The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-11-01

his successor here, was placed in charge of
the local office Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Harry Macaulay, of Hammonton.l a
former resident, visited friends here on Fri
day.
Mr.. E. Carolus and family entertained at
their North Absecon home on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Miller. of Venice Park, who motor
ed over in their touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luigi Cattani and family
entertained a house-party of Newark rela-
tives and friends, together with several local
friends. last Sunday at their New Jersey ay-
enue home. Several of their Newark guests
had never been here before, so came down for
a brief visit with their former neighbors and
to see this part of the State. Mrs. Cattani
and daughter prepared a very fine dinner
which was much enjoyed. Present were /:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beckenthal, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Magno, Mr.. Joseph Magno, Misses
Gertrude Lesko, Florence Beckenthal, Mar
tina and Gregory Magno, all of Newark. N.
j.. Mrs. Jacob Seiferman, Mrs. Robert Tay-
Tor, Mr.. and Mrs. Luigi Cattani, Misses Ade-
laide Carly, Josephine. Mary and Lillian
GattanI, Mr.; Joseph Lupton, Jr; Messrs'
Harry White, of Absecon, and friend, SUI
perintendent Little, of the Atwater-Kent Ig-
milton Works, Germantown, have been camp
ing since last Sunday along the banks of
the Great Egg Harbor River, on the outskirts
of Mays Landing.
Council Passes Mercantile Ordinance Finally.
The October meeting of City Council was
held last Wednesday evening with these
members present Councilmen Elmer Bates,
Walter Bates. Martin Pitney and Fred H.
Henry, Mayor Mattson, Clerk johnson, Col
@lector Turner and Solicitor Abbott.
The new Mercantile Ordinance was passed
on third and final reading. 1t becomes eff
| fective Jan. LIST, next.
A petition from Louis Clark was received
| and read. 1t asked Council for two electric
street lights to be placed on East Illinois
avenue, over which, he recited, travel is in
creasing to the new boulevard and near
which he has just expended several thousand
dollars in property improvements. The petit
ton was referred to the proper committee for
consideration.
A Civic Club petition was read. 1t re-
quested Council to extend curbs and side
walks north on New Jersey avenue and on
Church street to meet the new cement walks
being laid by the Woman's Civic Club from
both entrances of the public school building
to those two streets. The matter was re-
ferred to the Board of Education.
Collector Turner was appointed municipal
lien clerk.
Two bids were received for laying cement
walks and curbing, in response to the city's
advertisement for same.
A bill was presented by Mrs. Joseph Smith,
Sr., for chickens killed by dog. Considered
too high. the bill was ordered returned for
correction in price,
This led up to the discussion of licensing
CANNES and it was reported the State law
makes mandatory the licensing, tagging, ETC.,
of CANNES running at large, and the killing
of those not so tagged.
Absecoh's NeD Police Chief
Says Latos Must Be Obeyed.
Chief-of-Police William Schoephin, Jr.,
gives notice that all laws within the limits
of Absecon must be lived up to and that he
as Police officer of the City shall insist upon
the ollowine provisions being carried out
That the motor vehicle law and traffic act
applying to both motor and horse drawn
vehicles regarding speed, equipment, lights
and parking rules must be complied with.
He draws special attention to the fact that
all vehicles must display the required num-
Der of lights at night, and must at all times
when parking draw over to the right hand
side of the street and not to the left side, as
a great many have been doing.
That motorcyclists and bicyclists must dis
play lights at night and bicycle riding on
W must cease.
That roller skating, p~ushmobile and seud-
der car riding on W is prohibited.
That boisterous conduct in and about the
post office, especially during the evening
mail hours, will not be tolerated.
! That children without sufficient cause must
be off the streets by 8 P. M.
/ That lettering by undesirable and suspi-
cious looking characters is forbidden.
officer Schoepfin expects to enforce these
statutes, he says, without fear or favor, and
hopes it will not be necessary to make an
example of any one here, but should the
occasion arise, he says, he will perform the
duties of his office.
He arrested last Monday night a well
known local young man for speeding. Not
taking the matter seriously he did not stop
nor reduce his speed when signalled to by
the officer, who afterward served notice on
the offender to appear for a hearing at Mag
| lSlIdle bTOWH ) TledSdHINllle OmCe at Z o.
clock last Tuesday afternoon, when a nomi-
nal fine and costs were imposed.
Caught stealing flowers and parsley on
the farm of Henry Tucker, on Ohio avenue,
on a recent Sunday, Officer Schoepfin took
into custody several Atlantic City youths
with bicycles and bags. They had come over
the new boulevard expecting to reap a har-
vest, but their plans were nipped in the bud.
and after a severe reprimand and the recital
of the story about what they would receive
should they repeat such a visit, he started
them home.
For stealing apples on the Joseph Bird
farm on New Jersey avenue a few days ago.
Absecon's new Police Chief arrested three
Atlantic City chaps and locked them up in
the City Jail on Station avenue until they
were repentant and plead for freedom. Con-
WINGED that they had partly atoned for their
wrongdoing. he released the trio shortly be-
fore night on the promise they would never
again be caught here ON such an errand.
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