The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-25
MOVEMENT FOR
MODERN PUMPER
Council to Ask Bids for Ahrens.
Fox Combination Gasoline
Engine and Chemical.
ADOPTS CITY COLORS

The question of obtaining a modern
fire engine for the city has been I'M
der discussion by members of the To-
cal fire company and councilmen for
several months. Recently a delega-
ton of councilmen and 1remen visit
ed other cities and made an inspec-
ton of various makes of engines.
Finally it has been decided that an
Ahrens-Fox combination pumper n
chemical would best serve the present
day needs of the city. At the meeting
of Council held last Friday night, the
clerk was authorized to advertise for
bids for an Ahrens-FoX pumper of
1000 gallons per minute capacity.
The bids are to be submitted at the
next regular meeting of Council, on
Monday evening, August 9Th.
In order that the city and local bus
mess places and citizens generally
may have uniform colors for decora-
lions, remnants and other uses, a mo-
ton passed Council that the official
colors of P~leasantville should be ma
room and white. The High School has
used these colors for several years,
and at a recent meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce that organization
adopted Maroon and White. Now that
the city has adopted the same colors
they will no doubt become general
in displays of all kinds. Probably the
first time they will be used is when
the Chamber of Commerce d~ecorates
its rolling chair float that will be dis
played in the Atlantic City Fall Pa
geant.
The city clerk was authorized to
advertise for bids for cutters, the
same to be submitted at the next reg
ular meeting of Council.
In order to have ready money for
use in the construction of the new
bungalow type building at Leeds ave-
niue, for school purposes, Council au-
tforized the, issuance of two tempo
rary school notes for $1,000 each.
Two temporary school notes for Sl4,-
500 each were authorized, to provide
funds to pay off the balance due on
the Decatur avenue building. These
sums will be turned over to the Gus
todian of School Funds, to be paid out
on his warrant.
rw~fhe~uTcineAr ~to-vecate Meadow
: brook avenue. running across the John
Collins farm, from Adams avenue to
Collins avenue passed on second
reading.
At the request of the American Lee
gion, Council granted Mainland Post
permission to make such alterations
as hey desired to the old fire house
to suit their convenience. One OF the
improvements to be made soon is the
installation of a fire place.
The City Solicitor was directed to
serve notices on the West Jersey and
Seashore Railroad Company and the
Atlantic City Railroad Company to lay
proper sidewalks and crossings over
their rights of way and tracks at the
Franklin and New road crossings. 1t
was also suggested that included in
the notice should be a protest against
the blocking of Main street for long
periods of time by drilling freight
trains. One Councilman stated, how
ever. hat since Main street was
blocked off a long time recently and a
complaint had been made to the Sup
erintendent of the company, the con-
ductor of the particular train had been
laid off for a time without pay and
also had been reduced from conductor
to brakeman.
The City Solicitor reported that the
bills of complaint of the Suburban
Trolley Company for reduction of tax
es had been dismissed by the Atlantic
County Board of Taxation. The COM
pany first appealed for exemption of
local taxation on the ground that it
paid a franchise tax, and then it
changed that appeal to one asking for
a reduction on its assessment, which
had been practically doubled for this
year.