The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-30
Absecon
BetterInent
COuncilmen Are Determined
to Make City More
Attractive.
Bathing and Camping
Sign Painter Is Lone Objec-
tor to New Sign Ordinance
a Civic Improvement of
Merit.

The care with which the Coun-
cilmen of the City of Absecon are
building up their city was appar-
ent at their meeting Wednesday
evening when several matters
which make for the improvement
of the city were considered.
The ordinance pertaining to
signs recently enacted, came up
for discussion, when Frank Fish
er, sign painter, asked that the
tax for signs be revised down
ward, or entirely abolished and
combined with the mercantile IL
cense. He compared prices char
ged in Absecon with those char
ged in Atlantic City.
Mr.. Fisher is the only person
who has objected to the sign or
dinance, while there is a definite
public sentiment created by the
civic bodies of Absecon in the
interest of city betterment. Much
study is being devoted and prizes
awarded for suggestions for civic
Improvement. the object of which
is to make Absecon an attractive
residential place The restriction
of signs is in accord with the
aims of those most interested In
the appearance of the city. Any
proposition to weaken the force
of the ordinance is likely to meet
with objection.
Councilman Kurtz, speaking for
the property committee, said ef-
fort is being directed to improve
and control conditions at the
bathing beach and the public
camping ground. Stumps on the
beach have been removed and the
bathing conditions improved and
it was also determined by action
of Council to prohibit camping
on the beach. The beach will al
SO be closed at 10 o'clock P. M.
Councilman Reilly spoke in the
interest of systematic garbage
collection and said he had in niue,
a man who would collect the gar
bage regularly twice each week
for two weeks on trial. At the
end of the two weeks he would
consider a contract with the city
based upon the results of the
trial. Councilman Morris, of the
sanitary committee, was instruct
ed to tell the man to go ahead.
Elimination of mosquito nuis-
ances at Cranberry Creek and
south Shady Lane will also re-
ceive attention at the hands OF
the property committee. Coun-
Gilman Kurtz expressed the opin-
ion that the city could have
park some day, not far from the
sites now complained of because
of mosquitoes.
Collection Of the mercantile tax
from out-oftown peddlers was
discussed by Thomas Draper, the
collector. The ordinance is now
5 years old. There are many Vi
olations. About $500 has been
collected this year, while half as
much more is due. Mr.. Draper
asked to be appointed a special
officer to work in plain clothes
on a commission Of 10 per cent
II was determined to ask Mayor
Mattson to make the appointment
The question of the extra am
cunt of shrieking of locomotive
whistles as the trains run through
Absecon was discussed. 1t SEEM
ed to be the idea of several that
enginemen have some particular
spite against the city and blow
the whistles at their worst.
The map of Absecon Gardens
presented by John Falivene, was
accepted.
Engineer William I. Risley will
give the grade for curbs and side
walks on Faunce Landing road.
Council adjourned to meet on
Wednesday, August 4, to act on
the Wyoming avenue ordinance.
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