The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
BorbuehC Council.

RorPugh Council.
The regular Meeting Of the Borough
Council was held Tuesday evening. May
or Elkinton presided. Councilmen Hunt
Leap, Cook, Hanmitt and Corson were
present.
Mr.. Cook reported on the widening q
Penn st. John Summerill & Bro. had the
deed ready for the transfer OF Tour iee'
front on Main Street t. the Borough q
soon as payment was ready.
On motion an order was ordered drawn
in favor Of John Summerill & Bro. for 800.
D. D. Leap was present with check for
800 which he had promised to dona1e
towards the widening Of the street. ne
presented also a receipt for 500 when
ne desired signed which contained the
following clause: II give the price OF Two
feet Of ground in consideration OF my
cellarway t~respassing on the side walk OF
said street." The matter was lad yer
until next meeting for consideration ana
the order to j. Summerill q Bro. was
ordered withheld.
The bill of County Clerk S. L. Rich
mond for 1925 for recording deeds OF
Yeager and Layton was approved and
ordered paid.
Benz. s. Featherer appeared n was
sworn in a Commissioner of Appeal. He
asked his duty as road supervisor and
was told it was his duty to make neces-
sary repairs in case of washouts and
scrape the roads, but to consult the road
committee in his work.
]. Pierson Justice appeared and was
sworn in as Marshall. His bond for
$4OO was signed by Edward Justice and
Thomas E. Hunt.
George L. Coombs reported that $50 OF
delinquent taxes had been collected.
Since the annual meeting he had doubts
OF his being Marshall while the warrant
did not run out until April 10th.
On motion it was ordered that q sec
ond Marshall be appointed as a Marshall
did not draw pay until ordered to spec
ial duty.
George L. Coombs wa appointed Mar
shall, Janitor Of Mayors Office and Over
seer Of Poor and confirmed and instruct
ed to hold the tax warrant and collect as
fast as possible.
Benz. s. Featherer was appointed
Pound Keeper.
p. S. Fogg, of Woodstown, was APP
pointed solicitor and confirmed.
Some current bills were ordered paid,
among the number being n for $22.B
to pay discount on notes in bank.
The old committee of all the Council
with J. P. Leap chairman was continued
as the water committee with F. R. Ham
mitt added.
On motion ]. P. Leap and L. w. Cook
were appointed a committee to wait on
solicitor Fogg, giving a statement of the
proceedings in regards to what had been
done towards water works, ask him to
investigate and report, the standing of
contracts, bonds and loans.
Councilman Hunt stated that Mrs. Re-
becca Naylor wanted the water which
went through the drain in her property
taken down Harmony Street. Edward
Keen appeared before the Council and
stated that the water which went through
the drain at his residence should be taken
down Broad Street as it comes from farms
south of Broad and the present drain
would not vent it because it was becom-
ing filed up On Railroad Avenue and be-
tween his house and the Avenue. He
said he had been threatened with an in
junction because the drain was obstruct-
ed.
Mayor Elkinton said that persons had
properties with bitches and
natural water courses through them. The
drains had been boxed over. Now that
the boxes were rotting, falling in and OBJ
structing the flow of water, the Borough
was asked to tax all properties to improve
properties. The Borough has
nothing to do with the drainage of priv
ate property. They had bought the stu
alton because it was cheap and other
properties cannot be taxed to improve
these with drains. Those persons inter-
ested should unite to keep open the
drains and water courses.