The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-08
FIRE ENGINE
BID RECEIVED
Cost of Ahrens-Fox Pumper Will
Be Around $4,000 With
Extra Equipment.
WANT STREET OPENED

At the meeting of City Council
on Monday night a bid was received
for furnishing the city with a 1000
gallon Ahrens-Fox pumper, with extra
equipment, the cost to be around
S14 900. The bid was referred to the
Fire Committee to report back at the
next meeting of Council. In the COM
m%unication it was stated that it would
take ninety working days to make de-
livery of the apparatus If purchased,
so that it will be at least the first of
the year before the modern machine
is in service here, even if no time is
lost in signing a contract.
George SholeS was appointed a
temporary fireman until September
LIST. This action was taken by Coun-
ell after Chief Engineer w. J. Hudson
informed the body that there were
but two men in the fire house now
and this small force was inadequate
for good service, and to allow the
men any time off. Sholes and Harry
J. Madara had both made application
for the position made vacant by the
recent resignation of John Barkoff.
The applications were referred to the
Fire Company to endorse one of the
men for the place and to report to the
next meeting of council, when a per-
manent appointment will be made.
A petition, signed by Is property
owners requested Council to open and
improve Franklin Avenue from Wash
ington Avenue TO Mulberry Avenue.
The petition stated that the signers
were willing to have the cost of the
improvements assessed against their
abutting% properties. This matter was
referred to the Street Committee to
report back at the next Council meet
ing.
But one bid was received by Coun-
ell fer the work of putting in concrete
cutters. This came from Edward
Goehler and the price stated was 80
cents per square foot. This also was
referred to the Street Committee to
make a report at the next meeting.
The City Engineer was ordered to
make investigation of the sidewalk
width at Linden and Woodland Ave-
nues. There appears to be a discrep-
ancy existing due to the fault of some
one as the width of the street is 80
feet at the corner and only 20 feet a
distance of 100 feet from the corner.
The Engineer was also ordered to in
vestigate and report whether or not a
section of Woodland Avenue, between
New Road and Mill Road, had ever
been dedicated as a public street. He
was further ordered to investigate
and report on the proper sidewalk
width on West Marion Avenue.
The ordinance to vacate Meadow
brook Avenue passed on third read
ing after an opportunity was given
for objections to be made. There vas
no one to object to the passage of the
ordinance.
Communications were received from
officials of the Pennsylvania and
Reading Railroads relative to estab-
fishing sidewalks and curbs over their
rights of way at New Road and Frank
lin Avenue. The officials promised to
give the matter immediate attention.
A communication was also received
from the Gulf Refining Company stat
ing that proper action would be taken
to abate the nuisance of waste oil and
grease flowing out on Old Turnpike.
Several new electric lights were or
dered placed as follows: two 250-watt
lights on East Leeds Avenue to re-
place the present 80-watt lights; one
S0-watt light at Madison Avenue and
Reading R. R.; two 80-watt lights on
East Greenway Avenue; IN 80-watt
light to be removed from Ryon Ave
nue. and a 250-watt light placed there
instead.