The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-28
ROAD SIGNAL
NOT ERECTED
Absecon Councilmen MOI Well
Pleased With Attitude of State
Road Commission.
PASS SIGN ORDINANCE

AT the regular monthly meeting Oh
the City Council of Absecon, on We'd
nesday evening, Councilmen express
ed themselves rather forcibly regard
ing the attitude of the State Road
Commission in the matter. of the new
automatic traffic signal, which it had
been expected would be erected at the
intersection of White Horse pike,
Shore road, New York boulevard and
Absecon-Atlantic City boulevard. This
automatic signal was sent to Absecon
several weeks ago by the company
which manufactures the signal for a
trial. AS the roads in question are
under the jurisdiction of both Atlantic
County and the State Highway Com
mission, Councilmen decided that,
while the city has police jurisdiction,
yet it would be proper to obtain on
SEN of both Atlantic County Freehold
ers and State Highway Commission
before erecting the signal for the try
out. The Freeholders were quite will
ing to have the signal erected on trial
and a communication was sent to the
State Highway Commission for their
consent. This communication, UP to
this time, has been totally ignored.
Councilman Roger stated that at
any time, with the ~congested traffic,
especially at week-ends, there might
be someone or many people killed at
this dangerous intersection. The
blame for any such occurrence would
rest not with the Absecon authorities,
but with the State Road Commission,
as at present the crossing is totally
u%nguarded. As the company owning
the automatic signal only sent the
signal for one month, and that time
having about expired, another COM
munication was ordered to be sent to
the State Road Commission demand
ing a reply either favorable or unfa-
vorable, so that the Absecon authori-
lies would know how to act in the
matter.
The Building Inspector submitted
his first report to Council for permits
issued since the passage of the new
Building Code. 1t showed 10 permits
issued from June 18th to July 23rd.
The owners of the property at the
Southwest corner of White Horse pike
and Station venue were ordered by
Council to have the sidewalk and curb
repaired Immediately.
Council passed on second and third
reading the amended ordinance chang
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owners to build sidewalks from go
days to 80 days.
Council also passed on second and
third reading the advertising sign or
dinance. There was a public hearing
advertised on this ordinance, but no
one appeared either for or against the
ordinance before it was taken up for
action. 1t provides a yearly license
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vides a penalty of not more than a
fine of 800 for any violation. The
licenses issued under the ordinance
will expire on January first of each
year. This ordinance does not apply
to for sale or for rent signs placed on
properties, provided such signs do not
exceed 20 square feet of space.
The matter of purchasing a plot OF
ground from Lemuel White for park
to include the bathing
beach, and also the acquiring of an
additional piece of ground from Lewis
Clark is still in the solicitors hands.
Due to som misunderstanding the
matter was not ready to be reported
to Council at this meeting and was
laid over until the next meeting.
Councilman Henry made a motion,
which passed, that the City Engineer
measure all property fronts on Ohio
and Iowa venue that were not paw
ed and curbed, and that the proper
ties be advertised for sidewalks and
curbs.
Because the tax duplicates were not
received until late, those who paid
taxes in June were exempt from inter
est, as the bills were not sent at the
proper times. Council ratified the
collectors action.