Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
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A regular meeting OF the Board was held
in the Court House on Thursday. A half
days session only was held.
Director Starr, of the committee TO inves-
tigate the tramp question, reported that at
meeting, and after q thorough inveetiga-
ton, found that tramps could be sppre-
hended upon the complaint Of any citizen
and put in charge of the county, to be hired
out or put at work on public roads. The
committee recommended that the county
procure stone and hammers and place them
in the jail yard, and when an arrest is made,
put the vsgabonds at work. Some Of the
members thought the ball and chain plan
the better, but the recommendation of the
committee was adopted.
Mr.. Rendrickson, of committee to which
had been referred petition for gravel road
on the old Glassboro road, reported the petit
tion in proper form and that more than two
thirds of the total number of feet fronting
on said road were represented by the signers
After receiving the report, VIM @. Castel
was elected engineer and compensation fixed
at IS Per day and experses-f0r preliminary
survey, and two per cent on the cost of the
road iOf subsequent services A COMMITTEES
# five was also appointed to prepare plans
and specifications aud report at the next
meeting, as follows: Messrs. Hendrickson,
Pierson, Clark, Bender, Starr:
Mr.. niger, in his report on the West
Vile culvert, said it was not necessary to
erect wing walls; a railing would anewer
every purpose commended that Super
visor Budd grade the approaches for 20 feet
on either side. The report was adopted.
Mr.. UsiDger, of the committee appointed
TO inquire into the matter of Justices OF
Peace remittipg TO the county or city trea
suries fines received, submitted an elaborate
report report that took time, labor and
patience to prepare and covered the period
from 1892 to 1897.
The report showed that only few of The
Magistrates keep criminal docket, and in
many cases there was NO record of fines ever
having been paid over to the county.
The committee raised Election to the
payment OF foes to the city, and Solicitor
Watkins, in an opinion, said that all foes
accruing from violation of city ordinances
should be paid to the city-and from other
sources to the county. The books Of the
County Collector revealed the somewhat
Surprising fact that during the five years
covered b. the Investigation, only 1878 80
had been paid TO the county, while on the
other hand, the records, so far as kept, by
the Magistrates, gave them credit for 81 70
Chairman Usinger, in closing the report,
said there was not q shsdow of a doubt bat
that more business was transacted in the
Justite .' courts than had come to the notice
OF the county. He did not see any possible
way to make amends for the past, but
Thought the law should be complied with in
he future, even if il necessitated a little
work for somebody.
"The books" said he, shave been loosely
Kept and reform along this line is needed
The County Collector was instructed to
aotify the Justices to comply with the law,
which makes it mandatory on them to send
each month report to the county Office OF
the criminal business of their Office.
Petition presented by Mr.. Bender for 8
gravel road in Mantua township, on the line
If the Sewell and Hnrffville road, was read
and la over until the annual meeting.
The Ceuuty Collector made the following