The Penn's Grove record., 1921-07-29
Introduce New
Jitney Ordinance
Work On State Street Progress
ing Nicely. Dog Catcher Busy

A new ordinance to govern jitneys
and other auto motive vehicles requir-
ing each operator to take out a five
thousand dollar bond, which ordinance
IS published elsewhere in this issue,
passed first reading of Council on
Tuesday night. An ordinance to
amend ordinance No. So, relating to
the jitneys, also passed first reading
and both were ordered published.
Any one wishing to protest against
these ordinances will be heard Tues
day evening, August 9th.
In the absence of the Mayor Mr.
Pyne called the meeting to order at
8.45, with Messrs. Fahy, Gillison, Kidd
and Clerk Hunt present. The Mayor
and Messrs. Walker and Smith took
their seats at 9.20.
Work on the new road on State
Street and Railroad Avenue is pro-
crossing. The base is now in fit con-
dition to take the asphalt surface. The
road on Railroad Avenue is being
built eighteen feet wide in the middle,
but for about one hundred and ten feet
in front of his property, John w.
Trumbull is having the road built to
the gutter. He will pay this extra eX-
pense.
Mr.. Trumbull wanted to know if
Council would bear the expense of the
cutters. At the side of the Borough
cement cutters laid to carry off the
water. The Road Committee was
given power to act on these cutters as
needed.
Mr.. Smith, chairman of the Road
Committee, reported that in laying
the base over the drain, which crosses
the road at the rear end of the Bor-
ougn Hall lot, the weight of the large
steam roller had broken the 8-inch
terracotta pipe. In the emergency the
Committee had purchased iron pipe to
replace the terracotta from the Ma
tional Wrecking Co, at Caneys Point,
at S1.50 a foot. New pipe for the
purpose would have cost over three
dollars per foot.
The report of the Collector showed
a balance on hand last meeting,
S19,049.91 Taxes, etc, received,
S1,21790. Paid out on orders, $996.87
Balance on hand at this meeting,
S19,272.94 License fees received
amounted to STEPS, of which $51.28
was for dog licenses.
Dog Warden Edward Dean was
present and reported, verbally, that
119 dogs had been disposed of to date
and that only about six had been re-
deemed. They were killed by chloro-
form and buried.
On recommendation Of the Finance
Committee current bills We're ordered
paid.
The contractor has about half Of the
screens for the Borough Hall made
and had them installed for the meet
ing Tuesday night.
The Street Committee has ordered
that wherever the curbs have been put
in on Elvin Avenue to have the cutters
graded to carry off the water.
The report of the Police Department
for the month of June showed that
nineteen had been fined, two sent to
Jail, six under peace bond, three held
for court, five cases were dismissed,
ten cases pending and one army de-
serter had been returned to Fort du-
Pont, making a total of forty-slX
cases.
The committee on inspection of the
government fire engine, at Camp
Holobird, Md, reported that they
found the proposition unsatisfactory.
The amended ordinance to increase
the bond issue for the purchase OF a
fire engine, passed second reading
and contract would have been signed
with the American La France Com
pany for $50 gallon engine, but be-
cause the bonds or offer to take the
bonds. had not been received, no con-
tract could be signed. An offer to
take these bonds is expected within
the next few days and then the con-
tract can be signed and the Borough
will have an up-to-date fire machine
large enough to meet the biggest
test. 70
A motion to have ordinance 78,
pertaining to salaries of elective otfl-
GERS amended in order to lower the sal
aries of collector, assessor and oulld-
ing inspector for the next three year
term, beginning January l, 1872, was
defeated.
Mr.. Morley, of the American La
France Company, was present at the
meeting. NJ 4;1
Meeting adjourned at II P. M: until
next Tuesday evening, at z. M.