The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-27
Council Transacts
Important Business
Carnival Pays Up Full $4,000
License Fee. Jitneys Re-
fused Change of Route

uldr session OH IueSudy night MdyOI
S. M. Hunt presided and all the mem
bers were present except Howard Bor-
den.
Borough treasurer D. P. Featherer
reported balance in general fund,
S9,6S3; building fund S15,127; license
fund, $~4,359.95.
Frank Smith appeared before the
Council and stated that he had been
bitten on the leg by Tom Hahycan's
dog, and wanted the vicious dog killed
before it bit any one else. The dog
was not registered at the time, but
was three days afterwards. He was
informed to sue the owner for person
al damages also to bring suit under
ordinance No. 10, which provides that
for the owner to allow a vicious dog
to run at large he was liable to five
DAYS Imprisonment in the County jail
or a fine of $40.
The controversy over the license fee
of the Wunder Carnival aggregation
in French's grove was settled by the
manager paying S435 to make the fee
$500. The manager presented the
cash at the meeting. :
By resolution it was ordered that all
property owners on East Main Street
to Trumbull Avenue and West Main
Street to the Delaware River who have
not laid curbs and sidewalks in front
of their premises, must do so at once.
If the work is not begun within ten
DAYS after public notice is given the
Borough will do the work and the cost
will stand as a lien against the prop
erty.
Harry Hoffman, President of the
Jitney Mems Association, again asked
permission for the jitney men to
change their route from Railroad
Avenue into Main Street and pass
around Union Corner. He said the
condition of Railroad Avenue was so
bad that it was wrecking their We
hicles.
The Council was of opinion that the
congestion at Union Corner was too
great at the present time to permit OF
a further increase of traffic by allow
ing the jitneys to change their route.
A contract has been awarded for sur
facing Railroad Avenue and as soon
as material can be secured by the con-
tractor the work will be done.
Under the circumstances Council
decided not to grant the request.
Chairman Dalbow of the Building
Committee reported that the new Bor-
OUCH Hall will be practically complet-
Melted within the next fifteen days.
A letter was received from the
lanes Sweeten Automobile Company
of PHILADELPHIA offering to donate a
considerable quantity of furniture,
such as desks, tables, etc., suitable Tor
furnishing the new Borough nall. IL
had been used in the Odd FelloWs
building on Broad Street, owned by
the Sweeten Company.
This generous offer was u to eX-
Councilman Lewis w. Cook, a we'll
known resident, who is identlfled with
the Sweeten Company and whose nrst
thought was for his home town when
this opportunity to benefit 1T was
offered. James Sweeten is a former
Mayor.
The Mayor and Council acting as a
committee of the whole will go TO
Philadelphia next week and select such
articles as they can use in the new
hall.
William P. Denny again brought up
the matter of the extensive repairs
and improvements he desires to. make
to his property at Union Corner. Fire
risk is the point at issue. Mr.. Denny
insists that the materials he desires
to use will in no wise increase the risk
in that vicinity, but instead will i'm
prove them. While they are not in
strict conformity with the letter of the
Building ordinance they are all thai
could be reasonably asked for and sat
isfactory to the insurance underwrlt-
ers. He had conferred with Mr.. Leap,
Counsel for the Borough, and he ex-
pected he would be present and explain
the matter.
Mr.. Denny quoted sections of the
ordinance wherein it was stated thai
"The provisions of this ordinance are
TO be Interpreted with consideration as
to the location of the building and to
be modified as necessity required by
the Building Inspector with the con
sent of Council" He hoped they
could come to some decision in the
matter.
In the absence of Mr.. Leap it was
I decided to lay the matter over until a
future meeting.
Mr.. Denny also called attention to
the "hog wallow' on Railroad Avenue
which he claimed was caused by the
jitneys running off the road when they
load and unload passengers.
It was also claimed that this condl-
ton was augmented by an ice cream
dealer emptying water from his tubs
into the street at that point.
S. S. Davies, representing the Cen
eral Electric Siren Company, of Chic
ago, was present with a view to hav-
ing a fire alarm siren placed on The
Borough hall. He said that nearly
every town in South Jersey had IN
stalled one of the sirens.
Council was favorably impressed
and informed Mr.. Davies that when
the hall was finished and they got their
second wind in the matter of finances
they would consider his proposition.
Council Harry Dalbow stated that