The Pleasantville press., 1926-04-20
Pleasantvine
Council Meeting
Regulation of Jitneys and
Auto Buses in the
City Limits.
Street Improvement

Surfacing of Streets to
Cost About $13,O00-Oth-
er Matters.
By the passage of the required
ordinances, safeguarding the in
terests of the city, the way is now
prepared for the operation of
buses and for the regulation of
auto hacks and jitneys in the
city limits. The last of these Or
dinances were passed on third
and final readings at the meet
ing of the Common Council held
last evening. From time to time
applications have been made by
companies desirous of obtaining
franchises in the city and it is
understood that there are some
applications now on file. The
question of the term Of the fran
chise will enter into the grant
ing of the privilege as the SEN
timent of the, Councilmen is that
the term shall not be for long
number of years.
Ordinance No. 305, regulating
and licensing automobile trans
portation in the city, passed on
third and final reading.
Ordinance No. 306, regulating
auto buses and jitneys passed
third and final reading.
Hearings will be held Monday
evening, May 8, on Ordinances
Nos. BOT, 308 and 300.
fremont Avenue Siding.
Ordinance No. 3O7 would au-
thorize the Diebold Lumber Co.
to lay siding across fremont
avenue to the site Of their pro-
posed mill and yard, adjoining
the Shore Fast Line.
Ordinance No. 308 proposes
that Shaw avenue be vacated
from it's intersection with the
northwesterly line of New Road !;
also Harrison avenue from it's
intersection with the northeaster-
ly line of Park avenue. These
streets have never been laid out
nor accepted by the City of Plea
santville.
Firemen AS Truck Men
Ordinance No. 800 amends the
FIRE department. ordinance to pro-
vide that three Of the regular
firemen shall be designated as
truck drivers with compensation
fixed at $1.500 per year
The ordinances were introduced
by Councilman Stephenson.
Surfacing Streets.
Bids for Ugite surfacing of
streets were received from Theo-
dore Tobish, of Trenton, N. j.,
and Charles E. Pugh, of Newton,
Pa. The cost of 10000 square
yards of the treatment will cost
approximately $4,000. The bids
, were referred to the street COM
mittee.
A map of the Atlantic City
Suburban Estates was submitted
for approval. It was referred to
the Street Committee.
Councilman Englehardt, of the
Street Committee, recommended
a $50 c.p. light to be placed on
the second pole south of Clematis
avenue, on East Park avenue.
Also a 260 c.p. light on the sew
enth pole east of Franklin ave-
nue., and East Collins avenue.
Petition and map were filed by
Warren L. ,Radgeway for the For
est Hills development, formerly
the Collins farm. They were re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
A. proposal from the trustees
of Fire Co. No. to depose and
transfer the obligation of the
company devoted to the preserva-
tion of life and property to the
city was referred to the city So
licitor. The trustees who signed
the communication were George
M. Hill, Fred C. Boice, Elmer B.
Leeds, Paul F. Loeffier and Ben.
jamin F. Cramer.
Frank L. Brush was designated
sewer operator for the term OF
three years.
A map prepared by the city en-.
gineer of Franklin avenue south
of Decatur avenue was approved
by the Councilmen.
Will Sell Land.
Condemnation proceedings
against the Marinellis, owners OF
property in the Franklin avenue
Improvement will be discontin-
ued, as they have agreed to sell
their property to the city for
$4,000.
Report was made by L. D.
Champion, City Solicitor, of the
successful action against Thomas
Pullan in city court on the charge
of violating the electrical ordi
nance. A fine of $50 was i'm
posed.
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