The Penn's Grove record., 1921-07-15
New Proposition
For Fire Engine
Jitneys Must Take Out $4,000
Bond Before August 1st

The question of a new fire engine
0 the Borough still presents itself
and at each meeting something new
turns up. The American La France
engine Tor $4,000 has proven quite
satisfactory bat purchase of same was
held up by the solicitor because the
necessary bonds had not been sold.
On tuesday evening at Council
meeting with Mayor Hunt presiding,
and every member in his chair, and
Clerk Hunt present, Mr.. Gillison
stated that it would be possible for
the Borough to purchase a fire engine
from the Government and that he,
with CounciImen Fahy and Kidd, in
tended going to Camp Holobird, near
Baltimore, Md, on Wednesday to ex-
anime the engines. The Government
has six engines of Aaron-Fox, Sea-
graves, and American La France
make, all of which had presented bids
to the Borough Council, at the above
named Camp, and any one or all may
be purchased for $4,000, which would
mean a saving of 81 800. These en-
gines have been used very little and
1t is doubtful if some ever saw a fire.
The Quartermaster's Department
agree to deposit $1,000 in either of the
local banks for one year, to be used
to repair the fire engine if necessary.
On recommendation of Mr.. Fahy, of
the Light Committee, it was ordered
to have the light on Pitman Street
near Lanning Avenue changed so that
it would light up on Lanning Avenue
as at ire nraConf nnGifian a h,;1l,a-
obstructs its light. New lights were
ordered installed on State Street just
below Church Street and one on East
Main Street at the last pole of the
Electric Company's line.
The question of delinquent taxes
was brought up and it is desired to
have most of these struck from the
tax budget. Council is not permitted
to go outside the State to collect these
taxes and it was stated that there
were people in every State in the
union owing the Borough taxes, some
as far back as 1907, which were being
carried as dead wood.
The T~reasurer's report showed a
balance on hand of ~$19,049.91. Taxes,
received since last meeting, 81 ,003.61.
Paid out, S14,458.72. This amount
paid out included the Borough's share
of the school tax which amounted to
$4,000.
The Property Committee opened
two bids for coal for the Borough Hall
and a car load was ordered purchased
from r. F. Willis & Bro. at S14.25 per
ton to be delivered within two weeks.
Bids for window and door screens
and wainscoating the Police Depart
ment were received from NJ. H. Nc
Kinley, Elmer CurTiden, and Lewis
Cassaboon. The two lowest bids did
not give details of construction and as
a good job is wanted the matter was
referred to the Property Committee
with power to act.
Recorder Edgar turned in a check
for $163 for fines collected during the
month of June.
Jitneys were again discussed after
hearing a few facts about the unusual
noise they make on Delaware Avenue
at all hours and unorderliness as pre-
scented by Geo. H. Elkinton. Prohibit
ing the jitneys on Main Street throws
the traffic on Delaware Avenue and
Penn Street. Mr.. Elkinton wanted to
know if something couldn't be done
to relieve the noise of traffic on Della
ware Avenue, altho he did not want
to throw the burden over to another
street.
Councilman Smith stated that there
was a State law requiring all jitneys
to take out a bond for $4,000. On a
motion it was passed to require all
jitneys to take out this bond by Au-
gust first at which time the law
would be enforced.
David Johnson, F. Harry Elliott,
and Grover Petit were sworn in as
special officers.
Work begun on Monday on the
macadam road on State Street and
for a surface from gutter to gutter at
the side of Borough Hall and the rest
of State Street to be paved for only
eighteen feet in the centre, and Rail
road Avenue for only sixteen feet in
the centre. Council would like to
make a solid road from gutter to gut
ter and especially on Railroad Avenue
just off of South Broad Street
where jitneys park. Borough En-
gineer w. A. Summerill presented
figures of the additional cost, but to
take the money from the street and
road account would nearly exhaust
that account, not leaving enough
funds to pay the salaries of the street
workmen for the rest of the year.
Mr.. Gaventa was appointd inspector
of the new road on the above mention
ed streets at $500 per day.
Current bills were approved by the
committee and ordered paid.
Early in the evening S671.84 was
ordered paid to the Liberty Fire Com
pany No. 1, of the Borough of Penns
Grove. for the purchase of all engines,
hose, and equipment and later this ac-
ton was contested by one of the mem
bers and on motion and re-vote the
previous action was rescinded after a
heated discussion and attacks on Ger
tain members of Council were made
of delaying action in the fire matter
and the showing of the public be