The Penn's Grove record., 1921-09-09
All Set For
New Pumper
Contract For Payments on Fire
Engine Signed by Mayor
Will Arrive In November

lar session on Tuesday night. The
Mayor presided and all the members
were present.
All the jitney men who were hailed
before Recorder Edgar some time ago
for ~infractions of the traffic laws and
fined S. each and costs have got their
money back. On August 20 counsel
appeared before Justice KatZenbach
and had the writ against them dis
missed with fines and costs RENTED.
There was no evidence to show that
they were jitney drivers. 1t was also
in error as it included more than one
person. The writ could have been dis
missed on this ground, but it would
not have prevented the jitney men
then applying for twenty separate
writs. The Borough would have been
liable for cost of the writ of certiorari
in each case, which at $40 each, would
have cost about $500.
Council passed a resolution ordering
the fines and costs returned to the
men and an order was drawn on the
treasury for the necessary amount.
The Finance Committee reported a
balance in the treasury of S18, 1884;
Board of Health balance, $146.28; Ii
censes and miscellaneous account,
S3,019.26; trust fund, $500.
Recorder Edgar returned $3.50 for
fines imposed during August. Also
S125 for mercantile taxes paid.
Comment was made upon the fact
that no representative of the Electric
Company was present as requested at
A., ,-o,-io,,c 1nooatipu 70 pXnl1In their
present poor service and why it could
not be improved.
The siren fire alarm whistle is now
the property of the Borough, the
Company's bill of $484 being ordered
paid. -,
There was an unusual influx Of bills
against the poor fund and it was an
nounced that the appropriation was
exhausted. This is, despite the 1act
that over $1,000 of Red Cross funds
and contributions from private sources
have been used. Several pitiful cases
Of want a1d suffering were cited by
Recorder Edgar which had come to ms
notice while acting as Ovefseer OF n
Poor temporarily, in place of Charles
r. Leonard. who has been sick.
Mr.. Gillison, Chairman of the Tax
Committee, said they had been work
ing on the list of delinquent taxpayers,
cutting off the names of those from
whom there was no possibility OF col
lecting anything, they having moved
away from the Borough since the
labor slump. He also asked whether
the Mayor could appoint a special de
Iinquent collector to work on the lists.
It was referred to the Solicitor.
Joseph Walker, who was prevented
from driving a jitney under proceed
ings by the Traction Company, asked
for the return of such part Of his IL
ccnse fee as was due him, which was
granted.
D. J. McCIoskev said the tie rods
on the siren tower needed touching up
with red lead. Deterioration was go
ing on rapidly and they soon would
have to be replaced if not attended to.
He thought it would be a good idea to
paint the entire tower, as there were
firemen cut Of work who would do the
work very reasonable. 1t ought not
to cost over $25.
Francis Xavier Gavin offered to do
the Job complete, furnishing the ma
teriaI, for $50. Elvin Biddle and Har-
vev Dolbow offered to do the painting
for $500 a day, the Borough to fur
nish the red lead. 1t was finally de
cided to have the work done and the
Property Committee is ready to re
ceive further bids.
The matter of adjustment Of salar-
les was next taken up.
Mr.. Kidd, Chairman of the Finance
Committee, said he had not been able
TO obtain any very clear information
as vet from other places relative to sal
aries. Paulsboro paid their collector
about $500 and the Clerk $3.50. The
D~opulation is 1852. They have only
one marshal at $65 a month.
Pitman combined Collector, Assessor
and other officers under n head, the
salary being $1,000. The population
is 1885. -oo
Collector, $500. Upper Penns Neck
Collector, $1,000; Assessor, $1,000. The
Clerk is paid per diem for his services
With fees. altogether about $500.
The Ordinance Committee will meet
with the Finance Committee on Tues
da,, NIGHT and endeavor to prepare
an ordinance that will adjust the mat
10 action was taken on the Mar
ebals. as it seems understood that
1ndor the tenure of office act their
salaries cannot be reduced nor can
tSev be removed except for proven
The La France Company's contract
for payments on the pumper was re-
tnrned with the matter of title to
ov-norshin cut out. It was turned over
70 the Solicitor for his approval and
IL Mavor said he would sign it. With
+boso necessary preliminaries arranged
- ;c likely the engine will arrive some
time during November.