Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1907-07-20
According to the Plan the Cost of Paving DeSgnat
ed Sidewalks will Fall Only on the Abutting
Property Ownership Increase in Taxes

Solicitor Ashmead was made gen
eral utility man at Monday nights
Council session, so to speak He
came p epared to place guide posts
In the pathway OF the sidewalk paw
ing proposition, but as the evening
progressed Mr. Ashmead was veri-
table encyclopedia OF Information for
all hands.
The resolution and notice printed
In another column were prepared by
the Solicitor. They set forth that
inasmuch as no Yemonstrance has
been presented to Council against the
proposed bond issue OF SIS. 900, the
time is ripe to set apart day and
date for special election for and
against the question. Therefore on
Tuesday, August 20, the regular poll
ing places of the Borough will be
open from 6 m. until z p.m., when
every voter will have an opportunity
of casting a ballot In favor of
radical improvement to the streets
of the town.
Mr.. Ashmead rendered q clean-cut
opinion regarding the appointment
of collectors and their duties in rak-
ing in delinquent taxes He said
that Councils previous action In this
matter was unwarranted by law;
that but one man can be authorized
to collect the delinauencies; that the
Councilmanic resolution requiring
the amount OF Indebtedness or the
debtors body is worthless, except In
very extreme instances, and 1t ap-
pears that these do not exist In this
Borough.
These points were set before the
Councilmen by the Solicitor: That
III personal, poll and dog taxes are
never outlawed, and can be collected
at any time; and that only two years
are allowed by law for the collection
of delinquent taxes on real estate.
La view of the upsetting Of previous
actions the Mayor Is assigned tn,
task OF appointing new delinquent
tax collector, and this the chief mag
istrate of the Borough declined to do
Monday night, because OF thescarcity
OF competent, and at the same time,
available material. The tasks de-
volying upon the appointee to the
position of delinquent tax collector
will require an amount of caution in
addition to a degree OF gumption.
The right to pc Idle or vend beer in
the Borough received another thresh-
log. but Mr.. Ashmead was unpre
pared to give formal opinion with
out making thorough investiga-
tion OF the facts, as well as OF the
law under which he assumes the bot
tiers evidently believe they have the
right to operate beyond the limits
OF Atlantic City, from whence tn
licenses are issued. Mr.. Ashmead was
informed that 1t is contended that
the Mayor is clothed with authority
to arrest the beer vendors. He ad-
mitted the probability of this claim.
hut did not think the action essen
tial.
Ordinance SO received final reading
and was ordered to be inserted In
these columns. 1t provides for the
vacation Of the lane known as Ryon's
road.
Mr.. Sooy aroused an unabreviated
discussion regarding the blockading
OF Shore Road by West Jersey freight
trains. but like the various other
matters introduced at this meeting
and previous meetings-a point was
never reached. But OF course the
''ouncilmen talked 1t over.
Mr.. Conover has received CON-
plants from white people regarding
the alleged disorderly colored people
who hold entertainments In Payne's
Hall, on Park Avenue. No action