The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-22
Street improvements
Progressing Finely
Council Gives Marshals Bonus
of $40 a Month

The Mayor and Council met on
Tuesday night in regular session with
the usual custom of every man an
swering to his name and with the
same snappy business session which
characterizes those sessions.
Lewis Straughen, owner of part OF
Helms Cove meadow, was present to
learn what the Council would do to-
wards needed repairs to the slulce.
The meadow used to be owned by
half dozen persons who were assessed
as a meadow company to keep up the
bank and sluice. War time brought
several owners of the meadow and
changed conditions. The DUPONT Com
pany owns what formerly belonged to
John Summerill and Joseph {. Sum
merrill and the sluice is on their land.
Changed conditions as to Borough
drainage makes some think the pub
lie should bear some of the expense
and not the meadow company as for
merly, because much of the meadow
is useless for the former purpose. AS
the sluice is on the DUPONT land, some
desire that they bear the expense. The
main thing is to get the other fellow
to do it.
Solicitor Grier will make further
investigation of the LEGALITY of the
matter.
Theodore Fries, a former petty
officer, in the U. S. Navy, was present
and offered a resolution opposing the
transfer of the Veterans bureau from
Camden to Trenton. He explained the
inconvenience and loss of time that
the men would be subjected to in the
change. The Council voted in favor of
the resolution and it will be sent to
the proper authorities.
Fire Chief Johnson asked permls-
sion to take the fire engine to Salem
on June 80, to participate IN the
housing of their new fire equip
ment. Permission was granted.
Mr.. Gillison, Chairman of the Street
Committee, reported that the street
work was progressing in satlstac-
tory manner, also that the pipe which
the railroad company had offered to
put in on South Broad Street has been
completed.
The big Stag and stone for the base
have been put on the beds of the
streets and the fine top dressing is
being put on and rolled in.
The Mayor suggested that chains be
put across the dorways in the ire
house in Borough Hall. Mr.. Sailor,
Chairman of the Property Committee,
promised to do it at once.
Mr.. Gillison took up the burden OF
the underpaid Marshals and fire en-
gine drivers. He explained that they
receive the meager sum of but So for
10 hours work. Taking into concider..
ton the character and efficiency of
the personnel of the men, they were
a very underpaid corps of workers:
AS their salaries could not be raised
this year, he proposed a temporary
bonus. After the finances were eX-
amined it was learned that there was
available 5000 which could be used
A motion was passed to give tenn
porary bonus of $50 month to the
five men, effective July l.
The Marshals received 25 per cent
bonus during the war which was
taken off two years.
The matter of getting rid OF the
pocket made by the change Of grade
at State Street and Beach Avenue was
discussed. It will be remedied later.
Some expected the new hard road
would be extended from Railroad
Avenue to Peach Avenue to take
heavy traffic from Broad Street, but
a bubble is made that the Borough
does not own nor have deed for that
part of that street.
For the information of those, con-
cerned, it may be of interest to know
that the Borough has no deed for any
of the streets except John and Mary
Streets. No legal proceeds were ever
taken for a public right of way for
the narrow upper end of Franklin
Street, nor for the whole length OF
Penn Street, Sack Avenue, Naylor
Avenue, nor for State Street be-
tween Main and Railroad Avenue,
vet the Council has not quibbled over
spending public monies improving