Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-05-10
GEORGE E. pIERsoN ELECTED COUNTY
COLLECTOR APPROPRIATION
So. 900.


Nominations for Director were requested,
and Mr.. Tombleson nominated Mr.. E G.
Miller, who was elected by a unanimous
vote, Mr.. Silyers casting the vote of the
Board.
In taking the Directors chair, Mr.. Miller
said be appreciated the action of the Board
in again selecting him as its presiding
officer very much, and asked the hearty
cooperation of the members in the trans
action of the business of the county. He
abiured the Board to exercise honesty aud
economy to all business alters, and be
mindful at all times that they were
servants of the people.
Hon. D. O. Watkins was reelected
Solicitor at salary OF $25.
When nominations for County Collector
were called for, Mr.. Fl. G. Bender
nominated Mr.. George e. Pierson. There
were no other nominations, and Mr.. Sill
vers was instructed to cast the unanimous
vote of the Board for that gentleman. The
salary was fixed at $500, and bond at
100000
II. e.. Clark was reelected Prison
Physician at salary of $25, and A. s.
salary OF $50
the previous Board were adopted for the
government of this Board.
The report of retiring County Collector
Barber was read and ordered published in
tabulated form.
The report of the Aims House Com
mittee was next read and ordered received
and published.
The report of Road Supervisor Budd
was then read.
After stating repairs made during the
year, the supervisor referred to the i'm
portance of thorough drainage in the con-
struction of roads $471 06 had been ex-
pended in repairing the Crown Point Road
the past year; $547 SO on the Glassboro
road, and $50 for scraper and removing
snow. These amounts and $500 salary,
made the repair expense to county roads
aggregate $l4i9 o. the past year. In
concluding, the supervisor recommended
that $4,000 be appropriated for repairs the
coming year.
The Business Mems Association of
Paulsboro, in communication, asked the
Board whether or not it was going to
exercise Jurisdiction over the side walks
and cutters along the stone road in Pauls-
boro.
Mr.. Leonard said the township COM
mittee had consulted two lawyers as to its
Jurisdiction over side walks and cutters
and one had advised that the county had
Jurisdiction over them, and the other that
it was the business OF the town to exercise
jurisdiction. They wanted to know how
the Board viewed it.
Mr.. Usinger moved to receive the COM
munication and lay it on the table, and
ofto
was adopted, and the Solicitor requested to
give an opinion to the Board.
The Director and County Collector were
authorized to borrow sum not exceeding
$4,000.
Messrs. Walton. Mathers, Nichols, Bend
Ter and Usinger were appointed COM
mittee to recommend to the Board the
amount necessary to meet the expenses of
the county next year.
Adjourned to 1.SO.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Handle moved that the Township
Committee of Washington Township be
granted privilege Of using gravel necessary
to gravel the old Williamstown and Good
Intent turnpike. Carried.
Mr.. Hoffman brought up the matter of
acceptance by the county OF the Lawrence
vile turnpike, and asked what disposition
was to be made of the proffer to make it |
county road. A variety of opinions was
expressed. Mr.. TombIeson SAID as soon as
the Directors refused to pay the taxes,
then the road reverted to the township |
Mr.. Tonkin said the Directors could sur |
render their cha er, and then the road be- |
came township road. No action was /
taken.
Engineer CattelI called attention to the |
practice of some farmers on the line of |
county roads now in course of construction, |
of farming and cultivating up to the road
turning ploWs, harrows, ETC., on the road |
and doing much damage to it, also, tearing
down stakes set by the engineer.
Mr.. HendfIckson moved that engineers
be authorized to post notices prohibiting
all persons cultivating to the roads now or
hereafter constructed by the county, or
tearing down stakes. Carried.
Mr.. Stanger moved that in making
county roads, fences be set at least six feet
outside the line of the road.
Engineer Carter suggested that Mr.
Strangers motion would be less objection
able if it provided for setting the fences on
the road line as originally laid out.
Mr.. Sianger's motion was lost.
Eugineer Carter said that portions of the
Bridgeport road were laid out IS feet, 49a
feet and 66 feet wide.
The Committee on Appropriation, alters
long struggle with the subject, recon-
mended that the county budget be fixed at
S85, 600, and appropriated to the following