The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
DEFER ACTION
ON DRAINAGE
Park Avenue Ordinance Lays on
Table-Engineer Renders Re-
port on Sewer Conditions.
WAGES ARE INCREASED

When Council held a meeting on
Monday night the ordinance relating
to drainage for Park Avenue and 9th
er streets was laid on the table by a
unanimous vote of the Councilmen
present, including President James
Yates, Edward T. Stephenson, Guy B.
Wilson and Harry Umbrine.
A resolution was adopted to increase
the wages of employees of the Street
Department, effective June LIST. The
foreman will receive Sc per day and
laborers will receive 81 per day after
that date
Councilman Stephenson reported for
the Sewerage Committee that the SER
vices of Engineer C. T. Wigley had
been secured and he made a report to
Council regarding conditions of the
meadow sewer main in which he rec
commended hat immediate repairs be
made to the wood stave main and a
new section of cast iron main be laid
for a distance of about a half mile.
The cost of the wood stave main re-
pairs will be from 5000 to $4,000 and
no estimate was given for the cost of
the cast iron main. The report was
ordered filed and Council will meet on
Friday night to consider just what
Sudll De uOIt Ill llG IlldlltI.
1t was reported that the FOrdson
Tractor recently purchased was I'M
satisfactory for use by the Street De-
partment, and a motion carried that
bids be called for the purchase of a
caterpillar tractor to replace the one
now in use. The Clerk was also in
structed TO advertise for bids for the
construction of a garage and work
shop on the city lot at Woodland Ave
nue..
A resolution was passed to borrow
$4,000 TO pay current loans o due
and another resolution authorized the
issuance of temporary improvement
bonds for $4,000 to meet payments due
on the Decatur Avenue School.
Two improvement bonds were also
ordered issued for s13,647.35 each to
take care of payments due on the
drainage system at Fourth st. and
Washington avenue. Twelve bonds
were authorized for 1856, 96S.58 to re-
tire the same amount of temporary
sewer bonds.
Tax Collector Price and City Engin-
eer Thompson stated that corrections
were necessary at once to the city
map for taxing purposes and that a
new city map must be made for use
next year. The engineer was author
lied to make necessary changes in the
present map for this years taxing pur-
poses.
Tax Assessor R. E. Adams request
ed new field books and tax duplicates
for use in 1924 and this was referred
to the Supply Committee.
Edward Goehler submitted a bid for
sidewalk and curbing work to be done
this year and the matter was referred
to the Street Committee TO make a
report on Friday night.
The report of Antinoph and Glass
man of the audit of the eity's books
and accounts was submitted n ap-
proved. The audit was ordered to be
advertised. The auditors also submit
ted a report showing that according
to the total valuations of property in
the city at this time, there was still
available for bonding purposes the
sum of $23. 942.25.
Charles S. Adams requested Council
to improve streets in the Blenheim
section and the matter was referred
to the Street Committee.
CITY Solicitor Champion reported
that because of the fact that the stem
ographer might not be able to tran
scribe the testimony of the hearing on
the railroad conviction for running
trains through the city at a rate of
speed exceeding twelve miles an hour,
the hearing on the writ of certiorari
might not come up at the opening of
the June Term of the Supreme Court.
He suggested that the Court be asked
for a special date to be set for this