Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-11-24
TIE CHOSEN FREEnoLpEas
THE COUNTY ASYLUM. PROPERTY HOLDERS
PROTEST COURT HOUSE BONDS ALE
PAID.

THE COUNTY ASYLUM. fh0ffstSA hOlsD4sh no
PROTEST COURT HOUSE BONDS ALE
PAID.
The November meeting OF the Board of
Chosen Freeholders was held on Thursday,
all the members being present except Mr..
Jones, who is seriously i'll.
His written report that the Malaga Dam
bridge was completed at cost Of $54l 50
was presented by Mr.. Silvers and accepted.
Solicitor Watkins presented lengthy
opinion on the right of the county to build
and maintain an asylum for the insane. IL
consisted largely of quotations from the
State laws, which authorize the construc
ton of such institutions. We quote the
first section of the act:
THAT it shall be lawful for the hoard Of
chosen freehoders of any county of this
state, by resolution adopted by vote of
not less than three fourths of all the mem
bers of such board, to order, direct aud au-
thorze the issue, of the purpose of erecting
or providing for the erecting of suitable
county lunatic asylum building in such
county, of bonds in the corporate name
and under the corporate seal of the county,
the total amount of which shall not exceed
the sum of two hundred thousand dollar"
The Solicitors opinion was ordered re-
ceived and fled.
Mr. Miller, of the Aims House committe
reported that the bills for October amounted
to 81 $50
Mr.. Pierson reported that the matter Of
the flag pole was resting" And that the
Properly committee had place new lamp
at the side entrance to the Jail.
Mr. L.dden reported that the annual re-
port of the financial condition of the county
had been forwarded to the State authorities.
Mr.. Clark reported that the second sec
ton of the WestviIle and Glassboro stone
road was not in condition TO be accepted
Mr. Hendrickson reported taking two
persons on the special relief LIST and Mr..
Wilson, of Woolwich, Mr.. Tombleson, Of
Monroe, and Mr.. Stanger, of Glassboro
made requests for special relief for citizens
of their townships, which was granted.
Mr.. PieTson made a request TO buy
lamp for Hunter street bridge, stating that
the city would light same Granted
The following protest was received from
property owners On the line of the new
PaulsbOro and Swdesb0ro stone road.
We, the property holders adjoining the new
stone road leading from Paulsboro to Swedes-
boro. do hereby enter our protest against releaS'
ing the contractor and his bondsmen until the
specifications are fully complied with. The
specifications require a depth of stone OF eight
inches after one years wear, and no foreign sub
stance shall be used in construction of said road.
Stone and stone screenings only required.
Our reasons for entering this protest are as
follows:-
list Because the road at the present time has
only an average depth of about six inches, and
] arge portion Of that depth is made up of sand.
which is in direct violation of the specifications.
which read that no foreign substance shall be
used in said construction.
We charge that there are only about i've
inches of stone used on an averags in the con
structon OF said road, in direct violation of the
specifications which require that there shall be
eight inches after one years wear.
We charge that in many places there has not
been sufficient fine stone and stone screenings to
bind the same, after being properly sprinkled
and rolled with ten ton roller.
We charge that the road in many places has
not been shoulderedand rolled by a ten ton roller
seven feet on either side, according to the
specifications
We charge that in some places on said road
there is only depth OF five inches (foreign sub
stance included) at the present time, in direct
of the specifications, which require
eight inches after one years wear.
We further charge that I'll g engineer and
supervisor appointed by the proper authorities
have been derclct in their duties in not com
polling the contractor to build the road in
accordance with the specifications placed in
their hands by the Chosen FreehOlders Of the
County of Gloucester.
Until the above specifications are made good
we hold we are not legally bound to pay our ten
per cent. as required by an act entitled IAN Act
to Build Stone Roads in New jersey"
The protest is signed by seventy mine
property owners adjoining the road as fol-
lows:
John H. Brown, W. Scott Thomson, VIM.
E. Gaunt, Martin Lock, E. P. Hall, Adrian
Paul, A. J. Trumball, Jos. l. Lock, George
Lodge, /. J. Cowgirl, Thomas B DeYault,
Chas E Paul, B. S. Russell, Francis Tracy,
w. P. Marsh, Christian Kugler Samuel K.
Cook. VIM A. Mullen, A. l.. SmalIwood.
John Rambo, R. II. Reeves, M. D, W. g.
Cowgirl, James M. Roe, VIM. Casperson,
Isaac Derrckson, Isaac F. Allen, Mary H.
Lock, Wilson s. Stetser, Henry F. Young,
Geo. M. Hall, Dan'l Klos, Andrew Rode,
Geo. w. Bowen, David r Black, John
Strands, VIM. P. Zane, ]. Morton Shoch,
Henry Jones, Julius Moritz, VIM. H. Stiles,
David 6. Shute, Benz F. Furry, William
D Turner, &C. A. Hannold. W. Amber
Stetser, K. A. Wallace, John Lodge,
Thos. w. Hartman, Flank P. De-
vault, Thos W. Reeves. l. n Derrickson,
Saml T. Miller Geo. H. Munyan, A. j.
Crammer, B. Ii. Paul, R. A. Jester, S B.
Downing, Joseph L. Munyon, William Sco-
field, John G. Wohlab, G. +. Mullen, Chas.
E. Hartman, Matthew Gill & sou, Stephen
II. Miller, Thomas W. Wright, Galret
Clark, Abbie~ Hall, Kate F. Cook, Ella F.
Harry NJ. Shuster, Dr. Geo.
c. Laws, E B. Wingate, Greenwich Lodge
Association.
The paper was received and filed.
The salaries Of the steward and matron
of the Alus House were fixed at $500 and
$500 respectively, as heretofore, and the
present officers, Mr. and Mrs. George G.
Weatherby reelected for one years from
March Is, 1899.
Ellison Fl. Davis, the Collector of Clay ton,
was appointed to collect the taxes in what
is known as No Mans Land"
On molten of Mr.. Pierson the specifca-
lions for macadam road in the city of
Woodbury. were amended SO as to make
the depth s inches instead of 10, it being
stated that this change was necessary in
order to secure the approval of Commits
sioner Budd
Engineer Carter presented adetailed state
ment of the cost Of the Asbury stone road,
which amounted to $50 397 AZ. The report
closed as follows
WV CCAtAtJ buC NOOfO w VIC q tAuC ctdbO-
ment of the cost for the completion of the
above mentioned road. but some question
being raised as to the same not being the
depth as required under the contract at
this stage OF is construction, we do not feel
at liberty to recommend its Acceptance or
the payment of any more money on accep-
lance or the pay ment of any more money
on account thereof at this time.
VIM. NJ CARTER,
Engineer.
JAMES B. COOPER,
Supervisor.
This was ordered received and filed and
action prosponed until the next meeting,
so that the committee with the engineer
and supervisor could go over the road and
make report.
After the presentation of figures by G.
w. knight to show that it would be pro-
fitable investment for the county to build
an asY lum for the car of the county insane,
the Board adjourned.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council held their regular meeting last
Tuesday night with Councilmen Riehl,
Burkett, Glading, Batten, Andrews and
d d. bosv