The Penn's Grove record., 1920-09-10
Delinquent Taxes
Must Be Paid
Collector Instructed to Prepare
List and Advertise Names
of All Delinquents

The Mayor and Council met in regu-
lar session on Tuesday night.
Mayor S. M. Hunt presided. Mem
bers present were Harry A. Dalbow,
Robert M. Walker, Edward H. Keen,
Jr., Dennis Fahy, together with Bor-
ough Clerk w. A. Hunt and Solicitor
S. Rushing Leap.
Supervisor of Roads Joseph Sailor
reported repairs to numerous streets
and roads in the Borough with an
ample supply of cinders which were
secured under advantageous circum-
stances. He has a considerable guam
tity of the material in sight for fur
Their repairs.
Treasurer D. p. Featherer reported
to the Finance Committee a balance
on hand of $9,J39.45. Balance in
building fund ~$15,127.96.
Members of Council went to Phila-
delphia last week and selected a guam
tity of chairs, desks and tables from
the furniture formerly used in Odd
Fellows hall, in that city and which
was presented to the Borough free of
cost by the James Sweeten Automo-
bile Company. A big truck load of it
arrived on Tuesday and with a little
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furnishing the new Borough hall. Mr.
Sweeten's generous contribution is
highly appreciated by the Mayor and
Council.
Charles R. Leonard, Overseer of the
Poor presented his report for the
month of August which covered num-
erous cases coming under his Jurls-
diction.
C1z- -aoa.o1 +.aA 49, oAsoa1. hod
a grievance concerning territory over
which he is supposed to have Jurlsdlc-
ton and appealed to Council to
straighten him out.
In February last the + of So.
Broad Street and Maple Avenue was
discussed at the Council as a very
dangerous place for traffic and acct
dents were of frequent occurrence. In
order to safeguard the public Abe
Green was appointed a special officer
without pay for this particular point.
The other. day Abe arrested a man
for overlooking his jitney. The arrest
was not made at his fixed post" and
Abe was informed that his jurisdiction
did not extend to all parts of the Bor-
ough. The man appeared before the
Recorder and paid his fine. Abe want
ed to know what his powers were.
The Mayor was under the impression
that Abe was appointed to look after
the traffic at South Broad Street and
Maple Avenue and the Records re-
port of the meeting at which Abe's
appointment was made took this view
of the matter. The minutes of the
proceedings of Council, which are, of
course, the official record, state simp-
ly that Abe was appointed a special
officer without pay.
William P. Denny again appeared
before Council and asked that som
definite action be taken in the matter
of improvements he desires to make
to his property at Union Corner.
While the material to be used in
some parts of the work was not in
conformity with the strict letter Of the
building code it would in no wise in
crease the fire risk and his plans were
entirely satisfactory to insurance
men. The improvement would also
provide for better sanitary conditions
about the premises.
AS Council has the power to modify
the requirements of the code in its
discretion it was decided to grant a
permit to Mr.. Denny to proceed with
the work, using asbestos shingles on
the front, side and back of the build
ing and, put -en~a tin roof.
Recorder Walter Edgar turned in
S157.5O fines collected in cases brought
before him during August. -.
All merchants and others who did
not pay their mercantile tax on Aug,
ust 1st are classed as delinquents and
their names were ordered to be turned
over to Recorder Edgar who was in
structed to collect the amount due.
AS no report has ever been made of
receipts from property taken over by
the Borough at the last delinquent tax
sale the collector was instructed to
make a statement covering the matter.
A resolution was passed in%structing
the Collector to proceed at once to col
lect all delinquent taxes by sale or
otherwise and that a list of all said de-