The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-03-24
Nell, Jersey
State Briefs


incorporated and will erect plant at
Clayville, three miles north of Mill
Vile.
The Kingman (Vineland) Public
School has finished a drive, for new
piano, and will give concert to cele-
brate the victory.
The new bell in the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, Camden, do
mated by Peter verga, was rung for
the first time.
Roosevelt Post, American Legion,
vineland, has appointed John Brown,
Gervas Stratton, Stuart Taylor Max
Steuber and DIR. r. B. Clippenger a
committee to handle the bonus ques-
tion for the 600 soldiers in Vineland.
Many shipyard workers and former
service men. who occupy the 450 gov
ernment homes sas Brooklawn are en-
deavoring to have the Emergency Fleet
Corporation reduce the rents or fix a
low sale price so that they can buy
them.
At conference of jitney bus own
ers from various parts of the state
in Newark it was decided to support
Assembly Bill No 270, as introduced by
Assemblyman Franklin. According to
George f. Seymour, counsel for the
Essex jitney men, the vote In favor of
the bill was made unanimous after
twelve out of fifteen had voted for it
and three against.
Frank S. Lloyd, an instructor IN the
Wildwood High School, while touring
| the county in an automobile with his
wife, 'plucked three large water lilies
In the Dennisville pond. This is the
earliest date on record when water
lilies in full bloom were found.
Work on extensions and improve
ments to the various parks in the Essex
county park systems, which was halt
ed a few years ago because of war
conditions, will be resumed with new
fervor this spring. Engineers of the
Essex County Park Commission,
Messrs. Reynolds and Phillips, have
mapped out plan of improvements
which will take until the late summer
months to complete.
Merritt Lane, former vice chancellor,
has been chosen to act as special coun-
sci to, represent the Newark Board of
Education in the legal proceedings be-
gun to review by writ of certiorari the
ousting of Charles NJ Myers and the
appointing in his place of Juvenile
Court Judge Edward Schoen as coun-
sci to the Board of Education.
Raymond Bocco, a leader in activ-
tiles of Orange Italians, heads move
ment that viii seek establishment of
community house for Italian-Ameri-
cans in the Oranges. Michael Giur-
danO, a sergeant attached to the city's
police department, is chairman of the
committee on ways and means.
Taxable. property in Mercer county
is valued at $155 $40, ,48S for 1921, ac-
cording to the assessors returns filed
at Trenton, with the County Board
of Taxation. This is an increase of
$S,S05,795 over last year. The board
is now working on the tax rates for
the various municipalities and for the
county. The county rate will be about
81 cents on each $100 of valuation, an
increase of about II cents over last
year. The city tax rate, based on the
preliminary figures, will be about $3.61
on each $10O of valuation.
The project to establish a window
glass factory at Quinton has fallen
through, as required funds cannot be
raised at this time.
Hook and line fishermen have al
ready made their appearance along the
creeks at Gloucester City and West
Vile.
Westville borough council has fixed
Memor al Day for the unveiling and
dedication of the soldiers monument.
Alice w. Prince and her husband,
Sidney of Woodbury., have entered
suit against Wilbert L. Benezet, also of
that city, for $4,000 damages, the result
of an automobile collision ON December
II last.
Pennsgrove Lodge of Moose burned
the mortgage on it's home, purchased a
few years ago, with ceremonies in the
Globe theater Large delegations from
Wilmington, Del, and Camden attend
ed
nC CA 50 SOiaPdhJ VI lAC DOyS
Brigade, recently organized. went on a
hike to select site for camp next
summer.
A company making window glass is
negotiating for site for a factory at
Glassboro. The officers are Taid to be
well pleased with the outlook and are
desirous of locating as soon as possi-
Bile.
Much interest Is being evinced by
Nutley residents in the bill which pro-
vides for referendum in Belleville ON
the question of annexation to Newark.
Wives of Wenonah firemen will aid
in raising funds for enlarging and inn
proving the present firehouse.
The water works committee of
Gloucester city council conferred with
the finance committee and the city en-
gineer upon plans to enlarge the filtra-
tion plant to remove iron sediment
from the water.