Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-27
THE CHOSEN FREEHoLDERs.

T.
Freebooter sharpley Of the First Ward
was the only absentee from the meeting
last Thursday,
Stone roads claimed attention the greater
portion Of both sessions, and acceptance
came so easy that a road admittedly not uT
to contaacf was accepted even against the
protest Of enc o the committee of con.
.struction- s. Ledden.
Ia In the matter Of the Paulsboro stone road,
Mr.. Usinger stated notice had been served
on Contractor MuIlin two or three times
but nothing resulted, and Mr.. Wilson had
some store placed on the road, and the
larger stones takenaway. Some gravel had
been raked IN as binder at a cost Of
$118
The Woodbury. stone road and the Frank
lin township gravel road were fully ac-
cepted, and payment ordered made to the
contractors. In asking final acceptance Of
the last named road chairman and super
visor H. w. Jones presented the following
report, signed by the full committee;
Son the 18th instant four members of
the committee, together with its engineer
and the contractors, went over the Frank
linville gravel road, plugged the road in
many places and not in single instance
did we find the depth Of gravel below the
contract limit, and an average Of all the
soundings showed that there was 12& per
cent more material on this road than re-
quired BY the contract, and which had not
cost the county an extra cent, thereby
clearly demonstrating the fact that the
original contract depth can be maintained
for one year after final acceptance. This
committee feels particularly proud to turn
over to you this piece of county property
in such good order, knowing that it has cost
less per mile than any county road ever
built for Gloucester county. We request
a comparison between the cost of this road
and any built since, even through localities
where the natural conditions and gravel
beds are better or equally favorable. We
further congratulate ourselves that the
entire undertaking was consumated without
annoying the Board with proposed changes
in contract, location, requests for extras and
completed and turned over to the county at
a less cost than the original estimate"
Messrs. Ledden and Hoffman objected to
the acceptance of the Mullica Hill and
Harrisonville road for the reason that for
about mile of the distance the depth was
less than the contract Mr. Nichols thought
Tilt 4Otl0 W do ~ anu Ills
motion to do so went through-Ledden and
Hoffman voting No. !" 1919 are retained
to complete the road at the end of the year.
The estimated cost OF this road was ST.
434. As; actual cost $40, 800.
The Knights Run and Woodbury. road
was also accepted The estimated cost of
his road was SIS, 900, while the actual cost
will reach 500, 600.
The Cross Keys and Hurffville road was
reported completed, and was accepted The
estimated coast of the road was Sc, 400
while the actual cost will reach $4,000.
The Bridgeport stone road was reported
progressing, and the contractor given an
extension of time to complete it.
The matter Of the long incarceration
of Charles II, Parker, of Salem, in our jail
on order of the Court of Chancery, was the
subject of a resolution instructing the
Solicitor to ascertain If there is any legal
way to have him transferred to Salem Co.,
or securing reimbursement from Salem
for expense of keeping which now
amounts to 5000. His offense is nom
payment of alimony Of So a week to his
wife, decreed by that cost. He has no
estate, and is pauperized by confinement.
Samuel E Warwick wanted the $1,000
line and costs growing ont of his forgery Of
a note some years ago refunded TO Inn,
also the $4,000 note, which formed the
basis of his conviction as charged, returned.
Both requests were treated with scant
courtesy.
The Couty Collectors report shows re-
ceipts S66, 600, and expenditures, SCI, $50.
Adjourned.