The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-05-10

grove, Hiram w. Smith; Pittsgrove, Sam
=. Baker; U. 7. Neck. w. II. ii. Denny
i. p. Neck, George Hancock, Oldmanl
Jacob K. Justice.
The appointments for oyerscers Of bridge
were announced as follows: PENIS Nee.
draw, VIM. j.. Freas; Hawks, Geo. Bid
die; Quinton, Lewis Fox; Hancock's, J
B. Williamson; New, VIM. n. Hancock
Courses Landing, David Eiger; Uppe
Canal, Jos. Wright; Lower Canal. Jos
Stout; Hook, JOS. Poulson; Pedricktown
Robert G. Pedrick; Nortonyille, Jos.
Green.
On motion, the pay of the above over
seers was ordered the same as last year
namely: canal bridges, $40; Alloways
Creek, $500, all others 500 per year..
The organization Of the board having
been completed, bills from the township,
were read and ordered paid. The warden's
bill for the month for board of Migrants
was $685.; for board of prisoners, $f14.G7
Mayor Acton's bill for the month. for com
mittiag Migrants was $500. The bill o.
DR.. SherroIl, for medical attendance on in
mates of jail for year, was &47. The bill
Of coroner and constable costs in the case
Of the sudden death of Sadie Keen, in
Pittsgrove, was $43.03 :.
The Salem Gas Light Company made a
bid to light the county buildings, includ.
ing jail and Sheri1ss and Clerks Offices,
for $40 yer year, this being the amount
asked by the Salem Electric Lighting Co.
for Lighting. Sheriff Butcher, it was said.
favored the gas light, and the contract was
accordingly awarded the Gas company.
A communication from Thomas Lenney,
an inmate of The jail, was read, asking that
the Board release him from confinement,
as he was unable to pay the fine aud costs,
i'll default of which he had been committed
The question was raised as to how far the
authority of the Board extended in the mat
ter Of releasing prisoners, and the Solicitor
was ordered to confer with Judge Reed to
ascertain their authority, and also to release
LeBney if his case came under their con
troll.
The committee ON bridge at Ricbman's
mills reported that in order to properly re-
pair the bridge millwrights would have to
be employed, and that the mill owner bad
taken no steps to repair his part OF the
bridge. He wanted the county to have a
new bridge put in, and present their bill
for his share. The committee advised that
a danger signal be put up at the bridge day
and night. The estimated cost of the
bridge was placed at $1,000 or $1,000. The
committee asked for instructions, but were
continued without receiving any.
The committee on the Pedricktewn
drawbridge reported that they were to
meet the Gloucester county committee next
Saturday, and were continued.
The committee on Courses Landing
bridge reported that they considered that
bridge good for at least a year, and we're
discharged.
Committee on bridge at Murpby's dam,
Pittsgrove, reported bridge not in present
need of repairs, and were discharged.
The bridges throughout he county. gen.
orally, were reported to be in from fair to
good condition.
On motion, the pay of carpenters was
fixed at 1928 per day, common laborers.
$3.50, and masons at the least prevailing
price, not to exceed $3.00per day, being the
same rates as fixed last year.
The solicitor. in his explanation of the
tramp question, ordered looked into at the
last meeting, confined himself to the law
regarding their commitment. He stated
that any Justice of The peace or committing
magistrate of the county, could on COM
plant of n citizen, commit Migrants t. the
county Jail or ~almsllouse for any term not
to exceed six months, and that Migrants
thus committed could be discharged after
serving ten days of such sentence. The
committing officer is entitled by law to %
cents for each commitment, and the consta-
BILE to 80 cents for each arrest. After com
mitment the warden of the Jail was com
PEELED to board those committed. No ac-
ton was taken to abate the nuisance.
Director Griscom hoped that some means
could be devised to better dispose of the
contents of the sinks connected with the
Jail than that now in use. Nearly 5000 per
year is expended for the cleaning of these
sinks, but until some system Of sewage is
adopted, the drainage cannot be made in a
satisfactory manner. The sickness ia the
family Of Sheriff Butcher, who occupy the
jail building, is aseribed to this canse. A
committee, consisting of Messrs. Griscom.
Freas and Allen, were appointed to confer
with Salem council, in regard TO this mat
ter.
The Director announced the standing
committees for the year as follows:
Public Buildings-Griscom Humphreys,
Allen.
Auditing-Pedrick, Mayhem. Rogers.
Loans-IIumphreys, Shnte, Beyis.
Claims-Mayhew, Baker, Emmell.
Discharge Of Prisoners-Baker, Jenkins,
Freas.
On motion, the statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the county during the
past year, the report of the Treasurer
of Surplus Revenue, and the report of the
almshouse trustees, was ordered published
in all the regular newspapers of the county,
and the usual number of pamphlet copies
priuted.
The County Collector stated that there
was $1,000 in the treasury TO meet the in
coming expenses.
The bond given by Geo. Abbott, now
deceased, for the security OF the payment
Of board paid by the county for the main
tenance of his children. who are inmates
of the State asylum for the insane, was
ordered taken up and a new one issued,
properly signed by the executor Of his es-
tate.
Messrs. Humphreys, Mayhem and Allen
were appointed a committee to view two
bridges near Yorktown, one needing rails
ing to the grade of the road. and the other
being useless. as the wner of the land on
each side of the road has tiled under il.
Messrs. Allen, Shute and Fox were ap-
pointed on a bridge in Quaker Neck, in
need of repairs.
Messrs. Rogers, Mayhem and Emmell
were appointed on a bridge on Garden
road, Pittsgroye, where it is said a new
bridge is needed, the township committee
having lately graded the read.
4 motion was made by Mr.. Allen that a
tor said he would like to have an express
sion Of views On the subject, but few re-
sponded. Mr.. Bevis. of L. p. Neck, said
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