The Penn's Grove record., 1917-07-06
MORE STONE ROAD WANTED
All Now Endorse Coxey's Propc-
sition Made Twenty
Years Ago

At the meeting of the Mayor and
Council on Tuesday evening. Mayor
Cunningham and Councilmen Dalbow.
Denny and Bodine were present. Cur
rent bills were ordered paid and the f.
nancial standing of the borough was dis
eussed as well as the patriotism of those
who have not paid the $4,000 delinquent
taxes. Can it be they have used the
money to buy Liberty Bonds?
A check for $74 was received with an
itemized statement of fines collected by
Eugene McAdams, Esq.
Eight of the most prominent and
leading taxpayers residing on Harmony
street were present with a petition sign
ed by thirty-five citizens asking that a
stone road be laid on Harmony street.
They claim that the roadway is worn
out by heavy traffic. 1t did not matter
about the cost. not even if the borough
has to be bonded. the stone road is
wanted. They are flush with money to
pay more taxes. even to make up for
the delinquency of others. Cinder dust
must be carted out of town.
Street Supervisor Joseph Sailor said
that Harmony street was the first street
to be graded and improved seven years
ago. 1t was laid with broken asphalt
taken from the streets of Philadelphia
seven years ago and cinders were put
IN top at an expense of $1,000.
Councilman Dalbow said that about
the time all the streets are made good
with stone and amiesite the need will
be to tear them up and lay sewers.
That will be in three or four wears.
A RETROSPECT.
The heavy hauling of materials during
l9l5 to enlarge the powder works at as
rapid Il rate as possible. regardless of
time and expense. made Penns Grove
streets mud holes and liqid batter. That
led to laying Il stone road on Broad
street with State aid last year. Coun-
eilman Dalbow saw that the street bud
get was made large enough last year to
cover the expense of putting a stone
roadway on Railroad avenue this year.
Contractor Burk who laid Broad street
had enough stone contracted for to lay
on Railroad avenue at the old price.
Notwithstanding Delaware avenue was
improved with Millville gravel three
wears ago at an expense of S1.05 a ton.
also broken asphalt from Philadelphia
was put on last year. as soon as the in
habitants learned of the stone being
put on Railroad avenue a petition for a
stone road was sent to the Mayor and
Council.
Now comes the denizens who are not
only on Harmony, but want to be in
Harmony with the other fellows with
stone roads no matter what the cost of
roads-but don't mention big school
grounds nor more school houses. That
is another question.
OF course the Councilmen who got the
stone road on Broad street and on
railroad avenue will be only too glad to
keep in harmony with the desired i'm
provements wanted in front of the other
fellows properties. but who will do the
work? Contractors will not now bid
for new work because of labor condi-
tlons and the price of materials have
gone up from fifty to a hundred per
cent within the past two years. J. F.
Burk will not take any contracts until
he has completed what he has. The
hrm from which he gets the amiesite for
the top he is now putting on is furnish
ing it at a loss. The contract was made
two years ago. The higher cost of lab
or has cut Mr.. Burk's profits very small
New public works as well as private
will have to be curtailed and only nee
essary repair work lone until the war
urgency work is finished.