The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-22
POINT WANTS
MORE POLICE
Recent Arrests Cause Mayor
Steelman to Move Against Vi
OlatOrs of VOlstead Act.
Will Clean Up Beach

According to the action of Mayor
Charles E. C. Steelman, of Somers
Point, in going before City Council
Tuesday night to request more police
officers for the city, and his declara-
ton that he intends to clean up places
in the city where he thinks intoXicat-
ing liquor is being sold, the bootleg
gers and dealers who slip the thirsty
ones a little booze with a kick ON the
quiet are going to have hard shedding
in the future. Somers Point is not a
large city and it does not take long in
a place of that kind to ascertain where
booze is being sold.
Council authorized the Mayor to en-
ploy another officer or officers at n
time he thought necessary to preserve
peace in the city. Mayor Steelman
has authority to swear in any number
of deputies at any time he desires.
Chief of Police Hyatt has had orders
to arrest every person whom he con-
siders intoxicated.
Chief Hyatt and Mayor Steelman
recently had an experience caused by
someone selling something with a
kick. The Chief had arrested a man
named Flemming, when it is alleged
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interfered with the officer and called
a bartender to assist in beating the
officer up. There were some arrests
made and a general stir in the com
munity over the affair. A blackjack,
handled by the chief when he was cor
nered, caused one of the participants
10 have a sore head which had to be
sewed up by a local physician. 1t
never pays to get nasty with a police
man who is doing what he considers
his duty, and when some person does
thus interfere there is generally some
body hurt. Council stands back of the
Mayor and Chief of Police in the
effort to enforce the law.
Council ordered a man to work on
cleaning up the bathing beach at once.
DR.. Ralston was the first to bring the
condition of the bathing beach to the
attention of Council. He reported
that he had treated several cuts re-
sulting from broken glass and tin cans
which had been thrown up on the
beach. Other members of the body
also stated that a number OF persons
had brought the condition of the beach
to their attention. Members of Coun-
Gil also stated that a number of the
residents of the city were throwing
their rubbish and garbage in the bay.
To prevent this a vigorous watch will
be kept in the future, and the offend
ers punished If caught. Rubbish re-
moved from the beach will be hauled
away so there will be no chance of it
being washed in the bay again.
Work on the %graveling of Harbor
Lane was reported started. City Clerk
Scull reported that he had communi-
Gated with City Engineer E.. D.. Right
mire concerning the grade for side
walks, and that he had received a re-
ply stating that work would be started
as soon as possible. First and Eighth
streets are the streets on which the
grades are TO be given.
City Clerk Scull stated that he had
sent out Mercantile tax bills to a num-
Der of places of business in the city.
Proprietors of stores will be given
until the first of August to pay. If
the tax is not paid by then, the matter
will be placed in the hands OF the
police and their businesses closed un-
til the tax is paid.
A letter from the Freeholders was
read by the Clerk stating that the
Light Committee could not see their
way clear to place lights in the places
asked for by the Council. On motion
it was ordered received and filed.
The light contract from the Atlantic
City Electric Light Company was re-
ceived, and after receiving the Mayors
signature will go into effect.
A motion was made requesting
Charles J. Collins to have an offset on
n1Io u-o no ouanI1n ronnnNnd within a
period of ten days. The city will do
the work in event of noncompliance
and send Mr.. Collins bill for same.