The Penn's Grove record., 1920-11-05
Borough Recorder
Has Big Month
He Turns In $4,000 in Fines,
Covering 81 Cases During
October

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lar session on Tuesday night, Mayor
Samuel NJ. Hunt presiding.
Samuel l.. Reign, contractor, reported
that the concrete cutters on East Main
Street had been completed.
Recorder Edgar turned over $340 in
finer collected on "a minor cases COM
ing under his Jurisdiction during Octo-
Der.
Chief Marshall Houseworth submitted
a comprehensive and voluminous re-
port covering the police departments
activities for the month of October
William T. Bray, a former Marshall,
made application for reappointment-
The Finance Committee reported a
cash balance on hand of $8.15S.6S. Bal
ance in building fund, $~9,s73.76.
Licenses fees and miscellaneous ac-
count, s6.526.5s.
A communication was received from
Miss Florence Straughn complaining
that the street lights are urned off
fully an hour before daylight in the
morning. Miss Straughn teaches chool
in Camden and has to make the 5.53
A. NJ. train. There are many other
commuters on this early train and they
are compelled to grope their way to the
station in the dark.
The Borough Clerk was instructed
to communicate with the Electric Conn.,
PdIy LII Aux ~ ASCP NAS
lights burning until $50 A. NJ.
Charles r. Leonard, Overseer of the
Poor, reported II cases considered in
his department during September and
October. Two were bastardy cases,
the others being appeals for aid. In
one case a man asked for assistance
who it was found upon investigation
had fairly steady work in a arage
The Property Committee. Harry A.
/ naIhAry CHoirroan rnnnrfnd that tho
pest house" was gradually disappear
ing, hat he had missed two more
boards since his last report. Kindling
wood for early morning fires now be-
ing in great demand he thought it would
soon disappear entirely.
The Electric Company was instructed
to turn on the current in the new Bor-
ough Hall, the wires having all been
connected and the lamps installed.
A communication was received from
the Board of Health in regard to a de-
~fective drain pipe on the property of
Matthew Mitchell on West Main Street.
The matter is fully explained in the re-
port of the Boards proceedings at the
meeting on Monday night.
The Finance Committe will meet
with the Mayor and Borough Clerk at
the latter's office this (Friday) even
ing and take up in a preliminary way
lie llnduCldl puO6Cl " thC Oihih
year.
The Sunday night fire on the Smith
tract provoked considerable discussion
regarding the placing of water mains
in that district.
Tin and again this matter has been
brought up in Council and every effort
has been made to AVE something done
to protect the property owners but it
has been impossible to accomplish any,
thing.
The Water Company declined to lay
pipes unless sufficient revenue was as
sured to pay a ~easonab interest up
on the money that it would cost to do
the work.
The Public Utilities Commission was
next appealed to and they sustained the
decision of the Water Company. saying
they would not compel n extensions
of mains that would have to be done at
a loss to the Company.
A house to house canvass of the
property owners in the district was
then made in order to ind out how
many would agree to use the water at
a fixed yearly consideration. Evidently
not enough signers were secured to
guarantee the Company against loss
as no further action has been taken
So the matter still remains an unsolved
problem.
whether any plan can DC mdoe
4 whereby water mains can be laid in the
district and sufficient revenue realized
from the use of the water by property
owners to compensate the Water Com
pany remains unsettled. The Mayor
and Council have tried in every way
to have something done. but unless the
owners agree to use the water anc
create a revenue things will remain as
they are.
Council adjourned to meet on Friday
of next week, when it is expected the
new hall will be taken over from the
hands of the contractor.