The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-08
CITIZENS PROTEST
AGAINST SCHOOL SITE
Declare Price Too High and 10
cation Unsuitable Threaten
to Certiorari Ordinance.

City Council met IN regular SESSION.
Monday evening, President Willis pre-
siding. Full roster of councilmen,
Mayor, Clerk and Solicitor present.
A petition for a light opposite Beth
any NJ. E. Church was referred to the
Light Committee.
A petition for additional lights on
California avenue between Main street
and New Road, referred to Light Com
mittee.
A petition, signed by n~inety-two
taxpayers, opposing the Burkard and
Adams properties on Washington ave
nue. for school purposes was received.
The objections stated were that the
location is undesirable and the price
excessive compared with other more
suitable locations. Ordered filed.
A communication was received
from Garrison and Voorhees, stating
that they had been retained by John
H. Collins and other taxpayers to Sc
cure a writ of c~ertiorari against the
Ordinance providing for the purchase
of the Burkard lot if the same should
be passed. The reasons stated were:
First, because the ordinance is defect
i've in many particulars; second, be-
cause the price at which it is proposed
to purchase the property is largely in
excess of the value of the land COM
pared to other property similarly To-
Gated; third, because a majority of the
citizens of Pleasantville are opposed
to the purchase of this tract as the
same is wholly unsuited for the loca-
ton of the proposed school. In con-
c~lusion the hope was expressed that
Council would save litigation by not
passing the Ordinance. Ordered filed.
Building Inspector Stiles submitted
his first report, showing that 20 per-
mits had been issued, representing
building operations to the value of
$4,000. The report was accepted and
filed.
Ordinance No. I'll, authorizing the
issue - bonds to the amount of $48,-
900 for purchasing the Burkard and
Adams properties and erecting a
school upon same was taken up for fl
nal reading. An aye and nay vote
was requested, which resulted as fol-
lows: Ayes-Schmidt, Derr, Anderson,
Sapp; Nays-Blackman and Adams
Passed.
Councilman Adams asked for a re-
consideration of the Higbee bill,
which was approved at the last ses-
sion of Council. A motion carried
that the bill be laid upon the table
indefinitely.
The introduction by Councilman Ad-
ans of the subject of "jitney busses"
elected quite a discussion pro and
con by the councilmen. The prevail
ing opinion was that the Suburban
Trolley line should be protected as
far as possible, it being cited that it
is the biggest enterprise the city has
at present, supporting in the neigh
borhood of fifty families. Council
man Blackman argued that the posi-
BILE result of the "jitney" opposition
might bring five cent fares again be-
tween Pleasantville and Atlantic City,
but other councilmen thought it would
have a tendency to increase the fare.
The matter was referred to the Or
dinance Committee to devise ways and
means for adjusting the same.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid: N. R. Andrews, in
~surance, $24.19; Arthur Stiles, build
ing Inspector, $30.75; Mark Fritsch,
j%anitor, $42.50; Charles Vincent, JAM
tor, So; Clarence Krewson, police,
$37.50; Arthur Driscoll, police, $780,;
Arthur Risley, police, $50; Robert
Marshall, police, $780,; w. G.. Pierson,
freight and hauling, Sac; D. & A.
Tel. & Tel. Co., SAIL; Press Printing
Co., stationery, $31.50; C. D. Reese,
license tags, 1922; E. E. Bowen, flags,
$24; Pleasantville Heat, Light & Pow
er Co., $725.66; Childs Co., poor acct,
S104; Interest on notes, ETC., $127;
Mark Sanders, supplies, $13.95; Al
doria Reeves, repairs, $3.50; The
Pleasantville Press, advertising, $27.-
SO; Elisha Adams, burial, $40; Cur
RE Co., supplies, 81; Sundry persons
for road. work, 1902.