The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-07-09
TEMPORARY BOND
AMOUNT BOOSTED
SUM FOR SEWERAGE CONSTRUC-
TON INCREASED BY CITY COUN-
GIL FROM 5000, 900 TO $3.50, 900.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED

City Council met in regular session
last Tuesday evening, President An
derson in the chair, and Councilmen
B1ackmen, James, Peck, Stephenson
and Umbrine present.
Mr.. Stephenson moved that the bids
for a chassis for the Fire Company be
opened and the contract awarded to
the lowest bidder complying with the
specifications. Mr.. Umbrine offered
an amendment that the bids be opened
and referred to the Fire Committee.
The motion as amended passed, Ste
phenson and Peck voting nay"
The bids were as follows: Maxwell,
1R-ton chassis, S1825.40, with an al
lowance of $500 for the old Knox;
REQ, 2500-lb. capacity, 1855, allowance
of $50 for Knox; Acme, 1-ton chassis,
$2795, allowance $3.50 for Knox; Full
ton, 1-ton, $1,000, $3.50 allowance for
Knox. Motion prevailed that the Fire
Committee report back at a special
meeting Friday night (last night.
A petition, signed by t~wenty-eight
taxpayers, requested Council to install
a fire plug at Shadeland Ave. and
Broad st. President Anderson also
suggested the need of a plug at De-
|tatur avenue and Main street. Mr..
Peck. who had urged favorable action
on the petitioners request, moved that
the Water company be instructed to
place plugs at both locations. The
motion was unanimously carried.
A communication was received from
A. e. Minis requesting action of Coun-
Gil on the matter of stray dogs running
at large in the n~eighborhood of New
Road and Adams Ave. The Clerk was
instructed to call the matter to the at
tention of the dog catcher.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the payment of 500 rental to the City
of Atlantic City for the old water main
used in connection with the sewerage
system.
A resolution was passed approving
certain agreements between the Allan
tic City Railroad Co. and the City e.
specting the City's crossing their right
of way on the sewerage work.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the increasing of the amount of tenn
porary bonds to be issued for sewer
age construction, from $780, 900 to
not exceeding $250,000. -
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The pigment of the following sfn4s on
sewer work: w. ]. & S. r. r. Co.,
$717.94 Seaman, Letzkus & Smith,
$3S6.23; Simpson, Brown e. Co, 3d.
1866; Remington & Vosbury, $397.15.
Mr.. Stephenson moved to amend the
resolution to send a receipt for $397.15
to Remington & Vosbury on account
of the $500 advanced them several
years ago. The amendment was lost,
Stephenson and Peck voting AYE"
An Ordinance creating a City Elec-
trical Examining Board, and providing
for the issuance of licenses to cleo
tricians, was passed on first reading,
Stephenson and Peck voting nay"
Mr.. Stephenson, who is an electrician,
severely criticised that portion of the
ordinance which fixes the license fees,
stating that it was out of all proper
ton to license fees charged in any
other business.
When the ordinance fixing the sal
aries of certain city officials came up
for third reading, Mr.. Stephenson of
fered an amendment designed to pro-
vide an increase of 5000 per year for
the City Clerk and City Collector. A
question was raised as to its legality.
and upon being advised by the Solic-
itor that the salaries of these officials
had been fixed by ordinance prior to
their election. that they could moi be
increased at this time, he Withdrew
the amendment, and the Ordinance
was passed in its original form.
A motion prevailed that fifty per
cent. of the bonus provided be paid
the Collector and Treasurer.
Several anticipation tax notes of
1921 and tax evenu notes of 1920
were ordered paid.
The City Solicitor and Engineer
were instructed to draw up an Ordin-
ance vacating an alley on Decatur
avenue, running through property
owned by the Mortified Baking Co.,
said company to bear all expenses
connected with same.
The matter of sidewalks and curbs
and violations of the City specifica-
tons for same, brought out quite a
lengthy discussion, in which several
citizens present were allowed to join.
Council agreed that the specifications
must be lived up to.