Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-11-13
TOO MANY LIGHTS FAIL
TO BURN ON BOULEVARD

About $4,000 was disbursed at We'd
nesday's meeting of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders.
A bill of 1896 was presented by the
Pleasantville Heat, Light & Power Co.,
for one months lighting of the great
wide (white) way" between this place
and. Atlantic City.
Specifications were read by Clerk
Schuhardt for stone bridge over
tiny stream in the road between Mays
Landing and Egg Harbor City, when, as
a practical man has said, a 36-inch iron
pipe would suffice and save the cost of
repairs for years to come.
Andrew j. Steelman was handed a
check for $780, the result of claim he
made for 13-year- old horse that had
its leg broken by stepping into a hole
in bridge near Northield. Mr.. Jeffers
offered the motion which sealed the YER
diet after considerable discussion.
The entire Board of Freeholders will
take an automobile tour of inspection
of the new Mays Landing Downstown
road on Monday, leaving the New Rod
ncy. Pleasantville. at 10 am. Their
itinerary will also include an inspection
of the Northfield English Creek road.
winding up with the Chestnut Neck road
above Port Republic and a dinner at
the home of William Hanselman.
The State Road Commissioner has APP
proved the specifications for the road
from Mays Landing to Tuckerton.
Mays Landing to Tuckerton.
Mr.. Irving reported that bridge tend
ers complain of the absence of proper
colored lights to denote the position of
the draws. Referred to bridge commit
tee.
Solicitor Higbee. while not speaking
in reference to a case in hand, explained
the meaning of Rule 10 of the Freehold
ers' Code, He said that in substance
the rule provides that any Freebooter
who exceeds his authority in the matter
of expenditures on any county work. is
made personally liable for the amount
of the entire bill.
Headley is Clean Cut
Freeholder Headley is not man easily
confused, to Judge by his handling of
batch of bills from Buena Vista Town
ship for materials furnished in the con
struction and repair of bridges. EX-
Freeholder Mcconnell was given the sup
ervision of the work and the inference
was drawn at the meeting that he had
overstepped his authority Mr. Ender-
lin returned the batch of bills that had
been returned long time ago to him
for approval and placed them in the
hands of the finance committee. Lots Of
suggestions were offered by various mem
bers and nothing tangible resulted until
Mr. Headley moved for suspension of
Rule 10 in this instance, that although
the bills approved by Mr.. Mcconnell were
in excess of the amounts specified in the
rule that a Freeholder may legally in
cur. they should be paid at once. Car
ried
Lights Don't Burn
Mr.. INLAY called the attention of the
Board to the complaints regarding light
ing service on the Boulevard. He said
that this county is being mulcted as
each month the Pleasantville Heat, Light
& Power Co. presents its bill for the
full number of road lights when in fact
only small majority of them do burn.
The bills are always paid, but the finance
committee did not care to assume the
responsibility of passing on the last one.
Mr.. Irving interposed. that he is aware
of this: that it's the same old thing, and