The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-12
BOROUGH
Tax Rate Changed to $1.1f

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Tax Rate Changed to SLIP
The Borough Council met Tuesday
evening, C0unctlmen Eikint0n, Hunt
aud Coombs were present and Mayor
ToyiOn presided.
Current bills were ordered paip and
5000 bushels Of oyster shells ordered
bought TO repair the streets.
Nathan s. Wood appeared before the
council and asked that the trunk iii
front Of his residence be repaired OF
filled in as the old one has rOtt6d away.
Mayor Torton, Councilmen Elkintol
and Hunt we're appointed 9 committee
to view the situation and have done
what is best.
On motion the tax rate WAS fixed ut
$l.18 instead OF ST. 20 at last meeting,
when the number Of poll taxes were not
deducted.
E. u. Howell and son, Of P0ughkeep
sic, N. Y, were present and he read
the three resolutions iii regards tol The
water works, electric light and lgas
works. The resolutions permits cOrbor-
ations to be formed by E. u. Howell,
jos. Fl. Young, James Hartley, George
=. Tracy, Frederick @. Au~terietch, H.
E. Holbrook and w. E. Hires. to or.
ect Water Works, Electric Lights and
Gas Works. The Council adopted all
three after hearing from Attorney ID.
V. Snmmeriil, Jr., who stated that it
was necessary for y party to get such
consent from q municipality before the
Secretary Of State would grant . Ger
tificate of Incorporation to a water
works company but such is not the case
in regards to electric lights and gas.
The resolutions YER 4 mere expression
OF the Council as to their being favor
able to such, and bound the Council To
nothing. The binding part comes when
the corporation appears with y con-
tract.
MI. Howell stated that they wished
such an expression SO the cdmpaDy
could be incorporated. The gas resO-
luton wat desired as there were iflstanc-
ed where gas wal substituted for electric
lights. 1t is customary now TO put the
water pipes on one side of the street and
the gas on the other. leaving the middle
| of the street for q " when Ineded.
Mr.. Howell entertained the Council
at French's hotel last Fxiday when the
plans Of the C0mparL were explained.
The company will kj,lh water to any
| persons IN the bon s. pgk year
| for two faucefs. h0E 1fi4 COLI water.
For q hYdraut I'D tte yard, ST. 80 and
for baths and closets, s. each. The
borough must agree to take the fservice
Of 20 fire plugs at an annual rental of
$25 each. The company will erect at
It's plant a pumping engine specially for
| fire purposes with which it will be pos
sible to throw a heavy stream Over the
highest building in town. For the OF.
binary water supply the water will be
pumped from artesian wells intota stand
pipe sixty ieet high. The Company
will also light the borough wild forty
inc8ndescent electric lights, tie cost
for this service to be $500.
wish to express my thanks to the
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, for hav-
ing put OF the market such a wonderful
medicine" says W. w. Massingill, Of
Beaumont, Texas. There are many
thousands of mothers whose children
have been saved from attacks Of dysen-
terry and cholera infantum who must also
feel thankful. It is for sale by ]. Sweet
EMS Sons.
Boom Bursted
About three weeks ago Char les N.
Chamberlain, of Atlantic City, arrived
in Penn's Grove to look for some land.
He was fayorably impressed with Sam
uel s.. Borden's farm because it was on
a public road close 10 the railroad and
had a river front. He offered NnRor-
den S., 1000 for about % acres, part
meadow land, ard afro Offered Mrs.
Charles Leap $3Q MI scfes ~ daea1-
ow. It got rumofed efound and pub
listed in a dails paper that PosAn,s
Grove was expecting 4 great Industry.
AS he did not say for what purpose
he wanted the land some began to build
air castles on Atlantic City values.
Others thought he had gone daft which
proved to be the truth from evidence
received from Atlantic City by Mr..
Borden. AS soon as his relatives learn
ed where he wal they sent for him. He
was to appear last Monday to finally
take the property but he did not put in
his appearance.
On the 10th Of December, 1897, Rev. S.
A. Donahoe, pastor M. E. Church, South,
Pt. Pleasant, W. Va, contracted a severe
cold which was attended from the begin
ming by violent coughing. He says: sAf-
ter resorting to a number of so-called
specifics, usually kept in the house, to
no purpose, / purchased a bottle Of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, which acted
like a charm. 1 most cheerfully recon-
mend it to the public.n For sale by
]. Sweeten's Sons.
william j. McCauley Murdered
The announcement in Mondays pa
pets that William J.. McCauley. OF
Philadelphia, was murdered last Salui-
day night III Huntingdon. w. Va, ex-
cited a lively interest in Penn's Glovs,
because he was the man who married
Miss Emma Meglll, daughter Of Albe-
marie Megill, of Penn's Grove, about
seven years ago. They separated III a