The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-23
COUNCIL GETS
FIRE REPORT
Chief Hudson Sends His Annual
Statement Showing Trihing
Loss During Past Year.
new LIGHTS ARE ORDERED

Last Monday night City Council re-
ceived the annual report of Chief En-
gineer w. J. Hudson, showing the
number of fires during the past year,
with the loss entailed, which was tri.
fling considering the number of al
arms and the size of the city. The
report showed that ffty-nine local al
arms had been answered, with a loss
of only $2,6S5. Fourteen alarms were
answered from outside municipalities,
where the loss was also small, as
many of these were grass fires.
In his report, Chief Hunson econ
mended that a new floor be laid in
the fire house as the new Ahrens-Fox
pumper had Weakened the old floor.
Council took up this suggestion and
the Fire Committee will probably lay
a six feet wide solid concrete floor
to replace the present wooden floor.
He also called attention to the plas-
tering on the stairway, which needed
immediate attention.
In a communication to Council Hen
ry Gouldy complained because fire
men had allowed a stream of water
to strike the roof oil, his house in rear
of the fire house, causing the shingles
to be displaced and the roof to leak,
causing damage tot he furniture of
his tenant, Mr.. Mason, who had re-
fused to pay any more rent until the
damage was repaired. The matter
was referred to the Fire Committee.
The Sewerage Committee reported
that during the storm last Wednesday
the electrical appliances had been dis
arranged, causing the plant to flood.
The damage was later repaired by
Superintendent Schmidt. Several
bearings were also reported to have
been burned out at the Woodland
avenue plant.
The Street Committee reported thai
work had been started to re-gravel
Greenfield avenue. The City Clerk
was authorized to communicate with
Freeholders Clark Adams and Robert
NJ. Willis, asking that the County in
stall concrete cutters on Greenfield
avenue from Main street to Prospect
avenue, to carry off storm water.
City Clerk Muller, of Mortified, re-
quested permission to have that city
use the Pleasantville City Jail when
ever necessary, until such time as
Northtield can provide its own Jail;
The permission was granted, with tn
provIso that Mortified bear the ez
pense of feeding it's prisoners.
Council passed a motion that tn
property of Salem Church, on Parl
avenue, in front of Broad street, b
placed on the assessment list of tn,
Ward Assessor for taxation, as tn,
property is to be sold for use othe,
thar for church purposes, and also tina
this property be assessed for Sewerage
improvement,
The bond of Constable Harry Nc
DermOtt was submitted and approved
On motion of Councilman Stephen
son the laborers on sewerage worl
were granted an increase in wages tc
amount to $3.50 per day.
The ordinance to increase the sala
ries of the City Clerk, Tax Collector
City Treasurer and City Solicitor was
passed on third reading.
Antinopb & Glassman were given
the contract to make the 1924 audit OF
the city's books at a price of $3.50.
By resolution temporary sewer
bonds ito the amount of over $685. COO
were ordered retired by the issuing of
now bonds to be paid off in April.
New electric lights of 25O candle
power were ordered placed DIS follows:
Edgewater avenue, near Prospect ave
nue.; 500 feet south of Risley avenue
on Park avenue; Wellington Manor
and Linden avenue; New road, be-
tween Adams and Pleasant