The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-08
COUNCIL ACTS
ON LICENSES
Considers Track Removal CUES
ton and Orders Streets Repair
ed Within Thirty Days.
AUDIT BILL ORDERED PAID

At a meeting OF the Somers Point
Council on Tuesday night the ques-
ton of payment of mercantile licen-
ses was discussed. 1t was reported
that many business people had not
yet settled with the city and a list Of
delinquents was ordered furnished 10
the Chief of Police for action.
Council received an opinion from
City Solicitor Higbee regarding the
proposed removal of the Suburban
Trolley tracks from Bay and New Jer-
sey avenues. The Solicitor advised
that the failure of the trolley com
pany TO live up to its contract TO keep
the streets in repair was not sufi-
cient cause for the ~peremptory re-
moval of tracks, but that the proper
remedy in that case a a writ of
mandamus to compel performance Of
the contract. The only way the tracks
can be removed, in his opinion, is by
mutual agreement of City Council, the
Suburban Trolley Company and the
Public Utilities Commission. In this
connection a letter was read from SUI
p~erintendent Goldey on the removal
question and he stated that the com
pany could not agree 10 remove the
tracks, giving several pertinent rea-
sons for his stand in the matter.
Council ~thereupon ordered that the
company place New Jersey and Bay
venues in proper repair within the
next thirty days. The attitude being
that if the company fails to comply
with this demand, then the writ of
mandamus will be applied for.
The auditors report for the years
1921 and 1922 was received and filed
and the bill for the work, $913.20, was
ordered paid; not however, until after
the passage of some acrimonious de-
bate owe the bill. The auditing this
time was done by the Department Of
Municipal accounts of the State of
New Jersey. A recommendation was
made by the auditors that the work in
future be done each ear 10 simplify
matters and save an expensive audit.
The telephone company notified
Council that it stood ready TO install
fire alarms in the school house and at
Maryland avenue and Bay Avenue,
when detailed information desired
was furnished. The City Clerk was
instructed to give the information
wanted.
An opinion from Solicitor Hlgbee
reciied that lots could not be cleared
1fSr- graIs .aDd Needs hseounzlz
simply notifying owners 20 20 ue8
work. He said that such places must
first be declared to be public nuisan-
ces and then proper legal proceedings
taken under the statute governing
such cases. Council takes the stand
that such lots constitute a dangerous
fire hazard.
Another opinion of the Solicitor Re-
cited that no further action should be
taken by Council to raise the money
requested by the Board of School Is
Inmates for purchasing additional
ground for school purposes until the
proper certificate is filed with Coun-
ell. The City Clerk was instructed
to SO notify the school officials.
Mayor Steelman requested Council
to make an appropriation TO assist in
defraying the expenses OF putting a
municipal float in the Atlantic City
Pageant parade. Action was deferred
on this until the Solicitor was con
suited as TO the legal method OF ap-
propriating the necessary money.
Building Inspector Andrew Somefs
informed Council thar n citizen had
refused 10 take out a permit Tor he
erection OF a barn and he was author
lied to take legal proceedings 70 con-
pei a permit to be taken out before
the work was started.
An electric light vas ordered 10 De
placed at Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Repairs to the Council
Chamber. in City Han, were also au-
Hborized