Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-18
VISITATION.

Eleven CeacnefS nave Deen employed tnle
school year, seven for the full term, two for
nine months, one for eight months, one for
six months
1t is gratifying TO the Board to testify to
the general good character of the work
done by these busy servants of the people,
and to say that notwithstanding some
changes had to be made at the beginning Of
the year, steady progress has been made
throughout the township.
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Our school property remains the same as
it was one year ago except that in No. 4
(Rlchwood) the upper room was renovated
during vacation, and made ready for school
purposes. 1t is now occupied by q. H.
Stratton.
ASSISTANTS.
We have four schools in which two rooms
are occupied two for the whole year-Nos
4 and 6, Mullica Hill and Evans. One for
eight months. No l (Jeffsrson) one for
six months. No Redwood
FINANCES.
The appropriation asked for last year
proved according to the estimates then
made sufficient to carry on the work of the
year, and we believe that our present esti-
mates..for the coming year warrant US in
asking you for twenty one hundred and
seventy dollars, ($2l75 oO). Aless amount
than last year.
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
Oar schools are our own creation, and
their future will be what we make them.
The School Board connot rise aboye the
level of those who place them in the posi-
ton of trust. Is it therefore too much to
ask that more intense interest be taken
in all the schools of our township? to har.
Dor generous views respecting the methods
which our school law, both in letter and
spirit would have carried out, and to see
that it is the part of wisdom to adopt what.
ever means are calculated to fully train oui
boys and girls ip the township to fill theil
positions in life. ]. Fl. MoUNCE, Clerk.
Approved by the Board.
The Proposed new Fishing Law.
The bill introduced on Monday night Of
last week by Mr.. Hutchinson regulating
fishing in the Delaware river, is the result
of conference of the fish and game COM
mission of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware for the purpose of getting a uni.
form law for all the States. Similar bills
have been introduced in the Legislatures Of
Pennsylvania and Delaware, and the
scheme will be noneffective unless all the
act favorably.
The bill makes the open season as fol-
lows for hook and line fishing:
Black bass, strawberry bass and white
bass-May 80 to December 81, inclusive.
Pike, pickerel, perch and pike-perch-
May to February %
Catfish, eels.sunfish and every other kind
of fish, salmon excepted, during all times
ct the year.
Shad, herring and striped bass may be
caught with gill nets and sweeping sciences
between February and June Is except
between 5 o'clock on Saturdays until mid
n ght on Sunday. These gill nets must not be
fastened to the bottom of the river or the
shore, and the size of the mesh used for
taking shad shall not be smaller than five
inches, and for taking herring not less than
two and three fonrths inches.
No fresh shad shall be offered for sale ex.
cepting before July l, under a penalty Of
$40. Sturgeon may be taken at all times
of year, providing that the size of the mesh
of the net used shall not be less than ten
and half inches. The open season for
carp is the same as shad. Sweeping seines
may be used for fishing for carp, eeIs and
suckers OF nets placed parallel to the chan.
mel of the river may be used upon license
issued by the fish and game commission,
The open season for salmon will be from
March l to August Is, with hook and line.
All salmon weighing less than three pounds
must be returned to the river.
Wicker eel-pots may be used at all times
of year to take cells and catfish, but they
must not have an opening exceeding fifteen
inches.
Seines or scapnets not exceeding forty
feet in length may be used for taking bait
fish.
The bill was introduced by Mr.. Hutchin.
son at the request of the fish and game com
mission.