Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-24
THE BOARD OF rREEHoLpERs.
Four New County Roads-Bridge Apr
priations Exhausted.


priations Exhausted.
The meeting of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders last Thursday was an interest
ing one and much important business was
transacted. All the members were present
Committees on bridges at Chaplin farm
wing walls of the Paulsboro bridge, bridge
over Egg Harbor river and culvert at Lord
farms, reported progress.
The special committee on the bridge OF
road from Wenonah to the Knights Run
county road, reported the difficulty adj
iusted.
The committee on extension of wing
walls to Woodbury. bridge, reported the
work practically completed at a cost Of
Sc, 1871. Is.
The property committee reported the
buildings painted at a cost of 1921; also
new doors placed at main entrance to Court
House at cost of $40.
Report was made that the bridge over the
extension of Evergreen avenue to Knights
Run stone road, was completed at cost Of
500.
Plans were adopted, and specifications
ordered prepared for an extension of the
Knights Run stone road from the terminus
at German street, to Broad street, distance
of six hundred feet Also, for stone road
from the junction of Broad and Delaware
streets, at the Court House, out Delaware
street to the Crown Point road, distance
of about one mile.
Messrs. Mathers, Walton, Sharpley,
Handle and Miller were appointed COM
mittee ON the former road, and Messrs
Walton, Mathers, Sharpley, Knight and
Miller on the latter road
The committee on the Paulsboro-Swedes-
boro stone road, Messrs. Miller, Usinger,
Knight, Hoffman and Wilson, on advice of
the Solicitor, recommended the payment
OF $3.50. 25, sbalance due contractor Mullin
on account of the construction of the
Paulsboro-Swedesbor stone road, after
deducting $3.50 the amount of recent re-
pairs. The recommendation was adopted,
and payment ordered
On motion of Mr. Usinger special COM
mittee of five was appointed to go over the
Paulsboro-Swedesboro stone road, investi-
gate its condition and report to the next
meeting the cost necessary to put it in
proper condition. Carried, and Messrs.
Nichol, Silvers, Tombleson, Jones and
Stranger were appointed.
Engineer VIM. NJ Carter was elected
engineer of the two stone roads in Wood
bury.
Mr.. Ledden, of Elk, presented petition
for county gravel road from Glassboro
through Aura and Hardingville to the Salem
county line, distance Of about six miles.
The petition was received by vote Of 10 to
6, and a committee consisting of Messrs.
Ledden, Stranger, Handle, Nichol and
Miller was appointed to examine same as
to its sufficiency, and if so, to prepare
plans and specifications for submission to
the next meeting
A petition was presented by Mr.. Silver
Jamestown, through Fries Mill, distance
of about six miles. This took the same
course as the previous petition, and a COM
mittee consisting Of Messrs. Silvers, Jones,
Tombleson, Tonkin and Miller was ap-
pointed.
Engineer VIM. G. Cattell, of Wenonah,
was elected engineer of the two last-named
roads.
A committee of Paulsboro citizens, after
a conference with the Board on behalf of
the property owners abutting said road,
submitted the following petition
To the Honorable Board of Freeholders:
We committee of citizens along the line of
the Asbury stone road petition your honorable
body thataassessment on the said road be called
off, and no re-assessment be asked for until two
inches of stone and one-half inch of stone binder
be placed thereon, and thoroughly rolled the
full width of the said road from Delaware
street, Paulsboro, to the toll gate at Swedes-
boro. Signed
B. S. COX,
J. LODGE,
B. G.. PAUL,
w. S. THOMSON.
A motion to receive and file the petition
was opposed by Mr.. Usinger who thought
the Board had done all it could for these
owners, but the motion to receive
and file was adopted.
Engineer VIM. G. Cattell, Supervisor
Wesley Brown and the committee of con-
struction of the Glassboro- Clayton gravel
road, certified to its completion at cost of
SIS, $780, AZ. Following are some familiar
items of the cost: Engineers fees, $349. rs;
fees, 1854; cost of grading,
$500; straightning road, 5000.
The resignation of Freebooter Sharpley
was offered and accepted, and the Clerk
to notify City Council of the
vacancy. Mr.. Sharpley's business engage
ments are such that he could not give nee
essary attention to the duties of the office.
[City Council on Tuesday evening elected
Justice Of Peace, VIM. Barnaby, his sue
cessor].
The County Clerk was authorized to set
aside space in his Office for the Clerk of
the Board to file papers.
Engineer Carter was authorized to pre-
pare map showing the roads of the county,
cost not to exceed S25.
Mr.. Ledden brought up the matter of the
condition of the Bridgeton road below
Glassboro, and he was authorized to erect
ratings when necessary for the safety of
travel.
Permission was granted City Council of
Woodbury. to erect brick vault in the
cellar of the Conrt House in which to store
city papers.
Mr.. Stranger turned over $46 the proceeds
of a lumber sale at the county gravel pit.
The bridge appropriation of SIS, 900 being
exhausted, $1,000 was transferred thereto
from Courts and County Roads appropria
tions.
The Solicitor was instructed to proceed
and collect the amounts due the county for
assessments Of county road benefits from
townships in arrears.
After paying bills aggregating SIS, 1858.
the Board adjourned.