Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-12
COUNTY FREEHOLDERS
annual Meeting.
The Old Board Closes up its
Business for the Year.
THE "TERRApIN' ROAD TO COST $4,000.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY coll
LECTOR-THE INSANE ASYLUM AND
THE ALMsHOUsE. INCREASE IN THE
COUNTY EXPENSES.

The annual meeting OF the County
Board of FreehOlders was held at
Mays Landing, yesterday TUESDAY, J
the 11th and considerable business OF
Importance was transacted. The
members We're all present, excepting
FreehOlder M. L. Jackson, of Ham
monitor. The Board was called to
order at 1890 A. NJ. and the minutes
of the previous meeting were read by
Clerk Anderson.
The annual reports of the County
Insane Asylum, the County Aims
house and the County Collector were
read and approved.
The committee recommended the
building of a new office for the Sheriff
and sundry improvements in his resi-
dence.
The Special Committee on County
Roads submitted a report recon-
mending the building OF the new road
from Mays Landing to Egg Harbor
City at an estimated cost OF about
$4,000.
There was some discussion upon
the report and Mr.. Shinn, OF Atlantic
City, thought it strange that the
Mays Landing Improvement Com
pany should want an exOrbitant
price for gravel for grading a road
that would greatly improve it's
property.
Mr.. Jeffries said that matter could
be adjusted.
Specifications for building the road
were read, and referred to the COM
mittee to report at the afternoon ses-
sion.
Mr.. Souder from the Committee on
Public Buildings reported that sundry
expenses were incurred in fixing
piping in the company's buildings
and compelling the contractor to
fulfil the specifications.
Bills for election expenses from
townships caused some discussion,
but were finally ordered paid.
When the bills for the publication
Shinn said that he expected to "get
ports were printed in the newspapers
or in pamphlet form.
Mr.. Jeffries thought the question
ought to be decided upon it's merits,
and not from personal cOnsidera-
tions.
1t was finally decided to have the
reports printed in the same papers
as at present and at the same price,
$25 per year, for each newspaper
designated.
The Committee on Finance in it's
statement says: 'In addition to
the item as shown by the collectors
report, there is to be added for eX-
penses the sum of $1.4S0 not yet
paid, which would increase the Court
expenses to $15, ,3S2.21. We find costs
turned into the treasury amount the
past year to but $1,131.S4, and as
much the largest proportion of this
has been from criminal cases, it
would appear that the County has
had returned to it from the large
list of civil cases tried in our Courts.
but about 1926, of the expenses in
Cured in trying the cases.
The committee suggest various
remedies to curtail the costs in the
way of retrenchment in stenograph-
ers' fees. and a more careful atten-
tion to cases in Justices Courts.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The building of the new road was
referred to the new Board of Free
holders. After the report and speci-
ficatiOns had been thus referred, it
was voted to amend them by ex-
tending the time for the completion
of the road from Nov. l, 1897 to Jan.
l 1S9S-an extraordinary parliament
tary proceeding to say the least.
Civil Engineer Albertson was elect
ed to superintend the construction
of the new road.
A resolution of thanks to the Of
ficers of the retiring Board was un-
amiously adopted.
A balance of $32 Is said to be due
to Contractor Bartilucci OF the
County road was ordered paid.
On motion the Board adjourned
sina 1ip