The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-07
B0f6Mxh Council

0VTuuBn OOuueth
A regular meeting of borough tounci
was held Tuesday evening. Mayor Zen
tieu presided with Councilmen Layman
Keen, and Morgan present.
Current bills were ordered paid.
Ordinances numbers 80 and 81, con
corning the building OF curbs and CUTTERS
were passed second reading.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
Gas Company that the locations OF a new
street lamp on north Delaware Avenue,
Railroad Avenue and East Main Street
had been staked:
The water committee reported that
]. A. higgins, the Penn's Grove Water
Supply Co., had agreed to supply water
for the Borough lookup for SIS a year.
The council adjourned until Thursday
evening, at which time to hear citizens
in regards to the ordinances requiring the
making of curbs and cutters.
HEARING ON CURBs AND CUTTERS
On Thursday evening the Mayor and
Council held a hearing Of property own
ers concerning the passing of the ordl-
nances requiring cement curbs and cutters
on West Main Street, Oak Street, Penn
Street between Main and Harmony and
State Street between Main and Railroad
Avenue.
George H. Elkinton Esq. presented the
strongest objections because he thought
the. grade too higlron Penn Street and the
widening of the street would compel him
to remove his front steps and build side
porches. He thought it would be taking
his property without compensation when
the street had never been laid out. Peo-
pie do not like to feel that they are COM
PEELED tie do a thing. that they expect to
do in time and to be compelled to do it
in ninety days he thought a financial bur
den that some did not feel able to bear.
He thought the Borough should put in the
gutter because it carried the water off the
public highway.
Postmaster I. E. Hunt said he had
spent considerable money at the corner of
Main and Franklin streets and did not
feel able to put curbs in just at present but
intended to do so as soon as able, He
thought others did not feel financially
able at present.
Josiah Locke said he had some hundreds
Of feet of sidewalk and if coinpelled to pay
for it he would have to sell some of the
property.
s. L. Boone said several were ready to
put in curbs, but don't like to fell that
they are compelled to do SO. He favored
the Borough putting in the gutter.
s. R. Leap said he had spent between
$500 and $500 ON curbs and cutters on
Main Street and was in favor of improve
ments. He had about $50 feet on Oak street
where.there was no building that was
used as a by street for travel to the station
and thought some provision should be
made for such a case. lie thought out
side the curb belonged to the city to i'm
prove.
J. d. Whitaker objected to the gutter
and thought outside the curb should be
put in by Borough.
W. P. Denny, Whose property is not OH
the line Of the proposed improvements,
said it would be better To COM
pei property owners to lay cement side
walks instead of CUTTERS, because if curbs
were put in they would hold water OIL
the sidewalks in places go that gum boots
would be needed in summer and skates
in winter.
Mayor Gentieu stated that several had
put in curbs and cutters. Other were
ready. The old plank curbs had rotted
and 1t was a waste of tax payers money
to put cinders on the side walk to he
washed into the gutter to obstruct drain
age of the streets and then be carted
away. 1t wa impossible to go over
town and pick out placed to have curbs
and cutters put In while some would
never 60 to the expense unless COM
pelledito do so. Main Street has a new
stone State road, but the curbs and
cutters in many places are not creditable
to the town. The improvement could
be made cheaper by giving q contract
for the whole. 1t cost about so cents a
lineal foot for curb and gutter. He
thought the gutter should be put in at
the same time as the curb 30 the cement
would bind both together. 1t would be
unfair to those who had laid cutters for
the Borough to pay for putting in all
others. For the benefit of those who
could not pay all this year, improvement
notes or bonds could be issued on the
credit of the Borough and property
owner given time to pay their portion of
cost together with the interest on the
loans, which would be a lien OH the
property the same as taxes.
There was no legally signed remon-
STRANGE against the proposed improve
ment, only the above verbal personal
objections.
The Council adjourned until the next
regular meeting without taking action on
the ordinances.
A Pleasant Surprise
On Saturday evening last thirty-three
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