The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-20
NEW JERSEY
ITEMS

Board of Health owners of pigs within
the city limits were directed to get
rid of them at once.
Camden.-Ground has been broken
for the 1S-room addition to the Cra-.
mer public school, It will cost $751;
900.
Gloucestr City.-The Board of Edu-
cation refused to approve the bid for
the $4,000 per cent school bonds
submitted to City Council by Grant G
Co. of New York, and new bids will
probably be asked for.
Gloucester City.-A new proposition
was submitted to City Council for the
sale of the S112,000 school bonds.
Oaklyn.-Plans have been complet-
ed by the Reading railway for erection
of new station here, on the Atlantic
City division, to cost $4,000. Work
will. commence March 1, it has been
announced.
Mount Ephraim.-At a harmonious
meeting of Center Township Commit
tee the annual appropriation budget
was passed, the total being $46,750, an
increase of about $4,000 over last
year.
Toms River.-Former Judge Maja
Leon Berry, president, called meet.
ing of the Ocean County Republican
Club to arrange for the annual dinner.
Gloucester City.-The police have
started a crusade against bus and
truck drivers who break the inlets at
street corners. Heavy fines and costs
of repairs will be imposed.
Gloucester City.-There were 83s
boys and 907 girls enrolled in the
public schools last month. OF this
number $50 were present every day.
National Park. This place may have
a mercantile tax for storekeepers un-
der an ordinance to be presented to
borough council at It's next meeting.
Salem.-The flremen who did such
good work at the recent fire in Bridge
ton will be gueests of the companies
of that city on February %.
Camden.-The County Bar Associa-
tion has adopted resolution asking
Chief Justice Gummere to assign Cir
cult Court Judge Donges to district
that will embrace Camden county. He
Is at present on the circuit which
takes in the lower counties.
Palmyra. = The Riverton-P Palmyra
Water Company is offering prizes
amounting to S35 for the best essay
on the advantages Of living in this
place.
Mullica Hill.-Merchants and store
keepers here will make a bigger bid
for rural trade as a result of the ac-
tivities of their new Chamber OF Com
merce.
Observation-Disclosures of the River
toni Palmyra Y. w. C. A. have organ
lied choral, trained by Beatrice Flint
Collin.
East Co1lingswood The proposed
bus line to be operated between East
and West Collingswood, over Ceilings
azag 1to h b ksisa i = Point ts17G has
been Danned by the borough cofnmis-
sioners ewing to the protest of resi-
dents on Park avenue, East Ceilings
wood.
Wildwood.-The city commissioners
passed an ordinance providing for the
issuance of $4,000 bonds to take care
Of the improvements on the water
plant.
Pensauken.-The Board. of Educa-
tion has been petitioned by residents
of North Merchantville and Delair
that polling places be provided in
their districts for the school election
on February 13.
Gloucester City. - The motor boat
Lr5492, seized by the federal agents
as rum runner along the Atlantic
coast and detained at the immigration
station wharf for three months, was
sold at United States marshals sale
for $50.
Gloucester City-Union evangelistic
services of the Baptist, Presbyterian
and M. E. churches opened in the lat
ter church and will continue three
weeks.
Clementon. - George w. Schloen-
dorm has been recommended for ap-
pointment as postmaster to succeed
Sylvester M. Smyth, who was removed
from office September 20 last. The
Office pays s1,500 annually.
Camden.-The New York Shipbuild-
ing Corporation will be asked to lease
to this city for park purposes large
plot it owns at Fairview.
Millville.-For violating the prohibit
tion law Ralph Pagan, Howard Ever
ingham and Fred Steckle were fined
500 and costs by Mayor Felmey.
Ridgefleld Park.-Thomas Taranto,
a Boy Scout of this place, has received
the gold medal of the National Court
of Honor for saving the life Of friend,
Alfred Leonard, who was about to
drown In the Hackensack river last
June It is the first time the medal
has been awarded in this part of New
Jersey, and Taranto is the twenty
sixth person in the United States to
receive 1t in the last IA years. Gen.
eral w. o. Richardson Of the North
Bergen county council will recon-
mend local medal be awarded to the
boy for his heroism.
Mullica Hill.-A membership of 100
is aimed for by the newly organized
chamber of commerce.
Trenton. = Samuel Donziak, thirty
six years old, of Essex county, an in
mate of the state prison here, commit
ted suicide by hanging. Donziak's
only relative is said to be a sister liv-
ing In Carteret. A deputy keeper dis
covered the prisoner with belt,
which was fastened to the top of the
cell door, tied around his neck. Don
ziak was committed to the prison Au-