Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-12-21
BOARD OF FKEEHOLDERs.


The Board of Freeho!ders remained
in session Wednesday afternoon until
nearly five O'Clock, and during that
time there was considerable argument
one way and sno her, and much
business was transacted.
As soon as the Board convened In
the afternoon bills were ordered paid
In large numbers
A bill was presented by the estate OF
the late Samuel W. Wells, Secretary of
the Excise Board, for two years ser
vices The amount was $40 The bill
was referred back for correction and
investigation.
During the year the Board has found
1t absolutely necessary to repair many
bridges, and in two instances build
new structures at considerable ex
pense. The bridge appropriation has
exhausted, aud 1t was deemed expedi
ent to raise $4,000 by bonds, and the
Director and Collector were authorized
to issue them
A bill of 81 for damages to wagon
of Andrew Chew, sustained by the CIV
ing way of the abutments of a bridge
over Maple Creek, in Downe town.
ship, was ordered paid.
The Public Building Committee
was authorized to have separate gas
metre placed in the Sheriff's residence,
SO that it will be possible to separate
the bills of the county and Sheriff.
The Trustees of the Aims House
were authorized to draw upon the
Collector for $500 for the Aims House
expenses.
Sher IF Shinn was authorized to
draw upon the Collector for suff1c
money to pay the expenses of the JAN
uary term of Court.
The Board authorized the Trustees
of the Aims House to place chi d
now confined in the Aims House, In
the Ohildren's Home, in Camden.
The Public Building Committee was
authoriz ii to draw upon the Collector
for q sum not to exceed $35 for repaire
! now In progress at the She.,ff's office
Railroad matters we're then taken
up. Petitions were read from the
West Side Railway Company. the
Bridgeton, Cedarville and Port Norri.
Railway Company, and the MiIiville
Rapid Transit Company, asking pe r.
mission to cross certain bridges of the
county.
There was no disposition upon the
part of the members of the Board to
pour cold water upon the project
They felt that the people they repre-.
s-nted wanted the roads, but there
was a hesitancy In acting too quickly.
Direc or Bacon thought that the
matter should be fully inquired into,
and desired to know from the Supreme
Court, whether or not the Board had
any authority to make such grants.
Mr.. Harris off7red the following
resolution
Resolued, That action upon the petit
tions Of the West Side Railway Com.
pany, and the Millville Rapid Transit
Company, this day pr. sented, be de-
f.rred until the pext meeting of the
Board, and that an expert be en-
ploy ed by a committee appointed by
the Director of ,he Board. provided
| that the said West Side Railway CON-
p4ny, aud tn. Millville R,pld Transit
Company agree to pay for the ser
vices of said expert. Said expert to
examine the Commerce Street bridge,
Br dgeton, and Msin street bridge,
Milville, and report the strength of
said bridges to this Board.
Mr.. Scull thought it was useless to
examine the Commerce street bridge
He had carefully examined the bridge,
and was convinced that the structure
would re amply strong.
Mr.. Bacon thought the resolution
was very fine one, and there should
be no hesitancy for voting for it,
adoption.
Mr.. g W Moore was of the opini E
that the resolution was hitching up
the horse, tail to the cart. If the
company had any assurance from tn
Board that the privileges would be
granted then there would be no trou
ole about the paying for the expert,
but he thought 1t was unfair to i'm
pose this exp-nse on the Company un-
less 1t could be assured that it would
amount to something.
Collector Garrison, who is a Director
in two of the companies, did not think
there would be any hesitancy upon
the part Of the companies agreeing TO
this proposition, as the companie in
the past he'd always been anxious to
do W at WAS proper, and believed they
would continue to do SO
The resolution was adopted, and he
Director appointed Messrs Harris,
White and Scull as a committee t. on
gage an expert
The Board unanimously elected
Sheriff Shinn as j4nitor of the Court
House at a salary Of $104 per wear.
The Board then adj urned 20 meet
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