The Penn's Grove record., 1921-09-30
The Public Library
Goes To Borough Hall
The Association Granted a Room
on Second Floor of Hall.
Welfare Nurse Also
Provided For

The Mayor and Council held an ad-
Journed meeting in the Borough hall
on Monday night. President George
NJ. Pyne presided in the absence of
the Mayor who came in later and re-
lieved him. A letter was received
from Julius Theobold, General Mana
ger of the Electric Co. At a previous
meeting he had been requested to
come before the Council in the matter
of improving the lighting service in
Penns Grove.
He regretted his inability to COM
ply with their request on account of
other pressing business. He said it
was impossible for them to avoid or
control electrical storms, which were
the principal cause of the trouble,
They have the most modern lightning
arresters, but they do not always
work. We also have a service man
regularly stationed in Penns Grove.
They have few if any complaints from
any other parts of their territory of
unusual outage of lights. Now, how
ever, that thunder storms We're prac
tieally over. he hoped there would be
no more trouble. We serve many
boroughs and towns from which we
get more revenue than from Penns
Grove and at less expense and loss
The letter was received and filed
but Clerk Hunt was instructed to no
tify the Company that they still de-
sired to have a representative come
before them as soon as possible and
give them some information relative
to their complaint.
A large delegation of ladies, men,
bers of the Library Association, was
present for the purpose of requesting
that they be given quarters in the
Borough hall. Mrs. Lou D. Miller,
President of the Association, acted as
spokesman. She said their present
quarters were not central enough and
besides were a III of considerable
expense to the Borough.
Mr.. Gillison moved that the room
intended for the Assessor and Collec-
tor be turned over for the use of the
library.
The question of providing for the
Welfare Nurse then came up as it was
necessary to have headquarters for
her. if she was to remain here, so the
use of the Mayors office was also
granted. The library will occupy the
Mayors office and the Welfare Nurse
the Assessors and Collectors rooms
until further notice.
William P. Denny asked that he be
granted a permit to erect frame bun
galows on lots in the vicinity of JUS
tice Street and Barber Avenue. Part
of the land is in the fire one. After
some discussion the matter was turn
ed over to Building Inspector Keen
who will report his findings back to
Council for final action. ,
The Property Committee reported
the completion of the concrete cutters
on State Street and Railroad Avenue.
The Finance Committee reported a
balance on hand of ~S17,782.39. The
iitney ordinance was laid over to the
next regular meeting as it was a
question whether it could be legally
considered at an adjourned meeting.
Charles R. Leonard, Overseer of the
Poor, has had his resignation in the
hands of the Borough Clerk for some
time. 1t was decided not to consider it,
however, at this time. He offered no
reason for his action and they desired
to know what grievance had decided
him to take such action. The Poor
Committee was instructed to confer
with him and render a report to
Council.
Chief engineer of the fire depart
ment, David Johnson, rendered a re
port of the fires during August. 1t
was a carefully prepared document,
full of interest. There were eight
fires during the month, the largest
number of any month since the de-
partment was organized.
The question of providing for the
needy poor of the Borough was dis
cussed at length. The Borough's ap-
preparation for this purpose has been
exhausted for some time and winter
is approaching.
Francis Gavin, of the Elks, stated
thew had some funds from the recent
entertainment given in Riverside
Theatre and if cases were reported to
Walter Edgar they would be given at
tention.
The matter of laying eight inch
pipes into the river from Wilson Line
pier, Denny's wharf, Beach Avenue
and one further south for fire service
for the new pumper, was discussed
and finally turned owe to the Fire
Committee.