The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-24
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

Woodlynne motorists have been no
tilted that all cars parked on the
streets at night must bear lights or
fines will be imposed
The report OF Building Inspector
Tilton shows $50 buildings erected
during the year, with a total valuation
Of $1,8S5,753. in Pensauken town
ship.
A committee of property owners Of
Fairview will attend the next meeting
OF the Camden Board of Education
and urge that ground on both sides Of
the school building be purchased for
playground.
Several hundred radio fans living
in Fairview are annoyed nearly every
night by an amateur broadcasfer at
that place, and it has been decided to
make complaint to the props authori-
ties.
The assessors of Gloucester City
finished the assessments and are now
making the tabulations. Next week
the taxpayers will be invited to ex-
anime the books
More than 10000 books were circu-
lated by the Pitman Library during
1928, according to the annual report
OF the Library Association.
The Gloucester County Freeholders
met to pass on the annual budget,
which calls for 71,469.90 as against
$73S,99950 last year.
Captain King J. Powell OF the state
police opened the winter course of
- nfo 1c Cn1, Hs1c OF don
town with short talk.
Residents of Clementon Heights
held mass meeting in the fire hall to
protest the condition of Erial road,
said to be almost impossible in spots.
Hundreds of stockholders attended
the annual meeting of the South Jer-
sey Farmers Exchange, co-opera-
tive organization, at Woodstown.
The crowded condition OF the Oak
1yn public school has made it neces-
sary to convert corridors into class
rooms until an addition in course Of
erection can be occupied.
The Civic Improvement Association
OF Fairyiew has been notified that a
sub-post office will be established at
that place Mrs. Mary Conley has
made application for it's location in
her store.
Former Freeholder and Mrs. Will
liam Graft of Kings Highway East,
Haddonield, celebrated their. golden
wedding anniversary surrounded by q
host of relatives and friends.
Leo P. Mooney, seventeen years
old, a high school senior, died at
Phillipsburg in the Warren Hospital
from a broken back received while
engaged in a wrestling match with
Jerome Miller, classmate.
William Grier, New Jersey admins
TRAITOR for the last two years and for
mer traffic manager of the Lehigh Val
ley railroad, is dead at the home of
his brother in Philadelphia. He had
lived in Plainfield for the last ten
years. Mr. Grier was appointed by
Governor Edwards in 1922 and was
retained by Governor Silzer.
Fifteen members of the legislature
and several members of the New York
and New Jersey Tunnel Commissions
inspected the Hudson river vehicular
tunnel and ate luncheon on pine
counter 900 feet below the surface OF
the river. The party went down two
shafts at the Jersey City end to
depth of SIS feet and walked about
1000 feet into the tunnel, experienc-
ing their first trip under air"
The large brick plant at Rosen-
hayn, which has been idle for more
than three years, has been taken over
by the Cumberland Clay Products
Company and will resume.
The application made by counsel
for David Lamar, the wolf of Wall
street." seeking Lamar's release on
bail from the Essex county peniten-
tiary, New Jersey, where he is serv-
ing a sentence on a charge OF violat-
ing the Sherman antitrust law, was
denied by Federal Judge Rellstab
Condemnation OF the October grand
Jury for its criticism OF sincere ef-
forts" on the part of citizens to cor
rect a condition that has permitted
alleged open violation of the dry and
other laws in Atlantic City and for
its exoneration of public officials who
were. charged with laxity in enforcing
the law, came from the Clean Gov
eminent League through its P1ipAe
representatives.
Suit for $4,000 damages against
the Public Service Railway Company
was instituted at Collingswood by
Cooper ]. Foster, is Lees avenue. a
member of the Collingswood fire com
pany, who was injured January 49,
1928. when a trolley car wrecked fire
apparatus in a collision at Haddon
and Woodlawn avenues. Ten other
Collingswood firemen sustained mir
nor injuries in the crash.
The bus line operating from Pal
myra to frankfort via the Tacony-
Palmyra ferry is to be augmented
February 1, permission to operate
three additional buses having been
granted by the Public Utilities Com
mission to George Steedle. The new