The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-25


holly trees. Now a concerted move
ment is on to have private residents
plant holly trees and also other shade
trees. Some spots in the town that
We're formerly not very attractive are
thus being beautifed, and Mount
Holly is again adding to it's wealth
of beautiful shade trees accumulated
through several generations.
Foresight upon the part of the
founder of Vineland has made that
city envied among it's neighbors in
South Jersey for its broad streets and
the wonderful shade trees. When the
late Charles X. Lands laid out Vine
land more than so years ago he set
out double rows of shade trees on sew
eral of the avenues, and also laid out
an extensive park. In this park he
also set a great circle of trees. This
circle has since been adopted by the
city as its natural memorial for its
world war heroes-a memorial that
has won fame for Vineland through
out the country.
At Salem the Shade Tree Commits
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by having transplanted some of the
saplings from the famous old oak in
the Friends graveyard. This oak is
the most famous of its kind in the
East, and many persons visit Salem
each year to see it. The tree is said
to be more than 300 years old.
a double row of pear trees, reach
inc for q C,,a rt1- - a viii. on pfthnr
side of the road and a very pretty
sight in blossoming time and eve
more tempting for the passerby when
the pears ripen, is one of the indiyid-
ual expressions of road tree planting
found in Gloucester county near JEFF
fersonville. Cherries, apples and other
fruit trees have been similarly planted
in some other parts of the State, car
rying out after a fashion the Italian
idea of having grapes growing along
the public ways.
The Camden Association for Beauti-
flying White Horse pike is the name
by which the organization formed of
officials and residents interested In
making an attractive drive of the
shore highway will be known. This
was decided at a meeting of men and
ome backing the movement held in
the Audubon Fire Company No. Is
quarters. Mrs. William D. Weikel, Of
Merchantville, is president of the per.
manent organization. and Mrs. Helen
Amiesen, Collingswood, secretary. A
general executive committee was
chosen to consist Of members of or
CARNATIONS and municipalities coop.
Grating In the movement.
Nothing To Conceal
Argument in the suit of the Attor-
ney General against the eight mem
bers Of the Edwards State Highway
Commission and the Donnell Lumber
Company, involving Tire S23O,OOO con
tract for lands tor the Amboy bridge,
will be heard by Chancellor Walker,
as head of the Court Of Chancery.
Three days, July II. u and 10, at
the State House, have been assigned
by the Chancellor tor counsel to pre-
sent their cases.
The Attorney General at the in
stance of Governor Silzer filed the
suit in ChaNcery to test the legality
of the deal whereby the lumber com
pany sold seven and one-half acres
of land to the highway board fer
100000, when competent appraisers
declared the lands worth not more
than 9 $1,000.
Answers have been filed by the
dismissed commissioners and the
lumber company, denying any irregu-
larity ia the transaction. The AttOr-
ney General seeks to have the court
declare what is a fair price and or
der a refund in the ven it is deter
mined an excessive fee was charged
the State.
I%nsinuations that Governor SilzeT
has been attempting to cover up"
since the McCran legislative probe
committee unearthed the charge that
Barney Cannon. Democratic leader
of Middlesex, had accepted $4,000
for the land deal, brought an EN-
phatic denial from Frederic M. P.
Pearse, the Governors secretary.
On the contrary, Mr.. Pearse asserts,
the disapproval of the Governor was
based upon the ground that the reso-
luton was not sufficiently comprehen-
sive to include every phase of road
work and that the limitation placed
upon the committee was not war
ranted.
Tax Rate To Be S3.561
The State Board of Taxes and AS
sessment announced that the average
tax rate for 1928 would be S3.561 per
500 of valuation. By a very strange
coincidence. this is the exact average
rate as that of 1922. There is no
change in the rate carried out to the
fifth decimal. This is the first time
in the history of the State that this
has occurred.
This rate is to be used by the State
Board in assessing the tax against the
first class railroad property and also
against the gross receipts of street
railway, gas and electric companies