The Penn's Grove record., 1906-06-22
COUNCIL
Gas Bill Paid, Sunday Dissertation
Discussed.

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A regular meeting was held TUESDAY
evening. Councilman Hunt, Denny,
Smith, Jordan and English were present
and President Hunt presided. Mayor
Torton came in after business had begun.
A reading OF the minutes of the special
meeting last week, showed that among
the bills ordered paid was that for the
fire hose $465. IS.
The committee on State road reported
progress.
Attorney j. A. Higgins was present and
granted the Lamp Committee the priv
lege of testing different burners and man.
ties on the street lights to see whether
better service can be procured.
Among the bills ordered paid were the
following; PENIS Grove Gas Co. for SIX
months street lighting to June Goth for
$500. 25; w. P. Wright for 1929 tons OF
cinders at 75c per ton $295.42. $50 was
ordered drawn in behalf of the Board OF
Health, OH request of DIR. G. P. Lummis,
Clerk of the Board OF Health.
Mayor Torton reported that ]. d.
Whitaker had told him the Borough
might drain the water off Pitman Street
thru his property if the Council would
rake the drain out two or three times a
year. The matter was laid over.
The water contract was discussed but
no action taken.
Councilman English called attention to
Sabbath Dissertation and asked what could
be done to stop it. Is there no law?
He was reminded that the subject had
been discussed at the special meeting last
week.
Mayor Torton said complaints had
come to him and he had instructed the
Marshall to patrol the river shore on Sum
day. As the Marshall cannot be every
where nor see everything, if those who
know of law breaking would enter COM
plant, he could do something. 1t was
as much the duty of citizens who know
of law breaking to enter complaints and
testify as it is the officers to commit, but
citizens want officers to do all as they do
not want to be mixed in it.
Marshal Simkins stated he had told the
news union man on the Sunday train not
to sell anything except newspaper: that
he had patrolled the river shore three or
four times last Sunday and had distirbut-
ed copies of the ordinance against Sabbath
dissertation where he thought most need
ed; that he saw no Dissertation; only some
beer drinking and the party was quiet.
Councilman English thought the chew
ing gum slot machines was a sale Of goods
on Sunday by those who has them out
and took many pennies from children
who should take them to the Churches.
SUNDAY LAW
Borough Ordinance No. 3, Against
Sabbath Dissertation reads as follows:
Sec. l. That no person shall sell or ex-
pose for sale with the Borough of PENIS
Grove on the first day of the week, COM
monty known as Sunday, any cigars, to-
bacco, ice cream, or other article of mer-
chandlZe, or Keep open, or 10 allow TO DE
kept open, for the sale of any shop, store,
restaurant or other business place, stall or
stand.
Sec. 2. No person shall within the
limits of the Borough of PENIS Grove or
in any place in said Borough on the first
day OF the week, commonly called Sun
day, engage in any worldly games, amuse-
ments, sporting, fishing, shooting, play
ing at quoits or ball or other games or
behave In a noisy or d~isorderly manner.
Sec. 3. If any person shall offend
against the provisions OF this Ordinance,
he or she shall be liable, for every such
offence, to a fine not exceeding Twenty
dollars or Imprisonment in the Borough
Lookup not exceeding ten dogs, or both,
at the discretion of the Mayor, and pur-
suant to the provisions of an act for the
ormation Borough Governments.