The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-30
Borough Hall
Almost Completed
Building Will Be Practically Fin
ished Next Month. State
Street and Railroad Ave-
nue. Ordered Repaired

The Mayor and Council met in reg
ular session or Tuesday night. Ed
ward H. Keen, Jr., presided at the
opening in the absence of the Mayor.
Other members present were Robert
M. Walker, George M. Pyne, Dennis
Fahy, Harry A. Dalbow. Other Bor-
ough officials in attendance were, As
SCISSOR Joseph N. Layman, Clerk Wal
ter A. Hunt, Supervisor of Roads, Jos.
Sailor, Solicitor S. Rushing Leap, Chief
Marshal A. B. Houseworth and Build
ing Inspector Harry Stirling.
Alleged violations of the building
code in the matter of fireproof on
struction of buildings provoked a long
discussion. The building occupied by
John Lawless as a furniture store on
Oak Street, it is alleged, has under
gone extensive improvements in vio-
lation of the building code, although it
is understood Mr.. Lawless had a build
ing permit issued by John V. Pontiere,
who was building inspector at that
time. While the Solicitor offered sew
eral suggestions regarding legal pro-
cedure to straighten the matter out,
no definite action was taken.
The improvement and enlargement
of the Globe Theatre on West Main
Street now underway, it is alleged, is
not being done in accordance with the
requirements of the Ordinance. In
this case the Borough Clerk was in
~structed to notify the owner and build
er that unless the ordinance was
strictly complied with in the matter of
~freproofing no permit to use the
building as a theatre would be
granted.
Messrs. Dalbow, Keen and Fahy
were selected by the Mayor to go with
him to Pitman to attend a meeting to
be held in the neal future to discuss
better electric service.
William A. Summerill, Borough En-
gineer, submitted standard plans for
laying a bituminous macadam pene-
trate top on State Street and Railroad
Avenue, which was approved. The
Council authorized an advertisement
put in the Penns Grove Record asking
for bids for 2058 square yards to be
covered.
The Finance Committee reported a
balance in the Borough treasury OF
Sc, 538.73.
An ordinance amending the Mercan-
file Tax Ordinance passed tinal read
ing and was ordered to be published.
Samuel L.. Raine's bid of go cents
q Inca foot for 1915 feet of cutters
on East Main Street was accepted.
The fee for conveyances carrying
natients from Penns Grove to the hos
pital at Salem in the future is not 10
exceed So.
dents of the dupont Addition and
Summerill Tract asking for improve
ments to a path to connect Iona ave
nue. diagonally across the lots 10 HIGH
land Park Avenue. H.
Assessor Layman speaking for the
petitioners explained the necessity 1or
the improvement as the walk was IN
a very bad condition. The walk Is
about $50 yards long. The matter
was referred to the Street Commlttee;
Edward H. Keen, Jr., was elected
President of Council to succeed How
Members of Liberty Fire Company.
were present and asked the support OF
Council in a drive to be made soon LOT
new FIRE apparatus. Whether or NOT
the Council was able to aid financially,
thew wanted the moral support m
hacking of the Borough officials IN
their efforts to raise funds for SUCH a
worthy cause.
ed unanimously. +bo
The curb and sidewalk around the
Borough Hall was ordered to be ialo
90 as the work could be finished at the
c,n,o time as the building.
Nelson Munyan was chosen 10 sue
coed Frank Rhodes, resigned, as Of
ficer at the fire house. He VIII De OH
dntv the entire "a hours every day.
Charles Woodland has been appoint
cd as a motorcycle traffic offlceI Il! ~
Inner Penns Neck township and II
rTas requested that he be sworn IN as
a special officer in the Borough IN Or
der that both communities couit ~
cared for. The request was granted.
Comnlaint was made that Jltney
drivers are violating the ordinance py
carving on their traffic on Souet
Broad Street and also on otr Tso
bevond Penn toward the river. Inc
ordinance forbids this h
IF was stated that the new Borough
Hall building would be prac1lcaily
completed during the month Oh Aug
ust.