$600,000 Will Be Spent on Camden

$600,000 Will Be Spent on Camden Council Provides Improvement Budget and Creates Office of Assistant Police Chief Bond issues and emergency appropriations aggregating nearly $600,000 were provided in ordinances adopted by Camden City Council yesterday. The largest single item of $412,000 is to be spent for a new high school, while $75,000 will be used in motorizing the Fire Department's apparatus. To increase the water supply $50,000 is to be spent and $[?]5,000 for park purposes. For reconstructing the fire buildings $10,000 will be spent and $5000 for improving fire and police alarm boxes. The Board of Health was given $5000 and an additional $3000 was appropriated to mend the City Hall clock tower damaged by the big storm of several weeks ago. An emergency budget of $3000 was voted for the poor of the city. By resolution from Councilman Gemberling it was decided to treat with the owners of the Dudley Grange, in East Camden, with the likelihood of converting it into a public park. The office of Assistant Chief of Police was created and Captain Edward Hyde will fill that position. He has been in the service since April 14, 18[?]4, and a captain at headquarters since January 1, 1908.