Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-25
CHOSEN EReEHoLpERs.

The March meeting of our Chosen Free
holders vas held on Thursday last. all the
members being present
Action on the resolutions presented to
the last meeting by Mr.. Hannold providing
place FIR the safe keeping and display of
Colonial and Iudian relics and the flags
carried in the late rebellion by Gloucester
county citizens, introduced at the January
meeting, was postponed uasil the annual
meeting In May.
Mr.. Knight rp1rted the Crown Point
stone road still in an unfit condition for
acceptance. Clerk was ordered to notify
the contractors to put the road in good
order within 80 days. or the work would
be done by the b ,ard and the cost deducted
from the per cent reservation.
The committee on Gassboro and West
vile stone road made number of recon-
meEdations as to where trunks and iron
pipes should be laid and bridges rebuilt
or repaired on the line of the road, aud
their suRgestio- were accepted by the
Board
Mr.. Clark of the committee then stated
that the contractors for the construction
of the second section of the above road
had so faI refused to sligo the contract
requiring them to complete the road by
July 81, the time fixed by the Board, for
the reason that the time was too short for
the construction of a macadam road He
further stated that they asked that the
time for completion be extended for two
moths
Mr.. UsiDger objected to hoy exCsdsf5az
on the ground that the farmers needed the
use of the road and the contractors should
be compelled to do the work in the time
specified. He moved to amend the motion
by extending the time two weeks. \
Mr.. Miller moved to amend by making
the time one month, but afterward with
drew the motion.
The vote being taken on Mr.. Usinger's
amendment it was lost and Mr.. Clark 3
motion extending the time two months
prevailed.
The $3.50 conscience money" recently
received by the Collector was ordered
covered into the treasury to the credit of
the incidental fund.
Mr. Clark called attention to the fact
that Washington township was engaged in
suit with Camden county to recover
taxes due on farm owned by that county
in the above township. He thought the
Board should pay part of this expense, but
the Solicitor deciding such action would
be illegal, no action was taken.
Supervisor Budd was ordered to do some
needed shoulderiDg on the Crown Point
road.
Bill of Deptford township amounting to
Sc 35 for damage to team of B D. Pancoast
on new road from Woodbury. Heights. to
Glassb-ro road was refused payment the
Solicitor advising that the county was not
liable.
number of Constables' bills were re-
ferred to Solicitor to report at annual meet
ing
Freebooter Geo. E Pierson moved that
the Property Committee, in conjunction
with the County Clerk, purchase a set OF
books for indexing chattel mortgages. The
chattel mortgage business was flourish
ing one just now, he said in explaining the
motion, and to meet the requirements of a
proper system of index, under the meth cd s
of the Office, these books were necessary
The motion was adop ed. The same Com
mittee was also authorized to overhaul
large lot of old records in the Court House
basement, preserving those of value, and
to destroy the res.
Upon request of County Collector Barber,
Solicitor Jessup gave an opinion defining
the election laws. especial reference being
had to those in which Freeholders were
elected, in which he decided that where
such officers were elected, the county was
liable for one-half the total expense of hold
the election.
The low state of the County Treasury !
was source of much annoyance and anx-
iety to the members who had bills and |
wanted them paid, and by fine manipula
tion in changing accounts, bills amount. |
ing to about 5000 were paid, and others
to about 81 200 were laid over
Till the annual meeting in anticipation of
a loan until taxes come again.
The Board then adjourned.