The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-03
GENERAL DISCUSSION
! BY CITY OFFICIALS
MATTERS OF VITAL INTEREST
TO CITY TAKEN UP AT MEET
ING LAST MONDAY NIGHT.

A public meeting of City officials
and taxpayers was held in City Hall
Monday evening, which it is hoped will
result in much good to the common
wealth. The city officials present
were: Mayor Crawford, Councimen
James, Anderson, Derr and Lutz, City
Clerk Andrews, City Solicitor Cham
pion, Treasurer Zippler, Collector
Price, Engineer Clark, Road S%upervis-
or Barnett, Recorder Martz, Overseer
of Poor Edwards, Freebooter Clark
Adams, Police Chief Krewson, Ser
geant Marshall, Patrolmen Adams and
Naylor, President of School Board
Bates, Secretary Wilson, Messrs.
Thompson and Woolbert and Attend
ance Officer Stiles.
After the reading of the call by
Clerk Andrews, Mayor Crawford was
unanimously chosen chairman of the
meeting.
Councilman A. E. James was first
called upon and stated the object of
the call. He said that it was the de-
sire of Council that each department
of the City government should submit
a report of the amount it would re-
quire to economically and efficiently
conduct the work entrusted to it for
the year. He also stated that he
Thought the time had come when the
City would be called upon to construct
a certain amount of permanent streets
each year to be taken care of by bond
issue.
George M. Bates, President of the
Board of Education, pledged his best
endeavors to cooperate with the City
Agovernors for economy and efficiency.
Freebooter Clark Adams suggested
that each department make itself ac-
quainted with the amount of money it
had to expend and endeavor to do the
greatest amount of good at the least
cost. He also stated that he thought
if glutrin was applied to the streets
in the fall that they would give much
better service during the winter.
City Treasurer Zippler said it SEEM
ed to him that the lights of the city
-pere not judiciously placed and that
by an intelligent Encouragement on
Certain streets much money might be
saved in that department. He also
urged that it would be a great ad-
vantage if each property owner would
pave and curb in front of his property.
Councilman Anderson said that aft
ter thoroughly inspecting the streets
of the city, he failed to see where it
would be possible to cut down any on
street funds, but on the other hand it
appeared that it would be wisdom to
add to the street appropriation. He
agreed with MI. Zippler upon the
lighting situation.
Mervyn Wilson, Secretary to the
Board of Education, suggested that it
would be wise to pay off part of the
bonds of the City from the Sinking
1fT1.-l x-Is1 49,, 1ar about GIG 000
to it's credit, and thereby save consld-
cradle interest each year. He said
that the parents of the City should be
made to realize that it was not only
to the vital interest of the child to at
tend school every day, but that the
City received from the State 16 cents
for each day a child attended school.
He stated that until April A the Police
Department would conduct the work
of the Attendance Officer, and that if
it proved successful that duty might
at some future date be conducted en-
tirely by that department. He gave
che information that there are 1901
children enrolled in the City Schools
and that there is an average attend
ance of HOO. He gave much inter-
esting information concerning the
workings of the school system that
most of his hearers were not cogniz-
ant of.
Acting Attendance Officer Stiles
said that he knew a great deal of the
non-attendance of small children at
this season of the year is due to the
almost impossible condition of many
of the streets in the western section
of the city. Also that he found many
Instances where the children did not
have shoes or proper clothing.
Solicitor Champion and several 9TH
ers made short talks pledging them
selves to assist in any way they could
for economy and efficiency in the man
agement of the City government.
After being in session about two
hours, the meeting adjourned subject
to call of the Mayor.