The Pleasantville press., 1926-02-19
Tax Levy
$25l,768.45
Pleasantville Budget Shows
Growth in Various
Directions
$40, 900 More For Streets
School Appropriation is $1O3,
525.25-MOre Allowed for
Police and Fire Depart
ments-COuncil Proceed
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$251,76S.45. The school appropri-
alton is $1O3,525.25. Deducting
the various revenues from fran
chise tax, fines, fees, ETC., the to-
tai appropriation is $304, ,46S.45.
There is an increase over last
year of $4,000 for streets and
highways; also increases for main
tenanse of grounds, buildings,
comfort station; an increase al
lowing for additional men in the
police and fire departments, and
increases for administrative and
executive and health and charity
purposes.
The amount of the appropria-
tion in 1925 was 1854, ,59393 The
amount raised by taxation was
$114,293.93. The demands upon
the city budget are in keeping
with the growth of the city.
Curbing and Paving.
Curbing and paving will cost
the city of Pleasantville about the
same as last year, according to
the proposals which were submit
ted to the COuncilmen, Monday
evening by Rafaele lombard and
Edward Goehler. There was not
great difference between the
two bids, except in the instance
of gravel, upon which Goenler
made a much lower price, and
which seemed to bring the total
of his bid below that of Lombardi
The bids were referred to the
street committee.
Water Supply.
Councilmen Yates and Stephen
son, of the committee on streets,
made report upon the petition OF
the residents of Ryon ave. for fire
protection and water supply, that
ms 1s51a &c SJrnt 1asses.sGsa.
pany will run six inch line from
Narcissus ave. up Ryon ave. 200
feet. The two inch pipe will be
fed by six inch main and will
also be relieved by six inch
main, which should give satisfac-
tory water supply. A fire plug
will be installed at Narcissus ave.
and another at Clematis and Mar
cissus. This with the fire plug
nearby will afford three fire plugs
for the protectioa of property in
Ryon ave.
A communication was received
from the water company relative
to the number of hydrants Install
ed in Pleasantville in five years.
Thirty-two were listed. The let
ter bore the date of Feb. IL and
acknowledged the order OF the
council for fire plugs, which were
specified by the Council Dec. T.,
1925. The water company ex-
pressed a desire to cooperate
with tn, city in installing n.y.
drants and improving the water
supply as needed. The communi-
cation was filed.
Broad Street.
In the proposed extension Of
Broad st. north of Park ave.,
Councilman Stephenson OF the
street committee advised that
new survey be made, with the OBJ
iect of bringing the trees inside
the lines of the sidewalk and the
curb and thus save them. The
ordinance covering the improve
ment of the street will be chang
ed to meet the result of the new
survey.
Ordinance No. 800 providing for
a sewer operator was passed on
second reading.
Councilman Englehardt, of the
lighting committee, advised the
installation of a 500 C. p. light on
Stanton ave-, near Shore rd., and
a $50 C. D. light on Chatham ave.
near Shore road.
Councilman Reynolds presented
the resignation of Russell A. Sher-
man from the fire department. 1t
was promptly accepted.
Comfort Station.
Councilman Englehardt present
ed the certificate of Bertram Ire
land, architect, that the comfort
station is completed and the GER
tificate was accepted by the Coun-
Gil. The contractor was Samuel
Headley.
Application for permit to op-
crate busses in the city of Pleas
antville was made by the Atlantic
City Transit Co., of which Warren
L. Ridgeway is president. 1t is
the object of the company to op-
crate six busses in the city of
Pleasantville and through to At
lantic City with fare of Z cents
in Pleasantville, and 20 cents be-
tween Pleasantville and points on
Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City.
The application was referred to
the street committee.
School Estimate.
The school estimate was receiv-
ed and filed. 1t provides current
expenditures of $S5, ,O25.25; repairs
and replacements, $4,000; libra
ry $3.50 and manual training, 49,
ESQ; total, $103,525.25.