The Penn's Grove record., 1894-03-02
BEFORE THE HONORABLE ALFRED REED.
JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON.
PLEAS OF THE COUNTY OF
SALEM. 70

BEFORE The AFFIXED hEEDs
JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON.
PLEAS OF THE COUNTY OF
SALEM. f.
In the matter OF the application Off
Henry Barber and others for the
incorporation Of a part OF the Town 4
ship Of Upper Penns Neck into ordef. +,
o opf aaS Council % Ge kn OF he as Tons na y 3
PENIS Grove" e
Application having been made to me by Hem
ry Barber and others setting forth that they are
taxable real estate in the limits OF the proposed
borough hereinafter mentioned as the same ap-
pears upon the assessors. duplicate OF the TOWN.
lem, and that they desire that there be formed
in the said Township OF Upper Penns Neck, un-
der the provisions OF an act entitled IAN act
for the formation of borough governments, zap,
proved April 9Th, 1878, and the various, supple
ments thereto, an incorporated borough to be
known by the name Of "rhe Mayor and Coun-
ell of the Borough of PENIS Grove, 1t ia on this
Twentieth day Of February in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
four, ordered that and notice is hereby given to
tile electors OF the said Township of Upper
Penns Neck, who are residents within the lin.
its OF the proposed Borough hereinafter describ.
ed that a SPECIAL election VIII pc held az odd
TUESDAY, THE Sixth BAY OF MARCH
ing and closing at seven O'Clock in the efen-
ing that the object of which election Is to tote
for or against the incorporation of the infElbf:
tants Of the district hereinafter described ms
to a borough by the name of 1.-THE Mayor and
Council of the Borough OF PENIS Grove" un-
der the provisions of an act OF the legislature
OF this State, entitled IAN act for the fOrlna-
ton OF borough governments" approved April
5th, 1873, and the various supplements thereto:
The boundaries OF the proposed borough, ns
set forth in the said application, are as follows;
Beginning at o stake at high water mark OF the
River Delaware in the line OF land of Robert
Kidd and Garnett Summerill, and runs thence
ny Gnrtfh a ftp nna hauraaG Root tn n fnrsGa al
buttonwOOd tree in lands OF said GarnettSum
merrill near the Salem Road ;thence l2) North.
fifty nine degrees East to a hickory tree IN the
line between lands of said Garnet Summefill
and Robert Diver thence 80 North fourteen
degrees East to a marked post in lands said
Robert Diver on the Southerly side of the
PENIS Grove and WoodstOwn road thence 20
due North to a gum tree in line between lands
of Charles Sheets and Anna Diver thence, (5)
lands Of said Anna Diver; thence () North
twenty degrees West to a black oak tree in the
Penn's Grove and Auburn Road in lands of
the Riyerview Cemetary Association thence
telegraph pole in lands of the Delaware River
Railroad Company; thence (S) North forty
seven degrees West to an ash tree at high wa
ter mark on the River Delaware in lands of
the PENIS Grove Glass Company; thence 20
at right angles to the shore Of said Riyerto the
middle thereof; thence tl0) down said River
Delaware along the middle thereof to q point
opposite to and at right angles with the shore
OF said River Delaware at the beginning point
thence Ql) Easterly to 1.-THE place of beginning.
do hereby appoint Robert s. Diver ITO be
clerk and Charles ID. Burden and John PattOh
ALFRED REED PssJ.
A true copy of the order filed In tiieiofice Of
the Clerk OF the said County of Salem on. the
Twentieth day of February Eighteen hundred
and ninety four. CLINTON kelly. Clerk.