Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-24
The COUNTY
FREEH6LDERg MEETING.
They Transact Considerable
Business and Pay Bills.
LUMBER NORTH SIS, ealRstD II $50.
BILLS CUT DOWN, DEFECTIVE ONES RE-
FERRED, AND THE ELECTION BILLS PAID
AFTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ORDERED
FOR THE COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM.

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FOR THE COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM.
A regular meeting of the County Board
of Freeholders was held in the Court
House at Mays Landing, last Wednes7
day, Nov. II, and every member of the
Board was present After the reading
and approval of the minutes of the last
meeting Mr.. Irving, from the AlmshOuse
Committee, reported that the County
Almshouse now contained twenty-four
inmates larger number than for many
years past, and that it would soon be
necessary to enlarge it if the number of
inmates continued to increase. At
present there were six from Atlantic
City, for which the County received pay,
but the number from the County was also
on the increase.
Mr.. Irving also reported that the In
sane Asylum was officially visited, last
week, by Drs. Ward and Weeks of the
State Insane Asylum and that they were
much pleased with it's management, and
especially with reference to it's sanitary
condition.
Mr.. jackson, from the Committee on
Bridges, reported that the total cost Of
repairing the damages to roads and
bridges in Buena Vista Township,
caused by the "washouts," last fall was
81, 1856.
Mr.. Shinn moved that DR.. Potts, q
Philadelphia specialist upon insanity, be
employed by the County to visit the
Insane Asylum once g. month, to make
an examination of the patients, and that
he be paid ten dollars and his necessary
travelling expenses for each visit, Carried
unanimously,
DR.. Wales, County Physician, reported
the fiuding of the body of the late William
River, and asked for certain Instructions
in reference to the expenses incident
thereto.
Mr.. Schuhardt presented q resolution
from the Council of Egg Harbor City,
requesting the Board to pay the bills,
incurred by former Freeholder Krause.
for the repair of certain roads and
bridges, and which the Board at prev
ious meeting had disallowed.
Mr.. Shinn moved that the communica-
ton be referred back to the Council from
which it originated, with message to
"pay the bills themselves if they wanted
to-" Motion carried.
When Sheriff Kirby presented certain
bills, Mr.. Irving thought they were not
properly vouched, and they were referred
to the Committee.
A communication was read from Gen.
D. A. Russell Post G. A. R. in reference to
the unmarked graves of several soldiers
in the Hammonton cemeteries, with
request that headstones be furnished by
the County. Referred.
When Coroner IngersolI presented a
bill of six dollars tor the services of three
men for the caring of the body of the
late William Smith, Mr.. Shinn moved
the amount be reduced to four dollars.
Carried.
Mr.. Irving moved that the remainder
of the bill $4 25 be referred to the So
licitor for his opinion as to whether it
could legally be paid. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Shinn the bill of
Daniel Smith for work upon small
bridge, in Atlantic City, was disallowed,
upon the ground that he had already
been paid by another party.
A long batch of election bills were
ordered paid after the Solicitor had rem
dered an opinion in reference to the
same; but several of them were referred
back to the election officers for affidavits
and the correction of technical errors
The bills will be paid when properly
vouched and sworn to.
Mr. Irving objected to the payment of
several bills presented by Mr.. Dinkelspiel,
on the ground that they should be made
to the County, and not to him, Mr.
Dinkelspiel. The bills were returned for
correction.
Coroner Mclaughlin presented bill Of
$135.OO for reviewing forty-five dead
bodies-in addition to the fees already
received by him. Referred to the Solicitor
by Mr.. McLaughlin's request and also by
order of the Board.
On motion of Mr.. Souder the bill of
Henry Krammer, of Buena Vista, for 714
feet of pine lumber for bridge was re-
duced from $40 to SIS per 1000 feet
upon the ground that the lumber fur
nished was Jersey pine instead of cedar.
Mr.. Souder stated that the quality of
pine used could be bought anywhere in
the County for SIS per thousand.
Mr.. Henselman moved that So Is be
allowed the drawbridge tender at Mullica
Iron Bridge at Chestnut Neck for water
las his duties required his contin-
uous presence, and the nearest water
supply was more than half q
mile distant. Other counties made
allowance for similar supply and he
thought Atlantic should. Motion re-
jected.
Under the head of unfinished business
County Solicitor Thompson gave his
opiDion in reference to the controversy
between the County and the owners of
certain cranberry bOgs in Buena Vista
Township. He found that wherever
there were gates there were "washouts,n %
and where there were no gates there
no "washouts." The time has come
when the County must determine
whether it will or will not permit
owners to maintain hoodgates that
cause numerous washOute and cOnse-
quent damage, He thought the owners
should be held responsible for the damage
done, and advised that the bill of costs
| presented to-day should be sent to them.
He would advise that the County notify
the owners to remove the gates, and if
| they refused, the County should order
them torn out. He would let the owners
| the matter finally settled in Court.
| Mr.. Ezra Stokes, Oh Berlin, one of the
owners of the cranberry bOgs, addressed
the Board In their behalf, and main
| tanned that the trouble was due to the
narrowness Of the bridges, and not to
| the floodgates.
Solicitor Thompson Thought Mr..
Stokes argument was an additional
reason why the County should remove
all distractions and take away the
gates.
Mr.. Souder moved that all hills pre-
sented to-day for the repairing d
| damages caused by the washouts, be re-
ferred to the Solicitor with. power to
act.
(Continued on Fourth pasAl