The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-07-09


vice Chancellor Backes in Newark
The money is to be spent in main
tenance and education Of the chill
dren.
Vice Chancellor Backes has granted
a temporary order restraining the
Passaic Consolidated Water Company
4 from shutting off its supply OF water
to the New Jersey Suburban Water
Company and the New York and New
Jersey Water Company, which supply
the town Of Kearney.
Charles E. S. Simpson, Jersey City
lawyer, was indicted by the Hudson
county grand jury on a charge OF en-
bezzlement The complaint was made
by George Giatras, florist, who ac7
cused Mr.. Simpson of keeping $1,000
over and above counsel fees which he
had collected for Giatras on claim
Matthias F. McCurdy, an iron work
er of Belleville, was instantly killed
while at work on a new building at
| Stuyvesant and Eighteenth avenues,
Newark, when truck passing the
building cut in two guy rope stretch
ed across the street and heavy iron
| girder controlled by the rope struck
him. The truck driver, unaware OF
the accident, continued on his way.
Reversing a decision of the Tren-
ton Board of Assessors, the Mercer
County Tax Board has ordered that
Library Hall the local home Of the
w. G. T. u. on East State street, be
free of all taxation. Since its con-
struction in 1883 the hall has never
been assessed for taxation until this
year, when the local assessors ruled
that a tax ought to be levied
A. Harry Moore, acting mayor Of
Jersey City, is suffering from blisters
on his right foot by way of reminder
Of his experience as grand marshal Of
the Elks' parade at Asbury Park.
Moore says that his ailment is due to
the fact that he made a hasty pur-
chase OF shoes before embarking on
the IA mile hike that constituted the
Elks' parade.
After gaining but five votes in two
precincts, balanced by as many in
other districts by his opponent, VIII
liam B. Adams abandoned the recount
of the primary vote for Republican
county committee in the Third ward,
Camden, before the county board Of
elections. In the original returns
Adams was beaten by James Devon
by II votes.
Investigation having shown that
hundreds of property owners in Tren-
ton have during the recent drought
flagrantly violated the city ordinance
which regulates the hours during
which lawns in the city may be sprin-
killed. Commissioner Swan will have
the measure strictly enforced and
violators subjected to the $40 penalty
provided in the ordinance.
An actual cash balance Of $10,302,-
693 remained in the state treasury at
the close of New Jerseys fiscal year
June 80. Obligations against this bal
ance amount to $8,282,O43, represent
ing amounts due counties for school
purposes and requisition reserves to
meet contractual obligations. The.
free net balance with which the state
began it's new fiscal year is $2,020,650,
which is $336,6O7 in excess of the es-
innate made by the state comptroller
to the budget commission last Sep
TENDER.
Professor Edwin Walker Kemmerer
of the department of economics of
Princeton University has arrived in
Chile with a party Of distinguished
economists to study the situation
there at the request of the govern
ment OF that country The Princeton
man was honored by the Chilean gov
eminent in being requested to act as
chairman of the American commits
sion on economic affairs to that coun-
try and will help the South American
nation untangle its currency and
banking problems,
A parade Of 5000 Elks from all sec
tions OF the state brought the two
day convention of the New Je- sey
State Elks' Association to close at
Asbury Park Delegations from 33
Hodges marched, and there were 80
bands in line. The parade was SD
tacular in the costumes worn and IN
its numerous floats.
Despite a change in the charter Of
the Carteret Academy Of Orange
made to exempt the school from taxa
ton, the State Board Of Taxes and
Assessment ruled that the institution
Is not fundamentally charitable and
ordered a tax valuation Of $88,7OO for
1928 and 1924 to stand. The assess
ments were made by the Essex Coun-
ty Board Of Taxation.
For the projection of the public
from dangers incident to the use OF
shellfsh from polluted waters and to
| benefit baymen generally. rather than
few poachers who have been taking
CLAIMS from prohibited areas, the state
! department of health has adopted reg
ulations throwing open condemned
areas of the inland waterways ada
cent to Atlantic City, beginning July
8. 1t is the purpose Of the depart
ment to have the CLAIMS removed to
pure waters, scientific experiments
I having demonstrated that infected