The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-22
HOARD OF FREEHoIDERs

The regular monthly meeting of the
County Board of Freeholders was held
in the Court House at Salem on We'd
nesday If last week, with all the mem
bers except one present.
Among the bills was one from Sheriff
Butcher, for S2.12 each aud mileage,
costs of summonlng each grand and
petit juror for the May term of court,
according to a new law passed by the
last Legislature. The Warden's bill
for the mouth for board of prisoners
was Sf2 .62t, and for board of tramps
S14.4 40.
A petition of the residents of PENIS
Grove. asking for the removal of the
hull of the ~"Juniata, burned in Sep
TENDER last and which lies at the Penn's
Grove pier, las read. In accordance
with the above petition, which was ad-
dressed to Freebooter Bevis, the Solicit
tor had served notice June 9th on the
reputed owner of the same, VIM. H.
Blake, of Philadelphia, to remove the
same within thirty days or it shall be
declared a nuisance, and shall be re-
moved by the county. Messrs. Girls
com, Bevis and Jenkins were appointed
n committee to have the same remov-
ed according to- law, in case the owner
refused to do so.
The question coming up, whose duty
it was TO pay the bills for holding cleo
lions in the several townships, the Sol
icitor gave his opinion that when Free
holders are elected the townships pay
one-half and the county the other half
of the expenses; and when Freeholders
are not elected the county should pay
all the expense of holding the elections.
A communication from the Board of
Health, Of Salem. Stating hat an in
spection of the ~cesspools of the county
buildings had proved that they were a
nuisance, and were endangering the
health both of the Sheriff's family and
the prisoners, and ordering that the
Board of Freeholders abate the same
within ten days, was read. The follow
ing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee APP
pointed by this Board to confer with
the Common Council of the city of Sa-
lem to arrange for the laying of II sewer
from the jail to the creek be further III
thorized TO confer with the Board of
Health of the city of Salem, to arrange
for the improvement of the sanitary
| condition of the Jail, until some plan of
laying a sewer can be agreed upon be-
tween said committee of FreehoFders
and city of Salem.
Director Griscom, Tor the committee
to confer with Salem council in regard
to sewer above mentioned, reported
| that they had met, and a system of sew
erage was being arranged. The report
was accepted and committee continued.
Mr.. MAYHEM offered the following,
which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Board of Free
holders of Salem Co. disapproye of the
ICllOba VI ohiO hfhp' ~ ~ AAShh
the arsenal at Poe Tavern to Bridge
ton, and respectfully request that the
persons responsible for their removal
return them at once.
RESOLVED, That the Director be au-
thorized to confer with Quartermaster
General Perrine, asking by what au-
thority he ordered the removal of said
cannon and guns.
Messrs. Bevis, Shute and Hum
phreys was appointed to view the stone
bridge real Wiley's School house, out
of repair.
The Board ordered Freebooter Hum
phreys To put in the sleepers and plank
the bridge now being repaired by A. Il.
Hickman, al Riclman's mills.
Freebooter Allen was instructed to
renew the $3a00 insurance policy OH
the covered bridge, Salem, in the Farm
ers' Mutual Company.
Director Grisc0m reported the receipt
of two additional quarters pay for
maintenance of insane paupers in the
Aims House, from the State-received
since making the report in May.