Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-01-08
Somers Point. Jan. 8.

Somers Point, Jan. 3.
The Common Council of Somers Point
assembled at II noon January lst TO
organize. They were Chas. w. Clement,
W. G. Sooy, Geo. w. Roberts, John f.
Hill, John Dilks, Walter A. Smith. Mr.
Clement was reelected president.
A resolution was offered by w. c. Sooy
to increase the salary of the city clerk
from Sl50 to 5000. Carried. President
Clement then appointed the following
committees:
Walter c. Sooy, Walter A.
Smith, John F. HILL
Finance-John F. Hill, Richard S. An
derson, Walter A Smith.
Highways George W. Roberts, Walter
G. Sooy, John d. Dilks.
Lighting-W A. Smith, John f..
Hill, John d. Dilks
Ordinance Richard S. Anderson, John
+. HILL George W. Roberts.
Police-Walter c. Sooy, Richard S. An
derson, John d. Dilks
Fire-John D. Dilks, Richard S. An
derson, John F. Hill
Building ng-George w. Roberts, Walter
A. Smith, Walter G. Sooy.
The clerk then read the Moyor's ap-
pointment of Job Lake for chief of police,
which was endorsed by council The
election of a street supervisor was laid
over until Monday evening The bond
required Of Constable Bowen was fixed
at 5000.
Considerable time was spent over a
map submitted by Mr.. Roberts and the
discussion of new line to divide the
two wards.
Speeches were called for from the new
member, w. A. Smith and Mr. Hill, who
was reelected in November
Capt. Sooy then expressed a wish
that peace and harmony would prevail
throughout the coming year, as the one
just closed was the most gratifying in
this respect in the life of the city gov
ernment.
At the meeting OF Common Council
held on Monday evening, every member
was present. Perfect harmony prevail
ed and the way every subject was quiet
ly and earnestly discussed was taken as
an omen of the years business methods.
Those in attendance were also calm and
peaceful To behold the beaming coun-
tenance OF our attentive city treasurer
over there by the stove, our rotund and
alert tax collector sitting beside the
sturdy, heavy weight Mayor, with the
first ward assessor close by, who claims
TO tip the scales around the two hundred
mark, the reporter felt Ntra-absorbent
of news and the doings of council. Pros
perity showed plainly everywhere.
Business-The new bond for $6500 sub
mitted Dy the city treasurer was prompt
~ accepted as sufficient for this year.
William Himebach was re-appointed as
Il member of the Board of Health by
Mayor Campbell, and council endorsed
the appointment.
SIS have -heen collected on Delinquent
taxes since December 20th.
City clerk James E. Scull rendered a
report showing various items collected
by him during the year which amounted
to Sl446.l2.
Street supervisor McGarigle was pres
ent and after some discussion he was re-
quested to go over the sidewalk bills
again with the city clerk, to ascertain
where the error exists.
Mr.. Roberts then brought up the sub
iect of boundary line between the two
wards. which was finally fixed by re-
solution as following out Broadway to
Brick Kiln creek, thence down the creek
to the Drag channel, thence along the
Drag channel to a point due south OF
the mouth of Cedar Swamp creek, where
it meets the boundary line Of Egg Har-
Dor township
A. II. Higbee was appointed city au-
ditor at salary not to exceed S25.
Lewis Garrison was elected street sup
ervfsor.
Mr.. Anderson made motion and the
clerk was instructed to ask the Fast
Shore Trolley company to move the
Look out for the locomotive sign at
New Jersey crossing SO as not to OBJ
struet the rays from the street lamp
across the tracks.