The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-07
MORE POLICE
ARE PROVIDED
Ordinance Gives Additional Off,
e for Each Ward and Bicy-
cles Will be Used.
Firemen Given Raise

Council on Monday night, amends the
police ordinance so that in future
there will be two additional patrolmen
appointed one for each Ward. There
will also be a Captain Of Police named.
Councilmen stated that when the new
men are named to the force that those
who patrol the outlying districts will
~ bicycles in order to get to their
locations more speedily than on foot.
Council also introduced an ordinance
to amend the fremen's ordinance SO
that the pay of the men would be in
creased. 1t provides that the Captain
OF the Fire Department shall receive
the sum of $1,000 a year, and the other
fremen the sum of $$125O annually.
Preparations are now being made to
collect the annual sewerage rentals
due the city. Council passed a motion
that the Plumbing Inspector be en-
ployed at a salary of $40 a day to as
certain what properties are connected
with the W at present and to as
certain what fixtures are contained in
these properties, and also the number
of rooms in each house, so connected,
so that the proper bills may be rem
dered for the annual sewer rental,
which is due as of December first last,
under the ordinance.
A special meeting of Council will be
called for Friday night, at which time
the annual budget will be taken up
for passage. This matter must be at
tended to at that time as the time
limit, under the State law, is about
up. Council has been waiting for the
Board of Education to get their ap-
preparation in so hat the full amount
needed could be ascertained.
The City officials were ordered to
purchase a one-ton Ford chassis for
the use of the Street Department. the
chassis to be equipped with self-start-
er and of low gear.
Tie expected ordinance to limit the
speed of trains passing through the
~ "a 1atiO auOCa II al ely
short but much to the point. 1t pro-
vides hat the speed of all trains run
ming through the city shall not exceed
twelve miles an hour. The ordinance
had only first reading. 1t will have
second reading sometime soon and
then it's final passage if the railroad
companies fail to erect safety gates
at the New Road and Franklin Avenue
crossings. This action by Council is
expected to cause the railroads to get
busy with the safety gates.
Another ordinance introduced was
10 prohibit parking of automobiles or
other vehicles on the northwest side
of Main Street between Pleasant and
Verona This ordinance was
also advanced to its second reading.
This will now keep, parked ears on one
side of the street entirely. But little
attention has been paid to the parking
ordinance in force regulating the time
a car can be left standing, SO that
Council will now keep at least one side
of the busy street clear at all times
with the new law.
The City Clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for the sidewalk and
curbing work for the city for the year
1923. The bids are to be submitted
at the next regular meeting of Council
on Monday evening, February 18th.
City Engineer Thompson represent
ed to Council that the time had come
when a building line should be estab-
lished on Main Street. He cited in
stances to show that such a law was
necessary and at once. The matter
was held over pending further investi-
CATION.
A letter from the Chamber of Com
merce advised Council that the Cham
Der members were favorable to the
name of Main Street being changed
to Shore Road. and asking that such
action be taken by Council.
The local Troop of Forest Rangers
requested the use Of the old Council
Chamber, in Red Mems Hall, as a
meeting place for the Troop. This
matter was referred to the property
committee.