Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-26
THE CHOSEN FREEHoLDgas

The January meeting OF the Gloucester
County Board Of Chosen Freeholders wa
held in the Court House las; Thursday
all the members being present
As to the county line bridge at Pedrick
town. Mr.. Usinger reported that msJorit,
of the members of the Gloucester Count.
Committee had met al the bridge, but tina
only two of the Salem county committed
had been present. After viewing tbs
bridge, the committee from this county
were unanimously of the opinion that ths
bridge should be repaired. The Salem
county members wanted to build an entire
new bridge, and had SO reported to theiI
board and been discharged, thus leaving
no one TO act with the Gloucester county
committee.
10 view of this situation he moved that
the Clerk be instructed to request Salem
county Board to appoint COMMITTEES u
act IN conjunction with the Gloucester
county committee so that the repairs could
be made at once.
Mr.. Usinger, for the committee, re-
ported in favor of improving the road
petitioned for in Logan township, running
from Nortonville through Bridgeport to
Asbury stone road, the material to be
either stone or oyster shells The report
was received and committee appointed to
prepare plans and specifications for the
building of the road, as follows Messrs
Usinger, Miller, Knight, Wilson and
Director Starr,
William NJ. Carter was elected engineer
of the above road.
Mr.. Clark reported that the second
section of Glassboro aud Westville stone
road was in good condition and ready for
final acceptance, with the exception of a
short distance at either end which the con-
tractors agreed to put in order in the
lSpring. The report OF the committee was
received, but the road was not finally
accepted. the advice of the solicitor being
that the contractor could not be held to
put these parts Of the road in good con-
IdItitiou, if it was finally accepted before
repairs were made.
Mr. Usingsr stated that be was making
repairs to bridge at Bridgeport, damaged
by being run into by tug of WILMINGTON d
Northern Railroad Company. Upon his
motion, when these repairs are completed,
clerk was instructed to send bill to the
company for such amount as may be in
CURED 10 making the necessary repairs.
The Observation-Disclosures stone road
committee reported that inasmuch as the
road is not built according to contract stip-
ulations, that the committee be authorized
to employ an expert to measure the depths
of stone Carried. A bridge on the
Glassboro- Bridgeton road was finished at a
cost of S22S37. Report received and the
committee discharged.
The committee to visit the State Insane
| Asylum reported that they found every
thing in good shape There are fiftystwo
inmates from Gloucester county. The
question came up as to how patiente were
discharged from the State Insane Asylum
when cured. 1t was stated that young
man from this county bad been reported
cured sometime ago but he was still 10 the
institution. Committee on State Asylum
was instructed to see TO getting him dis
charged.
Mr. Pierson, of Public Property Com
mittee, stated that it had been necessary
to make extensive repairs to the steam
heater 10 the Court House.
| Specifications for building of a gravel
road between Cross Keys and HuTffVille
was read, and after being amended by the
committee to conform to the views of the
members, were adopted, and ordered for
warded to Commissioner Budd for ap-
prOval.
Petition for the improvement of part of
the old Mullica Hill turnpike, in Harrison
and South Harrison townships by the
building of a gravel road, signed by large
number of property owners fronting on the
line of the road, and presented by Mr..
Tonkin, was read and committee of inVesti-
CATION appointed as follows: Messrs. Led
den, Silver aud Knight.
Mr.. PiersOn introduced supplement to
specifications for macadam road on Broad
street, Woodbury., providing for replacing
of gutter paving with Belgian blocks, were
disturbed by the contractor, which was
adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Pierson. Director Starr
was authorized TO advertise for proposals
for the construction of macadam road on
Broad street, Woodbury., in accordance with
the specifications.
In the afternoon considerable discussion
was caused by the question OF which road
had the prior claim for approval by Com
missioner Budd, the road from Cross Keys
to Hurffvilie. or the road from Knights
Run school house to Woodbury..
Mr.. Clark moved that the Cross Keys
road be built first His motion was lost
By vote of yeas to II nays.
On motion of Mr. Hendrickson, State
Road Commissioner Budd was requested
to approve the specifications for the
Knigh t's Run road before approving those
Of any other road at present applied for.
Carried. Adjourned.