The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-13

Absecon until a few years ago, when
she and Mr.. Townsend moved 10 Vent
nor. She is survived by her husband.
one daughter, Mrs. Edward Harris: a
son, Crawford; a brother. {. F. Ham
neil, of Absecon, and a sister. Mrs.
Crawford Miller. Of Camden.
Sign Question Again.
The o~ft-reeurring sign question
bobbed up for considerable discussion
at the adjourned meeting of City
Council last Wednesday evening. when
representatives of the sign companies
were present and requested a modif-
| cation of that section OF the city's
mercantile tax ordinance. which i'm
poses an annual levy OF 500 on each
large outdoor advertising sign COM
pany.
Claiming the rate to be unfairly
high, Harry F. O'Mealia, of Jersey
City, head of the New Jersey Outdoor
Poster Advertising Company, said, if
taken into court, he believed the city's
mercantile tax charge would be set
aside, but he expressed the hope it
would not be necessary to take such
action to accomplish the desired re-
suits. What he believes in, he stated.
Is a friendly compromising of the
matter, which has been a bone of con-
tention among the several civic or
CARNATIONS of Absecon aver since the
large signs were erected in the very
heart of the natural beauty spots of
the city, to the obstruction of the
view of motorists, and to the detrac-
ton of the natural scenic surround
ings, according to the opinion of the
Women's Civic Club and other local
organizations. Mr.. O'Mealia was in
troduced to the Councilmen by Mr..
Louis st. John, of the Atlantic City
Poster Advertising Company, who sug-
gested hat a meeting of the combined
civic organizations of Absecon be held
in the near future for a full consider
alton of the troublesome question.
with the object of changing the mer-
camille tax fee on signs to a figure
that will be reasonable and satisfac-
! tory to all concerned. Mr.. Royer. as
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, assured the gentlemen thai
such a meeting would be arranged for
soon, but reiterated his feeling in the
matter to the effect his opinion on the
subject had not UP to the present time.
bliOEI SOllt ALu1h AIdASCs Dult lIhG Tile
other Councilmen he stated he thought
all wanted to be reasonable and fair
in the matter. When the public meet
ing is Gale to consider the mercantile
tax charge again, it was asserted, all
residents, as well as civic ~organiza-
lions, will be invited to give public
expression to their sentiments.
City Council, on motion of Mr.. Roy
er, passed on first reading an ordin-
ance vacating two streets, known on
the city tax mar as Railroad and
High streets, running through the for
mer Frank Hammell property. adjoin-
ing the Absecon Boulevard, which was
recently bought by Alvin S. Gaskill
and George w. Bach, Atlantic City
realtors, who desire to have said
streets vacated, since they never ex-
listed except in name, and since they
are DESTROYS of laying out the tract
on a different plan. The City Clerk
was authorized to have the notice of
the public hearing on the ordinance
advertised according to law, at the
expense of the petitioners, who were
represented at the Council meeting
by Attorney Lewis P. Scott.
On motion of Mr.. Henry, which met
with unanimous favor, the salary of
the mercantile tax collector was in
creased from 500 to $3.50 per annum.
Thomas Draper, Jr., mercantile tax
collector last year, was then, unani-
mously reelected for the present year,
on motion of Mr.. Henderson.
William S~choepfin, Jr., was again
reelected janitor of the Council Cham
Der for the ensuing year.