The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-12
COUNTY FREEHOLDERS
FACING INDICTMENT.
May Be Brought Unless They Proper
ly Drain Shore Road.

perhaps, also, the members of the
City Council of Mortified, unless
some action is taken by both bodies to
abrogate the nuisance which occurs
at the Shore road and Mortified ave-
nues, in Mortified, was the rather
startling information given the Free
holders at their regular monthly
meeting in Atlantic City on Wednes-
day by Judge Higbee, solicitor of the
board.
Judge Higbee said he had been in
formed by Prosecutor Moore that he
had received a communication from a
number of citizens of Mortified ask
ing him to lay the matter before the
next grand jury.
The trouble is caused by lack of
; drainage provision. Whenever it
rains a large puddle of water gathers
at the corner of Mortified avenue
and the Shore road, which stands for
several days at a time and becomes a
veritable nuisance. Judge Higbee
called attention to the fact that plans
had originally been made to draw the
water down Mortified avenue and
that the stakes had been set by the
county engineer, but had been remov-
ed by someone. After the Shore road
had been completed they contemplate
ed draining over the property of Hen
erickson, the florist, but that fell
through, and nothing has even been
done since that time except to adj
dress a communication to the Council
at Mortified. The records showed
that some reply had been made to the
communication, but what it was none
had the slightest idea.
Mr.. Ryon and Mr.. Banning, the two
members from Mortified, said they
believed that the matter could easily
be adjusted if the two bodies could
get together. On motion of Mr.. Black
the matter was referred to the Road
Committee, the engineer and solicitor,
to get in touch with the Mortified Of
ficials and see if they could not have
the matter adjusted at the earliest
possible moment. 1t is estimated that
the cost of the work will be between
$1,000 and $780,.
A contract for building a bridge
over Patcong creek was awarded to
George Hanselman for $7,059, and a
contract for building a concrete wall
around the court house grounds at
Mays Landing was awarded to Chas.
F. Corson for $1132.
A bill for $500, incurred by County
Farm Demonstration Elwood Douglass
was turned down by the board. Mr..
Douglass, without consulting the
members of the board, had exchanged
his old automobile, purchased for him
by the county, and gotten a new one.
He received $3.50 credit for the old
machine, and the difference was $500,
which the board refused to pay.
By adoption of a resolution pre-
scented by the Road Committee, the
county engineer is directed to prepare
for the construction of an ornamental
arch at the Absecon entrance of the
new Absecon-Atlantic City Boulevard.
| The cost of the arch is not to exceed
500.
The board authorized the Pleasant
vile Heat, Light & Power Company
to change the old lamps that are now
being used for lighting the boulevard
for a new lamp which they say will
give a far better light without addi-
tional cost.
Edward Mitchell and Martin Whit
man, who own property adjacent to
the line of the new Absecon boule-
ward, served notice on the board that
they declined to permit the contrac-
tors to cut any more of their sod for
use in building the retaining banks
for the roadway. Some of the board
wanted to have the sod taken from
the right of way for the boulevard,
but it was pointed out that this would
be a violation of the specifications
which the State Highway Department
would not sanction. Mr.. Barrett
said the matter of getting the sod
was up to the contractors and was
something with which the board need
not concern itself.
The board decided that the roadway
between Absecon and Hammonton,
which is to be improved with a hard
surface, should be built to a width OF
eighteen feet and that the material to
be used in s~urfacing shall be Warren
ite on a stone foundation.
Notice was served on the board that
they would have to pay $55 monthly
in the future for their suite Of offices
in the Real Estate and Law Building
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