The Penn's Grove record., 1919-03-07
New MarshalS Appointed
New Contract For Electric
Lighting Streets

The Mayor and Council met in reg
present were Mayor Fisher, Council
men Borden, Pyne, Bodine, Keen and
Fahy, s. Rushing Leap, Counsel; Wal
ter A. Hunt, Clerk; Thomas T. Nor
gan, Building Inspector; j.. N. Lay
man, Assessor, and ID. P. Featherer,
treasurer.
Persons having any statements to
make before the body were first given
consideration.
Mrs. Walter Bonner stated that ear
.lier in the day she had been bitten on
the hand and shoulder by a vicious
bulldog while walking along Penn St.
She thought some action should be
taken in the matter as the beast was
a menace to the community at large.
Mr.. Leap was asked for an opinion.
He said if the dog was shown to be
vicious it should be shot and that Mrs.
Bonner's redress for her injuries
could be secured by legal process.
William 2. Denny brought up the
matter of the Borough taking over
East Harmony Street, arranging the
grade, curbing, etc. Many improve
llents in the way of new buildings
were contemplated. +,
This work would be stimulated and
encouraged if wooden buildings were
allowed to be put up at that extreme
POINT of the fire zone, and he wanted
10 know if the building ordinance
could not be amended to that effect.
1t was decided to take no action.
Others had been compelled to conform
strictly to the new ordinance and it
was hardly fair now to make any
change. The ordinance could be
amended but is was not deemed wise
to do so.
In the matter of a claim of David A.
English for compensation for extra
services while assessor in 1916, Clerk
Hunt said that he had gone over the
minutes of the Council for that year
very carefully and could not find any
resolution, motion or other reference
bearing on the matter. No action was
taken, as the Solicitor said no COM
pensation could be given any official
other than provided for in the ordi-
nance as salary.
John Morgan called attention to the
bad conditions on the east end of Den
ny Avenue to the river, owing to lack
of drainage.
MI. Keen, of the Lighting Commit
tee. reported numerous lights out of
commission on different streets and
took the Electric Company to task for
their lack of attention to frequent
complaints.
Building Inspector, Thomas P. Nor
gan, reported having issued permits
for nine new buildings.
Much time was consumed in discuss
ing the new contract with the Electric
Company for lighting the streets and
public places.
Julius Theobold, representing the
company, was present and made a
/ statement in reference to the new
contract. Several important changes
were made in the document at the
suggestion of Solicitor Leap and the
members for the better protection of
the Borough.
The document was finally amended
satisfactorily. The contract will run
for five years. All extensions not eX-
ceeding 500 feet that have been prev
iously applied for and all new ones
will be put in by the company within
90 days without any charge except
for current and the equipment will be
kept in better repair than heretofore
MI. Theobold said he regretted the
fact that the service in Penns Grove
under the closing contract had not
been as good as desired. The Com
pany had operated under many handi-
caps. Now they were in better con
diti0n;-Gnancially and physically, and
from now on the service would be of a
much higher standard and they would
continue to improve it in every way
possible.
The current expense account follows:
Balance IN hand. 779.43
Received since last meeting 656.60
Paid out L.
Balance IN hand. 1,O45.25
The Board of Health had paid out
$3O.27 since the last meeting and had
a balance on hand of $710.43.
The Public Buildings account show
ed a balance of $4,000.
Bills amounting to $2,122.53 were
ordered paid.
The bill of the N. J. Electric Com
pany for $971.00 was reduced $50 on
motion of Mr.. Keen and ordered paid.
1t cost $500 to emove the water
gauge from the school building to the
fire house.
Permission was asked to hold a
Sunday meeting in the Broad Theatre
by A. G. Ridgway who wanted to give
an illustrated lecture on "Fifty Rea-
sons Why America and Great Britain
Should Rule the Earth" Solicitor
Leap said no action was necessary on
the part of the Borough. If, however,
it was found that the meeting was in
the nature of propaganda by anar-
chists, Bolsheviki or in any other way
against the laws and ideals of our
country it was a police duty of the
Borough to suppress it.
The work of preparing all the Bor-
ough ordinances which are to be
printed in pamphlet form for the in
formation of the public has progressed
SO far that they soon will be in the
hands of the printer. This matter has
given much work to the Council and
Attorney Leap.
On motion of Mr.. Pyne it was de-
o:JoJ 70 ;rcpoct copditiouc On Denny