The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1913-11-19
RESOLUTION FOR
CITY IMPROVEMENT
Unanimously Passed at Council Meeting
Monday Night--New Water Rates
Now Before Utilities Board.

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Council met Monday evening, May
or Adams presiding, Councilmen
Thompson, Ware, McAnney, Leeds
and Willis and Clerk Andrews being
present.
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
"In view of the fact that the Bor-
ough of Pleasantville has outgrown
the present form of government by
its rapid development along building
lines and by its quick spreading over
a large area of territory within its
boundaries and thereby having rap
id increase of population bringing
with it increased business for the
merchants, banks, builders, and all
others who cater to the wants of a
town. which barring Atlantic City is
second to none in the county for size,
vantages, or which offers better in
or the investor;
come a demand for increased munic-
ipal improvements within the Bor-
ough, viz: improved streets and side
walks, all-night lighting, better fire
protection, more and improved police
protection, more efficient method of
tax assessment, a method of building
inspection to prevent the erection of
fire traps, the building of a sewerage
system and better sanitary condi-
tions;
"In many of these matters Council
finds that under the present form of
government it is powerless to act be-
cause of delays caused by limitations
of statute governing Borough Coun-
ellis proceedings, which cause serious
delays for improvements, and in or
der that Council may be in a position
to give to the citizens of this Bor-
ough better and more liberal form
of government consistent with its de-
velopment; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Common Coun-
Gil of the Borough of Pleasantville
present to the Legislature bill to in
corporate the Borough of Pleasant
vile into a city, and be it further
Resolved, that the Borough Solic-
itor be instructed to draw said bill
and upon approval of said bill by
Borough Council to publish notice of
application for passage of said bill,
and be it further
Resolved, that for this purpose
the Borough Engineer is instructed to
give the Borough Solicitor the boun-
daries of the Borough of Pleasant
Vile"
Mayor William Boice of Mortified
and Mayor Curtis Somers of Linwood
were present in reference to letters
they had received from the Secretary
of the Public Utility Commissioners,
which were identical and read as fol-
lows:
81 am instructed by the Board to
send you the enclosed copy of re-
port of the Chief Inspector of its
Utilities Division referring to the ap-
plication of the Pleasantville Water
Company for approval of new sched-
ule of rates.
t'The Board has fixed Tuesday, No
vember 18th, at the State House,
Trenton, at II A. M. as the time and
place for hearing upon this applica-
ton. If there is any objection upon
the part of your Borough to the ap-
proval of this new schedule of rates,
the Board should be so advised on or
before the date fixed for the hearing
unless the Borough of Pleasantville
is to be represented at the hearing"
The Pleasantville authorities had
received no notice of the matter, and
the Superintendent of the Water
Company, Mr.. Austin, was also in ig-
norance of it. Mr.. Austin was called
upon, and went over the proposed
schedule, which is almost identical
with the rates now in force, except
that additional items are provided for
and the $40 a year rate in advance for
10000 gallons of water is made man.
datory. The Borough Clerk was in
structed to go to Trenton in the morn
ing and see the Commissioners and
advise them that Council has receiv-
ed no notice of this matter until to-
night, and requesting postponement
of the matter until Pleasantyille can
look into it and can have the oppor-
tunity to be heard. A resolution COW
ering the Borough's position in the
matter was UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
Mayors Boice and Somers also join
ed in the request for the adjournment
on behalf of their municipalities.
Upon motion of Mr.. McAnney, the
Clerk was instructed to notify Mr..
Sparks, father of the proposed ordin-
ance, that the matter will be finally
disposed of at the next regular meet
ing on December 1st. All residents
of the Borough and others interested
in this matter of altering the water
rates are invited to be present at this
time.
A resolution was adopted calling
for map for taxing purposes in
Pleasantville, which the State law re-
quires, and the Mayor named Coun-
Gilman Thompson, in conjunction
with the Mayor and Borough Clerk
named in the resolution, as a COM
mittee, to prepare specifications for
the same. Upon motion, the Street
Committee in conjunction with the
Engineer was instructed to make a
map of Adams avenue and streets
running into same, between Main
street and New Road.
The Collector and Assessor made
report of amounts to be raised by tax
alton for 1913 as follows: State School
tax, $6320.27; County tax, $6952.80;