The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1914-01-07
S16,185.48

Mayor Adams, in well-chosen words,
thanked the members of Council for
their loyalty and support during the
year 1913. Mr.. McAnney responded
for Council, stating that while he had
differed with the Mayor and other
members of Council during the year,
yet he had acted as he saw the mat
ters and he was sure the other men,
bers had done likewise. He express
ed regret at the departure of Council
men Ryon and Leeds, saying he be-
lieved they had always done their du-
ty as they saw it.
At this juncture Messrs. Reuben E.
Adams and George Zippler, Jr., took
their seats as Councilmen.
The Mayor then named Archie Will
lis as President of Council, and the
following committees:
Finance-Thompson, McAnney, Zip
pier.
Ordinance-McAnney, Willis, Ware
Streets s-McAnney, Adams, Zippler.
! Lights-Adams, Willis, Thompson.
I Poor-Ware, Thompson, McAnney
Education-Zippler, Adams, Thomp-
son.
Police and License-Zippler, Nc
Anney, Willis.
Public Property-Adams, Willis,
Ware.
He also made the following ap-
pointments:
Board of Health-Charles M. Shew-
ell, Frank Reinar.
Engineer-Samuel j. Clark.
Street pervisor-Samuel Price.
Janitor of City Hall-lM. A. Fritsch,
Sr.
All of which, upon motion, were
confirmed by Council.
The Office of Clerk was held open
and that of Solicitor under advise
ment
The Mayor announced that for the
present the police force would stand
as at present constituted, except that
Offlcer Adams would stand suspended
until the charges against him have
been cleared, and Clarence Krewson
was put on in his place.
Borough Council met Monday eve
ming, Mayor Adams presiding, Coun-
cilmen Willis, McAnney, Ware, Zip
Andrews being present.
! lalIeI I6dulHS Tile minutes O1 JIl6
January l meeting, at which the new
Council was organized, Councilman
Thompson raised the point of the le-
gal status of the appointment of
| Councilman Willis as president of
Council by the Mayor. Mr. Thomp-
son stated that he interpreted the bor-
ough law, unless there was a subse-
quent amendment, to the effect that
the president should be elected by
Council on its organization, but should
the Council fail to elect then the May
or had the power to make an appoint
ment without necessity of confrma-
tion. Mayor Adams stated his desire
to be corrected if the appointment
had been made enormously, and sug-
gestion was made that because of the
body's failure to elect a president at
its first meeting the Mayor now has
the authority of appointing. Coun-
Gilman Zippler volunteered that the
body had not had the opportunity to
elect, and the outcome was that the
minutes were approved with this ex-
ceptlon, the feature to be disposed of
at future meeting after having re-
ferred it to the borough solicitor.
The following appropriations for
1914 were approved:
Borough Account ......s 1850
6oad Account ......... $500
Board of Health Account. -. 600
Street Lights Account. .... 10000
water Account ........... 1850
PUBLIC Property Account. -. 3,140
Fire Equipment Account. -. 800
Civic Betterment Account. -. 200
Total S25 800
The unexpended balances from last
year were transferred to the 1914 ac-
count.
The bond of Webster Price, Collect
Or WAS read and annrnrnL