The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-13
Board of EreenOlderS.

The July meeting Of the Board OF Free
holders was held in the Court House at
Salem on Wednesday. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and adopted. and
bills for county expenditures were ordered
paid. The Warden's bill for the month,
for board Of prisoners and tramps was s72.
The bill of undertaken /. NJ. James, for
$50, barial expenses of James G. Thomp-
son, an INDECENT soldier Of J.. 4. Creek,
was ordered paid.
The bill of Joseph Stout for IS, for
tending bridge, laid over from last meeting
for investigation, was reported correct.
The committee en- bridge on Commits
sioners road reported tie bridge badly in
need of repairs.
The solicitor of the board stated for the
benefit OF the committee on the bridge over
the race at Webster's Mill, that as the
bridge and race had been butt since the
road had been opened, it must be kept in
repairs by the mill owner. Mr. Hum
phreys was appointed to notify Mr. Webster
of this action of the Board.
John Hanes, of E~ldridge's Hill, appear
ed before the board and asked that some
action be taken in the matter Of fhe eulvert
crossing Main street, near Bowen avenue,
in front of the contemplated building to
be erected on that corner by Mr.. IIanes.
The borough authorities, in their revision
of the building and curb line on Main
street, decided the line TO be several feet
back of the front occupied by Mr.. Hanes
building. The east end Of the brick cul-
vert which crosses Main street at this
point only extends to the inside OF the old
sidewalk. or as far as the old building
line, and in removing his building back to
the line established by the borough officials,
leaves in front q space several feet in width,
which he desires filed mp. The borough
authorities claim that it is the place of the
county to attend 70 the matter, and Mr..
Hanes asked that Z committee be appoint
ed&o act in the matter. The repairs need
ed will consist in extending the wing wall
of the culvert so that the space may be
filled up. On motion, the matter was left
to the decision of Solicitor S~innickson, who
was ordered to view the premises ia con-
neetion with Freebooter Humphreys.
y petition signed by about sixty resi-
dents Of Upper and Lower PENIS Neck and
othertownships. asking that bridge tenders
for the Upper and Lower Canal bridges be
appointed during the trucking season, from
August 10th to Oct. 10th, was ressl.
Freebooter Bevis and Solicitor Sinnickson
spoke in favor of granting such request
and on motion it was ordered that tile sulR
of $50 be appropriated for the wages of
tenders for these bridges during the two
months named, it being the understanding
that those of the petitioners directly inter
ested are to furnish $50 of the 500, neces-
sary for the purpose.
The committee to investigate the ac-
counts and expenditures Of ex-Freeholder
Haynes, reported through Solicitor Sim
niekson that they had held two meetings
and would simply report the result of their
Investigations, leaving the Board to decide
what action should be taken. The report
recommended that the bill Of S25, salary of
afr. Haynes as Director of the Board, and
the bill Of S36.65, for personal expenses of
Mr.. Haynes, be paid. The bin of Chas.
s. Mulliea for $12.63, which amount had
been paid Mr.. Mullica by Mr.. Haynes, it
was recommended not to pay. MIR. Multi
ca, in his testimony before the investigat-
ing committee, stated that Mr.. Haynes
kept account Of all work which he tMnlli-
ea) did for the county, ard all the bills
rendered were made up from Mr.. Haynes
account. and bills were made ont under
Haynes direction. Mr.. Haynes, who also
testified before the committee, said under
oath that he kept no account whatever Of
the work done by MIR. Mullica. In the face
of this contradictory evidence, the com
miitee recommended that the amount of
the bill be withheld. 1t was also brought ont
before the committee that the sum Of S7.G3
received by Mr.. Haynes for the sale OF old
iron, had not been paid to the county.
This Mr.. Haynes admitted was correct.
The amount of money received by Mr..
Haynes from the State Treasurer, which
had not been paid over, was Stf4j6.
This amount, together with the S7.63 due
from the sale Of old iron, makes Sla2.l9,
from which there was to be deducted the
SEQ due Mr.. Haynes as salary. and the
S3e. 95 personal expenses claimed by him,
leaving a balance of S60.5 which the COM
mittee found Mr.. Haynes owing to the
county. In regard to an old bill for $751;
II for material and work done on the
PENIS Neck Iron bridge. presented by Mr..
Haynes as coming from Maurice B. Ayares,
Mr.. Ayares testified that no such bill had
been rendered by him, the actual amount
of the work and material furnished by him
amounting TO SlI3.33. Mr.. Haynes ad.
mitted before the committee that tie bal
ance of the bill represented work and ma
terial furnished by himself, and which he
had incorporated in the bin Of Mr.. Ayares,
it not being lawful for a member of a
board OF freeholders to furnish material
for any work done by the county.
The Board, on motion, accepted the re-
port of the committee and gave Mr..
Haynes six months in which to make pay
ment OF the balance due the county, s60.54.
The following were the committees ap-
pointed on bridges in need of repair:
Bridges in Pilesgrove, one near VIM.
Robbins and one at Woodstown. Messrs.
Humphreys, Mayhem and Emmel.
Bridge IN Pittsgrove, at Elmer, Messrs.
Rogers, Humphreys and Mayhem.
Bridge 10 Alloway, at Diament's mill,
Messrs. Emmel, Shnte and Fox.
On motion, adjourned until second We'd
nesday In August.