The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-17
SEWER WORK WILL
SHORTLY BE STARTED
Council Passed Resolution at Special
Meeting Monday Night Covering the
Washington Avenue Section.
OTHER SECTIONS COME LATER.

A special meeting of City Council
of P~leasantville was called to order at
8 o'clock Monday evening, President
James in the chair, and Councilmen
Adams, Anderson, Chattle, Lutz and
Meloney present.
For the benefit of the citizens pres
ent, the City Solicitor stated that the
purpose of the meeting was to take up
the sewerage question, that matter
having been again brought to the front
by the hard-surfacing of Washington
avenue, which operation was to begin
within a few weeks, and that it was
necessary for the City to lay all pipes
before the street had been permanent
ly paved.
Mr.. Vosbury, M of the Sewer En-
gineers, upon invitation of the chair,
addressed Council at length on the
subject, stated that he had come pre-
pared only to estimate on the cost of
putting in the pipes on Washington
avenue preliminary to the hard-sur-
facing of that highway, and had mis-
understood the intent of Council to
take up the whole sewer proposition.
He stated, however, that since the
war his firm had been engaged in the
construction of several sewerage sys-
TENS, and that he was surprised to
find the strong competition existing
between large sewer contractors. stat
ing that as a result of this, the prices
were lower than in 1917, when Pleas
antville last received bids. He at
tributed this to the fact that all these
contractors had large war contracts
and had prepared for these by provid-
ing themselves with the necessary
ditching and other machinery for this
purpose, thereby eliminating one of
the largest costs, namely, a large am
cunt of labor.
He expressed the opinion, based on
various estimates that they had re-
ceived on other jobs, that this is the
opportune time to install the system,
but advised that if anything was to
be done with the project, that the pre-
liminary work be done at once in order
that bids may be asked for by the lat
ter part of June or the first of July,
thus giving opportunity to have the
ground work completed before the set
ting in of winter. Mr.. Vosbury stated
that the cost of laying the mains on
Washington avenue, from Franklin to
tAIC Z lbOoos lli1lu01A6 L. 1QdIlllO1EC,
connections into the curbs, engineer
ing fees, ETC., would be approximately
$4,000.
The City Solicitor, at this point, was
instructed to prepare a resolution COW
ering the Washington avenue section
of the sewer, for immediate action.
While the Solicitor was preparing
the resolution, Freebooter Adams call
ed the attention of Council to the fact
that the Freeholders had expressed a
willingness to help with the drainage
at Fourth ST. and Washington Ave,
which would be greatly affected by
the paving of Washington avenue, and
urged that Council do something in the
matter. Mr.. Chattle stated hat the
committee of Council was at present
working on the proposition and ex-
pected favorable action in a short
time.
The drainage of Greenfield avenue
also came UP for discussion, but upon
learning that this was private proper
ty, lever having been dedicated to the
City, the matter was laid over for
future consideration.
A resolution was adopted calling for
the laying of the sewer mains on
Washington avenue from Franklin to
New Road, and for the advertising for
bids for the same.
The Delinquent Tax Collectors bond
having arrived, he was instructed to
take the oath required by law, confer
with the Collector and enter upon his
duties.
Just prior to adjournment the Spec
ial Sewer Committee was called into
conference with the Sewer Engineer
to take up the matter of the sewer
age system in general.