The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-07-16

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sci C. Spratford, the newly elected
assessor of the township, succeeds
him. Mr.. Spratford also becomes
secretary of the Board Of Health.
Contract was awarded by the Board
of Freeholders at Freehold, for the
construction Of six concrete arch
bridges, FIVE on the Elton-Adelphia
road and one on the ent-Gordon's
Corner road, to the S. S. Thompson
& Co, Inc, OF Red Bank, at the price
OF $1O,92S.7O.
New Jersey received a fee Of $20,012
when the Underwater Oil Company of
Bayonne filed with Secretary of State
Martin an amendment to its incorpo-
ration certificate changing its $780,
100000 capital stock of one million
shares at 500 each to four million
shares having no stated par value.
Borough Commissioners at Haddon-
field granted permits to the Public
| Service Transportation Company to
operate two busses over Berlin road
to Berlin. Commissioner Holloway
said residents of Delaware township
and Gibbsboro had appealed to him
to aid them in obtaining the service.
As the result of definite warnings
issued by City Council of Bridgeton
! that unregistered dogs would be dis
posed Of, City Clerk Corey reported
1920 registrations to July /. This is
double the number ever registered In
former years, despite the fact that
the council raised the license fee from
so cents to 81 this year.
Less than half OF the registered
vote was cast in the primary election
OF June 16, 1t was disclosed with the
announcement of the official figures
by the secretary OF states office.
There were 1,253,909 names on the
registry books, according to the tabu-
| lation, and the total number of bal
lots cast by both parties was 493,34S.
Clyde Potts. of Morristown, vice
president OF the State Board of
Health, was elected president Of the
board for the ensuing year. He sue
ceeds DR.. Thomas B. Lee, of Camden,
who failed Of re-appointment when
his term expired some time ago. Da-
vid d. Chandler, of Newark, was
named vice president In the place of
Mr.. Potts.
| Miss Ellen Robinson at Wildwood,
one of the representatives from 80
cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Board of Trade on their second an
nual party, was selected by the girls
themselves as the most popular in the
party. Consequently she will be
queen" of the annual baby parade
on August 80.
To insure adequate fire protection
to residents of Magnolia Heights, In
Camden county, the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners has ordered
the Laurel Springs Water Company
to replace a 725-foot section of two
inch pipe with pipe six inches in d.
| ameter. Complaint against the pres
ent service was filed by C. G. Swain,
secretary OF the Magnolia Heights
Fire Company.
With funds available for the en-
ployment of necessary auditors and
investigators, the Bright Investigat-
ing Committee now promises to dig
into the work of uncovering extrava-
gance and duplicated effort in the
State department In earnest. Senator
William H. Bright, chairman of the
committee, promised that the $4,000
made available for the probe by State
Comptroller N. A. X. Bugbee would
be used exclusively in employing ex-
ports to check up on government ex-
penditures.
Detectives are seeking Dan Brooks,
negro herb doctor, in their investiga-
tion of the death Of Mrs. Sarah Turner
OF Newark, found dead in bed. Frank
Turner, her husband, told police she
bought a bottle of asthma medicine
from Brooks.
Samuel Wilson, assistant superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League,
made public letter which he had adj
dressed to A. Harry Moore, Democratic
candidate for governor. In it, Wilson
demands that Moore, as acting mayor,
take immediate action to suppress
gambling which he declares is ram
pant in Jersey City. His letter re-
iterates many of the charges con-
tanned in a previous communication
addressed to Mayor Frank Hague.
Threat of suit against the Trenton
Board of Education to compel arbitra-
ton of claim of 47,9O311 was made
by the Charles J. Smith Construction
Company at the regular meeting of
the board. The claim arises out Of
the construction of Junior School No.
8. The Smith Company holds it is
entitled to this sum in consideration
of delays in other contracts, overhead
expenses, delays in architects deci-
sions, increased wages, and interest ON
payments which were delayed.
Officers were elected by Mechanics
Home Council Junior Order United
American Mechanics, at their recent
meeting at Jamesburg, as follows:
councillor. Henry Schenck; vice coun-