The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-06-12
PROPOSALS RECEIVED
FOR SEWERAGE PLANS
Council Receives Proposition to
Buy All Sewerage Bonds, to
Mature in Thirty Years

ing of Common Council on Monday
evening, many being curious to know
what action would be taken with the
"Jitney" ordinance, which fixed a Ii
cense fee of $3.50 per seat and was
pending and up for final consideration.
A lively tilt was anticipated, but this
did not materialize A simple mo-
ton to strike out the title prevailed
and in one small blow the ordinance
was killed. The same fate was met
by the proposed ordinance to re-
quire the building of sidewalks upon
the Shore Road both sides its entire
length in the city limits: We under
stand that both of these ordinances
will be introduced again in modified
forms.
Every Councilman was in his seat
order as were also the Mayor, Clerk,
Solicitor and other officials.
A petition signed by $50 voters
was received requesting Council to
pass the "Jitney" ordinance finally
without modification. Ordered to be
filed.
A petition was received asking that
an arc light be placed at the corner
VI 4NcW IAOdu dIld EollldiQ oFCIoC'
Referred to Light Committee.
A resolution was passed selecting
Linderbury, Faulks & Depue to pass
upon the school bond issue recently
authorized.
A resolution was passed authoriz-
ing the Mayor and Clerk to determine
the portion of assessments for street
improvement assessed in the year
/ 1910 ornin-+ tho nrnnartv of Char =
les Hustled, and which is now owned
by divers persons, that each one
should pay, as they desire to settle
the matter.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the appointment of a dog catcher and
a fee of rs cents for each dog
caught was fixed as his compensation.
A communication was read from
Roxanna Howenstine asking that the
gas company be compelled to lay their
gas mains in front of her property.
Council decided that they had 10 jur-
isdiction in the matter.
The sum of $500 was authorized to
be borrowed for four months in an
ticipation of revenue from taxation.
Councilmen Blackman and Derr
were elected to represent Council upon
the Board of School Estimates.
The Board of School Estimates GER
titled to Council that ~S16,741.25 is
necessary to be raised by taxation for
school purposes for the year 1915
1916, and same was adopted.
A number of taxpayers complained
of their tax assessments, and Friday,
June II, was set for their appear
ance before Council that their griev-
ance may be heard in an endeavor to
adjust it.
The Clerk read a writ from the Su-
preme Court stating that Judge Hig-
bee had entered suit to recover his
bill of $500 for incorporating the
city and directing that the City's re-
ply be given within twenty days.
Former action in the matter was re-
considered, and the bill was ordered
to be paid.
The Property Committee was auth
orized to provide a suitable pound on
the City property, where the tool
house is located.
A communication from Frank B.
Hubin in regard to the sewerage sys-
tenn was read and ordered to be flied.
The sewerage matter came up, and
proposals for preparing plans for a
sewerage disposal system were re-
ceived as follows:
Remington & Vosburg, Camden,
LOCO.
Clyde Potts, New York, $500.
The matter was referred to the So
licitor and Finance Committee.
Mayor Brown, of Audubon, in be
half of NJ. NJ. Freeman Co., of Phila-
delphia, made a proposition to Coun-
Gil for immediate acceptance to buy
any amount of bonds that may be re-
CURED for the construction of a sew
erage system in the city, same to be
for thirty. years and to bear inter-
est at the rate of 5R per centum per
annum, at par and accrued interest
to date of delivery, his company to
prepare all ordinances, ballots, ETC.,
for the election, and to approve the
legality of the bonds without expense
to the city. Same not to be effective
unless the voters decide in favor of in
stalling the system. Upon motion,
the proposition was adopted.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Total amount paid to various per-
sons for work on the roads,. $131.50;
Aldoria Reeves, dressing tools, $3.50;
Blake-Yerkes Co., buckets, 32c; VIM.
z. Adams G. Son, feeding prisoners,
$16.25; Atlantic City Press, advertis-
ing, $19; Atlantic City Review, ad-
vertising, $12.50; Harry McDermott,
police duty, $3.50; DR.. H. L. Harley,
professional services to prisoners,
$14; Thos. F. Crawford, paid by him
to sundry persons for burial of dogs
and cats, $3.50; Cuskaden Auto Sup
ply COL Schebler float, soc; Currie
Co., rubber hose, 90c; C. w. Schmidt
& Son, repairing fire hose nozzle,
S5c; Pl~easantville Heat Light & Pow
err Co, for May, $SO5.26; John w.
Kirkbride, work on fire truck, soc;
Joshua Webb, % posts at 5 cents,
$1.1O; C. A. Beitel, roll-top desk and
chair, Sc; w. 7. Garrett Blue Print
Co., negative and blut prints on lin
en-, $43.56; Turner & Black, supplies
for motorcycle, $5.85; Lake & Risley
Co., coal and wood, etc, $41.90; Clar-
ence Krewson, police, $3.50; Arthur
Driscoll, police, 1875; Arthur Risley,
notice. $50: Robert Marshall, police,