked down and
trampled upon. but no bones were broken.
The frightened animals then dashed
across the street and struck Mr.. Wheeler
who was coming from the depot with
his daughter. He was terribly injured
about the body and head and never re-
gained consciousness. He lived but ten
minutes after Being conveyed to the
hospital.
The Council met Monday evening and
considerable important business was
transacted. The members present were:
Rose, Lingerman, Leeds, Garnich,
Kuauer, Ireland, Barrett, Boyer. Ham,
Parker, Long. Doughty, Kelley, Barton
and Clement.
After the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting by the Clerk,
communication was read from the
Board of Health in reference to the
frequent complaints from citizens coa-
cerning the non-collection of garbage.
GA motion of Me-. Long'the letter was
referred to the S snitary Committee with
power to act, and have the garbage
collected as far as possible between the
hours of O'Clock p. IN. and z a. m.
After several communications had
been read and referred to the Appro-
pirate Committees claim fIon the A. J.
Milliette Publishing Company, which
issued the Sunday Globe-J ournal in
1897, which was first made a legal
paper and then deprived of the privilege,
was presented, asking the payment of
$7S,7l, for the unexpired part of the
year for which the paper was originally
made legal, Referred to Printing COM
mittee.
The monthly report of the City Trea-
surer and Mercantile Appraiser was re-,
ceived and filed and paving ordinance No.
161, read, and passed with an amend
ment, Offered by Mr.. Rose, providing
that Arkansas, Tennessee, and South
Carolina avenues shall be paved with
vitrifled brick.
The electric light ordinance was pass
ed to the third reading and Mr.. Leeds
amendment requiring Mr.. J. I'll. Rothef-
mel, the contractor to give a bond OF
$25, 900 to insure the City against loss
by reason of work done by the company
was adopted, and a resolution passed
that the contract with Rothermel be
executed in behalf of the CITY,.
A resolution instructing the City Hal
Commissioners to abandon any further
attempt to procure the Schaufsr proper
ty and to proceed at once to erect
City Hall on the lot now owned by the
City was defeated II to 4. A resolution
was adopted that only citizens, legal
voters here, should hereafter be employ
ed by the City in any capacity.
Simon L. Westcoat was reelected as
Building Inspector.
Quite lengthy debate ensued upon
the collection of Garbage. Mr.. Kelley
maintaining that most OF the complaints
made were trivial, and Mr.. Parker in
sisting that the whole business was mis-
managed. Mr.. Kelley replied that the
Secretary of the Board of Health, Mr..
Loudenslager, should be called before
the Council and back up his complaints
which, in most instances, were found to
relate to the removal of dry rubbish
" hich the garbage collector was not
required to remove.
Mr.. Ham said he was always ready
to investigate complaints, but none had
been made to him by the Secretary.
Mr.. Kelley called attention of the
Council to the question of building the
new crematory, and replied to the
charges made by certain newspapers
that the matter had been rushed"
through Council without proper con-
sideratiOn. Over four months had been
required to crush" it, and every men,
Der of Council had been invited to
accompany the Sanitary Committee to
different cities where diff rent methods
were adopted to dispose of garbage.
After visiting several cities and carefully
inspecting the several plants. the Com
mittee were unanimous in their cOnclu-
sion that what is known as the Davis
System was the best. If there was
ever a subject that was thoroughly
investigated and discussed, before any
official action, was taken 1t was this
question of trying to find out which
w DC tuc OCob cyotOm w 0uOPUs NO
Atlantic City Press said the system was
failure aud that it was not satisfac-
tory in the City of Lancaster Pa. where
the headquarters of the company are
located. Mr.. Kelley said that he wrote
| to different officials in Lancaster re-
questing them to telegraph him their
| opinions, at his expense, and he sub
mitted the original kilograms which
were read to Council and become part
of the record. Every one of the officials
| thus questioned, including the Mayor,
| testified that the Davis system was
working all right and was in every way
satisfactory. Mr.. Kelley submitted
that this ought to be q conclusive
answer to the criticisms made and
especially to the charges OF the Press
against which, he was informed, the
Company would institute legal proceed
| ings for damages.
After appropriating $3.50 for tenn
porary railing along the Chelsea Board
walk the Council adjourned to next Mon
day evening.
ABSECON.
Mrs. Conover was an Atlantic City
visitor Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Dug6n was an Atlantic City
visitor Monday.
Miss Mabel Reed was an Atlantic
City visitor Monday.