The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-01-10
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

ouent tax collector and official search
er. Miss Jungkurt is well qualified to
Fill this position as she had three
years experience with the West Jer-
sey Title Insurance Company.
The birth rate for Trenton during
1928 increased slightly beyond the fig
ures for 1922. According to statis-
tics made public the records show
$3.50 births In 1928 and S,104 during
the previous year.
AT the annual meeting of the Stone
Hhrbor borough council the contract
for the building of the new water
works at cost Of 100000, fireproof
construction, work to commence at
once and to be completed by August
L, was signed with the Philadelphia
Water Works Company of Joseph
Sweigard & Co.
Two town recorders, each claiming
legal right to the office, engaged In
scufie on the bench of the Kearny
police court at the opening of the ses-
sion and finally were separated by
police lieutenant present with several
prisoners awaiting trial. The recor-
ders were taken before a police cap
tain, where each entered counter
charges against the other. The RI
walls are Anthony j. Casale, appointed
by the town council, and George G.
Winnie, original recorder. who main
tains he still has claim to the office.
The Trenton war memorial COM
mittee appointed to decide upon
plan for the deeds Of the city's sol
diers and sailors in the world war ap-
proved the erection Of a municipal
auditorium as permanent memorial.
The proposed structure would also
supply a place for soldiers to meet
and afford facilities for musical events
and other municipal undertakings.
The Stone Harbor railroad is being
operated on a profitable basis this
winter. This road is operated by
board of directors of residents of the
borough and has 1913 resident stock
holders.
The Camden city treasury was en-
riched $40 as result of raid by
the police on a crap game at the home
of Edgar Johnson, son Pine street. Po-
lice Judge Cleary assessed Johnson
$50 fine, and IL witnesses paid $40
each for rolling the bones
The Gloucester Historical Society
decided to admit women members.
David ]. Doran was reelected presi-
dent Other officers elected were:
Vice presidents, Charles Harrison,
Frank Snyder, Clarence Capewell;
recording secretary, Ralph Murphy;
financial secretary. w. w. Wesner;
treasurer, Edward j. O'Hara.
The annual report of Chief John A.
Corcoran shows the Gloucester City
fire department answered % alarms
during the year, but got in action only
five times The years total loss was
sass
Lighting plans for Trenton's pro-
posed White Way and for the entire
business district, by which the num-
Der of lights will be doubled, have
been submitted to the Public Service,
it was announced by Commissioner
George w. Page. 1t is unlikely, how
ever, that the installation will be COM
pleted until next fall.
John Tierney of Orange, one time
baseball pitcher, was drowned in a
spray pond at the Thomas A. Edison
plant when a raft capsized James
Murphy. a companion, narrowly es-
capped.
Troop No 1, Boy Scouts, of Glouces-
fer City, in charge of Scoutmaster
John A. Corcoran, will leave for Fries
Mill to camp until Sunday in cabin
along the lake.
Charles. f. Pancoast Post, American
Legion, of Woodstown, has leased
quarters in the new Nixon Building.
which will be furnished by the Wo-
mans Auxiliary.
Within an hour after his arrest on
White Horse pike, charged with OPP
Grating an automobile while under the
influence of liquor, Wesley Mcdaniel,
thirty-five years old, of Stratford, was
on his way to the county jail to serve
sixty days, imposed by. Justice of the
Peace Boardman of Elm. Mcdaniel
was arrested by State Trooper Kline,
who alleged the car was being driven
in zig-zag fashion. Mcdaniel denied
the charge.
Information was received at Allan
tic City that the State Public Utility
Commission had affirmed the action Of
the City Commission in granting
Franklin R. Greenfield license to op-
crate bus line between Atlantic City
and Sea Isle City The city's action
was attacked by the Atlantic City and
Shore Railway Company and the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad Com
pany on the ground that during
part of the way the bus route was
parallel with the trolley and rail-
road lines The utilities commission
ruled that the bus lines could not ac-
cept passengers between States ave-
nue., it's terminal at Atlantic City, and
Sea Isle City, save at specially desig-
mated points and must adopt non
competitive schedule.
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