Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-25

m1nlStereO a TeDuK0 TO the county creditors
who did not hand their bills in on Wednes-
J day, when they could be carefully audited
and opportunity afforded to compare
appropriations with balances. The Nov
meeting is little early in the fiscal year
for repremands of this character-they are
generally postponed until the January or
J March meetings when cash is expected
} to be low.
The committee on the new wing walls
of the Woodbury. bridge reported the work
nearly completed at cost of about $4,000,
and later in the session E. P. Henry, the
contractor, was paid $l453 II on that ac-
count
Freeholder Jones, of Franklin, chairman
of the committee on the proposed county
road from Clayton to Cumberland county
line, reported that the petition for said road
was sufficient, 70 per cent. of the frontage
having petitioned therefore.
A former ruling that each division of the
county must pay for transporting its pau
pers to the Aims House was re-affirmed.
Mr.. CLARK reported the cost Of the bridge
at Watson's as $144.lO.
Mr.. Morton, appointed to collect the
taxes on that portion of old Clayton town
ship that is neither the Borough or the
township, reported having collected $142,
and was ordered to pay same to the County
collector
A resolution by Mr.. Pierson which in
structed the Solicitor to examine the laws
on the subject Of the liability of railroads
to erect and maintain bridges over their
tracks where public road shall intersect or
cross same, was adopted. Embodied in his
resolution was the following section of the
act of incorporation of the West Jersey rail.
road =
SO. AND BE IT ENACTED. That it shall be the
| duty of the said company to construct and keep
in repair. good and sufficient bridges or passage
over or under the said railroad, where any public
road shall intersect and cross the same, SO that
the passage of carriages, horses and cattle along
| the said road shall not be obstructed; and like
| wise when the said railroad shall intersect any
| farm or lands of any individual. to provide and
| keep in repair suitable and convenient wagon
ways over or under the said road
1t is understood that the information
sought has relation to making Hunter
street bridge, Woodbury., charge on the
railroad
Mr.. Jones reported the stone culvert on
the FranklinvilIe-M Malaga road completed
at cost of ST. 1852.
Mr.. Iredell reported the Ledden-Iredell
bridge completed at cost of $30587.
The following resolution by Mr.. Jones
was adopted =
| WOODBURY., N. j., Nov. Is, 1897
| RESOLVED, That this Board hereby declares its
intention to improve the public road III the
township of franklin
Beginning at Cumberland county line, near
Malaga, thence extending in a northwesterly di-
rection through said township to the borough
line at Clayton, a distance of six miles, more or
loss; and further, that the director is hereby
authorized to appoint a committee of five, of
which ne shall be "a member. with authority to
take such action that the end prayed for in
petition presented at the May meeting may be
reached.
The Director appointed Messrs. Jones, Silvers,
Starr, Stranger and Ledden the committee under
the above resolution.
Mr.. J. j. Albertson rendered his resigna-
tion as engineer of the Paulsboro and
ISwedesboro stone road, for the reason that
he had discovered that Mr. Carter had
done the greater portion of the engineering
work, and should therefore continue it to
completion
His resignation was accepted, and then
VIM. NJ. Carter, on motion of Mr.. Cooper,
was elected engineer of said road by
unanimous vote, his compensation to be 2
per cent. of the cost.
A request was made to vote an appro-
priation of $25 year to care for an aged
colored woman of Woodbury., but no action
was taken thereon.
The matter of removing the oyster shells
from the Paulsboro and Swedesboro road,
was brought up by Mr. Usinger, and re
ferred to the road committee and engineer
for settlement
Mr.. Pierson brought up the salary ques-
ton by moving that the salary of county
road supervisor, James Budd, be increased
from 5000 to $400per year. Director Starr
said that Mr.. Budd was elected year ago
for term of three years at salary of $780,
and as he understood the law salaries could
not be increased during such term The
lquestion of right to increase was referred to
Solicitor Watkins who decided that he
sees no reason why the supervisors salary
cannot be increased, because the road law
provides for the appointment of super
visor for three years at salary to be fixed
by the Board" When it came to voting
the increase, Mr.. Usinger asked Mr Budd
to explain how much time he had put on
the road the past year
Mr.. B. said it was impossible to tell, as
he did not keep an account. In the Spring
he was on the road good deal Ia answer
to question by Mr.. Usinger he said he
thought he would be engaged 200 days on
the roads next year. He has to keep a
horse especially for that business
Mr.. Cooper tried to have the salary
fixed at $500, but this was lost, and Mr..
Persons motion was adopted.
Mr. Miller reported that all the bridges
on the Paulsboro and Swedesboro stone
road were in bad condition, and some of
them needed rebuilding, and in one place
J he thought culvert should be built. This
matter was referred to the road committee
On motion of MI. Usinger the Board pro
ceeded to elect a Steward and Matron Of
J the Aims House and Asylum, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George G. Weatherby were reelected
at the same compensation. Mr.. Pierson
} casting the unanimous vote of the Board.
At this point motion was made to pro-
coed with the payment of bills, when Mr..
Pierson said some transfers would haye to
be made to the burial of soldiers, officers.
printing and bridge accounts before they
could be drawn again.
+, It was at this point that he rebuked the
practice of handing in bills on Thursday
because they could not then be properly
audited, and the totals compared with the
f balances to the credit of the various APP
preparations.
Among the bills paid was $25 to Daniel
Lippincott. of Woolwich, the value of a
bull that fell off bridge to its death.
E.P. Henry was paid $1453. / on account