Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-07-12

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BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS.
Routine Business; Bridges Or
dered Bull; Dr. StreeI's
Wants u DE fl al tiOn of Law.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Freeholders was held Wednesday at
the Court House, the session begin.
ing about ten O'Clock.
There was nothing sepsationally i'm
portant promised for the meeting to.
day, but all members were present.
when Director Bacon called the. Board
to order In the Grand Jury room.
The minutes of lest meeting were
read by the Clerk, and approved by
the Board, and the business Of the
day proceeded.
A letter was received from the Cox
& Sons Company, stating that the
ms nager of the Broad street bridge,
had notified them that they were using
Broad street bridge In their heavy
carting, at their own risk. The com.
pauy desire to know what position
they occupy before the county. II
they cannot use the bridge In their
carting, then they cannot ship their
product. If so, they must consider q
proposition to move their plant from
the city and the State. The company
desire to enlarge their plant by new
buildings etc., and they want to know
whether or not to 60 ahead and en-
large. The matter will be considered
this afternoon.
A number of committees reported
on various matters, and reports were
received.
The committee on rules reported .
number of rules which were SUBMIT
ed and adopted.
Freeholder Townsend desired CON-
mittee appointed to visit Maple Greek
bridge which was out of repair. Messrs.
Townsend, Pagan and Cosier were
made the committee. The committee
! being increased to five. Mr.. Dare and
Mr.. Reeves we're added.
Mr.. Corson announced that Millville
was about to extend south Third street
over Petticoat stream In that city, and
asked for a committee to bridge the
stream. Messrs. Corson, Reeves and
Richards.
Mr.. Lore wanted q committee ap-
pointed to build q bridge over Higgins
ditch in Maurice River township. A
committee of Eve was appointed with
power to act. Lore, Richards, Harris.
Reeves and Fsgan were made the
committee.
Freeholders' Solicitor J. Boyd N xon
gave an opinion Ia regard to public
roads over mill dams. The opinion
was to the effect that If the road was
laid over the milldam, the dam must
be kept up by the Township Commit
tee and the owner of the mill dam pri-
marily. This opinion was read by d.
rector Bacon in a discussion with re-
gard to the dam at Fries Mil. In
case where the county had assumed
Jurisdiction, the county must keep up
the work.
Surrogate Fithian, one of the Direct
or's of the Bridgeton Land and Im-
prevement, asked for the removal OF
the stone wall along the bridge at the
run at the ''Slash," on Irving avenue.
The property has been improved to
an extent that the stone wall and cop.
ing along there is no longer needed.
The matter was referred to a COM
NIT tee of four with power to act. The
four Freeholders Of the city were made
the committee.
Hon. 7. w. Trenchard, appeared be-
fore the Board as counsel for Sheriff
Shinn. Sheriff Shinn had handed In
a bill for $44 for wages of a night
watchman at the jail to the auditing
committee, the auditing committee,
by the advice of County Solicitor, had
declined to pass the bill. He briefly
gave the reason why the Board
should not pay the bill.
DR.. David r. Streets came before
the Freeholders, and In speech of
some length, In which he complained
of the action of the County Physician
In cases of sudden death.
He complained of illegal action on
the part of the County Physician, and
desired the Board to obtain an opinion
from the Boards Solicitor defining
the powers of the County Physician
under the law.
No action was taken by the Board
upon the doctors request.
The Board adjourned for dinner.
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