The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-09
SALARY AMOUNT
IS INCREASED
Compensation Ordinance for
City Council Members Amend
ed to Make Pay $500 a Year.
Sewer In Bad Shape

When City Council met on Tuesday
evening for general business, the ordi-
nance to fix an annual salary for the
members was called up for third read
ing. 1t was amended to make the
annual compensation $500, instead of
$500, as formerly mentioned. Council
man James voted mo- on the amend
ment to increase the pay, as he has
voted against the ordinance each time
1t was acted upon. Because of the
change, final action was postponed un-
til the next regular meeting of Council
on Monday evening, Sept. Is.
Councilman Stephenson called atten-
ton to the sewerage system at this
time, saying that something was radi-
cally wrong with its working. He re-
ported it in deplorable shape. The
sewage is backing up and coming up
through the ground and forcing itself
through the concrete at the disposal
station. The plant is practically sur
rounded by sewage waste water. He
stated that in at least one instance the
pipe had buckled on the meadows.
The trouble is all with the line after
1t enters the pumping station. An
effort is to be made to find the diff
Guilty and have it remedied at once.
1t may mean the tearing out Of a large
portion of the line which runs from
the pumping plant to the old water
main on the meadows.
Councilman Stephenson recon-
mended hat he Madison venue cross
ing of the Atlantic City Railroad be
abolished. This action was taken fol
lowing such a request made recently
to Council by members of the First
Presbyterian Church. A resolution to
abolish the crossing was adopted and
the Public Utilities Commission was
ordered notified of the fact.
The ordinance to change the name
of Main street to Shore Road was TAX
en- up on second reading and passed
that reading by a unanimous vote. No
comment was made while the ordi-
nance was under consideration, so that
its fate when ii comes up for third
reading is still unknown.
The ordinance to change the speci-
fications OF the sidewalk and paving
work was passedzon~third reading4aasI
also was the ordinance to establish a
grade for Milan avenue.
Councilman Peck asked regarding
the status of opening III the crossings
over the Shore Fast Line tracks at
Wright street and Glendale avenue.
City Solicitor Champion advised that
the matter was progressing.
A resolution was introduced by
Councilman Stephenson that the City
Clerk give notice to all parties in in
terest that the report of the Commits
sioners of Assessment of Benefits and
Damages arising from the installation
of the sewerage system had been re-
ceived and accepted by City Council.
Monday evening, September 25th, was
set as a date for a public hearing on
this matter to hear any objections to
the report that citizens desired to
make.
Another resolution was passed show
ing that the first payment of $4,000 is
about due on the work of constructing
the new school at Decatur avenue, and
that the Board of Education desired
that amount of money to pay the bill.
1t was ordered that two school bonds
be sold to raise the money.
A report of the audit of the books
and accounts of the Mayor, City Clerk,
Council, Tax Collector, City Treasurer
and Building Inspector was made by
auditors Antinoph and Glassman. Sew
eral recommendations were made to
improve the system of accounts for
the city, which were adopted. The
bill for the audit was s475, which a
ordered paid.
A map of Wellington Manor, being
developed by William |. Garrison, was
filed with City Council and accepted.
The sum of $50 was granted to the
Library Trustees for the purchase Of
new books for the public library.
Letters were received from the Car.
penters Union, Allequippa Council,
Degree of Poeahontas, and the Pleas
antyile Baseball Team, asking Council
to act in the matter Of providing an
athletic field for a memorial to World
War veterans. The letters were re-
ferred to the committee on Soldiers
Memorial, consisting of Councilmen
Stephenson, James and Peck.