The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-04
FORWARD, MAINLAND!

There are many improvements which should be III
store for the city and Mainland in 1927 Many more which
should but might be delayed, VIII be douDesS pa
ned for 1923 or 1929.
The outstanding need of Peasantville today is new
High school Members of the Board of Education have
given promise that institution OF this KIND VIII De
under construction sometime in 1928 Doubtless plans Tor
the structure will be up for discussion this winter as the
Board of Education meets. The building according
to Sentiment expressed by members of the Board will be
one which will be large enough to care for students from
all Mainland towns.
Another grammer school is also needed and must be
placed in the school building program for 1923 or 1929
The changing of the high school on Washington avenue
into Junior High which will for students from the
sixth grade until the ninth tenth understood TO be
present plan will relieve congestion greatly School ottl
Gals will find themselves with much larger number OF
students next year than this The city growing rapidly
The need of a local telegraph station has geen point
ed out in The Pleasanye Press previous issues With
the Mainland constantly growing station should be one
of the items Western Union Postal Service officials
should plan in their extension programs Tor l9ZI or
1928
Utilities companies should and doubtless have been
preparing their program keep apace with the rapidly
growing Mainland for the coming two three years All
have marked Peasantvle for improvements if improve
m4nts can be made, in service
With regard to roads, the Shore road between the
city aud sonies Point is in very poor condition In TACT
the poorest stretch of that road between the Atlantic
Highlands and Cape May The Board OF FreehOders have
prepared to repave they re-paved the road between
Absecon and this city, and that will doubt come this
year.
: Plans have practically been completed for the New
road rebuilding and cutting through to make it parallel
highway the Shore road Starting at Wyoming avenue
or the New road extension in Absecon The New York
road, it will go through Somers Point and connect with
the new bridge which is be started the Great Egg
Harbor river this spring The road will pass through tive
communities 1t will be welcomed by the entire Mainland
especially the farmers in the Back sections and will be no
doubt be used than the Shore road upon its COM
pIeon The road will be important one in this city
Mayor Charles E. Jackson, the kiwanis club, with
number of citizens have stressed the need OF more police
They will be on duty, it is hoped early in 1927
Council, keeping up with its program, will plan to
start to place ornamental lighting standards on Washing
ton avenue this year The lights have been extended u1
and down Main through the business section, an
now only fair that the other important business street
should receive the ornamental lighting posts.
Tn other sections of the Mainland, much is IN store
Developments are expected progress more as the
spring opens up Building will start with new emphasis
This is especially Absecon, where there many
developments
Mortified has laid program in keeping with the
growth Of that city for the year of 1927 Lnwood hop
ing for Borough hail. and that its postoffce will be
continued while Somers Point is looking forward to the
start of the new bridge the Great Egg Harbor river
which will link Atlantic and Cape May counties