The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-06-11
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only one comfort station, but more
if needed.
"Mr. Stephenson should be COM
plimented that he had the fore
sight and courage to secure this
much needed improvement, which
was built at a cost of $4,000 and
not $4,000, as some of our antag-
onistic citizens claim. 1t could
not again be duplicated for this
sum.
LET us not forget that coun-
Gilman plays big part in the adj
vancement of our public school
system. Mr.. Stephenson, as a
member of the Board of School
Estimates, has always been ready
to help secure the best schools
for which he believed the people
would pay and promises if re-
elected to do all in his power to
secure more schools which are
badly needed.
Here is one place where there
must be harmony existing between
the members of council and the
Board of Education, or there can
be no advancement and our
schools must suffer. Have we any
reason to expect this harmony if
Mr.. Stephenson's opponent is cleo
ted?
"Mr Stephenson has already
helped to secure one twelve room
school and one four room school.
l would favor his reelection If for
no other reason than that we
know he will help secure in the
future, as in the past, as much
school facilities as the city's boiid-
ing issue will allow.
1.-The police force has been in
creased from four to ten men, and
l believe the plan is to add three
more this coming year. AS our
city grows our police department
must grow. if We would have ade-
quate protection.
THE Fire Department has also
been increased from two to four
paid men, and here also two more
men are to be added.
Mistakes have been made in
past ADMINISTRATORS. Mr.. Ste
phenson. as a member of council,
during his present administration
has had to help correct them.
81 refer to the installation of a
wooden stave main in connection
with the sewerage system, Install
ed during DR.. Crawford's admins
tration, at a cost of $4,000.
Before it was in operation two
years, the State Board of Health
condemned Lakes Bay for shell
fishing, because of the leaking
pipes. The leakage was so great
it was impossible to repair the
pipe, owing to the rusting of iron
bands and the rotting of wood.
THE State Board of Health,
through the courts, secured a writ
of mandamus to show cause why
the city of Pleasantville should
not install cast iron main, as
specified in the original contract
filed with them. The present ad-
ministration is compelled to in
stall this main of cast iron at a
cost of $4,000.
81 have just one more fact to
present to you. In 1919, when our
country was drawn into the throes
of World War, we all remember
how Mr.. Stephenson was among
the first to voluntarily leave his
gainful occupation and answer his
country's call. He served both on
this side and across the waters.
Why? That you and l and this
same city he seeks to represent
might be safe. If he so willingly
rendered this supreme service to
his country, can we doubt he will
render this same service to his
city? Which, then, ask you,
shall be our choice?"
Mr.. Stephenson's nomination
was unanimously recommended.
Mrs. Helen G.. Adams presented
the name of Mr.. Russell B,
Thatcher as candidate for office
of Councilman-at-Large, giving a
resume of his splendid qualifica.
tions which recommend him for
nomination. Mr.. Thatcher's nom.
nation was also unanimously rec.
commended.
A beautiful writing portfolio
was presented to Mrs. Helen G.
Adams, vice president of the club,
by Mrs. Elmina G. Westcott, in
behalf of the Second Ward Wo-
mans Republican Club. as a part
ing gift from the club, to be used
by Mrs. Adams in her travels
through Europe.