The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-06-05

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Estate Values and Prosperity?
Editors Pleasantville PRESS
| have read with much interest the
various articles and editorials publish
ed in local newspapers relative to
what should or should not be done in
connection with the regulation of the
"Jitney" service being operated in
this City and between here and At
lantic City.
AS a citizen and taxpayer of this
City do not see any good argument
for the continuance or patronage OF
this new enterprise, neither a |
conceive any possible benefit to be
derived from this new service. If my
understanding is correct none of these
operators are citizens, or taxpayers of
our City. Why should they be grant
ed any special privileges to operate
over, and wear out our highways;
block our already congested streets,
be permitted to bark and solicit pa
tronage on our streets and sidewalks
to the extent of annoying our citizens.
Would we permit u W residents
to carry on their business in such a
manner? Is this means of t%ranspor-
~tation, which serves you only when
the sun shines, and at their own per-
sonal convenience and financial bene-
fit, and at a higher rate of fare than
charged by our local transportation
company, a benefit to this or any 9TH
er community? Is it competition?
Or is it merely a system for boycott
ting the largest industry of u main
land, without which our city would
not and could not prosper? Do these
operators spend their earnings here
where they make it? No; they spend
their earnings elsewhere.
The natural benefits from the opera
ton of a street railway through any
municipality is it's greatest asset. Is
it not the duty of the governing body,
Mayor and City Council, to protect the
business interests and general wei
fare of this community? Is it not a
fact that an industry that pays out in
wages approximately $~50,000.00 per
year, and about $4,000 taxes to this
city, an industry that is the means of
support of more than sixty families,
employing men who are citizens and
taxpayers, men who own their homes,
and whose fathers, brothers, uncles
and grandfathers are citizens and tax
ayers of this City, men who them
selves and their kin and friends are
two-thirds of the voting population
of this City, men who are honest, So
Der, courteous, home-loving and law
abiding citizens, who are at your ser
vice regardless of the weather condi-
tions, be it early in the morning or
late at night, and every day in the
year, should be protected.
Wbu cbou16 NOT thacQ inuadarc who
desire to open a way for ~boycotting
this big transportation industry, pay
a tax of $3.50 per car seat for the
privilege? Why should they not be
somewhat restricted in their opera
ton of this piratical business, the sue
cess of which means so much loss to
this City of ours? Why should they
not be compelled to file an indemnity
bond for the protection of their inno-
ZEN patrons? If the Suburban Rail-.
way Co. pays an annual tax of $4,000
per car for the privilege of operating
over the same route as the new service
why discriminate and favor these new
operators, who are only looking out
for their personal interest, and will be
here to-day and gone tomorrow and
are only catering for the cream of the
business. Mr.. Mayor, President and
Members of Council, as representa-
tives of our citizens we have reason
to believe that you are fully aware
of the public sentiment and desires
of this community and will act ac-
cordingly, by passing without modifi-
cation the ordinance which you have
already under consideration, and have
passed on first and second readings.
A TAXPAYER.