Introduction
LOUIS TROIANO was born in Italy on March 7, 1896. His father Antonio had come to America in 1901, and Louis came the following year. Louis Troiano was naturalized as an American citizen in 1911. By January of 1920 Louis Troiano had gone into the real estate business for himself. At the time of the 1920 census, he owned a home at 843 South 4th Street, the corner of South 4th and Spruce Street, where he was supporting his widowed father, brothers Harry and Deno, and sisters Rose and Clara.
Louis Troiano operated a realty business in Camden NJ at 347 Spruce Street. He was a resident of the Parkside neighborhood in the 1940s, living with his wife Santina at 1174 Empire Avenue. He served on the Camden Excise board, and in July of 1950 was appointed as appraiser for the Housing Authority of the City of Camden.
Louis Troiano passed away in April of 1977.
Committeeman Abbott to Be Guest of Honor
Camden Courier-Post —
Frank Abbott, recently elected Democratic county committeeman from the Fifth ward, will be honored Tuesday night at a testimonial dinner at 941 South Fourth street.
Louis Troiano, chairman of the committee in charge, has sent invitations to many persons to be guests of the committee at the dinner.
Troiano Appointed As New Member of Housing Authority
Camden Courier-Post —
Louis Troiano, Camden real estate broker and former member of the Camden Excise Board, was appointed an appraiser for the Camden Housing Authority at its meeting Thursday night.
Joseph J. McComb, authority chairman, said Troiano’s appointment was necessitated by the authority’s plan to construct 800 additional low cost public housing units.
Troiano’s appointment was moved by Martin F. McKernan, and seconded by Sylvan G. Fletcher, authority members.
The authority approved payment of $23,000 in lieu of taxes for Chelton terrace. William F. Barnett, executive director of the housing authority, explained the city will receive approximately $14,000 and the county approximately $9000.
The authority approved five-year annual average budgets totaling $99,185 a year for Branch Village; $85,374 for Ablett, and $264,603 for Westfield Acres. The average annual budgets run through June 1954, Barnett explained.
Budgets for 1949 were approved totaling $100,889 for Branch Village; $88,239 for Ablett Village, and $253,726 for Westfield Acres.
The 1950-51 operating budget for Westfield Acres, totaling $268,726, was approved.
A $2502 increase in the operating budget for Chelton terrace was approved. McComb explained $702 of the total would be paid to the city in sewer rents while the remainder would pay for costs of painting the entire project.
Attending the meeting in addition to McComb, Barnett, McKernan, and Fletcher were Dr. Howard A. Primas and Wilbert F. Dobbins, authority members, and Raymond J. Osborne, authority counsel.