The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-03-07
TRAINS MUST
REDUCE SPEED
Ordinance Prescribing II Mile an
. Hour Limit Passed by Coun-
Gil Monday Night.
Signed by The Mayor

With the . publication of the ordi-
nance to limit the speed of all rail
road trains through this. city to twelve
miles an hour in this issue of The
Pleasantville Press, the measure be-
comes effective at once The ordi-
nance was passed On third reading on
Monday night by City Council, and
Mayor Charles e. Jackson, who was
present at the meeting. Immediately
placed his signature to the ordinance.
Later in the evening the Mayor said
hat a formal notice, while not legally
necessary, would be sent to each rail
road informing them of the provisions
of the ordinance and that it will be
strictly enforced. There is great in
terest manifested to know just what
procedure will be adopted by the po-
lice to stop fast trains, if the railroads
decide to ignore the law. A penalty
of $500 fine or 80 days in Jail is pre-
nance.
P~leasantville will soon have two
more patrolmen on duty and a Cap
tain of Police. The ordinance to give
the authority for the appointment of
two additional men passed third read
ing on Monday. night and was signed
by the Mayor. Before the passage of
the ordinance, Mrs. Cora Tucker
Washington addressed Council and de-
manded the appointment of a colored
patrolman for the Smiths Landing sec
ton. She was informed that Council
had nothing to do with the naming of
policemen, that being one of the du-
ties of the Mayor.
Another important ordinance to
pass its third reading was the n to
prohibit the parking of automobiles
along the northwest side of Main
street, between Pleasant and Verona
This ordinance vas also
signed by Mayor Jackson Immediately
after its passage, and becomes law
with the publication IN to-day's issue
of The Hsasantville Press.
Councilman Stephenson gave notice
that beginning Monday, March 18th,
the collection of garbage would be
made once each week, on Monday, and
that all householders must have the
garbage at the curb lines to have it
taken by the collector.
As no bids were received for paving
and curbing work, the City Clerk was
ordered to ~re-advertise for these bids,
to be submitted at the meeting to be
held on Monday evening, March 10Th.
Councilman Stephenson introduced
a resolution providing for three cleo
ton districts in the Seed id Ward.
This was made necessary by the num-
Der of votes polled at the November
election. The new districts are prac-
tically as follows:
First District - From Washington
avenue to Tunis avenue, to Decatur
avenue, TO New road, to Church street,
to Northwest city line.
Second Observation-Disclosures of West
Jersey and Seashore right of way,
Southwest from Tunis and Decatur
avenue to the city line.
Third .District-All that territory
northward of West Jersey and Sea-
shore right of way not included in the
First District.
Councilman Stephenson introduced
a resolution setting forth that Frank
lin l. Howard, appointed auditor of
city accounts in November, was not
registered in New Jersey as a munich
pal accountant and therefore could
not legally make the city's audit. The
appointment was rescinded and Anti
noph & Glassman were named to
make the audit. Their bid for the
work was $3.50.