The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-04
CITY SIDEWALK
WILL Be LAID
Council Orders Improvement of
Woodland Avenue Property
Other Sidewalks Ordered.
SIGNAL BELL NUISANCE

City Council, on Monday night, Or
dered the sidewalk and curb laid in
front of its property on Woodland ave-
nue.. Councilmen stated that with the
enforcement of the ordinance against
private property owners it was time
for the city to also begin laying side
walks on municipality owned property.
Council ordered sidewalks and curbs
to be laid on Woodland venue be-
tween Main street and ellsworth ave-
nue.; Adams avenue between Main
street and Chalfonte venue and
Pleasant avenue between Main street
and New Road. The cost of this i'm
provement will be assessed against
the abutting property owners where
the city contractor has to do the work
If property owners fail to comply with
the usual notice to be given.
Harry D. Riley, residing on Franklin
avenue, near the Reading Railroad,
made a complaint to Council regard
ing the constant ringing of the cross
ing signal bell. He stated that the
bell would ring for as long as fifty
minutes while freight trains drilled
over the road. This was not only an
noying to residents but prevented nee
essary sleep. The City Clerk was in
structed to notify the complainant
that the city vas now engaged in a
controversy with the railroad company
in ~endeayoring to have safety gates
installed and Riley was advised to
send a complaint to the Public Utili-
ties Commission
Council gave notice of the vacation
of a street, known as Meadowbrook
Avenue, running from Adams avenue
TO Collins avenue, and of the intention
to introduce an ordinance at the meet
ing to be held on July 18th for this
purpose. At that time all interested
parties will be heard either for OF
against the proposed ordinance.
A petition, signed by about twenty
residents asked for the repair of Sec
ond street between Washington ave-
u and West Jersey Railroad. This
was referred to the Street Committee
for action.
By resolution the city was authoriz-
ed to purchase from c. w. Foresman
a piece of property in rear of Main
street necessary for the opening up of
Oakland avenue
Complaints having beer made re-
garding paper and rubbish lying in
streets in the centre of the city ,Coun-
ell authorized the purchase of galyan-
lied cans in which such materials can
be deposited and later removed by the
Street Department.
Charles Mitchell asked to be reliev-
ed of the payment of dual poll tax.
having been assessed for this item on
two separate tax bills. Council au-
thorized the tax collector to charge off
one of the assessments. In the matter
of the Risley property, situate both in
the city and Egg Harbor Township, it
was found that the assessments had
been made by assessors of the city
and township properly and the bill
was referred back to Mr.. Risley for
payment of the taxes as assessed.
The Sewerage Committee reported
that the Sewerage Superintendent and
a force of men were at work on max
ing the repairs to the leak in the mea-
dow main. Five hundred cast iron
bands have been ordered for this work
The Street Committee reported that
the city garage on Woodland avenue
had been completed according to con-
tract and it was ordered accepted by
the city. The contract price was 81
900, and the work was done very sat
i%sfactorily by contractor Hackney.