The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-06-24
NUMBER 43.
SEWERAGE QUESTION
AGAIN BEFORE COUNCIL
PUBLIC MEETING CALLED FOR
MONDAY EVENING IN COUNCIL
CHAMBER TO DISCUSS PLANS.

Monday evening, Councilman Black
MAJ in the chair, and Councilmen
Derr, Adams, Schmidt and Anderson
also being present.
A request was received from the
Pleasantville Fire Co. No. l for an
annual appropriation for the general
upkeep of said company of 5000. Mr..
Schmidt made a motion that the am
cunt be allowed when the budget is
made up; carried.
Building Inspector Stiles presented
his report for the period from Mar. "a
to June 10, showing that in this time
he had issued % building permits and
10 gasoline permits. The amount col
lected for the issuance of these per-
mits was S56.63.
A letter from Mrs. Paul Claus call
ed attention to the necessity of a light
on the corner of ellsworth and Sene-
ca venues. Referred to Light Com
mittee.
The Light Committee recommended
that an arc light be placed on Second
street between Adams and Woodland
venues So ordered.
A resolution was passed that Wash
ington avenue, between New Road
and Doughty Road, be graded, paved
and curbed, and that the City Engi-
neer give the necessary notice to prop
erty owners. 1t further provides that
until further action by Council i'm
provements of sidewalks be deferred
on Edgewater avenue and Bayview
avenue eastwardly from Edgely ave-
nue., and Chestnut street from Wright
street to Bayview avenue.
A resolution IA passed providing
for signs to be placed at each of the
street entrances to Pleasantville Civ
ing the name of the city, and that an
arc light also be placed at the Wash
ington avenue entrance.
A resolution was passed authorizing
jitneys to operate in the city so long
as they comply with the State law
regulating same, the city's consent
being manifest by a license to be is
sued by the City Clerk.
Mr.. Vosbury, of the engineering
firm Of Remington & Vosbury, who
had the contract to prepare plans for
a sewerage system in Pleasantville,
gave a description of the work which
he has done to date. He said that
ours was the worst proposition of 10
in which he had been interested and
that he had lost money on his PROPOSE
ton, but that he is willing to continue
with the work if encouraged by Coun-
ell to believe that there is a reasona-
BILE chance for the people to vote in
favor of installing the system. Since
this is a matter of large proportions,
it was decided to hold a special meet
ing next Monday night to thoroughly
take up the proposition.
The Clerk was instructed to give
public notice of next Mondays meet
ing, inviting all interested citizens to
attend.
The Clerk was instructed to notify
the Water Company to repair streets
where new mains are laid or repairs
made.
The Engineer was ordered to give
grades to st. Johns Church, Mt. Plea
SAINT cemetery, Martin Price and Mar
tin Lear, who are DESTROYS of putting
in curbs and sidewalks.
Fire Chief Wootton stated that OBJ
lection had been made by a citizen of
East E%dgewater avenue to the placing
of fire plugs at a proposed point. The
Clerk was instructed to ascertain if
this street has been dedicated, and if
so the plug to be installed under the
instructions of the Property Commit
tee.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Roads = Jesse L. Risley, $3.50;
Robert Gross, $3.50; Randolph Price,
S29.25; Samuel Price, $22.50; N. w.
Coleman, SIG; James Goodwin, SIS.
Police Clarence Krewson, $3.50;
Robert Marshall, $3.50; Arthur Ris-
ley, $50; Geo. Adams, $50.
Arthur H. Stiles, fees as Building
Inspector, $37.12; Reuben E. Adams,
expenses going to Trenton to meet
State Board of Assessors, S4.89, and
binding city maps, 50; William Biggs,
two weeks salary as driver, $50;
Mark Fritsch, two weeks salary as
j%anitor, $3.50; Charles j. Adams,
three months, salary as MaYor. S125.