Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-03-11
Council Takes Up
New Road Proposition
Suggestion Of The Press Meets Popular
Approval and Borough Engineer Is
Authorized To Prepare Deeds
Of Dedication

The Borough Council met on Monday
evening, Mayor Crawford presiding, and
all the members Of the Council viz:
Messrs. Conover, Leeds, Price, Kellum,
Ryon and Zentmayer being present, also
Clerk Andrews.
| William Smith, Mrs Margaret Green,
Charles NJ Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bills, c. B. Mathews and o. Risley, prop
erty owners and residents of Doughty
road, petitioned the Council to allow the
electric light to remain where it now =.
Granted.
Harry McDermott petitioned the Coun-
ell to increase his pay from 80 cents u
night to 81 a day. Granted.
I The opinion of the Solicitor in regard
to opening Second street, near the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad, was read.
He said it would be waste of money
to apply for an injunction to restrain
the company from moving their building
provided they locate it upon their own
/ land. Should they remove it to any por
tion of the street claimed by Borough to
have been dedicated by use for more than
twenty years, then the appropriate REM
edy would be by an action of eiectment
He will proceed to begin condemnation
proceedings to open the street across
the tracks.
The agreement recently made with the
Pleasantvlle Heat, Light and Power Co.
for lights for the borough for five years
was read. The agreement provides that,
SO arc lamps shall be furnished at $50
eiech per year and Il incandescent lamps
at $40. each, lamps to be kept lit from
~ fa In to hn
monthly. The Council has the right to
order all-night service at any time at
the rate of $75 for the are lights and SIS
| for the incandescent. Deductions to be
made for any lamps that fail to give
service for the time they are out. The
| fire room and Council room to be lighted
without extra cost. The use of the com
pany's poles is granted in case the Coun-
| ell should decide to install fire alarm
| system without cost. Any additional
| lights that may be desired will be fur
nished at same price. In the case OF
| fire after midnight, the company will
turn OH the lights and keep them on I'M
til the fire is extingllished without extra
charge. The contract began February
| 20, 1911.
| A number of bills were passed and or
ders ordered drawn on the collector for
the various amounts.
The Mayor reported having seen the
| Solicitor in regard to the bond issue, and
stated that he would advise Council at
his earliest convenience.
The question of improving the New
| Road, as suggested in the last issue of
| The Press. was consluered. and Council
man Leeds made a motion that the Bor-
ough Engineer be instructed to prepare
deeds of dedication, granting to the bor-
ough of Pleasantville all lands necessary
for a go foot street. all crooks and an
giles removed and the Engineer proceed
at once and report to Mayor as soon as
work is completed. 1t was seconded by
Mr.. Zentmayer. Mr.. Price said he thought
it should be from borough line to hor-
ough line. The matter was discussed
and the resolution as offered was passed
Upon motion of Mr. kellum the Nav
or appointed the Street Committee and
Borough Engineer to confer with the
Absecon Council il regard to the above
MATTER
Street Supervisor Biggs stated that
he had been unable to secure labor at
the price Offered by the borough, and ree
qnested that same be increased from
Sl30 to Sl.75 per day of 9 hours, A
resolution making the increase was ad
opted,
! The street committee reported thenew
road to be in the worst condition of
any OF our streets and recommended that
tho first work done be over same So
ordered.
The subject Of allowing the trolley
companies to use cowcatchers instead
of safety tenders ON their cars was pre-
sented, but no action was taken
Did you know that you could GET
Monroeville Ice Cream at
w. i. NAGLEE'S.
So No. Main street.