The Penn's Grove record., 1920-10-22
Women Insulted
B~oOtleggers Thrive
Council VIII Take Drastic Meas
ures to Clean Up Criminal
Element in Town

lar session on tuesday night.
In the absence of the Mayor, Presi-
dent Edward H. Keen presided. Mem
bers present were Harry A. Dalbow,
George M. Pyne, Robert M. Walker,
Dennis Fahy, together with Borough
Clerk Walter A. Hunt, Solicitor S.
Rushing Leap, Road Supervisor Joseph
Sailor, Overseer of Poor Charles r.
Leonard.
The Finance Committee report
showed a balance of current funds ON
hand amounting to $9,100.21. Balance
In building fund, $11,873.76. Licenses,
fees and miscellaneous account, &c.
350.59.
Recorder Edgar turned in $4,000
for fines imposed during September.
The report of Chief Marshall House
worth showed 81 arrests for various
misdemeanors made during Septem-
Der.
The ordinance fixing the status of
the fire department was turned over
to the Fire Committee and they will
report Or same at the next meeting.
The Electric Light and Power Com
-pany gave notice that the new lights
asked for would be installed as soon
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an estimate of cost, ETC., was received
from the Lighting Committee.
w. w. Bright was given the privi-
lege of the floor and called attention
to several things he thought should
be remedied. There were patches of
lunpaved sidewalks which were un-
slightly and in wet weather were al
most impossible. Many awnings were
hung too low to admit of free passage
along the sidewalks. Children using
the sidewalks for rolling skating were
a nuisance. Automobiles were con-
.stantly exceeding the speed limit along
the streets to the danger of life and
limb. The electric and gas service
were both bad. The post office is
closed too early and box holders can
not get their mail. He thought the
office should be left open at all times
for the accommodation of box holders.
Merchandise was piled up in front of
many stores for display and sale to
such an extent that travel was inter-
fered with.
1t seems that nearly all these griev-
ances are provided for by various or
dinances and the police department
has full authority to correct them. 1t
was only necessary to see that the
provisions of the ordinances were OBJ
served to remedy much of the trouble.
Police rules and regulations should al
so be complied with.
A request for two special officers
on the Summerill tract will be granted
in due time.
Borough Engineer w. A. Summerill
.1yha yyoc irocftu1nfnd of q n1.nVIO11c
meeting to make measurements of the
back road to Auburn in order to find
out how much of the road belonged
to the Borough, presented his report.
The road from North Broad Street
to the bend at Riverview Cemetery
was rebuilt with dirt and gravel last
year by the Committee of Upper
Penns Neck Township, for which a
bill of $4,000 was presented. The
Council has paid $500.
About 300 feet is in the Borough
and about 1925 feet is half in the
Borough and half in the Township,
making about 1922 feet of road to be
paid for. Measurements showed that
the road had been filled up from II
to % inches at different places. The
estimated fill was about 1041 cubic
yards. A cubic yard is estimated to
be a wagon load. The cost at $1.0O a
load for dirt and gravel would make
the cost $1041, or $6,706 a mile. The
cost at $4,000 would be about $12,883
a mile for a dirt and gravel road.
The report was received and order
ed filed for future reference in case
the Township presented any further
claims for payment on the road.
Joseph Sailor said he say some of
the work done on the road and noticed
the material being hauled to do the
work. Lots of two-horse wagon loads
of dirt were mere ~wheelbarrow loads.
He carried more in a one-horse cart.
A very important matter and one
which created considerable earnest dis
cussion was the increase of rowdy1sm
and petty criminal acts in the Borough.
Last Saturday night two women were
help up and publicly insulted on Main
Street neal Union orner. Many ldlerS
co~ngregate around Union Corner every
night and obstruct traffic. 1t is not
the congestion of ordinary travel on
a busy thoroughfare, but gangs OF
idlers who have formed the habit OF
loafng at this point. 1t has been dis
covered there has been considerable
"bootlegging" or traffic in illicit booze
going on there. :,
This condition is growing worse all
the time as many men are being laid
off at the dupont plants. 1t is a men.
ace that must be given serious and
immediate attention by the Mayor
and police department. Our citizens
must be protected from such condl-
tons on the public streets.
Parking Of automobiles on South
Broad Street has grown to such an ex-
tent that at times the street is prac-
tically impossible. With the street car
traffic and large theatre crowds every
night the congestion is beyond control.
r was decided that some definite plan
must be worked out to remedy this
condition.
Attention was called to the fact that
the budget for the coming fiscal year
must soon be prepared with the estl-