The Penn's Grove record., 1923-01-05
Borough Council
Annual Organization
Given For Hard Streets
Budget Increase This Year

The Mayor and Council held a
special meeting last Friday night to
consider street improvement and
water.
The contract to build hard surfaces
on Beach Avenue, Sack Avenue, Nay
lor Avenue, Oak, Franklin, Pitman
and Harmony Street, was given BENZ.
Foster Co., of Philadelphia, who was
the lowest bidder for $46,500.76.
The work will begin in March and
is to be finished by the middle of July.
j. Albert higgins, of Haddonfield,
president of Penns Grove Water
Supply Company, vas present to con
suit on the price of hydrants and ex-
tension of mains. The Borough pays
$40 year for each hydrant, the orr
ginal contract, when the works were
built. AS all expenses had been in
creased Mr.. higgins stated that other
municipalities paid a higher price, and
where cases had ben brought before
the State Utilities Commission, in
creases had been granted. He thought
an increase to S25 a hydrant would be
just.
Mr.. Willis asked if the standpipe
was not to small to give the required
pressure. At recent fires the pressure
was so light that the efficiency was
not what was paid for, so pounds to
the square inch.
Mr.. higgins claimed that was not
the cause, but the smallness of the
water main. An eight inch main
would be needed to give a larger sup
ply and would cost $4,000 to install.
The project to lay a main at South
Penns Grove to connect the Penns
Grove main with the du Pont main
was brought up by Mayor Kidd. Mr..
Higgins agreed to that.
Council adjourned.
The annual meeting of the Borough
Council took place on Monday. The
new members elected were William
P. Wright and Marx c.. Dolbow for
three years and Robe~t M. Walker for
one year.
COuncilmen
Alfred ellison, R.......-....1923
Robert NJ. Walker, D. .....--.1923
Albert w. Sailor, D. .............1924
Jere Il. Long, D. ...............-...1924
MarcAeC, Dolbow, D. --..-.....1925
William p. Wright, r. -..-1925
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Clerk, after which he read the minutes
which were approved.
Jos. B. Harbeson, as constable, pre-
sented his bond for $500, which was
approved.
it was decided to hold the regular
meeting on Tuesday evening, I'd, and
every two weeks thereafter.
The meeting was adjourned until 8
P. NJ. Monday.
Mr.. Walker was unable to be pres
ent at noon.
All were present in the evening.
Mr.. Walker vas elected president of
the Council and acting Mayor in the
absence of the Mayor.
Mayor Kidd made the following
appointments which we're confirmed:
Solicitor, w. A. w. Grier.
Recorder, D. Y. Summerill, Jr.
Engineer, W. A. Summerill.
Building Inspector, Edw. H. Keen,
Jr.
Dog Warden and Pound Keeper,
Edward A. Dean.
Fire engine drivers and special
officers, Frank Rose and Nelson Nun
yam.
The following committees were APP
pointed by the Mayor.
Streets and Standardization,
Sailor and Long.
Lights-Walker, Long and Sailor.
Fire-Gillison, Walker and Long.
Finance-Walker, Dolbow and Long
Water-Wright, Dolbow and Sailor.
Ordinance-Long, Wright and Gill
son.
Poor-Sailor, Dolbow and Walker.
Tax-Wright, Gillison and Long.
Property-Sailor, Wright and Dol
bow.
Police-Mayor Kidd.
All members were present at the
regular meeting on Tuesday night
when reports were read.
David johnson, chief of the com
pany, reported 65 fire alarms and two
false. Many of the fires were small
and we're put out by buckets and the
chemical engine.
Belford G. Wood was re-appointed
to be a member of the Board of
Health for 5 years and was con-
firmed.
The budget was introduced and
passed first reading. A public on it
will be given January 16, at 8 P. M.
1t appears in another column.
Salem County Historical Society
Salem County Historical Society
has elected these new officers for
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