The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-25
Bids Asked For
New Fire Apparatus
Siren Fire Alarm Ordered. Total
Assessable Property In
Borough, S3,135,274

The Mayor and Council met in reg
ular session at the Borough hall
on Tuesday night. In the alb
sence OF Mayor Samuel M. Hunt
Councilman Dennis tahy presided.
Other members present were A.
Gillison, R. NJ. Walker, Robert W.
Kidd.
The Finance Committees report
showed a balance in the treasury of
S~17,147.68. License fees and miscel-
laneous revenues, $1,176.20.
A communication was read from
Charles r. Leonard, Overseer of the
Poor, asking that his salary be in
creased. He now receives $40 a
month. The matter will be considered
at a future meeting after the Solicitor
has been consulted.
Mr.. Gillison moved that an adver-
tisement be inserted in the Penns
Grove Record stating that the Bor-
ough will receive propositions from fire
apparatus manufacturers for the pur-
chase Of a modern pumping engine
with a capacity of at least $50 gallons
of water per minute.
Additional fees for street openings
amounting to S14 We're turned into the
treasury. The sum of S18 turned over
to Mayor Fisher from the same source
during his term was also mentioned.
The Borough Clerk was instructed to
communicate with Mr.. Fisher with the
view Of having this sum returned TO
the Borough.
The Chief of Police was instructed
to stop all openings of streets unless
parties doing the work could show per
mits.
In future all street openings will be
under the supervision of the Street
Supervisor, who will also be required to
see that the proper repairs are made.
Clerk W. A. Hunt turned in S303.30
for jitney licenses and mercantile tax.
AS the old hose and bell tower on
Penn Street is needed at the Borough
hall Council listened to a proposition
from Messrs. Summerill & McCloskey
for its transfer.
They agreed to put the tower in re-
pair and remove it, placing a bell in
it temporarily for $500. They were
given the job.
R. w. Whitaker, representing the
Federal Electric Co., of Philadelphia,
wa present and gave the Council in
teresting information regarding the
siren fire alarm. He said their COM
pany would furnish a double head g.
phase 2 h. p. siren with an absolute
guarantee that it could be heard dis
tinctly under all condition for a dis
lance of one and a half miles
for $423.50. Under most favor
able conditions the siren could gener-
ally be heard for three o. four miles,
but ~ miles fully covered the Bor-
ough limits.
The siren was ordered purchased.
Messrs. Summerill & McCloskey
offered to install the siren, doing all
the electrical and other work neces-
sary for $3.50. They were awarded
the contract.
Borough Clerk Hunt stated that a
woman in the Borough had been max
ing a business of canvassing from
house to house taking orders for toilet
articles. When he notified her that
she must pay a mercantile tax she re-
fused to do so. He then took the mat
ter up with the house she represented.
They replied and vigorously defended
the lady. They claimed she was fully
protected by ruling of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and any &C
ton taken against her would be vigor-
ously fought by the National Associa-
ton of Mail Order Men. The matter
was referred to the Solicitor.
Joseph F. Burke, contractor OF
Plainfeld, asked in a communication
when Council would allow him to pro
coed with the work of repairs to State
Street and Railroad Avenue, for which
he held the contract.
Solicitor Leap also presented a reso-
luton bearing upon the same matter.
This and the other papers necessary
when properly signed by the Mayor
and attested by the Clerk will put the
matter in proper shape for Mr.. Burke
to begin work. Final action will prob
ably be taken at the next meeting.
Assessor Joseph n. Layman read an
interesting paper showing the value
of taxable property in the Borough
The figures follow:
192O-Taxable property, S2,920,156
Exempt property, SS,7O0