The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-28
Preparing for Borough Hall
Much Of the Business OF Council
Devoted to the Proposed
Building. Plans are
Accepted

The Mayor and Council met in regu-
lar session in the Council chamber on
Tuesday night.
Mayor Smith presided and all tho
members were present except Howard
Borden.
After passing the bills for current
the meeting was devoted
mainly to business connected with the
contemplated Borough hall. Architect
Clyde 6. Adams, OF Philadelphia, was
present. He presented the Borough
with a handsome drawing Of the new
building in water colors. 1t will be
framed and hung in the post office
where all can see it.
Treasurer Featherer's account show
ed a cash balance on hand of s12,444.03.
Ralph p. Willis and Leon Coney were
present in behalf of needed repairs to
Oak street. The hauling over this
short thoroughfare is tremendous.
amounting to thousands of tons month
ly on heavy trucks. A few hundred
spent now will save thousands in the
future. If the Borough Will act in the
matter Mr.. Willis agreed to furnish the
necessary broken stone in carload lots
at cost and his firm and Mr.. Coney
would furnish free the trucks to haul
it. The Street Committee will take up
the matter at once.
Inc TepOTL OI lHt altI 1OAhi1ilNAtE
was to the effect that conditions were
not satisfactory and the Company was
not furnishing the service required I'M
der it's franchise which calls for a min
imum pressure of so pounds.
Jitneys came in for an extended dis
cussion. 1t was understood that there
had been several arrests for fast and
! reckless driving and other violations
of the ordinance but no convictions had
followed. 1t was decided hal the
police and the Police Committee should
see that these violations are p~rosecuted
to the limit and where positive evf-
dence is produced against he men TO
see that convictions are had and nnes
imposed. !,
David A. English was present and
asked what Council proposed to do in
the matter of his claim for pay for ex-
ira services rendered when he was as
| SCISSOR. The matter had dragged along
since 1917. He insists that he was au-
thorized to do the extra work and was
given to understand that he would be
maid for it, but up till now no settle
ment had been made. He ma
hat he would begin suit for the
Amount unless some definite action was
taken.
r. YVES finally decided to have Mr..
EnrIish make his statement before the
Council and to produce witnesses 10
s~ubstantiate his claim. 1t was stated
that the bill had not been paid because
Nothing can be found on the minutes
of the proceedings of Council author
izing Mr.. English to do the work
which he claims was done.
The resolution which has appeared
+, the Penns Grove Record relating to
the matter Of submitting sealed pro-
nosals for constructing the proposed
/ Roroueh hall was cancelled ana an
other prepared extending the time TOT
raceivi1g such bid to December 18TH.
Minor alterations in the general
plans and specifications for the bulld-
ing were gone over with Archltect
adams and finally adopted.
Action on unfinished ordinances wax
carried over until the next meeting.
The matter of collecting the mercan-
file taxes by an ordinance passed lasl
wear took up considerable time. "A
large amount is still due from mef-
chants and others for last year aho
Clerk Hunt said collections were ne
better for this year.
The merchants are largely opposed
to what they claim are excessive rates
, and saw the ordinance should be re-
yised. Many who paid last year assert
thew will not pay the tax for this veal
until those in arrears for last yeal
SETTLE ND. The Chief of Police was IN
structed. as has been the case seVera
times before. to enforce the ordinance
If he carries out his instruction there
will be a wholesale court business oVe'
the matter.