The Penn's Grove record., 1923-01-26
Council Accepts
Increased Budget
For improvements To Water
System Mr.. Higgins Wants
Water Takers TO Pay More

meeting of the Council with MeSSrS.
Gillison, Long, Sailor and Dolbow
present. 1t was called to consider the
appropriations to be levied this year.
1t was adopted with the addition Of
ten per cent to streets, sidewalks and
drains, item also to charity donations
which the law allows to meet defci-
encies. The approved budget is in
another column where it will be seen
the increase is from S25, 368.49 last
wear to S31,173 this year.
The retainer fee of w. A. w.
Grier. solicitor, was increased from
$500 to $3.50. He had been faithful
in attendance and there is extra work
on the road bonds.
For nan years past constables
were elected by the people. The leg
islature last veal changed the law to
make them appointed by the munich
pal authorities. The present con-
stables are Joseph B. Harbeson and
Claude Ward. two years before
their terms expire. The three va
cancies were filled by the appointment
and confirmation Of William c. Moore,
for 3 years, John G. Sullivan and Ed
ward Jameson Tor q year each.
Claude Ward and Walter Curriden
were appoinaed officers with pay
OnIy when put on special duty. Engle
Pedrick, truant officer for the Boaro
of Education. was appointed by the
Nayor and confirmed bv the Council
TO have mower to arrest when occa-
sion arises.
David johnson, chief of the fire
Frederic A. Gentieu and
Arthur Parvin, assistants. were APP
pointed and confirmed as special Off
GERS to exercise authorities at fires.
Water Company Proposal
The following letter was read and
discussed but no action taken:
January 10, 1923.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and
Council of the Borough of Penns
Grove, New Jersey:
Gentlemen
| send you herewith proposed plan
to increase the value of water thru
out u system for fire purposes. You
will note that it is conditioned on an
increase of the present fire hydrant
rental to $500 per year per hydrant,
and the consent of the Borough to an
increase in the single spigot rate to
domestic consumers to $500 per year
per spigot. Of course, the Borough
cannot bind a but can
only consent so far as its authority
goes.
All our contracts with private cor
sumers provide that the Company
shall have the right at any time to
change a service from the spigot rate
to the meter rate, and the Company
proposes to do this as fast as it is
in funds for that purpose. Under the
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$500 per wear minimum. This
change cannot be made under a period
of wears. whereas as change to the
$1,000 flat rate could be made imme-
dia+nlv The fiat rate is ineo1litabIe,
inaqn1nch as the consumers on the
first fiat rate hasis use about the
same amount of water as do the
mnter consumers vet contribute only
about one-ffth of tbe revenue con
tribnted nv +be meter consumers The
PnbIic T1fiIitv Commission favors a
cbanrn froro +bn enino+ basic +o .
Te+eT basis for all cons1mers
The corananv now has an 8 inch
main on Novlor AverI1e from West
Man tn Railroad. and an 8 inch main
rInning from South BROAD ON Sack
Avenue West 25O feet. an 8 inch
main on state Street 200 feet North
from Church Avenue; and an 8 inch
connection and valve from South
BROAD running into Walnut.
The estimate on the 8 inch main
was obtained from ENGINEERS who
have inst comnIeted 1avino an g incl
main in Maple Shade for the Mer.
chantvilIe Water Company. The
streets are not paved and the charac
ter of the ground is similar to that
in Penns Grove. except that in Penns
Grove we will have more difficulty
because of The water and occasionally
ouick-sand bottom.
There will be some increase ir
taxes, and I have provided that what
ever increase the Company sustains
shall be added to the cost of the
maintenance. It is to the interest OF
the Borough to make the taxes as
low as thew consistently can for the
,.oosop tbof onIv a norton of the