The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-01
TRAFFIC SIGNS
FOR SHORE RID.
Recommended by Those Who
Direct Traffic at Busy lntersec-
tons During Congestion.
MANY ARRESTS MADE

As a solution OF the traffic problem
on busy week-ends, those who have
directed traffic at busy intersections
and noted the difficulties of keeping
accidents to a minimum on the con-
gested Shore road, especially in the
vicinity of Washington avenue and
Shore road and Verona avenu and
Shore road, come forward with a sug-
gestion that seems quite feasible and
one that would relieve congestion to a
great extent. The suggestion is that
signs be placed at Verona avenue and
Main Street and Washington e
and Main street, directing motorists
how to proceed, when coming from
Atlantic City, to reach New road and
use that road to Absecon for a ON
Meeting link to reach White Horse
: pike, instead of bucking congestion on
Shore road to Absecon.
While aiding the local police in
traffic duty, some citizens have given
this matter serious consideration.
They say that they have diverted au-
tomobiles to New road from Verona
avenue, and also via Decatur avenue,
when the machines came up Shore
road from Ocean City and points
south. The Automobiles who take
the advice given. on Sunday afternoons
and use New road, save the time it
would take to negotiate three railroad
crossings and the continuous line of
automobiles between Pleasantville and
Absecon. 1t is estimated that possibly
a half hour can be saved in this way
for a person going to Philadelphia.
Detour signs placed at Verona ave-
nue. and Washington venue would aid
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either Washington avenue or Decatur
avenue, and those who have already
learned this route are now taking it
in preference to the Shore road. This
method is only suggested until such
time as a new boulevard can be built
along the bay side of the mainland
from Absecon to ~Pleasantville or be-
yond, and not as a permanent remedy.
The New road route rs recommended
as a relief now, but would not serve
permanently for various reasons. If
Automobile Associations, Chambers of
Commerce and such organizations
would lake this matter in hand and
put up the necessary signs, there
would be at least a temporary relief
Of the Sunday afternoon and evening
congestion through ~Pleasantville.
The careless and drunken driver is
still with us, as shown by the acct
dents and arrests made on last Sun
day on White Horse pike. The fol
lowing were reported:
Raymond High, %, colored, of Bur-
lington, after being arrested charged
with causing an accident, was found
to have stolen the automobile which
he was driving. According to the
State Police, High took a motor car
owned by John Wills, of Waterford,
from the latter's garage without the
consent of the owner. After being
fined S25 for reckless driving, Magis-
trate Burdick, of Hammonton, held
him under $500 bail for the next term
of the grand jury, charged with steal
ing an automobile.
George P. Brown, of Philadelphia,
fined SIS, after being found guilty of
driving recklessly and causing acct
dent.
George S. Aldrich, of Philadelphia,
driving without lights and causing ac-
cident, fined SO and costs.
Edward Roth, of Philadelphia, gull
ty of speeding above Absecon, fined
SO and costs.
John Talerimo, of Philadelphia,
drunk and disorderly, sentenced to
thirty days, in jail.
Thomas E. Canine, of Philadelphia,
drunk and disorderly, scented to thirty
days in Jail; also paid $25 fine for
being intoxicated while driving ma
chine.
Edward McClees, of Philadelphia,
found guilty of being drunk and disor-
derby, sentenced to thirty days in jail.
Frank Holloway, of Haddonfield,
found guilty of driving machine while
under the influence of liquor. Sen
fenced to thirty days in Jail, and dri-
ver's license is revoked for a year.