The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-01
VOL. 43, NO. IL
Mayor and Council
Again in Session
Contract Signed At Last For Re-
pairs to State Street and
Railroad Avenue

The Mayor and Council met in adj
Journed session in the Borough hall
on Thursday night.
Mayor S. M. Hunt presided. Mem
bers present were Charles l.. Smith,
Dennis Fahy, Robert M. Walker, AL
fred GilliSon Robert w. Kidd, to-
gether with Clerk w A. Hunt.
A resolution was presented author
lzlng the Mayor to sign the contract
between j. +. Burk, contractor, and
the Borough for repairs to State
Street and Railroad Avenue, a few
minor changes being made in the orr
ginal. Mr.. Burk, it is expected, will
proceed with the work now that the
way is made clear for him to do so.
The police department asked for
several new street signs and markers
and also that all old ones be reprinted.
Scraping and cleaning of streets is
a matter of considerable expense each
year and horse hire is one of the big
gest items in the bill. Mr.. Gillison
suggested that it would be real econ
omy for the Borough to buy a tractor
which could operate the heavy scraper
requiring four horses and also a brush
for cleaning the paved streets. 1t is
probable the matter will be given i'm
mediate consideration.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Smith
provides that an ordinance be prepared
providing for an appropriation of
$4,000 for fire equipment. While
there is an appropriation of $4,000 in
this years budget for the same pur-
pose it will not increase the amount
that can be expended under the new
ordinance.
d. J. McCloskey, speaking for the
Federal Electric Co., who have the
contract to furnish a siren alarm, said
the Company had suggested a change
in the style of siren to be used. In
stead of a two-horse power double
head three phase siren which had been
ordered, they advised that a three
horse power double head one phase
siren be bought. 1t would cost about
$50 more but would obviate the using
of a meter at a cost of $36 a year.
There are also other advantages tha
the one phase siren has over the -
1t was decided to make the Change
The matter of fire fighting e&
ment was then taken up.
Messrs. Charles E. Burke, repre-
senting the Four Wheel Drive Auto
Co., of C~lintonville, Wis, and ]. Will
liam Mills, Jr., of the Rennock Sales
& Service Co., of Philadelphia, talked
about chassis, pumps, hose and other
equipment, and of course both were
enthusiastic over the "Four-Wheel
Drive" machine which they represent.
1t is generally conceded that the
fire fighting part of the equipment is
very similar in all makes. The power
of the engine and the enduring quail
tiles of the truck, its gear, drive, steer
ing apparatus and SO on are all i'm
portant. They both talked enter
ingly and were given close attention.
The apparatus they spoke of is of the
triple combination type, capable OF
pumping 700 gallons of water a
minute. It's cost would approximate
$1,000.
Councilman Smith stated that as the
bill placing jitneys under the jurisdic-
ton of the Public Utility Commission
had passed both houses of the Legls-
lature and was now in the Governors
hands, that the Clerk be instructed to
write him urging him that he sign the
measure. The Clerk was so ordered:
There was a good attendance of
citizens at the meeting.