The Penn's Grove record., 1920-12-03
Treasurer Reports
x Coming In
Contract For Repairs to State
Street and Railroad Avenue
Annulled as Work Cannot
Be Done This Winter

0( OOAtN ~ w III
The Mayor and Council held their
regular fortnightly session ON Tues
day evening in the Borough hall. The
Mayor presided. Councilmen present
were Harry A. Dalbow, Dennis Fahy,
George n. Pyne, Robert NJ. Walker,
Edward II. Keen, Jr., together with
Borough Clerk w. A. Hunt and other
officials. There was also a good at
tendance of citizens.
Robert WI Kidd and Alfred GilIison.
new members Of Council, were sworn
in by Clerk Hunt They will assume
Office on january LIST, 1921. Joseph
b. Harbeson, Albert II. Jameson and
Frank Torchia were also sworn in as
| Constables.
The Finance Committee, through D.
P. Featherer, reported . cash balance
on hand Of $2ly367. O2. Balance in
building fund $1,145.71. Miscellane-
Gus revenues, such as mercantile
licenses, dog tax, jitney and Recor-
der's fines, S7,274.O7.
F. II. Elliott was instructed to in
stall toilets and other necessary
plumbing in the Jail and police de-
partment for $4,000.
William A. Summerill was given
immediate possession Of the room in
his building on Oak Street, formerly
used as a lookup, since 1894.
Complaint was received that water
is being pumped on the public streets
from private properties and has be-
come a nuisance. There is an ordi-
nance fully covering the matter
which will be enforced to stop it.
d. Harris Smiths appointment as
trustee of the Rebecca Black estate
having been confirmed by the Court a
payment of $4,000 was ordered to be
made on the lot on which the new
Borough hall was built. This could
not be done before as there was no
one legally empowered to receive the
money.
Treasurer D. P Featherer reported
taxes coming in all the time. There
were many, however, owing personal
tax who have moved away and their
addresses are unknown. These will be
purged from the list in order that the
Borough shall be relieved from carry
ing a lot of worthless taxes as a live
asset.
Over $685. covering various sums
due for State, school and County
taxes was ordered paid and the bal
ance in the treasury was reduced &C
cordingly.
1t was decided that in view of the
fact that no work a be done on the
repairs to State Street and Railroad
Avenue this winter to annul the con-
tract recently drawn up with the J.. F.
Burke Company of Plainfield to do
the work. Another contract will be
made in the spring and it may be that
the price of material will be reduced
by that time
In reference to disbanding the vol
unteer fire company in order that a
new one might be formed under the
jurisdiction of the Borough was dis
cussed. The volunteers do not like the
idea of losing their identity, but Soil
citor Leap read the law covering the
matter passed in 1870, which gives
the governing body of any municipal
ity power to disband any existing
company. The law also provides that
the volunteers may continue as a
separate organization and the Bor-
ough may assist them financially if
necessary.
An ordinance governing the whole
matter which will no doubt prove
! satisfactory to all concerned rs now
under consideration. A joint confer
ence of the firemen and Council as
suggested by Councilman Dennis
Fahy will probably be held to con-
slider a compromise.
AS there is no ordinance preventing
the erection of shelters or permanent
awnings in front of stores and other
buildings it was decided to have one
prepared. 1t was the unanimous
opinion that such structures are IN
slightly and should not be allowed.
The matter of the height of signs and
awnings above the sidewalk will also
be settled. -,
The Street Committee recommended
the suspension of work On the streets
for the balance of the year which was
approved.
A communication was received from
William F. Yeager, Secretary OF the
Board of Health asking that the ap-
preparation for the Board next year
be 5000.
Council adjourned to meet next
Tuesday night for special considera-
ton of matters of taxation.
A Surprise Party
A surprise party was given in the