The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-02-26
Caribaldi
Club Active
Is Cooperating With Council
For New AbsecOn
City Hall.
Roger On Wyoming Ave.
Freebooter ROyer Tells Club
How He Will Be Able to
Solve Problem With Aid
OF County.


OF County.
The Garibaldi Club of Absecon
held well attended meeting
Tuesday evening when matters Of
public benefit were discussed.
President Harry Huffnagle was in
the chair. Fred Henry, of the
committee to interview John d.
McMullin on the matter of the
site for the suggested city hall.
reported that Mr.. McMuilin had
expressed himself in favor of a
city hall for AbsecOn, in fact Mr..
McMullin desires to see a city
hall more than almost anything
else. His property will be avail
able and the city will have first
call upon it for the object when
Il is ready TO build. Mr.. Nc
Mullin would not make a price at
this time. The report of the COM
mittee of which Mayor Mattson is
also member was received and
the committee continued.
Mr.. Henry also introduced a
resolution to be presented to the
Common Council to the effect that
il is the sentiment of the Carl
haldi club that the city of Abb
secon should in the near future
have its own city hall and that
steps should be taken to secure
site.
The plans for the suggested
city hall made by A. F. Amodio,
the architect, were shown. They
call for the housing fire apparatus
on the first floor and for council
chambers and offices of the city
officials on the second floor.
William Wyand Councilman
Kurtz and Freebooter Roger and
Everett Hooper participated in
the discussion of ways and means
and of club cooperation with the
council.
councilman IAtti u. VIII Is diSO
president of the Civilian Club, re-
ferred to movement for city
planning which is sponsored by
the women of the Civic Club, and
President Huffnagle expressed his
approval fof the movement
1t was determined that as many
M pmb arc of tho n rihaI di CI1b &c
possible attend the meeting of the
councilmen and assure them of
their desire to aid in obtaining a
city hall and other civic better
ments.
Freebooter A. J, Roger, who
was until the first of the year
president of the council, reported
a solution of the problem which
has affected Wyoming ave. for
some time and which prevented
the city from accepting the street.
Property owners there purchased
sites and built homes in good
faith, but the grade of the street
lacked facilities for drainage and
other necessary improvements.
The question has been, said Mr..
Roger, of what could be done for
the relief of the people there.
The Board of Freeholders now
show a disposition to make a real
street by Incorporating it in the
network of county road improve
ment. Mr. Roger has taken up
the question of county improve
ment with the board and received
the encouragement of Chairman
Doughty. There is congestion at
the corner of Shore Rd. and
White Horse Pike. Perhaps the
congestion was good for his bus
mess, said Mr.. Roger. who oper-
ates a gas and service station on
the corner, but he hoped that he
is broad-minded enough to see
beyond this and work for the in
terests of the community as a
whole.
Congestion at this point would
be relieved by an outlet from the
Shore Rd., or New York Rd..
through Wyoming Ave. to Pitney
Rd., at Mill Rd., and thence
through real estate development
to the White Horse Pike at New
Rd. This would be in the line of
improvement of New Rd. down
the mainland to Somers Point.
New Rd., however, is 60 feet
wide and Wyoming ave. only SO
feet. 1t would be necessary for
owners on Wyoming ave- |
to give five feet on either side of
the street to facilitate the i'm
provement, but in return they
would have wider street and be
located on an important county
road. James j. Cassidy, owner of
the tract situated along the White !
Horse Pike, has signified his will
ingness to give the land necessary
for the road.
Several members of the club |
who own properties on Wyoming
ave. declared they would give the !
necessary land off the front of
their lots and all expressed great |
pleasure at the development. |
The thanks of the club were ex-
tended to Freebooter Roger.
President Huffnagle reported !
that County Engineer Nelson was
at work on Wyoming ave.
on preliminary details.
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