The Monitor-register., 1897-05-14
BOARD of Freehnlaars.

boro, and William Snyder, of Pitts
grove, Freebooter Jones, of AllOwsy, an
CARL, of Quinton, being ..re-elected.
The first business was the election of
director Peter E. Smith, of mining
ton, was elected by twelve votes. Thu
oath of ofioe was administered by Mr..
Sinnickson, and Mr.. Smith assumed thu
chair.
DR.. G. M. Sherron, of Salem, wal
elected County Physician by a unani
nous vote, the pricsof visits to the iai
TO be so cents each.
J.. Forman S~innickson was unani
mously elected Solicitor.
W. Fl. Peterson was elected ~janitor OF
the Court House, at a salary of 81 80 pei
day.
The following were elected trustees Of
the Almshouse:
Salem-Smith Bilderback.
Elsinboro-Samuel P. Smith.
Mannington-Jno. B. Grier.
L A. Creek-James B. Scudder.
Alloway-Daniel P. Dorrell, Jr.
Quinton-Arthur Lounsbury.
Lower Penn's Neck-Jno. T. Turner,
Henry W. D. White, 8 to 5.
Upper Penn's Neck-Wm. q. Denny,
Daniel V. Summerill, Z to 6.
Pilesgroye-Allen Moore.
Upper Pittsgrove-Isaac Johnson.
Pittsgrove-C. Howard Ward, Chas.
Atkinson, s to 5.
Oldmans-Elmer Sparks.
The salary of the Solicitor was fixed at
$50.
On motion it was ordered that the
Director be paid the usual salary of $25
Wages for common labor were fixed at
$3.50 per day, and for skilled labor, at
the lowest current rate prevailing in th 9
neighboThood where employed.
The following persons were elected to
have charge of the county bridges:
Covered bridge, Salem-John Red.
Penn's Neck bridge, Salem-F. H.
Lloyd.
Quinton bridge-E. s. CARL.
Hsncock's Bridge-Lewis s. Carll.
New bridge-Samuel Y. Friant
Courses Landing bridge-C. B.
Lanning.
Hook ~bridge-Chas. Atkinson.
Pedricktown bridge-George Gaventa.
The salaries for these bridge overseers
we're fixed as follows: Ga Alloways
Creek bridges, IS per year, and all others
So.
George Collins was elected tender for
the lower canal bridge, Josiah Hoffman
for the upper canal bridge, and Joseph
Armstrong for Hawks bridge, each at a
of $12 so per month.
Freebooter Atkinson, of L. P. Neck,
made an effort to have the salary for
badge tenders raised to SIS per
month, and it was only defeated by a
vote of Z to 6,
Ezra IL. Peterson was elected tender of
the P~edricktown bridge, the salary to
township, Gloucester county,
each county paying half the salary,
was $25 a month last year.
A number Of bills were read aud Or
dered paid. Among the lot was one
from Elwood Usinger, Freebooter of
township, Gloucester county, for
work on a joint bridge, in which Mr..
Usinger had charged 81 so per day for
the use of his team, in addition to his
per diem of 50. The former charge was
to, az it is not the custom in
Salem county to pay the Freeholders an
additional allowance for horse hire, un-
less it be to take laborers or mechanics to
However, since such a custom
prevails in Gloucester county, the charge
been allowed in former bills, the
natter was passed.
The bill of Abram Proud, for the con-
on Of a stone bridge at Elmer, for
1868 81, with SIS additional for an extra
lest to the length to the bridge and
fling in at abutments, was ordered paid
the completion of the bridge and its
acceptance by the committee, consisting
# Freeholders Mayhem, Smith and
The Board then adjourned for dinner,
the members and the newspaper represen-
being invited by Clerk Siunickson,
behalf of himself and County Collec.
tor Coles, to take dinner at the Nelson
Tue Board re. a%ssembled at 2.15 O'Clock.
Director Smith then appointed the
standing committees:
Public Buildings-Smith, Lloyd and
Redstrake.
Auditing-Borton, Jones and J. W.
CARL.
Loans-Mayhew, tanning and E. s.
acknowledgements Snyder and Mayhem.
Discharged Prisoners Lloyd, Smith
and GriscOm.
INDECENT Soldiers-Borton, E. s. CARL
and Mayhem.
PENIS Neck Bridge-Lloyd, Redstrake
and Atkinson.
Covered Bridge-Smith, Lloyd and
The report of Smith Bilderback, Treas
arer of Almshouse Trustees, was read
nd nrdorod rooaiva1 and ~r;,koI IT.
we're So. 203 SO; expenditures,
81, 1879; balance on hand, $406.57.
The actual cost to the taxpayers of the
county for the maintenance of the Aims
house for the year was So, 062.54; cost of
each inmate, SIP.
The Director named the following
to audit the accounts of
Treasurer of Surplus Revenue: Smith,
Atkinson and j. w. CARL.
Freebooter Jones reported that COM
or Elkinton's bridge, in Alloways
township. had viewed the bridge and
ordered it repaired, which work would be
commenced at once. The balance of the
was discharged.
Director Smith, of the committee in
of the construction of the oyster
she'll road in Warrington, reported that
the said road had been completed accord
ing to the contract, and on motion of
Mayhem it was accepted by
the Board. The contract price for the
road was 1917 cents per square yard for
IL, 1888 square yards, amounting to
81, 407.1 10 Five per cent. of this sum is
retained by the county as a guarantee of
the road being kept in order for one year.
Mr.. Thompson also presented a bill for
$50, for extra work doue at the direction
Of the supervisor, but which the Board
thought they were not liable for, as it
was outside of the contract, and they
to pay it.
John Dawson, Supervisor of the Road,
presented a bill for $37 so, which, was
ordered paid.
On motion Of Freebooter Gaventa,
Director Smith appointed F~reeholders
E, S, CARL and Redstrake to fill vacan-
cies 10 the committee or shell road.
Auditing Committee for JuDe-Free-
holders E. S. CARL, J. w. CARL and
Griscom.
Adjourned until second Wednesday in
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Horse Notes
J. B. Hudnall, of Reedville, Va, last
Saturday purchased a 11.months- old colt
by Bellman from Robert Vanneman,
near Salem, for 500.
Hugh Hodges. formerly of Woods
town, lost a $500 colt at Westmont,
Camden county, last Saturday. 1t be-
came frightened at a COW, and in at
tempting to jump a fence was impaled on
a post, sustaining fatal injuries.
Nancy, a fast half sister of Robert
q fHI $500 - ".---I