Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-08-20
MAY GO OVER.
important Business Transacted by the
Board of Freeholders Yesterday

for the People.
The meeting of the Board of Free
holders Wednesday was one of the most
important ever held in this city. During
the day the Board legislated in the in
terest of the popular demand.
When the Board adjourned Wednesday
morning committee had been appoint
ed to draw up restrictions upon the Trac-
ton Company in crossing the bridge.
Just before the adjournment Mr..
Leach's motion had passed which granted
permission to the Traction Company to
cross the bridge with single track road,
as petitioned for.
When the Board reconvened in the
afternoon, the committee had prepared
the restrictions, and they were taken up
separately and voted upon, the final leg
islation being as follows:
/. The Trolley Company shall be to all
the expense of laying tracks and work to
done in such manner as not to interfere
with the travelling public any more than
is of a necessity.
2. That the tracks shall be fiat or L.
rail.
3. That the County of Cumberland shall
not be responsible for any damages and
accidents resulting from the said trolley
company.
4. That the county shall not be held re-
sponsible for damages resulting from any
delay to said trolley when said bridge is
being repaired or from any cause that
will prevent the operation of the same.
5. That the said Trolley Company shall
construct and furnish power to operate
motor for the purpose of opening and
closing the draw CT the bridge, said
motor to be kept in operation when re-
quired during the time of the operation
of the said trolley road in the city, said
motor to be kept in repair by said trolley
company.
6. That the Trolley Company shall at
all times stop before crossing the bridge,
and the conductor or motorman shall see
that the way is clear before starting the
cal.
Z. That the Trolley Company shall keep
the roadway between the rails, and eigh-
teen inches outside thereof, in complete
repair, at the expense of said company.
s. That the bridge manager shall at all
| times have charge and control of said
bridge.
| 9. That the construction of the rail-
way system upon said bridge, together
| with all the provision of this agreement,
| shall be under the direction of COM
mittee appointed by this board.
10. That this agreement with the said
company shall be in force and effect for
term of five years.
| Messrs Elwell, Leach, White, Scull
andHarris were appointed committee
to carry into effect the agreement, with
the Traction Company.
| After this business the meeting ad-
journed, and special meeting was
called. The Public Building Committee
reported that it was impossible to proper
ly repair the old Jail, and it was resolved
to build new one, as decided upon be-
fore the annual meeting in May.
Finally the following resolution was
passed, by vote of fifteen to four:
WHEREAS, 1t appears it is the sense of
this Board that a new Jail building
should be erected, and committee
previously appointed, thoroughly in
vestigated the matter, and obtain author
lied bids for the same, be it
"Resolved, That Joseph T. White, Will
! liam Leach, Nicholas Scull, William B.
Ireland, John S. Downs and Albert
Harris be appointed committee to
prepare a proper resolution, setting
forth the necessity for new Jail, pro-
viding authority for building the same,
also bonding the county, together with
the draft of the proposed bonds in suffi-
cient amount to pay for the same, and
present such resolution at the next regu-
lar meeting"
The Board then adjourned for the day