The Penn's Grove record., 1923-07-20
Borough Marshals
To Have Vacation
Water Company Asked To Find
Missing Fire Hydrant

The Borough marshals and fire en-
CINE drivers are to receive a deserv-
ing ten-day vacation that was sane
toned at the meeting of the Borough
Council on Tuesday. Councilman Gil
lison was sponsor of the movement
and explained how it could be done
without any extra expense to the
Borough. Mayor Kidd being chair
man of the Police Committee gave his
approval and the final resolution was
unanimously carried.
All the Councilmen were present
but there was little to occupy the
minds of the City Fathers other than
the inspection and authorizing the
payment of bills.
The report of Collector D. P.
F~eatherer showed the financial condi-
ton of the Borough to be as follows:
Current expense account IS 6,505.23
Special interest ....-.-.-.. $4,000
License fees miscellaneous
revenue 1,4lo.oS
Trust fund account .----.-....-- 10000
Street improvement account, 36,Q91.06
It was authorized to pay the Benja-
min Foster Company $15,804.15 on ac-
count for work completed on the re-
paving of the Borough streets. In
order to meet this, bonds to that
amount were ordered drawn.
In a check-up of the fire hydrants
by Councilman Dolbow, Fire Chief
David Johnson and Clerk Struble, it
was reported that one is missing to
make up the sixty called for in the
bill of the Penns Grove Water Sup
ply Company. The Company will be
asked to locate the sixtieth hydrant
before the bill will be paid.
The Clerk was instructed to notify
F. H. Elliott to have certain repairs
made to roads where the surface had
been broken in excavating to make
repairs and cut-ins to water mains.
A request for refund of taxes paid
by John Wagonshur in 1920 was re-
fused. He claimed exemption on the
ground of being ar eX-service mar
but the solicitor explained that the
claim could not be sustained as he had
failed to present such claim to the
Collector or Assessor at the time.
The Fire Chief reported that an in
spector of the American La France
Fire Engine Company had inspected
the local apparatus on Friday and re-
POI SAINT III eNCCllcII COllt1IIOIl anu
made commentator On the care and
attention give to the entire depart
ment.
Clerk Struble stated that the reso-
luton passed by Council requesting
that the Veterans Bureau be retained
in Camden, had been sent to Represen-
tative Frank F. Patterson and U. S.
Senators Walter f. Edge and Edward
L. Edwards and had received answers
in return. He read the letters.
MI. Patterson stated that he had
given this question a great deal of
attention and pressure but the Direc-
tor of the Veterans Bureau adheres
to his discussion to make what he be-
lieves a necessary cut in overhead eX-
penditures by further centralizing
certain lines of work. He inclosed a
copy of a letter from Frank T. Hines,
Director, at Washington, stating
that while the head office will be in
Newark, an office with a clerk in
charge will be retained at 312 Cooper
Street, Camden.
A letter vas read from Senator
Edge stating that a modification of
the order had been made so that the
office would be retained in Camden
with a decreased force.
The letter from Senator Edwards
stated that he had taken the matter
in Washington stated that the change
will not discommode more than a few
of the eX-service men and that it will
be a substantial saving to the Gov
eminent.