The Pleasantville press., 1912-07-31

untold amount of joy in entertaining
her many relatives together once
more.
Between the hours of $50 O'Clock
in the morning and 5 o'clock in the
afternoon, while Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Reed were in Atlantic City on Satur-
day, sneak thieves entered their South
Absecon home and got away with be-
tween three and four hundred dollars
in cash, two hundred of which was in
gold coin and priced very highly, be-
cause it had once been the possession
of Mr.. Reeds father. Entrance was
gained by means of the use of pass
key in the kitchen door, and judging
from the intact condition of every
thing else inside, the intruder went di-
rectly to the second story bedroom
and ransacked the bureau drawer in
which the money had been secreted
for years. They have no clue what
ever.
Leonard Schneider has purchased a
motor cycle.
Mrs. Elida Babcock has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Joseph Sapp, and
family at Tuckerton.
Messrs. Raymond Carton and JOS
eph Smith, Jr., attended the camp
meeting at Pitman Grove Saturday
evening and Sunday
Capt. C. H. Rosseter spent the past
week with friends and relatives at
Newark and Montclair. Mrs. Rosse-
ter was the guest of friends at the
Shoreham Hotel, Atlantic City, on
Wednesday, while on Thursday she
entertained Misses Anna Tevis and
Bertha Winkler, of the Students
Chapter, Philadelphia, at her home
here.
Council Proceedings.
The regular July meeting of City
Council was held Friday evening,
present Councifmen Mitchell, Mattson,
Giberson, Bates, Conover and Bon
field, Clerk johnson, Solicitor Garri-
son, Mayor Smith and Collector
Showell.
Mr.. Giberson reported about the
dilapidated condition of the wharf at
the foot of Church street, saying that
it has tilt toward the water and is
likely to collapse if, not attended to
Immediately. The matter was re-
ferred to the wharf committee with
power to act.
He also asked for the establishment
of sidewalk grade in front of his
property, asserting that he is anxious
to build a sidewalk as quickly as pos
sible. Learning that others are also
desirous of setting curbs, Council au-
thorized the street committee to con-
suit the City Engineer at once.
On motion of Mr.. Giberson, the wa
ges of street employees was raised
from $1.75 to 81 per day, to take eff
feet Immediately.
Mr.. Bonfield called attention to the
unsightly and unhealthy condition of
a site used as a public dumping
ground at the foot of New Jersey av-
enue, at the very entrance to the city
after crossing the bridge. He said
he had witnessed the dumping of rub
bish, decayed fruit and vegetables
there, and claimed such practices are
menace to the public health. He
further stated that parties had carted
the body Of dead horse from place
near Doyle's Hill, about a mile above
Absecon, to point within the city
limits, and had deposited it in the
woods in the neighborhood of his
home, making the stencil almost un-
bearable to residents there. Both
matters were referred to the Board
Of Health, directing it to take action
looking toward the abatement of said
nuisances.
Chairman Mitchell asked for infor-
nation regarding the inactivity of the
fire department, and was told by
Mayor Smith that as soon as the
present school house is available for
fire house, and as soon as the money
belonging to the old Absecon fire COM
pany, organized more than decade
ago, is obtainable, greater activity
will be manifested The funds of
that company were deposited in the
Guarantee Trust Company, Atlantic
City, by the late Daniel Walters, then
secretary. In order to get the money
now it will be necessary to call a
meeting of a majority of the MEM
bers then and appoint special custo-
dian.
C. M. Kesler's bid of $4,820 for the
building of Ohio avenue across to the
Shore Road was found to be regular,
according to specifications, and as it
was the only one received, it was ac-
cepted and the City Engineer instruct
ed to prepare the contract, subject to
the approval Of the Solicitor. Mr..
Kesler agrees to complete the build
ing of the road in eight months.